The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-06


lsrrs hnssc-. ~f~,,f !. MIA ride and heavily
ss-1f~.ss ~z.x ec $3.50 "a s1,,,,-v she
.,ss 49,. ss...s-ss.s 80 vs.- rr.,,Ia Hera
- -, -, st,,'. 81 1870 e~cerf ,,hef we're old.
INT III sS.s,ss go, 49, sraet Is.l farfher "a.
vs,,cefs thsr 81, the norm side 81 TIE divide.
srhe 1,,ss.,, tvst1 MT - ~e,e m. slflnouel {
800 srss sti = ,,.s ne vevv moor now on
sceorrt e. - ne hrvinr been ned this year,
- = tss, xs,. ,sts -. ,s ter,e ,windfal1s and
= ccr~erres,ce -. ala not rein enythine By
fol,c~fr~ h -
a. Noon IA came Z, ! gravel bar erown over
Win rtslows' snd here we found 4 patch OF
rine strawherriea The Indian trail was good
~. src - 80 fosic,vad Il until We came to
.rcshe- fn,d rrh-re = stopped for dinner.
Whs,. che 1899 h,,,lt : 1Irc. Mr. Church took q
f.ne and aiea and ;rie<I for 4 trout with the re-
sult ~ rsfchscv three ANAL ones but which
were verv yrelcome. g Ne Had nothing else but
bacon tftey dinner re arain fortied the river
ana foob tha svriI an the opposite side and
made ro,ti fravelfna until wa came to grassy
oneninp. vhere We again lost the trail. We
nov beran 10 Iose confidence IN this trail, for
whenever NE followed il. il led us into Z bad
Mace ana there ii seemed TO stop. A short dis
tance below this Ne again crossed 70 the right
bank. ff,fs dine on I loe. The bottom here is
rarv vide hefuo formed of q rich. loamy soil
covered with 4 Iuxuriant growth of heritage,
and beautifully timbered with large, straight
trees Below this we came TO place where the
river ran through 4 wide gravel washout, with
hfrh.saniv banks on either side. and here We
stouped for the nieht, making our camp In the
edge Of 4 large cottonwood grove. Our sup
Plies were nov beginning g look small .a 50
Either they we're not hungry or they did not
like our style Of fishing, for We could see them
ouita fiistinetlv In this clear water, but az
though ne tried both dfee and different kinds
OF bait, we could not get . bite. All this even
fnr numbers OF jumping mice played around
our campfire, staring 1t as with their large
hlsck eyes. and making OF in great haste, clear
fne two feeta Sc Jump. only to return again in
few minutes Tor another look.
On the morning az the 18th we were up at day
lirht and again tried to catch some fsh, but
without success. 90 strapping on our packs we
started on again. As yet we had seen nothing
to indicate that We were getting near any habi-
tstions - bo,~ "a ma hsd vet "a eo The river
hsrs ~ !, .var.cs .1anth ~ about to feet
"a r-i6th - src,,, trersv-s,ye ~ Aftv feet.
,y1,,l. r,cst ~ ty,a 80 thare ara lav0a gravel
h.r. sitsrr.,.lv ~, one .ida ~ the otfer The
sr.,s.is,s =, 49, hs-s q .,rd ana - N cain
ono - the other and n thfs ynanner we were
NJ =, 80 -, s,s,,,s - .o,s s-eed
Whs,s ,ss,n~ sborf cut across : bottom
49,. tta -,,-sr t,,,, "a a., s.,,a ua .hos two
IA 1890, 49, :. 49,, 49,, ,, ~ one 40 tst there No.
s -, ds,~s~ - c,r .ts,vsnv fo, tho nrasant 81
,e.se Sfter satinc ona old oronss and the
vcrno one for dinner VIC resumed wadinr
srsin ue,a the river sv,danad out filling tina
,vro1a of - had hrt - yrss onlv ! fev inchas
deens "a wa vaded down the
yrsddla &c :, Ra,aw th;s ws nassed
tb,n,,sb : socond c.nvon s.rrned NV b;oh sand
s-,d -ssvs, hs,,r. -, esch sida This canvor /.
s,,r ~ a,a ~,sie s,a ! hs1f IN lercth ana st
En- 1ovsr ara - ths r,orntsin. cain recada
hscx from the liver forminr laroe level bot.
