(P I ?v .y Y ?jf3 1 ft t ifi 'f T V Pi TnE Eecep"OX Held at the Methodist
g IV i Uf J V Iiarsonage on Tuesday night, welcoming
pcblisiied sv Htt rniDAT, bt i jto their new field of labor Itev. Str ATan
COLL. VAN CLEVE, JlersoI ami family, was most agreeable and
jj THE REGISTER BUI LS IN G.jUpIeasaut, and thoroughly appreciated by
Corner JVrry and Fin Streets. f the recipients. X early every minister in
terms-ix Advance.
One oory, one year K so;fe
''of'-VS
Suiw-rUien. old of Linn county will ber3 " J " c """"5 ""g "ie Uinerent
chanted o cents extra- To for the year-ascliurene of the city that is most commend
thRt in the amount of postno per niinin3.,i.i . . ...
5tnita ropic.....
. Inn rwiit. --;
which we are required to pay on each imperil
mailed by o.
pf
KB ID AY
AUGUST 27. 1S75.H"1 lno Trs.'to conic. Mr. Vantlersol
uii-1 .tgespi-essed himself in fitting terms for the
DIED.
. At .ci . . . Er" ""iruiueiii in me nanus or utxi
Cleve, aged tell months and twenty-one 3 a,,uersol, who is a finished musician,
days. raeiitertaiueil the company with most ex-
"Sufler little children to come unto me.sc, I,t'"t music on the organ. An excellent
and forbid them not, for of such is tbe!uid relishabfe lunch had been prepared by
kingdom of heaven."
UST OF LETTERS f
ttemnlnin In tho AVhnnT PostofHco. Anjr
,Sti, IS7S. Persons calling for Uiee letters iimt
jtlvc the date on wt!v? they were a-t vert lai-d:?
Armstrong, Mlns Mary Larirnr, .E t I
Ife-anton. Oeo W
Belt. Paul
C!nrtc. Mis T A '
Cruse, Mm Jnno
K'ldv, Poter
Jiorell, lira Atbjr
Meroior, M rc
Morrio. Phillip V
Mver, Ot-orcre
Ovle. Mbw liva .
Vottcr. 4 II 3
Iteif. K-lwnr.1
P. II. KAMOX, P. M.
PAnAiiKAMI.LlR.
Our old Corvallis friend, Johnnie VTil-tS
ii.tuis oiiieu "omrm iiiHrsuainnornuiir.
f - . . . . L ...a . , . -
Johnnie was on his way . to Eugene Citv.
wliere lie intends tormins a partnershipa . -with
a liandsome young lady for lite. Thtifv?
ady for lite. Tht!?v3
otarrtnge ceremony was doubtless per--J , ... ,. " .
- ,. . ... T .. r ..... , : fcjai-saparuia womd cleanse their murky
formed by Eev. I. U ilsmi on last evening. !, , , , . . , . .
and our friends are now in tlKj full vW&t'1 "" 1 ,waUh V'KW-
mentoftlwhojier-moon. John, give t!l0fe Ye miaMy victims of LHIoiw disease, have
wife a patriarvba'l kiss for the writer. .anl0,,,e n-:,nl for y"r 5Shlr3, it not for
accept liis best wUhes f.r a future full ofWol,r'v,:?'
uualnyetl happiness, unaccompanied hy a?y Maj. Ilabcr-ham was in the city yester
eingie cloud of care. ftj-dny. lie is engaged in surveying the Up-
So far, we believe, no moiwy iiareachcdPlH"r WUJamitte for tho contemplated Im-
this market for the pimhssc ot grai.i. andl;lroverr'0,lt3 this iHi:lso"- Ti,e l'kag of
. . . . . ,lome portion of their boat sent them to
tlie prospect now is that another monthVj . , .
. , ,. , . . , x&thU city for repairs vesterdny.
may elapse before stutf an event takes 1 J
place. Tlie n ason ot this seems to U-JM n Wednesday, Clirrley Taylor cut Mr.
that there arc no grain ships in the Colli m-fp
im.i t rewive mij jir-.iiii iiihi may e pur-
ciiased. and shippers to int can?
their money in grain until there
to ship, thu saving the interest on theirj"'1 5,iln P'y roughly had not parties in
monej' for that time. It is probable th:itfa, fl !tKl-
but little il any emir, will pa-3 out of fir.-t A row occurred ti one of our sahvn:
hands until there is a chance to ship.
Judge Ciieuon-eth. o Corvallis eilled al"'8 rl,row hl 'ig''t. and probably would
momeut on Wednesday. He litfornis u !,:ive been ned iiail not spectatins luter
that subscriptions to the Yarpiina lay',end.
