Remote US museum survives in Hells Canyon
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rushing">rushing</span> <span word="Snake">Snake</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deepest">deepest</span> <span word="gorge">gorge</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Idaho">Idaho</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rocky">Rocky</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Hells">Hells</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span>.</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="widened">widened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scoured">scoured</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="sandbars">sandbars</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="biting">biting</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="howling">howling</span> <span word="snowstorms">snowstorms</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="above">above</span>, <span word="Nez">Nez</span> <span word="Perc">Perc</span>é <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="around">around</span> 1880, <span word="ranchers">ranchers</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span>, <span word="ranch">ranch</span> <span word="foreman">foreman</span> <span word="Len">Len</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Grace">Grace</span>, <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ranch">ranch</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="frame">frame</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blacksmith">blacksmith</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rustic">rustic</span> <span word="cabin">cabin</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Grace">Grace</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Below">Below</span> <span word="Hell">Hell</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Len">Len</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="Idaho">Idaho</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rough">rough</span>-<span word="hewn">hewn</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="sandbar">sandbar</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clever">clever</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kirkwood">Kirkwood</span> <span word="Creek">Creek</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Len">Len</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="jerry">jerry</span>-<span word="rigged">rigged</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cowbells">cowbells</span>, <span word="bolted">bolted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Model">Model</span>-<span word="T">T</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span>.</p><p><span word="Grace">Grace</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="stove">stove</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smelly">smelly</span> <span word="sheephands">sheephands</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Jordans">Jordans</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ranch">ranch</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1943, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="owners">owners</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Forest">Forest</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Snake">Snake</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="hydroelectric">hydroelectric</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="towns">towns</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hells">Hells</span> <span word="Canyon">Canyon</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Recreation">Recreation</span> <span word="Area">Area</span>, <span word="restoring">restoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jordans">Jordans</span>’ <span word="ranch">ranch</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="rafters">rafters</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="picnic">picnic</span>.</p>
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