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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-10-21
Written by Jack Harlan.

The stream from the right spok-
en- of in the journals, now Howard S
camp, turns to the south and goes
to the Lochsa drainage. Two hun
dred yards from this camp, to the
north. is creek now known as
Howard, which goes northeasterly
to Cayuse creek and the North Fork
drainage system.
On the borders of Howard creek.
near thee amp, is a narrow meadow
affording excellent late summer pas
turage., Elevation 6445 feet The
meadow was more extensive in the
olden time than now as indicated by
the varying age of the timber
growth
This has been an old camping
ground for the early Indians, as
well as Lewis and Clark, and those
travelling the Lolo trail since. Gen
eral Howard. for whom the camp
ing ground is named, stopped here
during part Of August 1877, when
following Chief Joseph and band in
to Montana Further mention Will
be made of this event later. From
the amount of timber felled it might
indicate that the forest service in
It's early time may have contem-
plated building a ranger station
here.
Tuesday, Sept 18th, 1905, We
will now resume our journey. The
ponies strayed and scattered so
badly during the night, (for on ac-
\ count of the snow many would seek
the south slopej in preference to
the meadow that we are detained
till o'clock before they are col
lected.. We then continue our route
over high rough knobs and several
drains and springs, and along a
ridge of country separating the
waters of two small rivers" Crhe
head of the Weitas of the North
Fork drainage and a branch of the
,e hsa.) THE road was still diff
aicult and several of the horses fell
ri injured themselves very much,
;ilat we were unable to advance
more than ten miles to small
st.cam. on which we encamped."
his is now called Indian Grave
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-10-21
3'(istory Of the
Olo 1olo Grail

camp SO named on account or "a
ten year old Indian boy having peen
buried here some Is years ago. he
was one of the Spalding family now
residing near Ahsahka. The grave
is cribbed in by logs. Truly this
boy has a memorable resting place.
The stream here goes south into the
Lochsa. Here is a fairl sized mead
ow for grazing and was larger at
ore time than it is now. Much or
the timber growing around it was
not here at the time of Lewis and
Clark. but some was growing long
before their time, furnishing them
ample fuel. The 1919 fire has now
killed practically all the timber in
this locality.
The elevation Is about $500 feet.
They are still enmeshed in the never
ending maze of mountains, and the
poor prospect of speedily getting
out of them, is not very cheering
The snow of the last storm is stu
on the ground. The men as they
prepare their camp look haggard,
weary and much fatigued. They
are very hungry and kill their third
and last colt for supper. 1IAeir
ponies are not plentiful enough to
spare only as a last desperate re-
source.
After their frugal meal, they
build a large camp fire one of the
bounties rot denied them, and they
hold council where it is agreed
for Captain Clark to select six hunt
ers and enough horses to hurry for
ward and seek out the Nez Perces
and importune them for supplies;
or at least get into locality where
game ism ore abundant and provis-
ions can be brought back to those
following.
Wednesday, Sept. 18th. Early In
the morning Captain Clark and the
six men start forward. Quoting
the journal: His route lay s IS
degrees w. along the same high d.
viding ridge, and the road was still
very bad; but he moved on rapidly,
and at the distance of twenty miles
was reioiced on discovering far Off
an extensive plain towards the west
and southwest. bounded by a high
mountain The plain seen is the
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-10-21

