Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-10-14

Ing we WOuIu seek inc low Iauu ou tno
Montana side and camp on one OF the
many lakes that are in these mountains
| We would choose to camp on the Mon
taBa side Of the divide in case it would
snow we would be On the safe side to
settlement. We were on the range
seven days, and the third day we were
out, all our provisions were utilized, with
the exception Of -four, and the remain
ing days we managed to sustain life on
-four and water straight, mixed up into
paste and fried. On the morning of the
seventh day (this morniug) we mired up
our last batch of dope, and We wisely
concluded that it was high time for US to
pull out TO the valley and re.stock. So
in the words of the following miners
chorus, which, in our case is quite ap-
propriate, we took heed:
"Put your pack upon your back
Aud Ger the valley go it
And when you strike a good thing
Let everybody know it,"
Well, we didn't strike anything very
good, but we wanted to badly, and ar
rived it the valley at about noon to-day
leg weary, hungry, dirty and ragged.
We came out fifteen miles south of the
town of Skakaho, or twenty miles south
OF Corvallis. When we reached the
wagon road in the valley, Mr.. Clark
ordered Carson and myself, south, back
to camp and himself and Beall proceed
ed on down the valley to Corvallis, where
they will restock with provisions and 60
on up to the Beall pass, which they vii
more than likely reach tomorrow. A :
coriin. to the barometer, the further
nth we followed the range the higher
the elevation, and the days were clear
81 we could not be mistaken in its read.
ing. We found one pass about tive, ~
miles north of the Elk City trail, whose
elevation Was 5000 The highest eleva-
ton that we reached was 10000 above
tide; we named this point the White
Lion Butte.
The scenery in the Bitter Root noun
tains is supremely grand. We have
Travelled the banks of the Hudson and
Columbia rivers, where the scenery OF
these streams are known to the world,
and We have not in any instance seen
anything, with the exceptions Of the
Palisades and Castle Rock in the Catskill
mountains, that will excel the scenery OF
the Bitter Root mountains. Their peaks
aud arches are SO simple and perfect that
one would presume that they were the
d signs of skilled architects. We must
have passed at least fifty Of the most
beautiful lakes. We understand that
there is lake in the Beall pass that
bears the name of Lake Leland, named
for Alonzo Leland, ESQ of the TELLER,
in 1880, when Beall's party went through
and the outlet of this creek hears the
name Of Loyal creek, christened at the
same time for Loyal P. Brown, ESQ, of
Mt. Idaho. But person to drink in
and enjoy these grand works Of Nature
would necessarily have to adopt another
means Of conveyance than on Hopkins
horse" (your own legs) with a forty
pound pack on his back, as in our case.
The game signs in these mountains are
very numerous. but it was our misfortune
for them to keep out of our way. with
the exceptions OF mountain sheep, and
they are very numerous, but shy and
cute, when we were on the summit they
would invariably be feeding on the low
lands, and pisa versa, when we were on
the low lands we would behold, on the
highest peaks in sight, those COMPOUNDED
sheep looking at us. We only got
one shot at them, and then our rifeman' =
pack kept him from drawing deadly bead
on them. At any rate we concluded
that We were not hunting sheep but holes
in the ground. so We strolled along dis
appointed. We saw two bear. Your
correspondent was encountered by a big
black one while en- route; the be; +
brought him to sudden halt and gased
very enquiringly. The alarm was given
to the riffeman who was ahead, where.
upon Nj. Bear wheeled very much un-
concerned and walked leisurly down the
mountain. The Bitter Root mountains
are immense and We suggest that the
mountain struck picnicsrs 10 and about
Lewiston steer their little bsrque east to
these mountains the next time they are
troubled with the fever.
understand that Engineer Ray, of
the U. p, has run a line up the west
branch Of the Bitter Root to, or near the
pass where our party are now at work,
and that he is in the Lost Horse pass
waiting for us. THIS pas. is supposed to
be the Beall pass. If the Beah pass is
not as represented, we will run the lioe