Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-09-17
Hume Again.

Our trip from Portland home wa,
made in two days as far as Wallula
Here we found that the Snake rive,
steamer had left the day before our al
rival. We then proceeded to Walh
Walla to await the return of tn,
steamer, and remained there about 4, !
hours, and interviewedt the town, whicl
We had not before seen since 1878 |
We found many substantial improve
ments had been made and the tow
n the full height of prosperity: ant
progressing with great vigor. Here
we met our brother chips of the Union,
Statesman and Waterman each elated
with the progress of she to VA and the
prospects. They have been enabled to
secure for their papers good power
presses, which do good work, and thus
they propose to keep pace with the
growth Of the place and the country
around them. A co,nmodious addition
has been made to the Stne House and
t is kept well by the Small Bros.
)'Brien has a new hr.ck hotel AL,
,eems to he doing well. Whitman /,
Lacy have constructed n fine built n:
opposite the Stine House, Paine
Bros. new brick block has been com
petcd since we were last here and it
is fine and imposing structure, Other
blocks have been built on main street
which give the place the appearance
of city; while on the other streets
and in the suburbs of the town private
"csiJenccs Of magnificent prupoi tion>
nd fine architectural finish, give Il
.ssurancr OF the prosperi Y and good
taste of the occupants. The projection
of the several narrow guage railroads
leading to the city make il seem now
quite a railroad center, which will be-
come more such so soon as the system
of the 0. II. & n. Company is com
pleted This company have now
about 1900 men engag d in grading
the road from Walla Walla to Grange
CITY at the mouth of the Tu:arnon
on Snake river, distance of over 4C
, miles and about 20 miles of this grad
. ing is alleldy completed and the chiet
, engineer informed us that the whole
would be completed within 20 days
and the ties and rails laid with all pos
r sible dispatch. A tributary to this
!. road will be built to Dayton this Fall
n and next year another feeder will b'
!, constructed up the Pataha, and per
S haps over the divide in the direction
y: either Lewiston or the Assotin. A
:, irange City they propose to cross tn
Snake river and proceed up the mort
# b,nk, four mile. to TevaS CITY. fro'
which place their road leaves the rive
:. and proceeds towards Colfax. Th
3 company propose O place daily steam
ers upon the Upper Snake to run be
er tween Texas City and Lewiston an
intermediate points, which portion
er the river is alwaysnavigahle for steam
ers except when frozen. We returne
ge to Wallula Thursday night but II
'e boat from Lewiston had arrived. w
waited till Friday at ! | n. m. and n
ar boat came We then took a train az
) i: proceeded to Ainsworth and there r
NAMED till Saturday afternoon whe
"a e, the steamer Spokane arrived. 81
Us and the Almota having 'heen detaiu'
ap ep two days by wind at head of Tex
ok rapids. During our short stay
ng Ainsworth we took observation of Il
place and the works of the Northe'
BIT Pacific company. Mccartney, the g
on gineer. was absent at Spokane Fal
lie lie Ainsworth is comprised Of sand hea
Die with little or 10 Vegetation save sa
ov brush. The front Of the town h
on been leveied and about % hnlldin
constructed of various dimen.io
,se suit .ble for the business of the wo
ms Of construction of the railroad.
my has one good restaurant for tranci'
all persons and large company boardi
,,n ,Jn house, company Offices and quartz