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GRANGEVILLE, IDAHO CO., IDAHO TERRITORY, FRIDAY, AUC
VOL. 2.
ÏUST 2G, 1887.
NO. 11.
THE FREE PRESS
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AUGUST 26, 1887
FRIDAY,
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Dear Readers of the Free Press ; At
the request of the editor, I promised to
inflict on you the story of our trip to
Warrens. Time 8-2 to 8-13. Names
Doug Holton and L. T. Weeks—also
Tramp, the pack pony, and Sconchicn
and Dixie the saddle horses. Object
(on niv part) to hear and see and taste
and feel and breathe mountain life; to
sleep with the door open to all-out
doors; to get by heart the whispering of
Chinook among tiie pines, the roar of
the mountain streams, the echoes rever
berating—and multiplying and gallop
ing belter skelter up the gulches and
canyons, and dying away over the peaks
of snowy silence, or smothered in the
gorges of those old mountains so wild
and mighty and grand. I said on rnv
part for Doug had experienced all tips
but he had ano'her obj> et and so did i
He wanted to see Frank • tnr P's !-lie r
in-law and I '»ante > to Kill a Hxur ( Cut»)
Tiie bears must have heard of this for
they all left. (Last idea it maverick
belonging to Mark Twain. Twain
menus two and I thought l might smug
gle in as one of 'em.) Every exp r -
«nee, every eight and every foot oi
ground was new to toe and fascinating
ih the superlative degree. I have to
confess to a high degree of Vanduli-m
in my blood; my ancestors have ;.i
been eailors ot frontiersmen.
Ms saw u fine stag just before
into camp the first night on lhe head ot
Slate creek. In fact we
Hint signs on this side the river than
the oilier. Ail the bear signs and all
gOtlU*
saw nmre game
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the bears we heard of were this sUL .
The deer were high up to avoid the
fl-.es and grouse were feeding
young and game was scarce.
The second
their
night we camped on
Bridge creek at the "China
camp." Our
horses hail to pick on tiie mountain sid>
and old Scohchion "rolled"
bud hole in his buck besides
minor cuts.
cutting »
mimernu
Our bed was no small affair.
First a
layer of earth 8 000 miles thick, then fir
boughs, «midie blanket», buffalo mb«
lined with blankets, (red blanket-,
fortaWe, more saddle
com
1. Linket -,
wiched itt ftonie
ti ' samt
with u
«ver»
id two men tun
I when
eoat!
a:
layer of earth «
gunny bag for »;
els ibr chairs.
h
veti at
ad
sad
a re'
i vqi :
.« atu.ienr
habit of reclining ui 'earls and iir
overalls for napkins. \V> reached the
famous Wa ,o a prings about Friday and
proceeded to enjov the soothing waters
applied both outwardly anti inwardly.
The springs run several hundred barrels
daily and are so arranged that one can
bathe in a hath house where the water
is about 120° or in the reservoir outside
about 100° or under a spout that brings
water from Ute mountains #etging
ice-cold. Fred Burgdorf the gentle
manly proprietor is a model of neatness,
his milk house and butter room being
unsiirparstd by any of those managed
by the fairer sex.
rn out
on
Here the gnats, mos
quitos und flies make it necessary to
build smudges fer the stock.
We had the largest bedroom in the
establishment viz: the corral; and after
a plunge in the springs we cast off moor
ings and drifted down toward tiie
row when we were aroused by the loud
snare drum of the Pteus Villotus played
by his bill on a dry stub near by.
