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Prepared by a
number of writers, and deriving its
information from various sources, the
History of Idaho is now submitted to the
reader for his criticism. The compilation
covers a long period of years, extending
from the epoch of glorious statehood and the
dawning of a new century back to the time
when the untutored savages roamed at will
over the plains and through the mountain
fastnesses of this now opulent and
attractive region of the great northwest,
with none to dispute their dominion. In the
collation of subject matter recourse has
been had to divers authorities. These have
been numerous, including various histories
and historical collections, and implying an
almost endless array of papers and
documents, public, private, social and
ecclesiastical. That so much matter could be
gathered from so many sources and then
sifted and assimilated for the production of
one single volume without incurring a
modicum of errors and inaccuracies would be
too much to expect of any corps of writers,
no matter how able they might be as
statisticians or skilled as compilers of
such works. It is, nevertheless, believed
that no inaccuracies of a serious nature can
be found to impair the historical value of
the book, and it is also further believed
that the results of our work will supply the
exigent demand which called forth the
efforts of the publishers and the editorial
staff. Numerous extracts from other volumes
and minor compilations, considered
authoritative, have been made, with an eye
ever single to the historical value of the
matter used, while acknowledgment must be
made to many who have come to our aid by
personal contributions and the offering of
data otherwise impossible of securing. To
many are we indebted for such kindly
courtesies and assistance, and with so much
accredited authority, even in the face of
seemingly insuperable obstacles, the
publishers feel confident that a valuable
book has been produced, one whose intrinsic
worth will be cumulative and be the more
appreciated as time advances.
Source: The Illustrated
History of The State of Idaho, Written by a
number of writers, Lewis Publishing Company,
Chicago, Illinois, 1899
Online Publication: The manuscript was scanned and then ocr'd. Minimal
editing has been done to the historical section, and readers can and should
expect some errors in the textual output. The Idaho Biographies are a
second part of this book and you will find them on a separate biographies page,
and indexed in our search or biographies section. The biographies have had
editing done to them, but even then, may have some errors.
