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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JULY 1(5, UK)!).
A Clean Man
Outside ctrsnllnett i let than hl( the hnf's A man mar
crub himself dor.cn timet day, and itill be unclean (,ooJ
health meant cleanlinesi not only outttdc. h:it i:imi tt meant
a clean stomach, clean bowela, clean hlMd. 0 clem liver. anJ
new, clean, healthy tittuet. The man who n cent in this v
will look it and set it Ha will work with enf) and than
cleitn, clear, healthy thoughts.
lie will never he troubled with liver lung, tlomuoh or blood
ditnrdert. Dvtpcptia and .indigestion originate in unclean stom
actis. blood diseases are found where then? is m.w,C4n blood.
Consumpticti and bronchitis mean unclean lunA
Dr. Pierce's Golden M:d:c:l Discovery
prevents these dineases. It mtkr man inside clca
nj bt'tlthy. It cteaos the iligvfc.fv orHa, iuac pur,
clean blood, and cImOi healthy tictti
Tt restore tone to the nervout ystcm, end cure nervou exhaustioe end
protmtio-i It contains no alcohol or harvt-t-Constipation
it the most unclean undo ilr.
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"Taxpayer," In a letter to The En
terprise, Amis fault with the road
money disbursed to the supervisor of
District No. 39, a total of 1251.40 for
May. This newspaper has taken time
to make an investigation of the facts
land finds that $40.25 was paid for a
i team and man for 11H days at $3.50
per day ; $57.50 to the supervisor for
$1.50 i days at $2.50 per day; $t4t5.25 for
an endue and encineer for 24 3-S days
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Salem's annual cherry fair last
week was the most successful sue
event In the history of the Capital
City. Not only was there a splen
did exhibit of the Salem's prize frail
nn,1 A invi1 nf tendnnrA nf vlatrnra hut
i . t uii sunt, imiuu n:Bu..iWM , othl,r features were excellent and at
compel publishers to discontinue t
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pires. For this reason The Enterprise
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BUMPER WHEAT CROP.
Estimates of the year's wheat crop
in the Pacific Northwest fix the prob
able yield at about 55..000.000 bushels,
an increase by 15 000.000 over last
year. This figure may not be reached
if favorable conditions at harvest
set In but with normal weather, it
is believed that the yield will be ;arge.
Recent rains have been of immense
benefit to the growing crop. Districts
where the grain was picctically given
up because of the continued drouth
rave taken' heart agair. and the wheat
is filling out in fairly gooO shap;. The
value of the rains of the past week
to the wheat crop is variously esti
mated at from $1,000,000 to $3,000 000.
Increased acreage ic many sections
of the state makes up in the total
yield for a short crop in sotns districts.
As wheat is still sticking around the
rii.ilar mark. Oregon's bis wheat crop
will mean a great p.-osperity for this
section of the I'ni'cd S:ates timing
toe coming year.
RccenJ rains have aisj been of gr;t
oenent to me rruit crop, mere nas
been general drencVng and hearts
of luc fanners are iisac as a cous-e
quenoi. With the eiM;.U'n of soiow
I'M? tn cherries and hay no damage
has ;.utn done by tac downiMi.tr but
hualiciiule good has been re:led.
S'lght ('image to cne.r'n has been
more than made up in tin. gi:" l to
Aie- fruit crops, ucn as prune,
pears, and apples.Prunes have felt
the benefit of the rain to a great ex
tent and a large crop is looked for.
traeted much attention. It was es
timated that more than 30.000 people
were in attendance.
The new cents bearing the portrait
of Lincoln will be sought for as cur
iositles. American coins bearing the
portrait of some real person will be
as agreeable as novel and the exper
iment should be limited on silver
coins.
POWER TO PRESIDENT.
In explaining the maximum-minimum
provision of the tariff bill. Sen
ator Aldrich is reported to have said:
"This section is not to Increase the
amount of protection, but is intended
to give the president the means to
defend the agricultural and other In-
terpftt rtt the TTnlfpH Stntoa Thi
discrimination against the United i pa"'
States has been progressive. The In a word, Oregon City had the
contests for the markets of the world 'first church, the Methodist, establish
were never more severe tuan they ed in 1844; the first newspaper, the
are today, and the United States may Spectator, issued Feb. 5, 1846 in fact
as well retire from competition wim there were three papers in uackamas
other nations if it is not willing to '.County before there was in Multno-
The Whole World For Good Road.
