The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-28
JUL|AETTA HUNTERS
GET MUCH BIG GAME
INTERESTING STORY OF HUNT
ING BIG GAME IN EASTERN
IDAHO is TOLD

JULIAETTA.-That big game and
an abundance of it is still to be found
in the Bitter Roots in Eastern Idaho
| is evidenced by the return of five
men from a seven weeks hunting
trip along the headwaters of the Sell
way and Locksaw rivers.
The party consisted of James
Langdon and G. w. Jessup of Julia
eta, Martin Thomas and son, Harold,
of Kendrick, and Wesley Thomas of
Charleston, Washington.
The members of the party left on
August 80, going by team up the
middle fork of the Clearwater river
as far as Syringa, where the wagon
road ends and where they left their
wagon. Thence they proceeded by
pack train about ten miles farther
to "the forks, thence up the 'Selway
to what is known as the Three Forks
country, a distance of about 80
miles above Syringa.
Their main camp was at what is
known as Camp 81, and is located
at an elevation of 7100 feet. From
this camp side trips were made from
two to three miles in quest of game.
SucceSs-abundan success-croWn-
ed their efforts, the party having
bagged five large elk, four deer,
three bear, and one mountain goat.
Each member of the party also
brought home with him a fine set of
antlers of the elk which he will ever
keep as a reminder of the hunting
trip.
At the main camp a large dryer
was erected for drying their meat |
and for curing the pelts of the ami
mails they he'd brought to earth. ,
The dryer was about eight feet |
above the ground, it was ten feet !
wide and 20 feet in length, with a
pit four feet deep underneath for the
fire.
By the time they were ready to
start on their homeward journey
they had so much meat that not only
their pack horses were loaded to
'apacity but their saddle horses had
% be utilized for carrying their meat,
antlers and their camp outfits. The
members of the party were thus COM
,elled to walk distance of 80 miles
o reach their wagon at Syringa.
some of the elk, it was estimated,
weighed from 1000 to 1900 pounds
ZACH. Most of the elk were killed at
POINTS two or three miles from camp,
md the mountains were so inacces-
ible that trails had to be made be-
ore the animals could be brought to
amp with their pack animals Three
ack horses were required to get one !,
TX to camp. Mr.. Jessup set trap
or bear and caught a bears foot, l
he animal having gnawed off its
oot to free itself.
1t began showing at their main
amp 10 days before they left for
ONE and at the time they started :
Or home the ground was frozen ,,
old, and about four inches of snow :
overed the ground. However, they =
tated that they had splendid out y
lg and they enjoyed the trip i'm
lensely q
Mr.. Jessup stated that they saw t
vo crews of surveyors, one crew be-
lg engaged in making a government /
all up the Selway, beginning where b
le Selway empties into the Locksaw. q
he other crew consisted of about 25 n
len who were at work on the Lew @
'ton- Missoula highway, about five
lies of which is already completed r
Glow Syringa Statement made by =
r. Jessup that it is fine piece of
'ad. The highway will go up the
ocksaw and via the Lolo trail to
issoula. The crew expects to con- 3
nue. the work throughout the ~ ~
inter. u