The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-22

went in and secured it. Then l saw
bundle of clothes on the bottom, floating
along. The water was 50 deep / had TO
wade in up to my arms and keep kicking
the bundle toward shore until l could
reach it with my hands. We each had an
extra hat and the baby bonnet, too. but
when we went to look for them they had
gone with the lap robe. etc. down the
river. The kodak is probably ruined,
too. along with some wood engravings l
was bringing in to use in illustrating
the Madre d'Oro. We finally got
what we had left in the
buggy and started for the British custom
house. three miles further. We got into
Grand Prairie in about q mile, and saw
where We should have crossed on ferry.
but when we got near the custom house 1t
smelled like Injun, and no one was in
sight. so We concluded that could not be
the place and drove on TO SCOTS, about
three miles further. 1t was dark before
we got there, and our buggy box opened,
letting the seat down OH my wife's side,
so l had to sit on the sack Of wet oats and
let her have my seat. We were not sing
ing then. When We came in sight of
SCOTS house my wife said it was
the most welcome sight she had
ever seen. 1t was nearly 9 o'clock,
but Miss Scott took us in like a good Sa-
maritan and found dry clothes and got
good hot supper for US, too. After We had
hung our clothes on hickory limb to dry
we went to bed and had a good nights
rest. Next morning after a good break
fast We took the top Off the buggy. as it
was topheayy. nailed the box up and
started on our second days Journey. The
north fork of Kettle river is bridged, so
we did not have to ford it. Grand prairie
is nine miles long and three wide and is q
beautiful valley. At Fourth of July creek
We again got on to United States soil at
kistler's store. We stopped there
nearly an hour. talking with him
about the country and the route.
We followed the north bank of the river
from there to Batiste Tonasket's,a son of
the old chief Tonaskit. But just before
we got there, in going over an irrigating
ditch the reach of the buggy broke. and We
had to get out and walk to the house. AS
it was about noon when We got there they
invited US to eat, and as they
eggs We did so. and I have eaten
white people. After dinner Batiste To-
nasket went with me to his workshop and
got some wire and iron straps and helped
me to wire the buggy up SO that We could
go on our way. Leaving there we again
made the mistake we had the dav before
when We came to two roads and took the
right hand one, and In consequence
had TO cross the river seven
hot IF
five. as we would have on the other road,
and did not have as good a road, so we
only made seventeen miles that afternoon,
and got into hornets nest, too, all of US,
including the horses, being stung. We
finally got to Eholt's. at the mouth of
Boundary creek, about o'clock, much
more tired than we had been the night be-
fore, but with good and growing appetites.
You would have known it was German
home from the flowers and vines that sur
round the house. We were met at the gate
by the lady of the house, Mrs. Eholt, and
her daughter, and given a welcome that
made us feel We had fallen among friends.
AS we went into the house my wife spied
an organ, and, forgetting how tired she
was, had to have some music before sup
per. which was splendid one.
the morning Sunday took a horse be-
longing to Mr.. Eholt and rode up to the
mining camp on Boundary creek, three
miles above. In early days great deal of
gold was taken out of this creek. and the
bitches. fumes, ETC.. are still to be seen.
At the camp met Mr.. Smith, Mcdonald,
Bartholomew, Howard c. Walters and Mr..
Lee, of Spokane; w. II. Fife. of
al
| do not now remember. The last three
gentlemen are the principal stockholders
in the Spokane and Great Northern Min
ing and Milling Company. and have
erected free milling gold mill to work
the ores of their mines. The mill was not
quite completed yet, their ore crusher not
being in yet, SO they have to break
the quartz by hand, but the ma
| days they will be able to keep
| good stack of ore on hand now at the mill !,
| and are developing their mines so as to be
| able to furnish all they can use. l did
| not have time to go to the mines, so can
| not describe them intelligently. and will
| not try 10 until future time. These gen.
| tlemen are the pioneers in a comparatively
l
| all Americans and good miners. I here
| saw one of the prettiest waterfalls ever
| beheld in my life just above the mill.
| Boundary creek has fall OF sixty-eight
feet at one precipitous plunge, and just
| above that another of sixty feet, making
| lbs feet in all. When the sun strikes the
| water you can see all the colors of the
| rainbow. The company intend to bride
| the falls and use the power to run their
| mill and furnish electric power for any
| thing needed.
| Mr. Fife concluded to follow US on
| horseback to ORC, as | told him we would
| get there that night for late supper. He
| was 10 follow me in half an hour to
| Eholt's, where | had left my team and
| family II was II noon when l got back,
and the Eholts tried to dissuade lis from
| starting that day, as they were the last
| inhabitants except Cinnamon a,
| Rock creek or Indians We would
| find until we got TO okanogan Smiths.
| on Osooyos lake, two miles above Orc,
| and they said il was forty-tive or fifty
| miles but knew it could only be thirty
| five TO thlrty-eight at farthest, and was de-
| termined TO go on. Mr.. Fife must have
| changed his mind. as have not seen him
vet. The Eholts had n nice lunch put uT
| for us and we started or the last
| part of our trip. The scenery and
| roads were as good rs on the first day
of our trip until we got 10 Rock Greek
This place is now given over TO the China
men. who are still taking out 4 good deal
OF gold. This place was discovered in
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