The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-23

are many vares of timber besides white pine which is the
chief asset the red and yellow fir spruce larch CEDAR
hemock cottonwood, and mountainmahOgany all IN great
abundance and yielding in timber from 10000 25000 feet to
the 1t estimated that the surrounding timber belt will
keep oggers busy cutting for than fifty years. though
the output bound vastly increase from year year
Thus it that transportation facilities
the sawed lumber that the work Of construct
ing the large mills here commenced
Among the big mills which rapidly put into opera
ton here first the Milwaukee Lumber Company whose
plant rated of the largest in the world This mill
daily capacity of 250OOO feet Of finished u
ber and employs between four and five hundred men at the
two shifts at the mill itself and in its several logging camps
The ST. Maries Lumber Company who extensive plant
has ben operating slightly the year, is next in importance
this city In fact it well be said to rival strongly the
older mill of the Milwaukee Company 1t represents in
of two millions of dollars and has already at
tanned big reputation as while smaller that the Milwaukee,
having more modemy equipped plant and yards than any
other mill in Kootena County It's payroll is almost exen
sve that of the other large MILL but it is essentially
of community builder than its rival concern the ST. Mares
Lumber Company management have taken such pride It's
plant andby its reputation of continuous operation has eab
shed about it a model village of happy and contented
ployees who building their homes here and following the
example set by the mill management doing their part in
making permanent improvements to the city.
The Stene Lumber and Shingle Company is the third of
the larger numbering companies located in the city limits and
it is the only large hinge mill in the part of the country
it enjoying capacity business In fact its main efforts dur
ing the past few months have been toward increasing its
pacity and output
Thus first in the business world of ST. Mares the
numbering industry its numbering pay rolls each month rep
OF the great OF wealth and prosperity this
city enjoying and the further development of which bids
fair add much that of making Mares metrop
oils of North Idaho
The Mining Industry.
The mining industry still in its infancy in the St. Mares
district but situated it just the divide from the
world renowned Coeu Alene district and also practically
the mineral belt of the Occur Aene indian reservation gives
every promise of producing great wealth.
Mining experts claim that there is absolutely
why the class of minerals will not be found here the
Occur dAlene district and they say the surface indications
Of the developing mines located close to this city look
better than that celebrated district which has produced
one hundred million dollars in gold silver and lead
Many mines under way, but so far only deveo
ment work is being done; but the opinion of experienced
miners, it will be only matter of time until great mine viii
be uncovered which will bring in the capital which all that
necessary for the development Of the district
fssure ven averaging from IA 80 feet wide has been
velOped by cuts for distance Of five miles, and
shown high values in gold, silver and lead Gold dust
nuggets to the of than $5OOOOO already
taken out OF the placer mines.
2 Ranks High Agricultural District.
The soil of the surrounding country of volcanic origin
composed of dsntegraed granite What forner
beds of lava by the and Of the elements glacial
ton and other have been changed into the finest sol
admirably adapted to the growth of all kinds vegetab
matter known the temperate The capacity of the
for moisture great and nearly all the rainfall penetrates
mediatey into the soil The depth vare but everywhere
tends down solid rock which many places is 100 feet
Northern Idaho natural fruit country in this seco
many varieties apples grow perfection Notwhstandn
that fruit cultivation in this limited there are
41e larpo of