Saturday, June 14, 1924.
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
OREGON ROAD
HISTORY
Gill
R. C. Johnson's Narra
tive in the Oregon
Journal Describes the
Journey of Early Trav
elers.
JMilor's Note. The following
urticle, oiio of a orliv publlHliod
by tliu Orison Journal, is of eapo
clul intvri-Ht lo local puoplo and
lor (hat reason Hie Kwnlng Uu
Bcrvor la ri'printtnt? it. u. C
Johnson. Iho writer, is well known
In this portion of the state and Is
exceedingly well versed In Ihc his
tory of the section whereof he
writes. Anything that Mr. John
son prepares Is Invariably worth
. while. .Mr. Johnson entitles Ills
narrativo the "Hoail to Oregon."
Hunt Parly Finally Arrives at
Astoria After -Much Siiircrluir.
Tho situation of the muln body
of tile expedition, composed moM
ly of voyageurs, under Hunt ut.
Caldron I. Inn was a desperate ono.
In three days Crooks returned and
reported that he could not se
cure assistance on account of the
fctormy weather. Two men who
had left Heed down the river also
came back. ,
One thousand : miles from lis
destination the party had no
means ui no...-..!! oilier inuii on nank of the Snake crossing the
foot. Heretofore the journey had Payette and Welscr rivers near the
been comparatively plensnnt 'idles of the erlmlni- ,i.
through the timber and beautiful
meadows. Food, Including ber
ries, buffalo, elk, and other wild
name hail been plentiful. Ahead
lay a desert country in which
there was no game and but little
water. The small food supply
would soon bo exhausted.
Henceforth thu chief article of
diet was to be either dried sal
mon or horse or dog meat, ob
tained from Indians met at rare
and irregular Intervals. To re
main at Caldron l.inn was to per
ish from hunger. It was now in
the month of November and win
ter was on. Hunt and . Crooks
cached whut supplies could not be
carried and divided lheparly in
to two divisions of 18 persons each.
Dorlon and family uccompanylng
Hunt.
The walk lowurd the Columbia
river over the roule which was to
become the Itoad to Oregon was
begun November 9, each man car
rying in his pnek 20 pounds of
supplies in addition to his per
sonal effects. Hunt went along
tho norlh bank of the river. Crooks
along the south bank. All suf
fered from thirst as It was impos
sible' to get down the high lava
bluffs to the river.
At a point near where the well
known lundmark. Cinder Cone, or
Kuna Butte, cume into view. Hunt
left the river and followed nn In
dian trail across the waterless
bench lands lo the llolse valley
reaching tho Doiso river a short
distance below the situ of tho clly
of llolse. Koitunately the partv
had met a few Indiuns from whom
had been obtained occasionally a
horse or a dog, or dried salmon
to sustain life. Following the
Boise river to its junction with
the Snake, hunt kept on the right
PAGE NINE
names. Ho and his party entered
tho canyon below Wulsor 18 days
after leaving Caldron Unit. Walk
ing becamo difficult but the party
pressed on Ihrougb eighL winter
days, probably reaching the boun
dary line. of Idaho and Washing
ton. Traveling Found Difficult
The party under Crooks hud a
similar experience on tho south
bunk of the Snake traveling by
Twin Kalis and entering Oregon
near Homedale. They passed by
the sites of Vale and Ontario and
descended Into the cnnTolt a short
distance beyond llomcsteud. They,
too, wore unublo to go on and like
the Hunt parly on the opposite
side of the canyon retraced their
BtciiS. Itnlti niirtlo u..rrA..-
"ing from hunger and exposure. .
While slowly making his way up
river December 6, Hunt saw men
on I he opposite bunk. They were
Crooks und his parly, worn out
and emaciated. Crooks was ill
and l.e clerc was too weak lo
walk. Hunt killed a horse and
with Its skin made a rudo ferrv
which was sent across the river
to Crooks with meat. Before the
Improvised ferry could' he used
second time to bring Crooks and
l.e Clere to the right hand Bhorc
It was lost In the current of the
rlvr. Both parties then continued
up the river on either side to a
point hoRr the mouth' of the Wel
scr. Here Hunt mode an'olher boat
out of a horse's skin! In which he
und his party crossed over, Join
ing Crooks and his companions.
