The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-23

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deposit ~ eulm exsenAs III a1eng Ne edxv
and. ~ you -. ssaehes up soms so fsst.
here Il hes rolled ONT On The plain. say ~
feek Theirs i nos : particle u sod 20 b
found anywhere. We have cvauted Al over
IL Has snyone zen 20 much - . handful
u dirt Or soii IN kIs tfsvsssy No. Whss-
then. II she i~nSerenesf That bere se
hsve m ir1nenss volume Of cuim. 81 loose
and throws togetIeS. wffh snsesstices VAT
ing In cnbi<ai eontenss from three gallons
u : samt Hess I'll winter long drifts tie
cold, dry ssew snd gradually sifts down and
els Ne upper iaysY OF rocks After
. little comes : tbaw which converts The
snew into wa:er. which drtps lower and
lower into The piles Of rock The o
being soose al sbe way TO the base . circu-
lasioa IL - up. A sharp. cIsar. intensely
cold day comes sionr. tie IKE Of which
tie rsncaers experienced many : time this
winter, and the dripping water Is con-
eeaIed TO lee. 10 this goes on III winter.
and before spring comes the entire pie -
frozen torefsser bejos into n solid body
Of ice and racks. The heavy snow heaps
cover his mp until The breath Of spring
runs II doxn into The plain below. In
paint Of sact, then. these are no springs ~
oil, has oniy catches OF the melting ice in
the rocks under the suns rays. and at
night the bosfy of ice bstow u around
chiIis the surface Of the melted Ice n
throws its grip over the water again. only
10 give mp when the sun hes inside another
circle.
The couies 1t this point b in the neigh
boobood Of seven miles In width. and the
Steamboat rock lies almost in b center,
with ths PROV heading 70 the southwest,
b top edge Of her stern post being fully
lao feet shove Us. There IL but OF point
where passengers can board her, and that
Is on the eastern side, the view from the
deck being well worth the labor Of the
climb. PeFched high in the stern, We have
- fine : view - can pcsssihly b obtained
OF the couiee. Oyere there ON the western
wall you will notice . slight drop In the
line Of rock. and . little further bach there
Ii . second wall to be seen. This is the BE-
ginning Of the canyon OF Foster creek.
which butts almost directly up against the
Grand couiee. Then carry your line Of
vision . little 10 the north. There IL .
slight break with . trail leading mp That
Il . trail out Of the coulee into Foster
creek. hnt . deceiving arc distances here
that while the two points seem but . mile
apart. IL will take you two hours good rid
ing before yon can strike Foster creek.
Now, still further TO the north, where
there seems to be another small canyon
coming At right angles. 10 where the Little
George Trail. !" coming from Wilbur, crosses
the cousee, leading 10 the Columbia. Now.
in . direct line between US and the point
where the Little George goes out. lies the
Devil lake. 70 named by the Indiana 1t
would be : matter Of im~possibiiity to get IN
Indian 70 90 near this lake, much less use
the watsr iron, Il. There Is. as . matter of
course. . legend attached TO 1t. and I give
IL Is given me by IN old man of Chief
Jossph's tribe. MANY years ago. when l
was little. the tribe camped here for . rest
ing spell. IN n o; the braves made him
self . skin boat and vent out into the
center OF the lake 10 jser and mock the
bad spirit that dwslt there. intending TO
STAY him and fres the lake from his trouble.
But though he was . great brave. the Evil
One rose from the water and carried hin
down below. while oil were watching from
the shore. Since then the Indians camp
no more within reach OF the waters OF the
Evil One" The lake Is quite . pretty body
Of water, covering about GAO acres, and is
said 10 be over 1000 feet in depth at the
rock walls.
From where We stand Ne can now form
some iden OF the value OF this coulee bot
tom as y stock country. II Is the natural
home for stock. Abundance OF grass and
water. impossible walls on either side. and
not much Of On expense to fence clear
across from wall 70 wall. That cattle thrive
and do we'll here Is sufficiently attesied TO
By the herds We zee on all sides. fat and
sleek, IS II ready for q country fair. For
years this section has been the Arab-iike
home OF the ssockmsn. and the cattle and
horses OF this favored section have . wide
reputation.