Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-28
EXPLORING EXPE D|T|ON.
". 5. Bracket to Map the Region East
Of Buffalo HUMP.

the Jersey House, w. $. Bracket
found time to say a fe " words for
the DAILY Press regarding his
present plans and future move
ments.
"As soon as conditions permit, y
said the gentleman, II intend PEN
etrating the country lying east of
Buffalo Hump, and y apping as
well as | can. Mean while, until
the proper time arrives for the ex-
petition, shall put ia the inter
val prospecting on the Clearwater
and other likely regions. Two ex-
perienced miners will examine the
Clearwater country fol me, while
| shall be accompanied on my ex-
ploring expedition by 81 X men.
my present trip to Grangeville
was primarily made at the instance
oil Mr.. Ballou the mining expert,
who will supervise the prospecting
of the Clearwater country, while
l return east. Before l go, how
ever l shall have COZ hpleted ar
rangements for outiitting my party
of six in Grangeville."
The PRESS reporter desired to
learn how Mr.. Brackets attention
came to be called to- the little
known region he propos Uses visi ting
81 happen to be intimate with
some of the Northern Pacific off
GALS" he explained. Mr.. Q. ID.
Wheeler who draws UP the maps
of the country fed by the COM
pany's lines told me that he had
great difficulty in getti ny any data
regarding that section General
Passenger agent Chas. $. Fee also
stated that he had repeatedly en-
deavored to obtain a map Of the
country in question but had failed
to find that any existed showing
the topography of the C ountry with
accuracy. The N. p. company is
getting out folder relating to the
Buffalo Hump mining district and
the regions adjacent with maps.
SIN addition to this my connect
ion with the National Geographic
al Society made me aware that
nothing definite was known of the
topography of the coun try between
the Hump and the Bitter Root di-
vide. My trip will, tn erefore, also
Ia, %hA ,,tnrn,t. &c .,.,A,.., .,a ,,,,
presented by the society with map
ping and prospecting az side issues.
81 am also planning "a series of
articles for publication in the east
regarding the region alluded to.
1t is my intention, how ever, to call
the attention of the n. p. officials
to this Camas Prairie, and to urge
them to get out spec ial folder re-
garding the magniid ent farming
lands you have on every side. l
is the grandest country in Idaho
The impression one gets travelin.
on the 0. II. & N. through south
ern Idaho is very unpleasant, yer,
bleak and barren. Travelin,
through northern Idaho, one see
nothing but rugged roc ks and grea
pines. Central Idahois Il diiferen
proposition altogether. Not on,
person in ten thousand east of tn,
Rocky mountains KIN rows thin,
about this portion of G ntral Idaho
If the wave of emigration that i
coming west could be turned thi
way, there would soon be the great
est agricultural district in tn,
northwest right here, with u mar
ket for all their produc derived
from the numerous mining camp
that will spring up in the next few
months
Mr.. Bracket returns east il
about a week before starting Oh
his important trip.
From Fridays Daily.
Bert Rigley is back from Lewis
ton.
Mayor Henry Wax started 70
Portland yesterday.
j. G. White is a visitor fror
Florence for a few days
Ex-senator Dubois and bride ar
expected home from their honey
moon trip.
BoRN. Glearwa ter precinct
this county,. April Is, 1899, to tn
wife of Dale Clark, a daughter.
The mountain stages are run
E ming on schedule tim 3, despite tn
' softening snow on the mountai
a ranges.
D Mason Prairie is now clear {
0 snow and the stages are maxim
good time from Lewiston to Cot
, tonwoOd.
Q Grubstake prospector are GU
1 fitting here daily for the HUM
: and many of our townspeople al
: interested in these ventures.
George NJ. Roberts on, our cour
ty treasurer has received from til
. state land board the abstract of az
praisement of school and univers
, ty lands in Idaho coJ nty.
At the Jersey House cottage o
, No,Jov, efroat SATURDAY. nr;I os