New-York tribune., 1870-09-24

| the day following my arrival, they "tooD the
their fsh-spears in their hands, entered the trap and
speared one after another of this best u all
fish TEs EaS ndanS nSVsl II s5Sera snG pAc@g ts gt
collected here to get their Winters supply Of
salmon, and the eDcampment was a largo ono for
this country, some HO mon IN camp The Chief
Garry who can talk and wIite English was there
once a very rich and powerful Indian, now poor and
badly broken in ncRse yd spg OF yopI9S Do H. hfss You
dear, and that is what cooked his goose" When
one begins giving q or horse Tor two bottles Of
whisky and sticks to that business WIN attention.,
ne GETS moor and sure TO degenerate INTO drunk
every day. At this calnp 1t was decloed that
should return to the month 2l tne Dy
suited for the waters was TO trayGl, ssrt9u tany
in the morning. Such q rlde az had Jnst Ine
runninr of the Rifles and canOns woGld MAKE yon
wish you man. Coming down the spokaheI
was leaning back with notebook IN manu- pipe 10
mouth smoking and noting the engineering oIIncll-
ties Of the country. was very lazy ana He warn,
puTe air and the easy motion OF the caroe
made me more So ] was inst beelnnlng huge
air-caste building, how would get IiGh M Dy dong
some imuossible thing, ard buy inc WhOlc btaHN
valley" and own "a hundred suCh horses as HlhlIi'p
described in john Brent Ny thoughts were pug
going aftor Brent and the beautiful EnsIsh ~ 90
the spring in tAc Canon when heald to, ~ ~
troubled waters. The Canon The famous Sp0tahe
Canon" said 40 myself hid been cautioned abont
this piece Of wat but, as sdd, Ea7 idHs ~ ~
canoe, very lazy, IN i&ct. However tHpptu OF ~
boots put ny nOtcbCoh - ny pociet, pd, clS gu
vest under tho bioukCts-thrn l2ucd back more
lazily than ever Had not rIn ten nj es OF rap'G5
the Salk, and what was tLcre .n one nile Oh no
Spokane to make such fuss abortl did not be
love the water Vas hall ;-a BAD as the r'5 tald
IL was. Great Gcd! wnat rush my blood raVo
when the canoe TUNED around the curve. and 6aW
tie water Wild mass Of foam, with 3p ed points cf
rocks uncovered sycly now and tnen, "a tA' water
sWer,cl to one side or Che other lu lf5 mad rrau
to get through! Too late, To tin back. lclub, II
ever man was cured OF lazy feeling ~ as short =
| space OF time as was. ll mrcl Jess tine than lt
! has taken you 10 read this was stark naked my
shirt tied about my head my e. .a'co in ly ahirl'
D.. IU in 90 D. r M Hfi fa
dew Loar tls head o. ODE taIOh ono water ia4-Y
roaTcd j. gW.ua long lla 10, e..cLin myp't-
head and said I'D the irnian VINO was scoring,
lGEa rciro alta mtq mcH,oi Ia Y0a0,e' iie NODDED.
TUNED and got on my 'ucls' ana "a''cq iAe IL IL
dians command. Soon u came, .iaf,o, @ pc-~e
hgckW Aud quick work With tDe paddle d. vas.
We passed o dark Object to tlo i'it -ti/ OAe
to the right, shipped the canoe hl.! luli 9L
water and with quick turn 70 the night
hailed ont and had q rest. Then J was told 4 was
half through. and we started aguI. LCid what
water-wlat rocks showed the. .uuppCAts through
the white fOamWhat loud. quick breathing oi tnIee
strong men-what quick, strong strokes our paddles
madel There in the stern of the canoe stood ~ 5er
ing with his paddle, every - conn' II SFhtd Sfbhg
"Hidck Hdck Hack" %. G.. ast. faSt. iaSt9
so as to have the canoe outun the water ana thns
be able to guide il. Through at last; AM not hye
minutes by the watch going the mile! th"ugh 10
the ride of my life. Iiyer Of 100 yards IN Uldth
narrows down TO - yards, aud idsles thi 1'u tLl'
rocks with wonderful speed. Next came le opo'ane
Rifle al the mouth of the Spokane. TIM Is iii.e
on the Columbia River. rough, but not enough to
make me take Oh more than my boots.