The motor car naturally sugjested
the good road, and all the world has
taken up the building of good roads In
response to the suggestion. It Is
new idea with us In California, but It
is growing like the weeds by the road
side these warm, damp spring days.
The single county of Los Angeles la
getting busy to spend $3,500,000 In the
construction of 300 miles of fine roads
Inside of Its own limits. The state,
we hope, will not lag behind In re
sponse to this twentieth century sentl
ment The governor asks for an ap
propriation of $18,000,000 to build two
trunk lines the whole length of the
state. In all something like 1.000 miles.
Los Angeles Times.
HISTORICAL ADDRESS
ON CLACKAMAS COUNTY
(Continued from page 1.)
Lane arrived, who put into action
the functions of government the next
day in behalf of the U. S.
Oregon City is the oldest Incor
porated city west of the Rocky Moun
tains, the date of incorporation be
ing Dec. 24. 1844. The same day a
bill was passed authorizing the build
ing of a jail. In discussing this ques
tion it was argued by some of the
members of the legislature that up
to that time there had been use for
jail. Another member in reply said.
In bis judgment it was safer and
cheaper to have a pall without a
prisoner than a prisoner without a
give this power to tne President."
Tillamook had a Fourth of July cel
ebration worth while when the big
feature of the day was an excursion
over the first ten miles of the west
ern end of the new Harriman rail
road, from Tillamook to the Miami
River. The first passenger trains haul
ed over the new line carried large
crowds and all joined in celebrating
the advent of the iron horse to Till
amook, something 'the inhabitants
have patiently waited for for years.
Southern Oregon alone expects to
ship pears to the value of half a mill
ion dollars this season. From pres
ent indications, it is thought South
ern Oregon will send away 500 cars
to the Eastern markets. The value
of each carload is placed at $1000,
making the crop worth $500,000. Other
sections of the state will increase the
value of the pear crop largely, making
a very large total for this one great
Oregon product
mah County the Free Press at Ore
gon City and the Western Star at Mil
waukie; coined the first gold, the
"Beaver Money" $58,500 of which
was placed in circulation early in
1849. Clackamas county has tne hon
or of producing the first grafted fruit
on this coast, grafted scions to the
number of nearly 1000 having been
brought across the plains from Iowa
m 1847 by Henderson Luelling and
set out about half a mile north of the
town of Mllwaukie. That was the
starting point of the fruit industry
of the Pacific Coast.
There are many other "first things"
which might be mentioned, but time
frrblds. I will now allude to a few
of the eirly settlers of Oregon City
and its immediate vicinity.
One of these men, who came in
1842, had the reputation of being "pe
culiar," as the following incidents will
show: A man approached this person
one day and said, "Mr. Blank, you
are the meanest man I ever saw,
and a contemptible liar, besides!"
"Tell me something I don't know,"
retorted Mr. Blank with a smile. A
Starting a Business For Yourself
It is unreasonable for a young man to think
that he can set himself up in business with
out some capital to invest in the enterprise.
Perhaps this lack of capital has been the
cause of your working for some one else in
stead of yourself these many years. If so, it
is high time that you began to accumulate a
fund for the purpose of establishing yourself
in some good paying business.
An account with this bank will afford you a
convenient, safe and an ideal method of put
ting your surplus sums where they will grow
into a fund, that in time, may make possible
your business success.
O thers Have Done So You Can Do Likewise
The Bank of Oregon City
Oregon City, Oregon
minister approached 'Mr. lllahk In, tho
fall of ISIS and said, "I have boon re
ferred to you as one who Is well-to-do
and very charitably Inclined, and now
I wish to ask yon for a subscription
to a fund to build a church and a
school house." Mr. Wank put Ms
thumbs l ths nrntholes of his vest,
raised his even heavenwards, and as-
siitmnlnir n reverential air, said, lot
us look to the UuM and be dismis
sed:" and aulrkly walked away, leav
ing the astonished clergyman stand
ing. A little later, rapt, l.eorgo reuse
went to Mr. Illauk lo hire a horse
for a half a day. 1'nou returning
the horse Mr. Wank was asked what
the bill was. "Ten dollars:" was tho
reply. "Why" replied the captain, "l
might better have bought a horse."
"Never mind." said Mr. Hlank. "the
price Is ten dollars and I don't want
any back talk." Two years later the
Captain went to Mr. Hlank to hire
a team and two-seated vehicle for
an all-day trip. Cpou returning, ho
approach e.l Mr. Hlnuk with fear and
trembling, saying, "How much do I
ewe vou: "Sl.SO. said .Mr. man.
