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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1903)
NLY A FARMER'S DAUGHTER. MRS. CHAI'TKIt l..-(Cmitluutd.) The parly ill Ihidoii Voir waa breaking 11 i. Lady Mnrluu Alum uu bring In-, formed iif tier nlecr'a engagement had count to 1 Pinion Vale ami carried her oil in (.iiinliin, mill thence In pay a vlult w Hcrkahlre. Frond t' I nylon liail If ri Hi"; In hefou fur Unilnii. Mia Champion liail atayrd on. In Ihr lnii( f wluiiluic ' l.nik l.unl Harold In III. allegiance; lint liuiv llml ahu full". I each day attracting I (in morn ami mure In hrr cumin, aim could endure It lin longer. Thr villi I') . Lady (Irnce, friini which ahe liail aiillcl-1 pntcd audi grcal rcanlta, liail Imu f rmitftil Willi Iho mini lilllrr morllllc-1 Hull. That aniiip crrnlng while Lady (Irare was In hrr own little aaui'liim reading. Winifred knocked nl lir iluur ami, In an- awcr lu her "come In," lb llrl went In ami aliul lin- iluur. I.mly (Irac looked up ami amllrd kindly, ami llirn all looked again. Wlnl ftr.l ill.l nut seem bright anil beaming an waa lirr wonl abe mi nervous, am) there were trar atalna uu her fair. "Wliat la II, my lur? You hare lieen crying!" Thrrr waa null tcuder aollcl liiitr In III tour lint II waa tuu much fur tlm clrl'a tnrratriing uerrra, ami llir tear ciwio llilrk ami fail, "( Lady draw, I am au grlrrrd!" "(Irlrvril, my f 1 1 1 1 I V Vuu hat not hail Im. I IK' w from hoineJ" "Oh, mi, not that : lull I am ao afraid yuu 111 be amry with mr ami nerer for glrr mr. It la aliout Lord llarolj Kra kluc," Winifred aahl, nrrruualy, and a amlili'ii thill ra mr Into the hi'art of Ihr rldrr lady, for aha waa rrry fund of hrr ui'lihrw, "Ahout Harold, my Jrar7" "Uiril Harold atkrd aakrd mr tu mar ry lilm Ihla morning; and, oh, l.aily (Irare, I mil an anrry!" "Hurry that h aakrd you to marry lilnir "llecauar Indeed, Lady (Iracc, I ucrcr drrauil of audi a thing I thuught hli poiltlun mad lilm ao far liryond mr. I thotiKht ha Hia kind to mr, Jmt from gcncrouii-iiilliilriliicaa llkii you, that I lulllhl not frrl alraiiK at coming lutu awlrty I waa not urd to." "Tlii'ii yuu dii not lor hlnit" "I do like lilm rrry milch I rould not tirlp II, hi' la an good but. oh, dear l.aily (Irare, I could mil marry hlui," aud Ihr tiara rained duun. "'I'll I'll ou hnv rrfuard hluiT" "I told him tlm irulh- I ruuld Hot de crlrr him." And thru all of a auddrn It flaihrd on l.aily (Irac Faniubar'a mind that thrr waa aninrthlnf notilr and high-minded In thla glrl'a refilalug aurh a position and aurh wraith In-cniia aha did not love Iho man. A morr worldly minded woman would havr held audi romantic folly In contempt, aud thought tlm clrl a fool for hrr pallia; hut not ao l.ady (trace. HUH thrr waa a mouirulary etruggle Id hrr heart tirfnr aha roto from hrr arat and kl..ed Winifred. I "My loir," ahr aald awrrlly, "I think you hare donr iiiltr rlgtit. If you frrl aurv In your own mind that you cannot lor Mm. Hut am you quit aurr? Harold la kind and Kood; he la bandiomr, aud la rich ought you not to weigh rrrytbln( In your mind thoroughly before you de elder "I like hi in, I rraprrt lilm, but t do not lotc him I cannot marry blra!" conclud ed Winifred, plteoualy, "Very well, my dear, 1 will aay no more. I am aorry, for my hoy'a aake, and I atiould hare Iwcu well content to bar you for n niece." And thru Iho klnd-hrartrd woman took the aolililim girl In hrr armi and Wini fred laid her head on the kind breaal, and cried lo hrr heart', content. There waa I good dral morr talk before the two parted, aud It waa aellled that Winifred ahould go home the lint day but one, and atay there a few weeka; and thru abe ahould pay Kudon Vale another tlill, when I-ord Harold ahould haro left. Hut Irfird Harold left that very day, after are Ing and coiifldlng lu III auut. Ill part ing Word were; "Aunt, do you think there la any hope that alio will ever com to care for me?" Lady (Irncu kiaaed hla forehead aud alroked hla head rery lendrrly. "I cannot tell, my boy, but I am afraid not." CHAPTER X. Seventeen month bar alapaed alnco Krrol Haatlnga bad atood on the deck of III l'noiie, looking down luto the Med iterranean, and thinking of tb woman lie lored ao deeply. Hhe waa not a wom an, though, then ah waa only a freah, young