The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-08-20
SCOUT SiTUNG BY
YELLOW JACKET

Monday morning August 2, twelve
of the Boy Scouts accompanied by
their Assistant Scoutmaster Earnest
Glen, started on their annual hike.
This year the boys tramped to the
Little North Fork of the Clearwater
river, about eighty miles from Ken
drick. The first days hike landed
the company at Butterfield meadows,
here camp was placed in order by
a lively bunch of boys. The next
morning all were up by four o'clock
yelling for their, breakfast which
was soon prepared by the head
chef, at six o'clock they were again
on their journey arriving at Elk
River at eleven. At this place the
boys were cooled off little by a
light rain. While there the COM
pany laid in their supplies for the
remainder of the hike, also giving
their horses a good rest for the
remainder of the long trip over
the Jericho trail. Wednesday
August 5th we started on our way
to the Little North Fork all feeling
in fine spirits. On gaining the
the summit of the Jericho Mountain
one of the boys let out yell resem-
bling that of wild Indian and upon
investigation it was soon learned
that he had come in the path of a
Yellow Jacket and not giving the
rightaway to the enemy got re-
minder that he was not the only
inhabitant of the wilds, this of
course was very funny to all but
the unfortunate one who had came
in contact with the little yellow
fellow who left his mark. After
a night of peaceful rest among the
the hills and large yellow pines of
the forest the merry group of boys
arose the next morning to make a
finish of their hike and land bunch
of fine trout for dinner. Bohles
cabin was reached in time for dinner
and the fish were taken care of in
the most excellent style. While on
Breakfast creek the boys had a
splendid time with the exception of
the time spent in stringing Buffalo
gnats and those peskie mosquitoes
who at times made it very uncom-
Portable. On August ninth camp
was broke and start was made for
our homeward tramp going the first
day as far as the Carlson cabin, here
the boys rolled in early and on the
following morning made an early
start for trip over the Robinson
mountain which was crossed in two
hours and As minutes and to this
mountain the boys gave the name
of "Sour Dough-, Elk river was
then reached where we camped
for day and night. At this point
the company was joined by the Scout
Master VIM. McCrea who in com
pany with two of the Scouts hac
started out to spend a few days with
the boys before they started fol
home but after inquiry had founC
that the camp had been broken anc
the company were homeward bound
The large Jericho mine was visited
and guide took the party through
showing the workings Of the mine
the large Potlatch sawmill was als(
visited and the company was takel
through this large plant by Stat
Senator Grant, of Clearwater ant
Deputy Sheriff Peter O'Shea, at thi
place the boys received many cour
tesies from the hands of the Ell
River business men. On Angus
18th Elk River was left behind an,
at noon Round meadows was reach
ed where an afternoon and nigh
was spent and then the last par
of the hike home reaching KendricI
} about two o'clock August 14th, stil
Boy Scouts. AMERICA, Bo
Scouts, Boy Scouts. U. S. Ada
Guy.