Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-08-28
FISHING AND HUNTING PARTY.


Messrs. j. Marion More, James w. Wood
H. L. Andrews, Clayton Yale, G.. H. Atkins
and l. 81. Bowman, started from this city on
fishing and hunting excursion in the mountains
Their selected spot for the havoc among the
finnY and winged and quadrupedal species was
what is known as s.The Lakes in Alturas
county, about fifty miles from here, north
easterly. These Lakes were discovered by
Marion More in 1864, and are. among. the. most
wonderful and picturesque natural scenes in
this wild, broken, golden country. The Lakes
AS they are. called -are between seventy and
eighty in number, and in size vary from cir.
conference of one-half a lnileEto one mile.
| They lay high up in the mountains, close to-
gether, upon points or in the laps of the hills,
and the water in each is pure, cold, and Of ex-
cellent -dripkipga quaity-the party. think.
Their depthlvaries from tive to ten feet, with
gravelly; and in some, messy bottoms They
are fed from deep SHOWS, ard from the myriad
tiny springs which bubble up in and about them.
The party reached the Lakes on the third
day from here. having stopped on the way at
the Indian Reservation on Boise river, about
twenty miles fromthis city, which is in charge
of Charley Powell, Indian Agent. There are
about 800 1ndiaas Of each sex. and all sizes
ahdlages,l on the place, with an unusual pro-
portion of young children No mishap oc-
Cured on the outward journey, except the
total wreck, caused by the capsize of dull
andobstiaate pack eaFlse, of a certain pre-
cious package-in. a small (and not so mighty
small 'neither) keg-which the party had gen
IerousIF aud selfsacfifcihgly agreed to remove
from the reach Of the Water Tanks, who
hankered rnuchly nGer itSaeis their w0nt-or
won't. That wreck, however, drew down the
denunciation of that dolefnl, despair1ng crowd
upon that d-electable pack animille, and with
moistened eyes and dry threats they caught
not the contents, but an inspiration on that
high mountain side of Thorn. (rather would
they 9, horn with nary "I'' just then) creek
divide, as they sorrowfully,5 vainly watched
the "precious ointment'' pour along with
the swift waters roar, and christened that
spot " Lost Whiskey Point. In time they
regained their spirits mental, but not ardent
and moved on from that moving scene. They
became virtuous and caught fish, .In.the fnny
little fellows they got even on The cold water
species, and also did grouse suffer in that
range For three days they had
glorious. fishing, trout bitingat every hook sev-
cry minute all day long; for three nights they
had bouncing rest, from mosquitoes biting at
every presented biz of human flesh the whole
night through This reverse, of nibbling and
biting of troutby day and mosquitoes BY night,
was too much for human nature to endure.
They could bear their trout-and SO they did
in generous packages to many friends in town
but.the bore Of bearing against the boring of
those bilious 'skeeters was not to be borne
and still they al. do bear the visible effects of
the biting ofthe little borefs until .git..
On the morning Of The seventh day they
turned their bitten faces homeward Of their
exploits let US say that: Charley had bite
~ Hitt1O Hill oSAaISH tuO NIOA1c &ldll dlp CdGCH
- on his hook /; Timber perform
I'd tan grouse shooting and fair fishing; the
Saint ate his full share of both trout and
yr6usei Ephe is not SO sure that the trout
bit very nimb1y, but will make his afidavy
that the 'skeeterse did. But these five were
ike so manysg Divert Twists, as constantly,
for Fish and Grouse, did they roar for
More. Sharp felloWs-theY knew who to 60
5o-the Nimrod and Walton of. that pious
party. On therettrfl trip they made another
stop at the Reservation, where Agent Powell
handsomely entertained them. We ought to
mention that at the second camp on the way
put, the Collegian, mindful of fOrmer courses,
was heavy on Bacon, and thought Locke ION
he understanding was sublime if not eestatic.
He got over his little Baconim curriculum,
and is now doing handsomely as ever
The fishers and hunters are again among US,
pursuing their accustomed callings-not fiShy,
their friends in town, as the full
nesses of splendid, dainty trout which graced
The tables of the latter on MONDAY, bore ample
testimony We were among the grateful re-
cipients, and with the others, so do we remenl-
Der the good friends who comprised thatparty,E
md we all shall, and strive to getieven, too. ~
NEW DTGGTNGs.-Ben. Northington has
ately returned to this city from an extensive
prospecting tour, and informs US that he found,
about one. hundred and twenty FIVE miles from
lere, in "a north-easterly direction, ftdlowing'E
n tl,n rance of scxhld- Hill a small basin1 nFE