girl; and In hrr tweet, otmpl purity lay the charm abe had for tb man ut Ihe world. He waa etaylng for a month In l'arla on th way home, and the brilliant ao clety he mixed with waa rery pleaaant after hla long laolatlon. To-night, loo, h waa to meet an old friend at tbe opera a woman whom tin had alway liked, but who had Defer eeemed ao charming to blm aa ah did now, with hrr pretty aaaumptlon of liiatrouhood. Her huaband waa datcat able, certainly, and abe kuew It. Hurrly the. contlmmnco of an old frlendahlp mint be grateful to on who could not he very happy. Aud with a atrong lutereat, vrry keenly awakened, Mr. Haatlnga walked that evening into Mra. Clayton' opera box, Tb huaband and wlf were together alone. Tho former waa gailug Intently through hi glaaa at a rery ebowy looking iipcrnumerary, tb latter leant hack In differently, with a atroug erpreaslou of discontent ud weariness ou her pretty face. Hhe waa prettier, perhap, than when wo lint now her aa Tee Altonj but aadder, moro penalre, and her beauty waa enhanced by the magnMccnce of her Jew elry. "L,am ao glad you have cornel" Mr. Claytou aald, amlllng up In Brrol'a face, and yielding her baud lo hi gentle pre mlro"I was o dull. None of my f rlcuda lina been up to eo me. and Mr. Clayton la ao fascinated by aome lorely creature on tho atngc that ho baa no eye for any ono else. Francis," she continued, touch ing her husband-"l''ranels, Mr. Haatlnga la hero." Mr, Clayton looked savagely at her, ii ml then ho gavo a aurly recognition to Mr. Hastluga. "I hardly expected to see you hero this evening," ho an Id, "You know, Krancl. I told you I aaked Mr, Hasting to come," aald Vtt, ma liciously, "Your memory Is not usually n .Urni-ller " Mndamo was not In the best of tempers -constant contact with a wan im uer husband had not teuded to Increase the amiability of her disposition, By PORRHSTBR. Mr. Clayton turned away In the stage, and left hla wife lo an iinlnlerrniileil ion- vrraalliiu with lirr Mem!. I tit r nil lb aniiiv Im vrnt trying lo hear erery word Dial paani'd lirlwrrn Ihelii; lin waa far ton mall mlinlrd In be free from Jcaloimy and ailaplcloii. I'll' wna pirferlly aware that be waa llili'iilng, au alio dropped her rolce to a whlnper, ami lllrti'd awny In a very nulmiilrd manner with Mr. Iluat inga. I'VancU Clayton waa gradually be coming fiirloiia. Al the cud of the third acl he arime. "It la limn In put on y our cloak," he aid In a harah and miplrnaaut voire. "Why, dear?" aakrd I've, looking up with languid Innocence, "are you afraid I aball lake cold? 'You are Hot uaually an aollcltoiia about mr." "1 ordered the carriage early, and I do mil I'booae my horaca In he kept wall ing," he replied, aenrcely deigning to look at hrr. Mr. Clayton mured toward the door, and hla wife reauiiird her conrrraatlon with more animation than errr. "Are yuu coming?" ho exclaimed, turn ing Impatiently. "Me coming?" relumed l'ee, nonchal antly, raining hrr eyebrowa. "My dear I'ranrla, what could put such au abiurd Idea Into your head?" Tu be trratrd with Indlffrrrarr, and, worne, ridicule, I naturally dlaagrreable tu any man; but It made Mr. Clayton, aulky and lll trmperrd a be already waa, perfectly allium with ragr. "Marlon, are you coming'" "Certainly not." "Then I shall go alone. Henry can get you a fiacre when you fed disposed lo follow me." And the amiable huaband left the bos. Mra, Clayton waa aa bitter and angry aa a lilgh-aplrlted woman would be under the clrcumathancea; but abe went on talk ing lo her companion very fast, to conceal hrr annoyance. Hhc waa too proud ts make any allusion to her huahnud'a treat ment of hrr; nud Mr. Haatlnga appeared not lo haro noticed It. Hut he felt for hrr krrnly. He iMd not quite Justify hrr, or think ahe had behaved wisely, hut ho aw what the man was. and felt thrro must Jiavr bren aome atrong undercurrent of bltlrrneaa to change the bright, good truipcred, tinny, little fairy ho bad known formerly to Iho Indifferent, pro voking woman of to night, "l'oor littlo girl!" ha thought to himself. "I ilaro aay ahe has found out by this time that money doean't bring hnpplneaa." Mra. Clayton remained until the fifth act waa half orer, then alio askrd Krrol to arr If hrr aerrant waa In Iho hall. He left the box, and returned almost Immedi ately. "My