Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-22
4 FEW FACTS ABOUT CLEARWATER CO.

Clearwater county is one of the
youngest in the great state of Idaho.
1t was created by an act of the legis-
lature in 1911, from a portion of Nez
Perez county. 1t comprises part of
the famous Nez Perez prairie, all of
Weippe prairie, and the greater por-
ton of the Clearwater valley.
Clearwater county has an area of
1885, 900 acres, and is yet but sparse
ly settled, having population of only
about 5000.
The lower lands lying along the
Clearwater river have an elevation
of from 300 to 1900 feet; the bench
lands adjac ent to the main river, the
North Fork river, the Lo Lo, Jim
Fords and Elk Creeks range in alti-
tude from 1900 to 24OO feet; the ele-
walton on Weippe prairie is 5000; at
Pierce city $3.50; at Fraser, 5000
feet; Elk River $500; Tekean and
Cavendish about $500 feet. The
greater portion of the county is roll
ing, except along the breaks of the
rivers and streams, where it breaks
off into broad bench lands, compris-
ing the best corn-growing section in
the Northwest; in fact, this locality's
great future lies in its growing
corn, hogs and cattle, and in devel-
oping the dairy industry. The major
portion of the bench lands is easily
accessible and paralleled by good
roads.
SOIL
The soil is of decomposed and
extremely rich black loan.
These lands are better adapted
to the raising of corn, clovers,
tomatoes, melons, and tender fruits
and vegetables than are the higher
lands, being generally warmer and
free from frosts, The higher lards
are admirably adapted to the grow
ing of timothy, clovers, various
grasses, wheat, oats, barley, and
hardy fruits and all kinds of berries.
All the land in the county, whether
in low or high altitude, is highly
productive, and the extremes of heat
and cold experienced IN SO many Sec
tions of the country, are not known
here. The productiveness of our soil
has been fully demonstrated, the
actual yields standing out as the un-
Improbable proof of the fact.
DESTRUCTIVE STORMS
UNKNOWN
Men and women born and reared in
this county have not the remotest idea
of the cyclone, other than what they
have read and been told by others
who have lived in the states where
they are a terror to life and property.
Clearwater has neither extreme of heat
or cold. The summers are not too
warm and the nights are never OPP
pressively hot. The winters are
never too cold to make outdoor work
dangerous or disagreeable. The win
tiers would be considered mild. The
snowfall varies with the altitude.
The valleys along the rivers have lit
tie snow, and it lies on the ground
but short time. The higher alti-
tudes, especially in the timbered
sections, it frequently falls to depth
of three or four feet, sometimes
more, and remains for three months
or more, making ideal sleighing.
However, as the timber is cleared off
and the land put under cultivation the
snowfall is lighter and the grounc
warmer and less frosty.
A POINT TO CONSIDER
Clearwater county has advantage:
that the prospective settler should not
overlook. Why select home in 6
county where it is necessary to sum-
mer fallow? Why not seek section
where conditions are ideal for diver
sity of crops, making possible a yielt
every year? The combined advantages
of productive soils and splendid
climatic conditions make Clearwater
county particularly attractive for di'
versified farming and fruit growing.
We have referred to corn, crop that
is already finding favor with a large
nunbre of the farmers, but there il