IDAHO

a W. state of U.S. (45° 30’ N., 114° 8’ W.), bounded N. by Brit. Columbia and Montana, EH. by Montana and Wyoming, S. by Utah and Nevada, W. by Oregon and Washington. Principal city is Boise City. Except small area in 8. the surface is rugged and moun: | tainous; the S.E. region Hes in the Great! Basin of U.S., while the rest, some 70,000 sq. m., lies in the drainage basin ' of the Columbia R.; in the N. and E., part of the Rocky Mountain system is embraced, the principal range being the Salmon R. range, separating Idaho from Montana; other ranges are the Saw Tooth and Baisé, on the Columbian Plateau; a prominent physical feature are the Snake R. Plains; the more mfld’Alene, and Naniksu, in the PanHandle in the N.; and the John Day and Bear lakes in the 8.E. There is abundant vegetation in the N. and center; forests extend on the W. slopes of the Bitter Root and Coeur d’Alene Mts. The climate is healthy. Mineral deposits which are owned by the state, include gold, copper, lead, silver, and coal, while in the §.H.fsoda, gypsum, and sulphur are found; there are many state forests; grain farming is mostly confined to river valleys, but extensive irrigation works have been carried out, the most important crop being wheat; other crops are oats, barley, potatoes, hay, etc.; the pence! industries are lumber and timber working, flour and grist milling; stock raising is carried on, Admitted into Union, 1890, Legislature consists of senate, 37 members, and house of representatives, 65 members; state reg resent a ted in Congre by two senators and two representatives. A large percentage of the people are Mormons, Area, 83,888 sq, m., ine cluding 534 sq. m. of water. Pop.; 461,000. See Map of U.S.