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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JTJLY 7, 1B07. 11 " The groat a learned soul He takes a tome upon his knee. And be it ever so profound. In rarest lore though it abound. Expounded by some ancient sage. Yet he'll devour it page by page With careless mien and free. Were I a goat 'twould make me gloat In glee!" ' Burges Johnson. The Message, by A. J. Dawson. . Illustrated. H.50. Dana Estes tc. Co., Boston. Those faithful souls who sympathize with the predominant sentiment of the peace conference at The Haue. -would not derive much comfort from reading this English novel. But the man with real fighting: blood coursing through his veins. .wouM. "The Message" preaches that molly-coddles may find quiet Joy In reading about the peace ful manufacture of mudples in ancient Troy or Carthage, but that the man ner to receive deadly invaders aiming to possess your hearth and home -should be with carefully aimed rifle bullets. . - Mr. Dawson sketches the England of the present time, for one of his heroes thinly disguised is Lord Roberts. Rich ard Mordan tells the story and pic tures England largely ruled by a peace-at-any-price political party railed "The Destroyers." the members Df which are a kind of tepid, ineffec tual anarchists bound to a policy of blind reversal; pledged to ruinous economy In the army and navy; de structive, rather than constructive; believing to the last in the' principle of arbitration In settling international disputes; opposed to the existing order of things and particularly to every thing British. England had reached the climax of disregarding duty and the people generally believed that the chief end -of existence consisted of pleasure, easy living, comfort and incney-rnaklng. This enfeebled England attracts the attention of tho German Emperor, who so plans matters that the principal. British fleet is on a fools errand, sent South, while a German' army under General von Fuchter lands in East Anglia. The Germans master city after city, until all England is theirs', and, strange to say, the English nation so far forgets It fighting origin as to have only one cry. That cry is: "Sur render." The Germans sack the Bank of England and ask as indemnity one thousand million pounds sterling. Mr. Dawson makes the mistake of allow ing the Germans to obtain too easy entry, into England, yould not wire less telegraphy have warned England of the approach of the enemy, an would not the warships Of the allies of Great Britain, notably those of Japan and France. have come to her rescue? Nothing is said in the book nbout the- protests of Scotland,. Ire land and "Wales. England seems win ding to tamely becomo German terri tory. The way out is pointed by John Crondall. assisted by Richard Mordan and two Canadian prcaehess. Rev. George Stairs a-ad Rev. Arthur J. Rey nolds. The latter and Stairs preach a new crusade through the embittered Island and they arouse the cowed ones by a call to duty with such success that the milk-and-water government Is . - : i . i 1 . AlHn.tnn t K" -j t i II , 13 ! a ooiisneu'uy wcinuu ul v or "Free' government. Rifle clubs sre everywhere organized, until an army of 3.000.000 trained marksmen is created. They conquer and otherwise make prisoners, of the nine German garrisons left, about 300,000 men. The British loss is given on page 350 as IS. 000. This estimate is altogether In adequate. After the -fighting is over and the German Emperor properly subdued, the United States becomes Great Britain's ally. Boldness of plot marks the novel and events, follow each other so rapid ly that the picture is never dull. Mr. Pawton does not show familiarity with military matters, else he would have put better color into an alluring pic ture. The love motive is refreshing. The rrfauwH Virginia, by C. T. and A. Williamson. Illustrated In colors. $1.30. McClure, Philips & Co., New Tork icity. A dashing story of royal Imperial love - which stirs the imagination to a high de gree. Pure and clean, yet not dull, this dainty romance has already riia.de a sensation this season and is Just the refreshing nov elty to pack in your trunk along with a box. of caramels when you take your vacation either by shore surf or moun tain summit. The fine illustrations in color are by Leon uuipon, ana one espe ciallythat describing tho scene where Emperor Leopold holds in his arms the Princess Virginia, while below the grand staircase is seen the assassin, who had tried to take the Emperor s life Is sure o be treasured In readers' memories. The Princess Virginia Mary Victoria Alexandra HUdegarde. of Baumenburg Drippe, a somber name for such a pret-t- girl, lives with her mother, a grand duchess, at Hampton Qourt. England. Her father is dead. Her adopted brother, the Crown Prince of Hungaria, has been approached bv the ministers of Leopold. Bmperor of Rhaetia. a mythical kingdom In the center of Europe, with a proposal that a marriage be arranged for state rsasons between the Emperor and the Princess. The latter, who has never seen thel Emperor, has fallen in love with his portrait, and to see what sort of a man her relatives wish her to marry, she accompanies her mother and maid where without his knowing that they have dis covered his identity they discover the Emperor as a chamois hunter busy among the mountain crags of Rhaetia. The Princess gives her name as Miss Helen Mowbray, and an admirable pic ture of a