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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1892.
THE PRICE OF WHEAT.
.The flarMnof T&e Crou --of . Last
WHAT IT WAS WHERE IT WENT TO.
A Very Remarkable Clearing up of The
of The Large Previous Surplus.
' COMPARATIVE TABLE OF YIELDS,
of
IlemlnUcenre
Which XVaa
Wheat S3.00 per Bushel
to
The Famine Sea
Hnke . American
'Sas Fuaxcisco, Sept. 2. The market
ing of the great wheat crop of 1891 may
now be considered at an end, and with
the issue of the preliminary statement
of wheat exKrts for the past.month the
material is at hand for closing up-the
account of an unusual harvest. It ap
- pears that we have exported during the
last 12 mouths, of wheat, and Hour as
wheat, some 224.831,483 bushels. The
crop was placed by the agricultural de
partiuent at 011,780,000 bushels. Keck
" oning domestic consumption on the
hasia of a little above four and a half
bushels per capita, about 300,000,000
bushels have been disposed of at homo.
Some 56,000,000 bushels were used as
seed last fall aud spring. This accounts
for 580.831.000 bushels, leaving some
31,000,000 buBhels to be carried over,
nlus. of course, the amount carried over
from the crop of 1890, which is generally
estimated to have been at least 20,000,000
bushels.
Thus from the' crop, exceeding by
nearly 100,000,000 bushels any previous
yield, we shall carry over a surplus of
some 50,000,000 bushels, and if the crop
of 1891 actually exceeded the estimates,
as is commonly asserted, the surplus is
larger. Considering the extent of the
yield, this should be counted a very re
markable clearing up of supplies. That
will appear more clear by comparing
Telegraphic "lasbe.
A special from West Superior, says
the deputy collector, of customs has been
ordered' to return all papers and instruc
tions relating to Soo canal tolls. These
proceedings are customary- Only when
the law has been repealed or ceases to bol
enforced. Customs officers hero regard
the movement 'as' an indication .that
Canada has backed down. ; . . ' ; "
Arizona is having copious ; ehowers.
In the southern, central aud eastern
portions, mountain streams are filling
up, and the gross is getting "sucli a good
start, that feed for livestock is assured
for fall and winter, and cattle are rapidly
advancing in price, -The Colorado is
nearly afoot higher than the average for
the past thirteen years. " ' .
- A London dispatch says that while
walking in Hawarden Park yesterday,
Mr. Gladstone was thrown down and
trampled on by a stray cow. . He was
severely shaken up,' but not seriously
injured. The cow was bought by one of
Mr. Gladstone's tenants, on Thursday
at the Chester fair, and became so wild
from restraint that she broke away from
the barn. Iu the evening a guest of the
castle, while out walking, was attacked
by the same cow, and was .seriously
injured. The cow was shot. .
President Harrison wa9 thrown from
a surry Wednesday night while going to
the station from Whitelaw, Reed's ophir
farm. - His clothes "were stained and
his ankle was barked. He took the ac
cident jrery cooly, however, and it
seemed to have no effect whatever on
bis nerves. ... . ll
A Madrid special says a Spanish gun
boat has been dispatched to try to rescue
eleven members of the crew of a Spanish
ship that fell into the hands of Moorish
pirates a few days ago, while engaged in
trading between Cape Juby' and Bio
Dero. . : - '
RICH MINERAL FOUND
flat a : MiniDg Eniiiiejr Has Dis-
: were- Near. ToLEr.-. . V
THE PROSPECTING FEVER SET IN.
Hillsides are Honeycombed With Prom
ising Prospect Holes. v
KEPT BACK BY THE LA.ND LAWS.
WK ARB IN D1NGIK.
Not
In Future Farming Will be Secondary
in That Region A New State of
Affairs. .
The codfishing schooner Arago has ar
rived from Sand Point, Alaska, with
90,000 codfish. The revenue cutfer Cor-
win fired two shots across the bow" of
the Arago in Behring sea. She was
searched but as not a sealskin was found
on board aud the cruise was a perfectly
legitimate one. She pursued her course.
Should Clean up.
Review. We have said that the Unit
ed States is in no danger of the epidemic,
and it is not, this year. Cholera is a
the yields and exports of a few previous germ disease, feeding upon filth, but
years '.
Year.
1891. . .
1890...
1889. . .
1884. . .
1882. . .
1880...
Yield,
bushels.
611,780,000
399,262.000
490,560,000
512,765,000
504,185,470
498,549,868
Exports,
busbels.
