? m .jgr.aawnB b w w w p m — BEDROCK DEMOCRAT, PU B LISH E D EV E R Y W EDNESDAY, BY J M H . C . SHEPHERD. SH EPH ERD. j . n . s h e p h e r d a s o n . O F F IC E IN T H E B ED R O C K D EM O CRA T B U IL M X G . I T e rm s of S u b s c r ip t io n : Ona year,.............. ...........................................4 00 Month®»....... . . . . . 2 50 ¡^ ^ ^ B a n H a m R A T E S O F A D V E R T IS IN G , öcörock Democrat. YOL. 6. N ew D r u g S to re . Mo Ho i m m Corner of Main Street and V alley Avenue, BAKER S . M . 1‘ E T T K N G I I .L A C O ., 10 S ta te Btreet, Boston, 37 Park Row, New Y ork , •»nd 701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, are our Agents for procuring advertisements for the B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t , in the above cities, and are authorized to contract for advertising tour lowest rates. n3tf W e are now prepared to do all kinds of JO B W OR K on short notice and at reasona­ ble rates. N. B .— All Job Work MUST BE PAID FOR ON D E LIV E R Y . P R O F E S S I O N A L CARDS. L. O. STE R N S, T. C. H Y D E , N o ta r y P u b l ic . and Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Perfumeries, Patent Medicines, Soaps, Wines, Brandies, Whiskies and Cordials, For Medicinal purposes. F am ily Medi­ cines carefully prepared. Prescrip­ tions accurately compounded, at al 1 hours of the day or n8 night. Give us a call. tf MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS, AT TH E C o u n s e lo r s A I -I . h w , B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. L . O. S terns will attend the Courts of the Fifth Judicial District, and of Idaho and Washington Territories. Water Bights and Mining Litigation a S p e c ia l t y . Collections promptly attended to. Tine 18, 1873.nCy ANDREW J. LAWREME, Attorncy-at-Law, of the State. Baker City, Sept. 1, 1873. n!7y. J. M. S H E P H E R D , A tto r n e y a t-L a w , B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. I S V. KNOX, (And Notary Public,) OREGON. Will practice in the Courts of this State and ■f Washington Territory. ' T E C IA L ATTENTION PAID TO LAND Business, and Collections. nl3tf S f J O S E P H H. S H I N N , M illin e r y W ill attend to Conveyancing and making ABSTRACTS OF T IT L E . nl8tf E. W. REYNOLDS, PUBLIC AND DEPUTY U. S. MARSHAL. • Office with John Brattain, Three Doors South of B e d r o c k D e m c k a t olheo, on side of the Street. Baker City, Sept. 3, 1873.ul7ru4: A. J. TUIliODO, 11 . A. 11 . I). M . A - Queen’s University, 7 Canada, M . D. T r in it y U n iv e r s it y ,) 1854. r ii}» « ic ia n , S u rg e o n , A c . former residence, nearly opposite the Bed­ rock Democrat Office. ' Baker City, Oregon, N o y . 10, 1874.-y o o c l , M. D. (Graduate of the College of Physicians and Burgeons New York and of the Medical De- ; I partment ol the Willamette University,) '* PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ,r Torms cash, or no patronage solicited. Office one door north ot City Drug Store. n23| BAKER CITY, OREGON. [tf J, f . WISDOM, Proprietor, REID & CONSTABLE, Prop’r. m H I S HOUSE has been enlarged and re- 1 fitted, and is now the best Hotel on the Umatilla and Idaho stage route. Stages leave this House for above and be­ low,, and also for Clark’s Creek Eldorado, Geni City and Sparta. Connected with the Hotel will be found a first class Liquors, Wines and Cigars of the best quality. Phelan’s Improved Billiard Tables all in good order. o------ o N. B .— Those indebted to either the Hotel or Saloon are requested to appear at the Captain’s office and settle. no5v3tf. HOTEL RESTAURANT WHH J. B . tìA J ÌD N K R , WATCHMAKEE AND JE »VELER, ESTABLISHED IN EAKEB CITY IN 1867, Keeps constantly on hand a well assorted Stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS I JEWELRY and is prepared to do all kinds of work in his line of business. Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory n3] Prices [tf. PAP LEVIN S, W H OLESALE | Carpenter B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. IH E P R O P B IE TO B H A S Bought T . the Hotel Restaurant, next door to the Post Office, formerly kept by Sicord & W hitcom b, and has firitfd the same up in the best style as a H otel, on the French Restaurant Style. He is prepared to ac­ commodate the Public, and is determined to give entire satisfaction. The House is open from five o’clock in the morning until twelve at night, during which time customers will be supplied with the best o f everything to be bud in the M A H K - B T . Baker City, July 4, 1874.-n9t.f F r e d . -A . B o h n a ’s SALOON, T o b a c c o & C ig a r s , General Assortment Of all articles in his Line, which he is selling at L o w e st P k ic e s , for the Ready Pay. His house is located on Main Street, nearly opposite the Bank Block, Baker City, Oregon. Baker City, Nov. 11, 1874.n27tf. R A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. FR E D . A . B O H N A Designs and Specifications Furnished. Estimates Made. Terms Liberal. Baker City, Nov. 17, 1871. n28y S J M ’C O R M IC K , Importer and Dealer In Boots, Stationary, Toys, Music And NEW SPAPERS, FRANKLIN BOOK-STORE AND SANTA CEAUS’ Headquarters, Fire-proof I JJriok Building, 105 Front street, Portland, ji *G7 Oregon. [tf "U nder ta k er. I. J. W. CL E A V B B ^Inform s the Public that he is prepared to do '¿*'1 kind of work in the Undertaking Business ,**m short notice and at rasonable prices. £ Baker City, Oct. 1 , 1873.n21tf Sewing Machines*—A t r o v e r & Baker, and a Florence, both new and \9 very best—for sale. For particulars, en- ~we at thts ofiice. n50tf A O V E R U S IN G : C he^T^od X A . Systematic.—All persons who contem­ making contracts with newspapers for as advertisements, should send a » c e n t » to Geo. P Rowell e s p e c t i'u ll y i n f o r m s t lie e l t i - H o r s e - s b o e in g . JLi) zens of Baker City and the Public generally, that he has purchased the inter* ost ol Bob. McCord in the above Special attention is paid to Horse Shoeing. All repair work done on short notice. We are thankful for past Patronage, and still solicit a continuance. GAINES & BOWMAN. Baker City, March 11, 1874.-n44tf S A L O O N , Where will always be found the very best W i n e s , L iq u o r s a n d C ig a r s . [B la c k s m i th in g _ £ L li3 < o B illia r d T a b le s BA K E IJ C IT Y , OREGON. R E T A IL , w mm m j h d E , To be found in the City. “ Fred” will be pleased at all times to have his friends give him a call. FRED. A. BOHNA. Baker City, Jan. 20, 1875. n39tf and Joiner, and DEALEB IN AN D One of the Finest and Best J o h n 3J*. C h o r d , & Mfl&UKDlRS TOGETHEB WITH A C WAGON I n A l l M A K IN G , tlie V a r io u s B r a n c h e s carried on by the Undersigned, at their Shop, at the Head of Main Street, B A K E R C I T Y , OH E G O N. LIVER Y S T A B L E MESSRS, Kll liniX & PERKINS Ho will do as good work, at as reasonable Prices, as any other Shop in the Country. i ) e s p e c t f u l l y I n f o r m t h e C it - S. B. McCORD. Baker City, Feb. 10, 1874.n40tf JLftj izens of Baker City and County, and the Public generally, that they have pur­ chased the L iv e r y Statol© Formerly kept by John Eppinger, and that they are prepared to furnish customers with the best of Single or Double Turn-outs, Either night or day, with or without drivers, at the very lowest rates. First class Saddle Horses on hand. Horses boarded and the best of care bestowed. We keep nothing but the best of Stock and Buggies. Our stable is at the upper end of Main Street, Baker City, Oregon. Come and see us, Everybody, and we will do our best to please you. KILBU RN & PERKINS. February 10, 1874.