Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-04-13
RETURN OF L. P. BROWN.

left his home about three mouths since
for a visit to the East, reached this city
on Friday | st en- route home. Mr..
B. informs us that he had very pleas
ant visit and that he has improved
much in health. He visited Washing
ton city, New York and friends in
Michigan, at which latter place he re
NAMED a good portion Of the time.
While in Washington city he had inter
views with several Senator's and mem
bers of Congress in the interest OF the
people Of North Idaho relative to their
annexation to Washington. The gen
eral belief among them was that Wash
ington would not be admitted at this
session Of Congress even if it were adj
ni.ted during the present Congress,
but that it would be admitted during
the present administration, and from
Ill that he could gather he is fully OF
the opinion that when Washington is
admitted North Idaho will go with her
despite the Ainslie amendment OF
Brents' bill, and particularly if our
people do not slacken in their efforts to
place before members Of Congress the
facts in relation to our isolated condi-
zion. Mr.. Brown has interested him
self with several prominent railroad
men Of the East in regard to the Idaho,
Clearwater and Montana route and
comes back fully satisfied th't road
will soon be constructed from Lewiston
across the Bitter Root mountains and
have an eastern connection with lines
already built, that preliminary work
on said road will be done this season
and that the region Of Camas Prairie
win remain but a short time longer
bottled up as We now find it. He far
thermore gathered such facts as con.
frmed him in the belief that the Nee
Perce Reservation will ere long be open
to purchase and settlement, aside from
such portions as will become absorbed
BY the Indians themselves who will
have taken up lands in severally. Mr..
Brown is Of the opinion that soon after
il becomes generally known that this
road is to be built the population of
Camas Prairie and the country bord-
sring the Clearwater both north and
south outside the Reservation will soon
increase rapidly till all the available
lands now open for settlement have
been absorbed by pre.emptors and home
steaders, that the greet Po,latch coun.
Try will become one of the richest and
most prosperous Of al tho sections Of
North Idaho, and that as soon as this
road is completed 80 miles eastward
from lewiston and ready for business
i viii have all the local traffic in pro,
duoe and lumber that it can accommo
date at highly remuneratiye rates and
when said rood is completed to con.
nection with the lines east Of the Rocky
mountains it will have more business
than it can perform. lie says the re.
sources Of the country are so extensive
and 70 varied that he is fully warranted
inthis prediction, These opinions Of
Mr.. Brown are such as we have long
entertained, and we are glad to find .
man Of 20 years experience in tn,
country whose powers Of and facilities
for close observation are and have bee,
% great, who accords with us in judge
ment in this matter. Mr.. Brown, dur
ing bis visit to the east, has done mucl
10 induce men Of capital to consider
An opinions and statements worthy o
attention. Hence the organization o
the Idaho, Clearwater and Montan,
Company last summer and their subse
.quent explorations have not been
mythe nor have they been withou
their valuable rosults. We shall hence
forward look for the company to d
something worthy Of the magnitude an
Importance of the enterprise in whicl
siey embarked. Precisely what the
will do, or when they viii enter upo,
active work is matter for them to dc
tsrmine and the sources whence the
may obtain their means of doing, is
matter belonging to thefl and not tn
public. so long as they find themselvc
able to carry out their plans and bull
. road in reasonable time, that wi
enhance the value Of every foot of Ian
two or three fold within a distance q