Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-11-30

lOduS VI lTulG duu tchuCi NOSOe~"'SS
are shipped daily during their
season. Strawberries, cherries,
apricots, nectarines, peaches, pears,
grapes and apples, all of which
mature on Salmon river, to perfec-
ton, will supply the higher alti-
tudes in the State and elsewhere
with these delicacies which are not
excelled in any part of the world.
With a good wagon road over this
route to show the resources and
possibilities of this heretofore bot
tied up--bonanza will soon be fol-
lowed by the locomotive on one of
the most profitable railroad routes
in the west.
The first place we struck on the
river was John Doumecq, who has
nice home with orchard and Vine
yard. On the opposite side across
the river we could see our old
friend McFadden, out viewing his
fine orchard, which will in few
years be the finest on the river
from its thrifty appearance. Mac.
has nobody to love and nurse but
his cat and garden, and the latter
shows his attention and devotion.
Higher upon the hill could be seen
John Hadorn's pleasant home,
; nestled in big cove on the noun
, tain side, where with his happy
family and herds of cattle he has
an air of prosperity. AS we passed
the upper end of Long Bar our
happy mood was interrupted by
the sad thought of the wicked and
, brutal scene that was enacted here
in 1877, where a part of JOseph's
cruel band gave flight to the souls
, of some of our best friends.
Nothing but the black chimney
walls mark the location of that
, cruel tragedy. At Skookum Chuck
| we found "Old Griff'' as natural
| as life. His main-topsail is as
, white as cotton and while he is
} now tottering under the foot prints
} of time he is rugged and full of life
and we appreciate the good honest
welcome we got at his humble cot
. and think as much of him as il he
: lived in Windsor Castle. Ant
: when Gabriel sounds his call fol-
!; the good, "Old Griff7' will appear
Y on deck.
r One half mile above we came tt
t the celebrated orchard of Bailey
= Chamberlain. Sam Melbourn a
n usual was in charge at his post
e gathering the big red apples. W.
: peeped in his two large cellars ant
e saw huge bins of the finest apples
s and pears we ever saw, 30 or ion
It varieties, from the mammotl
0 Glorimundi down to the medium
l sizes. He gathers no small one
e and as they have no fruit pests o
a Salmon river all are perfect
70 sound. AS the proprietor of thi
l. ranch and l learned to play hi
re lizards together some 80 years ag
n l always retained friendly feelin
n. for him, but with all due deferenc
er to his batchelordom will say h
n was a very small boy then.
he The next house was Smith
err Bendedict's, where they have
es very extensive placer mining pro
ne perty, the Independent and homes
occupation which Pete hangs t.
ng This claim has been worked ft
ge years and will be a valuable pre-
is perty 100 years from now. Hel
,es also we sampled many varieties
re fine apples, as everybody along II
he river have orchards and vineyard
ed Larry OFT and one other settl'
ro- have fine ranches on the Sout
Pc side of the river from Pete's clair
its Larry is one of the oldest settle
re- on the river and has a good clair
,ad In the neck of the Horse Sht
be Bend lives California Joe al
,rd "TolO" the squaw who became
to famous as the friend of the whit
sh- at the Indian outbreak in 1877
car Joe is an entcrprising good citize