THE U&IiEES - WEEKfcYCHRONICEETFRIDAY, "AUGUST Iff; 1892.
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. OREGON
LOCAL AMD PERSONAL
From the Daily Chronicle, Tuesday.
'Mr. D. M. French is again on
treets, "at home" today.
the
'. Mies Kelley daughter of James Kelley
bf Kingsley, is in the city.
Mr. F. A. Abernethy.of Roslyn, is
(visiting friends in the city.
3 Hon J. C. Lucky. Warm Springs in-
pia agent, is.in The Dalles today.
Dr. Eshelman was called to Heppner
bhis forenoon. He expects to return to
morrow afternoon.
Dr. James Sutherland was in the city
Jyesterday. ' He registered at the Uma
tilla house, from Portland.
Dr. A. O. Buell, of Cleveland, Ohio,
Spaved this morning. He is the guest
f the Columbi aRiver Fruit company.
Youngtown, eleven miles from Bake'
ven, is getting to be quite a village
Hon. Geo. A. Young has been elected
knayor by a large majority.
"Nansene for fish" said Brenner as
be Regulator rolled out this a. m., with
himself, family, driver, team and
horobrace on board, bound for White
Salmon.
In writing from The Dalles always add
bis ; it is true and truth should be spok-
n at all times : The mosquito cannot
hrive here. The air is for too fresh and
healthful to be congenial either to him
Ir bis associate, the ubiquitous malaria
microbe.
Mining interests have been greatly de-
eloped this year in Eastern Oregon.
Many new discoveries have been made
nd old ones bave proved worth working.
the outlook is very promising in that
irection. The latest party to leave The
Dalles is Messrs. Clark and Gilmore,
leho go to develop a mine discovered
ket fall by Messrs. T. Cartwright, Clark
nd Lewis. The prospects are rich.
Our young friend H. J. Green of Port-
nnd, offers us a valuable assistant in
is proffer of one of the best bred and
andsomest bulldogs in the world, if
jhe term handsome can be applied to
Jhis species of canine, but as we are get
ng along very nicely now with one re
olver, think we had best let 'well
nough alone. If we owned that dog
ere in The Dalles, weshpuld be obliged
r keep a well stocked magazine to stand
ft the'owners of other dogs that our dog
eked, every few minutes, every day
Portland , papers speak highly of The
palles delegates to the Turners festival
Lbout 5000 people attended the exercis-
s at Rouse's park Sunday evening, the
Irand male chorus of over .one hundred
rained voices under the direction of
Louis Damasch, the popular tenor, were
stened to. The effort was well receiv-
u. . Then came the prize singing be-
lveen double quartette from Portland,
battle and The Dalles. Among the
feces rendered Harmonia, of The Dall
, Carl Gottfried, director, sang, "Was
is des Dentschen Vaterland?"
From the Daily Chronicle, Wednesday
Wheat has commenced to arrive at
igg8-
Frank Irwin left for Antelope yester-
Mr. Smith French has returned from
waco.
Prison officials are disturbed about
aroline, in jail.
Grants is to have a newspaper estab-
hment next week.
Dr. Siddell is again in the city, and
lay be found at his office as usual.
IT. W. Jackson left the city yesterday
take a position in Prineville.
IMr. Balfe Johnson will join the elks,
search of clams at Clatsop on the
fet. .
Master A. L. Hudson of Portland, is
the city on a visit to his father, Mr.
A. Hudson, and family.
One d. d. and two hobos were set free
morning when they should bave
en set to work on the streets.
Frof. Clark Brown, teacher of the
ass Valley public school, is in the
to.
We acknowledge a social call
Mr.
J. P. Weberg, formerly of this
anty, has located near Salem, but
11 has a yearning for Wasco, his first
e.
rhree or four stages, including one by
amer Regulator for White Salmon,
The Dalles at 6 a. m. yesterday. All
kled.