Nez Perez and the Camas prairies
country with the Craig mountains
beyond. Sherman peak Is the first
peak from which this country is
seen. But it is not twenty miles
tain west of Sherman peak also gives
a view of the same country 1t is
twenty miles to this mountain, but
it conflicts with what follows. lie
halted an hour to let the horses eat
a little grass on the hillsides, and
then went on twelve and a half
miles till he reached bold creek,
running to the left, on which he en-
camped. To this stream he gave
CRY creek, for having procured no
game they had nothing to eat"
This bold creek indicates that
Clark may have dropped down on
to IObia creek. the largest branch or
Fish creek, but it is only about
three miles from the top of this
high mountain west of Sherman
peak down to Obia creek and not
twelve and half miles. When we
come to Lewiss description for the
route we will see they do not agree
as the same route. We willnow
return to Lewis and party who
started later in the day from In
dian Grave camp. The journals say;
in the meantime we We're detained
till after eight o'clock by the loss
of one of our horses. which had
strayed away and could not be
found. We then proceeded, but hav-
ing soon finished the remainder of
the colt killed yesterday, felt the
want Of provisions, which was more
sensitive from our meeting with no
water, till towards nightfall we
found some in ravine among the
hills. BY pushing on our horses al
most to their utmost strength we
made eighteen miles"
I'VE then melted some snow,
(snow from the last stormy and
supped on little portable soup. a
few canisters of which, with about
twenty weight of bears oil, are
our only remaining means Of sub
sistence Our guns are scarcely OF
any service, for there is no living
creature in these mountains, ex-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
Reprinted from Milwaukee Journal.
ON, WISCONSIN.
Why Not Railroad Forests?

Railroads use timber for many
purposes. They are in constant need,
for example, Of ties for their road
beds. These ties are very costly.
They cost from 81 for the cheaper
kinds to So for oak ties.
Hardly any other kind of business
or industry would benefit from for
ests of its own more than the rail-
roads. Fairly young trees yield the
best kind of ties. Thus the railroads
would get comparatively quick re-
turns from any forests that they
might plant. They would get ties
more cheaply in this way - much
more cheaply than they will be able
to get them in the near future when
one considers that the sources Of
supply near at hand are rapidly de-
creasing.
Very largely the railroads in Wis
consin use hemlock and oak ties.
Hemlock is fast disappearing here
yelopment. 1t grows very slowly and
is not profitable. The demand for
oak for other purposes will send the
prices of oak ties higher and higher.
Forestry would enable the rail-
roads to supply themselves with the
very best kind Of trees. The Euro
pean larch, the upland brother of
our own tamarack, is said to produce
trees equal to any. 1t is not grown
in Wisconsin at present, certainly
not in mass, but it will grow here,
for there is one fine plantation of it
in Minnesota. 1t is possible that the
tamarack itself might be used for
this purpose and if so it could be
grown very cheaply, swamp land be-
ing plentiful and very low in price.
Why should not every railroad
that traverses Wisconsin establish in
Wisconsin a forest to supply it's
needs, not only for ties, but for many
other kinds of timber that it re-
uuires. Plenty of suitable land can
be bought cheaply. Forestry itself is
practicable and profitable. 1t is i'm
perative unless We are to become a
timberless stat, a timberless coun-
try. 1t gives the railroads an oppor-
tunity to grow their own timber, to
save money and to help stop the eX-
haustion of our forest supplies.
Enlightened self-interest and wise
public policy call for action by the
railroads. Let us hope that the Wis
consin lines will lead the way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
THE THREE CAMELS.

Hello" said Camel One, there we
are in the big city. 1t is quite con-
trast from our desert home"
1T is indeed" said Camel Two.
But | am glad the weather is little
fnilder. The other night when we
were walking down to our stable home
it was snowy and rainy and very
chilly"
1T seems strange" said Camel
Three, that they cannot get enough
people to act. 1t seems strange that
they need us too.
THAT shows how important camels
are. And they've always said we
weren't very bright. If we weren't
very bright we could never have gone
On the stage"
I'VE didn't go on the stage with our
brains," said Camel One I'VE walked
there with our long legs"
Now the three camels belonged to a
theater which was giving play about
the desert. Every day the Camels
were walked up to the theater and
every evening after the theater was
out they were walked down to their
stable
"Ah," said Camel Three, 1--WE must
have some brains or we couldn't have
gone on the stage. l don't mean that
we couldn't have walked on it but we
couldn't have really acted on it,
ave have some brains," said Camel
One, "but not many. They are what
you call few and far between"
brains aren't few and far between.
What brains a creature has are near
together, in the head" said Camel
Three.
'Oh, very WE'LL" said Camel One.
II Think" said Camel Three, ut
takes a great actor to be able to walk
across the stage properly. Poor actors
and actresses look like sticks"
II have never seen one look like a
stick" said Camel One. "All the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02