At nn Indian campa guide and
five horses were secured. . One of
the horses was allotted' to the Dor
Ion family.
First Child Is limn
The reunited expedition set out,
with the exception of Crooks who
was in nn.l John Day who hud re
"f?,;"MZli"''liii Day who hud re:
saving
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5 CANS, NO. 2U, YELLOW FREE PEACHES ,99
5 CANS, NO. 2'. APRICOTS .99
7 CANS EAGLE" VALLEY TOMATOES
i CANS HOMINY ' 99
10 CANS CAMPBELL'S SOUPS ........ ' " .99
V 8 CANS STANDARD CORN ZZZZZ" .99
Meats and Lard
SWIFT'S PREMIUM HAMS, per II) $ .29
EMPIRE BACON, per lb " 27
8 LBS. SILVER LEAF LARD " 1.59
4 LBS. SILVER LEAF LARD ...' " .81
.8 LBS. CRESCENT LARD " ' " 1.39
4 LBS. CRESCENT LARD .70
8 Lt5S. JEWEL SHORTENING . 1.41
4 LBS. JEWEL SHORTENING .'ZZZ! .79
Miscellaneous
PERFECTION SODA CRACKERS, 6-lb. Caddy S .81
PERFECTION SODA CRACKERS, 3'.-lb. Caddy...... V .45
GRAHAM CRACKERS, 4 lbs. .75
FAMILY TIN SNOWFLAKE SODAS ' " " .69
.35c PACKAGE SNOWFLAKES " " .30
25 LB. BOX ITALIAN PRUNES ' 1.79
25 LB. BOX FRENCH PRUNES """" 1.(59
25 LB. BOX SEEDLESS RAISINS 2.69
25 LB. BOX 3 CROWN MUSCAT RAISINS ... . " " 3.19
10 BARS CREME OIL SOAP "'" .69
6 BARS PALM OLIVE SOAP ..,.. . " '" 19
21. LBS. SPAGHETTI ' .45
2 "LBS. BULK COCOA " .25
2 LBS. GROUND CHOCOLATE 1ZZZ! .45
Flour and Cereals
RAMONIA, Per Sack $1.59
4 Sack Lots or More . 6.29
OREGON BEAUTY, Per Sack 1.49
4 Sack Lots 5.89
NONE-TO-EQUAL, Per Sack . 1.39
4 Sack Lots .. 5.49
1) LB. SACK GERMEA 39
!) LB. SACK FINE OR COARSE GRAHAM .3!)
i) LB. SACK WHITE OR YELLOW MEAL 39
9 LB. SACK POTLATCH PANCAKE FLOUR .59
KERR OATS, Per Package 25
2 lb. Roll Creamery Butter 85c
100 lb. sack Pure Cane Sugar $7.98
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mainea with four Canadians to
care for Crooks, passed the lte
or Huntington and entered Buriil
river canyon through wlilch wan
made a tedious headway, eroding
and n-croaslnjc the loy atruam in
rain and Kno-v. The food ration
had dwindled to ono meal per
day. Near North Powder tho wife
of Dorlon grew 111. Dorton Insisted
that the party Khoiftd not hall and
remained behind to care for hln
wife- who on December 28 gave
birth to a child, the first child
with white blood to be born on tho
road to Oregon.-
Hunt and party followed the
North Powder river to where it
enters the canyon ubovo Thief val
ley wheri La. lionte, one of tho
eieiu men or tno expedition to
1) ceo mo permanent residents of
Oregon gave: out. He wus placed
on u homo, Hunt taking his pack.
As rh'e uiirty reached the Grande
Jtonde vulley through Telocasnet
canyon the winter sun shown on
a number of Indian tents where a
hospitable reception awaited. That
night there was a banquet of roast
dog. roast horse and ram as root.
Tho following morning Dorlon
came into camp leading his scraw
ny horse, on which rode his wife
and children and new born babe.
As the party crossed the summit
of the Blue mountains January 7,
the Dorlon .infant died. .' Going
down Thorn hollow. Hunt and his
party reuched the Umatilla rlvor
where Carriere, a Canadian, wan
d v re d a wn y and w as 1 ost . T h e
party followed the Umatilla past
Pendleton and then crossed the
rolling hills to tho Columbia river
between Cmutllla and Wallula.
