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trOreille, Kauiska, Ooeui? tPAIeuej and others of lesser note. Clark';^ 

 Fork of the Ooluinbia and the Spokane are the principal rivers. 



Tlie forest growth, which is pretty well distributed over the county, 

 consists mainly of Yellow and Black Fine, 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 Coeur d'Alene, St, Josex)h, and 

 St. Mary's iiivcrs 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 iNorthern Idaho, and is second only in 

 importance to that on Puget Sound. 



On the 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 do^ue in Kootenai County on timber-culture 

 claims without the aid of irrigation. 



LEMHI COUNTY. 



(Total area, 3,870 square miles; o.sfci mated 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 feetj the lowest altitude in the 

 Territory (680 feet above s^a 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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