healthy, good-looking girl, pos sessed of a happy flow of animal spirits, Js effectively drawn. Of course the Em peror and Princess promptly fall In love with each other. And why not? Here Is a description of the girl's lesser glories: f The sun poured over her liair. as 'she stood with uplifted head and threaded it with a network of living gold, gleaming into the dark (tray eyes rimmed with black lashes and turning them to Jewels. Her fair skin was as flawless In the unspar ing light as the petals of lilies, and her foatures. though a repetition of those which had made a Virginia girl famous long ago, were carved with royal perfec tion. The Princess Virginia, by. the way. was descended from an American- heiress whose gold had bought a title. . The rrincess, while Incognito, manages to "e' ... .... f fZs.? FT is he i THOMAS A'&LSOV save the Emperor from being stabbed by an assassin and the plot proceeds smoothly until her royal lover proposes to the Princess that aha become his mor ganatic wife, as he feels for state rea sons that his country demands that he marry the Princejs Virginia. A pretty complication ensues in which cleverness is shown by the two authors in extricat ing their characters. The Zenda framework is observed In the Iron-gray Chancellor of Rhaetia, and the Count von Breitstein. How does it all end? Ah, that wouldn't be fair to state in a review. Besides it might spoil interest for you. Suspense is sometimes beneficial. The Awakening of China, by Dr. TV. A. P. Martin. $3.80. Doubleday, Page & Co., New Ycrk City. Some sort of a world change is now in progress of consummation In China, consequent upon that country's defeat by the allied powers and by the un expected lessons of tho Russo-Japanese War. What will the outcome be? Books describing China as she is, from the interior, are scarce, and to better ap preciate the problem of the Pacific that is undoubtedly interesting to thinkers at tho present time, the publication of Dr. Martin's educative book of S28 pages, is timely and good. Very few living writers are so well informed on modern China as Dr. Martin. He has passed many of the beat years of his Ufa in the Chinese Empire and was until recently president of the Chinese Imperial University. Orientals are agreed that next to Sir Robert Hart, Dr. Martin is the greatest authority on China. . The book like Gaul is divided Into three parts: The empire in the outline; history, ancient said mediaeval, and China In process of transformation. In teresting, concise accounts are given of Confucius and Menrius, the early Christians, tho Boxer War, and the recent Russo-Japanese War. It is re- lated that the education of Confucius continued throughout bis life and that he once said: "At 15, I entered on a life of study; at 30, I took my stand as a scholar; at 40, .my opinions were fixed; at 50, I knew, how to Judge and and select; at 70, I, could follow my In clinations without going wrong." Accounts are also grlven of the vari ous Chinese dynasties, the diverse stt.iins of the people, and from the whole there emersres a most Intelligent picture of the China of today. Fifty photopraphs shown are remarkable for their beauty and excellence. . . The Haunters of the Silences, by Charles ri. D. Roberta. Illustrated. $2. I.. C. Pago Co.. Boston, and The J. K. Gill Co., Portland. These 18 animal stories In Mr. Roberts' new collection have caught the true breath of life In the open mostly the Par North of snow and ice. where all wild things are supreme. Strange and- nearly human experiences are told of wild ani mals which are so wondrously gifted that they almost seem to be able to master human speech. Savants and especially scientific sports men may say that the animals mentioned in these stories could not possibly in real life act as represented. But all the same, the experiences so entertainingly told here are worth reading and will hold any one so disposed in pleasant, thralldom. There are tales of the forest and Bea, and naturally enough, Mr. Roberts is at his best in forest stories, seeing that his boy hood was passed In the Canadian back woods. He gives as his belief that the actions of animals are governed not only by instinct, but also in varying degree by processes essentially akin to those of human reason. The strongest and most pleasant story in the book is "A Stranger to the Wild." being the tale of 'a white stallion ship wrecked among the St. .Lawrence reefs. For a real thriller a mixture of Edgar Allen Poe and Jules Verne read "The Terror of the 9oa Caves." detailing the adventures of Jan Laurvik, diver, who in the region of Singapore went down, into the depths of the sea to recover $300,000 worth of pearls sunk in a wrecked steamer, and had a furious fight with a giant devil-fish. Fine illustrations and decorations are contributed by Charles Livingstone Bull. England and the Kngllsb. by . Ford Ma dox Hueffer. Illustrated. McClure, Philips Co.. New York City. It is surprising that a writer of Mr. Huefter's undoubted talent should have gone to the length of 854 pages try ing to tell the world something new about England particularly London when hundreds of other word-painters essaying the same task have Just reached the commonplace. Mr. Hueffer is generous with his preface, for he devotes 21 pages to it.