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PBINEVILLE, CfiOOK COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 18, 1902.
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WALL0WA LAKE.
One of the Most Remark
able ijodiws of, Waters,
Its Peculiar Red Pish,
Now Vanished With the Coming
of Civilization - Their Great
' Wisdom.
T. L. Jtropliy, who wan one of
the drat mining experts to go into
Wallowa county, Hilton many in
teresting incident of that marvel
out) valley, nestled in the arms of
. tiow-eapM)d mountain. -,
..'The Wallowa Lake," said Col
onel Rrophy, " in the most remark
nhle liody of water I ever saw. It
1m not lurgc only one and a half
liy fh'o mile iu extent and from
all apeurance, is oh deep as it is
long in pliieeH, , . .
The water is clear as crystal.
Dead tree eon be seen at a distance
of 20 feet beneath the Burface and
the mountains seem to run down,
to the bottom of the lake, at the
same incline that it towers ' thous
ands of feet kImivo its bosom.
" At the foot of the lake, burst
ing through the rocky wall that
forms the barrier against the gath
ering waters of the mountain
streams, the Wallowa river dashes
down Into the canyons that pre
pared a way for it. Clear as its
mother lake, rapid and typical in
every way of the rugged surround
ings that gave it birth, it . is the
most beautiful stream in the west.
The Indians that roamed this
country before the settlers came,
held Wallowa Lake and river in
idolitrous reverence. Legends of
the sequestered mountain gem are
many and beautiful.
The most curious feature con
nected with the early history of
Wallowa river is the " run " of red
fish that camo up this stream in
the month of August. So far as is
known no other stream in tho west
had a fish so peculiar in color.
They were the old chinook salmon
painted a bright scarlet. Actually
they were so numorous in the early
days during the period the " run,"
that the river was discolored at
times with their scarlet tinge. They
were the principal food of the In
dians, who caught them in large
iuuhIhts and dried them for winter
use. The Indians enjoyed the
K)rt of catching them, immensely.
The bucks would ride into the
ehullow water on their choice pon
ies, spear in hand. The sportive
fish would hesitate, dart hero and
there, wheel and rush down stream
to a secluded place and then tim
idly steal out and rush for the
rapids. The pony of the savage
was almost as quick as the game,
and it was an exciting sport to
spear the Wallowa red. fish.
" I have stood on the bank of the
. . . ...
V allowa river, where the dashing
torrent of the Minani comes in just
iibove the old wagon bridge, on the
Wallowa road, leading in from
Elgin, and watched for hours the
almost human knowledge of this
i wonderful fish. Tho great scarlet
"school," thousands in number.
would halt at the confluence of the
Minam, with tho precision of an
army. . Four or five monstrous old
fellows would then go in advance
- of tho school, cautiously exploring
the tumbling current of the Minani.
They would dodge swiftly among
V. the great boulders, liko scouts be-
bind treeB hi ia forest, and explore
every nook and- corner oi the
stream. After a few moment of
, this exploration, they would dash
back to the waiting host. Mean
while the great school stood still as
soldiers at iest.c -Not a fish moved
. up the Wllowa rlwrfr 4showfd
any signs of proceeding on the
journey, until the scouts returned.
Upon returning to the main body,
the great fish held a hurried con
sultation and then the army
moved. The leaders went in ad
vance, as before, and not a stragler
left tho school.
" It was the most remarkable
proceeding I ever saw, outside of
human action. The Minam had
no suitable spawning ground and
the fish knew it. They were bound
for the great sand beaches of the
Wallowa lake, where the spawn
was deposited, that the race might
be perpetuated. ,
" Hut settlement has banished
the rod fish. For ten years there
bus not been one lone survivor of
this pioneer fish in the Wallowa
river. The dams in the river, the
irrigation ditches and many other
causes have united in his extermi
nation. He has gone with the
trapper, the pinto Indian cayuse
and the old stage couch into the
legend anil tradition of the west. "
Willow Creek Item.
A Christmas entertainment and
tree enjoyment is expected here.
The eommunity was made to
mourn by the sudden dejith of Mr.
James Kecnan, Thursday, Dec. 4.
Mr. Woods won . up from Hay
crcclc visiting with the famili- of
Rotart and Cospcr Ncwbill, He
expects to return soon.
Visitors to the school this week
were: Mrs. C. Montgomery, Mrs.
