Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-04-10


Western Montana with IA party of land
seekers who will look over lands in
Powell county, the Senator Blair ranch
of $4,000 acres having recently been
placed ON the market and which is at
tracing the attention of number Of
the thrifty farmers of the Palouse and
and other well known farming sections.
Up until a several years ago this par
ticular section has been given over to
the cow men but of recent years the
large holdings have been disposed of
and the country is fast becoming one of
diversified farming. The soil there is
u heavy deep soil similar to that on
Camas Prairie and the rainfall, which
is - inches is ample In fact the coun
try appears to be just as good as Camas
Prairie but has not the improvements
we have here. Land can be bought
over there from So to 500 an acre,
depending on the kind as well as the
Improvement. etc. A Mr.. Fiedlamn Of
Spokane was Aere Monday and Tuesday
at the offices of L. NJ Harris showing
views of the country by means of a
lantern and making talks on this great
section. Free fuel, lumber and graz
ing from the neighboring forest re.
serves makes it pretty good PROPOSE
ton as man can buy $50 acres of as
fine land as there is out of doors at a
reasonable price, have ten years to pay
for it and while the land itself will
make him nice thing, can have this
additional advantage offered by being
near the forest reserve.
In speaking of the country, Messrs.
Day 4 Hanson Of Spokane, who have
purchased the land and are placing it
ON the market have the following to say
say:
West of the Rocky Mountains and
east of the Bitter Roots, 230 miles east
of Spokane, 40 miles east of Missoula,
and from 10 to 25 miles north of the
Milwaukee and Northern Pacific rail
roads. The Milwaukee is now build
ing up the Blackfoot from Missoula to
Great Falls. This road is completed
and trains are running to Blackfoot
junction only a few miles from the
Valley. The grading, however, is com
pleted into the valley and steel should
be laid and trains running early in 1913
The road, when completed, will pass
thru the Young Ranch and will go up to
| IL miles of the Home Ranch. 1t is
believed that the Milwaukee will later
build down the Nevada Creek thru
Hemville, crossing the Northern
Pacific at Avon and continuing into
Helena. The Northern Pacific has al
so survey from Avon up the Nevad;
Creek into the valley. This will place
the Finn Ranch directly on the road
The home ranch is located one mil.
| from the town of Hemville which has
two good stores, bank, three hotels, tw,
blacksmith shops, etc, and population
of about 400.
The Blackfoot Valley is about &c
miles long and about 20 wide and is
perfectly level. 1t lies between the
Rocky Mountains on the east and the
Mission Mountains on the west. The
valley is the drainage basin for both of
these ranges and as a result is unusually
well watered with mountain rivers
creeks, springs, etc. This provides the
greatest abundance of running water
and makes this an essentially fine hay
and stock country because there is more
than sufficient water for irrigatinr
more than 10000 acres of meadow lands
in the valley. Nevada Valley extends
southwark from the main Blaekfoot
Valley and averages about miles wide.
At the Finn ranch it widens ont into n
large level valley about miles in dia.
meter.
Lying between the valley proper and