Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-09-07

tie Salmon, and from thence the road
takes broad stretch into the Meadows
and then descends to the Little Salmon
river. 1t is the prevailing opinion here
that contracts for grading a portion of
the road from Weiser City northward
will be let this fail. All of which is
good news. If true. The engineers who
have been here this year all claim that
the Snake river stem has been aban-
doned for the present as too costly an
undertaking for the amount of traffic.
and they claim further that the road
will supply larger scope of country on
beth sides of the Little Salmon route
Which it could not reach by building
down the Snake, which is also true. The
purpose in either event is to go to Lew
iston, which is generally regarded by
the Union Pacific people as the key to
the great Clearwater and Salmon river
regions. Daylight has been long in
coming to our people, but the blessed
dawn is already in the sky, and with
that we can contentedly await further
developments.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
There is some stir among the settlers
here on account of the visit of large
number of Nez Perez Indians who are
out on their annual hunt. The settlers
are principally new corners from Ne
braska and Kansas. who never have
seen wild reservation Indian and they
are somewhat disturbed at their pres
ence and have warned them not to en-
ter the meadows at their peril. Mr..
White visited their camp yesterday, in
terviewed them and stated that the set
tiers were hostile, or words to that eff
feet. Thereupon they produced passes
signed by Agent Norris, giving them a
permit to hunt on Salmon river and all
its tributaries, of which the Mud creek,
Goose creek and Little Salmon which
water this valley form part, and on the
agents permit they are therefore free to
come and go here. But the settlers re-
sent this, and have sent messenger to
Governor Stevenson at Boise City re-
questing him to telegraph Mr.. Morris to
send a courier out after the Indians and
have them either return to the reserva-
ton or to keep the settlements at a re-
spectfu distance. To aggravate the sit
uation saloon has been recently started
in the valley, and there are renegade
white men who will not scruple to pack
the Indians all the liquor they want in
exchange for cayuse pony. The man
who first said that the only good Indian
was a dead Indian had a head full of
horse sense.
wAYsIDE MOTIFS.
The altitude of Big Payette lake is
1900 feet-700 feet higher than Little
Salmon Meadows. The estimated alti-
tude of the Little Lake is 5000 feet
quite fall for the Is miles of interven-
ing river.
George Behean, George Rice and
Frank Gardiner are here herding T. J.
Davis band of horses. They have been
here nearly four weeks and have al
ready gotten up four dances, with pros
poets of more when the haying season is
over, and are making themselves solid
with the girls in the settlement. Davis
himself ID expected to arrive daily.
While cutting wood for our camp fl re
last night l was fool enough to drive The
ak into my left foot instead of the log.
The cut was not serious. and bv the
prompt application ofa tourniqutt end
cold water bandage / stopped the f1)w
OF blood, and a tobacco poultice later On
drew the inflammation, and barring the
loss OF nights rest no inconvenience
has been experienced. To-day I rode
20 miles. and unless inflammation sets in
will make the So miles to Council valley
tomorrow. But it is no joke to 60 pros
pecting with one foot done up in gun
ny sack. 1t smacks too much of old
times in the CCeur d'Alenes.
An advertisement in the Weiser
Leader calls for bids for the construction
of ten bridges across the Weiser river
canyon between Council valley and the
Meadows. AS this is on the proposed
wagon road to Warrens it looks as if the
county commissioners had taken hold of
the matter and meant business.
A. f. p.
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