Author: Marylyn Cork
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 0738589195
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first permanent settlers of Kaniksu County filtered into the Priest River and Priest Lake area of northern Idaho's panhandle in the late 1880s. Some came to build homes, farms, and businesses in an area where none had existed before. Others were more interested in trapping and prospecting; they sought to lead solitary and eccentric lives away from civilization. Most settlers learned quickly that harvesting the vast timber wealth of the heavily forested mountains was the best way to earn a livelihood. For almost 50 years, millions of logs and cedar poles were sent down the tumultuous Priest River to its confluence with the larger Pend Oreille. This was believed to be the second-to-last log drive to end in the lower 48 states. Construction of the Great Northern Railroad in 1892 spurred both industry and settlement, opening the way for sawmills downstream to service their markets until modern roads and trucking came into existence.
Author: Claude Simpson
Publisher: Keokee Company Publishing
Published: 1981-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781879628045
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An Idaho classic now in its sixth printing, North of the Narrows tells the personal stories of the men and women of the Upper Priest Lake region of northern Idaho. This enduring book comprises years of interviews and oral histories from some of the Priest Lake¿s first and most colorful settlers.
Author: Kris Runberg Smith
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780874223293
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Beginning in the 1890s, adventurous souls-- homesteaders, prospectors, speculators, and loggers dazzled by its natural resources--tried their best to tame Idaho's Priest Lake. Yet grand turn-of-the-century Western expansion bypassed the area, sparing its idyllic beauty. In 1897 President Cleveland expanded federal influence over the region and introduced an enduring tension between public and private lands. Still, industrial and recreational use increased. Timber and summer cottages were in high demand. Devastating wildfires also initiated profound change. Population growth accelerated after World War II, and electricity became commonplace. In 1947 a local newspaper crowed, "Priest Lake has become a cult with many vacationists." Today, every privately-owned acre and lot represents past optimism, opportunity, hard work, greed, or politics. "Wild Place" traces those remnants--focusing on stories of the colorful characters who navigated Priest Lake's demanding challenges.
Author: Philip M Hudson
Publisher: Philip M. Hudson
Published: 2022-09-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781957077239
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →I extend to each of you an appeal to enjoy these. my parting, thoughts. Embrace them at face value or use them as springboards to reach new heights of self-awareness as, in your minds' eyes, you navigate the waters that lead to our beach.
Author: Philip Hudson
Publisher: Philip M. Hudson
Published: 2019-06-04
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781950647064
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book was written that God might give unto us "knowledge by His Holy Spirit, yea, by the unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost, that has not been revealed since the word was until now."
Author: Ken Retallic
Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Press
Published: 2021-02-16
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 193209881X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is an updated edition of the best-selling guide book, with additional waters covered.