Columbia Is Crusse!.
Crossing Iho Columbia the Hunt
party wulkcd along the north bank
to Wlshrum, the important trading
post of the nativo tribes, wheiv
the lndluns of the coast met and
burtercd with those of the moun
tains. At Wlshrum, a few miles
above The Dalles, Hunt procured
cunoes and floated down the river
to Astorin, where arrival was mudc
February 16. 1812, nearly one
month after MeKenzie and Me-.
I. el Ian had urrlved.
Crooks and Day who hud been
ictt to rcoupurtttc on the bank of
l he Snake river wi'.h four Canad
ians started In January in follow
tho tracks of thu Hunt parly
through the snow. In Powde
iiiver valley three of Iho Cnnnd
luns turned hack as provisions
were growing scarce. Crooks, Day
andt Dubreutl, the rcmutntmr .Cn
udian, went en to The Grande
Uoiiac vulley when Duhrcuil gave
out and was lea with the Indians.
Crooks und Day crossed tho Blue
mountains und followed the l.'ma
tllln river to Its mouth where
they were carvd for 1iy Chief
Vcekutum of the L'matlllas.
Kvsumlng their Journey, they
continued down the south bank or
the Columbia lo the mouth of the
John Day river whero they were
seised and rnbheil of their cluihes
by Indiuns. Nuked and suffering
severely trom exposure (hey muriu
their way back to tho hospitable
camp of' Yeekutam where they
were found and tuken to Aslorlu.
arriving there May 11, mi 2, hav
ing been on the road over one
eur.
FARTHEST NORTH
SCHOOL LAUDED
by f. a; ALDRICH
KETCHIKAN. Alaska. (AIM
Tho Alaska Agricultural collr-i;.'
and School of Mines at Kalruank
la an Institution "In which eery
Alaflkan niUV tllk.; nrlil., nn, .nlv
for the- reason that It la thu far-
mcsi north institution of hlphcr
Icarnlnc In the u-nriii imi i.n.man
H Is doing a: work that Is. In It-
bvii. oi vast uenem to Ine torn
tory." doclarcd Territorial Henator
Prank A. Aldrlch after a vlnif In
the school.
"The spirit or the Institution's
President. Charles K. Ittinnnll. nhn
frequently, nuts In U-hour days lo
" vuiii-ko functioning- prop.
oriy. permeates the entire ftienltv
and Is to be found prevalent among
me siuaent noily." said Senator
Aldrlch. "The deepest desire ex
Dressed liv l'rntililont Unnnll
tho wish that students from every
niffn scnool in the territory might
enroll In the college. InMtenri nt
seeking similar institutions In (in
states. There are 63 students en-
The uulldine for tho mining de
partment was completed last fall.
It 1M U-ell lnulnnn.l .1... .........
Of .Instruction includes netiitil min
ing; operations on Iho college
grounds. A mill has been provided
to treat the oro and make chemical
assays. t
thus greatly Increased.
A' man Is mlddlc-nged when he
can no longer be romuntto with
out thinking himself an asa'
Nigerian Natives Arc
Happy Under British
LONDON. (Al'l An csamolu or
i no ucncMIs of rulo by a larger
power over an indigent people is
found In the case of Hie Hrltlsli
domination in Nigeria, says Hlr
Hugh Clifford, the Nlgerlun gover
nor, w ho Is In Kngliind on leave.
Tho natives of Nigeria for Hi
most part are peaceful and ron-
lented and living on u scatu of life
Ihey have never known before, Hlr
Hugh Bays. The Urltlsh rulo has
destroyed tho slavo trade and slop
per tribal warfare, with the result
I hot trte people are expending Ihelr
energies in other and more bene-
richil directions. They have become
good farmers or Industrial work
men and are capnble of operating
farms without governmental super
vision.
rue most noticeable effect of
Hrltlsli rule, however, has been In
the commerce of the colony. The
xporls now average nearly iull.-
OOO.OOD annually, which Is ten
limes the cstimalcd value for'tdU.
The Hrllish government has built
thousands of houses in Ihe colony.
Introduced sanitation, taught the
nutives handicraft and made, them
Into on Industrious und' progress
ive people. )
Holier Output Much Increased '
lly l:iiilHnllr Heated Apiary
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