Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-14
The Olympia Boys.

The Olympia Boys.
Some account Of their trip across the Noun
tains and their trijuldtions IN drrtctn9
on tie .fartamed golden shores.
81, ady labor takes tie disposition to buck
out If an o6durute puck annual and sont
Of the enthusidsm out IF tie boys
Sage reaections on uiering the rd'ley Ger
.chich ut d.stance had been regarded "a
the Ld,.d IF PROMISE,
A story is some times best told 10
the pam LAM uage Of the nonprofes'
sional writer. We believe that d
better idea of the trip to Granite
Creek may be obtained from the
following diary, written by the Oiym'
pia party of prospectors, and not In
tended for publication than if that
had been the primary object. II will
be remembered the party consisted
of Messrs. Schooley Moore, Fred
Mundt, Cuarles Cryderman, LOW,
X. Munson, aud Lew. Spader. The
account reads:
Left Olympia Monday, M,rch 1-t
crossed the Nisqually river at
o'clock; horse bucksd with pack,
but did not do any damage; camped
at Higgins, IA miles.
March I'd, broke camp at 3 O'Clock
horse bucked (the one we got OF
Foster-he called him Buck" and
be was not misnamed); good roads
got to Puyallup at 4 o'clock; camped
ON Devils Play Gound"; very cold
Charley's horse laid down with HIM
and broke his fiddle.* Days travsl
q miles.
March Sd, started at 100 An,
with old Buck still bucAing; went
through Sumner and Osceola and by
10 Gutherie's ranch; camped at Viii.
sons; bad place; no oats; So for hay.
Travelled 80 miles, with fair roads.
March 4th, broke camp at daylight
(old Buck is still bucking); bad trail,
part of the way on the railroad grade;
Spader's horse kicked bis saddle off;
camped on Green river. Distance
Fl miles.
March 5th, started at daylight;
old Buck is too tired to do any buck.
ing this morning, struck snow at
Gallock; passed Hot Spring at noon
snow getting deeper as we progress
camped at S bridge on Green river
no hay, but oats. Distance II miles.
March 9th, started at & o'clock
snow getting deeper. with no crust
to hold horses up; pack horses fell
many times; bad to unpack three
times; arrived at west end of tunnel
at noon; trail is shoveled to east end
of tunnel over summit through 8 feet
of snow at places; camped u miles
east of tunnel; hay five cents a
pound; horses tired. Distance la
miles.
March 7th, started OF G.3O A. NJ;
good road across the mountains
camped at Preston's; good feed for
horses; Indians plenty. Distance
26 miles.
March 9Th, started at Z o'clock
got off the snow ct 10 o'clock; met u
band of packers with is mule team
Spader's horse got lame-calked;
got to Ellensburg at 3 o'clock; saw a
good many people We knew; had a
good "square NEAL; showed some
at night. Distance 25 miles.
March 9th, laid over to buy sup.
plies, which were cheap, flour 81
bacon 10 cents, sugar IL pounds fol
81. beans 20 pounds for 81, etc.
March 10th, left town al 8 O'Clock
for Moses Coulee ferry, on Coiumbia
river; camped at snow line. Dis.
lance travelled ID miles.
March 11th, broke camp at 6 80
snow deep; had to leave part of The
packs; saw several dead horses ia
the snow; camped at Peterson's
Distance IL miles.
March 18th, four of US went bach
for the packs seven miles; hard trav.
cling; snow soft; first rain and
wind; showed all night; hard OIL
horses.
March 18th, broke camp OF
o'clock; hard winds and sleet; every.
thing wet but the boys are not dis.
couraged; got out of the snow at
O'Clock; good road; camped in bunch
grass. Distance 10 miles.
March IA, horses wandered off
did not get them till one O'Clock
started at 2.3O, and got to the ferry
crossed and stopped in house; good
feed. Distance 3 miles.
March 18th, did not get the horses
together till 10 O'Clock, went up tc
Moses Coulee IA miles and camped
got our first potatoes; fine weather
and beautiful scenery.
March 18th, started at 8 O'Clock
went up a bad hill to get out of the
coulee and into bunch grass; roads
dry and good; camped within 8 miles
of Okanagan City. Distance 1C
miles.
March 18th, started at daylight in
binding snow storm; went by com.
pass; got lost: had a cold lunch
camped in good place near the
Badger mountains on the Columbia.
Distance ID miles.
March 18th, started at us; got
on tho wrong trail; uphill all the
forenoon; saw lake Chelan in the
distance; fine country; camped at
Fosters creek; alkali water and poor
grabs. Distance "a miles.
March 10Th. hroke camp at 8 A. n.
dry rocky roads; travelled till late and
got to the mouth of the Okanagan
no ferry. Distance Is miles.
March 20, broke camp early; had
to swim the horses across the Colum.
bia, which we did without accident,
except that two of the horses towed
Charley back TO the same side again
good roads, grass and water; camped
on the east side of the Okanagan.
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