The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01

eoon and of course there is a possibility
that they may not. for whether this is
the richest mineral district in the world
IS a purely speculative proposition. If
it is what is claimed for it by experts
then there will be several millionaires
in Topeka as well as elsewhere as a di-
rect result.
The Topeka party which left that city
on July 6, included the following: w.
II. Davis. A G. Potter. Mr.. and Mrs.
JAMS S. Warner. L. w. Warner, NJ. d.
Her srson, DR.. s. A. Boam, e. w.
Poii.ysxter. w. c. Stephenson, w. s.
Kale, Arthur Newland. +. 5. JillgOn and
J.. L. Kiore Albert Parker. E. T. Sim,
and w. c. Brown and his son Carl OF
Now Hampshire Joined the expedition
at Wciser. this state. and J. B. Ed
ridge, formerly of Topeka but now of
Poise, met his Topeka associates at
&am2a.
Thu pilgrims Travelled in a special car
from Topeka and reached Weiser on the
nsin line Of the Oregon Short Line on
July .. Here the car was given up and
the last 60 miles of the railway journey
was made on a branch line which runs
to this villefe. Council a little town at
the foot Of The Bitter Root range. Al
this point tie real experience of the
journey commenced. Mrs. Warner and
her son Leland stopped here to visit
relatives and II. e. Warner. a brother
of J. S Warner Joined the expedition
with a four horse mountain spring
wagon. ElSnJ were lelI TO rice IN THIS
conveyance and the rest went in the
stage, a vehicle that looks much like
circus band wagon and without a top.
This took the Topeka miners to Mead
ows, 80 miles away where they spent the
night and mounted cayuses, which is the
mountain name for ponies, to ride the
remainder of the journey, about ninety
miles.
There are stations along the road or
trail which are called hotels. There
N-faTr lEr- LOT
uniform price is four bits go cents) for
meals and four bits for lodging. The
house is invariably of rough hewn pine
logs, upholstered. the tables, beds, and
chairs are homemade, the cutlery and
tableware scantv. and it must not be
overlooked that there are no napkins
a fact that was duly MOTEL by NJ D.
Henderson. the Chesterfield of the
party: Ir only one or two of these
hotels" are there sheets on the beds
but a tenderfoot, weary with travel
can find unexpected comfort between
the folds of warm blankets, especially
when the weather is freezing cold, as il
was nearly everv night of this noun
tain journey. The stage reached
Meadows with the greater part of the
expedition on the evening of July .
and the others stopped at the Stevens
hotel, fourteen miles from Council
This is the region of the mountaiA
trout It is not unusual for one person
to catch 200 in a day, but the further
the trail leads up into the mountains
the more scarce become the fish. There
were trout served on the table al
Stevens and there were also strawber,
ries and raspberries. The road to tht
Meadows would be called impassab bic
In Kansas. but in Idaho it is a 5000
road" There are occasional cabins
along the way where some one who
tired of trying to find a fortune in the
mines. has settled down with his fam.
1y and a few cattle and is trying Il
make 3 living. He may have ten acre: