The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-05-27
A Trip Up the csl..bi. River.

EDITOR PRHss:-Leaying C9ur d..
Alene on Tuesday, we took Wednesday
mornings Spokane Falls K Northern
train for Nortbport, on the Columbia,
and arrived there at II o'clock a. m. ths
next day. after a tedious ride In which
we encountered many delays on account
OF high water and land slides. In one
place the water was 80 inches deep for
q distance Of five miles. Arriving at
Northport tired and hungry, we were
met at the depot by my husband, who
escorted us to the steamer Columbia
fine boat. 100 feet long, and carries a
crew of "a men. Capt. Gore is captain
of this boat and W. E. Nesbitt mate;
his son, Allen, is deck boy. We left the
dock at o'clock the next morning and
started up the Columbia river. To say
that the scenery was beautiful does not
express it. The first occurrence of in
terest was getting up Sheep creek. Tho
water boils through here very swiftly.
After going through the creek we
reached boundary City, the line
between the United States and the
British possessions. The next stopping
place was Fort Sheppard: then Wanita.
and here the Pend d'OreilIe river comes
pouring into the Columbia with a
mighty rush. A large railroad bridg,.
is being built here across the river. The
boat was very heavily loaded with all
kinds OF freight. A large amount OF
railroad supplies was unloaded here.
Sayward and Trail creek were the next
stopping places, and then at last WIS
reached Robson, the end of the run for
this boat. At this dock lay the steamers
Lytton and kOotenai, taking on their
cargoes for Revelstoke. AS We landed
there Capt. Troupe came aboard and
informed W. T.. Nesbitt that he was
transferred to the Kootenai as captain.
and that his son was promoted to fire
man on the Columbia, and they both
would assume their new duties at once.
The Kootenai is $50 feet long and the
Lytton 135. We at once boarded the
kootenai and in very short time were
steaming up the Columbia river. The
only stopping place on this run, except
at the wood yards and to put of sup
plies for the settlers. is a little town
called Nakusp. The Canadian Pacific
will run through here in a short time.
From here We went into what is called
Lower Arrow lake, a beautiful body of
water about co miles long. And it was
here We saw grand sight A tremen-
dous snow slide had come down the
mountain side some COO feet and piled
itself on the bank of the lake. / will
not try to describe the scenery on this
part of the trip. 1t was simply granc,
and filled one with awe and admiration.
From this lake we went into the Mar
rows, grand body of water about 80
miles long and from four to six miles
wide. This connects the lower and
upper Arrow lakes The upper lake is
90 miles long, and no less beautiful than
the lower. After running through this
we again came into the Columbia river.
and after run of l65 miles reached
Reyelstoke, small city, and rather
quiet and dull when the steamers are
away. This is the end of the run. The
passengers here leave the boat and tax.
the railroad, which leaves the Columbi:,
river at this point and goes out through
Eagle Pass TO Vancouver. At Reve,-
stoke we saw grand sight. From
where the boat lay we could see n
mountain 700 feet high, covered Will.
an immense amount of snow the year
round. Our trip home was uneventful.