Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-25
AWARDS IN CONTEST OF WHITE
BIRD SCHOLARS MADE SAT.

BIRD SCHOLARS MADE SAT.
examples of the pioneers and ranching,
farming, stock raising and mining
are still the chief industries.
Under stock raising come cattle,
sheep, hogs, and horses.
Cattle raising is profitable here be-
cause the grass is abundant and the
winters mild, the average for feeding
during the winter being four or five
weeks. Stock often Craze all winter
long and therefore require no hay at
all. Many different kinds are bred
and all people who raise cate prosper.
Beef cattle are now selling in eastern
cities at $3.50 to $10.50 per hundred
weight, and these prices are practically
certain to obtain for years to come.
Sheep are raised extensively and
more profitably than cattle. The Down
breeds have been used until that blood
predomlnates, although the Merino, the
Rambouillet and the Cotswold breeds
are also found About 10000 head are
now grazed in this section. The
average wool clip per head is IL or u
pounds.
Horeses are not raised so extensively
as formerly but breeders find them
~iy PioiitdDiS. Inc Morgan ana the
Percheron are the most prominent
types
Hogs are not as profitable as cattle
or sheep but are raised quite exten.
sively. Owing to the purifying in
fluence of medium altitude, good
drainage, pure air and plentiful sun
shine they are free from the dread dis
ease cholera. They are now selling at
So per pound.
Because of the fertile volcanic soil
and mild climate, farming and fruit
raising can be successfully carried on
anywhere in the country. Peaches,
pears, cherries, berries, apples, grapes,
and many other kinds of fruit are
raised in abundance. Alfalfa, wheat,
timothy, oats and barley are the farm
crops most raised.
Poultry raising is very profitable
business. Chickens, ducks, geese and
turkeys are raised. The Leghorns, the
Plymouth Rocks, the White Rocks, and
the Rhode Island Reds are the mos.
prominent breeds of chickens.
Mining is still carried on, but not as
extensively as formerly. Placer mines
are found all along the river. These
pay very well.
When all these industries can be so
successfully carried on, and people ar
rive here yearly for their health it
seems that nothing need be said in re-
gard to the climate, except that when
winter is still raging on the highlands
and plateaus, this section is ENJOYING
blissful spring days of sunshine; when
the lion of winter is still roaring on
Camas Prairie fifteen to twenty miles
away, here the flowers are blooming
and the birds are singing their carols
of spring.
These are the things this Salmon
river county was and is but what it
will be, is of more interest to the peo-
pie of Idaho.
There is water enough in tire Salmon
river alone for furnishing the entire
state with water power for all pur-
poses for all time, and to extend into
some surrounding states. If tunnel
were put through the mountain, turn
the Salmon river into the Snake river
and hydro-electric plant constructed,
the Northwest could be supplied with
power Tor practically all purposes of
manufacturing and transportation. This
is natural location for a manufactur-
ing center. The day will soon come
when this power will be developed.
This country needs railroad and a
better system of highways, and will
have them. The state convict con
struction crew is at work on the high
way now They are camped at the
mouth of White Bird Creek The rail
road will follow. 1t will require time
but when it does come the State of
Idaho In particular and the Northwest
in general will be proud of this little
Salmon river valley and the wonderful
resources it possesses.
The metropolis of all this beautiful
and productive country is the village
of White Bird where 400 busy souls
arise early each morning and go about
their different occupations.
1t nestles in the valley of White
Bird creek one mile from the river and
is the gateway to the Salmon and Snake
river sections. 1t is here the roads
meet and farmers and ranchers come
with their products. 1t might be said
that all roads lead to White Bird.
This village boasts of bank. livery
barn, butcher shop, barber shop, post
office blacksmith shop, feed yard, five
stores, church, two large halls. and an
excellent school. The mail is delivered
here daily by two stage lines the
White BirdBoles line and the Grange
VilleNew Meadows line.
One of the most important institu-
tions of White Bird is the school. Here
four teachers are employed nine months