The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-09

sne fAilsS o. the Yakima, and thence
over the military road, taking the
pfseantion, howsvsr, TO communicate
in any event with wallah- wallah for
instructions, Likewise determined
TO assign that Fssolute and intelligent
eiVi engineer, Mr.. Tlnkham, TO the
duty Of examining the MArias pass.
af returning by the main Flathead
Trail to ~. Mary's. thence by the
sontheFn Neg peroes' trail to waIIah.
waiiah. and thence on the military
road TO Nisquaiiy and Olympia. "
October J, Governor Stevens little
party sas IN motion, and GA the 9Th
he reached the Occur d Aiens mission.
The route GA the mountain was much
otAstruetsd By fallen timber, and at
times Vas through dsnss undsrbrush.
Two streams, having their sources Ia
lakes oniy half = mile apart, we're
found 10 how due east aud west, ia
opposite directions from the route.
Tbs asnsnt is along the stream 10
within about i've milss Of tbs dtvid.
ing ridss, uhsn the trail rises about
5000 fest. By estimation. In that dis.
tahes. and thsRos passing along tho
ridge II . spur for . considerable
distances. falls saddenly Al least 5000
fest Il eourss thence TO the mission
EesssGIly knswB along the river
eallsi by the Jesuit fathers 81.
lgnstias. bat kBopn moFe generally
as the cosaT d'AIsns.
We camp~d within obe mile Of
the top al tbs mountain ON the nights
u the 10th aud nth November la
FainstoFm and looked forward 20 snou
Ia lhs Ha0Tning; but, 10 oaT Agr-aable
sarIsls@, No awoks to the clearcst
skies and the most genial bFee1es ne
ever sxp@Fisnosd. Noa . cloud wAs
90 b~ ~e@a. Tho vast solitude Of the
Cesar d'AisBs mountains covered
ulih forest trees, the Rncky mount
aims Ia tbs far east and the kootsnAi
asoaBsalns 10 tho north Ia British
territory. iorm@d y coup d'Osil i'm
paslng and Hagbthcent. The siou
and larily rising h~lts and lines Of
fu9 Indicated ths poslsion II ia"
lakes and stEvams. 4 year ago at
this very time the biAsis ii winter
, ho~lsd In tb~ss solisadss. and tbs
dFiitiHe aud rapidly tAllIns snow
! complssSiy otgaFutoeA the traveller
> "wbslhsT this Foais gill cosns inio
} cOapstisioa ~ith that by CLARK
R8sk con aaiy In dss~fmip~d by mot
accasuts oharryasiaa than Ne w~rv
o able 10 sake II is probable that b.
toils~lue ap on either side 81 tbs
I saF~4m itself. ths isngsh a the sanns
. eoald 10 fvdnc~d 10 sin. and F@ShAp'
iaaE miles. without involving i'm
pHsrsioai grades. u ulIl considerably
q slstdeg sha dtsiaRce. hut the dim
n culsiss tsusn saow should h- carefully
= Investigated. TIE ruSts Saa good Il
4 graa srsa on The mouutain tops. "a
b. cag4 iur sauss miles 10 the valley o
10 ths Co~aE d'AleBs II isN tarorii'
Il roais a The spakAbss and Ns1 Perez
/ on thar uay 10 Tbs hasiAlo hunt
~ IA The Co~uF d'Alsos mission
Al ga no information - 10 Captai
J. NrSisiisa. tsat trom . cayuss India
b ~ho ruach~a the mission the day IN
~ t-arls rested there. learned Of II
!. arrival Il rarity from ,hs mountains
4. shich . | sappo~.d 10 be IAsu,sunr
4. Majesty, and 81 Is smierAnt wagon
:, having started on the new mlliiar
II Tod TO Sssilscoom.
., ''on November 18th ! left u
A cosnr d'AlsBe Hiasinn. where ] VI
!, u.oss hosrilsbly entertained BY Path
an uarsils. aud proceeded de~n u
.ps I'oaar d'Alsns river. on The SAY
a colville. vsrieos rumors rearb'
NJ ne ss 10 parties moving through u
), county. bat nothing Of . defni
-. shaps liII sboat noon II the ! sth
-, that month. whsu uithiB so miles
Va. FT'olr,Ile an old Spokane, only 70
-. aars tspm Tho Yakima country, Join
~, mo. and gave me information that
"a. rarty II acme 10 men bad reach
~, the Columbia opposite ColvilI" !
q, day before. and would cross that Dc
m. This satisfied me that ~ pushing
!. coIviIIe that night ! would I'
-, Captain Mcclellan bsfcte be mo'
= 20 the eastward. and thus At 81
A.. combine all the operations. see'
~ ing two good. fresh. fat Indian nor
g., aud an Indian guide. | started a
!. o'clock aud succeeded In reach
- colville al .. and in ie~ nome
~, .hs information in all parts vas c.
-. plsssly verified. and Captain
- Cisllan and myseli we're conera'u'
go, lur each other aPoD our !"
= fortunate meeting. Not word
-, 80 heard Of each other since the
!. = a MAY. uhen be received my
-. - ,shan In cnnVcrNAt