Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-09-27

with one hand, and which does not draw
more than three or four inches Of water.
4 hong fGenoons work FOR the flashing
and gracefully handled paddles Of the ex-
pert natives will take you to the head of
the island, or rather delta, formed by a
fork Of the river and the lake. You
take the left and smaller channel, nat |
ural canal, that will take you to the lake
in quick order, the distance only being
seven or oreightmiles. As you rathcrsudden-
ly dcbouch from the tree powered stream
into the lake, sight picturesque ~ far
As l have seen meets your sstonished
gaze. Before you lays grand sheet OF
water some ninety miles long aud from
two aud half 70 Eve miles wide, framed
in on all sides by towering mountains
and several snow-capped peaks, all rising
very precipitously from the smooth sur
face Of this charming mountain-like, smi-
ling yet rugged, attractive yet solemn,
beautiful yet wild, it lies there lonely by
the white invader, who busily building
iron roads to its north and to its south, to
its west and to its cast. To-day it is un-
doubtedly the most remote place in Brit
ish Columbia, OF On this continent south
of the Arctic regions. For two hun
dred and fifty miles Of river travel you
pass Just one white mans house, namely
at Bonners ferry, one hundred and ter
miles from the lake, Last summcl
there were four or Eve white men, tn
usual forerunnors Of civilization, i. e.
prospcctors, in all this vast stretch o
country. But alas it was also the las
Of its solitary state. Mines of rich galen
discovered, l am told, late last fall, hav
changed the aspect Of tranquil nature, an'
the ruthless hanl of white men, tha
most aggressive force in nature, tha
knows no bounds, that knows restraint O
respect only to outrage them, has alread,
left ns mark in the shape Of disastrou
forest fires that have been raging aroun,
the lakc for three months, and. even il
the more roprehensible guise of dead sal
mon and trout wantonly done 10 death b,
giant powder. For the latter outyag
there is no possible excuse, Tor the LAX
is literally tecming with the finest fsl
that live in ircah water. ] was recent
returning from hurried visit to th
miues, situated some fifty miles up tn
lake, my crew pulling against time t
take INC to an appointed meeting, fo
which | was rather late To show hoy
literally nature has provided tor tn
: want Of raan in that region, l may ner
, ton that an hours troll before the stan
r provided US with some forty pounds c
+ iish, two OF them being as fine specimen
h Of the much doubted and land-locked {
= fresh water salmon q could be seel
y weighing sixteen and seventeen pound
d respectively. But not content with th
d supply, fine muledeer buck swimmin
o across the lake at a narrow part, was su
y prised by our craft, which proved u
z swift for him, and provided our lard
i with hundred weight of venison. Al
d yet amid such supplies man throws gia
IT powder cartridges into the water, and |
l. deliberately setting FIRE to forests chas
II game Of every kind out Of the oountl
II not to mention that the whole distri
,e has been cnvcIoped in such thick smo
ii for the entire summer as would shan
to face many good London November fl