Show GIANT GIANI HORSE FLIES MAKE MAIE TRIP TO IHU THUNDER MT MIo 4 MEMORABLE ONE Jam James s Garland of Boise rd Ida di a veteran veter veter- an prospector and miner miner familiar with most of the routes leading into Thunder mountain declares that Q 3 i plagUe plague of ties flies in Bear valley en cn th Ih the Boise road read makes a trip via Boise into Thunder mountain a miserable on one In a letter to a Salt Lake mining man Mr Garland also spoke of the numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous and deep fords necessary on the Boise road read though he claims many natural advantages for It i It would be hard haid to believe the extent extent ex ex- tent of the plague plaue t tI lif f horseflies in Bear without Mr Gar Gar- valley seeing it said ald I. I land One can clutch around his head an and almost grasp a handful They cause unspeakable ble misery n-isery to man and beast roan men getting badly bitten In spite of themselves es and hor horses es being defence- defence lebs lObs against th the attack tt ck of the Bear val valley vat vat- ley hey swarms Apart from one ne or two things like this the Boise route rout Is good Bad for fords s sare are a feature after Bear valley is passed Deer creek hl haS hag to t be waded or swam eleven times in a distance a of ef thirteen thirteen thirteen thir thir- teen miles and the ford of the Payette riv river r is dangerous Any of these for forme forme me however instead of the flies dies Mr aIr Garland prospected two y years ars ago in inthe the Thunder Mountain l district |