- His style is pleasantly readible, di-scourslve and complacent. He de scribes himself as writing in a Lon don clubhouse, and says that he is a person of singularly mixed origin Gerroon, Scotch, Welsh and English. Pages numbered 39 to 71 have been misplaced by the binder and this fact interrupts the even flow of the story. Detect the self-satisfied note of Mr. Hucffer's in this closing paragraph: "For, if this people (The English) be not the chosen people, "this land will be always one that every race would choose for . its blrthlngs and Its burying, until the last Aaron shall lead "the last of the conquering legions across the world. "Selah!" Spirit Lake, by Arthur Hemlng. Illustrat ed. $1.,M. The Macmillan Co., New Tork City. The reading world is already fa miliar with animal stories dealing with the Far North, thanks to the efforts of Thompson-Seton, Fraser, Roberts and others. Now comes along Mr. Heming who paints on the same can vas new pictures, and handles dramatic events in forest and prairie affecting both Indians and wild animals, with consummate skill. Ills book has a new, fresh spirit about it and the In terest Is well sustained. Just the sort of story to place into the hands of healthy young people who like to read -v . i I'. . .1 - , I ( 11 1 JAGJS- about natural ife in the open. All the illustrations, boldly and "splendidly ex ecuted, are by the author. An Indian chief named Standing Wolf is responsible for most of the action, and like a good leading man, he improves by occupying the center of the stage. . Standing Wolf was a Saulteanx, the tribe being knows as the principal fur, hunters in Canada. They were a branch of the OJibwayq, and have travelled further and assim ilated with strange people more freely than any other Indiana except the Iro quois. Among them, Mr. Heming says, are many noted conjurors and med icine men. - Here and there throughout the tale, factors of the Hudson Bay Company and members of the Northwest Mounted Police mingle with the Indians and bring dash and color in their train. Navigating the Air, by the Aero Club of America. Illustrated; $1.50. Doubleday, Page & Co., New Tork City. Twenty-three papers by almost, as many different writers on the pro gress of aeronautical science in this and other lands, up to the present time. Many of the balloon experiences related are thrilling and not only daz zle the fancy, but impart valuable in formation about a subject that the general public ought to know about, as before long man'-flying is coming. England stands credited with having invented the steam railroad engine and France gets the honor of having pro duced the first real automobile as we moderns know it. Shall the United States be lucky enough to construct a machine that can fly? . The book is handsomely illustrated with photo graphs and diagrams. The Shame of the Colleges, by Wallace Irwin. Illustrated. $1.25.. The Outing Publishing Co., New Tork City. It has been the custom heretofore to solemnly speak of colleges and college life. Wallace Irvln treats the subject as a pleasant Joke and tells his story in such a manner that smiles fall over them selves on every page. Although he at tacks established Institutions, his wit Is so refreshing' that nobody is offended. He pays his respects to, Harvard, Vassar, Princeton, University of Chicago, Tale And West Point. Men of other colleges need not lose heart, for Mr. Irvln gives notice on page 153 that they will get "theirs" very soon. Three verses are dedicated to Stanford University, the opening remarks being: Whene-er ,I bear The plash of beer Midst Freshmen roaring like a crater. With wild busrahs And rah-rah-rahs. I think of thee. deV Alma Mater, Who by a tender ear oft yanked mi To Wisdom s altar where you spanked me. The Comedy of Life, Reproductions of full page Illustrations from Life. $2. Llfs Publishing Company, New Tork City. Something dainty and amusing to place on your library table or to treas ure as an added attraction for the guestroom. What is it? A handsome volume consisting of 125 pages of heavy 'paper on which are printed the cream of the pictures and Jokes that have recently appeared In that bright magazine known as Life. All possible subjects are treated of and, of course, the mother-in-law question is not lost sight of. The pictures include gems of Gibson, Hutt, Bayard Jones, Read, Foster, Blashfleld, Hanna, Kemble, Montgomery-Flags, etc. Worry: the Disease of the Age. by C. W. Faleeby. M. D. $1.35. Frederick A. Btokes Co., Nw Tork City. Dr. Saleeby Is already known for his advocacy of trpsin in the cure of cancer.. In his book on "Worry," he discourses sensibly and instructl-ely on the subject, maintaining that mind works upon mind and that the cure for1 worry which is admitted to be the advance agent of disease must be psychical- The chapter on nervous ness as an organic and functual dis ease is especially valuable. Running Horse Inn, by Alfred Treasider Fheppard. Illustrated. J. B- LIppincott Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A realistic, stirring story, of Eng land, around a venerable Inn, detailing the troubled experiences of John Ken nett and his wife, Bessie, and John's soldier-brother George, the time being Just after the close of the Napoleonic Wars. The dramatic emphasis of the tale, coupled with, the sad note in It, recalls the touch of Thomas Hardy. The Sporteman's Primer, by Norman IT. Crowell. Illustrated. $1.25. The Outing Publishing Co., New York City. One innocently opens this book, hoping to get serious advice about outdoor sports, but discovers in time that the of fering Is a most laughable burlesque, cleverly