Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-06-02

get return in money that ought to
make them happy. They have some
of the richest soil in all the great belt
between the Cascades and the Bitter
Root We left Cedar creek for Pine
creek on Wednesday and passed over
the mountain road and reached Daven-
ports early in the afternoon. The
roughness of the road we Travelled
stirred up the bile and we were afflicted
with severe pain in the head for two
days. So severe was this that we re-
manned in doors most of the time till
this eve when we obtained relief and
came down to Pennington There has
been great change in the appearance
of this valley since we were here seven
years ago. The valley is NOW quite
extensively improved and every acre
of the land is claimed and occupied by
settlers. The crops here are more for
ward than in the Deep creek and
Mountain Cove settlements, and the
climate seems to be warmer; the soil is
good. The town of Pennington is
beautifully located on bench Just
above the creek. 1t has church, a
school house, two blacksmith shops, a
meat market, hotel and stable, drug
store, saloon and two stores containing
general merchandise, one stove and
tin shop with good stock, and judging
from its surroundings and from the
little time | have been here, the place
must have an extensive trade. They
have some hopes that in the near fu-
ture a railroad will be extended here
by the Q. r. Il N. Company, an event
that would make this, section highly
prosperous. Stratton- 4 Harrington
seem to do the most extensive business.
Stratton is one of the brothers who, in
an early day was in Warrens. Their
store is well stocked and the settlers
ralley to it in large numbers They
have bought CT the farmers a large
amount of OATS and barley, and sent
this grain to the railroad, where 2Icts
per pound has been the price. A large
number of farmers have also taken
their own grain to Spokan Falls and
other points on the road and found a
good market. We fluid the whole pco-
pie of this section on both sides of the
line greatly DESTROYS for the annexa-
ton of North Idaho to Washington,
and so far as developed the sentiment
is tn Washington should come in as
a state under the present constitution
without any delay to make better in
strument. WIN. M. Campbell has as
good little stock of stoves and tin
ware as can be found in any Of the
small towns and fine lot of tools for
manufacturing all kinds Of tinware.
DIR. Fisher is the physician here and
is regarded as a good one, and as for
pulling teeth he is A l, for we have
tested him. We haveheard of no law.
yer here and hence we suffice the peo-
pie of the district are not contentious
people. Those on the Idaho side OF
the line who trade here com.
plain bittely of having to go all the
way to Lewiston to do their land office
county and court business, and espe.
cially when they have to g as witness
es in timber cases which are trumped
up upon trifiins violations of the tim.
Der acts. We met Soltise the chief
Of the Ceur d'Alenes, with several OF
his family here engaged in trading and
he appeared as much a citizen in his
manner of dealing as many of the
whites and as deeply. interested in the
improvement of the country. He
wants to buy the land which has been
reserved for him and his people and
offers to pay the government 100000
for it, one-half ON getting the title and
the other half at the end of five years
He wants no Indian agent over them
and no annuitics. All the people here
desire the immediate construction OF
the Tacoma branch of the Northern
Pacific and then tributary to this
read leading from here to some point
accessible near Cheney or Sprague
They generally lean to the North Pa
.cifc management es promising more
for the people than the O. r. 4 n
company, and consequently express
some fears that the reported compio
mise between Willard and the N. p.
will ultimately lead to consolidation Of
the two companies, and Continued
high tariff of rates. I.