Irs.M. C. Baldwin and children will
ham at. Tekoa, wash., during the
sent month, and will then return to
ir home at The Dalles.
lessrs. Neil McLeod, and M. Black-
n, of Grants, were in the city today
lousiness. . They report the hew town
Ing-with its own wings.
IrsT Briggs returned from her visit to
vallies of the Chehalis and Willam-
Monday night. Mr. Briggs joined
family in McMinnville. ------
fncle Jimmy Oliver, of. Chilled plow
e, South Bend, Ind., has no more
bh.gentleman on the road in his in-
st than Mr. Adam Appell.
Joing, going, third and last call, made
etty founded period to several short
ches by auctioneer W. H. Butts
erday at the Bales of city lots.
, Goldendale, first nine have challenged
The Dalles first nine to meet them on
the diamond field at Grants on the 26th.
The Dalles boys Are ..requested to confer
with Mr. Bert Phelps.
The position of the aristocracy in the
Buffalo strike is more apparent than in
Homestead. The figures in the rise are
more for the aristocrat than for the
plebean in the union.
Yaquina Bay will have another Dalles
reoresentative this week. Mr. Floyd, of
Floyd & 8hown, having left by steamer
Regulator yesterday morning tor rsew
port, to be absent two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Macallister were
in Fossil on the 11th. Mrs. Macallister
was to leave there for The Dalles on the
following day. Mrs. Macallister re
turned to his ranch at Contention.
. Our good old time friend Rev. W. R.
Bishop, has re-established the Salem
woolen mills agency in Portland. He
paid The Dalles a cheerful visit yester
day, and didn't forget Auld Ireland.
Work alongshore is pretty lively of
late, and the river front presents an act
ive appearance from the Regulator
wharf down, amidst the ship carpenters,
longshoremen, lumber and wood barges.
The Dalles is all right.
Mr". Nicholas J. Sinnott left by steam
er Regulator yesterday morning. His
mission 1b to inspect a coal mine with a
view to the development, in the near
future.of one of this "long felt want" in
dustries for the Inland Empire.
The ladies of Booth-camp, at Collins'
landing will give a Gypsie party this
. . . , j
evening. ADout twenty laaies ana gen
tlemen from The Dalles left by steamer
Regulator this morning to attend the
novel and interesting entertainment.
Mr. E. Jacobsen, who was in attend'
anceat the Turner's festival in Port'
land, says it was the biggest thing that
ever took place in the consolidated city,
Mrs. Jacobsen returned with Mr.
Jacobsen from a visit to her people in
Tacoma.
C. 8. Miller, owner of the Monument
al mine, passed through the ciiy last
Monday on his way to Portland. He
has just made a great strike in the Mon
umental of a vast body of ore, much of
which will go three thoueond dollars to
the ton.
A farmer in the vicinity of Monkland
who was bemoaning his situation for
wheat a short time ago, and fearing the
fate of buying horsefetd, threshed 2,514
bushels from the ruined field last week.
Two months ago he would have sold
straw and all at 1.00 per acre.
Three schooners left port this morn
ing early for points down the river.
Soon after leaving one of them ' dropped
anchor midstream, and sent a boat back
to the city for help.' The crew had ran
tined. A new crew was shipped, the
strikers landed, and the craft proceeded.
It is a remarkable fact that the Ohio
State Food Commissioner, in his official
examination of baking powders, after
excepting the Royal, found no one to
contain less than ten per cent, of im
purities. The Koyai was iouud prac
tically pure.
Mrs. Turner, an aged lady from the
Harney valley country, who has been an
invalid for about three weeks past at
the Umatilla, house in this city, was
considered able to travel today, and - left
on the noon train for her home. She
was carried to the car in a chair.
The Pendleton East Oregonian mail
ing man persists in addressing us
"Chronical." But we much rather he
would do thus, than to wrap the paper
np in such a wad as we find the Astoria
Examiner; pasted and glued all to-
together ; so that it can be read some'
times.
