The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-07-20
A Little Journey in the Hills.

original red man and his succeed
ing kind and retained a liberal
offering for the Lewis and Clark
expedition and those who have
followed them. So far as the fam
ed mountain trout is concerned,
the lure of the lover OF the silent
places is still there.
With "the call running strong
in his veins and the further ineen-
tive to give his sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene King,
who are out visiting from Chica-
go, first-hand glimpse and taste
of the real rugged Northwest, C..
w. Felt on Monday of last week
loaded his big Buick with the
aforesaid relatives, Mrs. Felt and
sons, c. W., Jr., and Marion, the
writer and son, William; the nee
essary leafs" and camp equip
ment and took the road for a point
near the Weippe crossing of the
Lo Lo. The journey was made
through the gorgeous scenery of
the Kamiah valley, out into the
hills beyond; through the once
busting lumber camp of Caribel
and thence to the edge of the eul-
tivated area, where the primeval
forst has ealld at least a temporal
ry halt to advancing civilization,
and here the auto was set aside
at the edge of a marshy meadow
and the faithful horse brought in
to the game. The human freight
and luggage were transferred to
a spring wagon, which, under the
steerage of G. H. Brown, a pros
porous farmer of three miles east
of Caribel, took the party safely
to their destination on theL0 Lo.
Here, where the sparkling wat
ers play their soothing, ineessant
tune and furnish an ideal home
for the thousands of fish that in
habit them, we pitched our tent
and prepared to bide a spell.
When camp was made snug, the
men took rod and basket and hur-
ried greedily into the stream, or
streams, for the Lo L0 has a way
of now and then dividing its wat
ers into several branches, and af- |
ter flowing thus for a hundred |
yards or so they viii converge and |
then for a like distance one finds
the full current in one channel. It |
did not take long to provide the
main ingredient for a fine fish |
dinner, which Mrs. Felt and Mrs.
King prepared in the latest APP
proved fashion; and just here it
is only fair to state that the ladies
established their reputation as ex-
pert camprs, and particularly
cooks, and maintained the reputa-
ton throughout the five days out
ing. The hearty supper disposed
of, all gathered around the camp
fire to discuss the events of the
happy day; though this feature
did not last long the first night,
for dropping eyes and weary limbs
soon suggested repose among the
and blankets spread over
a heavy mattress of fir boughs.
Bright and early the next morn
ing the camp was astir, and after
the hot coffee, bacon and eggs
were dispatched, the fishermen
again sailed forth to load their !
baskets to the limit prescribed by
he fishing license which the state
If idaho had issued them. This ?
vas accomplished In a very few e
hours, and then the happy fisher b
men Kicked back to camp to inter- $
hange experiences and show the i
aides what could be done by real a
overs Of the sport and where the /,
aides reciprocated by supplying y
mother fish dinner, the quality
nd quantity Of which surpasses "
'ur poor descriptive abilities. lp
Then camp sociability, the even a
ng camp fire with all its glorious "
contingencies and back to sleep j
gain on the fir boughs. "
Three days Of this, with the in A
snapshots, sun-burn, mo- n
quitoes and other pro and con de- al
ais that go to make such an ex- 81
'erience complete, and on Friday
norning, when the earth was stiH IT.
'athed in dew, made into a mill Il
on diamonds glistening and dane o.
ng in the sun, when the birds
rere whistling their cheeriest
nnes and the breath Of the piney
Goods filled the nostrils and lungs
18th its subtle sweetness, the par W
= reluctantly broke camp, packed ra
q belongings into Mr.. Brown 8 e,
Taiting wagon and started the n
journey. m
Up and still up the wooded trail d;
d through dense underground OF
here flowers Of every descrip- OF
on cheered the sombre way and az
ints Of sunlight here and there 1e