The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-09
'MERRITTS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
A Jolly Party of Eastern
People Investigating
our Resources.
Notes OF n Pleasant Trip

On the morning Of July 10th, a
train of four light road wagons, one
baggage wagon and several horsemen
pulled out of Weiser for the northern
part of the county. 1t is hoped and
trusted that the start of that train was
propitious of great things in the
future of Washington county; that as
the wheels Of the caravan began to
roll out of the city that morning, it
was the forerunner of the turning of
the wheels of grand enterprises in the
future.
OF course it is known that this was
the Merritts bound for the copper
fields Of Seven Devils for the purpose
of investigating the railroad PROPOSE
ton from Weiser to that place, but 1t
is not proposed to talk railroad at
present The souls that constituted
the procession as it started were as
follows:
N. B. Merritt, Leonidas Merritt
wife, daughter Ruth, and sons Lucien
and Harry, Alfred Merritt and son
Louis, Rev. Lucien Merritt and son
Alva, |. j. Richardson, II. S. Ely
A. J. Talon and Tom Sandelands,
all of Duluth, MINI, o. h. jackson,
of Boise From Weiser there were
7. W. Bates, wife and son Arthur,
DR. J. r. Numbers and wife, r. Il.
Lockwood, John Nevin, coachman,
John Radley, ditto, and Fred. Ehrlick,
driver Of the baggage wagon, twenty
four persons in all. The old routine
of event to Saluhria first day, Coun-
Gil next, head of Hornet Creek next,
Huntley's next and Helena next, .
will be omitted, although all true.
The trip had its little features, Of
course, such as the slowing away of
some considerable quantity of large
raspberries at Utley's, visiting Marts
menagery of wild bears at Salubria,
the exciting and successful shooting
OF numerous wild chickens on the
wing, the excellent entertainment and
delicious lemonades of johnny
Hancock at Council, the lovely rural
scenes all along the road and the
surprises of the pleasant Black farm
on Hornet, where the party stopped
on the third night, and the tanning of
q wild mustang horse 10y Jackson.
At Council, Phil Markson, tue high
toned and sociabe mining man with
such pile of friends in this country,
joined the party and from Blacks he
piloted party of the Merritts to the
lead mines in the neighborhood, with
which property the gentlemen were
highly pleased. 1t was on this little
side jaunt that N. B. slew his first
deer, which will be not unpleasant
recollection for him to connect with
his visit to Idaho. AS the hungry
crew rolled by the stopping places on
the road about meal time, the natives
contemplated their devastated larders
with CONSERVATION.
On Friday, the Goth, the town Of
Helena was reached at noon and after
dinner the grand Old Peacock, South
Peacock, Copper Key, Standard and a
few other mines were visited. Some
of the party laid out on the mountain
that night to catch deer, but simply
got a good fresh airing. Saturday
the horses were saddled and all the
older men of the party visited the
Alaska, Helena, Decora, Calamett,
Blue Jacket and other mines in that
vicinity In the evening AL Donart,
Levi Allen, wife, son Grover and
adopted daughter Jesse, of Salubria,
arrived and joined the party.