In the winter of 1SI3--U he saw n
number of children around the little
hamlet of Oregon City whom ho
thought ought to be at school. Ac
cordingly he spoke to John P. Urooks
about it and told him to write out
a notice to the effect that he iltrookst
would begin a school In one of Mr.
Plank's houses on a certain date. Mr.
brooks -demurred, saying. "The par
ents of those children have no money,
and I can't teach school for nothing!"
"Who asked vou to? " said Mr. Hlank:
"go and do as 1 tell you, bring your
bill to me and I will pay It." Such
was the origin of the first school in
Oregon City. Mr. Wank was Sidney
W. Moss. He told me the story of
the school a good many years ago.
and It was afterwards confirmed by j
two of tne former pupils of Mr.
Prooks.
In this connection It should be said
that with all his peculiarities. Mr.
Moss was a good citizen and perform
ed many kindly acts which the world
at large knew nothing about. The
clergyman above alluded to, Kev.
George A. Atkinson, the Incident
spoken of occured became well ac
quainted with Mr. Moss and always
found in him a ready and cheerful
response to all calls upon him.
I will now say something about
another early pioneer of this region
who left a splendid record behind
him. I will give his experience some
what In detail, substantially In his
own language and I will announce
his name In due time. He said, in re-
atlng his first winter's experience in
Oregon:
I came across the plains from
Dade County, Missouri, to Oregon In
1S53 In James Tatom's company. He
and his brother had four ox teams
and about one hundred head of loose
cattle. We arrived at Salem. Oregon
on the evening of October 18. 1S53
a nice little village at that time, con
slstlng of perhaps three hundred peo
ple. The country looked nice, but
there did not seem to be much doing
and the show for poor emigrant boys
to get work was slim. There were
seven of us youngsters who had work
ed our passage across the plains, help
ing Mr. Tatom, some driving looso
cattle, others driving the ox teams.
As I had had some experience driving
ox teams in Missouri. It fell to my
lot to drive what was called the big
team of five yoke of oxen to a large
wagon. The other teams consisted
of only two yoke each.
We all remained at Salem the next
day after our arrival, looking around
for work, but failed to find any. When
we passed Oregon City a few days
before, we heard that a company was
working a number of men there on
kind of break-water or dam across
the Willamette River, so three of us,
John S. McBride, James Wilson and
to whom he told bis trouble. He
looked at Nolte with a smile and
said, "I know how you feel; I have
been In your condition myself. Here
9 the money to pay the postage and
you can pay me when you can." "God
bless that man. said Col. Nolte
The thoughts of his kindly act under
the existing circumstances has been
cherished memory with me for
nearly three score years. Three days
later the money was returned."
A few days lafterwards Col. Nolte
and one of his companions met Mr.
W. W. Buck, who had a contract to
build a court house upon the bluff,
and secured a Job at $12.00 per day
ntll the following November. 8hen
Mr. Stivers, his partner, and Col Nolte
went up on the Santiam, 18 miles
above Salem, and began building fan
ning mills. A few years later both
men returned east, and Col. Nolte
won his title by services In the civil
war of 1861-65.
Now, doubtless, you would like to
know the name of the man who was
so neighborly to the Mr. Halley and
Col. Nolte. I will tell you. He was
born In Memphis, Tennessee, May 30,
807. After living in Missouri, and
Arkansas for a number of years, he
came across the plains to Oregon in
1843, reached Oregon City on Nov.
13, of that year, and took up a piece
of land near by and began making
farm. During the period of the pro
visional government from July, 1843,
to March 2, 1849 he served the coun
ty as sheriff, and served a term In the
same capacity after the territorial
government was organized, yis name
as William Livingston Holmes, and
it affords me great pleasure to say
that two of his daughters, Mrs.
O'Neill and Miss Mary Holmes, are
here with us today. And you who
ave known these ladles many years
will not be surprised to learn about
the little side lights that I have given
for the first reflecting somewhat of
he splendid attributes of their par
ents; for be it remembered that In
all qualities of nelghborllness and wo
manliness. Mrs. Holmes was the com
plement of her husband. And today
the genial hospitality and good fellow
ship dispensed at "Rose Farm" Is slin
torl.stlc of the "Holmes' Home" from
the earliest days.
When William L. Holmes was sheriff
of Clackamas county for the time
the counties, or districts, of Oregon
Territory were bounded as follows, as
recommended by the legislative com
mittee and approved by the people on
July 5, 1853.
