The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-05-22
SALMON-SNAKE
FINE COUNTRY
Pastoral in Prose by Joe
tHWade, the Tribune
Hustler.
sALMONSNAKE

The following graphic description OF
the great Snake-Salmon river stock,
tr,it and farm country with White
p,rd the metropolis by Joe B. Wade,
the Lewiston Tribune scout, is
worthy of reproduction and reading
nv all Idaho county citizens:
where roll the mighty Snake and
salmon rivers, lies the most favored
country of the great states of the
northwest, a country rich in stock
raising. agricultural and mineral re-
sources. a territory with valleys as
warn and sunny as California and
mountain heights in which lay dark
rayines where the sun never pene-
trates and where the snow of many
winters can now be seen. The entire
region ds q paradise for the hunter
and fisherman. The streams abound
In mountain trout as we'll as fish of
larger varieties such as salmon,
sturgeon, whitefish, Dolly Warden and
salmon trout. In the Seven Devils
are found mountain sheep, mule deer,
grizzly and other species of bear On
the Joseph and Doumecq plains and
along the Snake and Salmon rivers,
grouse, quail ad pheasants are
abundant and the bag limit on birds
can easily be secured in an hour or
less.
"A section embracing so large an
amount of territory as does the Snake
and Salmon river section has varied
soil and climate. Fogs are unknown
and the climate down on the Snake
and Salmon is like that of southern
California or sunny Italy. The days
Of sunshine are greater than that of
any other section of the northwest.
ION the Joseph and Doumecq plains
and the divide between the two rivers
the climate is not SO mild and here
wheat, oats, barley and the various
grasses grow to perfection and pro-
duce immense yields. The entire
country is amply watered from the
many springs and mountain streams; ;
while irrigation is used on the bars
and lowlands along the rivers, the
higher lands have always had an
abundant rainfall to mature all crops.
Thousands of head of cattle, sheep,
hogs and horses range on the breaks
OF the rivers and = higher lands,
and are shipped annually to the mar
kets of the world.
Alfalfa grows to perfection here,
three and four crops being harvested
each year. This alone has been a
great factor in building up the hog
industry. On account of the mild
climate the early spring filters of pigs
are numerous and the losses nominal.
condition that does not exist In the
higher countries where spring rains
% cold weather prevail
This country Is admirably adapted
70 raising sheep. There is plenty of
summer range In the foothills of the
seven Devils and in the winter the
punch grass on the breaks of the
rivers provides abundant forage for
the woolies.
Idaho county Is famous the world
over for its fine bunch grass fed beef
saipped from this country comes from
me snake and Salmon river ranges.
Inc cattle are bred up well and are
nr above the average western cattle.
Along the Snake and Salmon river
are many bars rich in placer gold
md IN the adjacent hills are stored
vast mineral wealth in gold and cop
per. Transportation alone is needed
% open up here, the worlds greatest
upper mines and the proposed Gil
more and Pittsburg railroad will solve
tnis problem.
NO country in the west grows larg
VI or richer tasting fruit than the
'nake and Salmon river region. Mel