224,831,483
106,181,316
109,430,466
132,570,366
147,811,316
lti,3Zl,dl4
The exports are for the fiscal year im
mediately following the crop year. Wo
have not only the years of largest wheat
yield, but the year of the largest wheat
exports prior to tho present year. But
while the crop of 1880 was 113,000,000
bushels less than that of last year, ex
ports were only about 38,500,000 bushels
less. And as against the previous years
of 1890 aud 1889 it will be seen that we
have escaped with a remarkably small
supply of old stocks on hand. . But in
the light of the predictions made a year
ago the outcome appears very different.
That wonderful famine scare is still
fresh in mind. It was confidently pre
dieted when the failure of the Russian
crop was heralded, that our exportable
fiurplns qf wheat would all bo wanted in
"Europe at from $1.50 to $2.00 a bushel,
- and then a shortage of over. 100,000,000
bushels was declared to be certain. .
Farmers were advised to hold their
- wheat and name their own priee. A
-Kansas statistician came to the front
- and was given free run of eastern peri
odicals, with a great mass of crazy fig'
ures, showing that the whole .world was
' about to starve, tr that the United
States was about to be under the neces
sity of importing breadstuff's. And
now, instead of a shortage, there is a
large surplus; and, more than this, a
large surplus in tho face, not of prices
' running above $1.50 and $2 a bushel, but
. in the face of a price less than 90 cents
at New York, which has prevailed now
: for two months or more. Indeed, it ap
pears that the whole crop has been mar
keted at an average New York price for
No. 2 red winter wheat of just $1, against
" an average of $1.06 for the previous
crop. What the grotesque predictions
and expectations of a year ago did, then,
in the way of helping on the marketing
vf the great crop, was to hold it back
until Europe had supplied itself as far
as possible from other sources, and then
to force it out upon the market at stead
.' ily. declining prices. ;
usually remaining torpid during cold
weather. The. heated term is so nearly
over as to obviate any great danger even
were our quarantine regulations less
stringent than they are. The danger
will arise next year from the germs .car
ried through the winter in old clothes
that have not been fumigated or but
partially disinfected. In the meantime
it will do our cities no harm to profit by
this warning and by cleaning up leave
no speck of filth upon which the pesti
lent little germ can rest the sole of his
foot and make ready .for deadly ' work
next year. ; -
On Geo. Win. Curtis.
. George William , Curtis,
though an able man of puro mind and
great integrity of character, was always
more or less speculative, dreamy and
impractical. - This was strongly shown
during his -youth, when he joined the
Brook iarm association of ardent and
sentimental enthusiasts, an association
which speedily fell to pieces because of
too much abstruse speculation on ethics
and metaphysics, and too little hoeing
of corn and mending of fences. As a
citizen Mr. Curtis was patriotic and
conscientious, and, as a writer, graceful
and engaging, and the loss of such a
man must always inspire regret, how
ever visionary he might "be in some of
his ideas and projects. :
Spokane, Sept. 6. Some very rich
mineral deposits have recently been dis
covered in the buttes and slopes along
the boundary line between Latah and
Shoshone counties, Idaho, and a regular
prospecting fever has set in in that sec
tion of .the couutry. Frank C. Loring,
mining engineer, returned ' yesterday
from the town of Vollmer,' ' where he
went to make a number of mining sur
veys and in other ways to exercise his
ability as an expert. He was greatly
surprised. The prospectors there have
unquestionably struck some very" rich
leads, and prospecting is going on at
fever heat. The hill sides are fairly
honeycombed with prospect holes, many
of which are very promising and indicate
wonderful richuess of ore. - Heretofore
this has been considered an exclusively
agricultural country. The surface is
covered bv a very rich soil several feet
deep and is heavily wooded all along the
hil.s in the valley. .'This fact has doubt
less had the effect to keep the prospect
ors out in the past. But a new state of
affairs is beginningto . establish itself
and in the future farming will be; a
secondary matter.
"I made eomo surveys for John. P.
Vollmer, while there," said Mr. Loriug.
"His prospects are situated about thirty
miles east of the town of Vollmer. Onel
of these is a vein of galena ore, 15 feet
wide, interspersed with quartz, and
assays 200 ounces of silver to the ton ut
a depth of 16 feet from the surface. . It
is one of the finest ore beds that I have
ever seen." ' 7; - :- .