Kailway are gradually swelling, until hCJ Bob Chain! ers is abfc to be out once
thinks now the total will font up $5v.C0O orjmore, altiiough still rather feeble. Tiie
$38,000. Tlie Judge expri'Sscs him-seif asl:roken arm has not entirely healed, but is
satisfieil tliat the futl aniow-.t will be r;il5ed!owly getting .Lack to its normal condi
witliin the presvrilied timr. and tiie iiiiiwaytion.
aectired.
the case.
We hope-this will prove to lx-
vcare tavoreti in ttns issue wun an? .
interesting article fi-om the pen of Rev-I tmi it load all to Hinder', and stunning
Mr. StnUton, pastor of the C)i:gregatior.al5ithe drivei thereof somewliat, Lilt other
chiirtrh of this'city. being a graphic de-crip Jjwisi leaving him nnmirt.
tion of Fi-h Lake and couuiry irrotnditig. FoH TllE Bay. Dr. Gamble and family
as weil a a truthful index of "lis".; in tl ;o; ,c f! Wetlut-silav morning la-t. bound
mountaius." It is one ot the most interest -
ing and entertauiuig articles we have cvcrf.Sjlay good fortune at tend tlie
publi-hed in these pages. Asa de-criptive:f1Uni!v in their new home. -
i incse page-, a; a ie-cripiie:sfn;ni;
. has fc-w equals anywhere. pi p
KEN. Lat Friday Louis JIil-;2.i,;
writer Mr. S.
Arm Broken
, ,. i. . 'iv 1 . . : . ..... r'i
ltrsujllgmrr, iipii, i;ru jraii, " ,'tralll. TilCV have tliC lC-t WWlli Of OUT
precipitatetl from a lumber wagon, aiwl
her left arm broken between the eibow aiwicj
" i 1 1- n " -
" t iT , ,,i
.
upewmg me vu;iir ai.i uiiiih tug iiic4i.-i.'-i
to the eround. somewluit bruising the plderirl
sister ami breaking the younger one's arm.gj Ir scorns like old times when Judge Biber
Dr. Phimmer was cal'ed in, who attentled.'S1rnP!! '"to our office and shakes ns up
.i. ..rth. litcnnvr ivhn uKjwitii a few word- of hearty cheer. Our
now doing finely. -
Sealed Peoposal?. As will be seen 53
In u . MlMMknmnt flsewhem in thisSlIate at night with nagons loaded with
paper". Gen. Michler will receive sealedjvheat.
proposals at Ms office in- Portland, nntilgj
.the 24th day of September next, for
proving the Upper Coiumnia river at wie;;.rf jseeond and terry streets.
different points therein meutioned. ThaH g
tntoractatf .Wcuilrl nHtu llflte O'l't. t 3
QtAETy.Ktr MEETCiG-
-At the M. E.
Chnrvh to-morrow and next dav-'N.nirday
ntf Sunday. Kev. Mr. Mckerstm. . thcivl v Mlm.lv nicrbt.
new rresiding i-iaer, iu Pre.-.c. hi '
o'clock A. M. and 1 o'clock P. M. on buu-l
day. Services li. the church at H. anda
quarterly-eouference in the eveim.g," at'
which a tall attendance "of tlie official!
members U requested.
w , . rtettv t.Z$"mJK,il nereaner visit patients 111 regai
Eugene In a two-horse buggy on SatnrdtiyM
at 3 o'clock P. M.; visiting several points nm iew iiini.-Hmer. iuiei-111 ura
fn Lane ommty. and returning at 11 A. at."'6 n the St. Charles, with iU new
00 MoiMlay, traveHng a total distance fjf
one hundreil and fifTy-seven miles in theSa
orty-fbtir hours. t " ;
When we read in an exchange that an
editor ha just "received from Europe tlie Rain. The first rain ot the season fell
sorrowful Intelligence of tlie death of thejou Sunday night. It was very refreshing,
ge4 mother Of 'his brotber-in-law," thelland laid the dust.
fraternal feeling of the editorial , bosom goe4J Stxm'i E.Young U in San Franeico, lay
out to that UHMi in gush, of deep J-ni-ing j., me Ptock of goods. Will return
pathy. : , f lin a Week or ten day?.
Geo. F. 5ettTieir. wh went to Sanj Ki v Dr E R. Geary paid our eTty a
Francisco several weeks since, to have hiIviait during tlie week, starting home Wed
eyes doctored, we learn Is on bis way nonie.-, nesda moriiing.
