Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-06-09

are Hecucu. 1He SURROUNDINGS uaLur-
ally leading to this point for business
will lie large. They have physician
resident here, also clergyman, with
church and parsonage. 1t is excellent
soil, its proximity to the railroad will
be sure to make the farmers of this
valley rich and prosperous. The saw
and Touring mill add greatly to the
convenience of the settlers. The
Ceur dAlene Indians come here with
their grain and exchange tor flour, and
do an extensive trade here. AS evil
dence of their thrift they have over
seventy wagons among them and sew
eral spring wagons and buggies, and
good horses. They have considerable
farm machinery and appear in their
habits and dealings much like the
whites, save in their Dress We leave
here to-day For the Bridge and shall
take occasion to say more of this Sec
ton at another time.
CAMP CeUR DALENE, June Sd.
Since my last from Rockford, we
came through via old California ranch
to Spokan bridge. We found several
locations of settlers among the black
pines, Ell route to the ranch, and in
the vicinity of the ranch several other
partially improved ranches. The old
ranch has been very much improved
since our last visit to it in ~ At
the bridge the old buildings on the
south side Of the river have all been
removed, and new buildings construct
ed ON the bluff on the north side.
Here we found Cowley with a well
stocked store of goods and many
improvements in the shape of build
ings, and fences enclosing them. At
a email distance east of him Louis Lee
has built hotel and saloon all under
one roof and good stable near by.
| We were we'll entertained here for the
night. The new bridge built at this
point by Mr.. Cowley is quite sub
stantial wooden structure, with timber
piers we'll filled with rock and well
planked and in every way a substantial
structure. 1t is about $50 feet long
and cost about 81, 500. Gu, Lewiston
people could easily span the Clearwa-
ter, with a bridge Of like structure for
less than $4,000, which would stand
them 20 years and become of untold
advantage to both the city Of lewiston
and the surrounding country. The
water of the Spokan here is both deep
er and swifter than the Clearwater op-
posite Lewiston. This Spokan bridge
at the present is almost constantly be-
ing used by wagons and teams which
belong to this military camp, and those
in the employ of the N. p. r. r. A
wagon with one span of horses pays a
toll of 81 for the round trip, and at
the present rates it requires but short
time to pay the first cost. Yesterday
morning we set out for this place, and
when opposite we diverged about a
mile to the Little Falls of the Spokan.
Here we found the old settler, Fred
rick Post, still engaged at his enter
prise for utilizing this great water pow
er for milling purposes. His first i'm.
provements were visible when we were
here ten years ago, and he has from
time to time continued them till he
has expended large sum in blasting
the rock and cutting his canal, and
laying his foundation and erecting the
lower work of his mill. He has just
commenced cutting lumber to complies
the work of an extensive numbering
and Touring mill. We shall hereafter
tAke occasion to say more about this
site and its advantages and the wora
that has been done and that will, err
long be done to utilize this great water
power. We came Oh through the
prairie and open black pines up thu
Spokan river to this point. Our on
trance here was more adventurou.
than we desire ever again to experience
We drove past the post trading hous,
and around the officers quarters anc
was vending our way TO the hotel ane
stable along narrow road surrounded
by numerous small pines on either sid'
among which were numerous small
stumps of trees cuta about one foot from
the ground, when suddenly two small
dogs ran out barking furiously as little
whiflits kno how to do. This move
ment frightened our team so mucf
that We could not keep them in thu
road but managed to steer them cleal
o. the trees, till one fore wheel STRUCK
a stump with such force as to precipi
tate the writer out of the buggy il
front of the forward wheel and to tn
right, striking the. left temple upon tn
ground. and the right thigh against ,
stump. l was for q moment or twt
unconscious of what had happened, bu
} when recovered I found myself being
picked uD bv two good SamaritenS