The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-09-12

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paper fraternity without stint. The
consequence was that jack drew
immense houses wherever he went,
and finally, after long and excit-
ing season of success, which both
bear and master learned to enjoy
the "show" brought up at the New
Orleans Exposition. Here a suite
of rooms was secured by the Idaho
Commissioners, near the Idaho
exhibit building, and the Sawtooth
menagerie thrived during the whole
of the winter. The following spring
a professional Snowman made a
liberal offer for the great silver-tip
specimen, and "Jack" went into
leading menagerie as one of its
greatest living attractions. The
captor returned to Idaho with a
plethoric purse, invested in a band
of cattle, and settled down to the
quiet pursuits of stock raising and
husbandry, with his happy family
about him.
But while men and dogs may oc-
casionally work up the feelings of a
bear to fighting frenzy, be it said
to the honor of Bruin that he has
never been known to voluntarily
modest the female tourist. He has
occasionally been seen snoozing
around in the neighborhood of camp
when the male members were out of
sight, enticed that way by the saw
ory perfumes of frying ham, but
committed no depreciation. A num-
ber Of years ago a party of ladies
and gentlemen from Atlanta were
camped at Tahoma lake on fish
ing excursion, when large silver
tip walked into camp one day while
the ladies were preparing dinner.
The men were at the time on the
creek some distance above the lake
catching redfsh. The bear was
fairly among the pots and pans be-
fore his presence was noticed. The
concerted screams of the party set
him wild with fright and he was
out of sight before the men, who
heard the screams, could come to
the rescue. After the excitement
had subsided the ladies were glad
they had received a call from SC
distinguished a parsonage as the
untamed silver-tip; and afterward
in relating the adventure they said
it was really the most interesting
episode of the expedition. BY Il
they had learned how to get rid o
a bear, if one should be encoun
tered: simply by setting up a fright
full screaming.
, About fifteen miles below Lake
Tahoma, and on the same side o.
the river is Big Reddish Lake, b,
which name it is generally known
There is a good horse trail on th'
, west side of the river, but to reaci
it by wagon the river must be crossed
to the east side eagain where the roae
follows down the wide prairie bot
> toms to the ford where the WOOD
River and Stanley Basin wagor
> road crosses. From here the roac
leads through dense groves of pines
! forming most beautiful drive.
Big Reddish Lake is about three
miles up Big Lake creek from IT.
. junction with the Salmon. 1t lie'
quietly beneath the shadows of th'
. stupendous pinnacles of the Saw
= tooth that here seem to lean ou
= over the lake and cast their deel
: outlined reflections far out into tn
: placid waters. The lake is tn
largest of the reddish lakes is abou
:, two miles in length and mile o
= more in width. At the upper ent
: of the lake there is q canyon, ant
! above this again the rift in tn
!, mountains ferns another lake
which extends, it is said, a distance
E of six miles further up; but 1t
: shores are steep and rugged an
3 almost unapproachable.
' The camping grounds around tn
: Big Reddish Lake are more exten
q sive than those about the othe
. lakes. The woods extend for mile
o around, in which are many beautl
r full grassy parks and openings. Th
8 inlet that furnishes the spawnin
= grounds of the fish comes dow
e through a long meadow country t
e the north and winds in close to tn
a over-hanging peaks that here max
!. this the most picturesque and awe
v inspiring section of the Sawtoot
4 mountains. Besides the fishing
there is ample opportunity for dee
duck and chicken-hunting.
3 At the crossing of Lake cree
= ;o near the river is the natural ston
= house, as seen in the sketch. 1t
- in the midst of clump of aspen'
!, : and is a delightful lunching plae
= - in the heat of the day, and not a
70 70 unpleasant shelter by night. Bein
- : directly on the old river trail,
= = bears the impress of having bee
= = utilized as camping place an
- - roadside inn for the wayfaring hui
n n ter and prospector for years pas'
~ ~ and no doubt it has many time
- - sheltered the nomadic families wf
e, % for no telling how many generator
< were wont to make the annual to-
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