, 1880-10-16

Nearly the whole az his country be-
longs L. the United States the Indians
never having heen tire tied with; sustain
themselves by farming and .tock-raising
in the winter they fish and hun, and bar
ter their furs for merchandise From the
koOtenai 10 Spokan Prairie is loo miles
through fallen timber over the roushess
trad IN tie world ; when the
PIN D'osEILLE LAKE
falls in September, cat:le can be driven
along the lake 10 the north OF Pack River,
distance OF so miles, Nhi!e 30 more
brings us to Spokan Prairie. Here, for
the hrsr time since leaving kootenai We
find ourselves IN civilization; one mile
before We quit the timber, three steam
saw mills greet the eye, while to the right
anu left immense piles of lumber and rail-
road ties are stacked. Far As the eye can
see the great Sp,kan Prairie is dotted
with the houses Of the incoming settlers,
while grea, patches Of p!onshed land at
test their industry. At West Woods We
stop to refresh and find his table covered
with good fare and the Very fines. kind Of
home raised strawberries West mounts
MS behind his fast bays, AMI after a SIX
nile drive lands us al
FORT cEvR DaLENE,
ON the Lake Of that name the lake Is one
of the most beautiful and picturesque
sheets Of water in the world, and the Fv-t,
for beauty of location, completeness of
structure. comfort and cleanliness caa
nowhere BE- excelled on the Pacific
coast. The Post is commanded by Maj l,r-
General Wheaton. The hot Il acco.nm"ia-
tons are Pr'm tive, as 1t Is Just started
continuing onr journey we make the LIZ:
tie Spokan Falls, beautiful sight, and
find that they will be utilized by that in
dustrinus and energetic citizen, Mr.. Post,
who is building large saw and gr.st mill;
from this point We speed across thc prairie
and Cross many gravelly places, which
seem to Indicate that 1t was one the bot,
tom of some large lake, dine at L, uis
Lees off a splendid table, cross the river
and finally arrive on time at the Spukan
Falls; here asain Mr. psf is erecting
another fl'urIng aud saw mil right on the
edge of the Falls The Falls, by the way,
are a succession of rapids, at one pla:e
forming
A MINIATURE HORSE SHOE
The streams abound with trnu. and many
citizeEs were INDUCING IN piscatoii.!
sport.
The town is larger than | was led to
expect from It's extreme youth. AMI the
large business houses, carrying very Large
stocks, indlcat, heavy busin, S. the
California Hntel, large building, WAS
crowded, and the proprietor was eom
pell ~ rent the roomS above the stores
to accommodate his guests. TIE IA Iruad
company have laid out large fiat in lots,
but not much improvement is going on
in that quarter of the town, which is laid
on; IN gIavelly SOIL, where water has tn lie
packed in carts or by hand fire would
demoiish everything
Doubts are entertained as to whether
this point will be the
GRAND DEPOT
of the Northern Pacific Railroad my
own opinion is that the best place for the
construction depot would he in the v;cin-
age of tho Pen dOreilIe Lake, where
water and timber are plenty and available
There is cedar enough around the Lax, to
furnish all the railroads on this continent
with ties, and they would not be m:ssed
out Of the country
j. w. GAL.EiirH.