Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-05-21
TRIP TO YANKEE FORK.

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Ed. WoRIp: Mcssrs S. 7. Davis, ]
G. Fox, James Magee, Frank MCGEE,
Augustus Beck and myself shouldered
our snow-shoes, blankets and grub, and
started from Idaho City for this place
Tuesday morning, the 4th inst. We
commenced using the shoes eight miles
above Idaho City and, the day being
rainy, had quite rough trip to the
Tatro cabin, where we camped for the
night. During the forenoon Of We'd
nesday we started for Banner, arriving
there at 2 o'clock P. NJ; laid over there
that day and night and went to point
nine and one-half miles above Jordan,sl
bridge on the Payette the next day
All being new beginners ut snow-shoe-
ing except Messrs. Fox & Davis, each
took their turns at affording amuse-
ment while descending the "Payette
Hill.n When Eight Mile Creek was
reached we foundit too high to cross,
and were obliged to fall tree across
it. About o'clock P. NJ Mr.. Davis
espied black bear on the side of a
mountain about 400 yards away. Not
knowing the distance, he raised the
sight Of the Winchester rifle to 200
yards and blazed away, hitting it in
the foot. He followed it about half a
mile up the ridge, overlook it and
opened fire. Bruin found it hard climb
ing up the s'eep mountain side after
receiving a couple of wounds and made
all attempt to catch Davis, but Sam
handled the gun to good advantage
and the savage beast received death
wound and fell over a cliff 80 or 40
feet high into gulch. The bear
weighed about 800 pounds and it took
three of us to drag him over the rough
ground to camp. That night and the
next morning we Toasted on bear meat
to save 'grub," which we were afrait
would run short before Bonanza wa.
reached. Friday we went from thu
camp above Eight Mile Creek" to the
"Flat," about three miles above thu
, Warm Springs. The first snow tina
, was reached after getting to the Pay
cite was ON the "Big Flat" al thu
mouth Of Warm Spring creek. w
had considerable difficulty in going
! from the Warm Springs 10 our camp
. ing place, as we took the upper trai
$ and had to go around the cliffs hun
:. dreds OF feet from tile river. Their
Y was few inches of fresh snow, bt
t meath which was hard crust, aud ON
# was obliged to take the lead and max
e foot holds. Mr.. James Magee fe
}. once and slid twelve or fifteen fee
$ but was lucky enough to catch on
t rock. Saturday we went from til
camp three miles above the Wars
Springs TO point on Rock creek, SCI
Ell miles above Cape Horn. We too
dinner at the mouth of Deadman Cal
" yon and started up it about l o'clocl
c The snow was very soft, and we ha
l. to mount our snow-shoes pretty ofte
i There was foot of fresh snow in II
e canyon, and all felt little uneas
"a while ascending it. Several times "
+ could feel the snow settle and 81
n. cracks rent in it, but the only way
IS do was to keep going. Once the sno
re settled FIR hundreds Of feet above u
t. aud we could hear the Swapping &
of the way up. AS Mark Twain won
IN say, we were not scared, but maj
N, for the summit as fast as possih
g We made the trip through it, a d
$. lance OF three miles, in two hours al
~ fifteen minutes. Sunday we t,ok di
lis ner at the Cape Horn House, and we
IN 10 the foot of srfhe Summitr dnrino 4