brougham la at your dlapoial. Mra. Clayton, and your servant Is Just calling It up." Hh thanked blm; and he put her cloak carefully round her, aud gav her hla arm. "flood'Ulgbt," ah aald, when ahe was rated In th carriage. "Many tbanka for your timely aid. Will you come and are ua to-morrow at our hotel?" lie promised; and at parting he held her hand longer than Is strictly necesssry lu wishing gooil-by. The day after their meeting at tho opera Mr. Haatlnga called on Mrs. Clay ton; and Mr. Clayton, auspectlng th visit, waa purpoarly at home. Fee bright ened up when Mr. Haatlnga waa announc ed. Hhe had alwaya liked blm; now In her lonellneaa and misery she raukrd him as a dear old friend. Her mauurr was sll the moro cordial because she wanted to annoy her htisbsnd. "Mr. Hastings. I am delighted to see you; I was Just feeling so frightfully bor ed and dull. I hop you bring a wholo budget of news." "1 must aak first after my old friend, l.aily Marlon," he answered, "I cannot forgive myself for my remissness In not doing so last night." "Aunt Is very well, thank you. I heard from her thla morning, Hhe saya ahe la dreadfully dull without me, aud la longing to aee ua back again." "I often think how ahe muat miss you. I atmoHt wonder ahu doea not remain with you." . "Ho she would, gladly, but Mr. Clayton won't let her. Of course, If wo have a difference of opinion ahu takea my part, and be saya something rudo lo her, and ahe la offended. Is it not ao, Francla?" Mr. Clayton muttered aometblng about a mother-in-law being bad enough, but an aunt-lu-law was more thou anybody bargalued for. "And as matrimony Is altogether a com mercial speculation," rejoined Fee, with n delightful smile, "you can't, of course, tako more than you bargain for can you, Mr. Hastings?" Krrol was by no means pleased at be ing mado a third party to matrimonial differences, and made an effort to chungo tho conversation. "Hare you seen anything of l.ady Grace Farquhar lately, Mrs. Clayton?" h aaked, "Hhe waa here not a month ago; and alio has adopted such a sweet, charming girl. They are like mother and daugh ter; and even that aelDsli old bookworm, Hlr Clayton, seems quite taken with bcr. 1 wish you had been here sooner. 1 kuow you would have been lu lova with her." "I thought Mr. Hastings knew Miss By re," Interposed Francis Clayton. "At all events, I recollect hearing their names connected In somo story about meeting In a wood," Krrol started slightly, and It might have been fancy, but Fee certainly thought a deeper color cam luto bis hronied face, Mr. Clayton seemed to think tho same, for be proceeded lu his usual amiable manner: "8h and Krsklne wcro awfully sweet on each other when wo were ataying at the rate. I daro say that will be n match, I.mly Qraco seems qulto agreo nbto to It; but of course It's a allocking bad one for lilm." "Francis," exclaimed his wife, "how you cxaggcratol You know Winifred nev er cared for Ixird Harold. Hhe won't confess It, but I am qulto sure ho mado her an offor, and that she refused him, Ho never will meet her It ho cau help It," "Did you say that Lady draco had adopted her, Mrs, Clayton?" "Yes, more than a year agoj Indeed, before I was married. Sh was in such sad trouble, poor girl, Bho was very fond of her father, and ho was killed suddenly In a very shocking way. Ills horso ran away with him, and he was thrown out of the dogcart and killed on the spot. They thought she never would get orer It, and Lady Grace took hor home and nursed her as It sho had bcon her own child. Old Sir Howard Cham pion would bar taken ber, but sho re fused to go til-si tlii'in,. Iircs.isn tliey would not ackmiwIeilKii lier father, Hh lina priiiillai'd In come' nud atny Willi mo when we get hack In town, You mini cotiie ii ml meet her," "I shall be- very hnppy," stammered Krrol. CIIAI'TKIt XI. Krrol Hastings, riding Inward the Hols ile lloulogne, pondering milch on wlim he hud beard, lie was surprised he trleit to believe b was pleaaed; but mitiielinu or other Ills on I lafni'l Ion wa mil ver genuine. Mls Kyra bud certainly mnli' a fortunate step In life; true she bad !"' a father whom aim had loved, but ilien aim had gained a friend, In l.aily ilrn.e I'll ri nil nr. Hhe would get lull jdineil into good aoclely, and perhaps, tH "s! was lint a