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I e d V r ii t f 4 W d w 4 v F By V ED EDWARD ARD EMERINE Features ERE we have Idaho Idaho fabulous fabulous sunsets lakes of gold HERE H and dreamy purple mountains million stars in the dark blue sky and moonlight on the sagebrush canyons and gorges sand dunes and crystal lakes lakes' stunted desert brush and towering pines waterfalls higher than Niagara and yc gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon snow 20 feet deep t t among the pines and spruce farms and cities amidst natures nature's unspoiled loveliness loveliness' natural caves full of of- ice in the hot desert rift 51 From the Canadian border on the north to the temperate temper temper- p pate ate Cache valley on the south and from the frozen Teton peaks on the east to the warm Pacific winds In n Boise valley Idaho offers a variety of climate topography A has miles of desert and raphy and scenic wonder It ARNOLD WILLIAMS formidable table lands but It also has more lakes than Idaho of man has ever counted It has alpine peaks where the Q u Governor Governor Williams was Ice and snow never melt and homes he heated ted by water H born In Utah but moved from natural hot springs I H to Idaho In 1917 He was wasa No more interesting rom romantic and pleasant area may maybe state of the member t be found on earth than Idaho Yet from an automobile a and lieu ten ten- or train window it may often appear to be a rolling to legislature 4 ant before be- be wn waste te lonely and cruel Unfortunately the main highways high high- governor In 1945 1915 ways and railroad tracks wander too far from rich richand y coming governor and beautiful spots in Idaho and those who would know Z o the Gem of the Mountains must take the z and great will be their reward v v HEAT oer o'er u f Idaho is a young Joung state with young and energetic peo peo- pIe plc They are not hampered by the heavy hand of tradItion tradition tion nor restrained by the ghosts of their ancestors i t r Whether Basque sheepherders Mormon descendants r qty t farmers from Nebraska or recruits from the West est I t coast states the people of Idaho are living proof of BOISE y D Z Western friendless ess and hospitality Western pro progressiveness res- res a V err Toon Mrs and stern determination to harness natures nature's Q resources fog fo the good of ot all r The early history of Idaho Is bound up with that of c the states of Ore Oregon on and Washington but its tradition and lore has borrowed much from the Mormons of W ow IDAHO POTATOES x Utah the cattlemen of Wyoming and the miners of iii t H Montana It drew from all its surrounding states and P P. P EE 5 i ouN f became the great melting pot of the Northwest Q 0 Following the Lewis and Clark expedition Idaho 0 was the hunting and trapping paradise of early Later thousands of persons crossed Idaho by byway I o R n a aN l N WHEAT of the Oregon trail following the Snake river AH way N E V A D A i i I U UTA T A H through ugh the desert The ruts of thousands of wagons still remain but the Oregon trail and one of AmerIcas AmerIca's Americas America's Amer Amer- ica's leas greatest pr migrations added little to Idaho's develop develop- m ment In 1859 gold was discovered inthe in inthe inthe the Pierce City region and by the autumn of 1862 there were persons near Lewiston A greater discovery followed In the Boise basin and within a year Idaho City had a population estimated at near At the census of 1870 only remained of the swarm of miners of the early but million dollars in gold had been taken out of Idaho the greatest record In history for a similar period period period pe pe- of time It was the Mormons who founded Idaho's first permanent settlement la w 1860 They believed they were in Utah when they called their village Franklin and made Irrigation a fact In Idaho by building a canal three and a half hal miles long They also established that year the first school for white children within the present boundaries of the state Agriculture made little headway however for the feverish Industry industry industry Indus indus- try of thousands exploring the earth for mineral treasures continued Although Although Although Al Al- though though the Idaho Territory was created in 1863 more lusty years were to follow Rich gold strikes were made in the Salmon River and Florence areas in Boise basin In the he Owyhee terrain in the Coeur d' d and elsewhere Boom Boomtowns Boomtowns Boomtowns towns were erected overnight and the days were rich in hi murders and hangings feuds and melodramatic I t a v p gs y DESERT Sagebrush cleared away and the magic of irrigation applied the desert produces Idaho's famous potatoes and other crops deaths The turbulence of Idaho Cit City's s former life and the violence of Df its ways may be inferred from the statement of timers old that hat only 28 of the persons buried in its cemetery in 1863 died from natural causes But the development of Idaho was to follow the decline of gold fever Cattlemen