The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-08-04
CONDITIONS GOOD
IN THE POTLATCH
Clearwater County Has Best
Roads

"Trip from Juliaetta via Leland,
Cavendish and Ahsahka to Orofino,
thence up the new Weippe-Ford's
creek grade to the Fraser-Weippe
country and on to Pierce.
On Big Potlatch ridge grain is
looking we'll and may rake close to
an average yield for that section.
The bean crop on the Potlatch is
looking exceptionally we'll and with
few exceptions the fields of beans
are practically free from weeds.
AS one bean grower remarked, IF
the beans are not clean at this per-
iod in their growth the grower
might as we'll give up, as it is now
too late to clean a crop and then
grow paying crop Of beans" It
is a remarkable fact that right in
the timber section, in the vicinity
of Southwick, Cavendlsh and Teak
can fine crops of beans are being
grown this season and the crops
are we'll along in their develop
ment and promise a good Weld.
Of the five counties in Idaho--La-
tab, Nez Perce, Clearwater, Lewis
and Idaho-covered by the corre-
spondent recently, beyond question
Clearwater county has the best
roads in general of the quintette
of counties. Take the grade from
Cavendish to Ahsahka; the river
road from Ahsahka to Orofino; the
Ford's creek road from Orofino to
Fraser and Weippe; the road from
Weippe to Pierce, and the grade
from Greer to Fraser: When the
steepness of the country through
which these roads run, the condi-
tion of the road-bed, the drainage
and the freeness of loose rock or
other kind of rock, are considered
motorists must take off their hats
to Clearwater county as to good
roads, as the writer has already
taken off his hat to that county.
In the Fraser Weippe county
crops were looking most discour.
aging up to a few weeks ago, when
a series of good rains began, with
the result that timothy and clover
in fact oats and other grain
crops-look exceedingly wei
throughout that section.
Between Fraser and Weippe the
writer saw a crew of men anc
teams, the former in the employ
of and the latter owned by the
Scofield Lumber syndicate, at worl
on the roads. And the kind o.
roads that bunch is doing is of th'
kind that counts for something
not temporarily merely, but per
manently. We were told tina
when the allowance made by tn
board of county commissioners wa
exhausted Mr.. Scofeld sent instruc
tions for the work to continue ant
ras,r those steep grades to be lower
Wit it had to be done free o
cost. The view is held by som
that should a railroad fail to bull
into that section, this lumber com
pany will install number of cat
erpillar engines to haul lumbe
from the mills to the top of tn
grades, or that they will insta
these engines to transport the lun
ber until railroad is ready to TAX
care of the traffic.
At Pierce one dredge is runnin
regularly while Gaffney and Thoml
son are constructing another dredg
to be used above Pierce three {
four miles.
Two heavy electric storms visite
the Pierce section last Wednesds
night, but if any fires wers starte
the heavy rains accompanying Il
storms put them out.
The correspondent was inform,
that there is fine crop of huckl
berries in the hills surroundil
Pierce and they are now at the b