Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-12-13
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
REPARIA. Dec. 10, 1883.

REPARIA, Dec. 10, 1859.
TELLER.-Went on board the Gates
at Lewiston at / pm. on yesterday, had
a good sleep. The boat made star, at
a little after ) this morning. Took On
board about 30 tons Of grain at s. lowai
and sufficient at .Aluota to make up lOG
tons. Met the Almota, Capt. Bau-h-
man, about hall way between Riparia aud
Almuta Arrived here about halt Iast
pm. Found that the Gates and Al
rnota had already cleared of mos, Of the
grain that lay exposed to the weather
along at the different landings, when We
came up two month, ago, and consider
able from the warehouses. Bat little i,
now being hauled to the river since the
storms have commenced and probably
viii not be hauled any faster than the
boats can take il away. Tn warehouses
yet contain mu-h, precisely how much
could not learn The water l. very low,
and full load, cannot be taken. Since
the palous1 junction and Coliax road
has commenced taking freight, nearly ali
up-ireishts for Coliax, Palouse City and
even Moscow tahes that railroad and the
greater portion of the down freight goes
that way. This makes Wa.Wa-Wa,
Amota and P,na- Wa-Wa dull in the
ireightins business compared with two
months ago. Almota has shipped about
800 tons Of grain this season, and there
is about 800 tons more there to ship.
Since the first Of October the Gates alone
has taken away 3I2 tons from Assotin,
4G2 from Lewiston, 242 from A powa,
so from -teptoe, - from Skeels, 80 from
Skeletons, 10 from Bishops, IS from
/ Truax, 100 from kclloy's, "a from Wa
Wa-Wa, 195 from Almota, G0l from
Ilia, IS from Central Ferry, 1870 from
New York Bar The Gates account
from August sth, the first shipment OF
this year, to October first, is not on board
the boat and hence cannot give it. What
| have given toots up 3,o43 tons shipped
on the Gates since the first Of October
The purstr kindly gave me these figures,
up to December 9Th. On arriving here
at Kiparia Agent Peabody furnished me
the figures Of the shipments Of wheat
since the Sth OF August, On both the
Gates and Almota, which foots up 1905
tons up to the present, showing that the
Almota has taken away much more than
the Gates, as in several instances she has
made daily trips, for short distances. Be
sides the shipments Of wheat, the follow
ing down freight has been shipped to-wit:
4I2l tons of flour, 1873 tons OF flax seed,
50! tons Of wool> II tons Of hides, two
tons bacon, Is tons hay and three tons
of timothy seed, making in all shipments
S,6o-i tons since August Sth. 1t is i'm
possible to predict what more may be
shipped this fail If the winter remains
open so that they can continue to run,
there will be much more shipped, unless
the water becomes still lower But it is
very doubtful if the boats can run later
than Christmas, in which ease not more
than 900 tons more can be shipped
before the high water OF the spring. The
estimates are various as to the quantity
seeking shipment Capt. Stump thinks
they have already taken away one-third
of the product that will be for shipment.
Others think not. The Colfax road has
given much relief to the crowded river
transportation. see by the Oregonian
that Senator Slater has introduced a bill
in the Senate declaring the land gran,
of the Northern Pacific Company forfeit
ed between Wallula and Portland. l..
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