I.totoK.leM;hiy.-ftVj Jnstthb.k ot it-three lamp chimney
This will to cooa net to Oeor. r many t Jgp nt
friends here. . If Mr. Dennis Beach is not improving
Any one wanting to-invest in a m-teria- nfi, u a mournful case.
resWeneeMjronotieiJ wtui large grouuus ;
' and all the nsual otit-honses, mut aud
ornamental trees, etc., can secure Just the
place they want by enquiring at thin ofilcej
A first class quality of butter has notv
been obtainable for a good while in thls
market. Some man who starts a dairy,.
hereabouts will realize a fortune in short.
order. .
Ed Merrill's yoangest child has been
cUnerouf.Iy ill, but is thought to be some
what better at this writing.
M laa Delia Parrisli. whose case no to a
few, days ago was thought to be hopeless
ts aow said tu be slowly improving.
Frank Parton's aog went dead Wedne
day Qioniing. Probably polsonoJ.
u
miie city was there, to extend the hand of
''C.ll.t.t ...
- lkwshlp and encouragement to Mr. Van-
showing a feeling of unity and
I ir-ru !tci-I r ; : ... x.i .
" wmcn we nope will ever
- '3 - 1" d grow brighter and more perfect
Jqhonor thus conferred upon him, and hoped
t' Iia n. t... .. ... , , . , .
eUilie ladies, .which was heartily partaken ot
rjby the company.' About 10,' o'clock tne
sparty broke up, all retiring to their homes
3wisl.iiig the new pastor an-l family a pleas
att,' agrcca b.e and mo?t profitable 3-ear
-irsiong us. Amen.
R r.T urn ki. Ji id g e
B:iber, after an
visiting in the
jc:isr. pviiicipaiiv in v irgnu i, nas roTurned
tM old Li:m. - where he receivctl a lit-artv
fefflweicome from his miuiw friends. The
.Inde is in tuastiiilccut health and fine
Jiii: it
Tiu-re is no excu?e for those who drag
" , .
Ut'lr wc.'lrv nnrl nirwlfrrl lirwlww mtrk twin
Xichman. a bl.-'.-k.niith, with a pocket
V be pur-;' fe. in the sule. I lie wouml is not con
to :inve.-t.?j'i',t'er'l''iU,Sel'on- Xichman then knockc
chameS J'''1 down, and probub'j would hav
i lite, in the stiie. The wound is not con-
ocked
e
onus
Wwii'ielay
light, hi which
a derringer
The AIha!lv ExpnsOT nn OVCP
a wagfiti
tStluit was crossiuif the trick Mond-iy c-ven-
- inir on her un trip, knottkms tlie vehielc
J?or Vannina Bav. where he to reside.
Dr. and his
lev. Isaiah ilson arid wite lett us lor
.I...:- nu.v- :,, r-. .... v'...i..ni.,-a
. . . .
.0.i;t; for llie ,W!llth jjappiness and pros
!eop;e i
j Tliey call it a 'cyclone.' it is carefuily
fciponrtMl into a tumbler, a handful of greens
JjJstirrcd into it. when it is sucked through a
tmy
iatch-striiig always hangs out, Judge.
Our roads are lined from early morn to
if yon want to see a superb vehicle, call
lm-vgjut Sam Miller". carriage factory, on corner
Farmers all' rushing in their wheat, and
"iptisliinw into the Dollar Store, where snoods
-Siare rushing out ar ij ranger prices.
Somfclsod pii!ilteiI BU,
Brnnn's dog
This
a .logon bad trick.
..v
o-story residences in the western
J Ur- hs pnrciiased a stylish buggy.
splendor.
- ry.
If yon want t80 acres of rich land cheaper
feithau ever offered hereabouts, call on Judge
fohns. agent for the sale of the land.
The Dollar Store catches 'em 011 gTass-
ware. every time.
Postmaster Ray men J U stilf at the Bay,
recuperating.
ff yon- want jewelry, -ieat, tastj, unique.
call at the Dollar Store.
Purser Hatch' shook ns lro vesterflav.
I We propose to travel with Mm when, the
'river is up. .
j Baker's Dollar Store is where the masses
?go to secure bargains.
No chickens in market, nor hasn been
for some time.
j The handsomest frcnt in the city is that
r -n . tl.lt I . , .1 -
Oil JUT. unggs new uuitumg, oy uuua.
To-night Is regular Camp meeting. ,.
VWIT TO riSIf UHK.
AtMsr, Or., Aug. 19th, 1875.
