The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-09-18
TRIP TO THE PAYETTE LAKES.
PLAcEKvJLLE, September 10th, 1873.

LACEnSJAAEss OcptCluUCI AVtus 1OSO.
ED. WORLD have been to the Payettv
lakes. l started in company with-weli, he
might have been son Of Neptune, but was
not-he was only an old sailor: Before leav-
ing town he had to take leaveof many friends,
and the same thing happened as often hap
pens on such occasions About q mile from
town we had to tighten the ropes on the pack
animal, and asked him to help. From some
cause, he could not pull much. and remarked
to him that had often been in company with
sailors and never found one that would pull
rope tight on pack, and asked him for the
cause. His brief. but satisfactory, answer:
"'Fraid rope break fall overheard" We,
however, managed to get through without
breaking any ropes or falling overheard. When
we got there we found the lakes full of water.
But want to tell you about my dog. He is
bird dog-that is one Of them fellows as hunts
up birds and stands and looks at them Now.
it's all right for them to look at birds, but when
they are so well bred that they will stand and
look at big brown crickets and butterflies as
mine does. they make hunting too exeiteable
for a nervous man like me- by the way, l
want to know from some Of your subscribers
who understand the dogs what l shall do for
my dog He uses one hind leg more than the
other, and do not want it to 60 on any longer
if it can BIZ helped. know that horse can
be trained to lead off with either foot at the
will of the rider. and dogs may also for what
| know. want, right here, to tell you about
another dog. stopped one night at trap
pers cabin, who had bob tailed yaller dog"
that he allowed to lie under his bunk in the
cabin. l did not go to sleep for some time
after going to bed. and heard as follows: A
snore from the bunk growl from under the
bunk, louder snore from bunk, louder growl
from under the bunk, and 30 On turn about
snore and growl, each growing more loud until
the dogs srowl was prolonged into a loud and
sharp bark This awoke the sleeper, who
rolled over and said: What's the matter,
Bob. old boy" l remarked, that's q very
watchiul dog you have. You bei," says the
"hes mighty watchful when / am
asleep and knows when there's varmints round
He wakes me up that way sometimes dozen
times a night when we are alone" Then pat
ting the dog on the head he says, /" You look
out for me. don't you. old boy You amt
for sale, old man, not so long as know myself"
lett him in the happy belief that he had
saluabe watch dog. as it would have been
sin 10 have told him the truth and he would
not have believed me Something else waht
to tell you. There is a kind Of grasshopper
that makes a kind OF cracking noise as it 6es
what the boys call flying artillery grasshop-
pers, in the North Payette Valley. | noticed,
as l rode along. that as soon as one Of these
started from the ground that from two to a
dozen common house flies would fly after him
and light on him and compel him to drop in the
grass. watched for some time to see if there
was any cause for 1t, but not seeing any, again
called on my companion for IN explanation:
). Don't know, unless they want to ride"
The grass Though the country out that way
is better thhis year than ever saw it before
side high on horse as you ride along.
may some other time tell you some more Of
what saw and heard in that country; and
will close the present BY saying that the miners
through that section Of country are doing reas-
Dnably we'll this season. as far 40 heard. J.
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