Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-07-25
Letter from Camas Prairie.

party took drive dawn 10 see S;ko
Reynolds ranch. We found eight
others there ahead Of US. Sike has a
lovely farm, with q very promising
forthcoming harvest. He is looked
upon as the slocum Of the prairie. His
latch string hangs without, and his
hospitality is unbounded. When he
returns from traffic or labor and ends
goodlv number of dozen or so await
Ing his arrival, he selects from the
number a brace Of cooks and by little
Jud'ei'us management on his part the
meal rs spread. The prairie during
the past two weeks has been ons vast
bouquet Of flowers. From the noun
tain summit it has the appearance Of a
very large fancy colored BID quilt We
gathered. in short space Of time So
different varieties Of wild flowers. Tr,
NJ iris and Attorney Pie have been
enrolled as the hnn'smon FIR the party.
Last week they wer, successful in shoot.
ing fine large deer. (of course we
have only their word for it y and it be.
ing near supper time they came away
without it. and. not showing any dispn.
sition to bring it since. we infer there
iva probability for a doubt. Crcquct
is the principal ont door amusement at
present with the left wing Of humanity
the ladies. We have met the ladies'
Of Fort Fl ward in company with those
Of Mt. Idaho. Some Of the latter are
from Lewiston. and we are free to ad.
NIT from the number Of defects we
have experienced that this combination
as players are proficient. On Sunday
we took drive to Hull Rice's place.
Tie has very extensive ranch, md is
cutting two tons Of timothy hay TO the
acre. He has 100 acres Of the thrift.
test oats we have ever seen growing
and extensive meadows Of thick. rank
tima'hy that has been grown BY scat
teriag the seed. simpl-, without pillow
ing. The dwellings and out buildings
Of the ranchers m Canas prairie are o.
better structure than those that house
the hearts aud souls Of orr bachelor
friends on Waha prairi'. 1t you wan
to have pleasant vacation from the
oppressive heat Of Lewiston you should
by all means sojourn few weeks 3,
Mt. Idaho, for the people oil this acc
ton, and more particularly the lad :
seem to have acquired that agreeable
art Of knowing precisely the manner Of
| treating strangers and friends. VIVA,
1.-THE city lacks in quantity of theatre,
and other like amuscmen.s is qui'e suf
ficiently BALANCED by tho whole sou
righteousness Of this community. tn,
fruit Of this section, although Of
lrter growth than any shout Lewiston
yet they are Of richer and more de
iicious variety, especially the cherrie
aul strawberries, viii ii We think ar
the most luscious of any We have eve
eaten. z Mr.. Brown, the hotel proprie
tor, kindly suggested that if we shout,
curb our appetitcs to customary de
gree he tn uyht that when he and W,
balance there might not be so great
discrep ,ncy in our favor. But We at
tribute all these singular irreyularite
| to the b4lmy nature OF the mountain
ali. The business of the court ha
been exclusively the cause OF Morris
Auchiuvole ct "a! VS.. Bright 4 johnson,
"a case OF ejectmen., during = this weel
thus far. aud Friday aud Saturday o
last week. The action arose from
mislocation of mining lands in tn,
Warrens digsinss. Bright and John
son are the defendants. This term o
the First Judicial District Court IS bel,
in the Oliver Hal, used and controlle,
by the Red Cross fraternity. Under
meath, or the irst story, is now used a
blacksmith shop, which certainly is
great convenience for the judge. as al
the hammering is done below. then tn
stamping OF the horses and the moan
ing Of the bellows adds cup .ony to tn
eloquence Of the bar. Moccas'ns viii
now be in great demand in Mt. Idah
in the absence Of james Buchanan
the shoemaker. He. with Bob New
gent as cook and George Sears as gas
man. will conduct Joe Peasley. Jane
C,bb and Mr.. Boyd TO place about g.
miles distan. on the Lolu trail, wher
they expect to run foul of rich pol
diggines. Buchanan is to be the treas
urer. Boyd. Cobb and Pea>ley are to d
the work, and all that is required G