Dead Mule Trail (between White Bird Canyon and Salmon River breaks), September 29, 1877 Issue
"The picture . . . shows some of the difficulties of military transportation in that part of the west where general Howard is conducting his arduous campaign against the Nez Percés Indians. The trail in question is on the line of march from White Bird Cañon to Craigs Ferry on the Salmon River. It takes its name from the incidence so
graphically depicted by our artist. The trail winds along steep precipices and is in places so narrow that there is hardly room for a single mule with its bulging load. Often some unfortunate animal looses its footing , and plungesover the heights to certain destruction on the rocks below."