done. Football, baseball, hunt ing the goat, wrestling,, tennis, angling, etc., are all amusingly reviewed. J. M. Q. !' LIBRARY AND WORKSHOP. In Captain Richmond P. Hobson's first book. Just announced a boy's story of navy life- he is reported to have put Into It some of bis own experiences at An napolis. X A. Mitchell's "Villa Claudia," that charming love-story of Tlvoli and the United States, ia about to be brought out in a fifty-cent edition, - illustrated and bound In manllla boards. . - AuguBt 26 is set as the data for the book publication of- "The Younger Set." now run ning serially. The advance orders from Australia for this book have broken all American records so far. ThSt story pf adventure, "Under Castle Walls," has had very great success in Eng land, under the nam "Springtime." The author, H. C Bailey, la a young English man who has a remarkable gift for instill ing the spirit of youth into his stories. , James Montgomery Flagg's latest 'non sense skit. "Why They Married," although it baa attained a large tale, has not en tirely supplanted . in ..popularity bis earlier laugh-provokers, "Tomfoolery" and "If; a Guide to Bad Manners." Mr. Flagg's un usual gift of drawing funny pictures to Illustrate his funny verses produces results wiilcn are destructive of melancholy. mm In the Century Magazine, for the current month. Thomas Nelson Page, the South ern writer and lecturer, leaves his . usual field of Southern fact and fancy and writes of life on the Maine Coast, in a story called "Iander's Light" one of his best efforts Where smiles and tears He close together. A new edition is being prepared of Camilla Flammarion'a "Popular Astrono my." It will contain three plates and 2SS illustrations, also an appendix, bringing thw work up to the present time, and noting the most important advances that have been made in astronomy in recent years. Life is' an exhibitor at the Salon de Artistes-Humorisies now runing at the Palais d Glace in. Paris. This Is the first year of the exhibition, which consists of original drawings and designs from which have been made the pictures appearing in the leading humorous publications of the world. Chancellor Day ,' the Standard-Oil repre sentative at Syracuse University, is embody ing his opinions in a book to be published this Fall. It is entitled "Trusts and Cor porations," and presents the chancellor's matured views as to the giant corporations, public distribution of vast wealth, the sci ence of organised charity, and kindred topics. . David Graham Phillips, whose splendid novel, "The Second Generation," reached a place among the six best sellers this Spring, will spend his summer 'in Europe, at Paris. Before sailing, he closed a con tract for the publication this Fail of his new novel based upon the Insurance scan dals, and called "Light-Fingered Gentry." It has already been published serially and altracted much attention. Max Pemberton, whose latest ' work. "The Diamond Ship." is an excellent ex ample of his knack for constructing a thrilling plot, has entered into a curious competition, for a New York " newspaper. Be and a representative American author are each writing a novel for this periodi cal. The novels are to be published side by side, and In addition to the, high price paid to each of the authors, the one whose work the public judges the better is to receive a large cash bonus.. m m m McClures have been obliged to postpone until the Fall the publication of the fol lowing books: "Poems of Wordsworth." selected by Stopford A. Broolce: "Dutch and Flemish Furniture." by Ksther Singleton, -the elaborate preparation of which has caused delay: "The Wagner Stories." by Filson 'Young in view of the promise of a greater season of German opera this book is to be brought out in more elaborate form and "Pinafore Palace;" an anthology of children's nursery rhymes edited by Kate Douglas Wlggin. Richard Harding Davis has Just written an auto story. "The Scarlet Car." that In dash, fire and the fun of the adventure with the yellow reporter, the struggle in the night at the sanitarium, and the con test with the village speed experts, has not been equalled by any other- motor tales. The love story with its climax In the last adventure, the delightful and entertaining personalities of the ex-football player, of the brother, and of "Izzy Bchwab," the charm of the, girl, and the actions of the reformer make a gay, lively story. These books were received through the courtesy of the J. K. Gill Co., of tills city: "Worry, - the Disease of the Age." by C. W. Ealeeky, M. D. ; "The Haunters of the Silences," by Charles G. D. Roberts: "Nav igating the Air.", by the Aero Club of Am erica.; "Running" Horse Inn." by Alfred Tressider Sheppard; "In the Cause of Free dom." by A. W. Marchmont; "The Star of Valhalla," by Myra Gross; "England and the English," by Ford Madox Hueffer; "The Awakening of China." by Dr. w. A. P. Martin, and . "The Princess Virginia," by C. N. and A.' M. Williamson. - Secretary Root delivered the Dodge lec tures on the "Responsibilities of Cltiseni ship" at Tale last year and bis address has just been published In book' form. Th title of the book is "Thel Citizen's Part in the Government" and contains four ad dresses on "The Task Inherited or Assunx ed by Members of the Governing Body in a Democracy," "The Function of Political Parties.,- as Agencies - of the Governing Body." "The Duties of the Citizen Member of a Political Party," and "The Grounds for Encouragement.", Secretary Taffs lectures in the same course were published last year under the title of "Four Aspects, of Civic Duty" and met with great success. ' e e The Pacific Monthly for July is a typical ontlng number, from the outer covor of dainty green to the oul-of-doors reading matter within. F. H. Klser Is entitled n commendation for artistic skill in compos ing and photographing -the cover design "The Girl of the West.'L The 1'ndomestl- eated Indian." as seen on the Warm Springs Reservations. Is pictured from pho tographs taken by Mtb. Fanny Van Duyn. Tygh Valley, and the feature ts first-class- The same can be said of several views shown of the Clackamas river, from photographs by O. Freytag. "The Rod on the Pacific toast," by Charles F. Holder. is so attractive, that It lrreslstably awakens longing for a vacation. The whole maga zine la still on the up grade. All the world loves a superstition, and there Is a streak of occultism In most of us, however we may ncoff at our weak ness. Robert W- Chambers has often taken advantage of this foible in human nature, and no one knows better than he bow to dally with the mysterious, the creepy and the almost incredible. He has never made more brilliant use of his powers than in nts latest book. "The Tree of Heaven (Appletons), which is now selling well on the book counters. For examnlfl. if vou suddenly looked squarely into a mirror and saw your profile Instead of your full face or If you suddenly found yourself twenty five miles away from yourself that" Is, It you realized all at once that, though you were talking to a stranger In your town house at West Fifty-eighth street. New York, you were also and at the same mo ment lj'ing asleep In a hammock In West chester County, you would be In one of the numerous tantalizing, mystifying situations that give fascination to "The Tree of Heaven. m m, m General K. P. Alexander, whose important Book "Military Memoirs of a Confederate.' a critical .narrative, has Just beeu pub lished. Is an- intimate friend of ex-Presi dent. Cleveland. Their friendship dates back more than twenty years to the time when Mr. Cleveland first came to the White House and General Alexander was one of bis few southern visitors whi did not want an office. He owns a largo estate on the coast of South Carolina, much of it made up of Island properties where the shooting and fishing is excellent, and ex-Presldont Cleveland visits him nearly- everv vear. General Alexander has bad an active life since his military career . ended with the war. He has been professor of mathematics ana engineering at tna university of South trarolina, general manager and president " 1 vanong ranroaiB, a memoer or tne board on navigation of the T?oIumtala river in Oregon and on the ship canal between Chesapeake and -Delaware bays. During President Cleveland's last term he appoint ed General Alexander as arbitrator In- the boundary dispute between Nicaragua and costa Kica. The fascinating "Memoirs of the 'Comtessa de Boigne," 1781-1814, Just Issued by the Scrlbners, have a most original sub-title which the author explains in prefatory note: "I bad never thought or giving a titie to tnese discon nected pages until the binder to whom ' entrusted them wished to know what title he sbould place upon the back of the vol ume. I did not know what to reply. Mem oirs seemed too solemn; as for souvenirs. Mme. de Caylus has made this title her own. and recent publications have some what debased It. I therefore replied : will think of It. With this idea in mind. l areamea during tno nignt that my nephew was asked what those two clasped volumes were. Those are the stories of my .aunt. Here goes for the stories of my aunt! I cried when I woke up. and hence the book has been baptised , f'Stories of an Aunt." No such entertaining remln lscenes of this period, 1781-1814, have been published before for many years. These are the lasts of the great memoirs -cf that time. Their publication has been put off until the present day on account of many personal remarks and anecdotes fecting living people. the of NEW BOOKS RECEIVED. In the Cause of Freedom, by Arthur W. Marchmont, $l.SO: and The Star of Val halla, by Myra Gross. $1.50 (Stokes Vol. Half Hours With Mammals, by Charles Frederick Holder, 60'cents (American Book Co). When the First Oregon Fought Indians Battle of Burke's Creek, Torty-One Years Ago, by One Who Was In the Banks of Volunteers. tThis paper by a member of Company Y. 1 First Oregon Infantry Volunteers, was read at the late reunion at Newberg.) BY WILLIAM HILLEART. EWS OF Indian depredations on Malheur, Burnt and Powder Rivers reached Fort Boise. Idaho, on the 10th of February,- 1S66, and Captain J. H. Walker called-' for volunteers to go and chastise the redskins. All were to be mounted on horses or mules. The number called for was made up in a very short Ume. Ten oi a detachment of Company F, First Oregon Infantry, volunteered. The Captain had more men than horses. and gave this as a reason for discarding the Oregon Infantry. But they were sev eral days getting ready, shoeing horses, mending pack-saddles, etc., and. by that lime the ardor of many of the regulars had cooled down until it was an easy matter to exchange places with them and thus have the lonz-looked-for opportunity of immortalizing our names on the trail, newly made in the snow by the red- skinned devils. Walker's Malheur expedition left Fort Boise at. noon