"First District, to be called the
Twallty rJlHtriet, comprising the coun
try south of the northern boundry
line of the United States west of the
Willamette, or Multnomah, River,
north of the Yamhill River and east of
the Pacific Ocean.
"SOcoild District, to ' 'Hit "'ftUU'il 'llio
Yamhill District, embracing the coun
try west of the Wtlltituetlo, of Mull
noumh, lflver mid a supposed line run
ning north and south trtuii snld river,
south of the Yamhill River to (ho
parallel! of 43 degrees north latitude,
or the boundry line of tho United
States and California, and vast oi
tne Partite Ocean.
"Third District, to bo called the
Clackamas District, comprehending nil
the lenltory not iucluded In the other
throe districts.
"Fourth District, to bo called tits
Champootck District, and bound on
the north by a supposed line drawu
from tho mouth of the Auchlyoke riv
er, running due east to the llocky
Mountains, west by (ho Willamette,
or .Multnomah, Utver, nud a supposed
line running due south from said riv
er (o (he parallel of 43 degrees north
latitude; south by tho boundary lino
of the I'nlted States and California,
east by the summit of tho Uock Moun
tains,
Another man. well known In th.lt
vicinity. In early days, was Morton
Mathew McCarver. Ho was born
Jan. I I. 1S0T. near Lexington, Ky. In
1S.M he made a (rip down the Mlsisslp-
pi river, and spent a little time In Tex
as; but not liking tho conditions there,
he returned to Kentucky, and In lS:".t
went to Illinois. Ok May , is;l0, he
was married to Mary Ann Jennings,
a sister of llerryman Jennings, very
wll known In this vicinity in early
days. In IS;!2 Mr. McCarver went lo
Iowa, and with his brothor ln lnw, Sim
pson S. White, founded Iturllnglon.
Mr, McCarver came across the plains
to Oregon In 1SIII, and with Peter
II. Ilurdett, who also came in 1SI3.
started the town of IJuutou. This was
two years prior to the establishment
of the village of Portland. At I.lim
tou lots wore sold for $.10.0(1 each:
at Oregon City lots were selling for
$200.00 each. Mr. McCarver was soon
afterwards elected a member of the
legislature of the Provisional Govern
ment, and in many ways became a
well known character In public life.
In IS l'J-50 ho spent some time In Cal
ifornia, and was the founder of Sac
ramento. Ho was also a member of
the first constitutional convention of
California For a number of years,
beginning In 18.11. he lived on what
Is now the Warner place. Tito house
that Mrs. Arthur Warner now lives
In was built by Mr. McCarver. About
lSSti he left Oregon and made his
permanent home on Puget Sound and
became the founder of Tacoma.
on our nerve and pride, but told me
never to live that wuy ugaln while
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C. A. TUCKER
The Photographer.
Photographs that Please.
Good Work. Moderate Price.
NEW ART GALLERY. .
1003 Main St.. Falrclough Bldg.
around him. The reason why he hail
not been out to see our work sooner,
was because he was a county officer
ind had been absent on official duty
The boys got back about dark. I
had a good fire. Well, If you don't
tl Ink we did not rook mid eat that
night, you aro badly mistaken.
Sunday came. The Imkss had a lot
of long, straight rails and a lot of
shakes not in use, which he loaned to
us to build a cabin. This wo built
up against a large fir log, six and a
half feet In diameter, having the roof
slope one way over this big log. Then
an old cook stove was burned us and
we were fairly well fixed for living.
Our work was only a few hundred
yards from our cabin, but we always
carried our lunch with us, and got
to our work as soon as it was light
enough to see to work. Notwlthstnnd
Ing It rained almost every day, we
never stopped for rain.
The next time our employer cam
out to where we were working, a few
weeks later, he looked around at what
we had done, expressed himself as
well pleased with our work, and hand
ed each one a fifty-dollar gold coin
piece, commonly called "fifty-dollar
slugs."
We finished our contract about
Christmas. We'then did a few days
work gathering our employer's garden
vegetables, putting up a few barrels
of saner kraut and then settled up
He paid us every dollar according tn
agreement. We had done fairly well
for emigrants. We had cleared about
fifty dollars per month each, over
cost of living, while many other eml
giants were working for fifteen to
twenty dollars per month.