train of thought be cnreil lo fol low, Had hot Krsklne already liei-n at ber feel? Mr. Hastings' aollloquy waa rut short by arcing Col. d'Aglillar walking leisure ly along tho Champs Klyseea. Ile drew rein Instantly. "H'Agullnr!" be cried. "Ilastlngal" exclaimed the other, and I hey shook hamla warmly, "I thought j. mi were back wlih your regiment," aald Krrol. "I have a mouth more leave, and my brother aaked me to Join blm here, nud an I came." A great many questions came Into Kr nil's head Hint lm would have liked io aak Col. d'Aglillar at once; but convrr satlon la neither easy nor agreeable when carried on with a pedestrian from tin altitude of a horse's back, particularly when your ateed la restive and Impatient. "Come up lo my hotel to-night, d'Aglil lar, wilt you?" Mr, Hastings aald. "Very well; I auppoa you are going to the ball at the Kmbassy?" "Yes; but not beforo twelve." "Then I'll look In about Im." And the two men parted Just at Mrs. Clayton rolled past In hrr ban Isome car riage, drawn by high-stepping horses. Hhe looked like a lovely little Kaijulmsux -n- eloped In her sort whlta furs, and she gave Mr. Hastings a bright mile, and the wave of a delicately gloved little hand. Hhe had not observed Col. d'Agul lar. Hlxteen months had pasted since the dsy when Ibey had ridden together down the avenue of broad-leaved cheatnuta at Kmlon Vale. Hhe was not altered at all events, It did not seem so In the momen tary glance he had caught of her smiling face. Was sb then utterly heartless? Could she have lived all these months ' with such a hateful, contemptible wretch aa Clayton, and still go on smiling and flirting, and give no sign? Col. d'AguM knew none of the particulars of the mar-, rlage; he had not even heard that she wus happy; he had but met her once, and then shr had left him at her husband's command, with a smile on hrr lips. He turned and walked back unhappy and resentful. I Mr. Clsyton, aa well as his wife, was profoundly Ignorant of Col. d'Agullsr's arrival In I'arls. or bo would as soon hare trusted his wife alone In that tine city, as h would bare walked willingly himself Into the cago of the Hon lu th Jardlu des I'lantes. (To lie continued.) I MISS COSTON IN BUSINESS. I Ihe I Now Active Held of Company that Mkt (he Coal on rlsnals. In 1810, when Henjaniln Franklin Cos ton waa 10 ycr old aud was In the Wnshlngton navy yard, he had tunny tulks with Commodores Htockton and Htcwnrt aliout ulirht signals at sen. The result was (tint ho lilted up a lilxini-, tory nud set about the work of lunklue' what are now known as tliu Coston alg-1 nnls, which are In use pretty much nil over the world and are not confined to thi aril nud InkeM nlone. hut nre utilized liy rnllrtuids, to!rgrupli companies anil other concern for purposes that wore not dreamed of by tbe Inventor when be begnu his work. CoHton died when ho was '1 years old, leaving his Inventions not fully de veloped, nnd hla wife, knowing his formulae) nnd pinna, coutluuesl where ho left off nnd lu turn transmitted the Inventions to her sou, the late WJIilam F. Costou, who carried on the business until August Inst, wheu he died as the result of nn explosion lu his laboratory on Htaten Inland. Mr. Costou trans mitted tho formulae and patents to his (laughter, Mlsn Alluc II. Costou, who ts -1 years old. Miss Cost en wna at first disced to fell out her luttirvsts lu their entirety, but being a spirited youug woman she took a Kccoml thought on the matter, with the result that sho reached the conclusion that there was no reason why she should not carry ou the busi ness herself. To this end she organ ized a stock company recently, nud with several members of her family as share holders and corporate olllcers Is con ducting the busluess herself, comlug regularly to her otllce lu New York nnd maintaining a general oversight of the works and laboratory on Htaten Island. The principle of the Costou signal Is a series of different colored lights, burned lu succession from tho same cartridge. Tho different alternate com binations of color correspond to num bers lu a code book, nnd different cede 1 Koks nro mndo for commercial and unvnl ships, for railroads, for telegraph lines, for Ihe llfe-savlug service, for tho lake marine, for different yacht clubs, for the regular