Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-08-17
On the st. Joe.

pleasure, sport and excitement. Scenery
that rivals Switzerlands best greets you
on every hand, and trout-well. the
waters are fairly alive with thea.
At Chatcolet passage is taken on the
comfortable little steamer, St Joe, to
the head OF navigation, or, ii one feels
equal to the occasion, the trip oil 50 miles
up stream is made in skiff. TO one
with time and muscle, the latter is more
enjoyable, as there is excellent fishing
all the way, and many ducks and grouse
can be killed.
The st. Joe, to the head OF navigation,
is almost like long, narrow lake, so
quiet are its waters, the current being
hardly 'perceptible. The banks are
fringed with cottonwood, cedar and pine,
ana for u miles the stream runs through
the beautiful Occur d Alene Indian res
ervation. The reservation country is to
great part tillable land, but after pass
ing through that portion over which Lo
reigns supreme, more mountainous re-
gion is reached, and the towering rocky
cliffs reach almost to the clouds. Every
bend in the placid river reveals new
beauties, and he who worships nature as
natures god created it need never tire.
1t is a hard days ; ull TO swift water
on the st. Joe, and dusk was closing in
as the writer, i'll company with Sol
Kitchen, Che who manipulates lighten-
ing at the n. P.), struck camp near
Camp Ford, the latter being the tenting
place of Geo. Ford and family, OF this
city, and OF E. K. Hanna and family, Of
ColfaX.
And then, after nights rest with the
twinkling stars for curtain, 10. the
fishing Trout every where; il u pool
beneath the shade OF some giant cotton
wood they lie in wait for prey, and the
deceptive fly, with its treacherous barbs,
lures them out, and at last they 20 down,
in ignomy, to the frying pan,
On the rapids can be found the larger,
gamier fish, and some OF them make .
merry fight before they lie, gasping, in
the boat bottom.
The higher up the river into swift
water the better the fishing, and last
Friday Judge Hanna chartered dug
out, with character known as the "wild
man from the little falls in command,
to ascend the rapids for several miles.
1t was on the return trip that the judge
forgot the nature OF the craft in which he
was sailing, and he shifted too many OF
his 800 pounds ayerdupois to the star
board, and the splash that followed sent
spray flying high in the air. A few hours
later wet and shivering Judge, minus
one shoe and catch OF % fine trout, was
landed at camp. The next day Mr..
Hanna, accompanied by NJ. Ford, de-
parted in a skiff to try and recover the
missing shoe. They had excellent luck in
their search and with the shoe and 30
fish started for camp. Down the foam-
ing rapids they rushed, but fallen tree
soon brought them up with round turn.
hThe skiff was turned bottom side up, and
its occupants with all OF their parapher-
MALTA were dumped into the seethiug
waters. Ford caught on a logand pulled
himself out, but Hanna was less fortu-
nate, and went under pile OF drift. For
$50 feet he went beneath this and when
a branch caught him by the bosom OF
the pants he thought his time had come.
By keeping remarkably cool, and making
a great effort, he extricated himself from
his position leaving square yard OF good
pants material behind. Luckily both
men escaped, but the judge came into
camp late that night with only the rem
nants OF pair OF pants and an under
shirt. Both shoes, boat, fishing tackle,
dignity, and all were gone. A search
the day following recovered nearly all
the missing articles, with the exception
OF the unlucky shoe, and the Judge made
friends with gunny sack, which he
wore in lieu OF a better foot covering. A
No. / l shoe is a serious loss.
A. B. Baker was in Genesee last
Tuesday.
-Profs. Aldrich and Henderson, OF
the Moscow university, were in town
Wednesday.
Lewiston people are rejoicing over
the probability OF the immediate open
ing Of the Nez Perce reservation.