Ed. Registeu s In planning for. a
vacation we were at some loss in deter
mining between the advantages of Ya
quina Bay and Clear Lake, which are
the two rival places of Summer resort
for this part of the valley. "The liny"
suggests sea bathing, boating, fishing,
hunting (for fleas), and croquet playing
' specially in the line of persons suffei
ing from the tender passiow. Every
body was going to "The Bay," content
to ride 72 miles in the hot sun, thtough
burnt timber, over mountain roads, all
for "health and; pleasure." Ladies,
sick, people, babies and all, took the
trip, and voted it tun. Everybody dep
recated going to the mountains, "the
dihtance was so great ; the road was so
rough ;" "the trip was po hard ;" "the
hil: were so long;" but wo wore deter
mined to breathe mountain air, and, if
possible, shoot a Veer. A pleasant
July morning found a party of six, lour
of them '.adies, on board a hack like one
o the Oil Concord' 'Stay as, packed
with provUivns fur some weeks, bedding,
two tents, eight bushels ot oats (for oats
are $1 50 per bushel in the mountains,)
guns, fishing tackle, cookirg utensils,
&c. Our good horses had not less than
1,500 pounds half of itmovab'e freight,
to transport S2 miles.
Our iirst halt found us at the quiet
village of Lebanon. 13 miles to the
eastward. : Lebanon has improved con
siderably of late. The rich country sur
rouiiding the town brings to it consider
able trade in exchange tor the grain
marketed there.' A grist mill does a
heavy business, but tho llour we pro
" cured there in tilling our lii-t of supplies
was not calculated to recommend the
quality of their -work. A saw and
p'aiiing mill supplements the eflorts of"
similar ci-tabli.-htieiits in Albany to
keep up with the building demand. A
handsomely built cra!t of considerable
cairyiiig capacity navigates the h'anliam
Canal, with cargoes of various produces
flr Alttauy markets. All the-- way
across tlie valley we found farmers finish
ing up haying, or cutting tho eailiest
fields of wheat. Passing a belt ot tim
ler covering a low range of hills, we
enter the little valley of "Kweet Home."
At the upper end a toll-gate bnrs our
progress to the Willamette Valley and
Oc!u;eo mountain road, until an i;pen
sesame of S3, g.hl, gains us access to
the niiK.iown regions beyond. Once
inside we put up our tei-tsand light our
iirs-t eai-firc. Thirty-one miles travel
over the dusty roads through , the hot
sun make us willing to try the merits
of some hot coffee and the hard beds
which flI low. As a lot of pigs had the
i nn of the-enclosnre, fleas disturbed the
repose of more than i:e ot the party,
while a venerable Doctor in an adjoin
ing tei.t muttered vengeance against the
aforesaid pigs in their various foraging
as!-a3-s. The soda water man of our
party found Jiis bed in a pile of hay near
by also beset with difficulties. Fin-t he
would slide out of bed hearl first, then
feet fir.-t, and then donb ed together in
the middle until head and feet nearly
touched. The preacher and companion
were shrewd enough to take a cot bed
as part of their outfit, and hence they
had neither the hardness of the bed,
nor fleas, nor pig? to disturb their s'um
bcrs. However, as all things earthly
have an end, mori.ing found all active,,
and soon ready to begin the ascent' of
tne three-mile hill just beyond. With
all but one, walking, and frequent ha ts
to ra t the team, we emerge after & time
into an ojienh.g where a deer trail from
the valley be uw crosses our road. A
tii-e young buck stops to watch the pro
gress of the advancing cavalcade now
increased to three wagons. The crack
ot a Remington in the hands of the
preacher1 sounds his death-knell, ai'6!
provides the camp with the first venison.
The Dr., an old mountaineer, soon lias
the gaaie dressed,! '-and ? packed " among
our other trap?. "A little further brings
us to "Whisky Sprhigs," so named be
cause Wiley ojieued hero' his bar for the
workmen while, the road was building.
Wiley's ranch just below the hill to the
right with its golden fields of waving
grain, makes one of the most beautiful
scenes on the route, and we wonder
.why. the road was. not built through
this delightful littre valley and 011 a
lower level up tho gorge, so as to avoid
the tremendous climb up to Moss Butte,
for the fun ot descending to . the valley
of deer creek beyond. But as we had
not the task of engineering the route,
but only of traveling it, we are alt glad
to get to the summit and get a ride
down the . grade. From the summit
where we look down hundred; ot feet
Into the gorge below, we descend as
rapidly as the nature of the ground will
permit, until we cross deer creek, when
we get our first dinner ot venison. The
afternoon - Journey is a succession of
climbing and descending, round abrupt
curves, until well worn out we are glad
to halt for a short tune aud te6t tho
quality of the waters at lower soda.