army, tho Xatloual Guard, aud bo forth. Miss Costou, like other members of tho friully, has beeu brought up to kuow tho business thoroughly aud lu studying It has becomo somewhat ex pert ns a chemist, New York Sun. Device to I'i event Collisions. In au English watering town, wucro Iho streets nro narrow lu some iiunr tcrs, n highly novel expedient has been devised to avoid accldeuts duo to col lisions of teams nnd cyclers at bhoIi street corners. Two mirrors, nbout a yard square onch, are attached to a lamp post at points where a narrow street runs at right angles Into tho main thoroughfare. These nro so plac ed that tho users of tho roadway can seo what Is moving nlong tho other street beforo reaching the corner, Thcro nro mnny localities In largo cities this Ingenious expedient of minimizing risk of collision might bo utilized with advantage. All Aotora Want It. "Thcco's a mnu out lu tho waiting room," said tho great man's secretary. "I think Iio'b a bum actor," "Why Io you thlult so?" "Ho says he's anxious to Set nu audi ence." Philadelphia. Tress. Ood Is ou tho side of vlrtuoj for who ever dreads punishment suffers It, and whoovcr deserves It dread It. Coltou. -v genuity. Cnlil then the trail and pack train Is the only practicable way ol traversing thesu grand and lofty iloliler, where tho forests bend, the rocks are waehrd out by Ihs cl'.tids, the mountain streams roar their way Into the sea. and the fish and game thrive In teclusion. Stretching across this region of tremendous distances, high elevations, and abrupt declivities, runs an old Indian trail of historic renown. It was origi nally known as tho northern Ntz Tene Indian trail, in contradistinction to the southern Nez I'erco trail farther south. It is now and has long been known as tho I-olo trail, and it extends from a point about eleven miles south from Mis soula, Mont., westward to the Clearwater river in Idaho. It was over the west ern part of this well-worn trail that the writer essayed to make his way in tbe cummer of 1002, having been previously over the eastern portion. I havo said that thin trail is historic. In a general way it Is the route used by Ixiwis and Clark in crossing the watershed between the Bitter-root and Clearwater rivers both being branches of tho Columbia In 1605 and 1800, and the story of their experiences there reads like fiction. In 1877 Chief Jos eph and the Nez i'erco Indians, alter beginning the well-known war of that year in Idaho, retreated across this trail Into Montane, followed by General Howard and tho United States troops In a long and for that pait of the army, a fruitless tern chase. Mr. W. II. Wright, a thorough mountaineer with vhom I had before cam paigned had provided for our ttip a pack train, outfit, and cook, which were rendezvoused at Kaniiah, Idaho, on the Clearnater Short Line of the Northern I'aclflc Hallway. Katnlnh is in ono of tho most attractive valleys I havo ever seen. The val ley is rather circular and oblong in shape, has a delightful climate and Is sur rounded by high, most gracelully carved and grassy mountain elopes. Above these slopes to the south stretch the wide, fo-tlle plains of Camas prairie. Hero live the Nez I'erco Indians and, sandwiched among them, many while set tlers. The Indians have taken np the old lands of their reservation In severalty, and tho turplus acres have been sold to the whites. The Indians have fine farms along the Clearwater and even high up among the hills, and both reds and whites appear to thrive with lit tle or no friction. Grain and vegetables crow to perfection here, and grapes, cherries, peaches, and other fiuits find a natural soil and a congenial climate that cannot be surpassed. Through this valley, its mountain walls mottled by tho grain fields of the Indian farms In varying degrees of ripeness, flows the Clearwater river, fresh from the Junction of tbetouth acd middle forks, and a rapid and clear- water stream indeed. Ud a lomr. brown stone from tho owned and managed by an Indian, wound the trail we were to take, and a mile down stream was the spot where Lewis and Clark camped for some time in 1800, when on their return from Fort Clatsop at the mouth of the Columbia river. There were four of us: Wright, whose detailed knowledge of Ihe region was most thorough; Casteel, the