Our employer had looked out for
a place for all of us to work the win
ter, at one dollar per day; one to
work for him, the other two for two
farmers living about fifteen miles
away. One was Mr. Waterbury, whom
he recommended as a very nice man;
the other, a near neighbor to Mr.
Waterbury, named Mr. Norton, said
to have once been a sea captain. I
wanted to stay with our employer
each of the others did, also. Mr.
Waterbury had been over to Bee us,
and we llkerl his appearance, but we
all had a dread of the old sea captain,
Norton. I could not prevail on my
two companions to agree for mo to
work for our boss nor for Mr. Water
bury. Notwithstanding that I was the
youngest, only past 18 years old, and
they 24 and 2li years old. they Insis
ted that I had had as much experience
as they, and they thought I could get
along with the old sea captain better
than either of them could; besides.
we had been told that the work that
the captain wanted done was mostly
chopping and splitting rails, which
was work I rather liked and they
HiHiiKea. so they talked me Into
agreeing for Wilson to work for our
omployer.Mcfiride for Mr. Waterbury
and I to work for Captain Norton.
Mr. waterbury went with me to
Captain Norton's and Introduced me.
He seemed pleased said ho had heard
we were fine workers and was glad
I had come. I asked him If he would
give me an outline of the kind of work
he expected me to do. Ho said, with
all the Importance of a sea captain
giving orders to deck hand: "Yes; I
want you to get. tip at four o'clock
every morning, make a fire In the
kitchen, one in the parlor; go to the
table, feed and dress off three horses:
eed and milk one keow; chop nil
wood to do through the day for both
fires; put the wood In the wood-boxes;
by that lime breakfast will be ready;
then It will be light enough ho you
can see to go to the timber a half
mile away to make rails." I said:
"Captain how many rails would you
expert me to chop and split each
day?" "Well," he said, "Home have
chopped and split, two hundred and
fifty per day, but If you chop and split
two hundred and get In In time lo
do the chores In the evening the same
as in the morning, I will bo Hutlslled."
I Hiralghtened up a little and said,
"Captain, I am fairly good at feeding
arid taking care of horses, feeding
cows, chopping wood, and have never
found a man that could chop and
split more ralln than I can; but I never
milked a cow, nor will I ever milk
one for you, or start In to do the
amount of work you expect me to
do each day for one dollar per day
for you or any other man. Good
day, Captain."
The gentleman from whom I secur
ed the above statement of early day
experiences Is Hon, John llutley, oueo
a leading man In connection with tb
early stage transportation In Sasler
Oregon, Washington and Idaho. II
Is now the Librarian of tho Idithi
Historical Society, llolse, Idaho,
Heforo revealing (bo name of our
employer 1 tnUHt relate another Incl
tb nt still further Illustrating his will
Ingness to aid bis fellow man In an
emergent case, (ho knowledge of whlc
en me to mo In a very singular way
About a year ago a total stranger
to tne visiting tho rooms of tho Oregon
Historical Society, and noticing that
he seemed rather more (ban usually
Interested In what be saw, I spok
to hint, learning that ho was In Port
land for the first time, nud that I
came from Independence, Kansas
During our conxois.tllon bo said be
had on old friend there who caine t
Oregon In 1SCI, and gave Ills nume u
Col. John K. Nolle. Having for many
vimii-s been ti-vihi lo norfoct the ros
ter of the I SCI Immigration. I wa
gteally Interested In finding this tie
name as I never had heard of It be
fore. I wrote to Col. Nolle at one
only to find (hat he came to Orego
In 1SS0 Instead of 1SKI. Among oth
things he said that eight or ten of
I lie young men of the company. In
eluding himself, came through tb
Cascade Mountains over tho Harlow
route In advance In order to clear ot
the road, and finally In the latter part
of August, reached "Poster's", Hi
far from the postotllce of Knglo Cri
of lodav. where thev camped and had
tho first milk, potatoes and ft
pork since leaving the states." Th
next day they rode on to Oregon Clt
to see If there was any mall, and
found that every one had Setters front
parents and sweethearts, but could
not get them without paying the post
ii gf lift v cents for each letter and
none of the partv hail a cent of money
Col. Nolle was uppoluted a commute
of one to Interview the post tnusli
and find out what, If anything, could
be done In the emergency. Hut that
officer would not penult u letter t
be taken out of (be olllce until tb
postage was paid. In this sorrowful
plight he walked cway from the post
olllce, and met a kindly faced man
myself, concluded to go buck to Ore
gon City and try and get work. Hut
before wo stinted, Mr. Tatom said It
wanted tne to stay with him n few-
days and help Mm get his stock lo
rated on good range. So It was ngro
ed that Mcllrlde and Wilson should g
on to Oregon City and try to get work
and as soon as Mr. Tatom's stock
was properly located on (be rang
I would come. Those two boys left
for Oregon City and the other foil
struck for different parts. Tntom and
I wen( out to wha( was called (be
Waldo Hills, about eight miles from
Salem. Here we found splendid range
for stock. The grass was Hue and no
stock there. We returned to ramp
and next dav, with the assistance of
Mr. Tatom's younger brother. Isaac
we moved the rattle and the big wag
on out there, with a supply of provi
sions. They returned to Salem (i:
get the family located In a house
and left me alone to look after the
cattle. The cattle were well content
ed and I had an easy, lonesome time
for ten days before he returned to
relieve me. I went to Suletn that
evening, struck out for Oregon City
next morning, went to (ho lireakwaler
works, found Mcllrlde and Wilson
wheeling rock over a narrow trestle,
over very deep water. Occasionally
a tuan would fall In ho had to swim
out or drown. (I had never run
wheelbarrow, nor had I learned to
swim.) There was what seemed lo
me to bo a cruel boss on the ground.