We reached Warrens at noon. Dined
raor
with N. B. Willey. (You needn't men
it but I don't appreciate the joke in his
communication of last week.) He is
running a 5 stamp quartz mill with two
rasters, and doing a good business. W'e
found as was told us that there were
but two topics of conversation in War
rens—the new echoolma'am and the
Alton district. We visited the school
ma'am in her sanctum where she wa»
laboring with about 15 pupils. Miss
Benedict certainly enjoys the distinction
of beiug popular. As to the Alton dist
rict. A capitalist has hired men to open
a tunnel to the main ledge, and if it is
as pood as its owners claim he will pay
«100.000.0u0 for it. a big lift for four poor
men, besides about $500,000 000 laid out
in the county to build roads, put in
machinery etc. We found the Bieboltk
boys hard at work over 000 feet frow*
the light, in their quartz mine.
mt tn pled their venison and coffee
also procured So me fine samples of gol|^
quartz. They are doing well. \\€
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DEPOT FOR LOWEST PRICES!
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WE ^.RE STIIiZ. IBS'
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BUT ARE FORCED TO KEEP UP OUR STOCK TO MEET THE DEMAND.
NEW GOODS CONSTANTLY ARRIVING.
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WE ARE BOUND TO KEEP UP OUR REPUTATION FOR
LOW PRICES AND FAIR DEALING.
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Wo Will Give MORE VALUE to the Dollar than any Store In IDAHO COUNTY.
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY GIVE US A CALL.
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THE PROOF OF THE PUCDINC. ETC.
We Continue to Carry a COMPLETE and ASSORTED STOCK of EVERYTHING kept in
a
FIRST CLASS GENERAL MERCHANDISING ESTABLISHMENT.
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6JST
RESPECTFTJLIi
YOURS
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GRANGEVILLE & MT. IDAHO
night wi'h Ike Orcult and Boh
the latter oi whom rose at 3
h
J pvin*
o'clock in the morning to go to the deer
lit k with me. but alas they were not
hungry for salt that morning,
my thunks for a gold nugget and Ike
lias my thanks for a cougar skin, which
things they are going to send me.
I preached to a quiet, attentive amli
in Betnis' saloon, the first meth
Collection,
He has
en ce,
odist sermon in Warrens.
$17.75.
The literary in in of the place is Dr.
Ford who is a poet of no mean degree.
Bailey Chamberlain is doing a large
business in selling meat. We left Tues,
day evening satisfied that we bad every
in Warrens lor a friend.
I must not forget to mention the
deserted old town ol Floience. It is
tumbled down, and tumbled up, and
tumbled about; a good subject for an
artist, a ghostly place to live in, and a
good place to avoid if one is supersti
tious. One would not be surprised to
witch astride the comb of any of
those old houses, br-r-r-r! Don't talk
man
see a
andl/ We #re |ndebtK , , 0 Me««, Milford
nd W iH Gardner lor 8ervicC8 this
1 woe ^.
about it.
We came down Salmon river and in
four hours from the latter part of bap
tender back to August : from wher*
thimbleberries were in blossom to where
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ripe peaches were loading the tree»,
from where every stream was ice cold
to where water was too warm to bathe
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in.
We reached home wishing our trip
hud beeu three weeks longer.
Leroy T. Weeks.
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ID E WA LK PR A TTLE.
r. J. C. Gelbttcli closed the school in
ny Side district lust Friday.
f The Engle brewery will have a new
brewing of beer ready for use by Sun
day.
Messrs. H. Hickok, J. Holman. Dong
Holton and Tom McGrane left for War
rens this morning.
^The brass band gave an open air con
cert on the Jersey house porch up stairs
last Monday night.
Tom, the Nez Perce Indian who saved
the life of J. M. Crooks during the war
of 1877, was in town to day looking
quite well.
Mr. J. H. Forbes has purchased Wm.
Deucy's ranch on the Cottonwood side
and will make his home there.
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wuî^enfiflne**m ysel™ TxcUuIÎ viîy X°AKU
practice, where I can be found every day from
9 a. M.toSr. H. J. H. McCaluf,
Dentist. ,
He is living on Clearwater.
W. F. 8chm«deka, of the Grangeville meat
market will deliver free to any part of the prai
rie all order» tor meat exceeding 12.50. tf.
