Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-04-14

i"ao near Little Potlatch and Clear
water river via Orofino, Kamiah and
harpster should also be indicated on
the map. This road has been in opera
uon several years.
would also show the railroad run
hlhg from Wallace up Nine Mile creek
"hich is a stream lying Immediately
west OF Canyon creek. This road runs
TO the head of Nine Mile creek. II
"ouio also show the railroad projected
ana upon which construction is Just
commencing. beginning at Spokane
ana crossing the Pend d'Oreille river
near Priest river in Kootenai county
ana running northeasterly through
hoo'enai county to connect with the
canada Pacific road. This is known
as the Corbin road and will soon he in
operation. would also show the cleo
tric railroad now constructed and in
use from Spokane to Occur d'Alene
CITY told Fort Sherman). This road
runs close along the line OF the Spo-
kane river
The forest reserves along and
around Elk City. Idaho county, and
around Buffalo Hump, have been re-
stored to the public domain and
should be shown upon the map.
Mountains and Valleys.
The present map shows mountains
in many sections of the state where
tnere are no mountains. From where
the Northern Pacific railroad crosses
the western arm of the Lake Pend
doreille to Spokane there are no
mountains on the east side of the road
between the railroad and the lake
boundary only few minor foothills
but the greater part Of that section
OF the country is geperally level, at
the most only slightly rolling
The mountains shown as lying i'm
mediately east Of Rathdrum do not
exist. There are no mountains be-
tween Lake Occur dAlene and the
western boundary Of Idaho, except
minor foothills. This is. with the ex-
ception Of Mica Peak, which is shown
by the. words Mica Mountain and
does not extend any further than those
words on the present map.
I'm Latah county the mountains
shown near Cora. Freese and Viola do
not exist. There is a low range Of
mountains marked 'Thatna Hills
which is correct. Between Moscow and
Lewiston there are no mountains.
THE country around Kendrick, Ju-
liaetta, Genesee, Cornwall, Anderson
and Troy is rolling country, but not
mountains under the proper construc-
ton of the word. This country en-
braces vast wheat fields, etc The
same is true of the country around
Leland. Cavendish, Agatha. Myrtle. etc.
There are no mountains in Nez
Perez county such as shown upon the
present map. The Craig mountains
amount only to a elimination of hills
j They are inhabited and farmed to the
/ tops and should not be marked mount
ain".
t I'm Idaho county no mountains
should be shown east Of the western
boundary of the Bitter Root forest re-
serve, except about Newsome and
south Of Mt. Idaho. The country about
Columbus. Grangeville, Cottonwood
Ferdinand and Stuart is a splendid
wheat country, settled and fdrmed
The Bitter Root forest reserve is
shown to be more mountainous thar
1t was upon the ground.
1.-The valley of the Weiser river and
land lying between the tributaries or
both sides Of it should not be classi-
fed as mountains. The ridges between
che streams coming into the Weisel
river are merely low ridges and in the
main are inhabited and in many place.
well settled. They are susceptible o
being converted into homes farms
etc.
1.-THE mountains shown as lying
south Of Orchard. in Ada county SHOULD
not be indicated as they are, merel,
rolling hills.
also the land lying at the head
the Salmon river in the Stanley basil
should not ne SHOWN aS Ifouiilhii'
That is vast valley Of comparativel
level country. Grass Valley Is show
TO he "A mountain. when in fact il
an elevated plateau. The mountain
should be removed from between tn
streams near Challis and below tn
forks of the several tributaries
THE mountains in dicated in LIN
coin county south of the Oregon Shol
!, line do not exist. The mountain
shown on the may near Kinana do M
exist
I'm Fremont county the mountain
= shown as lying north Of Mud lake al
I low hills and should not be shown
mountains. The same is true or u
mountains shown as existing near +.
: gin Edmunds. Plana and St Athon
. There are no mountains upon Il
ground.
"The mountains lying along the Be'
u river from Paris to the utah iihe'
e shown on the map. are NOT on u