Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-09-12

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Cottonwood butte on tie right over.
looking Salmon river. This Cotton
wood butte was the great observatory
Of the Indians during the early part OF
the Nez Perez war Of 1877. From its
summit the Indians could note the
movements Of troops in every direction
for distance of 40 miles. and from its
summit their signal fires and SMOKE
could be seen at great distance. Had
our troops had signal officers at that
point early in the war the Nez Perce
campaign could have much sooner been
brought to close. Our road is along
to the north Of this butte and over
a spur or saddle, and as we cross this
| we came into full view of the great
Camas prairie. an extent of prairie
land about 80 miles north and south By
about 25 east and west res ,mbling
shallov basin Of prairie. Back Of this
TO the en- I and adjacent is Mt. idaho, a
high timbered range extending all
| along from near the Salmon river to
the Clearwater. To the right aud 10
the distance can be seen the Salmon
river mountains covered with snow, and
beyond the range can be seen tho peaks
known as the Seven Devils. Further
TO the cast can be seen the Buffalo
Hump and what is charac 'erized as the
Elk City mountains. Still further en-
are numerous peaks in the main range
OF the Bitter Root and the gorges and
valley cut through them by the several
branch s Of the Clearwater, and still
further north IL seen Pot mountain.
which is in the vicinity Of Moose creek.
TIL, view from this point is grand in
the extreme. Twenty miles in advance
Iof US can be seen the town Of Grange.
vile, and three miles further east looms
up the town Of Mt. Idaho. The line
Of the road leading from the foot Of
this saddle is distinctly visible for the
whole distance across the prairie and as
straight as an arrow. In nook at the
foot Of this saddle lies the Cottonwood
station, to which we descended and
, called for supper. Our host was hos
pitable, but his cook fails to rrepar,
his food so a. to render it hiahly palata
BILE, else our appetite was bad. Ate
supper we proceeded leisurcly across tn
prairie to Mt. Idaho, reaching there a
3 p. NJ, having made 65 miles 10 on
day and drank in some as fine views o
. the country as can be met with any
q where on this coast. We had to tel
: our eastern companions all the histor
! Of tn, Nee Perce war, pointing out I
: them the theatre Of several battles an
. skirmishes and murders. These socme
to enliveu and quicken their imagina
!. ton, especially as they contemplated
Journey into the mountains in the d
a rection where the Sheepeaters are no,
! giving so much trouble to our troops
. At Mt. Idaho and Grang vile We fouu
! but few people in town. Evsrybod
!. was sad to be engaged 10 harvestin
!. and tareshing their crops. We sa'
;. many fields being harvested, whic
o showed heavy crops One field Of oa'
Il Of about so acres had just been threst
4 ed. which was said to have yielded n
\ Is bushels per acre, and other field
!. promised largely. Wheat was late, b
4 will generally yield we'll. We visite
: Camp Howard and :herc met Lieu
: Far. Maj. Cruttinger, Lieut.. Brow
II just arrived from Col. Berna.ds con
i mand, and were Hospitality entertains
). Tor an hour. The rude and rustic qua
), Isers which they have constructed
m Camp Howard from unhewn logs flu
!, nish exceedingly comfortable temporal
lodgings Cor both officers and men. TT
site Of the post is good one and co,
= mands fne view Of the prairie to Il
west and north. At Mt. Idaho we we
], guests at Browns totel, and we're e
iertained with much courtesy BY 4
:: proprietor aud others. We were the
veil assured that the surveying par
.c under Mccartney had been induced
. go IN wrong direction, aud that I
!: people we're not satisfied to let the mi
:. ter drop till there was further examiu
ton. At Graugeville We paid vi
), to j. NJ. Crooks, ESQ. whom We fou'
: in the harvest field, but who repaired
- his home and entertained US for q hi
lie hour in a courteous manner. On {