The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-08-27

man or woman who can jolt over such
conglomerate mass Of big and little
rocks and have liver left to be sffiict- |
ed with. may consider themselves for
tunate and tough enough to laugh nj
liver lumpiness and bid adieu TO drugs
and doctors.
Passing through the upper valley, |
which by the way is somewhat nina !
BILE Item of the Mountains"
on small scale whose citizens raise COWS
and hogs and hay aud wheat and jingle
money in their inside pockets. the trav
eler reaches the foot OF Squsw Mountain
a hill six miles long although he'll swear
while going up that tits twice that DIS
lance and when coming back "'tls
only half so far" and having summoned
up all his reserve stock OF courage starts
on the long climb. Half way up some
good Samaritan has with deft hand
lettered this cheering legend on a rock.
Keep right on stranger. Heaven is but
one half mile higher" meaning probab-
lv In straight line. and the pilgrim
redoubling his efforts soon finds himself,
not exactly in Heaven. but IN High val
lev. locality so FAR removed from the
lower regions as 70 be ins xpr-ssnbly cool
and pleasant. Traversng this valley.
which is about SIX miles long. another
summit looms up before the pilgrim aud
after Ginning a long steep hill and drop
ging down another shorter and less ABB
rupt one. Tripod creek Is reached where
the first mess OF real mountain trout
may be caught for supper. Tripod rs
the highest point on the road between
Eiumeit aud the Lord knows where.
After n mess OF trout. good nights
sleep and fresh ice for breakfast the
journey Is resumed. Smiths Ferry pass
ed the North Fork Of tie Payrtte cross
ed. Round valley travercd aud Clear
creek camp in Long valley reached
Clear creek is. AS the name implies. a
beautiful stream abounding in fish while
the timber along its banks seems to be 4
favorite redezvous for the festive grouse.
A beautiful grove Of pine aud fir aford
welcome shade for the tourists camp:
which are pitched near the creek, but
on ground sufficiently high TO be dr.,
and hesltbful. The camp Is within
few rods Of Pruntv's store and Atkins
ranch the former being able TO furnisl
almost any commodity the tourist ha
omitted from his outfit. and the latte
furnishing an unlimited supply Of fresl
butter. milk, cheese aud eggs at reason
able prices.
A few mIles further up the creek tn
hunter for larger game can find all th'
? sport he wants hunting the antisred dee
and the f-rocious bear while the NOR
conservative sportsman can fnd all tn
grouse and pheasant and fool hen All,
trout that he wants TO kill. close 1,
camp.
Big creek. sis miles farther up n
. valley. Is also fnvorite camping pIa
for many tourists as is also G)ld Flr<-
) 2S miles above Clear creek. The LAX.
at the extreme upper end OF Long val
lev however. Is probably the most pop
: ular resort. report saving that upward
Of 250 tourists were campsd there las
week. This is a beautiful body Of wsie
twelve milrs long by from two 10 ~
miles wide. that must be seen To be ap
prsciatrd 7; ia one II the dceres
bodies Of frs~h water IN the world. hav
ing bren sounded in one place one hal
mile without touching bottom. Row an
sail D"ais are kept ,nrrr f., tlic Use b.