Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-09
Four Hundred Miles in the Saddle,
Continued from last week.

lar the best trapper's cabin thew had
seen. 1t was large 12xl4 insidel had a
large fire place in the corner. a large
DUNK long enough for the tallest of the
party and wide enough for two. The
csoin door was not small hole, IA in
the other cabins, but regular door two
ana one-hslt feet wide and five feet high.
In front OF the cabin the roof extended
forward about twelve feet forming
shelter under which the bear skins could
be dried.
Inc cabin was made of cedar logs and
Toofed with cedar shakes. One NAV won
der at the difference between this cabin
and the smaller ones in the hills, with
their smaller doors, The answer il, on
the river there is not heavy snow fall
and SO the more open building answers
every purpose. If they were to use
large door on one of the hill cabins il
would require great amount of work to
dig away all the snow from before it. In
the case OF the hill cabins the trapper
always has shovel hung up in tree
near the cabin SO that he will have some
thing TO dig his way in with.
The river cabin is situated on the bank
OF the Locksaw or Kooskooskee, or
middle fork of the Clearwater, just be-
low the mouth of Wild creek. 1t is truly
wild place, and one long to be remem-
oered. When one is SO completely shut
IN by the hills he has strange sense Of
security.
The first evening the doctor, Jack and
the professor got supper while the editor
went to try his luck with the gamy trout,
He broke his rod the first thing but sue
ceeded in catching one of the big pink
meated, speckled beauties, and good
mess OF the smaller white-meated trout.
After supper all turned in early.
The next morning found the professor
out at daylight, and though he tried his
auck with the fish, he got nothing. The
cabin is 50 situated in the deep gulch
that the sun does not strike it until
nearly two hours after it lights up the
river less than half mile away After
breakfast the editor and the professor
tried their luck with the rods and lines,
and this time each secured fine string;
but the editor got both the most and the
largest fish.
The river is we'll named the Clear
water, for one can see every spot on the
bottom. The bed of the river is coua-
posed Of large granite boulders from the
size of small house down to the size of
mans fist. But in most places near
Wild creek the river can be waded dur
ing the summer and early fall.
The fishermen went up the stream
about mile, and across to the opposite
bank where they found the deserted
cabin at the end of Miller sand Whit
mans old trap line. The party re-
manned at the cabin q couple OF days
teasting on fish, and then taking leave
of Jack they stSrted up the river toward
Jerry Johnson's place. 1t was down this
river that the Inflated C&rlin party tried
to come with their RATS, and it was not
far beyond Jacks cabin that they aoan-
doned the RATS and left Colgate to perish.
The travelling up the river was any
thing but easy. It was necessary to
cross the stream four times to avoid high
bluffs. The fords were not dangerous,
but they were rather hard to make on
account of the rough character of the
bottom. Most of the way the north bank
was found to be the best to travel on.
After several hours of hard work the
three adventurers reached an old c&oln
build by a man by the name Of Limkey.
He was a partner of Jerry johnson (er
Old jerry as he is called) and their trap
aine extended from this cabin up the riv-
er several miles beyond old Je,ry's cabln
and then up Wsxm Springs creek
II WAS decided to camp at the cabin,
and after fine animals were unpacked
the editor and the professor took walk
of several miles up the river to try ana
locate Old Jerry's place or the ticks be-
low it But they found nothing but
strange country, and so returned to
camp. 1t was long after dark before
supper was ready, and then all turned
into bed under the shelter that projected
from one end of the house. This cabin
was the best one seen so far, for it was
ahout 12x16 feet inside, had a stone tre
place, and three windows closed WIN
White cloth in place ofglass. 1t is hardly
likely that more than dozen white
men have ever camped near this spot
and the travellers certainly felt that tney