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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1881)
THE WEST SHORE. May 1881 MEDICAL LAKE, W. T. Thi pretty ami mot peculiar thect of water deserve a great deal more than the patting notice I can here I. ttow upon it. Surrounded by heavy bull pine, and in the midst of fine g raxing and fair agricultural country, Medical lake hat rtcajx-d the eye of the eiplorcr for many year, because around it the Indian perpetually clut ter, and the rcdskint by no meant ex tended any welcome to the new comer, whose hair, indeed, a a rule, they turn manly remove. About citfht yeart ago, however, the noble redt temporarily retired from a a a a, iueoicai lake, on the approach of a de lachment of U. S. aoldiera, and Mr, Andrew U Fevre, a French Canadian, happening to crot from Montana with a flock of thee p badly alllicted with the tcah, camped on ita bankt. The theep look kindly to the water, which Le t evre round or a tour (ante and tightly purgative nature; but to hit astonish- ment the theep, in ten dayt, were quite cured of Kab, and it dawnrd on the new tettler that the water contained medical properties. Mr. U Fevre'i len arm wat then to badly paralvied at to lie Incapable of voluntary motion, ami It occurred to bun that bathinc in thee water might arrel the progrett of the diteate. Not only did it do to, I'ul the alllicted limb wat in few week retturcd to health, though the welling at the ellww-cued, I he heve, by rheumatic gout remained and doe to (hit day. Poor at he wat, Le Fevre bought a lot 01 lami on the thortt of the lake and,dcpi(e the Indian objections, which he combatteJ by feeding them liberally during the hard winter, he maintained hit position, and U, to-day, owing to me iat ipreavimg local celebrity of trtete curative water, quite wealthy For pile the lake proved an aUolute curej almost all akin disease, etpeci ally thote of the acalp, give way be fore it healing application, and toon kit 50 by ft feet In the viltiee of M.i. kal Lake the flrtt house of which wa built but one year ago went to t ml even Xjo. Now that the Northern Pacific will run within nine mile of the place thrwugh CJtetiey station-Medical lake wdl he oietible la Ihe world by rail ntt June, (Car, ate now running F.tv) Tht weak point in the binine it the hotel, which affords betide a shockingly bad cuitine, to little accom modation, that I am informed about one thousand people camped out here (hit tummcr. The bath houses are fair enough, and very clean. Cor. of hmdtm Fitld. lt7J-l8Sl. NINTH ANNUAL RKl'NION OK THE PIONEER ASSOCIATION OK OREGON ORDER OK EXERCISES. The ninth annuiil reunion of the Pi oncer Association of Oregon will be held at McMinnvillc, I une toh. The following it the programme of the day: Procession will form near the rail road depot, under the direction of Jrand Marshal A. Zic!cr, at 11 A. M and march by route designated by the comniiltce to the ttand, in the following order: Marshal and Aid. National Flag. Band. (Jrand Standard Rearer. Epnre Ebcrt, assisted by Ikn. Cor- neliu and J. V. Garrison. Chaplain and Orator. President and Officer of the Society MtMiilepi of the Association who came to the Territory previous to 1S11 The following named eentlemcn will act a standard bearers: lAta Arms Cook. Vamhill county. 1R4I.-W. T. Jonrs, Yamhill county. 141 T. J. Sh.ldcn. -mhi1l county. i4J N. K. Siiton, Yamhill county. l44.-JuhB Smlo, Mtiion county. lHt.-.Stepbra Sluts, Polk county. It4 -Dij Guthrie, Polk county. I47R. V. Shan. CUcktmu county. lM.-ll.mee Lyman. Washington county. 1M9.-A. P. Ankeny, Multnomth county. Ija-Wntf Brryman, Mirioa county. i5 T. W. IWport, M.iioa county. JS.-K. C llt.lt.iy. Ymh.ll county. SJ.-R.V,. niIi,O thill county. $4.- ' VI M AT Til STAND. - Prayer hy Ike chaplain. yl-kUucU th U0.1 41k. Annul tUm. U II... u- - . . k. keomone haw. Jtk-.Vcoo nUre-h. M r r.t of ,t. ' "U'0 After whkh Shad nJunlrrr ,-l :l, . , vW,. ",UI EWitoa of oAom !! uL. -I : . . Taec.PftW,.,uUltMHtllo, the aitad, tt . .11 M . ' T "qfJ le U pmeal it McMinnrille, to which all are cordially invited. Ball tickets, $1.50. The tenetnry will he in tltrnHsnre t thr p. rilion during the day and evening, to receive due and applicationi for membership, and to issue cer tificates of attendance for return tickets. CAMP SrOKAN. This post ii situated near the mouth of the Spokan river, on a large flat beautifully timbered. Grand scenery is to be found all along the river, which winds its way through large and gro tesque rocks, and then again through meadows covered with fine grass and flowers of all colors. The poet itself is yet in its origin, and officers and men live, an yet, in shanties or tents, but several buildings are already in course of construction, and will very likely be completed before winter. The saw mill is working with all its power, and brick yard has also been started. Spokan Falls, the nearest postoffice, is 65 miles from here (the new military road will shorten the distance some ten or twelve miles), and the mail comes from there twice a week. It cannot be doubted that this place has a grent future, as the N. P. rail- road comes within 40 miles of it, and our station will be at the great falls of the Spokan. The land has been con- sidcred excellent for farmimr. Fur thermore, some rich silver ore has been found within four miles of thia post. also lead and copper, and several claim are worked. Cor. N. P. News. STATE FAIR EXHIBIT. The manufacturers of agricultural machinery and farming implements are evidently going to make huge die- piay at the forthcomine annual exhibi- tion of the State Agricultural Society of Salem. D. M. Osborne A Co.. of New York, and Frank Bros., of Michi- gn, have already secured a Urge amount of space for their display, and now come I. I. Case & Co.. of Ra. cine, Wis, who will exhibit their im proved threshers, horse powers, port able steam engine, md a variety of other article of their manufacture. The dUplay this year of farm Imple- ' ment will be varied enough to interest everybody, and give the yeomanry of the valley an opportunity to elec mrh machinery as they may want for the coming harvest. Every printer it a galley slave. Yes, ! I is wife i the gal he slaves for.