The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-04

GRAND rsam;rsng ~ grading. i<stIinx
Or e1x2rsnx u j ssi8 the dosors ~
fu-<s 80 90 fnr il h<foEe preTenfiDg i
% The essy. Returning from The fzrk-
the visitors we're esssreyed IN the street
cars - point ne@r he starring place
81 tie 1ezfsie. Lake shore & Eastern
rzizro4l. where thes foszssd . train Of
cars waiting Eor ffefn- A walk Of =
few rsssS s0ok tszeln - t:ze TRAM which
started - son a. AL were sssf<sf. The
rize oysr tie 6nssise3 portion OF
fsEia raaa va Hs1eh enjoFe=1 By
al Tie closing 81 gzF b.
DE c5sap2eiinss q ; icng tressse bridge
has since increased The Aengta u road
isnishesl 70 81 saiies. The street ears
zers foEzd wafsing f.sr the return Of
the sxeHrxsoftsfs. esaes when near
their botei, xsTs Invited - step into .
sanking kouse ard inspect soase
nsKxesa 81 ruis foarsi Ii 10 ezss;r
a AEene atines. Several trays 81 nag-
gets ranging sa vAlsse frena. 50 20 $40
xad apsarsis we're passed sroard
HiDeng sAe FisitoFs, wbo irssnlzrd IN
exeiaasas8ons II ssirpfise and delight
While hanssling them An exhibition
Of she efficiency q tAe fEre Department
Of the cisy esosed TIE Incidents Of the
day.
EEcEx7Iz.
In the evening reception xas held
Ia the p2fiofs d the hofes. when fnany
ladies snd grntsenaen II the city were
introduced % the T5s3toFs- This vas
foIIoxe. iyy : grand banquet In the
spaci0as dining rooms q the hotel. IL
vii saissee 70 that THIS banquet
Jacket ia nothing t. gratefully AEad
snsseiitiT smpress it upor the minds o.
al 4 no participated 10 Il. a8d vas the
crownsne point in che unlimited hos
pstaiity u the People Of spokane Eaiis.
Il xzs pesfert IN every detail, and re-
siectesi the highest ereait upan all con-
eesues IN getting il Up. The feasting
ard tOazf5ng continued Until , a. Hs..
when the pA.fF separated - obtain 8
few hoara q ret s@iure. taking THE
csNnr q Alene train for the old Mission.
At aisoaf T. IS. On Thursday, the
18th issf, The pzrty started by
rail for Gdear q Aiene lake. dis
tan. abous twsfIty Tniies. Ia this
passage 81 twenty asiles, without 3
river, faysne, mountain or landmark
of any description - indicate il. the
road leaves Washington Territory and
enters Idaho. Very naturally every
body gives VERT 10 expressions OF sur
prise when informed OF the change
from one TERRITORY to the other. and
comments aayer,e TO this imaginary
or invisible boundary are freely in
dalgesi II must inevitably lead TO
future troubles II maintained, bat il Is
hoped that this will lie ayeTted by
adopting another and mere 2ppropri-
ate boundary.
1HE LAKE.
Arriving at the lake, passengers and
baggage are speedily transferred from
the ears 10 comfortable-lookin
steamer, much larger and presenting
finer appearance than any OF the
party anticipated. By Q O'Clock the
steamer j. blowing the waters OF the
lake, said to be thirty miles long and
from one 10 three miles wide. In all
this distance there Is not habitation,
nor. as far az the eye can reach. an
acre Of ground susceptible of cultiva-
ton. The shores are ret only rock
bound. but the hills and mountains
surrounding the lake are masses of
rock. There are patches OF dwarfed
forest trees visible here and there. the
root OF which have found lodginent in
tue cregices of the rocks. Landings are
made al several points on the lake
shores in the vicinity OF Indian trails
which lead 90 passes through the
mountains. but these are used by the
aborigines only. The waters of the
lake are beautifully clear and deep,
and abound in large speekled trout. |
Evidence Of this was afforded by lone
fisherman signaling the steamer and |
placing on board box containing 80 |
or 90 pounds OF fish averaging about Il |
inches In length each. This occurred
at the moth OF the river OF the same |
name, the length OF which Il estimated |
TO be about the same as that of the |
iake-t0 miles. IL the lake and its |
shores are peculiar aud interesting, the |
river Is not less So Here the water is |
also clear and deep, the banks being |
almost perpendicular, With no shores |
visible save az long intervals. No
snaes are seen III Hlis river, thus rem
dering il safe a. web rs pleasant for
steamers The bed OF this river was
not formed rs ether river channels
were formed, by the action Of the wa
ter, but evidently owes its origin TO
some violent eonvuision OF nature.
On both sides OF the river are consid-
cradle bodies OF apparently rich soil,
IN some instances stretching back
mile 10 the base of the mountains.
The entire territory. both on lake and
river, IS embraced in an Indian Teser-
walton, aud only small portions Of II
are cultivated BY the natives. Consid-
cradle hay, hoteyer. !. harvested here
hy them Tor their stock. No sign OF a
permanent settlement Is 10 he seen on
either side OF the river. but glimpse
is occasionally obtained # an Indian
pony grazing. some portion of each
year Is spent here by the Indians in
pursuit OF game or berries, or inharv-
esting the luxuriant growth OF grapes
which abound here In the hands OF
the whites the land on the margins of
CceUr d Alene river would be made as
productive as that on the richest of our
river bottoms In King or Pierce eOun-
ties. IL is not covered with timber; IL
is only ffinEed or dotted here and
there with patches Of alder and
dwarfed pine. I'm hort, il Is just such
stretch Of country a. j. calculated TO
I'LL the heart Of Western farmer with
covstous desire, and IL j. doubtful If
the Indians viii long he permitted to
fNtNshlAl ~ AN4tA tfftes-rTt3as " tssn4 -
valuable Coming events cast their
shadows before. and the shadow in
this instance Is seen IN the presence OF
a large party Of engineers and survey
ors. who a lew weeks ago were stalking
out 4 line for railroad along the en-
tire length oi this Yich river bottom.
rfE gIn MISSION.
Al the head 81 navigation on this
river the teamer makes connection
with q Marrow guaee railroad. which
carries freight anu passengers into the
Cmur q Aieae suines. About one mile
from tho landing Is located what i
knowa n the "oid Mission. and this
NaS maae the objective point Of the
excUrsionisis. Entering ear. about
twenty OF che party were convened 20
a hamlet composed OF hall 4 dozen or
more rude frame building several be-
traying marks OF are. where thew
slichtcd, A ieW ro,is distant was the
mission CHAPEL. 70 which their steps
we're then directed Here they
found large square wooden
structure. the frame % which
wa composed Of heavy pieces
of hfwn timber tnfn which Aare sigtye-