The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-27
TnDLASD PACIFIC
New Transconti-
rental Route.
MONTHS o" HORSEBACK
| occasion Of the Illinois ,n"m Cen
rs,,e. Line West from
sioux Falls

- s 1s 4. Dewar. OF Bill
ap ..,ls on horseback, with a
20 s,.Ies. having Just been over
r.. go ~ the Midland Paciiie
-, sioux Falls, OAK, 10 Sc,
m;alsnd Pacific is another OF
y nose transconsinental lines
s;oux Falls, where it will join
~ S which has q line run
80 :.om Sioux Fails 20 Chicago.
- q these TWO railroads, 1t Is
- = make route 800 miles shorter
80, be,ween the Pacific coast
b seen AZ the Russell last
= - posr.IsrELLrGEScER reporter
10 the reporter inquiry re-
-. Icng horseback TIP. ne a s. =,
ssosx Falls on the first day OF
The Missouri river at Pierre
:. rs,enne river at the mouth OF
y - We followed the Belle
source. where We crossed 70
This is a prosperous little
,snhabitants. We stayed there
~ txring on June q. We struck
g;g Horn mountains to the
! he Greybull river. Going up
stout forty miles. We crossed
si.king Water river. After sew
,,,sel We found ourselves IN the
- 4 the Yellowstone park. From
r,,ssed the mountains to the
- # the Snake river. and followed
.sh do~n TO the beautiful Teton
,asbo In the center OF this basin
100, who are filing up the pretty
nav, started a little town they
s.,h.rv Going directly west from
-, We crossed the Utah Northern
~ II point near Camas. Coniinu-
am Quincy west, we soon reached
~-.k and followed that stream up
4. IRA. where re crossed into Lemhi
- .na after short iaunt found our
= Il Salmon City.
4. ibis place We sent our men over the
=. road With the horses to Lewiston.
/. accompanied by my engineer, Mr..
- and two boatmen, started down the
ssar river for Lewiston in a boat. Every
81 rant as lovely as marriage bell UNI
: rached q point liO miles down the
8 The water runs very swiftly there.
Z 4 one Of the rapids our boat was cap
"a and we had TO swim for our lives.
IN hard struggle We all succeeded in
utAing shore, minus our provisions,
uyler outer garments, guns. ammunition
4 most OF our instruments, saving only
wsue,er. pedometer and our minutes.
], worst part Of il all was, though, had
u,m 10 one bank OF the river and my
Inpanions to the other, and there we
re. separated by roaring torrent. The
bids made so much noise that We could
make our voices heard across the
wr. but By signs made ourselves partly
kaerstood. We at once started
ksn the river. and could only
skh glimpse OF my conf
SniMs once in while, sometimes being
d d their sight for hours.
aAyey ~rioas matter was the fact that
he we're Without food or matches. The
|hra iseniy.four hours We suffered dread
fair, but sitter that it didn't seem to be 81
! la. The only thing that bothered US wa,
or let Our shoes had worn out, and par
savse barefooted, nearly. After foui
| ena constant travel and laying out ir
! ta1s ai night, 10 he kept awake by wild
san bowling around us, we reached 8
pzlssre | found no trouble in crossing
h H1 70 my friends. This was the
~ morning OF our journey withou,
n nat afternoon we discovered cabin
sssscods. and scrambled into il more
aaanAlise. One of our men could no,
hr@ a hundred yards further. We
sA bacon, -four and tea in the cabin
81 sas Of the men, who is a fine cook
Fprs! meal for us. We lived fairly
VI here for two days, when the owner
ss bone We found him Ia
hospitable lrishman named
h'n eaton. After explaining
ers he gave us provisions. and
xa Us started on down the river. One
ne oainen refused to accompany us
unae', Myself. Mr.. beware, and the
ss1sias eoaiman with provisions on our
saflt' few days walk, found our.
Aratae famous wire bridge, which
HFnrosS the Salmon river for pack.
~ This bridge is Just 100 miles east o,
Nss Leaving the bridge we KEEP,
s"h 'ne river TO White Bird creek
: alssed that up 20 Camas prairie
HFeeted northwest across this pretty
- sai TO Clearwater. and from there
80 lewiston. arriving there Sunday
4sa'e' l. We there met our men
- We had sent around from Salmon
wa lie horses They had arrived
- who're by stage, the horses HAVING
- . Death while crossing the Bite,
1eah'ains from lack of feed. fire hav
s'aed The grass. Seven horses died
49, The boys told a pitiful tai,
= poor dumb brutes.
~nTsd up anew at Lewiston and fol
-. asnake river Ia the paIouse river
- followed up eight miles. and
80 The Washtuckee coulee. w,
e. le Northern Pacific railroad Al
49, came directly west, crossing
Inls river at Priest rsrids w,
~. The country by way OF Mckee
y !. 2 North Yakima. arriving here IN,
Ia 40 month. Then We came up Tho
go 10 the Hatchez pass and
a. a. 70 The Green river. " ich we fol
|ss. 20 Seattle, and here We are
IN, VIC uip from Lewiston in three
~. .AF'iencei great hardship. al
|lss "' then ! wouldn't have missed
a.. 49, anything. | was particularly
h., wen gong through that rough
'nsn orr boat was overturned
b r. II the Salmon river range oi
- and the country fairl,
4, "a s'n mineral wealth. cold silver
T. Pre- sppear in unlimited quan
b 'NAed up one piece al mica owe,
~ sqaaTe. The country la,
Ia, 'n explored to any extent. and il
Z a~ss'oh OF when our road i,
.,.s. enal the whole country vii
sfsss 80 With people. Wild game 81
~ - Tie woods there and the river
! Nv n, Su'' which explains better than
~. V'aeF way the y wilderness of tn,