Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-07-27
sunday School Picnic.

Last Sunday morning at O'Clock the
children of the Baptist Sunday School
at Cottonwood met at the j. F. Howell
residence on King street where two four
horse teams were awaiting them to
carry them to Craig's mountain. The
heavy freight racks were fitted with
long seat on each side, arranged so that
the occupants would sit facing their
neighbors on the opposite side of the
wagon, with goodly supply of new
timothy hay as cushion for the feet.
Besides the two four horse wagons, sew
eral buggies and carriages joined in to
swell the possession, The route chosen
was by way Of Keuteryille and at about
lO:30 o'clock beautiful shady grove OF
fir and pines near cool mountain
spring directly west of the main summit
of Cottonwood Butte, which is the cul-
minating point of Craig's mountain,
was reached and the picturesque noun
tain with its inviting grassy slopes stood
guard over the happy assembly, while
they enjoyed the balmy mountain air,
the cooling shade and the beauties of
nature in her most lovely attire.
At IL O'Clock the party was called to-
gether by the Sunday School Sup't., j.
F. Howell, and after singing couple
familiar HYMNS and prayer by Rev.
Henderson a general discussion OF the
lesson (The Lords Prayer) YVES conduct
ed by Geo. NJ. Robertson. The Sunday
School lesson being over, Rev. Hender-
son favored the people with an enjoy
able sermon and wound up with the
benediction just in the nick OF time
when everybody's appetite was sharper
than two edged sword, and it is need
less to say that as soon as the last
''Amen" was said the good wives order
ed the very obedient husbands to col
lect the grub boxes on green, shady
sward and a luncheon fitfor king was
served with fragments enough taken up
to feed hall of Cottonwood.
y At about half past two O'Clock P. NJ,
the most stalwart members of the party
made start for the summit of the butte
that strikingly resembled Greely's
Arctic Expedition. Through power
rul telescope from the mountain peak
the surrounding country on every side
developed into panorama of exquisite
and enchanting beauty. Towards the
southwest lying low on the horizon, the
Blue Mountains of Oregon loomed up
gloomily while directly south the
Seven Deyils reared their craggy heads
To the northwest Mason's prairie lay
fiat and broad and the many cottages
and capacious barns betokened the fact
that Craig's mountain could afford com
fort, happiness and munifcence, Near
the eastern boundry of Mason's prairie,
Westlake nestled against the woodland
back ground and men and women could
be seen parading the streets in their
Sunday frocks. As the telescope swept
the Nez Perce prairie due north of us
the hamlets were very interesting and
the railroad camps, with their white
canvas tents, were very like the stories
our fathers haYe told US Of The Bedouin
Arabs when we were children. To the
east Camas Prairie, in all her pristine
glory, lay spread before us with Cotton
wood nesting at our very feet, but the
beauty and splendor of those broad
fields, beautiful mansions, glistening
church spires, prosperous towns with
their thrifty people, where but few
years ago the feet footed deer gamboled
at will and the majestic elk rOamed un-
disturbed, where the human voice was
never heard save when a wandering
band of moccasined red men crossed
over from the Clearwater river to the
Salmon river and back again, can only
be recorded by the pen of poet.
By six O'Clock the mountain climb bers
were all on the picnic ground and in
less than half an hour the merry party
was journeying homeward, ARRIVING at
Cottonwood just as the shadows of even
ing were gathering darkly over the
town. Contributed
If you are looking for fresh candy You
will find it at VanDorn's drug store.
We carry Up-to-now candies-the best