I spoke to him about work. Ho said
"Yes; take a wheelbarrow; go to
wheeling Btono with thoso men." I
said. "Over thoso nai.ow plank?" Ho
said "Yes." "No I will not If I can
possibly get anything else to do where
I can work on land. On my way
down I had been told (hat a man res
iding one and one-half miles from
Oregon City, wanted to let a con
tract to clear and grub ten acres
and cut the scattering timber Into
cordwnod. I mado up my mind at
once that I would try and get this
contract, for I knew how to do that
kind of work. They both said If I
got the contract, they would quit their
Job and go In with me.
In about four hours I had the con
tract. In the agreement, tho man
was to furnish all necessary tools
We were to board ourselves. I had
relied mainly on my two friends' draw
Ing pay for the work they hail done
for the breakwater company for means
to purchase provisions and camp out
fit. When they notified their boss
that they were going to null atwh
wanted their pay (which was about
fifteen dollars each) he notified them
that they could have no money nor
certificate of lime until the next pny
day, which was two weeks off. There
was no use of kicking. Telling him
that they did not have a cent only
seemed to please him. I said to them,
"Come on, boys; I have money enough
for us all to live on until we can
earn more." After we started, they
Inquired how much money I had. I
took out my purso and showed them
that I had just three dollars and five
cents. They seemed to think thnt a
very small amount to purchase waht
we needed, "Yes," I said, "It's all
we have, and wn will make It. do until
we can get un advance on tho work
we are going to do." I had with me
a tin canteen I had brought from Mis
souri. We went Into a grocery store,
got this canteen filled with mohiH-
sen, costing 25 cents; bought one
small strip of thin bacon for 1.0.1;
seven loaves of bakers bread at 2.1
cents each, 1.7.1; total, $3.05. We had
our own blankets. Wo went up tho
hill to the settlor's ranch. Ho had
gotten tho necessary tools for us to
work with, and told us wo could Hloop
In bis barn. Wn ate of (bat bread,
syrup and raw bacon, went, to grub
bing at daybreak the next, morning,
and worked hard. The (bird day at
nixm we ate up the last vest ago of
our supplies. The other men Insis
ted that I Hhould go and see tho boss
and get him to advance us hoiiio mon
ey. I said to them that. I would work
a few hours first and maybe bo might
come out to Hoe how wo wero getting
along. Wn bad worked unite a while
when Mcllrlde spoke up and salif:
"John, It Is time you were off lo see
that man and gel some money to buy
us some grub," "Yes, pretty soon,"
says I. Tho very thought of going
and asking for money (he third day,
when Mr, Holmes had not yet been
out to see what we had done, wan
very itlsngrocuhlit In me. Hostile, I
bad not told blm when I took tho con
tract thnt ww would want money so
soon, for I bad expected that my two
partners would get pay for the work
done at Oregon City and that motley
would keep us lu supplies for some
time. I was unite sipiare up ngaliiHl
a hard proposition no grub, no money
and no agreement for ail advance of
money so early. I kept grubbing,
wondering how I could approach our
employer for money. To say (bat I
felt embarrassed would not express
my feelings, I felt (hat I would rather
continue to grub as long as I could
stand up, nil her than to go and ask
for money so soon. Just when all
of those painful thoughts were almost
racking my head. heard a loud voice
speak up near by and say, "You are
the best men to work I ever snw.