We will take wheat, oats, barley or
flax on subscription to the Frke Press
this fall. Now is the time to subscribe,
Mr. Rachford and party returned o
Wednesday to their new placer claim
on Clearwater which promise better pay
it
than at first expected.
l J p Parker> (be ^ p RKSB roinin(f
JÇ l(1 the Ahon diwtrict. We ex
|he n „ t lhlng , hat he has
„
bought out the whole works."
J. T. Br a dley brought the first new
wheat to the mill last Saturday. It was
sown last November and averaged thir
i ty bushels of very good quality.
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Éf All she threshing crews started oul
Jtltiring the week. " ill give reports of
"this years yield as soon as information
gets in from the several maohines.
Judge. Parker and family and Fred
Peartson started for White Bird, Crystal
Springs, 8kookum Chuck and other
UOÜÄ1 rusticating localities Tue-day.
foison Miller, foreman of Bailey
1 'hamherlain's meat niwiket at Warrens
came oi)t Thursday. He will start back'
a week from Monday with a drove of
hog». ,
We are glad to see that, our friend
Elmer King is around again, after tw<
months confinement. The fracture of
the ancle w..s a very serious on., |, u t
«ill soon, we hope, be as good as ever.
Onr Indians are starting for the niout -
■ iins on their annual hunting trip,
which lasts untill the snow begins to
flv. the squawB always accompany
.Mending to the curing of meat, and tht
■tick animals.
A. A. Mlerow, the Lewiston jeweler, arrived
here on Monday last, and is now ready to do
any kind oi watch, jewelry and clock repairing.
As he has a full set of tools with him, lie w ill be
able to do everything In a first-class manner.
He is stopping at the hotel.
Dr. Boston will remain at Orangeville until
the 30th of this mouth. All persons wishing
deutal work done will do well to call on him at
once. His work neads no "puffing from us as
" " »•» k "™ that it is always of the
best: His otfice will he at the Hotel.
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PXMessrs. J. S. Harriman and S. C.
fHayes of Cottonwood were in town
Monday. They brought with them Mr.
Harriman's line blooded horse "Charley
Russell" which is one of the prettiest
animals we have seen for a long time.
F. I. Boston, the popular dentist of
northern Idaho returned from hit« War
rens trip Thursday afternoon, having
done quite a good business there. He
brought out u fine specimen of quartz
from the "St. Beck" ledge in the Alton
district.
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This is the season of the year when
]hethat is commonly yclept man smiteth
nimself on various pparts of his anal
otnv jn the vai „ hope of a
Miiara Domotica, failing in which
openeth his mouth and cusseth thJ
aforesaid Rusca. j
n. C . Brown, of Mt. Idaho, offer» for aale, at
the original cost price, a large lot of California
tire »tock was selected carefully with especial
reference to the wants of this community, and
wll > positively be sold at the original cost price
,or c4sh ' TlnîTtf.
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LAKE ITEMS.
Jo«. Gill started up tils header this
week.
Headirg and threshing is progressing
nitfl}.
/Miss Mattie Jarrett is recovering from
tiie measles.
Brocknan's new thresher started uj
at Moberg's Thursday.
Mr. Wilke's father-in-law, from Ar
kansas, in on his way to Idaho.
We hive peaches growing on onr
trees which give promise of stnying till
rinpï
l^Ivermkm and Stewart are down in
^Witt's neighborhood threshing this
I
wepk.
^John E. Byrom was down with tiie
^measles at his father's in Oregon at last
report.
u
Ja». Remington has added a new boy
ipulation of Idaho since the
to the p<
season opened.
Miss J rssie Clark commenced a term
of school
fair atter dance.
Mr. Dm. W. Olen. late of Colorado,
g lumber for a new residence
soou to be erected in ohr district.
Comm ssioner Jones threshed out two
crops lait Saturday with one set o
hands i,,U)0 bushels of grain and a boun
cing boy baby.
in our district Monday, with a
. „ ....