II. Montgomery and son and Mrs.
Wm. Joslin.
We have been informed that the
Dec and Willey Lumber company
has recently been changed to Dec's
Lumlicr Co., the price paid was
f'2000.
Mrs, Mary Pitzcr, accompanied
by Mrs. M. Wheeler, left Monday
(or an extended visit in Idaho and
Washington.
Master George Hamilton who
has been out of school for several
weeks on account of sickness is
said to he much improved. Good
for you Georgo we'll gladly wel
come you back.
School is still in progress with
4'1 pupils enrolled and a daily at
tendance of 37. Willow creek, we
are told by superintendent Boegli,
is tho largest country school in the
county.
The following were absent at dif
ferent times last week: Ethel and
Stella Ncwbill, Earl Crain, Roy
Chitwood, Albert dibit, Willie
Jomerson, Charley Auer and War
ren Wauronofsly.
Union Sunday School bus been
organized, to be held in the school
building. I he following ollicers
were elected: Superintendent, J.
Everett Edwards; assistant super
intendent, Mrs. J. Archibald; sec
retary, Jliss Anna Quiim.
Re v. Clark delivered an interest
ing and profitable sermon, at the
Willow creek school house Sunday
Dec. 7. Subject, "His gentleness
made mo groat." We expect an
other feast and uplift spiritually
presented by Rev. Childs on Sun
day next, Dec. 14.
The school building caught on
nro Thursday and would have, no
doubt proved serious had it not
been for tho heroism of Joe Mont
gomery and Wm." Roberts who
noticed the firo and informed the
occupants oif . their danger. ' The
flames were iooi .extinguished be
fore mrich serious damage was
done ' ! .' " ' " " ' "" -
1 Tus Willow Chkkk fcgooL.
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Democratic newspaper, ever fair and al
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RUMORS ARE RIFE.
Is CorvallLs and Eeastern
' In the Scheme? ' ,
Some Say That It Is.
Work la Now Being Done In Tbe
Malheur Country on The
; C. & B. Burvey.
A dispatch from Vale in eastern
Oregon, where the eastern . termi
nus of the C. & E. would hit the
Oregon Short Line, gives some
railroad building rumors as fol
lows. The Vale people have awakened
to the realization that a quiet little
piece of railroad building is about
to be done right here at home. A
number of surveyors have been,
running out lines and setting grade
stakes between here and Nyssa.
Nysso-is a little town on the Short
Line, 15 miles cast of Vale. No
one seems to be able to tell just
what is going to be done. The sur
veyors are going ahead with their
work and saying nothing. The
bridge foundation has len survey
ed and grade stakes fife being set.
The five acre lot given to some one
by the city is prominent in the
evidence that we are to have i a
roud, but to whom it has. Itoen given
or just when work is to done on it
is as yet unknown. ... ! ,
Vale is on the survey for the
famous through line of eastern Ore
gon, of which so much has been
said of late years, and the people
here are reluctant now to believe
that at last they are to be connect
ed with the world at large. The
through line would cross at Nyssa
and thence pass out through the
canyon in the direction of Butte,
leaving Boise to the south. That
this line is to be builded before
many years is doubtless true, and
Vale is now wagering on its early
matcrilization. Hope Bros., who
are taking a strong part in the
present maneuvers, stute that their
plans are not public property, and
that Vale is to have a road in the
very early spring.
Some nro of the opinion that this
Vale road is in fact a part of the
Hammond scheme for tho exten
sion of the C. & E. to an eastern
terminus. The reason civen for
the commencing the work at Vale
instead of at Detroit is the fact
that several other roads are now
looking over eastern Oregon with a
view of entering that field and to
head these off it is necessary to
start operations at once and get a
firm hold on that country. What
there is in these rumors is hard to
tell. These do not come from the
railroad people, however.
Is a Knllrond Essential to tbe
Prosperity mid Permanence
ol rrliievllle?
Mr. Editor:
In your last weeks Journal, I
pointed out some things that I
deem quite essential to the pros-perity-nnd
permanence of our city.
May I not mention one other mut
ter in this connection that seems
wunin easy rcacn oi our people
and which I am sure your neigh
bors and mine will agree with us
in desiring and perlui) its advent
is not far hence?