cook and a master of his craft; Mr. De Camp, a painter and photographer of Helena, Mont., and tbe writer. We left Kamlab at 0:00 o'clock ono morning, crossed the river on the ferry and started np th trail. In packing the horses some timo was lost in adjusting packs, and two or three animals had to be blindfolded while packing them. One horse, buckskin, developed great disinclination to thus being made a beast of burden, and was disposed of tc cavort around and "buck." A nack sadd o is much ike au old ropes are swung, with large loops hanging down the sides. With these, side uacke tho heavier packs always are tasieoeu securely wen aown on mo norse s sides, and above and between tbe Eaddle horns and over the horse's back the top and lighter packs aie placed. The whole Is then covered with a heavy can vass pack corer and lashed on with a pack rope in a form known as a diamond hitch, from the diamond shape formed by tbe tightened rope over the top of the pack. A regulation pack rope with broad canvass cinch is thirty-two feet in length. Two men are required to pack a horse or mule, but one can do it when necesBtry ii the animal bo tractable. Our route was up an unshielded elope in the blazing sun until we had climbed 1.000 feet, nnd the latter cart of the way waa very steep. At such places the wise climber and trailsman we did as much as possib'e, but two of urailnnllv broken in. The letrs of Wright and Casteel might as well nave oeen of wood or steel so far as any feeling of saddle once during the trip, and this la his usual way of doing; he loves walk ing and appears tireless. After reaching the summit wo travoled tor a mile across a pine and tama rack treo divide, which is being gradually cleared by settlers, and then began Pack Horse Lying Down, Showing Method o( Tying on Pack. the descent to the crossing of Lolo creek, flowing into the Clearwater and, un fortunately, a duplicate in name of another creek on the eastern slope of the same range. Heretofore tho old trail and modern wagon road had been more or less commingled, but now the road dltappearod and tho trail became one of those 11 no old Indian trails, wide, plain and doep, winding down through the forest and along the mountain side In the usual sharp zigzag fashion. At last wo reached the Lolo, a clear rushing stroam thirty feet wide and knee deep, In a wild, secluded spot. Other visitors had just arrived. A fine looking Nez I'erco Indian; his comely squaw and her mother, perhaps; a black headed, black eyed youngster, five or six years old nnd stark naked, and a tiny miss clad In a very dirty calico shift, were there. About a little fire tho women were preparing a noonday meal. To tho young squaw's ere lit, she carefully washed her hands and face at tho border of the st earn beforo beginning her culinary duties. This is not strango, however, for the Nez Terras are a superior trlbo ol Indians in all respect. A (or somo bantering conversation back and forth, we climbed slowly out of the canyon, over a hard, tiresome trail, and then, down a gontle grade through the dnnn cool foroet. made our way to the caetorn side of Weippo (wee-lpe) prai rie, where wo Dlvouacked for the night and near people who know how to treat We made our first camp at 4:0 p. nothing slnco our 0 o'clock breakfast, manifested. Wo Blent in the opon air, and how Our next day's Journey followed about at right angles to our first day's course, iho country, level at first, soon bocamo undulating, anil finally we jumped fairly Into tho mountains. Iho Weippo prairie Is a wide, level stretch of country watered by Jim Ford creek, which Hows north nud west Into the main Clearwater river. Grain, In-, cludlna winter wheat, and the hardier vegetables, grow luxuriantly, but mel ons, cucumbers, etc., havo not yet been cold, heavy Jews fall, and frost is qulto WITH A PACK TRAIN IN IDAHO By OLIN D. WHEELER. Atrip Into the mountains wl'li a puck train under moderately favorable circumstances la, lor tho man who can thoroughly enjoy naturo and nnronven lionalily In traveling, a rare treat. In the hope that readers of "Wonderland 1B0.1" may enjoy a brief sketch of a pack train Journey into a little k no a ii and very mountainous region In Idaho, thla ketch is written The Dlvldo between Montana nnd Idaho Is