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A story has surfaced in the Seattle times about the auction of the "Steelsmith farm,"  a huge, 3,000 acre parcel of land located east of State Highway 99 between Troy and Kendrick in northern Idaho.

"The Steelsmith brothers grew up in northern Idaho, graduated from Troy High School, never married, are not known to have traveled more than a few hundred miles, invested wisely, became local legends, and plowed all their profits back into the land they loved."

"The pioneers of the family, Benjamin and Hazel Steelsmith, arrived in the area in the late 1800s by train and bought 166 acres, said Erwin, who married into the family. They had six children - Clarence and Laurence, and four daughters. One daughter, Alice V. Cave, lives in Spokane."