How would it strike you to have
a central institution or building iu
which we shall have parlors fitted
up with reading material, hooks,
stationery, games ofan innocent
nature, with bath rooms and ath
letic sports in the basement for
young men and Iwys to resort toai
certain hours? Then let there , be
parlors for women young and old.
and other room where a kinder
garten can be maintained certain
hours in the week. Let there be
a room where people corning from
the country can resort to ar.Jhrmke
their toilet, warm the baby etc.
Let there be a generously appoint
ed auditorium and a pastor's study
and let this institutional church
run seven days in the week, and
let each of these featnres be a part
of its business to maintain and
promote. I have always had it in
my heart to - build and maintain
just such a church and I wish that
we might see it mado possible here
in Prineville.
It seems to me that such an in
stitution would commend itself to
all from a business, as well as from
a practically religious standpoint.
It would from the start be an
advertisement that would go out
into the earth in favor of the place
and people who would provide
such a practical religion for their
town. I am confident that il
would, draw and retain an opulent
and desirable class of people who
in turn would produce a wealth
and conditions for our city, that
would make it both permanent and
prosperous. Such an institution
will yield a hundred per cent ofi
the investment, for the town, each
year.
Friends and neighbors, give me
such a church and help me to
maintain it on a basis of primitive
Christianity' and I will promise
you that it Shall be like a power
ful magnet to draw the best things
to Prineville. Even the R'ys. will
come and nothing that is desirable
will be wanting.
A few thousand dollars will
build it and there art people".' right
in our city who doubtless will be
willing to make it their monument
at least to bear certain depart
ments in their own, or departed
friends names. Could we put mon
ey in a more laudable or more use
ful or safe investment? If so, I do
not know where or how. I am here
in behalf of a practical and a uni
fying Christianity, one that is no
less than the Kingdom of ,God, es
tablished by our common Lord
who said; "Seek ye first the King
dom of God, and his righteousness,
and all these things shall be added
unto you," May we not give it a
practical test in our town at this
time? Anyone desirous of talking
further on this proposition will
find me at their service.'
E. A. Childs.
Paulina Pointers.
Cold und frosty nights and stock
men aro complaining about poor
stock.
Uncle Tommy Powell has bought
up a lot of tine cattle.
The Prinevill-Burns stages make
good time now and it makes the
post master get a ten cent move on
to tako care of the mail.
There will be a dance at Paulina
in the hall on the evening of the
25th. lie sure and bring your
lunch basket well filled.
Miss Bessie Anderson left here a
few days ago to Visit with friends
and relatives in the county seat.
A number of our inhabitants are
wishing for a spell of good weather
so they carl' go to town.7 "
Mark Hanna was thought to be
lost the other dv, but ' lie ' turned
up all vriglit' in 'his usual "good
humor.,.,, ;, , ,'.
The French still keep coming
to Crook county. The eastern part
of Hie county will soon be a French
colony. '
Messrs. Clark and Miller have
moved into their new residences
and are settled for the winter.
Rose Leaf.
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ered Here and There'
Some Stolen, Others Not
Gulling", From Our Exchanges
News Notes of the Week
Timely Topics.
It is expected that as a rule man
will stand up for woman, but he
won't always do so in the street
cars. Sir Thomas Lipton thinks Sham
rock III is sure to win. So he
thought with numbers I and II;
but the third time might be a win
cer for him. ,
John L. Sullivan has filed a
petition in bankruptcy in which
he gives his liabilities at $2568
and his assets at $00 worth of
wearing appearol. How did be
get the clothes ?
John W. Gates says he has
smoked almost continually ever
since he came into the world. If
some people could have their wish
gratified, he would smoke a long
time after leaving it.
If Germany sends over a few
more war vessles she will surely be
able to do up the Venezuela Navy,
which consists of a converted ferry
boat, or something of that sort.
A woman who just died was 123
years old. At least so she said.
Of course she wrs a negress, and
besides she lived in Kffnsas. She
might as well have made it three
years, more and claimed to be a
twin to Uncle Sam.
" A Montana Justice of the Peace
has sent three County Commission
ers and their clerk to jail anil fined
them $50 each. Now if some
higher authority would serve him
likewise, and the good work can be
carried on, clear to the top, Mon
tana might become quite a respest
able state.
A fellow-servant law is to be in
troduced at the coming session of
ihe Legislature. This will be of
especial interest to the members
of labor unions. Efforts have been
made in the past for such a law,
with but indifferent success. The
proposed bill is to be presented by
a member of the Multnomah dele
gation.