We found several parties camping here,
hoping to be benefitted by the curative
properties of these springs.
After drinking a few ' pints of soda
water, and observing tho curious forma
tion of tho rocks thereabouts, and the
clear pools in the bed of the antiara,
suggesting brook trout, we resume our
journey, passing at last a huge mass of
basaltio formation, called "Elephant
Rock." At this point where the Sauti
am passes through a comparatively nar
row gorge, basalt comes down to the
water's edge, and almott stopped the
progress ot the road in process of con
struction. After trying in vain to find
another route, and exhausting other ex
pedients, at last a narrow track was,
with extreme diiEculty, blasted from
the side of the mountain, barely wide
enough for a single team to pass. As
we advance the country becomes wilder
and more desolate, except where scat
tered settlers are sli ivii g to make hemes
in the narrow valleys and up the littlo
canyons. The road grows narrow and
tho grades more precipitous. Many
spurs have to be surmounted which
Kkillful engineering could have turned
or scended by easier grades. - Moun
tain springs cross the track at frequent
intervals, affording delicious draughts
of ice-cold water, but by no means im
proving the road way.
Much of the road is so narrow that
teams cannot pass each other. Look
outs are sent ahead at the more danger
ous places, and sometimes troublesome
adventures occur, such as unpacking
and traiis'eiiing round each other. Af
ter camping a mile or two beyond, sup
per over, the te-iis up and blankets
spread, we made "the mountains and
gorges resound with "Hold the Fort,"
and others of Hammond's for.gs. Tlie
next day took us past upjier soda, whe:i
one of our party indulged in a hf.U pint
cup foil of the beverage, and others in
lesser measure. We camped tor the
night at the "Mountain House," where
we also spent the Sabbath according to
the commandment. Monday morning
found us at tho foot of the seven-mile
hiil, after crossing tho Santiam, a dai-h-ing
mountain stream, for the eighth or
ninth time. Here we tightened our
be't's, the ladies faced the music, and up
we went. Curiosity led me to count
the halts made to enable the team to
catch their wi d, which I found to lie
not less than 00 stops to the- mile.
Four hours were occupied in tlie ascent,
diligently put in. Some of the scenery
was surpassingly sirand. For 20 miles
we had ridden, thryugli -burnt timber
with only a comparatively few ot the ;
largfst stubs-., naked and charred, left
standing, of what had been a mighty
f. iest. Feven years ago a fire broke
out from a hunter's camp-fire, sweeping
ovei a vast territory, measured by hun
dreds of square miles, and destroying
millions of magnificent fire and cedars.
Even the soil which is the slow accumu
lation of rotten logs, bark and leaves,
being filled with resinous matter, was
largely destroyed, leaving the bare sides
and summits of hills and mountains to
stand bleak and exposed, washed by
drenching rains, and burnt by scorch
ing suns, until the country looked like
a desolate wilderness. Occasionally an
adventurous fron!i?rsman, or some con
sumptive, in the hope of prolonging
life, has opened np a little ranch along
the river's bank, where timothy hay is
raised among the logs and stumps, and
retailed to tho passer-by at the rate of
$30 to $40 per ton. The mountains
grow blackberries, which attract peop'.o
from 50 to 100 miles around. Bears
also enjoy he luscious fruit, and not
unfrequently create a stampede among
the groups ot women and children who
have come to share the harvest. The
bleakest and highest peaks are the re
sort of the old bucks who, at this sea
sou, keep themselves secluded to escape
the torturing flies, and who are also-at
work hardening their horns for the Au
tumn battles. Much of tho game was
destroyed by the great tire 'referred to
above, which swept through the fbrrests
faster than a horse could run, and which
created such intense heat that even tho
fish in the mountain streams were
Fcorchcd to death.
Now, wo have passed the burnt tim
ber and enter the great forests, where
the huge trees stand so telose" and tall
that the m rarely reaches tlie ground.
Besides the varieties mentioned above,
we find more or less hemlock, yew, and
an occasional pine. The great firs,
sometimes 8 to 12 feet over, outnumber
all other varieties put together. Mul
titudes of these-old monarehs are yearly
destroyed, by boring two holes so as to
intersect each other, " with a two-ineh
auger the fire, to be kindled in one,
and the other used to create a draft.