: Mr. Loring ehowed the reporter some
very rich specimens of chloride of silver
from, a proporty belonging to . Henry
Abies, in the same district, the assay
value of which is very high. The rich
est specimen-, however, which Mr. Lor
ing has to show is the chunk of horn
silver from the Delamai mine in south'
ern Idaho. - This ore assays 80 per cent,
silver. - The same mine is now yielding
large quantities ot native silver as well
as sulphates and carbonates. Hon
John M. Burke and others own a claim
right adjoining the Delainar, which is
said to be very rich. The latter mine
is reported to have $4,000,000 in sight at
tne present time. -
A Peculiar Situation.
Telegram. The state of Oregon has
begun an action against Multnomah
county to compel the payment of taxes
alleged to be due. Attorney-General
George E. Chamberlain and District
Attorney W. T. Hume represent the
state. The question is, since Mr. Hume
will prosecute the county which elected
him to defend it, and do its prosecuting,
who will represent the state? This is a
peculiar, as well as an amusing situa
tion. ". '
- Racing- With WolTM'.'.'
Chicago Horse Market.
J. S. Cooper, commission salesman of
horses, Union . Stock Yards, Chicago,
says : The receipts of horses at the
yards for the week ending Aug. 31st
have been quite liberal, but the demand
was urgent enough to absorb the offer
ings at good prices, work horses gener
ally had the greater call about in the
following order : Draft horses,' streeters
and chunks. The demand for good
drivers and coach teams is still ' on a
limited scale, with extra good ones Sell
ing at sight. Yesterday he .held what
might properly be called the first regu
larly advertised sale of range horses,' and
whilo some got for their horses consider
ably more than their expectations,
others were disappointed." The range
of prices was from $25 to $41." Follow
ing is summary: -
22 not broken. 1,000 lb. , . . . .$41.00
44 not broken , 1 ,000 lbs ........ . . 30.50
36 halter broken.
23 not broken, poor: .
27 not broken. . . . . . . .
26 not broken. .......
24 not broken........
34.50
22.50
35.00
30.50
32.50
Many a thrilling tale has been told
by travelers of a race with wolves across
the frozen steppes of Russia. , Some
times only the picked bones of the hap
less traveler are found to tell the tale.
In . our own country thousands are en
gaged in. a life and. death , race against
the wolf Consumption. The best wea
pons with which to fight the foe, is Dr.
- ' . . Sir Charles Cox. .
Independent. ' There passed away, by
the death in London a few days ago of pierce,8 Go,den Medicai Di8C0ver;. This prepare for this time and have a big day
': Antelope's Day. ; .
Moro Observer. The citizens here
hare concluded to hold a hi-u jubilee
at Antelope sometime about the middle
of October. We have a splendid quarter
mile track here, and : horse races, foot
races, hurdle races, jumping, tumbling,
shootiug match, climbing grease pole,
catching greased pig, base - ball game
and, (we hope) other sports will be in
dulged in. . Prizes will be given to all
winners. . We want the Fossil, Mitchell,
Grass. Valley, Dufnr and all sports to
Sir Charles Fox, a .character whom
Thackery would have delighted .to por
tray. Sir Charles was a man whose un
usual stature and excessive thinness
would Iiave made him noticeable in any
circumstances, and. these physical ec
centricities were accentuated by his sin
renowed remedy has cured myriads of
cases when all other medicines and doc
tors had failed. It is the greatest blood
purifier and restorer of strength known
to the world. For all forms of scrofu
lous affections (and consumption is one
of them) it is unequalled as a remedy.
witn us,
A Democratic Surrender.
East Oregonian. . It is idle for the
democrats of this state to talk about
carrying it for Cleveland and Stevenson,
this year, although we would like to see
it done. Tho best thing for tbe demo
crats, to do is to fuse with the peoples
party men and wrest the state from the
republicans by Such combination. . This
Eren Ordinary Precautions. Taken
v by Canada.. , :. -.1,
The .dispatches announce that, al
though the United States, on the Atlan
tic" seaboard ' and along the Canadian
frontier, has .established a sufficiently
vigorous quarantine, still., the Canadian
authorities are not taking even ordinary
precautions to prevent the introduction
of contagion. Nor '. are the 'American
authorities on the Pacific coast paying
that attention to regulatory measures as
would seem wise. It would appear", an
easy matter for the cholera to be intro
duced in the Pacific Northwest through
British Columbia, and ordinary' pru
dence would . suggeet that quarantine
measures bo put in force along our
northern frontier, and in the various
ports immediately. . ; . -
The question is often asked, what is
cholera? the fearful epidemic that is
now decimating the cities "of Europe
and Western Asia. The health officer
of New York says the first and invaria
ble symptom of the disease is diarrhea,
Tho collapse which follows it generally
comes in a day or two, 'but a certain
diagnosis of a suspicious case can be
made without waiting for the appear
ance of secondary symptoms. It is
essentially different from .many other
contagious diseases in that infection is
possible only when the disease germ is
communicated to the stomach of the
person exposed. The mere presence of
an infected person in a community does
not directly endanger those in the vicin
ity. If the disease germ does not some
how or other find its way to the stom
ach they run no risk. Tho trouble is
that there are so many ways in which
the germ may" be taken into the stom
ach. It may find its way there bv
means of polluted water or food.