I stopped my grubbing and looked
up, and there was the boss within
a few feel of mo. The next words
ho spoko wero; "How are you boys
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Wllholt tl:00'!Oregoii City
Oarag Cor. 1 1 lit and Main 8ti.
AiiIok leave from ICIeetile Hotel and
Garage at Oregon Clly,
FARE $4.00 Round Trip
Phone Main o, or Homo U0, Oregon
City, for reservallons, or to Wllholt
Springs.
separation would be final;-- to provide
fixed for grub and money?" I said to teams, and provisions lor a coutinuous
him with a trembling voice, "Sir. I Journey of live to eignt inouiiis iiuin-
am sorry lo have to tell yon (bat we H with ones olijective point more
ate tho last bite of grnh wo had for " thousand miles distant fioin
lunch lodav and neither of us has the base of supplies, through an mi-
rent tif monev." Heforo I bnd a Inhabited, legion, occupied by wild
chnnco to explain lo liltn bow wo badjbeiisls and by wilder Indians; - to be
been disappointed In not getting the I without protection oilier man anoru-
monev the bovs earned at Oregon ted by the linmigriinis traveling io
Cltv. he thrust his hand Into his I getber, In order to render mutual na-
imckel n ml brought nut two ten. dollar Ulslance III any emergency which
gold pieces and handed them to me,
giving me at the same time a mild
might arise; - to cross uufordablo riv
ers In wngou boxes caulked and tar-
reprimand for nut lotting him know ! red for the purpose;-to scale inoiiu-
our condition before. Oil, Ills pres- lain, ieiiieiiuy minimi iinpiinniiiMi'.
once with (hose ten dollar pieces nt to depend upon (lie country traversed
that time was like the presence of a for subsistence for tennis, ll being
ministering ange lo us. The boss Impossible, (o carry r 1 so long a
expressed himself as gteally pleased Idlstalice;-- lo be subject to Hie ex-
with our work and the amount we Hemes of sturm anil sunsiiiue, witn-
had done. out (be necessary piotectlon;--lo b
I missed the money over lo Mcllrlde subject lo all the diseases human
ami Wilson and asked them to go In I flesh Is heir to, without Him prosper!
Oregon Clly and gel some groceries of relief, as a rule, from the skilled
and a few rooking utensils. The Isms physician or the trained nurse; to
said bo had plenty of vegetables In loss of tenuis by stampeding, pol-uui-
bls garden and would let us have tins waters, poisonous fooii, aim (bei(
them at less price than we would have by Indiana; lo the . endangering of
to pay for them lu town. I weul with lives of women and children by star
lit in to his garden an. I got all the veg-. vallon; to endure unspeakable snf
etahlos we wanted. The old gentle- ,ferlnga from thirst emailed by many
man treated m well. told him 'weary miles of travel through a briu-
hi w o had been living and working t n atmosphere over burning sands;- -
for three days. He cotiiplliueuled us
It was my Intention to have inmlo
mention of a number of other early
settlers In this vicinity Simpson M
White, ('apt A. K. Hedges, Archibald
McKlnley, Mr, Vance. Cnpt. .1 O. Alns-
worth. Arthur Warner, William II.
Partlow. and still others, but time for
bids. It Is a matter of Interest, bow-
ver, to note that the site of the
Mt. Pleasant school property Is al
most If not unite at the point where
number of the earliest donation
laud claims In Clackamas county cor
ner. .
And now a word In closing. Such
paper as I have given you Is en
tirely outside the productions usual
ly exported to be presented on (he
natal day of our nation, I am per
to endure all these (rials, nud ninny
more; (be . w hole combining (o tin
the powers of htimaii euiliiratice (o
the utmost- then a faint Idea tuny be
formed of the experiences thnt the
greater pioportlon of those who came
to make homes In Oregon lu the Pio
neer days bnd lo undergo. It was
by the oveicomltig of such condition
on the part of the pioneers, (bus
faintly outlined, which saved the Pa
rifle Northwest to (he Cnlon, and
laid the foundation for Its future ureal
tless III preparing It lo become the
abiding place for numberless millions
of our race.