on the 12th of February, and consisted of 23 men of the First Oregon Infantry and Cavalry and 1 United States Infantry, under command nf Captain J. H. Walker, Fourteenth United States Infantry, .lack linr. Archie Mcintosh and two other civilians took charge of the pack- train of some 20 mules; one wagon drawn by six mules also went as far as the route was practicable. When we over took the wagon it was mired down ana frozen fast and solid in a mud-hole. Our course was directed to Snake River at the mouth of the Boise. We went Into camp the second day at noon on the Government ranch. Fox, of Company B. Oregon Infantry, was dispatched to Boise Ferry to pet a guide to lead the Captain to where"the Indians were last seen. He returned in the evening with a citizen named Bowen, who informed us tnat tne Indians had- stolon his and others' stock and got well, away with it two long months before. Didn't we feel sold? The Oregon boys could have told the military at Boise that news more than a month before. Long, Sterr Chase. Many a commander would have turned back, but our little hero, never. He had set his face toward the place where the Indians had been seen, and he was going. One the third day we rode seven miles, crossed Snake River and camped at the mouth of the Owyhee. We had made 50 miles in three days, and if the reds did not go too fast we should probably over take them, -if we kept going, notwith standing they were two months ahead. The O. S. N. Company was building a steamboat at Boise Ferry at the time of our visit; it was named the Shoshone. They expected to use the boat on Snake River from Farewell Bend to Salmon Falls, but the travel and freight did net pay expenses, and the boat was taken down over the rapids to the Lower Snaks and ' Columbia Rivers. The civilians, Dorress and Sullivan, Joined our expedition at Boise Ferry, fur nishing their own equtppage and rations. They related to us how the "reds" had made a raid on them early in December. 1SC5 and run off a lot of their cattle, and they and Bowen. gave chase and over hauled the reds, but that the Indians made it so tropical they were forced to retreat. Although several days were spent getting ready for our raid, many of the small details were not looked after. The cooks found they had nothing with which to raise -the bread. The Captain .learning of their dilemma, drew forth a $10 green back and sent a man over to Boise Ferry and procured the necessary yeast pow der. The snuad, to which the writer was attached consisted of 30 men and we only had two frying pans and a five gallon kettle for a cooking outfit. We often got so hungry while waiting for the cooks to get up a meal, that we would put a slice of bacon on one stick and wrap a strlna of dough around another stick, and hold them over the sage-brush fire until they were warm enough to eat. Xo Indian to Be Spared. Five Oregon cavalrymen from Camp Lyons came up with us on the fourth day, with dispatches for Captain Walker, stating that Lieutenant Pepoon started to Join him. hut was recalled by Captain White. Oregon Cavalry, to repel an. at tack at Halt's ranch on Jordan Creek, Idaho, within 12 miles of Camp Lyons. Captain Walker retained four of the men and sent the other one back with orders to Captain White to spare nothing in the shape of an Indian. Our artillery consisted of a howltser mounted on an old mule with the car riage, or, rather, wheels, lashed on the. back of another mule. The Infantry car ried Springfield rifles and the cavalry had carbines and revolvers. . Jim Hammon, Oregon Cavalry, remarked that in nearly three years' service, this was the first time he had left his saber behind. We crosse"d over from Snake River to the Malheur at Keeny's, then proceeded up that stream two days. Then leaving the Malheur on our right, we followed up Bowen's Creek two days. Scouts were kept out On either side to prevent being taken by surprise. At last Bowen halted the command at the mouth of a canyon, where he and party were defeated two months before. We were ordered to put our arms In readiness for use at any moment. An Ineffective Guide. The canyon was narrow, and almost perpendicular on either side. Silence- was enjoined upon us, and in single file we took our way up along the trail. "Just above yon point," was applied to many points by the excited guide, finally the right point was reached, but Lo had de parted hence. After examining the can yon as far as horses could go, the guide came to the conclusion that Lo had been gone about three weeks. As night was closing in we bivouacked in the canyon near the deserted Indian village. It would haee doubtless been like going Into a trap, had there been any hostile Indians there. - Bowen did not pretend that be knew anything about the country any further, but the captain told him that if he would go along, that he (Bowen) would be fur nished rations. We took a westerly course, reaching the Malheur about sunset and. camped. On the morning of the 20th of February, two civilians, Dorress and Sullivan, turned back, and W. H. Klum, Company F, Ore gon Infantry, being sick, was sent back with them. -Wirt, Company B, Oregon Cavalry, acting as guide, the captain told him to go to Camp Alvord, near Stein's Mountain. Our course lay up along the Malheur, crossing It twice during the day. The only sign of Indians seen was a smoldering fire and "some tracks. At sun Bet we camped at Hobart's battle-ground, on the Malheur. This