C. M. Cartwright has left for the east
without passports of anv kind. Some
say he has gone to join Jerry Rusk
Cleveland, but the fact is he went to
some that he is to stump Missouri - for
make a raid on some ;. blooded sheep
ranch, and he doesn't propose to return
until he has corralled the best bucks in
America,
There are always a few grains of com
fort to be derived from the direst ca'am
ity. rne great conflagration which so
nearly destroyed The Dalles last year;
left us without a public hall. Because
of that circumstance we shall be spared
the infliction of a visit, now pretty soon,
from Bill Nye and A. P. Burbank, al
leged fnnny men. - '
James Kerr, who claims to be a news
paper man, from Spokane, goes to
Portland a prisoner today in custody of
Deputy U. S. Marshal Jameson. He is
held for trial on a charge of selling liquor
to Indians. If it were not for feelings
of kindness to those young men connect
with him here in business, we should
dress the impostor off without gloves.
showing that he is far from being what
he has represented himself. He is per
haps an unfortunate cur. -The
address of Dr. Allen Griffiths, a
the Court bouse last evening on theoBO
phy, was attended by about seventyrfive
intelligent people; thus making np in
quality what was lacking in quantity.
Dr. Griffiths handles the subject with
an evident relish, and in a manner con
vincing of a thoroughness resulting from
patient study. Theosophy, to be intelli
gently understood, requires study. The
lecture last night, to be properly re
ported, would occupy much more space
than -we want to spare today ; and, as
there are books upon the subject, we
commend a perusal of them.
A 40-aere tract of ridge land . upon
which' the crop was considered worth
less the middle of June, Mr. Clark Brown
tollB us threshed 27Q bushels of as fine
wheat as man ever saw. .That's a great
deal better than to have cut it for hay
when everybody was blowing about ru
ination in Sherman and Wasco conn tics.
The dear girls are dressing more like
the horrid men every season, but we
have not noticed any of those snspenders
the sweet things are wearing this sum
mer, fastened with a shingle nail, be
cause '
When the summer girl's suspenders break
She's net at a loss what to do..
She knowB not the use of the ten-penny nail,
But the spot where the recreant galluses tail
She mends with a hair pin or two.
The cheekiest thing yet in dead head
advertising schemes comes from a
political song publisherdown in Georgia.
This Bummer out bnms any Keeley In
stitute manager; listen to what he says :
"The words speak for themselves, while
the music is catchy and - spirited ; just
what it ought to be to set all the bands
to playing and everybody else to sing
ing, whistling or shouting. Please
print the words of the song in the next
issue of your paper, and put at the bot
tom the following (or some original)
notice." The same which we don't put :
for anything less than the regular rates,
fo.00 cash, with the order in this case.
From tho Daily Chronicle, Thursday.
Mr. W. V. Johnson of Monkland, has
removed to Hood River.
Mr. M. A Leslie, of Moro, is register
ed at the Umatilla house today.
Mrs. Al. Hampton, who has been oh
a visit to Dalies city friends, tor some
timo past, has returned to her home,
' Messrs. D. C. Remaley, John Day And
David Stewart are amongst those regis
tered at the New -Columbia today.
Mr. D. P. Snyder visits Lyle today for
tho purpose of arranging matters for
putting up a flouring mill there, at the
mouth of the Klickitat
Miss Nora Cooper, daughter of Col. Cal
Cooper the McMinnville P. M., and sis
ter to Mr. Arthur Cooper of The Dalles,
is in the city on a visit. '
Mr. Smith French has reason to be
thankfal that he took the trip he did to
Ilwaco. He gained seven pounds aver-
dupois, and returned with the appetite
of a field hand.
A millsitc and a bonus ot $1,UU0 was
Asked from the citizens of Tekoa for the
location of a flouring mill at that place
This has been assured and the mill will
fee completed by the first of the year.
Mr. W. T. Dovell.rfity attorney of
Walla Walla, .is visiting in the city. - Mr,
Dovell is on his way home from the re
publican convention at Olympia, being
a delegate from the Walla Walla county,
Mr. W. H. Young having purchased
the interest of his partner, Mr. Kuss, in
in the busniess on Third street,will con
linue at the old stand. Everything in
the line of blacksmithing, horseshoeing,
etc.
