Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-01
'1HF SALMON RIVER country"
ASDESCR|bED BY HERBERT E:BROWN

blood and he routed them into Monta-
ma where, with the help of General
Miles, he captured them and took them
to the reservation.
The Sheep Eater Indians afterwards
gave some trouble, but at last the cruel
wars were over and the settlers would
no longer see the wild savage, with his
war paint on, swooping down upon
them, screaming his murderous war
whoop. But, alas when the family roll
was called number of the members
were missing, women and children in
cluded, that had lost their lives by the
hand of the savage red man, each one
battling for the country that we now
possess; where we now have our happy
homes; where we no longer have to
band together and stand guard at night,
nor go to war, no live in dread of hear
ing the war whoop of the, then savage,
now civilized and Christian Indians.
These dear old pioneers, after many
years of hard work under many diff
culties, at last succeeded in establishing
American civilization in all it's modern
forms at great loss of life, property,
and an endurance Oh untold hardships.
In short, the pioneers have opened
roads, have cleared the country of all
distractions; and have caused the way
to be made easy, quick, cheap and with.
out danger to all who wish to come to
this good land on Salmon River.
Through the supreme efforts put forth
| by themselves and their successors,
they have converted. this once wild and
savage land into veritable paradise.
| This section now, instead of being
covered with native grasses and vegeta-
ton stretching from hill to hill and
from valley to valley with only an oc
cassional wild thing darting from its
haunt and running into the brush, is a
broad expanse of grain fields, and pas
lures filled with some of the finest
livestock in the Pacific Northwest.
Stretching back from these on all sides
is the forest with its unbounded possibi-
lities and through it runs the majestic
Salmon on its journey to the sea. Gush-
ing forth from the cool solitudes of the
forest on either side of the river are
creeks filled with the speckled beauties
so priced by the fisherman. Nestled in
among the crags in valley near the
mouth of one of the most beautiful of
these creeks, the White Bird, is the
town of White Bird with it's three or
four hundred of the busiest, yet most
hospitable people in the West. This
town with its church, school, two
general merchandise stores barber shop
department of justice, bank, drug store
doctor, two livery barns, two confec
tionery stores, butcher shop, black
smith shop, hotel, restaurant, boarding
house, postoffice, planning mill, electric
light plant, and daily stage is one OF
most prosperous little cities in the
country.
Taken as a whole it is beautiful,
place with wide expanse of living yer
dure, cultivated gardens, shady groves
fertile grain fields flowing round il
like stormy sea and extending up
ward and backward from it in an ares
of about twenty by forty miles, to the
giant snowcapped mountains which, al
sunset meet the clear sky in a celestia
symmetry and beauty which inspires
one on to higher life and forms for the
pleasure seeker a veritable Switzerland
in America.
AS the older sections of Che country
become settled and developed and reacf
their prime and begin to retrograde il
soil fertility and in productiveness
many people begin a search for new
homes. AS opportunities for the in
dividual to acquire a home and ac
cummulate a competency become rare
and more difficult, many people turn to
the newer districts with renewed hope
There are undoubtedly, many such peo
pie in different parts of the country
who are considering this problem at the
present time. If there are, we can point
them to no better place than the Sal
mon river country with it's many in
viting opportunities in almost any line
which the individual ambition may
direct. 1t has a great annual output Of
food. fleece, forest and mine products
and possibilities of many times great
er output if the resources were only
developed and scientific agriculture
introduced.
The architect plans a building for
specific purpose. The builder assem-
bles material and the structure l:
erected in regular, systematic order
We have the material, so all we neeo
are more builders. We ere to be con
graduated upon having such splen
did climate upon which to build othe1
! enterprises. With a wealth of health
all things are possible. The altitude
of the country is from 1900 feet up ant
with the refreshing mountain breezes
pure water, and clear atmosphere, W.
have a second California, most excel
lent place in which to live. There IS
variation in climate according to thu
altitude and anything can be grow
from horses to poultry, from fruit t.
the lowest garden vegetable. Tit
volcanic soil is excellent for the grow
ing of fruit of all kinds, especial!
apples and peaches, and the inexhaustl
] able loamy soil puts forth large yleld
of grains and grasses. The vain fall i
ample and the crops are sure, neverthe
less alfalfa and the like may be irrigat
ed if it is deemed necessary, as natur
has provided the country with man!
sparkling springs and mountain streams
Therefore when person asks " Wha
can 7 do to make a living IN that sec
tione' we answer by asking, VIVA