the summit line ol the llltterroot inointalns. This range Is Justly re pute! ono of the most forbidding nnd dlmcull ranges on the continent through which to travel. Tho engineering obsta cles to railways and wagon ruadeare extreme ly hard to overcome, but eventually these will nctesparlly yield to hu man persistency anil in Pack Hon Heady For Packing. stream, and Just across from a fine ferry fashioned saw duck, uvertne norns side climbs afoot and relieves his horse. This us wero fresh Irom offices and had to be fatigue went. Wright was not in the under a pine tree in a forly-acre pasture travelers In a hospitable manner. m., very tired and hungry, having eaten ihe noncuts ot a goou cook were now I did rejolco In It 1 a wagon road for most of the way and successfully cultivated. The nights are common. In winter tho thermometer seldom drops below torn, but there la a good fall of now, anil live stock mint bo fed for several months. The stock throughout this locality oro ol good blood, fnt and sleek. Timber ami fuel am found In liiexlinnilibln nunntltlM. Tlm eoiihtrv la qulto well settled and the people seom we nan givon tne animals all the timothy lmv they could oat during the night, and when wo rnmo to pack them. Ilucksltln wns verv tonloltlml and lin. ajlnod his nock wns clothed with thunder and that ho breathed (Ire from hll nostrils; lloan was In a mood to climb trees ami play n tattoo with hll licoU, but tho others were very well behaved, and submitted tn imrklnir with com! grace nnd tho Inovituhlo groanlngs characterlitlc of nld-tlmo cm nip meetings nml iignv cincnings. um mine ami norrei wero cm timers as pack horsea, word thin as rails, nnwolldy and awkward as a pair of oows, but tough ns mules, aa steady as old maldi, old ns Methuralnh, nnd of a stornlr moral cast of counte ' amp at Uelppe Prairie nance. In trailing, Wright led the way, leading Roan; one of us followed, and then the other horses were divided as well as poaiblo between us, so as to keep them well up in line on the trail. Up and down we went, patslng the dansn timber, and we halted for the night at the forks of Jlo creek where solitu le reigned supreme. There were no bottom lands, no grazing, but tho spot was otherwise suitable for a night's camp, and besldo a beautiful trout stream, and we had brought along oats for the dumb brutes who wero necessari ly tied up daring tho night. Itoan and a taste for oats, for they refused to eat motives in offering them. Our day a trailing bad been longer were very tired. DeCamp, however, got oat his rod and line and was soon wad ing the creek and whipping the rapids, and ho secured a mess of trout for breakfast. I bat lied my fevered feet in the cold stream, changed my shoes, and, after the royal supper provided, felt like a different man. We erected, usually, only the ccok's tent, our canvas bedcovers being all needed protection except in case of a heavy rain. Towards morning, of this night, it began tu rain and Dy the time we were packed and ready to start the rain was steadily falling, and as we got well into the forest tbe trees dripped moisture, the Almo l acked bushes alongside the trail deluged our legs and feet with cryital drops beautiful but coldly wet, and in the open spots tbe mists floated, baptizing us plentifully as we rode along and hiding from view the country about us. On this day, to-, one of the riding horses, apparently in fair condition, gave completely out and bad to be left behind. Our erstwhile bucking friend, put under a pack for tbe first time, lost all interest in cur proceedings, and was driven into camp long after tbe others reached there, almost exhausted. Oar camp was at a clearing in the mountains shown on the maps as Wei tus meadows. It is a fresh, green bit of mountain meadow-land in the depths of the range, a fine camping spot where clear, pure water, green grass, and fuel are more than abundant. The meadows, while being much higher than Ka mlab, so much so that the change In temperature was easily noticeable, were yet at the base of the highest parts of the range, and were twenty-five miles from tbe next camping ground. The special object of tbe expedition was thoroughly accomplished despite our forced delay, and on the third day we again gathered tbe horses, placed the parks upon