The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-23
MAKES FINE FARM LANDS.
Upper -. MaEles Country Has Rich soil
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Tue SANTA Times says
InnumeFabls instances may be cit.
ed Of men, who have located or
bought ranches In the upper ~.
MaIiss country and have succeeded
In paying for them besides nesting
all expenses Of cultivation and also
accumulated . foundation for = bank
aecoanl by . single years products
from the ranch. Ihess chances arc
not uncommon here. the opportnBi'
ties for OthsEs 10 follow are there.
The causes for such possibilities are
the matehlsss fertility Of the coil and
shs handy and profitable market for
products. The nnsnFpassabls climate
contributes = large share and als0
thousands ot square miles Of the m
sst timbsrlaRds under the SUD. Here
are found bonEdless ranges for cattle
and horses where no housing 10
necessary during ten months 81 tbs
year.
A large portion Of excellent agFi
caltusal land. Jet open 20 settlement
IL Ia tbs upper ST MaFiea eonutry.
he bill lands are situated ~ tbs
hs@Awn,cFs % 81. Joe aud -. Mariss
rivers, where room for hundreds 81
ssstlsfs II yet 10 D. found. here are
large afiiasn,s u those rivers Upon
the ~. Joe tbs stFWAms u Marble
and Mica cFveks arc the principal.
These streams Cos thFUagh large
lracin oi timhsr and IailFoad lHads,
whsFe ueltlsmsnt mishl BE- probably
ms3s. They are accessible b. mSans
Of Fuads
Mech good agricultural land lies
- hlsh a. 1900 feet, being 10 snail
isolated valleys. aud perhaps 81 tho
pFsuunt tine somewhat ditnouit Of &C
oass. The quality oi tbs so'I l. sald
20 b. high. producing uith unfaslinS
regularity The crops possible 20 tbs
latitude. They are particularly
ADAPTED 20 ssookFsising and are par
italy occupied for that purPose.
sillI there are many thousand acres
yet aabieCl a. settlement.
A. Tor the mosio 81 clearing brush
land u 10 recommended 10 slash dow
the bushes In Jane; hy SaVtsmbvi
thsy uiIl bs dry sod may b. burned
The larger polvs are often ussd fUi
fsselnK oE for wood. None Of thVs'
tgpas reach snurb sire except 10 age,
and hsuea uasy - sasiiy handled and
removed from the soil. The fern h
more trouhlssoaas erowth. requiring
nuch time, labor aud patiencs for ~
aatirpattnn. II RroWs Ia many aelda
both on The pTaiEies aud The hills
and gives = vast deal Of tronbie bJ
tss prpaanco. The lands nnelearef
are suppopadsso be worth sbou, -. o
Per acre. 4 great many rsils ar
made from the Or paplinga whtcl
grow In rroiusiou. and the newi'
cleared Helda are usually fenced uitl
them. Wheat grown IN the Be'
fnlds l. free from all Injurious seed
That is, II IL clean. Commonl
enough The tauchsrs slash and bur
the brush n he proper SEASON an
then Sow wbeat wblch they brush iu
20 the ashes hY dragging a slump g
buehea over IL. no pl0wiuR or harrow
ing being done The result lH usual
Iva crop ~ "a or 40 bushels Go 81
acre. which frequently pays an II
expenses Of bringing the soil iui
cultivation
The vacant lands In the snu'hsr
portion Of this county, or ihose ope
! 10 asttlpmeIt. are Of four kinds
United States government, state, rail
road. and school aud uuiversit
lsnds As elsevbtre. tho eovorumer
lands are held at the price Of 81. J
per are or In case Of lands With
tha limits ~ railroad grants II douhI
this rate. The railroad lands al
subject TO a price which varies az
cordlnR 60 location, being ftoI
$3.50 to $40 per acre. They are
be had on favorable terms aa to thu
and modes Of payment.
The timber lands lie upon the II
terror slopes of the mountains. II
extent of the forests lie Prodigiou
Int ne yet the vaguest statements ca
be given AZ to the available qusntitI
Speaking generally there u a belt
timber trees that is 90 OF more mil
vide aud exterding Ia parts of tn
portion Of the.oountry. A great po
ton Of It IL innaccessible nnd wi
remain 40 for many years. The In
tied present demand has caused q
!. butldine Of few saw mills for q
supply Of tho .nome market, while
couside rahls amount Ii annual
floated down the rivers and sawed !