Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-08-21
Thrill After Thrill
on Voyage in Boat
Dou,n Salmon Riper
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN SHOOT
ING RAPIDS WITH CAP
TAIN GULEKE

Thrilled by Today voyage with
Capt. Harry Guleke in a flat boat
down the Salmon river, from Salmon
City to Whitebir4 a party of Idaho
Falls business and professional men, in
company with Captain Guleke and
assistants, arrived in Grangeville Fri
day night. From here they left by rail
for Idaho Falls.
In the party, headed by Captain Gu
leke, the veteran navigator of the Sal
mon, were:
DR.. H. H. Scarborough, optician, Ida
40 Falls.
DR.. J. J. Bybee, dentist, Idaho Falls.
j. NJ. Adams, U. S. internal revenue
collector, Idaho Falls.
B. w. Gillespie, hardware dealer, Ida
no Falls.
A. w. Quilliam, broker, Idaho Falls.
John Beachy, shoe dealer, Idaho Falls.
Percy Anderson, mining man, Salmon
City.
Charles Dodge, cook, Salmon City.
See Mountain Sheep
The party left Salmon City on August
5 in a scow, built by Captain Guleke
for the trip, and drifted lei
surely down the river, stopping en-
route to hunt and fish. Eighteen bears
were seen enroute, and six were killed
by members of the party. Twenty-Five
sheep were sighted just be-
low Lemhi bar Exceptionally good
fishing was enjoyed in the streams flow
ing into the Salmon, especially in Cham
berlain creek.
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in commenting ON the voy-
age. FThis is due to the exceptionally
Try season. For twenty-five miles, on
The south bank of the river, forest fires
are burning to the very edge of the wat
er.'
Mr.. Anderson told of a unique fish
ng pool located by the party rivaling
he famous fishing cone in Yellowstone |
axe, where a fish may be caught in
he cold waters of the lake, and while |
till on the line, may be dropped into
! pool of hot water, surrounded by rock
within the lake, and cooked
''The pool in the Salmon river sur
passes the fishing cone" said Mr.. An
lerson, in that it is not necessary to
emove the fish from the water in order
0 cook it.
At Hot Springs Bar
The place is known as Hot Springs
,ar, thirty miles up the Salmon from
'ainter's, and ninty-three miles from
salmon City 1t is in idaho county.
Iere it is possible to catch fish in the
liver, and drag it on the line short
istance through the water to a hot
pring, which runs out of the rock six
lches from the bank, and into the river
of the water at the spring
100 degrees Farenheit, and the fish
soon cooked. The hot water runs
yer broken granite rocks.
Navigation of the Salmon at the
resent low stage Of the water is ex
remedy perilous," remarked Captain
uleke. "There is much danger of run
ing the boat against jagged rocks, and
'sing the entire outfit, passengers and
Il. There are many rapids in the river,
nd often, in order to tighten my load,
that the boat would not draw more
alter than necessary to float its own
eight, / had the members of the party
ak around the rough places in the
yer.
Real Thrills For Passengers
Occasionally, however, when we
lme to rapids where no particular dan
sr to life was evident, I shot the rapids
it'll the entire load of human freight, '
wing the boys a fearful thrill, as we i
-opped, sometimes as much as eight l
et. -
The voyage was made in a scow 80 a
ct long and feet wide. Because of q
e low stage of the water, the current '
as not swift, and more time than usn- q
was required in floating down the f
ream. Adverse winds also retarded h
ogress of the boat. r
Captain Guleke, since 1890. has made a
irty voyages down the Salmon. The {
ip just completed was the fourth of !
e present year. and he expects to make
ore voyages before winter. - g