Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-09-07

SAMP ON lLOhSa TURN, SLEAhN AIEn,
August 9th, 1882.
A. LELAND & SoN-SIRs Yours
ii July 81 al. hand. Thanks for papers
Is reading matter is a great luxury
mere.
We are still getting along as we'll as
could he expected have conquered all
the difficulties both on the line and
with orr boats have swamped our
boats four times, but always had the
good luck to have but very little in
them of valus. lost my coat and
watch, but found them after ly.
ing in the river q week. Our great
est loss was our cartridges. only having
seven left. We have just got through
the canon proper, after hard struggle
of thirty five miles, through which We
had to carry our supplies and camp
equippage at least six miles at different
times, sometimes half mile at time,
and sometimes skiding and hauling
our boats hundred yard over boul,
ders, nearly as large as your office, but
thanks to the good viii and pluck Of
all concerned we are through safe and
sound. The country now opens into
a broad basin with low receding hills
and mountains, river broad and shall
lew, with wide flats on both sides GOV.
cred with splendid timber, white pine,
cedar, spruce, tamarack and red fir, al.
of the best quality for lumber and
railroad timbers.
If the elements do not interfere We
will reach the summit about October
LIST. We have to resort to pack ami.
mails now on account of the shallow
ness Of the river; will abandon one Of
the boats in two or three days, keeping
one to carry the kitchen, furniture, aud
1Of crossing the river.
Game and fiji are very plentiful,
especially fish there are thousands Of
Columbia salmon here, but we have
caught none yet, as they have not be-
gun to lie on the bars. / wish l could
send you some of our game and FISH,
Will write to you again by the 1lth
of October.
I have been out with three men and
cut trail from the Lo Lo trail to the
river; left the Lo Lo trail about 81
miles west of where it crosses this riv.
err and struck the river % miles below
where the Lo Lo trail crosses it; dist.
ance from Lo Lo trail to river s miles,
carried our provisions and blankets on
our backs. Have found very large
warm spring, strongly impreguated
with copperas. Elk and deer resort tc
it in large numbers. Will give you
its temperature in my next.
Use as much of this for an item as
you can. Yours Truly,
J. O. MAxoN.
August 80.
In your issue of the "a inst, I no
ticed all article, part of which l wish
to make some corrections. In Il first
place the man Newland is found, and
is in good health, and in our opinion
was the more sane than any Of thu
three that told the "Cock and Bulls
story related to above, for he knew
enough to know that he left the Lo LII
trail to his:right. Secondly we have
been noway near out of anything bu
meat, have always had plenty of ev
erything else, and though we nigh
swamp a boat every day, we neve
could be entirely out Of anything a
we always keep things divided, SO a
to provide for such emergencies. Third
ly, if we were SO near out of provision
what should crew OF 20 men be doin
while Messrs Bryant and the Cup
were on their five days march to Lon
Bills, but going out to the Lo Lo trail
which is not more than 20 miles iron
the Loska at any point east of tn
Musc.eshell, and meeting the train re
ported to be there. Fourthly, if W
are out of provisions, what have "
got two boats with three men to eacl
8 sixteen horses and four packers an
7 trail cutters for9 Filthy, we hav
t plenty of everything needed in cam
like this, have no fear of getting shor
every one in the best of health, an
4 marching steadily on to the summit {
Y the Lo Lo pass, which we will surel
+. reach this fall if the elements do n,
interfere. Very Respectfully,
J. o. MAxoN.