The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-08-07
FIRST TRAIN TO THE
FERRY
Some 400 Excursionists Enjoy a
Ride Over the Scenic
Idaho Northern.

sion of the Idaho Northern to Smith,
Ferry distance of so miles, eaci
one prepared for the outing in the
mountains with lunches, guns, fishing
tackle and creel, field glasses, cameras
and other concealed weapons for use
in case of rattlesnakes being encount-
cred. The excursion train, coming
from the main line by way Of the Pay
cite Valley railway, brought picnick-
ers from Nyssa and Ontario, Ore, via
Payette. II arrived on time. but the
special carrying the Caldwell, Nampa
and Boise excursionists was late, and
after its arrival and the necessary
switching done in combining the two
trains and getting headed for the
north, made the train over half an
hour late leaving Emmett. The two
small engines that pulled into Emmett
with the p. " train were displaced by
six-wheeler off the main line.
We started at last Slowly climb
ing Pickett corral hill at the head Of
the valley--passing through the tun-
mel at inc top Oh the mn WIN e'ie usua'
sensation felt--especially if your best
girl were occupying the same seat
with you-Payette river about 100 IT.
below the track peacefully flowing
wes. as our tf@ii "enueu NO way eas'
70 Mon'our' 'he irs' SUP isN"'s u"
the waiting quota from Sweet and vi
entity we move on eo"aru our neN'
stop ae iorseshoe penu' W"eie .,e
passehgcr ils' was iheieaseu soou'y
NUMBER heic "i'oenei pis siN
CT ehs'he was a''"'''e' " '"' iio"'
observation-disclosures how--one engine
WIN nov poN' "iliei' h'u " oe eooieu
anu .aAi'iE On ""'ei uS,ayeu '''e .,"'"
"ho'her nan nour' nu' .nis Vi."e
was occupied by eNpeetah' ans'ers
ca.ehihg grassnopPefs ~ 'ne "uJo'i''e
lleius' 9ay' 'hey hau oeeH 'p y"
THOSE butte ranehes, ehe poor ass
hopPers "ouiu nave peen iiiei Wy
iheo 'he ii'oun'aiiis''anu must an u
theih turned ioosel anu uSeu lor trou'
pai1 rihaiiy getting away iro'' .o'
nehu where we orosseu 'ne iaye''0
riVer W 'ne noi'n s,'e anu ioiio"'"N
ehe riVer Rraue an 'he ein'e' we Keep
Reteine el"Ser W 'ne pi"e-e'au 'l0u"e
ans "''ieh can DC seen ~ Tue uis''n's,
rassinR through u nue. iar''''ig
country an 'he way 70 .,,e Iea' '"se VI
the mountains Inc h'iii at ehe mines
IN ehe iiorseshoe pehu uis'ii0t "ss III
sient on tne r,gh'' showing "o'isi'y
men ana teams were notieea repair
ing "asnou.s on tne irriRasioh anu
power eanals' leaving .he Vaiiey' 'he
mex, stop was NJ "aVeriy' where sew
erai PASSENGERS oo"rueu 'ne eiaii'
ana ,heh puinhg ana steaming .ne en-
R'hes SLOWLY puiieu 'ne Tram VI seven
eoaenes ana one oagRage car up 'ne
CONTINUOUS grace ana maze .he next
stop at Banks, STATION named IN nom I,
or Merle Banks VINO granted free
fight-ot-~ay through ms iana at th's
point nu' AFTER securing .he rien'-
oi-"ay' mr. Dewey saw ut 70 enahRe
'he name Oh lhe s'a'io'l iroin pa'Ss
10 Aiarcno, name thae oio noe up
peai 70 meries mother a-ean. one !,
saia' mere were 700 many Ola DUCKS y
around ehere now OF Una. oreeo anu r
"ouioh STANG LOT IT. 90 she o"oN n
Ihe matter up with 'he new regime u
ana neaueo on Mareho ana replaced y
BANKS lor nun 10 putt INTO
All stations nave neat depots ana n
'ut houses Banks is KIND Oh oiVl- p
loh' having III aooltion 10 the oepot' N
'tc., a two-stsi round mouse, turn
aoie ana water tank. several more NJ
pleasure seekers boarded the tram at p'
ms point move on again--more is
engine work-for about OF
iaif mile, where we recross the nv Ell
n to the south side again. At the IA
ridge number OF men got OF with ST
lunches, tshing outtits, etc. And Ct
title farther at the "Forks'-that is al