Floating down the great Columbia, ] grcwyery lazy
| again. For miles there was nothing to change tne
sameuess OF the vew-hills and little points 0f rock
| iutting out into the water; now aiSd then long
| strip of bnch-g grass land; hero some lndl,Is were
fsbng: there were large bands Of cattle and horses
owned by Indians now and then an INDIAN garden;
Int nothing grand | got very tired of it, 80 went
| TO building few more air-casies. and seeing now
| much tobacco the indian IN lle DOW 0l the boat
would smoke. Then watched white MAJ wash
ing gold on one of the many " bars We passed went
ashore otalk to him. | lay on iOo and la I'D no
some most admirable lies DE Is, Uitholtany doabt,
| the grandest liar in America. Iust had ID start
him on any subject, and he was sure 10 ne IN the
most astounding manner about Al. lie llcd aDoc6
| the river, about the gold he WIS 'e.tlHg
! about the land about the snakes, about every
| mortal and immortal thing lie could think II lW@S
too lazy 10 contradict him OF even GOubt his word;
! likewise he was much larger tnau u, lut Wel lie
said he had killed snakes % feet long tie ColuE-
bia, thought 1t time tor me To paddle lie sa1 as
got into the canoe, 'Suauger, thar rs bad olt OF
| was lying and so only nodded 10 him. What's tho
/ Hell Gatef found out before long. At Hcll Cato
| river narrows down TO half its usual width, and
there three large rocks IN the stream, making II
still smaller The water Ii forced through tie par
sages with great force and rapdly most OF IT taking
| tho left passage. At sight Of II I peeled" and
thought that ii got ashore with my skin, wsnid
! let my shirt and tobacco 90 10 the dogs. padied
| that canoe padded until thOuRbt tie skin aC GtS
| my back would surely give way. Two hundred
pounds put into every stTC Ike, and made about
fbiy RSr Wpre heinz draSsSd bscf Of l"Sd sT.Sf
llurrah through the Gate Of Hellwithcu srlilCa
! drop Of water looked back and hugs, q myself,
! took u smok Dragged hike a niuskeso about II,
all 10 myself. It 10 a Zip Of a Ccnt Which hat
rather DO run Spokane Canon OF the AeI uate and
would rather walk 10 miles than do either again.
Dressed and hOated down tie Tiyor IN MY Lazy
manner, enjoying the air, my Iipc, and looking for
ward 10 my supper OF bacon and hour"Ih tie great
est satisfaction, saw house on the bank. ana went
there-found two white men, and ~ II was late de-
cided TO camp. The men gave me onions peas corn,
melons, and coffee. | had TaTe meal. Atter supper
i went up TO the house to talk and smoke. Wonder
what makes the men of this river so pIotane ana so
exceedingly inaccurate in their statements. These
! They told me the most wOn-etim tales, and, OF
! course, l believed them. One told uiG about
the Columbia River Canon woulF P1ss
me of the great number Of men VINO
had found path 10 kingdom come In those Tascrs-
| of the HudsOns Bay canoe men that had been lost
there and seeing that was getting bit a'Nious,
he ruined all by saying hat be bad seen great cedar
trees broken in two bv the whirlpOols In Tie ranou.
That tree a little more than could take in, and
as do MT like to reject part OF tale JUST SET all
his description down one magnificent De- ahd NM
/ self down rs very promising young baron Aiu'l-
| chausen. In the morning | started oil Win ertat
contempt for the Columbia Canon-but sun l.o @ le.l-
| ing grew me that the Baron could MOI nave
| made up all of those tales. SO when i heard the
| rush Of the water beyond rocky point, stripped
! 10 the skin covered myself with blanket, and
and faster and the river getting narrower ana mar
rover, / noticed that the high waterhne WIS
far above the banks rather far above the present
water; so knew the canon must he very narIO~ To
| pile back the water IN that manner. MY courage
! was still good ut.when SAW the water foam and
suddenly boil up, and then retire INTO a WGilp"ol.
and rush madly down the stream, fairly howIlng Cor
| something 10 suck in. | weakened" i wanted To
! 90 ashore. but thar one could not get away
from the spot he landed at owing 20 tue nature OF
tbe banks We grabbed the paddles ami that canoe
had vary II.