their backs after some snorting and cavorting, and started to re trace oir steps. Buckskin pulled up his picket pin and led Wright a long chase through the swamp and wet grass, but was finally coralled, thrown, and blind folded, and, once finally packed, trudged along like a good and subordinate sol dier, occasionally lying down In tbe vain hope of being released from his pack. flic rain censed long enough to enable us.to get our packs on without get nuckitin. Wo were nosv reduced to ono riding horse for four men. By noontime our equine iriend with the bucking propensities, again laboring under a pack, gave evidences of nervous or other sort of prostration, and his pack was transferred to the one remaining saddle horse who assumed the burden like the trump that he was. Later In the day the "bucker" gave out entirely, and we abandoned him. Every man must needs make the entire distance to Kamiali afoot, and the two "teuderfeet" In more senses than one faced the alternative with the best grace possible. The day's tramp was a hard one, truly, and we reached the forks ot the Lolo once moro, very tired aud hungry. Just beforo reaching there, old Sorrel, who at times was the embodiment of awkwardness, slipped at a bad point in the trail and rolled over and over in picturesque fashion down the stoop mountain-side. His pack saved him from injury, but it required fifteen minutes to work him back to the trail, for It was an awkward place for such a mishap. Sorrel cut an interesting figure as he lay sprawled on his back for a time, his feet pawing the air in an effort to right himself. Lewis and Clark had passed along here a century beforo, and we were biv ouacked at tbe forks of the Collins creek. Our last day's tramp into Kamlah began early and was ended by three o'clock. It was absolutely a pleasurable one. Through the cool forest we trudged, gradually ascending, the day clear and balmy, crossed tbe divide and descended to Lolo creek, where we took tho packs from tho pack animals and nave them a three-hours' rest, and ate our luncheon. Not a horse raised a ser ious objection to the work demanded. Kven Buckskin was less obstrepeious, and they all followed the trail in better fashion. We forded Lolo creek, which was knee deep, and the cold rushing current was most grateful In its cooling effects, and then began our last upward climb. We stopped at intervals of about 200 feet vertical advance and rested the horses. It was the easiest, most enoyabl climb of the sort I ever saw made, and it waa almost astonishing the ease with which our nondescript outfit did It. The heavy timber 'Molded us from the hot sun and we were rofresliod by distant views of Ro:k ridge over which tho clouds still hung. With a little moro time and a little less rain this jaunt would have been thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end. As it was, it is a good Illustra tion of what may result, in sueh an -enterprise, from a slight derangement of plans or incompleteness in preparation, whether by neglect cr forcsd by clr- "acklng Up. cumetances. It illustrates, too, how much hardship and exposure ono unused to it may endure without serious results oneuing. Fresh from an office and without any preliminary practice, I lunged into mountain travel, for two days was wet to the skin, and with no other unpleasant consequences than extreme but healthy fatigue. First published In "Wonderland" for 1003, copyrighted by Chas. 8. Fee, general passongor agont Northern Pacific Railway. satisfied anil contented. three small creeks trilling their way amid Buckskin had evidently never acnulrod them and eeemed suspicious ns to our than anticipated and two of us at least ting everything wet, and then began again in an aimless fashion, but finally we rode out of it entirely. But the mists and clouds remained about Weltus for a week afterwards. Tbe first six hours' travel wero through dripping foliage, and we became thoroughly wet. From the higher divides we now ob tained glimpceEof the region around us. Ridge after ridgo, heavily timbered, ex tended from east to west, with deep, yawning ravines and canons between. To the north tho north fork of the Clear water could De traced, with white, heav ily massed clouds lying motionless In tbe depressions, a most beautiful sight.