Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-11-25
Marshall Lake.

Marshall lake, the scene of the great I
gold excitement of this winter, is all old
land mark. The Warrens trail by the
way of the wire bridge passed by the
borders of this lake. In the early COS a
man by the name of Marshall lived by |
this lake and dealt out the three BIS,
beans. bacon and bread to travellers at |
one dollar dose.
This man Marshall was a distinguished
character in his day. He was all English
man of athletic ana sporting proclivities.
He did his own freight business in winter
OH his own broad back; so it may be
observed that he earned his dollar a
meal He packed his supplies on snow
shoes when the weather was so severe
that ordinary mining men could not
travel. lie carried $50 pounds of freight
on his back and made 40 miles a day
over every condition and depth of snow.
He was the hero of the hardy men oi his
time because he possessed giant strength
and undauntable courage and energy.
Marshal's only diversion from hard
labor and feats, strength and endurance
was All occasional spree and match foot
race every time he came to town from
one hundred and fifty mile journey over
the snow. He always issued public
challenge upon his arrival in either War
rens, Florence or Lewiston TO run foot
race any distance from forty yards to
the end of the road. He would get
drunk and stay drunk till he got match
which the miners always arranged for
liberal stake. Marshall always backed
himself and he placed no limit TO the size
ofthe purse. And it is not recorded that
this rccluse racer ever lost race. He
would initiate his chest, throw back his
head and no matter how drunk he might
he he would forge TO the front SO FAR that
there was no dispute about the winning
After he had won a foot race and bantered
| everybody for every other contest oil
strength and endurance he would return
to his winter home in the snowy regions
of Marshall Lake with cargo OF bacon
| beans and -four.
Another familiar character OF the nov
famous mining camp was Judge Adams
the Lewiston pioneer. The Judge VISITED
the lake during the fishing season an'
caught speckled trout with hook and lin'
for market. These fish he peddled il
Warrens aud Florence at 50 cents mess
The Judge caught thousands of these I'm
trout from Marshall lake, which OF lat
wears has been fayorlte resort for los
| ers Of angling.
| After the wire bridge was washed OF
| and the travel was diverted by the stat
bridge, Marshall lake was not frequente
bv the travelling public, and as spori
mans resort
II This beautiful body of water is III
] source of Lake creek. which flows D
| Burgdorf s hot spring to junction wit
| Srcesh creek and thence on to Warren
| These creeks have supplied placer goI
| continuously from the early Dos to IL
| present time. This district IS high al
| snowy and the placer beds are fat at
i mining has always been retarded
water. Every prospector who has
plored this region has been impress
IL with the wealth of its auriferous deposi
'e Marshall, like Buffalo Hump, is one
70 the best favored landmarks Of the In
~ r;or. being separated by about 20 miles
- is strange that each should become
Mecca of goldseekers IN two sacceeal
seasons