The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-22
Natures Beauties
Abundant
DO We REALIZE OUR ADVANTAGES?
Tourists Comment on What Local People Know
Nothing OF


o. D. Platt, Of this city, while n OF
being exactly a news story. is pub
listed by this paper, as 1t is one Of
the best of its kind that 1t has heen
our pleasure to read for some time
The real purpose of the article we
believe, IL to make the local people
realize the beantiss of nature we are
enjoying each day. To loCal resi-
dent some of these things are apt to
pass unapprecated, but not so the
casual visitor or tourist, who is at
once impressed With the beauties of
his surroundings
The purpose of a newspaper Is
largely TO make Its readers think, and
II we can get people to realize and
boosting this region, say merely as a
summer resort region 1T would we'll
be worth while.
"a trip to the woods a short time
ago, proved to me that we do not be-
gin to appreciate the place 10 which
we live. Nature has not only given
us beautiful scenery in this section
of the country, but has blessed us
abundantly and with lavish hand in
every way When we discorn the
natuarl resources aud the wonderful
opportunities awaiting us we Wish we
had years to live In which to make
use of them.
The morning of the day on which
we we're to go to the woods, broke
with threatening clouds. but deter
mined to let nothing interfere with
our plans. we left the dock at St..
Maries IN a little old row boat aud
started down the river. We had just
reached the draw bridge when a fierce
wind struck US aud on looking up we
beheld the sky overcast with clouds
and to the southwest WIS one so big
and black that had we still been liv-
ing back In the middle states, would
have sent us flying to cave. The
rain came down In torrents aud the
waves slapped the sides OF our small
craft, but having a capital oarsman
we felt no fear, and soon we we're
safe under the bridge. Here we
waited until the storm passed over,
the sky cleared, the sun came out
and we continued on our journey.
The rain had produced a greater Ia
dance; on one side Of US the valley
and the mountains fresh and green
over head the clear sky, beneath us
the river. the foliage and over hang
ing trees reflected so clearly It seem
ed YOU could trace each twiR RnC
leaf the reflection more perfect anC
beautiful than the real objects them
selves, while off In the distance
high up IN the mountains on thl
other side Of the valley a storm wal
raging.M If that isn't variety for yoI
what Il Nature surely intended vi
should not complain of mouoton!
here. The ever changing beauty o.
this wonderful st. Joe river, do vi
realize It. Not until some stranger
comes into our midst and goes init
estacies over it do we wake up littl
to the fact that nowhere else in thi
world Is such a river to be found
Perhaps in time to come some on
whom God has gifted with that rar
power of description, which we I'll
long for, and so few possess. will
tell Of It's great beauty, as did th
poets IN ages past who told in son
and story Of the ruins Of the oil
world. Many an interesting stor
could be told Of the Indians as the
passed up aud down, Of the old mis-
sious and the struggles Of the earl
settlers. On down the stream "
went, passed many little home &
cozy and neat, till 1t wss easy
conjecture the kind of people VII
lived therein. Soon we we're treate
20 a sight which to me is ever grsu
and beautiful, q rainbow In Idaho
Nowhere else have 1 ever seen an
thing like lt-there seems to be 8
added ray Of light that we never 81
only In mountainous countries.
The rainbow seemed to span q
sky and to pass right down the moul
tain side. AS It passed down 1t b
gan to broaden and the green Of Il
mountains blending with the colo
Of the rainbow produced combin
tion, a sight that can not be descri
ed. As we gszed on the rainbow
appeared to drop right down into &
river. We we're filled with aV
and felt as we did when In the I
north, we used to watch the northei
lights shift shout from place to pla
ell over the heavens. Cn we We
past many a bend Ia the river.
rounded the last curve a pret
bungalow, situated on green hil
seemed to rise right up out OF {
river before Us. Here We moored o
boat, this was an inviting lookil
spot we thought and wanted to sto
bat It was not to be the end Of Q