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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1887)
THE SCOTTISH BORDER 535 " Bride of Lammermoor," " it was, per haps, difficult to conceive, where the sombrous and heavy sound of tbo bil lows, successively dashing against tho rocky beach, at a profound distance bo ncath, was, to the car, what tho land eenpo waa to the eye," but of which dwelling, notwithstanding, tho faithful Caleb Baldcrstone, with his ingenius make-shifts and multitudinous "lees (lies) tauld for tho honor of tho fam ily," who was able, always, "to invent a wco figment,'' declares that, u for it an tiquity, maist folk think that tho outside of Wolfs crag is worthy of a largo pe. rusal." 0. L Hr.Nir.u.Hos. KETTLE FALLS OV THE COLUMBIA. rpIESE falls, called " Chaudiero" by I tho early Canadian voyagers of tho Hudson's Bay Company, and "Sora etkun" by tho Indians of tho Upper Columbia, are situated on tho Columbia river, about forty-ono miles south of tho British line, and four miles abovo the mouth of tho Colvillo river. Tho pool formed at ono point, by tho falling waters, has tho appearance of a boiling cauldron. Hence, the Chaudiero falls have been changed into their English synonym, Kettle falls. They form a very serious obstruction or rather, ono of tho many to tho navigation of tho Up per Columbia, by reason of tho contract ed channel at this joint, which, in places, is not much more than two hundred feet wide. The first fall docs not exceed twenty feet in drop at low water, and the second, which is a few hundred feet distant from the first, is still lower. An island and rugged peninsula, both of rock, the former lying in tho channel, and tho latter projecting hslf way across the river, form a stubborn barrier; and a railroad portage at this point will be come necewjary whenever a serious start is made in navigating the waters of tho Upper Columbia. The writer made the accompanying sketch (pagoi7J)oa an August day, opposite tho falls, from tho west bank. It was an interesting sight to seo tho wily salmon leaping the falls, in their ascent of tho river. Ujmn tho shores of tho river, for a mile or two below tho falls, had assem bled a largo number of Indians, who, having secured their wiutcr's supply of salmon, mostly by scaring them from tho rocks, were now busily drying them in tho sun, to bo cached and hoarded for winter consumption. There wero rob ably not less than thirty tejwt scattered along tho stream, on tho went bank, and they aj penred to bo moro numerous on the opposite shore. I was told by our guide, a half-brcM, that tbeao falls wo the rendezvous, during tho fwhing sea. son, of Indians from all parts of tho sur rounding country. Hero wero to m found tho Colvilh s.Han Purlieu, Okans gans, and Indians from the BjAane ami Moe tribes, all meeting at one happy hunting ground, in pursuit of tho sport ivc salmon. They wero a motley crw to behold. Tho squaws were all moro or lens busy in the ojn-ratlon of dryir;g tho fijh, and preparing thera by rector in the head tu entrails, opening then.
