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mencss and runs down the Kootnay river,

say Oc miles. Let ldcfs epeaA iof ShSui-
selves. The kooinay river, from the lst
Of June to the 10Th Of August oyerfows
from hill to hill, making it impossible tn
pass, excep, at tins one place by boat FOR
80 miles, forming one vast laks. The
hills surrounding are heavly tmbered,
with the exception OF Sacviee Berry hill.
II is impossible 10 travel through inis
country withou, trail. They are very
few and bad at that After the high
water Is over the whole OF Jhls 80 miles
long by . or miles wIde Is one vast
swamp OF mud and wafer. Alter that
settles the grass grows fast and JEs whole
IS covered with a rich yerdure. The
moving machine can be used in almost
any place, and abundance oi hay Tor
thousands Of cattle can be easily secured.
The winters are never very severe. Cat
tie wIn:ered last winter w.;hru, any feed
ing, although very severe .ne- During
the spring and summer the mosquitoes
are - bal that yDn have u sleep with
gum tOots, buckskIn g!oyes, and bag your
head This IS the very parad Sc Of that
insect The mosquitoes, there, are
terr.hle indeed. Cattle and horses seat
ter through the bills IN EVER dfrectIcG.
The Whole, or nearly ali, OF this country
belongs to the United States. The Indians
have never been treated with and are
sell sustaining, raising cattle and horses.
Fish IS v-ry abundant and furms d
large portion Of their food. They
hunt for iurs Ia the winter and
require large aln"un 81 merchandise
which they purchase with fiss. From
this place to Spokane prair.e Is 100 miles
through fallen timber, over the worst trail
in the world. When the Pen d Or eiie lake
falls IN September cattle can b. driven
along the lake to the mouth ot Pack river,
making the distance from the mouth OF
Pack river 30 miles; 90 more brlugs Us to
Spokane prairie Here for the tlrst time
since leaving h,otnay we fnd ourselves III
what the world calls civilization. One
mile before 81 qViJ the timber three steam
sawn,il!s greet the eye L.rLe ptl,s OF
lumber ana IA lrGad gIes are Pl!ed up
right and left as ftr - the eve could reach.
Tn. prairie is Go-'el wi-h houses and
patches of piOu"Ae.i up -;Iound- We halt
aud are refreshed az Nes,wo"i- The
table Is covered wi,h every vegetable
used, and nntIcabla is the large iiIm gar
den strawberry raised there, Hhich tor
siza and flavor Is uEeJualiei. lie mounts
Va behind his iit,l bays and alter SIX
mile drive lands Us At CnG,r G,Aiene,
one, of tAr most beau fui sArCIs UT water
IA the world, and the fort, iJr teauiy Il
location, CONF ietentsS 81 structure, care
ard cleanliness cannot be equalled on the
Pacific Crast. Pus5 Commander, Major
General Wheaton The hotel accummo-
dations are primitive yet, aS they have
lust started All aboard and from the
head of civilization We dash along for the
first time III twenty years, We are whif!ed
along down the r0ad L. wi.er the horses
at the Little Spokane Falls. The driver
kindly informed us that II We wished We
could view the fails. They are sight oi
beauty and are being utIlz d ty that IN
dus.rIOus aud energetic citizen, hr. Post,
who IA building n large saw mil At then,
and Who intends 70 adj -four mil Ga
we dash down the prairie, winch is
nearly all taken up, as the ploughins and
houses IudIc .te, although III many places
it IS very graveliy ur l.ke 'ha bottom ot
| some large lake. We dIHei at Louis
Lees. whose wife presiGes ana furnishes
| splendid table On. We cross the river,
| beautiful stream and on time We arrive a;
| the Spokane Falls. II re. agaln, Mr..
| Post has a beaut fu! dour and saS 'niii ON
the edge # the falls. The fa.,s are not a
| single fall, but succession ot rapids.
az one place formiUg miniature
| horse shoe. The stream shounds with hGe
| trout. aud we found many from California
AS well As the citizens indul,,ug III the
| sport. The town was larger than | WAS
| led 10 expect from it, youth, ani the
! large business houses carrying large stocks,
and stores crowded indicate heavy busi-
ness. We stopped at the California Hotel,
| which Is built near the falls. This hotel,
and pretty large one, was So crowded
that rooms were rented above three large
stores. so one of which We were shown.
The ra,lr al company have la'd out
! !a~re IA Ia lotS, hut it seems that not
much improvement Is going ou IN that
portion of the city The city Is Laid out
| on rocky. gravely ground, ana the neon
vrnieUcr or want was water, which WAS
hauled IN carts or packed by hand A
tire would sweep everything. Donhts are
| entertained as 10 this being the grand
depot Of the railroad. and my own opinion
is that i: will only be a place. 1t would
no: b. in the interest II the railway com
pany to tuild houses tor consirncHng and
machinery there, when Lake Pen 'Orlelie
which they cross brings them 10 the TIM
her which is 81 much desired in the con
siruc,inn work, and Cedar-they can furnish
cedar lies for the railroad from the At
lautic 10 the Pacit.c aud they won't be
missed ont of the country j. w u.