who had a place there.William Duncan squatted on this pieefe and started a small Nursery in the spring of l879.This being the fiifc ITursery in Wallowa Valley.lt was sard- he had quite a sum of money buried on the place,before he started East in 1886 with horses, and to this day,the plowman watch to plow up the Tresure.lt wasa said Duncan was dominated by smith,Duncan and Jud Masirn drove a band of horsed to Pierre,Montana in spring of 1886 and Basim went on East leaving Duncan with the horses,who dissapeared very mysteriously,And Officers went after a fellow who had been sta­ ying at Duncans camp and caught him with some of their horses and some of Duncans papers and brought him back and lodged him in Jail.And notified Duncans brothers in Oregon,who came immed­ iately.And that night,the fellow got out of Jail and was never seen afterwards.And Duncans came back home.And when askdd about t it,would never have anything to say or would never discuss it It was supposed they captured the fellow and took care of him. Some Indians saw a piece of rope sticking out of the ground in a small Gulley and when they pulled it out,they found it was fas­ tened to a body.which was Duncans remains .He had been tied and thrown into the Gulley and very little dirt put over him.And the horses were gone. In Duncans Cabin on this creek,was where the first Vigalantes Company was organised in Wallowa Galley.on a bright moonlight night in early fall of l88l.(see Lostine) In the late 170s,L.J.Rouse,who was Deputy County School Sup. at the time from Grand Ronde Valley,with some other Officials from there, was visiting.,A.C .Smith on this creek and Mrs.Smith s went to considerable trouble in getting up a dinner,which cons­ isted of Mashed Potatoes,Rutabegas,Cabbage,Beets,Vension,Butter, Cheese ,etc.And when she had dinner read#,she called them all in and when all were seated,Smith looked over the table and not see­ ing any bread,said.Bring on your bread,Angeline,and she said,Mr. Smith, I told you several days ago,that*“we were out of flour.And Smith said unhesitatingly,Gentlemen,just help yourselves to what is set before you.Rouse often told this when telling how people ha had to do in the early days in the Valley.Saying he had often eatn at Smiths before and afterwards,and that he was a good provider But in the early days,settlers had to go to Grand Ronde Valley for all supplies over Smith Mountain.And if very busy,would pos- pone going till they were completely out of nearly everything. Mrs.A.B.Bindley,(See Imnaha,ere.)who was a great friend of the Smith family,often told the same story.Smith was considered one of the most hospitable men in the valley. SMITH C REEK. Empties into Summit Creek .Mamed for Smith(Mot A.C.Smith) This is just a short Canyon on which Smith had squatted at the mouth.And Carl Hemilwright gave him $400.00 for his right,to get him off this range with his stock.Later this land was placed in the Forest Reserve. Near the head of this Creek,on the bald grassy point,or shou­ lder, was where Captain Bonneville and his men,had their first view of Imnaha.(See Bonnevilles Travels by Washington Irving page 228. SMELL CREEK. Empties into Imnaha River.Mamed for George E.Snell who had a Homestead there.,which this creek ran through .He was a Stone Mason and Brick lay.gr. and was City Marshall for several years iw- in Joseph where he disd in 1891 while working on his p&ace He scratched his Thumb,and in a short time Blood Poison set in and they rushed him to Joseph to a Doctor.But he died in a short time SNAKE RIVER Formerly,LEWIS RIVER.For CAPTAIN MERIWEATHER LEWIS. Empties into Columbia River.Ed Kash Kash (Indian)Historian,said Shake River was a Shoshone word and'-the Nez Perce word for Rattle snake was WA-AX-PUSS.M.D.Yeaman a Pioneer of Burley,Idaho,said, Some folks want to change the name of Old Snake River,Well,if they do,I favor of calling it SOSONA.Which is the Shone Indian name for Snake.