Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-04-21
ON SALMON RIVER
Warm Weather, High Water
and Busy People.

S0ss "tku W. "0V0T
and Busy People.
higgins, April 10, 19O4-Here
with Easter Sunday came April
showers, genial sunshine, in fact
all the adjuncts needed for per-
feet spring weather. Spring has
arrived. winter conditions have de-
parted from the valleys and are
past fleeing up in the mountains,
and the swelling streams indicate
that it is even fast weeping it's
life away. Unusally warm weather
has been the order for the past
week with the mercury in the
eighties, cool nights and mornings;
last night, brought a needed rain,
and the change in the appearance
of the landscape is magical, the
dim and lusterless coloring on the
mountain sides has changed to
varied tints of refreshing green,
the orchards are brilliant with
blossoms graduating harmon iously
from bright pink to snowy white,
truly typical time Of eater awak-
ening, when all nature, springs
forth to. welcome it's great sun
Deity and as if actuated by the
same impulsive force, humanity
evinces the same restless spirit Of
activity. The sudden change
prom pts the farmef to immediate
action, and soon the plowshares
will be cleared from the rust of
winters idleness. The sheep men
are bringing their herds in from
the winter ranges, and preparing
for the annual increase and proper
care of the future wool producers.
Out on the hill side, many lights
are hung, as suggestion to the
prowling coyote to keep at the
proper distance, for while our ap-
preciative government, 80 fully
protects the wool, after it is off the
Sleeps bach, the ''outcast in
grey" has no respects for tariff
regulations as regards the Carcass,
and it will be the busy time with
this industry from now until the
docks are shorn, and driven to
their summer pastures far up in
the mountains, along the snow
line. Cattle and horses are being
rounded up, and the annual &C.
count taken to determine the
tribute paid for winter pasture, the
loss is thought will be small.
Many men are impatiently await.
ing the time for. work to arrive
and can hardly realize that the
snow lays SO deep and heavy only
short days travel from this sum-
mer land. The rivers are assum-
ing very ample proportions for the
season, and up to the present
writing the main Salmon shows a
rise of over eight feet, and little
Salmon comes down bringing the
melted snow from Salmon meadows
and the intermediate country and
showingA raise of fourteen feet, or
better, an unusally high stage for
the time of year. The pack
bridge at Clary's and the new
wagon bridge erected this season
by Oscar Rhodes have gone out,
other bridges on the little Salmon
road are all right SO far, but a
further raise is anticipated. The
saying that an ounce Of prevention
is worth pound of cure is appro-
pirate in this instance, and it will
be we'll for the authorities to be
wise in time, and provide means
to protect these structures from de.
struction by accumulations of drift
and other possible danger. Some
portions of the wagon road have
washed out, this has become q
very important thoroughfare
and should be promptly repaired
1t is like threshing old straw te
speak in general way of the con
dition of the roads either north OF
south, the common expression o.
all wayfarers is if you 60 over one
you will wish you had taken tn,
other. The roads between her,
and Grangeville are villianous
and between here and Council sim
ply unspeakably; no mail beyont
Meadows for three days. Trail
leading to important mining local
tiles are unsafe, and a common in
terest demands that work shoult
be done at once to put them il
condition to meet the increasin,
traffic requirements. On the It'll
inst. Mr.. Robt. Adams who i
opening ranch few miles NJ
Salmon lost a valuable horse, sad
die and outfit, at Salmon Point
Mr.. Adams was leading the animal
Owing to some obstruction in tn
trail it went over tire cliffs and dis
appeared in the foaming rapids AM
was never seen again; very seriou
loss to the owner, who can ill ai
fordit.
The Henrietta Company ha
discontinued work on account @
4 high water; during the season
z much development has been done
5 and the ground is in good shap
+ for paying work as soon as con
E ditions permit.
J The Pittsburg Company ar