A person may touch his hand to some
infected object, and unwittingly convey
the germ to his stomach when eating.
There are various- other ways of produc
ing infection, and only the greatest care
and thoughtfuluess on the part of those
exposed can place, them beyond the
reach of danger. The period of incuba
tion of the disease is an almost certain
guarantee of safety. Varing, as it does,
from twenty-four hours to three days, it
makes it certain that no infected person
can reach this country before active
symptoms have manifested- themselves.
Hence a primary case is; certain , to. de
velop before a vessel has reached quar
antine. Secondary cases, those con
tracted on the vessel, often develop' be
fore the vessel reaches port, and it is
not inai-ossible that oven tertiary cases
would be uiscoverable by the health of
ficer. . . - .
FOR THE WAGON ROAD
A - V ery: Notalile Convention Held at
. .; 7.Dcs Moines,' Iowa.-- v . ;
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DISTfNGDISHED MEN ASSEMBLE.
Speech by Governor Boies ou the- Debt
of Gratitude to the Movers..' -
. , . 1 . : ...
HISTORY Or THK PLAX KEVIKWKD.
Oorernment, State, County aud Town
splp to be Invoked In Aid and
Co-operation,
CASH SPEAKS AGAIN.
Das Moinks, Sept. 6. Pursuant to
the call of the meeting of August 16th
.1. 1 L L . .
mu ueuer roaas siate convention re
assembled in this city yesterday, and it
is a notable gathering of about three
hundred dolegates, comprising distin
guished. men from every nook and cor
ner of the state and cverv station and
walk in life. Chairman J. M. Cum
mins of this city, called the convention
to order and introduced Governor Boies,
aying that as this was a convention for
the improvement of the highwavs of the
state it was fitting that the executive
should welcome the delegates to the
city. Governor Boies said he looked
upon this convention as one of the most
important to the state of any that had
been called for many years.. He was
happy to welcome every delegate upon
behalf of the state to this convention.
The state owed a great debt of gratitude
to the gentlemen who had first set the
movement on foot. The governor then
reviewed the history of this movement,
telling how, through the efforts of Judge
Thayer and the Pes Moines commercial
exchange the project started. The gov
ernor said he felt intense interest in the
action of the convention. One reason
Affairs About Cascade Locks. Some
v Historical Suggestions.
8)ccinl to The Chronicle,) - J ' '
Cascade ' Locks, Sept. 5 Events
transpiring during the past week have
not revealed anything of importance,
save the old routine, which is reposing '
on the couch of delay, and is cause for
comment. You were informed that the
plans and specifications of the locks and
canal were partly completed, and sent to
the chief of tho engineer department at
Washington, and that the other portion
would, be " forwarded in n few days ;
which I believe has been done,' or will
be done in a short time ; and as soon as
examined and passed no doubt will be
advertised, if former advices are to be
relied on. There is a deal of red tape in
the whole thine, and there is a great .
deal of railroad influenceomitut it, con
tinually worked in, and it will bo ong pi
the seven or eleven wonders of tho world
if you or I ever have an opportunity to
get through the great thoroughfaro any
other way than on sole leather.
The D. P. A. N. Co. flatter tl.m:
selves that they soon will send their
steamers through to Astoria, laden with
the products of the Inland Empire, by
this route. We think they may, but
when they do, their steamers will be
new ones, instead of what they are run'
ning now.
We bear that some of your enter'pris
ing citizens are planning to bid on the
canal ; also, that there are several large
contractors in Portland hankering after
the job when the good time comes.
Forest fires, and especially fires along
the, river, have done a deal of damage.