(See Lewis A.McArthurs book of Oregon Geographical names No.I) Possibly the first Steamer in what is now the Wallowa waters of Snake River,Was the Steamer CAYUSE.in summer of 1863.Going as far as the mouth of Grand Ronde River,with Leonard white as Captain. Marine Lewis and Drydens^history of the NorthwestJSays the Steamer,Col­ onel Wright,made her last trip in spring of 1865.Captain T.J. Stump at the wheel.Robert M.Graham who died at Yakima aged 99 y ® years,was Cabin boy on the Col.Wright in 1862.This Steamer came aways above the mouth of Grand Ronder on Snake River and returned to Lewiston.Leonard ’White was Captain.lt also says the Shoshone Steamer launched at Fort Boise,in l866,was built hundreds of mil from a Foundry or Machine Shop and nearly as far from a Saw Mill Nearly all the lumber used in it,was whipsawed or hewed in the vicinity.The Iron was transported from a long distance on pack animals and worked in shape after the arrival on the grnund.at an enormous expense.lt was built with the expectations of getting the Miners and Prospectors trade.But before it was finished,a shorter and cheaper route was found to the Gold Fields and she remained almost a dead loss on the Companys hands until l870.She was 136 feet long 27 feet Beam and four feet six inches Hold, with Snjines,l6 x 48 inches and was built by the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.In 1870,Captain Cy Smith was sent up with instru­ ctions to bring her down to Lewistn,or wreck her in the attempt T-g-T O ^Smith made a good star# from Huntington,but when he reached Lime Point,abandoned the project.And a little later CaptainHBas"Mil- ler and D.E.Buchanan,succeeded in making the run and landed her a safe to Lewiston.June 20th,1870,she was taken over the Tumwater 5. Palls.to the Dalles by Miller.And after extensive repairs, was usd Por three years.as a cattle Steamer.And in June 1873,Captain Ai­ nsworth pilotted it over the Cascades to Portland where she was sold to the Willamette River Transportation Co.There she was run,till fall of x864,when she struck a rock opposite Salem,and sunk and could not be raised.And in Uov.the Machinery was removd .Later,part of the Hull was salvaged and used by a rancher to build a Chicken house. The Officers had concluded to abandon the Steamer for good at Lime ^oint.But after reconsidering it, concluded to make another attempt to get her sown Snake River.So in March,1870,secured the services of Captain Sebastian Miller,Chief Enjineer,Daniel E.Buchanan .They left Portland March 2Ist,and after landing at Umitilla. , they traveled by Buckboard , Sleds , wagons, Horseback or a foot.Arriving at Union,March 28th,.Leaving there April 1st Lime they traveled 13 flays before arriving at t3ie Point.and proceeded down the River .arrived at Shoshone two days later.She having beei in charge of two keepers Livingstone and Smith.The former shippe as Mate,the latter as Pireman,and W.E.Hedges was employed as general utility man.The five constituted the crew.The Steamer wa was constructed throughout of Mountain Pine,which was quite brittle.They started down again,April 20th,Captain Miller,Misc- calculated the force of ^ large Eddy dividedby a small island of Bou;ders and the Steamer was carried around three times,bfore she cleared the Whilpool.At the falls below this Eddy,she coll­ ided with the rocks and about 8 feet of the Bow,was carried jaway.and the wheel was damaged..A landing was made as soon as possible,and it took a day to repair the whreel.At nine o’clock the next morning,they were on their jyay.And at II o ’clock they landed near a small clump of trees of which they converted into fuel.,and were off.again by 2-3 0 .Passing before nightfall some of the worst Rapids yet encountered.The water coming over the decks and driving the Firemen from the hold.In the midst of thee obdtructions the banks of the river were solid walls of rock rushing the channel so narrowthat the noise of the xfceiivF&Rg water drowned all their sounds and sprung the boat so as to cause the Gong to ring.Frustrating the Firemen.A landing was made at 5 F.M.on the 2Ist,to make further repais on the wheel.This work occupied the men until the morning of the 2 3 rd,when they started again.But were compelled to tie up again at II o’clock A.M.on account of the wind.which prevented the Captain from keeping the boat proper headed..On the 2 3 th,another start was made.Stopping frequently to walk ahead and examine the stream befowe proceeding with the Boat.And after going about 10 miles they tied up at the base of a Mountain,where Fuel was plentiful.