The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-08-10

NF*f@ ~tNA% +@H%@ 1890 - - %~T
A party of five, consisting Of
Glenn and Gail Carey, Wilfred Wa
ters, George Fox and Walter Tho
mas tell quite an interesting story
of their trip to and from Gillett,
Wyoming:
Leaving Nezperce on the morn
ing of July Is, our party, consist
ing of five real Nezpercers, with
bedding and camp equipment
loaded on a Dodge touring ear,
started for that land of clover
and honey, namely, Gillett, Wy
oming. This trip, we all agree,
was the trip of our lives, passing
through what was new country 10
all of us, camping wherever night
overlook us, and sleeping with a
comfort underneath us-the only
mattress we had. However, we
soon became used to this hard bed
and wearied with a long days ira
vel we spent our nights in peace
full slumber. We were disturbed
only by the lonely coyote ON some
distant hill serenading our camp,
or by the noise of the troublesome
mosquito as he sharpened his bill
on some nearby cliff getting ready
to invade our camp in the early
morning with an instrument pre-
pared for quick execution.
Our trip took US by the way of
Lewiston, Walla Walla, Pendle-
ton, La Grande, Baker City, Pay
cite and Boise. Arriving at Twin
Falls we met many of our former
Nezperce friends, who would not
let us leave until we visited and
talked over times of the past Here
we saw one of the prettiest and
most productive countries, as we'll
as one of the cleanest and most
beautiful towns of our entire trip.
The former Nezpereers who now
reside at Twin Falls seem to have
gotten their full share of this
worlds good and to a man are
prosperous, every one having
made good This, in the past has
been an exception, as a rule, to
those who left this prairie. At
ter leaving this point our next |
towns of Importance were Amer
lean Falls, PocatellO, Blaekfoot,
Idaho Falls, Rigby, st. Anthony. |
Having already travelled thru
parts of Idaho, Oregon and Wash
ingt0n, we entered the Park at
the town of Yellowstone, Mont.
We found, or rather our car
found, that we had to pass a some
what critical examination before
being allowed entrance to the Vel
0wstOne National Park. These
are a few of the requirements
Skid both wheels with either the
loot or emergency brake, carry
.wo extra castings with inner
ubes, one tire being inflated rea-
ly TO install instantly. We were
lext examined as to our supply of
,asOline and after sealing our
runs we were allowed to start on
ehedule through the Park with |
bout forty other cars This sche-
lule was u miles per hour. If you
lrrive at a station five minutes |
head of time you are fined $3.50,
en- minutes ahead of time $1,000 /
nd if you exceed this time you q
re subject to a fine of $25 and
liable to be elected from the Park 7
Highway. If anything happens b
o your car you are to remove l
90 feet from the road or out of
light and cannot again move on (
ntil the next schedule is on. {
cams still traverse the Park and t
re given privilege and right of e
ay over automobiles. Team and e
uto schedules are so arranged O
lat the two are not on the Park NJ
ighway at the same time. m
We were held at one station for 81
'rty minutes waiting for the ar IN
val of one of the Wiley coaches.
he roads through the Park are be
lendid. You can spend all the tr
ne you wish in going through tn
ID are allowed to camp on desig- La
ted camp grounds. Desiring to Ii
ove to the next camp you are re Gs
ired to wait until the next auto %
lin comes along on schedule at OF
Iich time you may join. It ca
luld be useless for us to try to tai
,eribed the many wonderful and di'
things we saw while gr'
ing through and the only way ter
yone can appreciate the beauty Tn
d grandeur Of the Yellowstone err,
rk is to pack up and make the 81
p, and then you can see for the
nrselves. Upon leaving if you ma
not say that you have been well all
'aid for your time and expense, tina
are perfectly willing for you to
draw sight graft on the home we
ads we did not get in wyo- me