The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-02-20


p'sSd Indian war that the people Of
oregon and Washington ever had 10
contend With. And il must be ad
snited that those tive territories have
had more Of this trouble than any
"shsr district Of it, sixs In our
eoantFy, and her vars Ssrs greater
and more hotly contested 10 proper.
hon to the greater physicsl and
'nsntal ability u Der abofissnss.
he ssFsrast contest of this. the
aaklmA SAE. ragged ln the waIla
Maiia country, and for three YEAR,
eo@plstsly shut OF eli travel 10 the
noFthsFn interior. 80 nos for that
period Il was . closed book.
To th0ss Who weFe interested In
thts last great aud continued effort u
tho red man TO stay the destiny Of the
swiftly eosniGs tide. aud dsvalopmsnt
~ this lnteF'm0antain county by
The pale faces, would refer 10 a
History u the Yakima wAr.
The nsEt party 10 appear on the
nining board ia and for thts great
inisFtor Vas GaplAin A. ID. Pierce
sta sHAall party Who early in the
yeas 1857 attempted 60 prospect in
The Yakima country and was attacked
~ tbs fskimas aud driven cut, Ioos,
Ing ell biz oatai.
he thea eaHs doun 10 Portland
ana . Pat'llo nesting was Aeld and
sa"ans RAISED 10 IL oaG bis party
ss~in. and b. was saooaraged 70 pasA
biz shPi0sasioas far and eide.
Daring The oapsaiR's stay Ia Post
land this siRtss bsuMns very in
slmassly aoaaninisd xith him and isas
aaa1A impra@s@d with bis shsngy, and
daStas efforts TO pnsh biz prosp~csinT
inao eoantry Ia which knew there
go ssisasd hos hod 81 tEuachsroas
sisd maRdsFoas saSagss.
Ia fsaFaAsy. la49 - m0tsd 10
~aila Walls. wsah.. aud settled Oh
Lard RsaF ths pFe~snt city II that
nas4s AID hes~ No soand caanped go
sdlolnins land eur tsisnd Captain
i'iosuS.
iBaaiF-d a hln u h. had .sstlsd
d"Ha % tsEmins Me-" be said.
! am iasa uiHi~FtnS ksFs for the
fssaspus~ u Eoing lnsa tiss NsE Parua
oeantFy in tho sEtng. 10 prnspacs.
! sa sHfoFw~A ~ = v.sy ssiiahls unn
trdlan that thsFs is . moantnin
~sy h~ok towards The tiockiss that
hAs hFtgha sS,oa 90 The side 90 fsos
u u Thai shin~s iiks = star o. eem.
TIE Iuatans call this mosznlaln Idaho
Aoaasaln 90 u~m. IDAHO in Ihsls
langaGss asaats aonsshina that shipas
lshs = gees ~ saAF Nes. :" asys ths
ospAaia, II believe this hsight ssas
liks Fsaseaioa IL fross = sFsai vein q
gid ts4sing qaasts. - rich In gold
sAsi u gives that rich ysilovlsh hue
ihs tbds1n de~rs4bue
TBS eapaAih has every eoandsoos
Ia The truth and bsasssT ~ HE ladtan
TREAD several tiHses dsFtas tho
oo@ins sgFtng hs described 20 sss
shat - called bic "Idaho. - bic
Ices ua The @oantain. . and assured
9ss that ~ .as coasdsHi that " vas
an isnnsass ledge a. qaasas a. great
ftrbhsus.
CarsaiH Pierce vas ess az s1crp
tios 10 Iks rule that ths loaderp In J
Isust.eoslae iuF PFeciuas Helals are
mes q vssy stcltahls miRds Msu
easily led Ia believe ven large esh
st0sisa Nep uho are nns afraid 20
take tbssF Lives IN their bands and
bsSss tbs dangers q aaksovb toresis.
moaHtalRs and ssvages 60 develop
hidslsa treasures and hlsss The trail |
TOT he salaFs civilization.
IN due tire. When The grass vas
good. Capssln Pierca, accompanied
By yoane man namea DAvls Digeius,
started foe bic Idaho. .
lie seat into the southeastern part
q The Nss Psrcs country. ubsrs be
found mauy mountains bat no ldAhos,
AMI only a pOoF and somsuhAs dis.
cous~sins prOsp@ct In placer gold.
lie again uiBtered Ia wAllA Walls
and The Bsst ssason turned his sttsD.
tiun TO The country nearer 10 The firu,
discovery in tbis reeion. the Colville
district Here he met eth better
success In bic discovery Of The district
known to-day ~ Pierce CITY and
Orufiun.
The discovery brought the noFtbeSn
inter mountain country seain 60
notice and again = flood os those rest
lees and dessrmined ploneep started
for The northeast
This time there seemed 10 be more
faith IN the country, and of thoss who
failed TO secure paying elatms at
Pierce and orofno drifted south aud
The discovery 81 Elk City and Flor.
ence and the other Clearwater dis
tricss with their immensely rich de.