Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-12
An Outing in the Bitter Roots.
ln Camp, Ang. llth, ls99.


trickle down our backs and collect in oui
brogans. This is the point where We
take TO the trail and leave the wagon
for which we all are truly thankful as il
has been an elephant on eur hands ever
since leaving Kendrick, and all on &C
count of one of the cayuses Charlie
bought. 1t was little red spotted pinto
he persuaded George Ford to let him
have, You know George; well he has
most seductive sweetness OF voice, and
is smooth, very smooth, of speech whom
he is trying to sell you something, and
he said to Charlie ooh, yes, the pony
is gentle, he can easily be rode OF packed,
and has been broken te harness several
times, but you had better lead him a
day or two till he gets used to your
voice" So the two of us led him to
Kendrick, that is | pulled and Charlie
pushed and when we got tired the COM
modore would let us drive and he would
push awhile. Well when the editor
been in the mountains AS many times as
he had we would never bs bothered that
way by a measly cayuse, but to hitch
him on to tho front end of the tongue
and drive him. We had never thought
of that, so we proceeded to hitch him up
while the editor stood around and bossed
the job. All the time the spotted cayuse
stood gently resting ON one hind leg,
with dreamy, far-off look in his ex
pressive blonde eyes. When all was
ready George gently chirped to him, but
he didn't stir peg, so Charlie too him
by the bits just to show him what we
wanted Then | heard an unearthly
squeal, clatter and rafting of hoofs
and there WAS that gentle quadruped
giving us an exhibition of some of the
most finished, vigorous and varied buck
ing and kicking that l ever witnessed.
He would turn tlip-hep, then stand on
his upper lip, then hump up his back
till he looked like lean cat on the back
yard fence, then he whirled round and
round, mixed the othor horse all up,
finally tripped himself and came down
Hat on his back with his legs whirling
in the air, and looked something like
beetle in molasses. we all sat on his
head then and discussed the situation
that is all of us but Charlie, who had got
such a scare that he ran about half
mile up the road and climbed tree for
safety. [ wanted to give the animal
dose of the pills we brought along, the
editor wanted to give him a dose OF Cpl"
and George wanted to cut him up and
sell him to West for bed springs. While
we were arguing the questian the pony
suddenly passed into another spasm,
opening and shutting like jack knife,
stampeding our other peaceful horses
and scattering them right rnd left in ter
ror. George finally lassoed him and
took half hitch around y stump just as
he was about to turn hand spring. and
down he came once more and lay breath
ing heavily and unable to rise. We all
sat down ON him again, and we were hot,
dusty and madden than hornets and had
murder in our hearts. 1t was not
question of what" any longer, but
"how," and pending q decision the ed
itor made motion that we adjourn to
the creek and take drink. Charlie
heard him and climbed down out of the
tree and seconded the motion. Motion
was carried, but as there WAS no creek
handy we got along without it. Several
similar motions put more and better
spirits in us and We decided to try an old
plan George had heard Pop True recon-
mend for similar cases. So We untangled
the horses, hitcheG up the cayuse again
and two OF US fastened rope to our
saddles, tied the other end around his
neck and in that way finally got up the
hill, and two days later reached this
place with all hands OF US and five of the
horses completely worn out. The spotted
,cAyuse though looks fresher and appar.
emily feels better than whom we started
out.
When we get further back in the
mountains we will have some hunting
and fishing stories to toll you, probably
in our noxt letter. But before close |
kindly request you to find out for us
Just what road Lyon, Chapman and
Webster followed when they were out
this way. Thus far we have been follow
ing in their footsteps, and wherever we
have mentioned that We are from the
same town they were we have had to paw
for everything in advance, which is