actors and actresses I've seen have
had arms and legs and faces and hair
too. Sticks don't have all that"
you're absurd" said Camel Three.
II mean that actors and actresses who
are poor at their work are just about
as awkward as sticks. OF course they
aren't really sticks"
'Then l WISH" said Camel One, you
wouldn't talk in that way. | got quite
excited thinking about actors and ac-
tresses who looked like sticks, quite
excited. And l don't wish to get ex-
cited"
"You don't have to-" said Camel
Three
'But if you say things like that l
must" said Camel One.
"You don't have to at ALL" said
Camel Three. "Just say to yourself,
Now look here, Camel no matter what
Camel Three says, you mustn't get
excited"
"Pu try that" said Camel One. And
he began saying over and over to him
. self, Now look here, Camel, no mat
ter what Camel Three says, you
mustn't get excited"
"Ah," said Camel Three, "they
couldn't have had this play without
us. We have gone into circuses 1t is
true, but now we have also gone on
the stage. We've been a part of
play and a most important part"
"A most important part" said
Camel Two, sometimes like the seen
cry. Most important"
eve aren't scenery" said Camel
Three. "We're camels."
"Well, / know that" said Camel
Two. "No one knows better than l
do that / am a camel. But still heard
some one say we were a part of the
scenery. SO we must be. We are
part of the scenery as well as being
camels. We're more than we thought
we were.
"For some one said, Those camels
are such a beautiful part Of the seen
cry Now what do you make OF
thatY'
II make of that" said Camel Ihree,
''that we made the scene much more
real. Just as if they were giving
play with a scene in a children's nurs-
cry. 1t would be suitable, wouldn't 1t,
to have a few children around now,
wouldn't it? In the same way 1t Is
suitable to have us in this play"
"What does suitable mean" the
other camels asked.
1.-THE thing" said Camel Three.
"Fine," the other camels agreed, as
they trudged into their stable for
good nights rest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
DAIRY
FACTS
BETTER BULLS ADD PROFITS
Associations Make Possible Improved
Sires at but Small Additional
Cost to Dairyman.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Two years ago a bull association
was organized in Webster County,
Mo-; and year later another one in
the adjoining counties Of Wright and
Douglas. The experience of these two
associations illustrates the tendencies
that such organizations display A
tabular comparison is given below.
from which it will be noted that bon
organizations brought about a great
reduction in the number of bulls need
ed. Before organizing, Webster couh-
ty had 1 bull for every II COWS, and
Wright and Douglas counties l bull
for every 20 COWS; but in each locality
after they got the association into
operation they found / bull for every
80 cows was enough.
Another great change was in the
value Of the bulls. Before the bull as
which the members owned were valued
at $50 each. After organizing, the
bulls purchased and owned by the two
associations were worth on the aver
age about $275 each, which is nearly
four times as much as the privately
owned bulls.
Yet the cost was not much greater
per farm. When an individual owns
a bull, the value of the btfl and the
amount Of the investment are the
hJIt in
ton each man pays only part of the
cost. The tabulation shows that the
investment per farmer, that is, the
average amount that each man had to
pay was about one and quarter
times as much after the organization
as it was before, in Webster county,
and little over twice as much in the
Wright-Douglas association; but in
both cases the value of the individual
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
After Rain in the Desert.

After a rain in the deserts of the
southern part of the United States
there is a scent in the air which Is
very much like spices. This odor
comes from the greasewood bush,
which grows in great quantities all
over the dry lands at certain alti-
tudes. This shrub is dark green, and
when it's leaves are dampened by the
rain, they send out into the air this
very agreeable perfume, which makes
rain in the desert even more pleasant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
27 Kentucky Officials Visit Bad.
ger University.

A party of 27 Kentuckians, includ-
ing Governor E. P Morrow and Pres
ident Frank McVey of the state uni
versity, visited the University Of Wis
consin last week on a tour of inspec-
ton which has included Ohio State,
Purdue, and Illinois universities.
They were entertained at luncheon
by the Rotary club with President E.
A. Birge, the deans of the colleges,
and other faculty members. They
breakfasted at the Madison club and
were welcomed by Governor ]. j.
Blaine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
The Forest and the Tourist.