Delos Carr sold 1 000 bushels of new
0-18 to tlle *' ver y stable at Orangeville
* or one i:ent P® r before the duet of
the,thresher had cleared,
he|^pl r - Hopkins has hia new residence
Completed and is moving into it. Frank
Vanaise is boss in the carpenter line
th °l ,e wbo deal with Mm a™ well
8ttt, ®Üed
^ d "choo! election, under the
neW la r ,ake8 P' a re the first Monday
* n ^ e Pt e
three, obe for two and one for
are to bb chosen.
is haul»
mber. Three directors, one for
one year,
THE RAILROAD OUTLOOK.
The Northern Pacific Election
Next Month will Large
ly Determine It.
Whether Camas prairie is to getf a
railroad in the next four or five
years
•I pends largely upon the result of the
Northern Pacific election which takes
■Tace next month. With a change in
he management of that road, provided
is not captured outright by the Union
Pacific, an aggressive policy will be in
stituted by the building of branches of
the Northern into all the regions tribu
tary to the system which have hitherto
beeu neglected. The Union Pacific,
through their control of the O. R. & N.
and Transcontinental concerns, which
are all stockholders in the Northern,
are making desperate exertions,to cap
ture the Northern, with indications fa
vorable at present for their success.
The Uniou people are evidently hogs
who want to own all the earth, but in
our opinion there will be a heap of fun
before they get it. The Union Pacific
ever since its lease of the O. 11. & N.
system has acted the overgrown corpora
tion and has instituted a series of op
pression upon the producers of the in
land empire thut exacts more from them
than ever the old soulless O. It. & N.
used to demand. If this saintly crew by
any mischance should happen to get the
control of the Nortiiern country would
be placed under the heel of a railroad
despotism more exacting, more arbitrary
and more soulless tbau any of the
grinding transportation companies who
ever sucked the blood from the vitals of
this people.
We hold to the belief that it is not for
the best interests of the people of this
country that all the transportation sys
tems should be monopolized under one
management, so that the people can bo
more firmly bound baud and foot, and
robbed and despoiled of their wealth in
order to puy dividends upon the wat
ered stocks of these overgrown corpora
tions. Tiie business depression and
suffering through all the broad aerea of
this land of pleuty is due directly to the
extortions of these wreckers, into whose
coffers are gathered millions of wealth,
wrung from the people by systematic
railroad wreckiug and inflating, so that
to-day the majority of the wealth of
litis great country is held by less than 1
per cent of our population. Ail the
great fortunes of our day have been
cumulated without honest industry by
these rascally railroad maguates.
The only show for relief in the out
look of our railroad horizon is that a
still hunt is progressing which may
olutionize the directory of the Northern
Pacific and still retain its influence
competing system. In that event it is
safe to safe to say that Camas prairie
will have a narrow guage railroad to
Lewistou in twenty months. If the
scheme fails then w<f will have to await
the coming of tiie Mauitoba road down
the Clearwater, und there is hut small
hope of that for the next few
ac
rev
as a
years.
Meanwhile the country is here and ih
will not run away.
INDEPENDENCE FLAT .
Haying about done.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Thomas are still
in at Newsom creek.
Gyp Lamcre is hack from across the
mountain and reports a good trip.
W. 8. Clark killed a lynx nearly four
feet long—one of the tassel-eared kind.
August 26th 1887.
Karl.
COVE ITEMS.
J. J. Manuel going is to have hia
house in the Cove painted.
The river is very low and the
all dried up. Bear scarce and grouse
plenty.
C. A. Sears and George Higgins and
party returned from White Bird having
caught 30ft fish on the trip.
I^Some of the residents of the Cove
hunting their milk cows Sunday
morning saw six white-tail male deer
-porting and swimming in the river.
They did not seem to be very wild as
they came up cloaç to where they
sitting.
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ÖLD Cal., Jr.
Dr. Bibby had a narrow escape last
Saturday afternoon, near Centerville.
His horses became frightened at
thing and started suddenly breaking a
singletree. The doctor was thrown over
the dashboard striking on bis head and
lay insensible for over an hour. Com
ing to, he welked to W. C. Peareon'e
ranch and from there was taken to
town. ' *
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