A few days ago, Mr. Hamilton had
nearly one. hundred cords of wood
burned near Herman creek,. and several
farmers had fences burned and more or
less proporty destroyed. These fires .
along the railroad track, which are
frequent, are caused by sparks from
engines, without a shadow of doubt. :
HISTORIC BBMINISCBNCBS. -
The old block-house, just opposite, is
almost ready to lay its glory down, and
be numbered with the things that have
been.' This old structure was built in
the winter of 1855-56, by order of
Gen. Wool, I believe, and was occu
pied by a detachment of infantry for a
f- t,ia n(.M. (. t. . .1-i I i ... . .. ... . .
ui. .unicD, nao vuuy no ujigut u- snori time auring tne xaKima Indian
certain from the deliberations of the war. Just below, on the river bank,
convention what he ought to say in his about two miles away, was another one,
' . Inland Empire B. B. Talk.
A correspondent of the Pendleton
Tribune, from Camas Prairie, says
"Some of the head men of the Northern
Pacific were through here recently look
ing over a possible route over the O. &
W. T. from Pendleton through Camas
and the John Day to the California line
This would bring San Francisco 400
miles nearer than it is at present, and
would relieve the Inland Empire of the
tribute it has been compelled to - pay
Portland for the past ten years. From
Pendleton the road will probably strike
Birch Creek as early as possible, thence
up the creek to Jack canyon, thence up
the canyon to the top of the divide,
thence along the divide to the
mountain, thence east around
side of the
thence down Camas creek canyon to the
North Fork of the John Day, thence up
the river to Meadow creek, thence up
that creek to Middle Fork of John Day.'
If the above mentioned project material
izes tho Eagle says-Long Creek can ex
pect a railroad at an early date. This
place will also be made a point in view
by the Union Pacific. The more the
merrier, so we say let them come.
message to the next general assembly.
Gov. Boies in closing said he not only
heartily welcomed the delegates to the
city, but extended them on behalf -of
the citizens of the state their profound-
est gratitude for their efforts. Judge E
H. Thayer of Clinton, was then intro
duced as temporary , chairman of the
convention and. made - an extended
speech, discussing the road . question
from the ground up, . He advocated
government aid and a system of state,
county and township aid and co-opera
tion.
Kastern Oreg-on Weather.
Portland, ' Sept. 6. Crop-weather
bulletin 23 says of Eastern Oregon : The
concensus of the weekly reports from
correspondents in this section is: Fine
weather for harvesting purposes and
general farm. work. There has been no
rainfall at all during the week, but the
indications are for a few scattered show-
in which Gen. Sheridan, then second
lieutenant, was quartered, and where, it
is said,' he "smelled the first gunpow
der." This one has long since fallen
and partly washed into the river, by the
crumbling banks giving away to the in
fluence of floods. The place is only
known now bv tlie name of Sheridan
Point. . - .'
The upper block-house, while historic
iu-a degree, has none of the glory that
hovers over the spot of Sheridan Point,
for there .-was where men's souls were
tried in defending themselves and those
who were under their care, against the
hostile tribes who congregated at the
Middle Cascades for the 'purpose of
massacre and to hold the whole country
from being occupied by the whites. I
think the last log is gone, and the snot "
is only known in memory.
Col. Sinnott, of your city, conceived
the plan of taking down the upper
block-house some time ago, and remov
ing it to the worlds fair at Chicago.
ers before long, to clear up the smoke
v 1 i j . a .i 2 n i - . i I " " w'
i.i in i m in i iiiihi. iiwi r ri r an iiih u i w umi norn si itu i . .
w I i'ha lrloa wua mri Annnoh in tm vsv
uiuuuwtu - iw mc duuiuju. improve vuw rantj6s iuo wmprraiures I it u ri i nin . x. i r
t.A U 1 f ont l I '
llgnt irost 18 reported from .-,OIld- bv Dnttinr in fonntaina. ete..
39
. Damages from Locomotives.
Walla Walla Statesman. ; Friday aft
ernoon, sparks from a passing engine on
the narrow guage railroad, set fire to a
stubblefield of Mr. J. Cochran, about
six or seven miles from this city. It
communicated to Milt Aldrich's fine
peach orchard, which was almost en
tirely destroyed, and considerable fenc
ing was also burned. Just what the
loss is could not be learned, but it is
considerable. . From- Mr. Chris. Sturm,
reporter learus that fires caused by
sparks from locomotives along this road
are of almost daily occurrence, from the
fact that there are no spark-catchers on
the engines. ' This is a dangerous men
ace to property along the line, and steps
should be taken at once to see that u is
remedied.- , - - .