:
down q large canyon from the north. About
mile and . quarter below this again another
creek comes in on the left bank, also from the
norfh. down whar annears to be very large
bottom.
ing for : place to make camp we found the fol-
lowing inscription on tree:
SUNDAY, Sept. -, 1882
AZ long as tnere are mopulains tnere VII, DC
ss.sss ".s - : Ses Wy. NV a1'a .e
Lls .uose - al'cs suppsl ~ sne
= sn,,a a ~ Jul .,ss,a.
as, :" -, ~ 1870
.lol slo uls.us ~. nsu w. uoMn WI
uas.els - pounu u noul niue ses
s. sn1 psos ' - = u.s =
a 80 80 - 49, - $500 .asa,1,' .ra s,
nau s s.., = - ueloac is..nns snu lnsm
W suly = We were ~. a. usy sn', SUI asaan
.laeu - ea'cu some nsns Win sae same iesu.,s
70 oeloae. ~ "o s'e : iaose % o.oa eoo,a' VIII
oup - sea' anu s'aaseu wA1.nk = " sio piee
saous LAS. Aoeus l'uo1 ~ Osm1 y paw
wne1e ene ilse1 iorl'eu : ie1soE . "nefe VIC "a"
COCO many iiesn beaver Signs ana soon ai'er
snc eA 1N 1os' Deo"
TINS 'ne RIVER maoe sharp
Denu. 40 save oinance we crossed
VAIN the lntensaon o. making fnol. CUT on
gong up inc Dank We came on 20 clearing OF
Apoue ioAoo iee', VAN ioss i1.u iol nouse, snu
on Tree near py notice tnas resa IS ioiioWs'
NOTICE
This homestead is taken by William Weller,
described from this point as follows: East 100
rods and from the river nortn 100 rods All par
Ties are warmed nos 70 trssp -.
tyoux c.pnxv~,l,
witnesses: ALBlfT WAI.Iscr
Jniv 1soo
Ahout half a mile down VIA came tn apother
c,e.ripo With aIohn flarts, wris.an an frasb =.
cr, st,,nn PASSING ON To n ssndbar wa found
~. f-a,-,a for tent and mart of = loaf Of bresd
,~h,ch VIC are .ster ,vh.ch we fair much hettar
PM onr snirits f3roored somewhat ,vhan on
trrn;ry 81 IN corner ne saw the ,ivar enter a
,srra corce ira parnapf,;cular wals ~ wbioh
rass .o haght ~ snp or aro fast ON ascb s,da pr,
sh -. Nos No 49,, FOR a. and orlv ono thirr 80
A. !, !. r,a,v - oa On a. down this gorga NC
went wadinv when va conld. ar elamiprfpo
s,o.,, ,,s raas. ma ho.,ssrs n r,s. rs
$3.50 .he,t 49, -. r,;,as eli ,ha t;rr. a~rao.s.,s.
=, c<,,,,a - tho ara until 8. csma to : rlace
whera ali ,royress wss stonned an sccoupt ~
tha.s hs,nr ne niaca n get foofbo,d We bsa
80 o,iy t,,o aifn-pat,ves e,tbar 10 go hsor o.
a. sn,,,n rls,. - climb ont and shis ,.t,a- ,
Ala eli !, hinc mn n crevice tbst had hean n,.da
hv ,vatsr r,,vnino down in winter ana n, ,vhi.h
sc,,,a r,,sh.s bsd grown clinv,ny 70 ,ha hr,sh
and rocrs ve vorked nm This 400 feet vhsrs 70
1, ,vas =, Ia daehed to r,,ecas ON tha ro.Ls ~
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