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Show Idaho Territory. The Utah & Northern railway, as noted above, crosses Eastern Idaho, every mile of which is valuable either for is pasturage, its agricultural, timber or mineral lands. Idaho is called the Gem of the Mountains, on account of its great diversity of resources, its mild and healthful climate, its wonderful mineral springs and its fine scenery. It is 400 miles long by 300 wide, containing some 20,000 inhabitants, and its mines have yielded $65,000,000. Wide acres of grazing lands sustain cattle, horses, and sheep, winter and summer, while the valleys produce all cereals and vegetables, of the temperate zone, besides apples, pears, grapes, peaches, plums, apricots, and other fruits. Joined roads lead to different parts of Idaho from stations on the Utah & Northern Railway. |