, 1882-09-02
WALLA wALLA TO MONTANA
Leaving the Ran and Taking 70 Natures
HshEay-The Journey Up clsrks Fork
Here and There an Incident
TFgoN OH coanIssIoyEs J

MONDAY Evening, August q.
The novelty o. change from Pullman
palace car to a rougher mode of journeying,
! and curiosity 70 see everything and every
body at tae Front. collected tie part, At
very early hour this morning. Brooks Tre-
vett. who GOT letr ST Cheney YESTERDAY,
came up Oh tae regular train, and turned IN
az 2;i5 this morning, reporting that wien
the people 0f that town learned Wh0 be was
and to what party be belonged, they turned
out OF church en- mass. and net tim very
cordially. He made the apology of his party
for appearing on Sunday, bat If they desired
speech he thought lie could recall CO.. Nc
Cracken's style and would address them IL
the absence Of the speaker Ct tie party.
They declined, and Mr- Trevo.s escaped, 70
JOIN Us here.
Mr. Fuller and wife. who had acc0inpan-
led the party >f!om Portland, tufnsd 70
Spokane Falls and Walia Wslia. as dii
Charlie Pond amt sir Fordyce Between
early morning AMI niur, the party
Visited TIE DIyFERrNT CAMPS
and had a COCO look at the character OF the
work being done by the large fo5:e unlsg
Alr. iiailett, that gentleman coavCy!ng
them He explained that icw miles above
the men were doing the las heavy Piece Of
rock cuttiag between the end o: the raj. and
MssOula, TAe main force Is scattered al ng
the line eastward about twenty miles. B.
Y"nd the big rock cut referred t", tue grsie
Is completed for IS miles and Mr. HaIietr
says he inteuds TO lay about 4 miles 0.
| track each day after tie work G. the Gu; Is
5one. There arc several heavy brf,lges 10
bald between this poiut and where tie read
crosses CiaFk's Fork, below tie falls
Here,
AT EOCK ISLiEn,
We 6ni NJ. Nils III charge OF Ws..s. :
Fargo's Office, who informs ns that IN tho
absence OF mail facilities ne Is dainr an inl-
mense amount Of letter carrying. Tie mrn
III AZ ~ '4 tSEi AAIs-t IL - C.a-e - "a
great While tina; they can g-t mai mater.
Naturally enough. many II them get terr:-
by home-siek, aud yeasn FOR news from 'ae
old folks az home We Cannot see that
/, would be any partienlar expense OF tiou-
ble for Mr.. Haliett to establish : mail route
between Nes;wood and he Front, anI We
are ASSURED tha: such mCvemsh, would roy
only make his men, OF most ot them. oettcr
cont nted, bus raise him IL tire esteen of
hts employees. Many of these men have
been driven BY the Reed OF labor fGoa home
and friends, 70 which they are very strongly
s.tached, and it - very great hardship to
be deprived Of ordinary mail communication.
Their present condition reminds me torclo.y
of tie soldiers IN the Amy. and wA,n re-
,7ll ,h- anxiety Of tho d" boy- il Hia~" " .Jr
90. - iicm home, can only feel sympathy
;rr sae men al ;hs Frong IN Ia. g-t-l s-Elle
with Nature.
UNSUCCESSFUL FISHiENES.
Ia the beautiful stream here ;i..re a2-
aysred every promise fer 3 suesss 20. Lisa,
ani the grnt!er-n ~hH hEt c..t:.t ;r-l.6,
lr. I'aiua, 2ir. Ear, Il .:.. -. IN.
started along the b.nk ,e- 4. ely 5TcuU.
An hour after, Mr.. Z.n came to the boat
with hs fly AMI the uther gentlemen With
two or :hrtc small trout, and were accorded
the piau hts nI the company.
The msn are now pali of with checks,
ami Mr.. N0yen, cashier Of the company,
cashes them Whenever desired Mr.. Slc-
MILAN, formerly OF the coi-pany's service Of
Spokane Falls. is associated with Mr..
Noxen. Mrs. McMi!Itn IS wi:h her kus-
band They have pleasant teit-hone IN
this wilderness OF pine, tir and cedar, There
are several other ladies here
INPROvIDEST.
4 talk with the proper parties, reveals to
u,e tie lamsBtabe fact that few of the.e
hsrd-work!ng men are laying up money fcr
the inevitable rainy day. l. IS :o0 true that
between cards, women ana the bottle mos;
OF their monthly pay is Jiyii=i- In this
work AMI lie men appear 20 get reckless ana
take nc thoaght Of the morrow. At Iae
hospitals there is not much general sickness,
but there are quite large number Of men
who hare been badly hn-t by accident
The night is scarcely made note 0: here
THE SALOONS AND GAMBLING pENs
keep open house, and most ef the shops Tor
re,air Of tools the work is kept up the whole
=. hoars. At about IL O'Clock or little
earlier. Capt. Pease, whose experience WITH
these upper lakes sni riv-rs IS iife-lorg aid
hence very valuable 10 the company, takes
his place in the pilot-house, Nj. George w
n rrison, a genial young gentleman iron
"Vsrn.cunt." his plscc in the Office, Fred
Fender looks after the menu, and tie Nate
Ha'le.t Is swung into the rapid s;rssn, and
Ne ara IF for Thompsan's Falls, where
stages are 20 meet ani convey Us to Ms
sonia. The little steamer was not built foI
u,sseu-e- trattle, bet she takes good care of
our party, s.il beaded by John Muir. Who,
every n,ore-.. Ia contriving Soms Des cNia-
! fUrt for his guests.
CLARR's FORK.
| Looking AZ the map ana rcrneH herring that
Cg.rl's Fork rolls and ;Gmhles among the
[ maintains IN lis way to the Upper Columbia
III. stranger would not shink it much OF
stream, and all no doubt be surprised when
| I sSsore him that there Is 4 ereater volume
: w.:sr IN II than flows between the banks
- ,hs famous Willamette. Il is "a ussr5@,
turbulent. rapidly. deep running strean- oi
ce-r Gear. ccal water. There are dczen
- 50 rarids a. the low stage OF water, be,
tween Rock Island AMI Thompson's, but
CsD.. pease. on tbs his third trap, finds
/ channel. and with one or two exesPions,
-. MS craft over without using the steam
r,ns.sp. There were times when the pro-
yr.ss was very slow. hu, Tia little steamer
..kickeI!" bravely and soon the bow SSs N
r. s,,a-rp "a hFi-a,l >,