The Oregon Daily Journal pub
lished at Portland, has certainly
come to stay, since the managment
has arranged to put in, within the
next 60 days, one of the latest pat
tern Hoe perfecting presses, with a
capacity of 24,000 twelve-page
papers an hour.
The Indian hunter is proud of
his belt of scalps, the German
General with the thought of "his
stars or medals, the Chinaman i
delighted with great length pig
tail, but even these are out-done
by most of our fashion girls who
endure a world of torture to resem
ble a peg top with a head on it.
i . T 1
in a certain town m Indiana a
big factory is running night and
day grinding corncobs and ship
ping the meal somewhere. In
another Indiana town another in
dustrial concern i manufacturing
and sending out over the country
great quantities of a"health break
fast food." But who knows but
ground corncobs is healthful as a
morning filler? ; '!
A pretty good story comes to us
about a Burns lady, who being "all
a lone" in this world and pre
sumably troubled with cold feet,
one night last week took an incan
descent light to bed with her to
keep jier feet warm. To demon
strate that it was not so cold, it
burned a large hols in the bed
clothes and may possibly have
done further damage if it had not
been discovered in time, Burns
Items.
The city election Monday passed
off very quietly. There was no
scramble for office and but little
strife among candidates. The vote
resulted as follows: Mayor; L. N.
Liggett, 55, VV. R. McFarlaud, 66;
Councilmen, C. M. Elkins 75, Fred
Lehman 118, F. W. Wilson 119,
A. H. Lippman 47; Recorder, M.
R. Biggs 98; Marshal, Harrington
98, Cbors 16; Treas., J. L. McCul
loch 96.
The Appellate Court of Kentucky
has granted a new trial in the case
of Caleb Powers, one of the men
convicted of the murder of Gov
ernar Goebel, on the ground t hat
the trial Judge was ' prejudiced
against the defendant. This is
certainly an act of justice, for the
prejudice of the trial Judge against
tbe accused was manifest to any
impartial reader of tbe proceedings.
It is probable that Powers was in
the conspiracy to kill Goebel, but
that was no excuse for the Judge's
prejudice. Telegram.'
The Lake country in Oregon, em
bracing Klamath and Lake coun
ties, is one of the few remaining
spots on earth where rapid growth
and quick rise in values will make
fortunes for investors in a short
time. . To its present condition it
has developed slowly, but the in
troduction of railroads, now com
ing, places the country on the eve
of a gigantic growth, says the
Klamath Republican. A few more
cities will yet be built m the
United States and those who have
reason to express themselves de
clare that Klamath Falls will be
among the few.
Last week at Baker city Frank
Wallace, of Grant county, was on
trial for stealing sheep from Frank
Durbin, of Antelope, and was ac
quitted. About three months ago
Mr. Durbin was holding a lot of
thoroughbred rams in the O. R. &
N. stock yards at Baker City for
sale. One night a number of them
were spirited away. A few days
later the sheep were found in pos
session of Wallace and it was
thought he was the thief. On trial
he was able to prove that he bought
the sheep giving a check in pay
ment therefor.
Sheriff B. B. Colbath has served
papers on George W. Hays, who is
a prisoner in the State Penitentary,
citing him to appear before the
Supreme Court of the state on Jan
uary 5th, and show cause why he
should not be disbarred as an at- '
torney of the state. Hays was re
ceived at the State Penitentiary
from Harney county a few weeks
ago under a sentence of one year,
having been convicted of the crime
of adultry. At the time of his
conviction Hays was a practicing
attorney of Harney county.
Recently an individual appeared
in Sumpter who desired to pur
chase anything from a recently
located wild cat to the North Polo,
which is valued at $10,000,000.
After looking around for a time he
was induced to go out and look ( I
a group of claims which were for
sale. A pair of German socks and
overshoes were necessary to make
the trip with enmfort in the deep
suow. The party decided not 'o
take the claims and was ready to
move on to tho next camp so he
began to make-inquiries about a
second hand store where he could,
for a consideration, unload his re
cently purchased foot gear. After
canvassing me town in search ol a
buyer he left for Baker City. Some
of the boys made up a purse and
telegraphed his representative of
millions that they would make up
his ioss on the shoes and socks if
lie would kindly wirs them how
much in was oat. Mir.