A Guide to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River and the Sheepeater War

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-07-07
Summary: "The Middle Fork and the Sheepeater War"

This book was written as a historical guide for people who may float or hike down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Of necessity its scope has been limited to sites and events close to the river.

It is not our intent to provide a guide for getting down the river. The Forest Service chart with information on river rapids has been included as an appendix merely for the convenience of some readers.

It is our earnest hope that by providing this history we may contribute in a small way to the preservation of the past, thereby fufilling a responsibility to the future. In the words of Cicero: "Not to know what ha been transacted in former times is to continue always a child."

We plead that you conscientiously refrain from removing any article or object from sites in the canyon. What may be only a souvenir to you might be of great interest to the next party. Please leave it there! Much irreparable damage has already occurred.

In light of this fact, we have deliberately avoided any mention of the numerous Indian pictograph sites along the river. Should you discover them or be guided to them, treat the stone and the ground for what they are: a valuable heritage protected by state and federal law.
--- From book's Introduction