When a bole sufficiently large has been
made, a boulder is put hv which, being
heated red-hot, burns down through
the stump to the roots, Sometimes a
huge tree is thus entirely consumed, but
more frequently it burns off and falls
with scores of others, which help to de
stroy each other. Occasionally as we
drive along, some old tree has so far
rotted that it falls with a tremendous
crash. Sometimes they block the way
and have to be bur.jt or chopped oat,
before teams can pass. We find huge
trees lodged across the road leaving
barely space to pass, and looking as if
they might fall at any moment.
Thus we go, threading our way along
the narrow trail, over stones and stumps,
around abrupt curves, winding here and
there among the trees, forced to take
every advantage of the ground, with
huge mountains above and deep canyons
ya.vniiig below. And yit this road,
built at an expense of about $30,000,
ard kept in repair at a yearly outlay of
thousands more, is one of the main out
lets to the Ochoco country '.beyond the
Cascade range ; in fact, this is the only
outlet to our valley. From November
until July the road is impassable on ac
count of snow. The winter storms
block tho Toad with fallen trees and
ether obstructions. No human being
attempts to live above upper soda dur
ing the winter ; the deer and other
gsme fleeing to tlie valley below. :
Wnen we reach the summit the ladies,
who have been obliged to walk the en
tire distance, are glad to get in "and all
take a ride." , In a mile or so we come
to Summit Prairie, where we camp to
lunch, and re.t our weary horses. This
little prairie covering perhaps 10 acres,
with two other small ones, Indian or
Lost Prairie and Looking Glass Prairie,
are famous resorts for Indians, who es
tablish hare their hunting camps. Deer
trails converge here, attracted partly by
the open ground and partly by the
mountain springs near by. At Indian
Prairie a white tombstone between two
beautiful evergreens, marks tlie death
scene ot a young man, killed by an ac
cidental discharge of his gun. Follow
ing the name and description of the
way he came to his death, are 8 stanzas
of verse cannot say jioetry too long
to transcribe, and scarcely deserving im
mortality. At length we reach Fish Lake, 82
miles from Albany, the end of our jour
ney. By the advice of friends we are
persuaded to seek a camp upon the
Lava beds. This bed, covering several
hundred acres, is a curious formation of
scoria, much resembling the cinder or
clinker of furnaces, b.'.t without any
foreign admixture of ash. Two huge
mountains at a distance, and "some 6 to
10- miles apart, are composed of very
much the same material, too steep and
rugged to ascend.- The surfaec -oC tlo ,
lied is very irregular, and exceedingly
difficult to travel, and after all, the
camping places were little better than
stables, and so rough we were forced to
return.
Many of your readers are familiar
with the details of camp lite, and some )
of the facts are not particularly pleasant
to review. Although our camp was
quite picturesque, under the great firs,
and just overlooking the waters of Fish
Lake, it was not at all romantic climb
ing the steep, dusty hill between us and '
the Lake with tlie big buckets of water
required for camp use, nor the frequent
visits to tho spring some distance up in ;
tho forest, nor cutting wood," nor put
ting up the tout several times a day,
because it teoittd fall down. But our
great enemy was dirt. Every foot-tall,
every passing . train would kick up a
dust, which, especially at meal time4
proved disagreeable. Tables were dis
pensed with, likewise chairs; a little
hay (costing 2c per pound) with a cloth
over it, being substituted therefbr. Bis
cuit were baked in a frying pan turned
up before the open fire, in which also
the potatoes and fish or venison were
to be fried. The smoke would follow
the handsomest, or homeliest, of tho
party, tho ladies couldn't determine
which; but then it was all for health
and pleasure. The beds were hard, the
bill of fare not over sumptuous, the dirt
was execrable, tho exercise laborious,
but there was nothing to do but make
the best of it, for the 6ako of health.
For the same potent reason we walked
through the, dust to Clear Lake, one of
the wonders ot creation; eight of us took
pa-sage on two clumsily, constructed
rafts, lashed together, which often sank
under our weight three or more inches
into the near!y ice-cold water,. But the
sights were well worth all the trouble
aud danger.
The bottom is composed of lava or
else a basa'tie rock, covered with vari
ous mosses, and which can be clearly
seen fifty and more fent under water.
We float over stubs of trees standing
30 to 60 feet high, every limb and knot
of which is covered with delicate mosses,
aud in the sun-light reflecting all the
eolors of the rainbow. So clear is the
water that the fish ean bo distinctly
seen; even to the slightest movement of
their fins, swiming at the bottom of the
lake. Many complain of a sense of diz
ziness, as if they were floating in the
air.