pushed their herds Into the territory from Wyoming and soon folio followed wed More Mormon farmers moved northward and Irrigation was expanded The Northern Pacific railroad laid its rails across the Panhandle in 1880 82 and the Union Pacific Pacific Oregon Oregon Short Line crossed the southern part of the state in 1882 Its mines and forest were opened commercially commercially commercially com com- and Idaho was no longer longera a wild frontier When Idaho became a state In 1890 its valleys were soon homesteaded homesteaded home home- by sturdy stock from the Middle West For each mining e d 3 t I 14 SALMON SALMON RIVER Highway along the canyon The Salmon Is known as The River of No Re Re- turn camp that became a ghost town a anew anew anew new community appeared built solidly solidly sol sol- idly on the development of Idaho's great natural resources Idaho settled settled settled set set- down at nt last to build its king king- dom The northern part of Idaho reclaimed reclaimed reclaimed re re- re- re claimed off logged land to become one of the most productive areas areas in inthe inthe inthe the West Idaho white pine pine and and plenty of it is the slogan of its lumbermen and yellow pine grows broad and tall Idaho's mines yield countless minerals with more mare being being being be be- ing discovered each year The Snake River valley and its drainage area has prospered under irrigation and reclamation while lands beyond the Irrigation ditches have been utilized for wheat and other grains New irrigation projects projects are being opened and Idaho's agriculture and livestock industries are thriving Idaho p potatoes famous all over the civilized world v are grown in desert soil enriched by centuries of sagebrush and find other desert growth and touched by the magic of gation Even cull pot potatoes toes are now utilized and made into industrial alcohol or fed to livestock Sugar beets thrive and alfalfa grows lux lux- luxuriantly Cattle and sheep are fattened fattened fat fat- on rich pastures and in feed feedlots feedlots feedlots lots and dairy herds are found everywhere Only recently has Idaho come into prominence as a playground and recreation spot for people who are weary of make-believe make life in cities It offers year around skiing hunting hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing fishing swimming boating and other sports Pheasants ducks and geese are plentiful There are antelope antelope ante ante- lope deer elk and other b big g game Sin in abundance to assure the sports sports- sportsman S man of his kilL From dog races at atI I Ashton when the snow is deep to summer boating on Payette lakes or fishing Pend d Orielle no other I state exceeds Idaho In sports of the great outdoors New York capitalists and Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood movie stars have found in Sun- Sun Valley in the Sawtooth Mountains one of the worlds world's finest recreation spots In winter skiing is the outStanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing sport with tobogganing and big game hunting following In summer the mountain streams nearby nearby nearby near near- by offer varieties of ot trout the gamest gamest gamest gam- gam est fish of them alL Lakes ann ana an woods In the Stanley Basin afford boating fishing riding hiking and camping Idaho Is a state of mountains valleys valleys valleys val val- leys and deserts with variety enough for everyone The mountain range in include cl ude Ca Cabinet bin et Coeur d' d dAlene Alene Beaverhead and Bitter BitterRoot i Root in the north Salmon River i Sawtooth and Lost Rivers in the I 1 center of the state and the Bear Blackfoot and Snake River mountaIns mountains mountains moun moun- in the southeast with the Te Te- tons along the Wyoming line north north- ward Shoshone Falls 46 feet higher I than Niagara pours Niagara pours its flood over overa over overa a shaped horseshoe-shaped rim in Snake River canyon Twin Falls is another majestic sight and American and Salmon Falls are also attractive to visitors Idaho offers the unusual the almost unbelievable In scenic wonders The deepest canyon on n the North American continent drops almost feet below the rimrock of the Seven Devils ranges of 01 mountains The Big and Little Lost rivers tumble down from mountain peaks to disappear Into the porous volcanic desert breaking Into sunlight sunlight sun sun- light again as Thousand Springs in the Snake River gorge Recent volcanic action Is offered at Craters of the Moon and Mount Borah highest point in hi the state carries carrie coral limestone on its crest lifted from the sea which was once three miles below The state of Idaho remains a part of the Great Northwest rich in resources resources re re- re- re sources sure of Its future The frontier front front- ier spirit still lives ves in countless ways ways within its borders ready to mount to thunderous zest in the develop ment that seems sure to come came e r a 7 Mount Borah feet Idaho's hi C h est mounts fn |