Tub Chbonicle, followed copy literal
ly, in a recent statement of Clpnd Cap
Inn rates, but Mr. Langille informs us
the figures were wrong. The rates for
one single week are $20.00; monthly
rates $15.00 per week.
The artesian well being sunk at La
Grande, in Eastern Oregon, gives prom
ise of a successful termination soon
Although down less than 150 feet the in
dications are very nattering for an am
ple supply'bf water.
The Astoria Herald says the reason
the Oregonian don't care to come out
and take sides in the pilotage and tow
age question is because of the U. P. R.
influence. There is nothing that will
keep a newspaper so quiet as a well filled
sack. Curtis knows that.
it is a most signincant tact that pri
vate enterprise, has done more at
'Niagara falls the last ten months, than
our grandfathers clock' system of opera
tions at the cascades of the Columbia
have accomplished in twelve years. It
is high time the contract was let.
Dr. Siddall has had about as much re'
creation in his lour weeks' outing aB
one could well fit into that time. His
champion trout fishing exploit was one
day when 225 trout were landed. He re
turned irom .eastern Washington 'via
Tacoma, and visited north Beach en
route.
As a result of the meeting held -last
evening, the committee appointed to
prepare for the entertainment of the Or
egon Press Association at The Dalles,
Messrs. Geo. P. Morgan and James B.
Crossen, report very favorably today.
The association will be right royally en
tertained. A jolly party will arrive by the Regu
lator this evening from Booth-camp.
In anticipation we may say the gypsie
party last evening waa undoubtedly the
most interesting social event in camp
life in Oregon this season.- The Chron
icle has been promised a full account bf
the party for publication by one who
was there.
- . - . -.
Disregarding the directions of Tbb
Chboniclk as to the proper way to break
a new half dollar, Sam Campbell Lit
one a lick with a hammer. He gathered
up the pieces, expecting to get his money
back from-a jeweler, but imagine his
chagrlne to find that it was only worth
thirty-five cents. This illustrates the
silver dollar, :
..The Sal ton lake, that mysteriously
appeared iu the great Colorado desert
and whidkmany 'people supposed ' had
come to stay, has disappeared, but a
wonderful sea of verdure now marks
the place that was once barren sand and
then covered with water. The fact has
been suggested that there may be profit
in irrigating the region. -
The Multnomah peoples party rnsbed
to the front and resolved to "extend its
sympathies to the little newsboys" on a
strike in Portland just as heroically as
its allies elsewhere resolved to stand by
the Homestead and Coeur d' Alene
strikers. From "big to little" exempli
fies the idea. Once in power they'd let
this big government out at the little end
of the horn about as the consolidation
reform party are doing with Portland
now.
The streets of the city today appear to
assume their wonted jollity, as the visi
tors to the Turners festival at- Portland
have all returned, rested, and resumed
their accustomed associations. ' It was a
pleasant surprise to Portland to meet sj
many Dalles people as attended this fes
tival. The causes for which may be at
tributed to the Regulator fares, which
enable a person to make the trip at a
reasonable figure. In all about fifty
persons went by boat.
The air was so pure above San Diego
on the 17th that a star of unusual bright
ness attracted - everyones eyes. Prof,
Holden, of Lick observatory, telephoned
that it was the planet Venus they were
gazing upon, and he compliments the
San Diegans on their clear sky, render
ing it possible to discern tho planet
plainly with the naked eye. That's
nothing ; visible stars in daytime are so
common above The Dalles as Tiot to' ex
cite comment. "Plain stars, too."
According to an act passed last. May
all Chinamen within the United States
must register themselves within one year
or leave the country, Three photo
graphs of each Chinaman, a concise
biography and critical description of
each will be required. According to the
latest information there is about 107,000
Chinamen in this country, of this num
ber more than 75,000 are in the Pacific
states. Consequently the register work
on this coast will be no picnic, but the
photographer whom they may elect to
patronize, in large cities, will have his
hands full.
