Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-25
-Four Hundred Miles in the Saddle
Continued from last week.
on THE 1910 TRAIL,

The three adventures and their new
friend, the trapper, left the Musselshell
at little before eleven in the morning,
The editor took the lead, followed by his
pack horse, Skookrm. Next came jack
two pack horses, then Jack on his horse
leading another pack horse. Then the
unruly Appalachie, with the professor
following him UP with persuader in the
shape OF good club. Last came the doc
tor leading the faithful old mule. The
first hours ride was over the portion of
the trail travelled on the way TO the mine.
At the end OF that time the trail became
= path into an unknown region for at
least two Of the party, The only mis-
hap of the DAY was the mule kicking out
OF his pack This delayed the party
about hail hour. The trail led along
a series ot high ridges, and after the
forks OF the Lo-Lo creek were passed
the trail Wa vary COED, At the forks OF
the Lo-LQ halt was ade to eat a lunch
and get some traps t,om cabin situated
there. %hlie waiting q party of Indians
came down lie all. First came several
horses carrying no packs; next several
his sqaaw They had very nice outfit,
neat packs and good horses. He was a
Fatheot aid she Nez Perez. All along
The trad the ..4ps used for catching the
pine martin were passed. These traps
are dead ,alls, made by cutting off the
top of tree and making a little box on
the stun hy driving wedges into the
wood one side is lett open, and on this
side the dead-fall is arranged. The dead
fall in most of the traps is a single pole
about two ~. one-hali inches in diam
etsr ana tea feet long. One end is sup
ported on pm III another tree, and the
portion that IT, expected to fall on the
back Of the martin is sharpened to an
edge like o knife. The traps are baited
with raw r,po. or dried fish. The snow
is very deep III THESE parts in the winter
and SO So OF the traps are made upon
stumps ten or twelve feet high.
The snow summit was reached little
after Jour p. N, and camp was made IN
a meadow SIX or seven hundred feet be-
low and 10 the north OF the trail. There
was COCA water and feed at this point.
The tent was pitched and preparations
made for a camp while the editor went
to try and XII some birds for supper.
He returned after dark without any
game.
The night was very cold and the camp
crs were only 100 glad to sleep three III
bed. The next morning old Sport put
up flock OF grouse or fool hens near the
camp, and the editor secured good mess
for breakfast. The party did not hurry,
and it was about nine a. M when the
Journey was again commenced. The
first part oi the days ride was through
the timber. Many OF the tall martin
traps we're passed. Often there would
be three traps in a group, varying IN
height from five to fifteen feet The OBJ
iect was to always have a trap out OF the
snow and not too his for batting.
Near noon the rocky ridge was passed.
At this place repeated forest fires have
cleaned the ridge of all timber, and a
magnificent view can be had from the
trail. The air was rather clear from
smoke, but two or three forest fires could
be seen far ahead and near the trail.
After leaving the ridge there was
long descent to the We-Tass creek. 1hls
creek was reached at one O'Clock D. M.
and camp made on the east side OF the
meadow. One curious sight near the
meadow was a log lick-that is place
where the deer come to lick a certain log
to obtain the salt contained therein. Inc
deer had licked the rotten log entirely IN
two in one place. The log must have
been about ten inches in diameter before
the deer commenced their work. The
ground about the lick was tramped into
deep holes, and there were two PLAIN
trails leading to the place.
The editor took his fishing outfit and
in a few minutes had fine mess OF trout
Tor supper. The trout here are peculiar
They average about seven inches long
are very dark in color, are hard lighters
and cling to life long after being caught.
The editor had killed a large blue grouse
on the trail. and so with bird and fish
there was plenty of meat in camp
The following day an early start was
made, and Bald Mountain reached just
before dark. This was the hardest day
ON the horses, for there were many steep
hills. About the middle of the forenoon
the party passed two men on the way