Hut II Is said by many of those
who route lo Oregon In thrse later
days, "The pioneer was well paid for
his coming. He received a large (rai l
Hliaucn. nowever, inai me spiril oi ... in,, I for tils trnlib e " Ve tnv
patriotism and love of country can , frl, to bo sure tie secured a (raft
be enipbasl.e, nulto as much by r-1 ... iB,i.n2i acres. If a simile man.
railing the names and d Is of ihose' ,r ,,, ni.r,,n iv .,. nmi fl, rlor
who bad a part In laying (he fouiida-1,,, iH.rember 31. IH.12: then 100 acres
Hons of our own Institutions here, l)V HK0 ,, am 320 acres by
amidst Ind.'serlbablo dllllcultles, fuilmin lln, w( ,, ( December 31.
removed from the center of govern- j iM3 ,m, ,U , whlrn WM n,r,.d
ment and population, as by rehears- ,)Miv . nrin residence for four
Ing the deeds of those who worn (he Vl.r. iiul let me (ell you. In all
'minders of Amerlcnn Institutions at endor. and with a full comprehension
he beginning on the Atlantic Coast. ... ,.. .,, ,., ,nt i ... .mmt i
Ily (his view do not understand me
as desiring (o belittle In any way the
work of our forefathers, but rather
to give additional emphasis to It In
trying lo plnro before you In a very
wrak way a few sidelights relating
to the origin and development of the
American spirit on tho Pacific Const.
tho legltmato outgrowth of the Atlan-
Ic colonists.
In these latter days tho experiences
make signifies, that (be land so ac
quired, when all the circumstance re
lating In Its acquisition are taken
Into account, cost more In blood, treas
ure, privation and unspeakable hard
ship than (ho area secured would cost
today, outside of tb" cities and (owns
of (he H(n(e, As a pnr( of the price
that was paid by the pioneers toward
the early settlements of Oregon It
may be said, within the hound of
Hint wore encountered by those who truthfulness, that not less than any
crossed tne plains can hardly be un-1 where from fifteen to twenty thou-
erstood. hven to many of thoso ....... iiv., wl,ro .iv,,n ,.n. .nii those
who mado tho arduous Journey (ha ,,,, He In nameless graves along
veiim in uih trip, wneu reveiwcu innn hi Orriron Tra from the Mississippi
the distance of fifty years, seem like . nitf,.r t the Wlllnmettn Vallev. Burh
series or dreams. sacrifices made nosslbln the condl-
(especially Is this true when tho j tloiia of today, and It should not be
forgotten by those of the present and
succeeding generations.
wonderful development In transpor
tation facilities during the Interven
ing years I taken Into account. Then.
Indeed, the pioneer says to himself,
Did I really cross the plains? Can They Hd Ihs Best or It.
It bo truo that It took six months Jor The celebration of Saturday had all
me to come from the Mississippi tn best of II. Oswego, Wllsonvlllo,
River to Oregon?" Hut when It Is Wright's Springs and Highland took
remembered that to "cross the plains, , tho third of July for tho day of Joy
ven as late as 1859, and for some Lnd Kindness and were happy In Ink-
line afterwards, meant this In the ; ing time by the forelock. Molalla
larger number of cases 'celebrated at Wright's Springs. Thero
To leave home, friends, society, and were speches, races ami sports and
all the Miirroiinillngs nud Influences , n ball gnmn. In which Molalla won.
the human heart holds most dear, 1 k. H. J. McAllister, of Portland, do-
Ith tho strong probability that the llvered the oration at Wllsonvlllo.
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SUMMER RATES EAST
During the Season 1909
via the
Southern Pacific Co.
from
Beaver Engraving
Company
QUALITY CUTS '
Telephone Main 1335
First and Ankeny Sts.
PORTLAND, ORE.
OREGON CITY
To OMAHA and Return $60.50
To KANSAS CITY and Return $60.50
To ST. LOUIS and Return $6S.00
To CHICAGO and Return $73.00
and
to other principal cltlos In tho Enat, Mlddlo West and South.
correspondingly low faros,
On sale June 2, 3; July 2, 3; August 11, 12.
To DENVER and Return $55.50
On sals May 17, July 1, August 11
doing transit limit 10 days from dato of salo, final rotum limit
October 31 St.
These tickets prcBent somo vory attractive features In tho way
of atop over privileges, and choice of routes; thereby enabling pas
sengors to mako side trips to many Interesting points on route.
Routing on the return trip through Cullfornln way bo had at
a slight advanco over tho rates quoted.
Kull particulars, Blonplng car reservations ' and. tickets will bo
furnished by any Southern Pacific local agent, or
WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.
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