Preparations are being - made at the
Washington navy yard for the shipment
overland of the ordinance outfit of the
coast defense vessel Monterey to San
Francisco. This will be the largest
single shipment of ordinance material
ever made in this country, and will re
quire a complete train of forty cars to
carry it. It ought to be the last one, too ;
as the government can well' afford to
recognize- the fact that the resources of
this coast, its exposure and its advance1
ment, justify the expenditure of public
money no longer in such transportation
jobs. Y e can build all these things at
home now, just give ns a chance : U nele
Samuel. .--;-
American Finances.
Yesterday and today tho press of Port
land are commenting upon dispatches.
in The Chronicle exclusively last Mon
day ; concerning the .purchase of gold
for export last Saturday. Some of these
would make it seem that this phase of
financial transaction was somewhat du
bious. Treasury officials see no occasion
for excitement for the assistant treasur
er at Hew York paid out 1,000,000 in
gold for export in exchange for treasury
notes. There is nothing unusual in the
transaction beyond the fact that gold
shipments seem to -have continued
a little later thia year than heretofore.
It is due to very heavy imports of late,
payments for which must be made in
gold.. Gold exports are practically at an
end for this season, and the usual reac
tion in favor of the United States will
soon set in.
A Very Dismal Affliction.
When an indefinite myriad of sparks
come forth covering Dalles city housetops,
from straining locomotives in our streets,
on a windy day, and smoke fills the
chambers of our residences, shops and
stores, we wonder why Chicago should
be so particular about smoke; or that
we of The Dalles should be so patient,
under worse affliction. In Chicago, the
people will not stand it. There the
owners of smoky chimneys that are
overworked, are prosecuted.
Last Saturday, according to the News,
number of gentlemen owning chim
neys and furnaces which customarily
smear the skies with thicw smoke were
called into court and allowed to repent
in $50 bills. The action seems to have
been disposed of in a pleasantly sum
mary fashion. In all $655 in fines was
collected from property -owners whose
chimneys smoke too much.- Several of
those who appeared declared it to be
their intention to put ' in smoke-consumers
at an early day. Whatever the
justice of the decision in each individual
case, it is apparent that the . penalties
will serve to reawaken other violators of
the ordinances to the error of their ways.
If it is going to cost money to dye the
heavens hereabouts a soot color, indul
gence in that pastime will become less
popular, says the News. Chicago has
$655 more in her treasury a very small
grain of consolation for a very dismal
affliction. . -
Am Exciting Incident.
In this day and age of the world
when our young men bave not the op
portunity to shoulder the musket and
march forth to fight for their country,
we do not realize how many bravo war
riorswehave in our midst, nor how
much real bravery lies latent on the
breasts of our society young men. For
instance, a little reminiscence of camp
life at Collins landing would not be
amiss. One day in July one of the
aforesaid young men sallied forth
through the woods, the while scraps of
poetry in keeping with the situation
were running through bis mind, and
every vestage ot common things were
swept aside. Suddenly, on looking
ahead, coming right toward bim
what . should he behold but,
what . to his poetical mind
was a huge black bear, which calmly
gazed on him with an air that plainly
said "Johnnie get your gun," and in
less time than it . takes to tell it, the
camp was surprised by a wild-eyed
bare-headed fellow running into camp
grabbing his gun and disappearing,
Fulfilling the bible injuction to "bear
one another burdens" his comrades im
mediately followed, the young ladies
(ex Zouaves; bringing op the rear, fully
determined to do their part should any
wounds need dressing. As they came to
a halt near the place where the young
man's poetical reveries were disturbed.
one of the young ladies ran ahead and
grabbed up what she termed "a dear
little puppy" and started for camp
leaving the young braves gazing wildly
around in search of the hugh grizzley
which the poet had described, but in
vain ; and to this dav he declares that
ho was not the victim of an hallucina'
tion, but that bruin, becoming fright
ened, had skulked away and tho "cub'
had got in the wrong Booth.
