The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
Thursday September 10, 1923.
SEE IDAHO FlRsT-KNOW YOUR
OWN STATE.

There are good many people who,
because they have not the time or
money to spare necessary to go to
Yellowstone park, or to the coast
cities, or to California, OF to some other
field that ever beckons to the motor
tourist, deny themselves of three or
four day trip which would be a con-
slant pleasure every hour.and to many
a revelation of the wonders and beau
ties of their own state This refers
to drive from Wallace to Lewiston.
Unfortunately the Occur d'Alener who
desires to see something of Idaho must
first go outside the state, but this will
soon be remedied by the completion
of the north and south highway, which
will enable him to drive to Wolf Lodge
and there strike the magnificent
thoroughfare that skirts the lake
around to Harrison, St Maries and
thence to the south as far as he desires
TO go. Now. however, in order to make
the drive a real pleasure trip, it is
necessary to go to Spokane, from
which there is an ideal gravel road,
with here and there sections Of paw
ing, to Lewiston. The most desirable
route for the Idahoan is to leave the |
main highway at Rosalia and go to |
Moscow by way of Garfield and Pa
louise City, a beautiful road through a
wonderfully rich section of eastern
Washington and western Idaho.
Moscow is the educational center of
the state of Idaho the home of the
state university. 1t is a modern and
progressive little city and a day spent
there meeting Moscow people and in
visiting the university and it's various
affiliated institutions will repay any
citizen by giving him an insight to the
splendid work being done by this great
institution in educating the youth of
the state and in making the university
a real factor in advancing the material
interests of the people of Idaho. From
Moscow to Lewiston is about thirty
five miles, covered by gravel road as
good as paving and passing through
an agricultural section which as viewed
from motor car is a vertible moving
picture show.
A real thrill awaits one making this =,
trip for the first time when he sud h
denly comes upon the breaks" Of the n
Clearwater overlooking Lewiston II
There over 2OOO feet below may be seen y,
the Clearwater river rushing to join q,
the Snake, and out of the haze in the %,
far south energies the turbulent Snake in
river flowing north as if to gather the ~
Clearwater in its majestic sweep be- q.
fore turning west to join the Columbia q,
in its meandering course to the sea ~
And there sits Lewiston at the con- ii,
'luence of these two wonderful Idaho
-ivors, her busy business section just II
above the level Of the rivers while "a
bench above is occupied by beautiful
modern homes with the state normal
school in the background stm back da
md on the higher reaches of the foot d,
ILLS is the famed Lewiston orchards, lie,
ivaling the tropics in vendure and ex
Prolific production of an endless va fo,
iety Of fruits and vegetables. an
And then the road The two thous- tb,
nd feet from the breaks" down to do
lewiston is negotiated 10y an automo- he
lie road that ranks among the great ne,
st engineering achievements in high co,
fay construction in the west. For ten Mo
niles this road swings back and forth
4 curves and loops, the grade at no t
lace exceeding 8 per cent, and as one O
-atches from the high elevation the
lyriad of cars gliding along its broad =
uface, it is impossible to tell whether /,
icy are coming up the hill or going b
own. The Lewiston hill road is alone &
orth the trip TO any sightseer while
e city itself at the head of naviga- a,
on Of Snake river and only 600 feet
'ove sea level, is an interesting and te
isy center Of a large and rich terri pl
ry while numerous side trips invite y,
e visitor to see more of this garden w
lot of the north ii,
Returning the visitor may vary the go