The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-12

the following wFitenp Of Occur q.
Aiene;
Visitors TO the Portland fair pass
tnR through Spokane should not fail |
20 take a trip TO Occur d'AIsns over
the Northern Pacifc or the ceeur a.
AAiene i Spokane railroad and enjoy
: ride on the lake IN one Of the Red
Collar line Of steamers. No other
trip on the way to o. from the fair
by any route equals shls for scenic
grandeur, aud the city Of Occur a.
Alone aloBe IL sell worth mere than
. casual visit
II 10 doubtful IL Hny city has en-.
loyed a more remarkable aud sub
ssAntial growth IN this past iNo years
than has this, the Scenic City Of
tbs UnsaIted Sra. BuTlng that
tims the electric railroad 10 Spokane
has been built, two large numbering
plants have ussn butlt aud tSo more
are nov pFoiected, = 500, 600 hotsi
has been completed. = banking house
il non ia process o. construction and
many ane residences churches and
business bleeas have been added @
tbs city's sdthoes.
There are seven lumber aud plaa
iBg mtlln Ia ~ near Occur d'Aiene
having "a annual output Of 100,
Geo. o00 fss, II iumtsi aud giving
smriovneut a. about coo msu The
nsu mills aoou 10 bs tuiit wiil 81
most ioalas The output aud ulll vtn
pioy 4uu more msn. The Frcently
completed allie u the b. u. L@Mls
Lambsr company are tfoHoanosd -
experts e. e. tho nsfSi complete aud
up 20 data ia the uvst
Cosur d'Aisus 10 30 miles east u
Spokane ou Lake Cesar d'Aiens, o.
the bass * ths Bitter Roes mount
Ains. Il uss Hrst settled Ia 1854
and ,aaay bss ahoai 1000 inhsbl
thuta. The city furnishes ample
J accommodation for pleasure, and
,hs nuusToas aud sell squlppd
steamers aud smaller wairF craft are
utilised " Thousands - risltors
annually. igs location makes " the
center e large and productive
farming. miniug aud numbering
country Il j. rapidly iotging ahead
- commercial poiut Millions Of
fest uf f'be tlushrF siiti stand Ell thcens
10 tbs city.
The farmtsg coautsy tributary
covers an area * aboui 90. GOO acres
wlth an rutpat that L. enormous.
Whvat yields "a average u % bushels
-wJ tho SIRE. aud there ave At present
1900 acres planted. tboHiug q
yearly increase tn artssse. The out
put % abrat durias 1908 vas over
$40. uun hushsls Oats are planted
tn eeeB acres. YiellluR 40 lushsls e
the acre. Masking total yield - SO,
GOO hashpis annually, There ars
go. 600 arrrs planted in hay, wblcl
yloIda an average % one and one hail
tons t. the acrc. makinR total q
nearly 30. QUO tons. One thousand
Eve hundred acres are devoted t.
fruit. with such an area Of doe
farming country, aud With such ex
oelleat yields, the country is yearly
enriched by hundreds Of thousandi
Of doIlars Occur d'Alene h locates
At a high elevation aud the railfall Il
abundant. averaging about . inches
annually. IL has been found that IL
this country the rainfall lie suficien
TO develop all crops.
The coil IL adapted to growing
Aaeariy all the vegetables which cas-
be grown in the temperate climate
All kinds oG vegetables do we'll
This is an excellent country for roo
crops. ~ the soil Is q black sand!
loan. perfectly adapted to this clas
: of vegetables Few vegetables, hos
ever, are shipped from the country
those raised icing used for local use
Dense woods surrouud the count,
aud town, aud AZ = large portion o
IL 10 hilly aud untit for farming puf
poses. this has become a good atoel
country because Of the extensive ire
ranges. Stock may roam the hill
and find. during greater part Of th
year. plentiful supply Of the sue
culeut bunohRiass With which thi
country IL covered, and feeding
necessary not more than eight OF te
weeks during the short periods whe
1snow covers the ground. Anotho
excellent feature OF stock raising /
this country is that there lie seldoI
any severely cold weather such as
found east of the Rocky mountains
and the lives OF stock are not is:
pardized by extremely cold temPsEi