DALLES CITV LOTS SOLI,
Price Realized Snow n Healthy
vance In Real Estate.
.Tuesday nineteen Dalles City
Ad-
lotS
were sold, described by Recorder.
Menefee in the official notice of sale, as
follows
Seventy leet off from tho Math side of Lot No.
1, Block 18; Seventy jfeet off from south side of
Lot No. 2. Block No. 18:
the south one-half of
Lots No. 3, 4, S and 6, in Block No. IS: Lots New,
No,
and
2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, in Block No. 19;
Lots Nos. 7, 8. 11 and 12. in Block No. 14
The appraised value of said lots and for less
than which they will not be sold is fixed as
louowe, to-wii:
70 f et off the south, end of Lot No. 1. iu
Block No. 18 $125.00
70 feet off the south end of Lot No. 2, in
Block No. 18 125.00
The south one half of Lot No. 3. in Block
No. 18 : 100.00
The south one-half of Lot No. 4. in Block
No. 18 100.00
The south one-half of Lot No. 5. In Block
No. 18 100.00
The south one-half of Lot No. 6. in Block
no. 18 1UU.UU
Lots numbered 2, 3, 4. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, in
jiiock no. i, ana lgis nnmrjerca 7, ,
11 and 12. in Block No. 14. each an-
praisedat. ., 100 00
Each lot was sold separately, at auc
tion, to the highest bidder, by W. II.
Butts, auctioneer. The sales were made
to the following persons
Name No lots bought.
MT Nolan . . . 7
Jos T Peters. : 2
G A Phirman 2
.1 MfillnniRt - '.
John Johnson '. . . 1
Peter Johnson 1
C O Johnson. 1
JWCottingham 1
Total number sold 19
The aggregate sales amount to $3,223.00
an average of a fraction less than
$170 per lot, which, when taken as a
straw to indicate the direction of the
proverbial financial wind, shows that
quite a stiffening is apparent in the real
estate circles of this city. The day for
purchasing property in The Dalles, "be
fore the boom," is at hand. Property
will never again bo so cheap as it is
now on either side the Columbia river,
below the dalles. Stick a pin right
here..
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Programme of Exercises Beginning
dn
Monday Beit.
We are in receipt of a copy of the pro
gramme for the teachers Institute which
is to be held in The Dalles, beginning
on Monday next. It is as follows :
9X09.45 A. m.
Written Arithmetic Prof. Rigler
9.4510.30 a. m.
Language Prof. Ackerman
Recess.
10.4011.20 a. u.
Geography Prof. Rigler
11.2011.12 a. m.
Physiology Prof. Ackerman
1.20 2 p.m.
History ". Prof. Rigler
22.40 P. m.
Mental Arith Prof. Ackerman
Recess.
2.553.30 p. M.
Reading and Spelling "
Prof.'s Ackerman and Kigler
3.304.15 p. m.
General Discussion .. .. '
The programme for the evening exer
cises will be published later.
" " UNTIL.
Do you recall, he whispered low,
- That afternoon we parted.
When on the train yon sped away
And left me broken-hearted?
How 1 threw after you a kiss .
And you did not return itT
Twas cruel of you to treat me thus,
Oh say, why did you spurn it?
I kept the kiss, she softly cried,
I thought, (with smile the queerest)
Because a woman cannot throw
- That I might miss you, dearest.
T. A. 1
- ' BORN.
In this city, August 13th, to the wife
of John PaBhek, a daughter.
What Is Theosophy?
Of course, to get a more complete idea
of the subject you will attend the free
lecture at the Court houo this evening.
In answer to the question, however, Dr.
Gritnths said to a representative of Tiik
Chbonicle today: -
Theosophy is a rational philosophy,
which appeals to that ever increasing
number of independent etudents and
thinkers who, because dissatisfied with
current conceptions as to mans orginf
development and destiny, search for
more light thereon. Theosopy offers
knowledge upon many perplexing
problems of life, and human existence
which are either not considered by other
systems, denied, relegated to the un
knowable, or to that weakest of all
subterfuges, a special providence.