battle was fought in July, 1S63. We left the Malheur on our right at Hobart's battle ground and were led by the guide up Hobart's Creek some distance, then taking a southerly course with many variations. By noon he led us Into an impassable canyon. The captain then called on Archy Mcintosh, one ofAbout sundown the troops would arrive the packers to act as guide, and a tack was made to the eastward. The captain's horse got lame and was carelessly left behind toy those who had charge of the pack train. , The howitzer was now brought to bear on the spot whence came fh shots, and after a couple of rounds no more bullets came from the willows. Thus ended the battle of Burke's Creek, the greatest battle fought on Oregon soil of which we have any record. The battle was fought on Burke's Creek, so called for our fallen comrade, about 0 ...... Vt L 4 - 4 r : - Ar - - fUif f WILLIAM M. 15 miles west of the Owyhee River and about 60 miles above the mouth of the Owyhee. The sun had sot before the battle was over, and the Captain said he would not give another man for tiiose three Indians even if they were alive. Lashing our dead comrade across a mule, we moved on about three miles, and camped for the night on a sage-covered ridge, and no lights or fires wore permitted, for fear of attacks from some other bands of Indians. . Incidents of the PI slit. Twent-siz dead Indians were left on the field, 18 head of horses were cap tured, besides several rifles, numerous bows and arrows, fur and skins, also a saddle captured from Hobart's com mand the previous July. The first In dian that fell was a squaw, pierced by three rifle bullets, and three Jet locks of her hair were taken by the soldiers who claimed the fatal shot. Civilian Bowen selected the old chief, and skinned his head, even taking the ears. - He spent a good deal of time dressing the scalp, and when we got over to Camp Lyons the regulars stole it from him. Several of" the squaws warded off the bullets from above by holding; flat rocks on their heads. ' Starr of the Oregon cavalry, after a fruitless endeavor to bring down a lit tle fellow with his revolver, said: "Hell, what is the use to waste am munition?" drew his butcher knife across his throat, nearly severing the head from the body at one stroke. In the report of the tight, as furnished by the officers, it is stated that "six squaws were accidently killed in the charge." Some of the boys were so fsr behind that the fight was all over before they came up. The Indians belonged to the Shoshone or Snake tribe. Through a Rough Country. We were on the move at an early hotir the next day. The men who had lost their horses now mounted the cap tured cayuse ponies and Jogged along. Our course was east, over hills and across deep canyons. We saw consid erable signs of Indians, but as we were getting short of rations, and the horses were faring poorly on the greasewood forage that fell to their lot, we did not tarry long. ' Sergeant Derr, the guide, came to the conclusion that he did not know where he was, and the Captain again called on Mcintosh to lead us out. Archy Bet out towards the southeast, and in about 12 miles' travel brought op at a good ford on, the Owyhee, where we crossed to the east side and camped. Sergeant Phillips, Oregon cavalry, and five men were sent on to Camp Lyons with the corpse and Vrooman, the wounded bugler. The ' country about the Owyhee Is very rough and the river runs through a canyon. On leaving the Owyhee the next morning, we climboa the longest and steepest hill that we had yet encountered. Captain Walker and Lieutenant Toby. Fourteenth Unit ed States Infantry, went on through to Camp Lyons and left Sergeant Derr in command. We soon after' camped at Antelope Spring, where we were met by a party from Camp Lyons, who supplied us with rations and forage and soea for the horses. Those who were mounted on the best horses set out on the morning of February 27 for Camp Lyons, and the others re mained over another day to rest and doctor lame horses. Our guide said he would take us through the trail and save six miles, but he got lost and led us Into the snow and rocks almost Impassable. The snow would not bear up even a man, and the animals were greatly fatigued wltn clamborlng through It. -A number of us struck out on our own hook and reached Camp Lyons two hours In advance of the jruid. Camp Lyons is situated on Cow Creek, a tributary of Sucker Creek, and Is so elevated that the place is subject to snow storms In July and August. The camp was built of logs and co-ered with dirt: and was erected by the Oregon Volunteer Cavalry. Captain White, of the Oregon Cavalry, was in command at the time of our visit. Indian Bandits. The warfare between the soldiers and Indians in this vicinity was carried on after this fashion: The Indians would make a night raid on Jordan Creek and stampede a lot of horses or cattle, some times killing a man or two of the set tlers. The next day some of the settlers would go to Camp Lyons and give the alarm and ask for help to recover their stolen property. The bugle would be blown and the soldiers called together, a detail made and some time in the after noon they would get started on the trail Of the Indians and the stolen stock. on the banks of the Owyhee, with per haps the last redskin just out of musket range, climbing the hill on the other side. The officer In command would then turn around In his saddle and say, "Well boys, its no use