The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-10-12

nave fo4Q Oh tuOso moSs0Ao,
they and themselves travelling any
where near Jackson, Wyo., invari-
ABLY prefer to shift their route SO
that they can 60 thru that famous
town. The leading hotel is operated
by woman, with nearly all women
help, and 1t is one Of the unique
hostelries of Wyoming. The Office,
the dining room, the parlor, are all
fitted up with exquisite care, to give
all the home touches possible. Eacn
guests room is unique and has an
outlook upon mountain SCENERY
that challenges the guests admira7
ton.
CHAPTER II.
Jackson Hole Is so inaccessible,
that for couple Of generations It
was considered the rendezvous OF
outlaws who wanted to get entirely
beyond the pale Of civilization, ana
beyond the reach of the law. Horse
thieves stole animals in Montana,
and drove them in herds down thru
the northern or eastern entrance,
and wintered them there, safe from
all Investigations during the fall and
winter months, and drove them out
thru the southern or western en-
trance and sold them in any part OF
the world they wanted to. Then
they would steal other animals, ana
bring them back and spend the fol-
lowing winter in the same place, and
then sell them the next spring IN
Montana, or other northern country:
Within the recollections Of some OF
the older settlers Of Blackfoot, a
party of federal officers gathered In
formation at Blackfoot, stayed for q
|couple Of days at the Written ranch,
| lust above town, and went out from
there into the Jackson Hole country,
shot one or two men, and brought
out a couple of prisoners. On their
way in they were in close consulta-
ton with Charles Bunting, the
banker and one Of the leading bust
ness men Of the town, and he sent q
| confidential note out to Mr.. Written
asking him to permit these men to
stay at his place, as much as they
| wished and assuring him that their
mission in the country was proper
one.
owen Wister's famous book "The
Virginian" describes the operations
/ Of stockmen on the east side OF the
lofty range, lying to the eastward OF
Jackson Hole, but has the Vfrg1nlan
pursuing horse thieves over into
jackson Hole, across it, and out into
Pierre's Hole, which is now spoken
of as the Teton Basin, in the vicinity
of Tetonia, briggs and Victor; cap.
tured four of the horse thieves, lei
two Of them get away, hanged the
) other two in a grove near Victor
and the two that escaped went over
the range thru high pass, to the
eastward from briggs. They stole
I horse and took turns riding 1t ovel
the range; and on the eastern slope
4 Of the range, when hard pressed by
the Virginian and his companions
, shot and killed the other SO that NJ
might have the free use of the ont
, horse to get away on, and he mad
his escape. Visitors in the Tetol
!, Basin, and the Jackson Hol'
country, like to look over the land
scape and pick out the particula
pass there which they travelled. A
Moran, one can go out in an hour
climb from the hotel, and stand OF
the identical spot where the hors
thieves stood, in some of their las
!, efforts to elude the PURSUING
! vigilates. In a moment OF assur
!, ance, one of them kindled a littl'
: fire, a curl of smoke rose from tn
place, and was seen by the vigilante
! and that act enabled them to &c
= again on the trail of the hors
thieves and cost three of the Grim
: inals their lives. The fourth an
last one was killed a year later b
! the Virginian, when he attempte
to drive the Virginian out of tow
= on the eve of his wedding.
= The secret order, known as tn
Elks, are trying by national move
! ment to get support enough to hav
I the Jackson Hole country set asid
> as national park, or national gam
!. preserve, because Of it's rare beaut!
. Lying along the western side OF tn
> valley are Jenny's Lake, Strin
!. Lake, Lees Lake and Jackson LAX
% Some of these are very deep, an
all of them are clear as crystal, wit
= the great mountain range ref1ecte
y in their bosoms. Jackson Lake
:. the largest, covering $4,000 acres
= land before the dam was made
=, convert it into a reservoir, and Co
y ering about $4,000 acres when II
- reservoir is full. The road leadir
- thru the valley lies on the easter
- side OF the lake, and tourists vie
~ the lake and mountains at glanc
20 In the latter part Of summer, by II
40 use of field glasses, looking aero
q the lakes they discover river floN
~ ing down the mountain side, tn
~ seems mere silvery thread in Il
y, - distance, barely noticeable by Il
=, naked eye, and yet in the still moo
30 light nights the roar and moan
~ the river is distinctly heard aero
~ " the lake. BY making close examin
=; - lions with the field glasses when Il
he air is at it's clearest, tourists d
~ cover great cataracts two hundre
- three hundred feet high, on t
20 mountain side, one above anotht
~ in such profusion, it seems hard
W possible that they could 60 U
- noticed by the naked eye across t
30 lake; yet nature has built ever
,,+ thing on such stupendous propt
% lions that river rushing down ov
the cliffs, on the face of the mou