From a theosophical standpoint nothing
is too sacred for. investigation. The
gods themselves are questioned ; rev
erently, but still, questioned. It is be
lieved that whatsoever the human mind
desires knowledge upon, is a demand of
the ever expanding soul, which calls
never in vain, but shall be satisfied and
supplied from out the unfathomable
depths of our own being, and from the
inexhaustible resources of our common
mother nature. Theosophy is the root
essense of tho philosophies and religions
of all peoples of whatsoever age. All
have origin in it, Universal brotherhood;
Karma and Reincarnation are the fun
damental teachings of theosophy and
constitute the basis and rational of all
human conditions and processes of evo
lution. In the lecture to be given here, Dr.
Griffiths will consider the questions of.
adepts, cycles, a personal god, vicarious
atonement. and Physical Heredity. The
i . , r ,
lecture is iree, anu an are coruiany in
vited, especially students and thinkers.
I'KE-HISTORIC MA'S.
What the Pioneer Fossil Uantcr of tho
Inland Empire lias to Say.
Messrs. G. C.Duncan and T. A. Mitch-ell-Innes,
of Pasely, Lake county, who
have been stopping at the Umatilla
house for several days, leave for home
tomorrow. - - v
Mr. Duncan has a national reputation
as the discoverer of fossils in the prolific
fields of the Inland Empire. He has
been in the pursuit of this special occu
pation for more than eighteen years, a
great portion of the time in the service
of Princeton and Yale colleges, and many
of the erudite expositions on pre-historic
animals, by leading professors, have
oripiiiatedjrom his research. As he has
progressed it has become to hiin a fasci
nating employment. He cannot resist
ta in(lii0nitfl aiftfaaefiill v ' 11a Iiob jlta-
covered an almost perfect kit of tools
which could have been used by no other
tftaVhuinan hands, which accompanied
the horse, cow, dog, hog, and other ani
mals tupposed to have been domesticat
ed, then as now. But man is missing.
In answer to a question as to how lie ac
counted for this fact the old pioneer
said : '
Well, I'll tell you ; as near as any
body can ever find out, its just this,
when the fearful crash of worlds oc
curred in those days, man took to the
hills ; the animals took to the streams ;
and the altitudes did not contain tho
elements of preservation that the low
lands did, and the trace of man was lost.
While relics lead us to know that the
animals did exist." These tools of man :
pointing to some very valuable fossils,
including a saw, a knife, etc., "are all we
have to reveal to us his existence in tlii"
region then."
The old man is about right; and it is '
not quite creditable to Oregon to say
that on his visit to Portland last week it
tttta tujpvB&iuits iur mill w tmuaii uuy in
telligent action .to aid him in his re
searches. If our fossil bods existed in
almost any other portion of tho civilized '
world, some sort of an educational insti
tution would spring up from it, and be
come as acknowledged source of intellect
or perspicuity upon that subject, as the
Lick observatory has demonstrated its
usefulness to us during Mars' "opposi
tion." But what can be expected of a.
state, even with such fertile resources,
that would dismiss as Geologist, such a
brainy man as Prof. Thos. Condon, be
cause of a calamity howl about his sal
ary being too big $300.00 a year we
think it was.
THIS IS TUE STYLE.
A Sample Letter Which Goes a Long;
Way to Build up the Country.
Last evening the Dufur stage brought
us a letter with a check in it. Checks
are always welcomed in Tnn Chboniclk
office, and so are words like these, en
veloped with the check :
Farmers are busy threshing their
crops which are yielding moro than was
expected, and the quality of wheat in
Wamic and Tygh is No. 1. Fall wheat
yeilds from, twenty to thirty bushels
per acre. , '
Philip Kuowles Cyclone thresher
against the world for good work. . Phil
knows how to pleaso the farmers and
millers.
The Tygh roller flour mill is running
on full time, making flour equal to any
in the-market.
No body is sick in these parts. Yours
Trulv. W. M. M..