The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-04
Tale Of a Jolly Party Who
Left Big Fork.
THE GOOD SHIP SWAN
How Her Crew Spent Week Going Across
and Around Montana's Inland Sea
and Had Good Time.

On Sunday, August 25th, there sail.
ed away from Big Fork the gallant
twO-master and four-oarer Swan, ].
A. FOssum, owner, on voyage across
and around and over Flathead Lake.
The genial owner shed briny tears of
regret at not being able to join the
expedition, in which he captain and
crew Joined, but pressure of worldly
cares prevented
Captain Fred Wyman was in COM
mand, and an able seaman and a jony
good fellow he. Chief Stewart H.
Claude Burr, First Assistant Steward
J. M. Aitken, and Musician Sherman
Stephens were his subordinates, and
they visibly quailed as he paced the
pOop-deck and ordered his minions to
splice the main brace.
A halt was made to purloin Roy
Muth's tent and blankets; a descent
in force despoiled the Wyman and
Burr happy homes of provisions,
skillets and more blankets, and the
course was shaped lor Woods Bay,
reached after an uneventful trip of
several hours. On the bank of this
snug little harbor camp was establish
ed and the stewards assisted the
bandsman in preparing and serving
supper in true campers style. The
captain presently returned from re-
connoitering the residence of Mr.. John
Wood with the news that the invaders
would be received with open arms,
and after sei.ing things to rights a
pleasant evening was spent with Mr..
and Mrs. Wood and family and sever
al visiting friends.
Camp was struck next morning
after breakfast and start made down
the lake but choppy sea and head
wind rendered progress dimcult II
was a bad day for the orchestra, which
after an hour of pitch and toss retir-
ed amidsnlps and pleaded indisposi-
tion presently saddened by the loss of
a good dinner which had been served
ashore near Ex-Governor Smiths prop
erty. There has eviden,.y been a
strong effort to clear this ,and, but a
good!y crop of stumps remains To
ward evening a favorable wind assist
ed the boat and her crew in sailing
five miles or thereabouts, and mig. =
fall found camp pitched on the lake
shore. A heavy thunder storm accom-
panied by nlc winds threatened to
blow the tent into the lake about ,en
o'clock. but everything held and moth
ing worse resulted than slight we.-
ting.
tuesday morning there was a brisk
wind from the south, which sent the
Swan flying across the lake among
heavy swells that occasionally sent the
lee scuppers awash. Band still in
poor shape, but improving. This was
a fine ride, and in an hour and half
the boat was abreast of the celebrated
painted rock at the entrance the
big Arm" of the lake where colored
drawings and markings of Indian Ori-
gin and unknown age are said 10 com
memorate bloody battle on the cliff
above between the Cour d'Alene and
Blackfoot tribes. After dinner on an
island near by a beat up of several
hours against the wind finally resu :
cd in quiet slide into beautiful bay
on the north side of the arm. known
as Goose Bay, Twin Bay, or Crystal
Beach, at the head of which Mr.. R. A.
Rollins has as well kept and prosper
GUS looking a fruit and vegetable
ranch as will be found anywhere. Mr.
Rollins reports a heavy yield in both
lines, for which the care and cultiva-
tion evident are largely responsible.
He generously presented to the Swan
and her crew the freedom of his gar
den, and the many good things founu
there were much appreciated and aid
ed in replenishing the dwind..ng sup
ply of provisions. Mr.. Rollins v.sl ed
the camp after supper and pleasant
evening was passed around rousing
fire.
Next morning favorable breeze
waited the boat and her crew to the
foot of Dayton creek, where some good
sized fiocks of wild ducks were OBJ
served. Leaving the boat for few
hours the party strOiled up to Dayton
and were served with dinner by Mr..
Proctor, after which call was made
on Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cromwell,
and in the evening Mr.. Cromwell rode
down to the camp and a pleasant hour
was passed, the orchestra having full
ly recovered and furnishing an enjoy
able concert. Dayton people are pros
porous and report good crops, and no
one seems to be worrying much re-
gardirg the outcome of the disputed
land cases. Thursday morning one of
the party started toward the neighbor-
ing Indian village on a scouting trip,
it having been current talk around
Dayton that smallpox was still preva-
lent among the Inhabitants of that
part of the reservation. Enough was
observed to assure the scout that the
reports were well founded. Chief Sac
who succeeded Chief Eneas some
months ago. died of the dread ais.
ease recently after three days illness
and he is said to have warned those
he was leaving behind that they would
all die Of the epidemic unless they left