The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-09-09
From Washington.
CoLvILLE, WASH, Aug. "a.

CoLvILLE, WASH, Aug. "A, 1908.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:-As | have not
written anything for the REPUBLICAN for
| more than year and one-half, aud many
of my friends have not heard from me
| during that time, thought if you would
| be so kind as to publish this letter
would take this way of letting them know
where We are and how we are situated
! We are still holding the claims we took
when we first came here. The land has
since been surveyed aud will soon be
accepted. We were very fortunate. When
the land was surveyed the lines ran only
few rods from what we expected, while
others were thrown into confusion by
having their buildings and other i'm
provements on other peoples land. When
| wrote my last letter to the REPUBLICAN
there were ouly a few families in this
neigbborhood. The country is now set
tied almost solid for several miles around,
settler ON every quarter section. We
can now boast of school and voting
precinct in our immediate neighborhood,
and hope soon TO have a postoffice and
store. We think this is progressing
pretty well considering this place was an
entire wilderness three years ago.
b. +. HUGHES.
p. S.-I am sending you clipping
from the Statesman Index of Colville.
II you have space please print it:
CAMPING ON THE PEND D'oREILLE.
Frank Waynick and l haye been fish
ing. Our families and Miss Leola Will
lett went along to enjoy the outing and to
eat fish. Hll not tell how many and how
large the fish were for your readers will
say "that smells fishy." But for once
the ladies had all the fish they wanted.
But do wish to besIeak my apprecia-
ton of the country where we were and of
its people, The scene of our endeavors
was in the vicinity of Crystal Falls on
the Little Pend d'Oreille river These
beautiful falls are located on the claim of
w. A. Hughes. The Hughes family is
holding just a section of that valuable
timber land. At our approach B. +.
Hughes abandoned his cabin and sought
refuge in the home of his father. So his
cabin the ladies occupied while Frank
and | slept in the hay NOW. We found
the place to be n spOrtsman's paradise.
The ladies even sat up nights to shoot
woodrats. The trout are plentiful and
large, but l must not be tempted into
telling fish stories. They say there are
many large wild animals there, and some
of them fierce, though we saw none of
them. When the woodrats began their
caperinG the ladies imagined huge bears
were about to walk in on them. The soil
in that section is very productive. Irri-
CATION is very easy for that entire section.
The timber is the best in eastern Wash
ington. The possibilities for power
plants along tLat stream are marvellous.
In the course of few years those possi-
bllities will have been developed and that
whole section will be one of the most de-
IA al, : al. i
Empire. We found several subscribers
to your paper out there which fact speaks
much for the intelligence of the people.
Those people are sacrificing much in
order to get homes and are the people
who haye made our country what it is,
They should be encouraged by the max
ing of good roads and in every other way
to improve their claims and make them
homelike. HENRY A. SHELDON.