, 1889-05-30
OVER THE BORDER.
INSPECTING THE MIHEs or xoo-
TENAI.
"ossnS on hives and Lske-Curfosstssu
Of she British Coiunnbia
Camps.

STKANER GALEsA, KoorANAI LAxn.
Is. C.. May 81, 1889. Correspondencs.-
Nelson. the live town of the West Koo-
tensi mining district, will now no doubt
eecome noted mining place. at least II
las had many of the necessary require
ments TO insure its being Rrst-class min
ing camp. The day OF my arrival n shs
Pioneer newspaper correspondent, there
came in over the trail from the Columbia
river two women Of commerce Ono vas
as black az crow and the other pale "A q
lily In comparison. A day or two later .
clergyman OF the Church of England ar
make 1t appear like an American mining
center are few gamblers. l put in my
time visiting the many mines located from
three to eight mies from the town. On
Sunday, contrary to my usual custoyp. I
attended church in Wards new hotel
building In the forenoon; 10 the afternoon
Dick Fry's steamer, the Idaho, arrived,
towing the scow. decided that We would
take passage and return to Warm Springs.
It so happened that the. two females
above mentioned had concluded to 20 1t
the same time. Then the boys In camp
rolled up their blankets. and for time it
looked as though the exodus would depop.
ulate the town. Soon our mixed load Of
living freight, consisting OF whites. al
washes, one black, and representatiy
from nearly every nation on the face OF
earth, were aaoat on the waters OF the
lower kootenai. That night We landed
one mile below the outlet to the lake, hin.
died large bonfire on the beach aud
smoked our pipes Of peace. Luckily there
was quite quantity OF hay on the soov.
and when night became far advanced We
all spread our blankets down on the Hoor
of the scow and mixed assemblaRe, on
the shore OF one OF the widest and most
beautiful inland bodies OF water on The
continent. courted the drowsy god.
Your correspondent has been on the
frontier nearly half of his life, has beea In
many mining camps and has had queer
experiences. bat the recollection of
that Sunday night passed beneath
the silent stars. on the deck of Dick Fry's
scow, ON the kootenai river, will never be
eliminated from my memory. Early next
morning We were under way and we're
soon ont on the lake enjoying one OF tboss
storms that sometimes sweep over that
grand sheet OF water. l wish had the
power to give your readers q pencil picture
OF our pilot and cook, both buck children
Of the forest, and dressed in fashion thai
was half civilized and ralf savage. In
due time we landed at the springs, Mr..
Wardner and myself were invited to
breakfast on the be ach by two old acquaint.
ances. As they had caught large sal
mon trout, we accepted and turned our
stores, consisting of box Of crackers and
can of peas, into the recess. During the
forenoon We took row acro,s the lake to
the Blue Bell mine. trolling for trout over
and back On the return trip we caught
fine one. Warm Springs is beginning 10
build up fast, the townsite has been sur
veged and lots can be purchased from the
Ainsworth's, who own l60 acres there by
virtue Of q crown gr ant. Fletcher Il Co.,
have finely stocked store where miner
or any one else can obtain anything they
require. A restaurant has been started
which was named the 'Spoattle, after tho
two largest cities of Washington, by your
correspondent. X. II, KEMP.