Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-09-01

sorrowful tired face lights up in q
moment. / have read that Indians |
wild mode of living is very con-
ductive to health, but the physical
contour of this squaw and others /
have seen bear very contradictory
evidence, rs they appear anything
but beautiful and well preserved
women. They are all, or nearly
all, toothless, sad-eycd with weary
expression pervading their whole
awkward makeup. The Indian.
while yet young, has really old
demeanor; he certainly is wanting
in the sprightly, gladstone, grace
full movements Of the tame white
brothers.
AS the men are closing up our
tent for the night they bring in the
pup, saying as they do so, that an
Indian might wish to make a
large dish of soup of his dogship.
4th morning. Beautiful warm
sunshine; we are to climb up
Craig's mountain to-day. We are
travelling through fine grazing
table lands. Up, gradually up,
now down to watering place
called Fountains" down the ra-
vine we see the trees, orchard and
white houses of the Indian mis-
sion. We buy hay here of a white
man named Fountain. The U. S.
Gov. has put him off this Indian
reservation twice, but he goes back
to his ranch. He tells us it is a
mile and a half up the mountain.
Gertie drives the cows, as Oss
walks behind to catch our hind
wheels as we stop to rest up the
ascent. Here in the niche are some
mountaineers with pack horses
waiting for us to pass. Here off on
the right declivity, lies in broken
pieces wagon bows and some of the
necessary accouterments of a NOV
ing wagon, showing an upset or
smashup; perhaps half mile high
err up we sec the remains of an
other wreck. The road at the
present time is not dangerous, as
it has been dug and worked until
it is now passable. On the top of
the mountain we pass through a
dark, dense pine forest; the under
limbs are covered and dripping
with long black hair like moss.
Hark! off in the gloom wild ami
NAL screams ont, frightens the lit
tie doggie; he gives quick bark
springs from his corner in the wag-
on, but the cord around his neck
jerks him back; before can stop
the horses, the hind wheel passes
over his neck and cuts his head
half off. / feel quite sorry, for the
three children are very sad over
the death of their pretty little pet.
Here we met a drove of 295 fat
hogs that were raised and fatted
on wheat and barley, raised on
Camas Prairie. Tonight we hear
the bowls of the coyotes and the
doleful boot of the owl, but are
quite comfortable, as the men have
built a rousing fire of dry pine
boughs right in front of our tent;
it is quite frosty night, but the
trees are so tall there is no wind
to chill us or blow our camp fire in
our faces, as the smoke ascends up
among the trees like in a chimney.
9Th morning.-Here we 60
through the Indian reservation,
called the "mountain meadows. "
1t is just grand and really beauti-
full. Large meadows, some small,
but generally containing hundreds,
yea, thousands of acres of level
black soil covered by tall sea grass.
They are interspersed by small
natural pine groves. We travel
for miles without seeing even an
Indian wigwam. The meadows are
dotted here and there by herds OF
cattle and spotted cayuses. These
meadows stretch as far as the eye
can reach, or, it seems to the base
of the snow capped Bitter Roots
We met this morning another fine
lot of 300 hogs they are driving tc
Lewiston. We have met this morn
ing II four-horse freighters. Righ1
behind us is six-horse freightel
hauling the galvanized tubing fol
the artesian well at Denver, a new
town on Camas Prairie. Towards
evening we are travelling on white
mems land and pass saw mil
near Cottonwood Butte" that il
steadily at work saving lumber
which is being hauled to Camas
We camp at Cottonwood. Here ;
number of new buildings ant
stores are being built. Among
those that are now doing bushes
are two drinking saloons which
, from the noise proceeding iron
them, are attracting by far tn
, largest share of custom. Ho,
, thankful l am that our men ar
, tired and have retired within on
tent instead of joining the hilar
; ious crowds; but by our fire an
, lantern sits a Is year old lac
brother of the we'll tube freightel
, as his brother is in one of the 50
! looms.
:, 9th morning.-While cookin
= breakfast l can but notice me