The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-11-23

A recent issue Of the Lewiston 4
Tribune contains the following ac- /
count OF the trip of Messrs. Pope and |
Stonebreaker from Salmon to Lewis |
ton by boat:
"We left Lewiston September !,
and went directly to the source OF
the Clearwater river In the Bitter
Root mountains. said Mr.. ]. p.
Pope. OF Salt Lake, in detailing the
incidents of the long trip he and
Allen Stonebreaker took in the noun
famous regions. AFTER spending
several days at the headwaters OF the
Clearwater, we cut across the coun-
try and crossed the Salmon river, go
ing into the timber east OF the Thun-
der Mountain country. We hunted
considerable in this section but were
unable to drop any large game. In
fact there seems to be dearth OF
large game In that portion OF the
mountains. We saw three deer, some
elk signs and two mountain sheep.
We did not stay long in any vicinity
tut made the fastest time possible
and that may have been the reason
for our not seeing more game.
1--WE then started in the direction
of Salmon and arrived there after an
interesting trip. We stayed several
days among the residentsof Salmon,
and l want to say that / have never
been among finer people than the
residents of that little city. 1t Is the
prettiest mountain village that l
have ever seen. While Mr.. Stone
breaker and l were in Salmon we en-
gagged Captain Guleke who has been
the only one who has ever successfully
navigated the river. to take us back
to Lewiston. We encountered very
cold weather at Salmon and found
that it moderated gradually as we
neared this city. We left Salmon
City - days ago and made the trip by
short stages.
"We took our lives IN our hands on
many occasions and some OF the
escapes that we had from drowning
we're thrilling. We went over all
kinds of rapids and at one point In
the river passed place that had 0
L fall of 10 feet In distance Of 80 feet
Many times we had to take every
thing out of the boatnd ashoot II
over the rapids empty, carrying on
provisions to safe point below. Ont
day we we're floating along with tb'
stream and entered swift part o
the river Ten feet ahead OF us vi
noticed submerged rock, but wer
going at such fast clip that we coul'
not avoid 1t and we struck full force
\ The stern of the boat swung aroun
and hit on another boulder and tn
frail sides were crushed In. notice
that the boat sent waves about 10 fee
high and in trying to get out Of tn
way / struck down stream as fast d
| could swim. Mr.. Guleke was throw
clear of the wreckage and he ais
swan out Of danger. Mr.. STONE
breaker was more fortunate and wa
hurled out OF the current aud b
landed about 300 feet below th
WRECKED boat. l was carried dow
stream about half mile before wa
able to land, and the captain crawle
out of the water a few hundred yart
above ME.
"There was another swift rapi
about 80 feet below me and II one ha
been carried through that place |
could not have survived. The wat
was very cold and there was Ice alot
the edge of the river. 1t must ha'
been at least 80 degrees, yet none
us had tile least iii effect from Il
experience. My knee was bad
bruised and my ankles sprained
that it Is still difficult to walk. II
fact that we were all good swimme
was all that saved our lives.
stOur 2S foot boat was complete
wrecked and we lost guns, tents al
provisions. We walked up the ris
a mile from the scene and fou
quarters with miner for two da'
! We got some whipsawed lumber a
constructed boat that was 10 II
long which we calked with gun
sacks and pitch gathered from
pine trees. 1t made very servi'
} able boat and not drop OF wa
! leaked 10. We bought an old tent
! this place and were able to get p
visions at isolated mining can
along the way until we react
Whitebird. We made the trip FIR
D Whitebird to Lewiston in two da
b and when we got into the Snake ri
= the voyage was very pleasant.
1.-The rapids began short dista
below Shoup and the river has
= sharp fall to its mouth. The coun
, Is wild and beautiful. There d
D net appear TO be much mineral
that part of the country and th
were less than a dozen placer mir
4 along the entire river. Those
= whom | talked seemed to be disco
, aged over the prospects Of placer n
y ing. The river is lower b, three
s than 1t has ever been In the mem
& of the residents. That was
y thing that made our trip so full