Union county on the 4th ; it did hardly
any damage- at all. Threshing opera
tions continue iu full activity. In por
tions of Grant county the wheat crop is
expected to turn out almost as good as
the average crop. Haying has been go
ing on steadily; there will be an a bun
dance of it this year. Stock is looking
very . well. Potatoes are deucedly
scarce, is the cry now heard everywhere,
except in Malheur county. -Our Gilliam
correspondent writes that there is
hardly a bushel of merchantable- tubers
in his district today. Oats are now be
ing harvested in" Sherman county, and
the yield will be fairly good. Fruit is
reported as ripening fast; apples ea
pecially. These are. remarkably free
from Insects this season
- All's Well That Ends Well.
Fossil Journal.' It is said that
the
Hood Blrer Irrigation.
Glacier. ' At the request of many
citizens, we publish the fact that a meet-
ting will be held at Armory hall, Wed
nesdav afternoon next at 2 o'clock for
the purpose of discussing .the water
auestion. The obiect being to see U
some plan can be devised by which the
water can be supplied by the people
tbemstlves. The crop from five acres of
strawberries on each side of the river,
will Dav the cost of building a ditch
course of true love never runs smooth,"
all's well that ends well ;"both saws are
truly applicable in the Alderson-New- carrying water enough for all,1 in four
man romance. Tomorrow Alderson goes years.1 Or u one-nunorea larmers win
to Condon to rat a license from the each plant 100 feet square to strawber-
countv clerk, and the last scene in the ries, the crop will pay for the ditch in
damn will be enacted on Sundav. Sen- one year." And yet we hesitate about
guiar af tiro. . He wore invariably a
dress coat of antique cut, gray trousers, I ? . " - 0" Nun P.
open buff: waistcoat, high Gladstonian Keview. People of Oregon hope to
collar and an immense neckcloth. , His see Mt. ' Hood and vicinity converted is feasible and Dractical. and we believe
bat was ot a style of several generations into a national park soon. The idea is I the result would be victory for the fusion
ago. bir Charles was a constant peram- l a good one, and, if carried out; will pre- ticket. Otherwise the republicans will
bnlatorof the streets, and a noted at-1 serve one of the most picturesque spots carry the state by at least 5.000, if not
tendant at weddings. in that state. : . 10,000.
tember 4, at 11 o'clock a. m., in the
Baptist church, when the Rev. James
Howenon will perfect with the marriage
rite the indissplable bond of love which
now links together Scott Alderson and
May Newman. Everybody is invited
to the marriage ceremony. A; general
feeling of rejoicing prevade8 the town
and everyone is glad that a
tackling the job.
A Temporary Epidemic.
St. : Louis Globe-Democrat. - -- There
were more and worse labor disturbances
in 1877 and 1886 than there have been in
1892,: but the country recovered from
them all right. The English papers are
seeming too hasty in predicting the colapse of themselves.
traced v has been so happily converted the social and political fabric1 in the 8channo keeps a team for.
. . ' . . T.i..it.i.. . ..- 1st .. t n .
into a comedy.
United States.
and make a summer resort, which he ie
thoroughly capable of doing, he will
have a better thing ; and, besides, band
hit glory down to future posterity, as
what he is, a pioneer of marvelous
works.' The day is coming vwhen the
cascades will be the center of attraction
for summer resorts, and whoever, gets
there first will be in the swim. Cass.
. Dry-Hollow and S-Mlle.
In company with Messrs. - Emil
Schanno, and - H. M. Beall and
daughter, we enjoyed a drive up Dry
Hollow and across to 3-Mile, to the sum
mit below Crelghtons. . This ride, and
what is to be seen, beats all we yet seen
about The Dalles." We deviated from
the main beaten road at W. H. Taylor's
and took a turn through his orchard.
Peaches, prunes, plums, etc., beyond
calculation, met the eye; and as forsise,
quality and flavor none can excel. ' The
next place to attract the eye is the 50.
acre melon patch of Mr. Cooper, from
which several car load lots are shipped
dally, east and west, commanding the
highest market prices '.everywhere.
The bright stubble fields and piles
of filled grain sacks along the .
way attest that fruit is not alone
the only crop harvested on these high
hill lands. . Wheat, oats and barley
have yielded their stores in bountiful
return for the labor of the husbandman.
Pondering on the fact that but a few
years ago this, land was considered
worthless for fruit or farming, the re
sults of the past six years ought to be .
very gratifying to the public, as well as
to the hardy tillers of the soil who have .
certainly made' " the desert blossom.
Citizens of The Dalles can never realise
what fruitful resources surround then
until they get out and take -a look foe
This is just what Mr. .
Ask him,
I if you doubt Thb Chroniclk,