Wisconsin is a state richly en-
dowed by nature to be a great play
ground. Upwards of 5000 inland
lakes, more than 1000 trout streams,
a summer climate equal to that of
California in the winter, a fall forest
coloring among the pines, hemlocks
and mixed hardwoods unequalled
the country over, and the scenic east,
west and northern borders point to
this state as region of superior re-
creational opportunities. To the
south of us are millions of people
who long for these wooded lake
lake shores, the quiet of the forest
or the health building qualiaies of
Wisconsin air and water during the
summer months.
Trees and woods are intimately
connected with the life out doors.
The tourist to our state looks for the
green forest, not a forest brown and
bare, the result of recent forest
fire. To protect and keep green the
woods of the state means more sat
isfaction to the tourist within our
borders and insures an increase in
the number of summer visitors to the
state. A more pleasant and profit
able line of business it would be
hard to locate.
The tourist himself should be eau
toned about being careless with fire
in the woods. His carelessness has
resulted in many damaging forest
fires. Forest fringed lakes or
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02

evening in honor of her birthday.
Mrs. Henry Collicut and daughter
Betty visited from Wednesday until
Thursday with her sister, Mrs. R. N.
Parkinson.
Mrs. Ed. Stone and sons spent Fri
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Jackson.
Frak Godfrey is preparing to have
a new barn erected.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Homer
Collicut May %, a daughter.
Walter, youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Terrell, is seriously i'll.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
Principal Belmont Schools.

Belmont Success: A man by the
name of Brown, who few years ago
had charge of the Benton school, has
been engaged as principal of the Bel
mont school for the coming year
All of the grade teachers have been
re-engaged with the exception of
Miss PEBBLES, who has resigned, at
the end of the school term.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
SUCCESS WITH YOUNG STOCK
Part of Constructive Benefits Lost by
Failure to Properly Develop
Animals.

To breed good dairy cattle and then
fail to grow and develop them is to
lose part of the benefits of construc-
tive breeding. More beginners fail
because they do not properly feed the
stock they buy or breed, than fail
from any other cause. Find the farm
ers who grow out their young stock,
and you will find men who are max
ing a success in their animal hus-
bandry enterprises.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
Queer Cradles for Babies.

An infant in Guiana is usually bur-
fed in sand up to its waist whenever
the mother is busy, and this is the
only cradle it ever knows. The little
Lapp on the other hand. fares most
luxuriously in it's mothers shoe.
These Lapp shoes are big affairs OF
skin stuffed with soft moss. and can
be hung on a peg or tree branch safe
ly out of the way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
WILLOW SPRINGS.
(Too late for last week.

(Too late for last week.
Miss Mary Ivey of Mineral Point,
spent Sunday at J. d. Parkinson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. ORION Pickett and
daughter Izro and Mr.. and Mrs. By
ron Pickett of Barretltown, visited
with Mrs. Isaac Davis Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johnson
daughter and John Larson visited at
Cobb Sunday.
Dorothy Bracken, Genevieve Wool
rich and Marion Woolrich were
guests of Mary Parkinson Sunday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
The Zuyder Zee.
Chas. Ivey

Large as is the Zuyder Zee, it is a
comparatively modern feature in the
scenery of Holland. 1t is said to have
been formed toward the end Of the
thirteenth century, after great storm
when the sea swept inland through
the isthmus thus connecting Fries
verted the Flevo lake into a sheet Of
salt water.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
MUCH BUTTER is IMPORTED
Efficiency of Foreign Dairymen Is
Largely Responsible for Large
Amount Coming Here.

The efficiency of the foreign dairy
men is largely responsible for the vast
amount of imported butter reaching
this country. In Denmark TIE aver
age cows production is go pounds
of butterfat year. The average COW
in this con: try is credited with less
than 40 pos Ills.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02

streams are his delight. Let him
help, along with all others, to keep
our lakes and streams and camp sites
green, by protecting the forest. For
est protection is to his interest as it
is to ours.
State Conservation Commission.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
Open Bridge Soon at Prairie
du Sac.

