Show A no er 4 V e H vp v ya AJ cpru by EDWARD EMERINE features Feat ERE we have idaho fabulous sunsets lakes of gold HERE hand and dreamy purple mountains million stars in the dark blue sky and moonlight on the sagebrush canyons and gorges sand dunes and crystal lakes stunted desert brush and towering pines waterfalls higher than niagara and V gorges deeper than the grand canyon snow 20 feet deep 47 y 41 among the pines and spruce farms and cities amidst natures unspoiled loveliness natural caa caves es full of ice in the hot desert son from the canadian border on the north to the temperate cache valley on the south and from the frozen teton peaks on the east 0 to o the warm pacific winds in boise valley idaho offers a variety of climate graphy and scenic wonder it has miles of desert and formidable table lands but it also has more lakes than man has ever counted it has alpine peaks where the iceland ice and snow never melt and homes heated by water from natural hot springs no more interesting romantic and pleasant area may be found on earth than idaho yet from an automobile or train window it may often appear to be a rolling waste lonely and cruel unfortunately the main highways and railroad tracks wander too tar far from rich and beautiful spots in idaho and those who would know the gem of thi the mountains must take the sl si deroads and great will be their reward idaho is a joung state with young and energetic people they are not hampered by the heavy hand of tradition nor restrained by the ghosts of their ancestors whether basque sheepherders mormon descendants farmers from nebraska or recruits from the west coast states the people of idaho ari are living proof of western friend friendliness liess and hospitality western progressiveness re si veness and V cistern determination to harness natu natures 11 resources lof for ahe good of all the early ili story of idaho Is roundup boun dup djup with that of the states of oregon and washington but its tradition and lore has borrowed much from the mormons cormons of utah the cattlemen of wyoming and the miners of montana it drew from all its surrounding states and became the great melting pot of the North northwest wesL following the lewis and clark expedition idaho was the hunting and trapping paradise of early adventurers later thousands of persons crossed idaho by way of the oregon trail following the snake river through the desert the ruts of thousands of wagons r till still re remain berain rain but the Oregon trail and one of americas gr greatest adest migrations added little to develop ment in 1859 gold was discovered in the pierce city region and by the autumn of 1862 there were persons near lewiston 9 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 pi period of time it was the mormons cormons who founded first permanent settlement li la 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 miles long they also established that year the first school for white children within n the present boundaries of the state agriculture made little headway however for the feverish industry of thousands exploring the earth for or mineral treasures continued A although alie th e idaho territory was wa created in 1863 more lusty years were to follow rich gold strikes were made ln in the salmon river and florence areas in boise basin in the owyhee owahee terrain in the coeur calenes dA lenes and elsewhere boom towns were erected overnight and the days were rich in murders and hang andings ang ings feuds and melodramatic 5 DESERT sagebrush cleared away and the magic of irrigation applied the desert produces famous potatoes and other crops deaths the turbulence of idaho cites former life and the violence of its ways may be inferred from the statement of old timers that only 28 of the persons burled buried in its cemetery in 1863 died from natural causes but the development of idaho was lo 10 follow the decline of gold fever cattlemen pushed their herds into the territory from wyoming and men soon followed more mormon tanners farmers moved northward ind irrigation was expanded the ARNOLD WILLIAMS a governor of idaho idabo 0 governor williams was y born in utah but moved g to idaho in 1917 lie he was a A t a member of the state legislature a and lieuten and w IN ant governor before bey g w in 1945 r warre PINE coming governor 1 ro FORES ia WH 0 MINI q buiji TOWN 1 I I 1 DAMO potatoes pa 22 0 0 DUCK V A L beat INDIAN RE S ER AN N E V A D A U T A it northern pacific railroad laid its rails across the panhandle in 1880 82 02 and the union pacific oregon short line crossed the southern snut hern part of the state to in 1882 84 its mines and forest were opened commercially merci merc ally lally and idaho was no longer longed a wild frontier when idaho became a state in 1890 its valleys were soon home steadied by sturdy stock from the middle west for each mining 1 k 4 rp IZY VALMON S R IVER highway along the canyon the salmon Is known as the river of 0 no return camp that became a ghost town a new community appeared built solidly on the development of great natural resources idaho settled down at last to build its kingdom the northern part of idaho reclaimed logged off land to become ona one of the most productive areas in the west idaho white phie pine pineland and plenty of it Is the slogan of its lurn lumbermen bermen and yellow pine grows broad and tau tall mines yield countless minerals with more mare being discovered each year the snake river valley and its drainage area his has prospered under irrigation and reclamation while lands land beyond the irrigation ditches have been utilized for wheat and other grains new irrigation projects ettare acts sare are being opened and id abos agriculture and livestock industries are thriving idaho potatoes famous all over the civilized world are grown in desert soil soft enriched by centuries of hageb sagebrush ru sh and other desert growth and touched by the magic of irrigation E even ven cull potatoes are now utilized and made into industrial alcohol or led fed to livestock sugar beets thrive and alfalfa grows luxuriantly tu uri antly cattle and sheep are fattened on rich pastures and in feed 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 life in cities it offers year around skiing bunting fishing swimming boating and other sports pheasants ducks and geese are plentiful there are antelope deer elk and other big game in abundance to assure the sportsman of his WE kill from dog races at ashton when the snow Is deep to sunnier summer boating on payette lakes or fishing pend dorzelle dOr lelle no other state exceeds idaho in sports of the grea great t outdoors new york capitalists and hollywood movie stars have found in sun valley in the sawtooth mountains one of the worlds finest recreation spots in winter skiing is the outstanding sport with tobogganing toboggan ing and big game hunting following in summer the mountain streams nearby offer varieties of trout the gam est fish of them all lakes alq ani woods in the stanley basin afford boating ing fishing riding hiking and camping idaho is a state of mountains valleys and deserts with variety enough for everyone the mountain range rang include cabinet coeur dalene beaverhead and in B itter bitter itt t root in the the north salmon river sawtooth and lost rivers in the center of the state and the bear blackfoot Black toot and snake river me mountains un in the southeast with the te tons along the wyoming line northward shoshone falls 46 feet higher than niagara pours its flood over a horseshoe shaped rim in snake river canyon twin falls is another majestic sight and american and salmon falls falli are also attractive to v visitors idaho offers the unusual the almost unbelievable in scenic wonders the deepest canyon on the north american continent drops almost feet below the rimrock of 0 the seven devils ranges of mOun mountain talis s the big and little lost rivers tumble down from mountain peaks to disappear into the porous volcanic desert breaking in into to sunlight m again as thousand sp springs r ings in the snake river gorge recent vole volcanic ante action Is offered at craters of the moon and mount borah highest point in the state carries 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 sure of its future the frontier spirit still lives in countless ways way I 1 gozt within its borders ready to mount to th thunderous un derous zest in the development that seems sure fure to come N R E mv I 1 4 r coant borah beet highest |