to go any farther, as we have no rations, and It would take several days, perhaps to overtake them." Then they would ride back to the camp and in a few days the Indians would fol low up for more horses. While we were at Camp Lyons, an attack was made on Doctor Insklpp's ranch on Jordan Creek and two men. Brown and Mott, teamsters Jf - , , r -J t IIILLEARV. for Lockwood, were killed and their bodies horribly mutilated. An officer and thirty soldiers, among whom were four of our party, went after the Indians and carried out the above programme exact ly. The men we left at Antelope Spriig.i ail came inte Camp Lyons on February 28, except Ballard, one of the packers. lie got behind during a blinding blizzr.rd-llke snow storm and lost tho trail and re mained out all night, had to keep moving all the time to keep from freezing to death. We lay bj- on February 22 to give time to hunt for the Captain's horse and to rest several other horses that had to be driven into camp, being unable to carry their riders. Private Davies' horse was found dead the morning before. The Captain climbed a high hill near by and as he could not. see Stein's Mountain and the boys did not find his horse, and several men were on foot driving their horses, he gave orders, on tho morning of February 23, to go the nearest way to Camp Lyons. Sergeant Derr, Oregon Cavalry, was set up for guide, and our course was northerly, turning at lntoi vals to the east. Nothing of importance occurred during the day until about 4 o'clock, P. M. Our company was scat tered back along the trail for about three miles. Some of the bovs were tired snd footsore, having lost thoir horses. When the Captain lost his horse lie did not do as many another officer would have done, take the best horse in the lot and set the man afoot who happened lo be riding it. but he fell back to the pack train and got an old pack mule, the rid ing of which was so laborious that the Captain was off walking about half of the time. While descending a long, slop ing hill, some of the party who were on foot, discovered a horse standing st tin foot of the hill, near a creek, and started on the run for it. The Bloody Battle. But a war whoop from an Indian drtw our attention in a new direction. X camp of about 30 Indians was discovered on the bank of the crrek. Without wall ing for orders, a helter-skelter charge was made by all In hearing, and then commenced the Battle of Burke's Creek a complete surprise to both parties. The reds took shelter behind some rocks under an overhanging cliff, and yelling defiance, let fly a shower of arrows and bullets. Our little Captain was on foot driving his mule when we charged, and before he could catch his steed the mule was panic-stricken anil ran away, and left the Captain to come on at his leis ure. We dismounted and quickly climbed to the top of a rock cliff above the reds and poured a volley of lead down upon them. Some of the men crossed the creek and the Indians were then com pletely surrounded. Each volley was fol lowed by the yells and shrieks of the wounded and dying. Our Captain soon came up. and his only order was, "Spars nothing." Reaching down over the edge of the cliff, lie discharged his Derringer at the foe. The reds let fly a few arrows at him, and Pat Brown called out. "Look out. Cap'ln. they're shooting sticks Rt ye'es." Thinking we had the Indians corralled, the Captain ordered a cessa tion of firing until the Howitzer should arrive. But hardly had we ceased fir ing, when three stalwart Indians made a break through tho lines, amid a shower of bullets, and succeeded in getting into another retreat, surrounded by a think growth of willows and down in the bed ofthe creek. The Howitzer was hurrir.d forward as fast as possible, and after some delay was charged with canister and brought to bear on the willows. But the excited little French gunner, KevMe, overshot. After firing several rounds. Corporal Burke, Fourteenth United States Infan try, and Private Johnson and Corporal Brown, Oregon Cavalry, entered th thicket to rout the red if any were left. They were met by a volley from the reds, and Corporal Burke fell dead. Bugler Vrooman, Fourteenth Unltd States Infantry, while assisting to carr Burke out. received a shot, cutting off hlg ear and knocking him down, and rs the blood flowed freely, he thought his time-had come, and calling to those near him, he said, "Tell my mother I died a soldier's death," but "happily his wound did not prove fatal. Corporal Burke was burled at Lyons with the honors of war. a Corporal and a detail of five men firing three rounds over the open grave. Corporal Burke had been in 13 battles of the Civil War and was a brave man. Our exploits had reached Boise City and the citizens had fitted out a volun teer crew to go and try their hand on Lo, the poor Indlnn. We met the party at the Fifteen-Mile House, where the greater pan of them appeared to be test ing the quality pf the lightning whisky kept on tap there. Some of our party were slightly Inebriated by it, and Ser geant' Derr ordered us into camp early to allow the stragglers to come up. On March 5 we arrived at noon at Fort Boise, where a quart of commissary was issued tc all who wished to indulge. Tho whole distance traveled during our raid was about 320 miles. Captain Walker sold the -capturrd ponies and gave to each one of the party a $5 greenback out of the proceeds, and gave us a good rest before putting up on duty. ' ...