Wisconsin State Journal: The
bridge engineering division of the
state highway commission reports
that the new Prairie du Sac bridge
will probably be open for traffic by
the middle of June. Plans for the
Fremont bridge are complete and
plans for the Wisconsin Rapids
bridge are practically complete. Pro-
gress is also being made on the Sank
City bridge. 1t is hoped to be in a
position to take bids on this work
about July LIST.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
True.

Teacher-Now, children, what Is it
we want most in the world to make
us perfectly happy?
Bright Youngster-The things we
amt got. STRAY Stories.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
Beautiful
Floors

Beautiful floors contribute a
great deal to the creation of
artistic and homelike interiors.
Old interiors which have become
shabby can be completely trans
formed and made more attractive
than ever.
The first essential is a beauti-
full floor, and beautiful woodwork.
FLOORENE, the durable var
nish, will put warmth and life
into the painted finishes of your
home. 1t will put a fresh glow
on the floors new life in your
furniture and in the woodwork
Of your rooms.
FLOORENE is the varnish
which painters use when they
want to give patrons better job.
1t is the varnish which the
HORSEPOWER who likes to exc
cute his or her own ideas, can
use with perfect results.
FLOORENE comes ready to
apply - and easy to put on, too.
1t can be cleaned with water and
a mop or a damp cloth.
Include FLOORENE in your
spring home-cleaning. Tell your
painter you want it; or ask the
dealer for it.
American VarniSh Co.,
CHICAGO, ILL.
SOLD BY
Chas. Ivey
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02
A pipe won't burn your
tongue if you smoke PA!

Prince Albert is
sold in toppy red
bags, tidy red tins,
handsome pound
and half pound tin
hunidors and IN the
pound crystal glass
n u m dor With
sponge Hloistener
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02

bull was three and tWO-thirdS times
as much 1t appears, therefore, that
by a comparatively small additional
investment the members of these two
associations were able to secure very
much more valuable bulls.
Both these Missouri associations
seem to have considerable influence in
encouraging their members to keep
pure-bred COWS. The Webster county
association started with only 2 pure
bred COWS, but in 1920 there were no
fewer than 95. The Wright-Douglas
association had no purebred cows at
all when it began, but year later it
had II, change which, though small,
shows progress and may lead to great
results in the future.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-02

You will find it i'm the Want Column.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-20

if the watchful eye of the concierge is removed from the entrance. The Mcr- chants association has made q formal protest against its passage.
 The papers advance such ingenious arguments us: What can n man do if Inc returns homo late at night and has lost or forgotten his key? What about night telcgrams and doctors visits? Must every member of the family have a key at such cost?
 One paper even Gravely suggests the plight of n man who might get drunk aud have his key stolen.
 The enormous size of front door keys hero is not overlooked in the general argument and it looks as if the Con- cierges' association which demands the law is going to be defeated.
 American readers must remember that there is no such thing in Austria as the open apartment house vestibule with it's electric bell or speaking tube to every apartment. but the massive doors with enormous locks cut the house from the street. except for the janitor's bell.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-20
FRONT DOOR KEYS
 ARE NOT POPULAR
OnneSe Apartment DWellerS
 Shirk This Responsibility

Vienna. May 20.--1'he proposed law to give viennose apartment dwcilers front door keys and relieve the con- aiorgcs from tho duty of letting them In and out Is meeting widespread oppo- sition. Apparently the people thcn- selves do not want it and tho newspa- pcrs arc unanimous against it.
 It Is also meeting with opposition from the insurance companies on tho ground of increased danger of burglary
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-10-07
VARSITY IN ACTION
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

The Cougar football team will line
up for the first game of the season
tomorrow afternoon on Rogers field
at 1880 o'clock. The Cougars will
have as their opponents a powerful
team made up of former gridiron
stars and members of the freshman
squad, captained by Coach Gus
WEIGH. No admission will be
charged.
The personnel of the all-stars has
not been fully decided, but will prob
ably include Coaches Welch, Apple
quist and Hamilton, Bert Brooks,
Clarence Zimmerman, Roy Hanley
and one or two former State College
stars, and Burks, Farmer, Grow and
Shannon of the freshman squad.
Coach Welch says that his team is
out to win and promises to give the
varsity players a strenuous scrim-
mage.