Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-20

meat he could care for and pursue his
journey in a more leisurely manner
and in company with the sorrowful
trader, Mckay, now suffering from
the effects of the captains compound
of honey and alcohol
Mckay was in no mood for rapid
travel, however. and fell behind, SO it
was the caravan of Mr. Wyeth that
halted on the bank of the Snake on
Monday, July the 18th. and fished in
the crystal waters of Portneuf bot
toms, as noted in the beginning of
this narrative. On the evening of the
14th, the cavalcade moved down to
the site of the fort and again en-
camped where they remained for %
days. during which time the fort was
constructed. 1t was made of drift
logs taken from the river, and cot
tonwood timber from the grove near
by, and when completed, 1t presented
very formidable appearance, 120x15o
feet on the ground, with a stockade
about 16 feet high which formed the
outer walls OF the quarters, and two
bastions on top SO arranged that the
guns would sweet either side in caeo
of an attack.
While the work was in progress the
scientists and missionaries availed
! themselves of the opportunity to rest
and enjoy the novelty of the situation,
/ Mckay had, in the meantime fully re-
covered from the effects of "a swarm
of bees in his head" and encamped
With the party of Mr.. Wyeth in order,
doubtless, to observe operations and be
in position to report TO his superior
officers at Fort Vancouver. With his
party there were now at Fort Hall
nearly one hundred persons and more
than two hundred and fifty jaded
horses regaled themselves on the sue
culent grass Of the bottom lands. ON
Sunday afternoon, July 26th, 1884. Mr.
Wyeth invited Rev. Jason Lee to
conduct religious services.
First Religious Services
Without the least premonition OF
the fact that this was to be the first
sermon in a future state, or of three
states for that matter, and apparent
Is without any thought of the his
toric significance OF the event, pre-
parations were made to hold the serv-
ices in tho grove of cottonwood trees
which grew within a few feet of the
west wall of the fort. BY O'CLOCK
in the afternoon all was in readiness
The French and half of tht
Hudsons Bay company party spoke
English. as did all the Wyeth party. ST
the services were conducted for tht
whites only The entire company hat
assembled before the appearance o
!, the missionaries.
7 Mr. Lee was tall man but rather
spare and inclined to stoop. He wore
, fun bear of light brown color ant
} over a high forehead he reached
high a heavy growth of rather darke
E shade of hair. He possessed large
? blue eyes, and his kindly expression
Z denoted deep and earnest thought
His lungs we're tubercular to n degree
= which, to some extent at least affect
ed his voice. giving 1t a strong We
: rather a grating sound. He wore tn
{ regulation ministerial garb and wa
t assisted in the services by the tire
( other members Of his party Standin
e under the shade OF the trees. his con
81 gregation reclining in every conceiv
e able attitude before him, the breaking
waves of a great river at his back
81 and in the midst OF a trackless desert
20 he delivered message from Calvary
s nineteen centuries in its coming. TIL
U bacchanalian orgies over buffal
G hump and "honeydrips" which he ha
e recently witnessed doubtless inspire
= the text from l Cor: X, 81:
a whether therefore, we eat or drinl
. or whatsoever we do. do all to tn
n glory Of God"
Let us indulge the hope that som
day a marble shaft will mark the spc
!, where the message arrived. and tn
$ words themselves. chiseled deep int
4 its granite base, be a fitting tribut
- to the man of God who bore il.
e After services the assemblage re
Is paired to the race track to witne'
= a horse race by two of MeKay's mel
n one OF the riders, a Frenchman
y the name of Kanseau, was thrown frol
: his horse and killed. or this Mr.. x
n wrote:
% THE next day. Monday. Mr.. McKa
b. asked me to conduct a funeral serN
C ice. ! attended at II o'clock. read II
IF goth Psalm, prayed, and then went
IF the grave, where | read part of II
N fifteenth chapter of First Cornthian
= and also read the burial service ;
1t found in our Discipline"