Excerpt from Water-Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey, 1901, Vol. 53: Geology and Water Resources of Nez Perce County, Idaho; Part I, Russell The approximate area of the county is square miles - somewhat larger than that of the State of Rhode Island. It is, however, one of the smaller of the twenty-one counties into which Idaho is divided. The main portion of the county lies between latitude 460 and 460 35' N and between longitude 1160 and 117 O W. The county seat is Lewis ton, which has a population of and is situated on its western border, at the junction of Clearwater River with Snake River. Lewis ton is connected with Clarkston, Washington, on the west side of Snake River, by a fine steel cantilever bridge. These two towns, frequently designated lewiston-clarkston, have a ]oint population of There are also many Villages and hamlets scattered throughout the county and over the adjacent country, more especially to the east and north, and isolated farmhouses and settlers' cabins are numerous. The population of the county is Agriculture is the chief industry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.