Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-08-21
THE BASKET MAKERS.
VISIT TO a COLONY Tor PRIMITIVE
AND uNREFiNEo FOLK.


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Homes which Are Old. Tawb,~ D.~.
.nd untldv Aaair.-yt~x a. :. $500
s~ser .
Wcrh-Methed Of Manufacture.
nsn4a 1. .,,~l. -
VI J.. snLy n'aaes lIont Ne"
Me- Hav.r - u.~.,.. 49, 49, o -,
$500 80 ~ r~1 iu. va
bssLet r,sLsr. IT, 1880. s'.. y .
s;rns,, 49,. $50 a. ..sa y 10 ~
Ssnasn runr;r =, LIE ian.l no at o. nsn
n.ils. IA =, sr,a.I Shs. 1911 e.en'
In this ha;,iv;cL T. ;n.Iud.s s..lst,n '" -
tIemert cslisd 1rrnt. ~ t s.'. ~ -
district IL known ~ n.n,,., ~ 'n ~. ~
tIement derives IT, nsna o 80 III NC 80
settler whosa nern. -. r.. ..o. sA s; n.s'
nine bnndra.iths - ar ,s.s,s 10 ~ M ~
there now are aIso Dana f' VIZ
We drove over - n.ntn %
thew wers really ths ync,...h ,l = ~ :.
wera cyedited vith hs;,,s. ~, 1922 s.oy
marrow and fnli ~ ras.ks ~ ~. ~
whole eeurt-y i notb;n, ~, -. s.S
an slmost fmpenefrah1s inr.,e ~ ~
homes Of the basket naks-s IA
tumble down. ramsbackIa .ff.irs ~
painted. buiH Of cal sbinoios I.,,s.haI,
Of them fallen oH md ~. S.ia. o,.'l nan
state Of irret rievabIe decav ts-..ss s.I,;x
down oates rith ~ h;r.,,as ~ i 1919
settIement L,,L;ro rs .a,o n n5
struck Il awav 5scE n ,ayel',.i e nan
war times snJ ~ 49,, - a.'ol.aly
been mt to n aimee
yrrw nr ~ ,xrrp,on
For furniture ~ thssa h~s,,se. - y
nothing but the nIaineat str.;s,h. hssL. i
chairs With haskrs ,-o.s,, go 49,
them handsd d. 80, 80. 'onIe -
fafher,s fine srd sovv,-. - e.. S.s s..a
manufactured Int ali nrsssr+;r,~ ~ 49,
stvIe and disromfa-+ tn IA tn- I s~AI
freplaces are hn;It ~ vood "a rIaa.e,
inside md ont Thn nsu.. 81. -
hioh livers Tbav co. 10 :. :. iao'
Hfe- Thev do not sit io,,c !, t.hIs Ia
thew dispense with iii ~ 5bs eonran,; 80
aIities III tahIe sticr.4ta tn ,...;.a..
down To dine a. ~ r. h., a~v. -. :.
40 take r,,t iu.L :. .,,d ~ - -
In and helm verself which he d;d IT.
bill Of fare was nort and b.sans -.
broad and rnnIssIas o,,d - a1' ~
vonno or;r, ~ AZ fa,ai1,- - $500 ..S zig
mar ef ;t,s dark 4'n;:,,., I1, ~.
hag n, them ,hara 49, nneI
mar renIiad. .sDrv NJ 49, vsr ~.
The neonle live frucsII, - -
are c.rnreI.s5 $500 49,
work early and ,ats 10 rnsta q -
and a. there .re geTer.li,- ! 49,, ..,'..,
ms" about the honse tbis 49, ~, 1919 rs
far though the ..vonna ',,nsn wara ii,
q semi.ststa ~ rndi-r -
Yet these neorIa sra 90 .,r.,. r.t
tbe;r IL, % Nj 60; snen' WIZ
There ia aIwavs a ,nar,-a+ o.. ~ Eet.s.
and tbev MANAGE 10 srnas9a aIar - 80
commonest food "a that tbev cor ;rd,,las
In tobacco and gat tba Iittis h-nr,, -.
filled The Iatter IA ~ 49, .t.soiyy.e
necessity IN he na;or;,y ~ ~ na,,.o,,-,s
era than the sact II 49, ~ a. -
bacon Years aco tbay wara far-o,,s e.
their store ~ Medeard rr,r, h,,+ !. y 49,
seen now In ira nlace Il rve wb;sIr a,d
NOT the hest eitber and NOV 4ba. n. |
Canaan ia q nrobib;,;on tn.vr r. -
Sometimes mt To desnerste ct ra;rs 81 a. r.
wherewithal to wet their wbisrles
THE nAsKET s.KER At wopr
There are no o,ga,izeJ ,.-ar,.sbo-,. ~
the business OF sef4ing nm hssEe,I i 80
ried ON in the kitchen dininr roo,,, 81
parlor. which is generallv ali IN ore ro,n,
They are yerv narficr,Iar about tbeir ~,
Der. They use hickory white and bIacL |
ash and hiack oak Tbev NJ III. g. 90 |
of the loo and no other tn bark =
peeled off and the loo wb;cb i navar
over fen inches +broprb * snJi+ ~ 80
tions. making it easieT tn han,iIe Tbsy
take a section and nound il ovar a lo., ~ |
rock until IL slivers n il then see,ro,e,.J |
by peelinp the sIivers off which sr,a nd |
for what p called ..fIIing'' for the hasta,s
The ..standards" are naeIad yn,,cb 4hicss,
and have the annearanca Of a 49, he --ai 1
hoop. They are tied in bundles and n |
moi used when o-ae,, o-a soatsa5 =, -,
over NIGHT. which makes then, nliabls srd /
easy to weave. II tbev do not err tbis
wood themselves they are co1nnsIIsd -
nav x16 a cord for II. Int il il said that
ereat MANY cnt their own wo1d and orc
not particular whose land tbev en-, II
from Times have cban-sd ui,b ia 10.
ket makers. and comnetirion has chsan
ened their nrodnrt from x15 den
twenty wears ago to ga 80 a dozen nov
And then wood was oniv rs a cord
The mode of basket maxine il s;mnIa
First tho tb;cl s+icLs g. 80 =, ~.