After we were somewhat satisfied
with the novelties of the situation, the
raft were anchored iu about fifty feet
of water and tho paity devoted itself to
the serious work of fishing, Theso lake
trout are very fine, some of them weigh
ing from to 4 pounds. Mrs. Strat
ton hooked the first fish, one of the
largest size which, however, proved too
much for the strength of her tackle,
and got away with 20- feet of silk line.
Over forty "fish were fasten, and we
were satisfied to return to camp wet,
tired and covered with dusC Whilein
camp we bought part of a huge elk,
shot by an old mountaineer. Such
is worth, treeing, even if as in this in
stance it took several trips to bring it
in. Three pack horses were loaded
"with ihe best parts of the carcass, which j
weighed, dressed, about 800 pound.
The. antlers, six-spiked, weighed about
50 pounds, and took two men to get
ihem through the brush without injur
ing the velvet which covers them at
this season. The horns were worth
about 15, to be used fbr a hat-rack, or
similar purpose. The meat is rather
coarser . ihan venison, but sweet, and
comparatively tender. .
Having had enough of fishing with
the accommodations afforded, a tramp
for deer promised not only the necessary
exercise for health purposes hut the ex
citement of the chase. "Bald moun
tain" reared its 6torm-beaten crest six
miles to the westward, suggesting fome
tine views, beside the chance for game.
So about 10 o'clock one morning, with
a neat little sandwich tucked into our
back pocket, and a dozen cartridges, the
wiucings of our blistered lect were dis
regarded in the hope ot some stirring
adventure. And we were satisfied. In
two hours and a half, the grand scenery
stretching away in all directions from
the summit, well repaid all the pain
and fatigue. There was the camp from
which the start had been made, nestling
down by tho landing at Fish Lake.
The wooded hills and bare rocky bluffs
crowning ail the highest peaks. Tim
ber does not seem to grow beyon a
certain line, except a few scraggy cedars,
which look as if they had been torn and
twisted by driuing storms, and Battened
by winter snows until the semblance of
tree had been lost. Above the timber
line grass was to be found in abundance,
and several varieties of moss and wild
dowers. In tihelleved nooks snow yet
remained, slowly disappearing under
the glowing heat ot the August sun,
A solitary grouse on a distant rock
challenged a shot, which had then tc
be carried.., to. .camp as a memento.
When the vision had been somewhat
satisfied with the magnificent views ot
mountain and gorge, and the apparent
depths of the adjacent canyon sounded
by huge rocks, : dislodged from their
ancient resting places, rolling and bound
ing with more than the stride and speed
of a race-horse, crashing through the
trees, raising c'ouds ot dust, until the
resounding echoes came up to -tell of a
'feaaljesting place. Then lunch was to
be discussed upon a bankjof snow which
remained a witness for the wild rage of
the previous winter's storms, now lying
still and white, it afforded a cleaner
table than our dusty camping, place at
Fish Lake. With snow for dessert, soda
biscuit and a slice- of elk meat, made
quite a feast for that quiet .v ngnst day
After lunch, a higher peak than any
yet ascended afforded attractions not
yet enjoyed, whence a beautiful'- lake,
nestling down at the loot of the sur
rounding peaks, could be seen. This,
perhaps, never had been seen by white
man, and must be visited. Down, and
down more rapidly, but with scarcely
less difficulty, sliding and rolling when
walking was impracticable, at length
the margin ot a shallow sheet ot water,
revealed dozens of ugly black lizzards,
aud brackish, waim water, scarcely re
payed the accompanying weariness and
pain. The blistered feet had been get
ting no better fast, and partly to avoid
the straiu of the steep ascent and descent
necessary upon a return over the morn
ing route, and partly with tho hope of
some new discovery, it was determined
to follow the outlet from the little lake,
in the hope of an easier, even if some
what . circuitous route. At first all
seemed pleasant and easy, but a succes
sion of dashing cascades, from five to
twenty feet, hemmed in with precipitous
banks, paved with huge and slippery
rocks and logs, followed tor two miles,
was sufficient to prove that the longest
way around was not the nearest way
home.
It was 1 ow 5 r. and not less than
ten to twelve miles from camp. A
wooded point to the right '1 looked at.
tractive, especially if it could be turned
without much climbing. Sad delusion!
