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

last night-shots were fred but
luckily no one hurt. 1t seems sad
that this nice new town being built
on this fertile Camas Prairie will
surely be ruined if those saloons
continue to hold sway as they are
now. The freighter has a sick
horse but he will not heed advice
from our men to give it some med
icine; he is not down drunk but in
a state of mind wherein he feels |
very rich, and "if it dies, let it die"
This is lovely day and we are
driving thorough lovely prairie
country; there are some spots of
scab rocks, but as general thing
the land is rich and fertile. Land
here is held at s, 10 and IL dollars
per acre, but if a railroad comes
up Clearwater, as is expected, the
land will jump right up to a high
figure. This prairie reminds me
very much of the grand ones in our
old "Prairie State" Here are no
extensive grain fields, as there is
no market, only what they feed to
their stock. Here are large fields
fenced and allowed to grow up in
rank rich grass and left stand for
winter pasture. Just now we come
up with the tube freighter; he has
turned the sick horse ont, prehaps
to die. He climbs into the back
part of the wagon, has thrown him
self down to sleep while the boy
brother drives. We shall not see
Grangeville or Denver, as we leave
them to our right and are travers-
ing new road to Clearwater
bridge. This afternoon we passed
through an exceedingly fertile pOr-
ton of Camas. Timothy grows
here magnifcently. Fruits of tenn
perate climate flourish. The land
here is all taken, still there is a
vast number of acres lying out
here. We see for the first time "a
round up" of several hundred cat
tie; they are taking out the big fat
steers, l suppose for market. We
see a man also herding,, swine on
horseback.
7th day.-We have driven along
this the Lords Holy day, thinking
we ought not travel to-day, as we
are so near our journeys end, as
we will be there this afternoon.
Oss comes back, tells Gertie that
she must see after the cows. Why!
is the hill SO bad l cannot drive?
Well if you were scared before,
you'll be fairly sick when you see
the place we must 60 down. We
start down; it is only Is hundred
feet straight up and down off to
our left and the road so narrow,
just barely room for the wagon to
go along. say, let the baby and
l out; l will not ride down, indeed
not. Back comes Gertie. Pa! the
man says he cannot go down there,
it is so steep. Well, but he. must
go; SO Oss gets out a log chain and
goes and double locks the mans
wagon and assures him that he can
go down. The babe and l are quite
tired before we get through the
twists and turns of the road and
stand on the bridge and view the
clear, swiftly rushing south fork OF
Clearwater. The banks are clear
white sand and blue granite. Up
above us, 1000 feet we see a gold
mine. Five miles more and we are
at a Mr.. Stewards place, are invit-
ed to stay all night and are kindly
and Hospitality entertained.
Sth day.-We to-day went and
took walk on our homestead and
are well pleased, and think VIC
shall be satisfied with our new
home, as this is a delightful eli
mate and the people here seem in-
telligent, very sociable and friend
ly, but nevertheless, I am caught
this time in "Mountain fastness.' y
Mrs. ADDIE LISTER.