Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-06-06

| Bill Rookie says that large numbers
of cayuses died on the Salmon river
breaks since the beginning of winter
and there are herds of them over there
yet that are not werth skinning.
Fred Simon says he is willing to open
the road down the creek in any manner
the board of village trustees may pre-
scribe and have it opened within three
hours after receiving notice,
Holmes & Kelly at Grangeville are is
suing map of the different routes into
/ Thunder mountain, They favor no par
ticular route, consequently the map
should be a reliable one, Judge VOL
bert has one on display at his office,
The Commercial hotel, fixtures, good
barn and other out buildings, aituate at
uniontown, WASH, is for sale at the
ridiculously low figure of $4,000, A snap
for someone. Call on or address the
/ proprietor, A. Mosman,
Mike Kingsinger and another gentle
man, of Lewiston, passed through here
Tuesday with large pack outfit on
their way to Thunder. The pack train
was loaded with saloon supplies. r.
Reynolds hauled a four-horse load for
them as far as Clearwater.
The annual convention and camp
meeting of the Disciples of Christ will
be held at Lookout, Idaho, June 12-22,
The grounds are situated about seven
miles from Lenore, on the Clearwater
line, and eigst miles from Cul de Sac.
J. A. PINE, Sec.
GrangeVille will celebrate tho Fourth
again this year, in spite of the fact that
it was practically understood last year,
when the Cottonwood people were the
largest outside attending aggregation at
Grangeyille, that the "big town of the
Prairie would reciprocate by attending
our celebration. Nevertheless our cele-
bration will be hummer"
The Great Hewitt will appear at the
opera house tonight. This attraction
has been playing to crowded houses in
all of the western cities. The illusions
are the finest ever brought to Idaho.
"Bessie's Burglar" introducing baby
Edwina, years old, proves the fact
that she is the greatest living child act
ress. Lady Zetta, in mind reading, the
spirit cabinet and mid-air suspension
are among the many features.
Last Wednesday three men from Ilo
came to the city with the ostensible
purpose Of haying a good time. They
were Big Dick Cornwell, Jim Cassidy
and Charley Morris. Charley proceeded
to fill up on the oil of gladness and got
'quietly hilarious. After he could
carry the load no longer he stumbled in
to the back door of the Chronicle Office
and unloaded large portion on our
bed, which we, of course, greatly appre-
ciate. Uuon our discovery of him his
principal regret seemed to be that he
didn't have $1,000.
John Gibson reports that he saw last
Monday seven pack horses, and what
appeared to be a man, floating down
Salmon river. The horses were tied to-
gether in string and were all right |
side up except one, which had evidently
been too heavily loaded. Charlie Kelly
also saw pack horse and what appear
ed to be man in the same river late |
last week. There is an unconfrmed re-
port in Mondays Review saying that |
seven men and fourteen pack horses
were hurled into the south fork of the |
Salmon on the Lardo trail into Thunder |
by landslide and that only one had
been rescued. II such is the case the
dead horses and men seen near here
probably belong to that unfortunate
party.
Frank Hayerstraw was an arrival in
the city Wednesday from Thunder
having come in afoot. Mr..
says that the best route to
the famous camp from any place in the
lower country is through Cottonwood,
down to White Bird and then up the
Salmon. He has travelled the several
northern routes and says that the only
route for good feed and water, and
plenty of it, is the one above mentioned.
He further states that this trail is lined
With prospectors who know their bust
ness and cannot be fooled by the adver-
,isement of any fake route. Mr.. Hav-
'rstraw says man can come out in six
lays, and do it easily walking. He will
some more supplies and re-
urn over what ne says is the ONLY
soUTE.
The school election last Monday re-
ulted in the election of S. r. Libbey to
he position OF school trustee for three
ears. 65 votes were cast. S. r. Lib
'ey received 81, w. w. Blackburn re-
eived % and N. g. Bartlett received IL.
special tax of 5 mills was voted on b
nd carried by vote OF 3S to IL. The ,
money thus raised viii be used to build
n addition to the school house and for
ther school purposes. This is only one