For two . hours that summit appeared
scarcely one hundred yards ; ahead. A
stony bluff, or a deep canyon to right
or left, showed the. light through the
trees aud promised an outlet. Up and
up, with extreme difficulty, and often
; serious danger, scaling rocky faces, hold
ing on to projecting points, hurrying
over some gravely slope which sent the
rattling stones down to the bottom,
grasping bush, or root or weed, and at
last enveloped in driving clouds and;
mist, below and above, iu the gloom, of
the coming darkness, and the top still'
at an unknown distance, tlie prospect
was not specially encouraging. Whet
at last the summit was gained, wora
and footsore, not a familiar object was
to be seen. Camp and mountain top,
and sun-light, and star alike blotted
out by the all enveloping cloud and
darkness. Nothing was to be done bet
a plunge rutathc increasing shadows, it
the hope of striking a homeward trait-
An opening of burnt timber offered a
faint hope of success, but dense thickets,
vine maple and clusters ot a thorn weed.
made traveling in the dark impossible.
Fire kindled with nearly the last match r
lighted up the mountain solitude and
made the increasing cold endurable
without coat or blanket, with a piece of
bark for a pillow,, and tho uneven
ground for a bed, repose was somewhat
broken and not very refreshing. Day
light showed the way down to the rip
pling brook in the gore below, where
a breakfast of ice-water suggested "
striice for camp, as the next best thing.'
The details ot the tramp will not bo
very interesting in the relating, as tJiey .
were not experiencing," except to men
tion a shot at a curious young deer who "
stuck its head round a big. 1 Sr to find;
out who was fooling away his time out
so far from home, so early in the morn- '
ing. The buck fever would come on'
whenever .the bounding creatures sug
gested pame. Always regretting the ;
inability to get & shot until the noon
day sun revealed tho fact " that - tho
water-fall sounding so distinctly was
the outlet of Clear Lake into the Mc
Kerzie, acd that we had gone miles oat
of tho way. A few half-ripe blackber
ries served for dinner, with a cup of
ice-water for defsert. A gray wolf,
scared from his repast on the offal of
slain deer bat too quickly fbr a shot
interrupted the painful monotony of the
tramp for a few lagging moments. The
rifle, with tlie grouse shtt the day Bev
fore, and a squirrel for company, seemed
heavier with every mile traveled. At
length, however, the signal guns of a
party sent out to find the lost one, an
swered the shout for tho boat across
Fish Lake, j Biscuit and fried fish, with
a cup of hot tea, were next iu order
after a good wash ard slippers. An
other party ot old mountaineers, who
had set out earlier in scareh, were oui
until nightfall-
'" LittleelseTemains to .be said.- Tne -fish
were getting too wild to catch; tho
deer were moving downward toward
the valley; the euriosities of the lakes-,
had been visited; tlie' dusty camp - was
becoming unendurable, and "Sweet
Home" was the suggestive refrain to
every song. Let it be put on record,,
however,-that our party conducted the
first Sabbath School, and the first relig
ious services ever held at this attractive
resort, which will in a lew years b
crowded with those who seek- health
and recreation.
Messrs, Burmester and Nicholson
hold themselves in readiness to supply
the creature wants of the passer-by, and
expect by next season to have a more
commodious house ready for entertain
ment of permanent cuests. Attempts
will be made to clear off the grounds,
and set them to grass, when, as camp
ing grounds, they will be well nigh per
fect. Boats will be provided, and at
the proper season, game and fish will
be abundant, A better road is to be
built over a new route, now being sur
veyed, so as to avoid the heaviest grades
up seven-mile hill, and it novices want
a guide or counsel, and are not too proud
to ask for it, they will find all they can
ask in Henry-Hamilton, one of nature's
nobleman, with a heait as big and
grand as the mountains among which
he loves to wander.
The time for our stay is exhausted.
and reluctantly we prepare to retrace '
our way, -Half way down seven-naile :
hill, the king bolt ot our back bends
short over, tind there id a good prospect
of a horse-back ride tor -eighty or one
Rtandred miles, to repair damages.
Having been driver, hostler, hunter.
boatman and fisherman, hewer of wood
and drawer of water, by turns, we have
now to show our skill as blacksmith,
A n hour finds as on our way down the
hill, and another horn doubles over our
bolt again. We make out to reach the
Mountain House, where another trial
ot skid, and a chain borrowed from
Uncle Mack, sends us on our way re
joicing. We jnake out to reach tne
blacksmith shop in Sweet Home valley,
and by keeping the smith- up half the
night, are ready to resume the journey
early in the morning. On we go until
a fallen tree on fire blocks the road.
We cut our way round the obstruction,
and after a short halt to lunch, and an
other to shoot grouse, passing; by vast ;
grain fields, ripe for the sickle, IistaniDg f
to the music 01 reaper or -----
thresher, fitting thousands of bushels 01
wheat for market, at last we aoh our ,
own Albany, glad to be at home once
inoIe" t .v vr we saw the moun-
more about how a prrv.
and found, ask Andy CarctLcni,gtlie .
soda water man.