THE WEST SHOBE.
oo ,
'ENElvAii iame
U Brisbin, a gentle
man well posted on
Montana affairs, says
that a Btrange clevel-
it
U I nnment of recen
7 f " ffljySS? times is the shipment
of cuttle urd fro,., the St to. In 1HHJ Intern
Montana wnt 2I,0(0 beeves to marker anu
31,000 head of cattle, an excess of 10,000 over shipments.
m. ... i.. vnnir cuttle purchased in Ulno,
t in;..ia Wiiimin and Minnesota, and brought
Jln, tllim'!"! ..
i f,r ,l..irv and breedine purposes, or to grow to
,1 f,.(t,.n nn tlm nutritious bunch grass, and
thon be sent back for beet He is of the opinion that the
Miwriment will prove entirely successful if care is taken
,.f il....n ilm first winter. Cattle quickly become accli
mated A Montana calf is as capable of withstanding
winters tliero as is a buffalo calf. Nature
quickly adapts animals to the requirements of food and
climate of the country in which they live. Cattle born in
Hint region have longer hair and thicker hides than those
in lower latitudes. Stockmen, too, are becoming more
careful of their herds. They now put up considerable
liny for use during the occasional weeks when cattle can
not roach tho crass through the snow. A mowing
mnchino and a littlo lulxr have been found to be the
cheat teat insurance on a herd of cattle. Wind is the
stockman'a friend It sweeps the ridges bare of snow so
that tho cattle, which can always find shelter from the
blanU in the numerous ravines and gulches, can reach
tho bunches of grass. They quickly learn how to
M rustle," and it is seldom that hay is required
The speedy opening to settlement of a large propor
tion of Northern Montana, now embraced within the
limitu (if omirmnna Tnilinn rAanrvntirma ia nnfl,ln.Ul..
- " tvDVIIUUUUO, la WIUIUICU11V
expected Fort Benton, which is the chief trade center
of that recion. is oniovino great nrosneritv. T)nrin tlm
ww ' t "1 1 J ' W1V
pant year many now buildings were erected, and the im
provement projected for the present season are verv
extensive, lteal estate is in active domand both for busi-
r- .... .vTiuniro jmrtKim-B. i no territory to be released
u iiu miles long, east and west, and 120 miles wide
containing lo.iRM.ixiu acres, and embraces vast tracts
fine agricultural and gracing land
As a sample of what irrigation does for tho drv vol
lAva r.f f.,l... 11.. ( .11 .. . . .
... .m'lmiun, uiti nmowing case is in
THE valleys of Idaho
are generally long,
narrow strips, some-
sfftHgt ixuicb out a nine m
5? width, and because ir
rigation is generally
dSmk necessary it was for-
merly the impression that the Territory possessed hut
little agricultural land. Such, however, is not tne case,
r. ti,oao fflrt.ilft vallevs aeereeate an area of 10,000,000
LUX Kll'JU" ' l - v
acres of rich bottom lands or gently undulating plateaus.
Nature has provided for the lack o rain oy tne,mountain
streams of never-failing water which course through the
valleys, and from which they can be irrigated at com
paratively slight 'expense. The valleys of Northern
Idaho do not require irrigation. Ine tollowing list em
braces the most prominent valleys, though there are
numerous smaller ones not included in it:
noint' Tn
QMUn alloy U.lham Hlron entered
IXwrt Land Act, and raised a crop of oaU on it in 1881
which only yndded twenty bushels to the acre. In 1882
ho irrigated las cron ohp nmt mv.iA i. ,
: iuc- -il . . . " '"" """yousiieis, and
in livvi, with two irr umi ... i. i i . . .,"u
. . , , " VUD "uo mna yielded on
vorago of ninety buHhels in-r aero in a field of s,u
auica.
Tlio total aawvwment of th Ta.u r
ami Mai mnty indebUh,Att tn.io T"
475,000 cattle, valued nl t14,25o'ooO 700 my "
12,100,000; andlK),400lor4 000. '
Name and Location. Miles.
Snake Kiver, South Fork, Eastern Idaho 80
S' ake Hirer, North Fork, Eastern Idaho.. . ..... 80
Bnlt Kiver Valley, Eastern Idaho 20
Bear Hiver Valley. Eastern Idaho JO
Blackfoot Valley,- Eastern Idaho 20
Round Valley. Eastern Idaho.... SO
Wood Hiver Valley, Central Idaho W
Camas Prairie, Cei.tral Idaho 80
Boise Valley, Western Idnho 80
Payette Valley, Western Idaho 'a
Weisor Valley, Western Idaho. W
Lemhi Valley, Northeastern Idaho TO
Pah-Simari Valley, Northeastern Idaho 25
Camas Prairie, Northern Idaho 80
Potlatoh Valley, Northern Idaho
Palouse Valley, Northeni Idaho 20
8U Joseph Valley, Northern Idaho IB
Breadth,
Miles.
2 to 4
2 to 10
lto 2
8 to 5
2 to t
8 to 12
1 to 2
18 to 25
2 to 8
2 to 15
2 to 5
I to 8
lto 5
20 to 25
10 to 15
5 to 10
5 to 10
Aside from the thousands that will rush into the
Cceur d'Alene mines of Northern Idaho the coming
season, the Territory will receive large additions to ite
permanent population by the settling of immigrants upon
the thousands of acres rendered accessible by the Oregon
Short Line. The benefit of this road to Boutnern laano
cannot be computed The impulse to trade and the
mining industry has already been felt, and this will be
still more the case when the people realize the fact that
. .r M-i.
Idaho is no longer "out of the world," but as accession
to the East as any of the Western States or Territories.
The Naw YnrV f!nrml HnTriTmnv Iirh located a Canal
from Boise Biver, ten miles above Boise City, across tha
plain to Snake River. This will furnish means to irri
gate several hundred thousand acres of choice sage brush
land, and will also supply much needed water for wonting
the Snake Kiver placers. The country thus made avail
able to settlement is tributary to Boise City.
T,nnnci L. t. a : mill, two
hotels, six wholesale and retail stores, several retail
stores, three banking houses, a brewery, the usual num
ber of saloons, numerous shops of various kinds and two
excellent newspapers. It is the county 'seat of Nei
Perce County.
The Banner Mine, in the Banner District, twenty
eight miles northeast of Idaho City, has been sold to
New Tork company for $400,000. This property include
the mill and fifteen locations besides the famous Bannf r.