The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-03
GULEKE NAvIGATES SALMON.
Daring Captain Reaches Lewiston
From Salmon City with Passengers.

Captain Fl. Guleke, the Salmon riy-
er navigator, who has exclusive claim
TO stretch of 300 miles of treacher-
Gus water between Salmon City and
the STake river fifty miles above Lew
1ston, arrived yesterday from Salmon
City with seven passengers and freight
to the amount of several tons. Cap
tain Guleke makes several trips to
Lewiston annually AMI his reports are
always interesting because he travels
the long stretch of the Salmon river
that no other navigator will attempt.
He uses a boat constructed along
lines that he has found adapted to
the Salmon ripper waters and when
the boat Is moored at Lewiston, IL
is always on the market and is east
ly disposed of.
The trip this time occupied IA days
because a large quantity Of freight
was handled en- route. Captain Gull
exc stated last night that his quickest
time between Salmon City and Lewis
ton was four days but that was several
years ago and he made the trip at
that time because a number of passen-
gers insisted on making the run dur
ing the extreme freshet stage.
The boat had hardly entered
the deep canyon 20 miles below
Salmon City before MS passengers
would gladly have paid any price to
have been comfortably at their hotel
from which they started. The boat
made 100 miles a day and was oper-
ated only during the daylight Those
hours of operation, however, were
terrorizing to the passengers who had
never before traversed the wild wat
ers of a western river.
Captain Guleke brought to Lewis
ton yesterday J. r. Painter, of Dixie;
Percy Anderson, Of ShOup; a Mr.. Fer
guson, who has been teaching school
at Shoup but who resides in Colorado
]. A. Davis, NJ. Goldblatt, J. De Low
Gillette and Frank De Lovellette, Of
Portland.
The boat brought $4,000 pounds of
supplies to Shoup and then handled
potatoes and other supplies from
Shoup to the lower river sections.
Electrical machinery and other equip
ment was brought into Lewiston.
Captain Guleke states potatoes are
very plentiful on the upper Salmon
river but the only possible outlet Is
by boat. He stated he may bring
cargo Of potatoes to Lewiston within
the next few weeks in the event prices
continue high and potatoes are report
ed scarce.
He reported much activity in the
Marshall Lake mining district and
said more than $4,000 has been taken
out since October, this information
having been given him by reliable
persons of the Marshall Lake district
The Kentuck mine is planning exten-
sive operations during the coming
season and he expects to move ma
chinery and equipment to the amount
of 10000 pounds during the spring.
shipment of about 10000 was taken
to the property last fall.
On the trip to Lewiston. Captain
Guleke stated they counted over EGO
deer and over go mountain sheep.
The carcasses of many deer and sheep
were seen in the river Some of the
animals had probably been carried in
by the slides and others had been
driven in by the coyotes. He said the
residents of the upper river would
favor the removal of the bounty on
bear and have it added to the bounty
on covotes.-Lewiston Tribune.