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WOreille, Kaniska, Coeur d’Alene, and others of lesser note. Clark’s 
Fork of the Columbia and the Spokane are the principal rivers. 
The forest growth, which is pretty well distributed over the county, 
consists mainly of Yellow and Black Pine, Fir, Cedar, Cottonwood, Yew, 
Alder, and Willow; Pine predominating. A small portion has been 
burned over and made waste. The finest timber of the territory is found 
in this county on the waters of the Cour d’Alene, St. Joseph, and 
St. Mary’s Rivers. One authority states that on the banks of the first 
named thousands of immense trees can be seen, the trunks of which 
will measure from 1 to 13 feet in diameter. This has long been known 
as the best timbered section of Northern Idaho, and is second only in 
importance to that on Puget Sound. 
Onthe banks of Kootenai Lake there is a large body of fine saw-timber. 
For miles on either side of Pack River there are bodies of good timber 
along its course. 
The line of the Union Pacific Railroad passes directly through this 
region, and a heavy draft is likely to be made upon its timber resources. 
A little tree-planting is done in Kootenai County on timber-culture 
claims without the aid of irrigation. 
LEMHI COUNTY. 
(Total area, 3,870 square miles; estimated forest area, 2,100 square miles. ) 
This county has for its northeastern boundary a portion of the main 
Rocky Mountain range. It is watered by the Salmon River, its main 
affluent, the Lemhi, and numerous smaller streams tributary to the two 
named. Two great valleys, the Lemhi and Pahsamari, and a few lesser 
ones, afford some 300,000 acres of land suitable for cultivation. 
The heaviest timber is found along the north fork of Salmon River, 
and within 35 miles of Salmon City. Pine trees with trunks 3 and 4 
feet in diameter, and attaining a height of 60 and 70 feet, are common. 
Timber also extends along the mountains on either side of the valleys 
occupying the central portion of the county. White and Black Pine 
and Fir are the predominant forest trees. 
NEZ PERCES COUNTY. 
(Total area, 3,100 square miles; estimated forest area, 450 square miles. ) 
The Salmon River, extending through the county from east to west,’ 
divides it nearly equally. 
The average elevation is about 3,000 feet; the lowest altitude in the 
Territory (680 feet above sea level) is at Lewiston, in this county. The 
climate is mild, and the rain-fall sufficient for the growth of crops. Ag- 
riculture and stock-raising are the chief industries. 
The timber, which is mostly situated in the mountains along the east- 
ern border of the county, consists of Yellow and Black Pine, Red and 
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