The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-08-14

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DID you ever take q dip % the swift
water Of The 81. Joep II not Won
should seize The ilrst opportunity 70 AZ
=. y. z. Wonnacott ana j. T. Scott
maze the trip - FAR up a. the Black
tFlnee mine last week, retnrniar Tues.
day. Yoa take the steamer Klk Al thIa
piace, and, after . pleasant ride Of four
loura 70 The head Of the take che boat
enters the 81. lee nser Which, Tor s
miles winds It's wag through 4 most
beautiful valley 70 the head Of naylea.
tlon. Many beautiful mountain scenes
are brought to view as the boat rounds
. bend OF glides BY the base Of q per.
pendicular elf towering heayenwapd.
Inc largest mountain Of this part OF
me nyer V known as "Old Badly. /"
a~ tall peaks rear their lofty heads
several thousand teet above the valley
and the scene 10 one OF natures most
oeantifal - the boat skirts It's base,
10 good season the head Of navigation
u reached and the tourist or person
deAfincd for swim water spends night
At VIM. Parcels or Edward Diahton'c
where ample accommodation are
afforded.
After an early breakfast the exciting
ana interesting journey up swift wateI
y begun IN . canoe shaped from q solid
log and handled by experienced canoe
men. In making this trip We entrusted
ourselves tothe tender care and mercy
Of Charles Boyd. who enjoys the repu
talon OF being one Of the best swifI
water men on the riVeE. file was abb,
assisted Ia the task Of polling US up III.
Fiver BY WIN. Blackburn. beginning
At The bead Of navigation there are
series OF rapids with stretches Of com
paEativeiy still water between. som.
OF Tie rapids have = fall Of several fee
and the water goes tnmbling, rushing
and foaming over them with Rrea
npadily and foroa, making II necessar,
In places for all hands TO get out ant
drag the canoe over when going ~
stream. This journey Is aocompIlshet
slowly and by much hard work. Boy.
o0ea remarked that be did not believ,
man Was made 10 climb pole. W,
agreed with him. but he and hls assist
ant continued 10 clint until the BlAcl
Prince waa reached, ~ miles above th'
head Of navigation.
The return tTip ls more pleasant am
Affords greater excitement than goinI
up. The person who handles the eano
takes . seat on the sieaEn, the oshe
PeFsons and luggage arc distributed Il
. manner 10 nicely balance the boa
and she b allowed 10 dim down slrean
with The current. assisted by the use o
The pAddls which the eAnoemAn handles
Shooting the rapids h the exciting par
u The tFip and InSi a. one imagine
that the canoe IL about 10 be dashed 3
pieces Ggainst . solid granite boulds
Or other obstruction . def stroke o
the pAddie sends hsr gliding by wit
safety. This Is repealnd many times II
. passing oScs the rapids and An amaisu
w0ald soon come 10 grief In AttempsinI
70 handle The canoe.
The scenery on this part Of the rive
la simply beyond deacStptlon-it mus
Be seen 10 BE- appreciated. Ia one place
towering wall Of solid granite. with tn
giveE washing ia base. extends heaven
ward Zoe . Thousand feet. In anothe
place u Is broken and eFaggy and PAT
italy covered With timber. The Dol
toms arr covered with = dense growt
Of hno cedar which. together with N
ether timber. 10 suficient 10 keep
lArrr number Of sau-mllls going toE
haBdrcd ycAEs oF more,
one day Vas spent In examining u
property Of tbs Hack Prince composin
two full claims and = fraction. III
property Is developed by three tunneli
each opening up the ledge The lowe
tunnel on one claim is In distance q
siHty feet and In ia face = hne body o
osv 10 bsinE opened up. THIS ore bod
now measures % inches and L. widenin
with every shot that Is put in. tn
owners are well pleased with the show
ing and win continue development
uosk on the tunnel for some tim
0 The country seems 10 be one In Whic
D The prospociog would find . rich 6el'
Z The county rock Is granite, The mou'
G tAius rugged. and there is every ind
c cation Of a rich mineral belt In tha