-n40tf LIV E R Y S T A B L E [ P Livery Stable In E a s t e r n Or e g o n , Where they will carry on the Livery Busi­ ness in all its branches. STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD. Baker City, Nov. 13, 1872. n !3tf l o w s Manufactured to order. Buy Your Lumber at the Old, Reliable E b e l l ’s O ld M i l l. W E H A V E R E F IT T E D T H E / r w \ / \ Pounds o f W h eat Mill and make the best Lumber in the county, at prices to suit the times. Any bills left at our Mill receive as prompt attention in the future as in the past. We saw everything from a Lath to the Heaviest Timbers. Clear and seasoned Lumber always on hand. Bills left with J. W . Wisdom will receive immediate attention. By strict attention to business, we hope to receive our share of public patronage. An unlimited amount of Grain taken in exchange lor Lumber. E L L IO T T & VAN PATTEN. March 1 1874.-n34tf. GEIER & KELLOGG Having completed ¿heir New Stable, bave now tbe fin e s t and best regulated S a g e w o o d G l e n , I. T ., April 12, 1875. D e a b S h e p :— Doubtless you will be TOILET ARTICLES o A N TH E OLD K A N ’ S STORY. K H o te l. Bamberger & Frank, O f f ic e and Residence, at A . II. Brown’s ¡,. OREGON, MAY 12, 1875. Corner Main ¡Street and V a lley A venue j somewhat surprised to receive a letter from me at this distant day, but how Southwest Side, much more astonished will you be to hear B A K E R CITY, OREGON, that, for nearly four m onths, I have been eeps co n stan tey on h a n d lost. I don’ t mean that I have been lost a Full Assortment o f all kinds of merely to the sight o f m y numerous Goods, consisting in part of friends in Baker and vicinity, but lost as DRUGS, to the knowledge o f m y geographical posi­ M ED ICINES, tion, and as to the course to steer in order P A IN T S and OILS, to reach home. Y ou rem em berthat when W IN D O W GLASS, I took leave of you last fall I told you I V A R N IS H E S , was going on a prospecting expedition,and B R U SH ES, and would probably be absent several weeks, rn and that on m y return I would write you and give you an account o f m y travels, For Medicinal Purposes. and what I had found. Little did I then think that I would be so long absent, or Of Every Description. meet with the strange adventures that I am about to relate. I left m y cabin on Prescriptions prepared at all Honrs. City the 13th of November and traveled nearly and Country Trade Solicited. due East three days before I commenced prospecting, after that I did some picking Best Brands, o f F a m i l y G r o c e r i e s , T o ­ and shoveling nearly every d ay , occasion­ b a c c o s , C i g a r s , & c . , constantly on ally finding fair prospects, but more fre­ H an d, at the Lowest Prices. quently not a color. On the 27th I came to Baker City, Oct. 7, 1874.n221y a region o f country, between Boise Basin ank,Florence, where there are some high mountains, near the base o f which Is quite an extent of table-land and low rolling hills, and Done to Order, and at Short Notice by MRS. L . J. HUSTON. Baker City, April 1 8 ,1874.-n51m6 JOSEPH MANAIDAS, P rop rietor, [ O o n v e v a n c e r , JT„ 3 P . A t w and C orn er D r u g S tore, D i •ess [ M a k i n g F R • AND NOTARY Fancy Goods in Store, and Latest Styles receiv­ ed by Express every Month, and for sale at most reasonable Prices. d N o ta ry P u blic Baker City, Sept. 11, 1872. L a d ie s S A L O O N 1 FT A tto rn ey at L a w , WEHTON, S T O R E , First door above the Express Office. MAIN STREET,........................ ................BAKER CITY. I L L P R A C T I C E IN A L L C O U R T S K; 2STE W ’W e s t e r n B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. W C IT Y , OREGON, W ou ld respectfully inform the public that he has recently received a well se­ lected and fresh Stock of S te rn s & H y d e , A ttorn «y s BAKER CITY, BAKER COUNTY, NO. 1. B a n a n a K » C orrespondence from all portions of Eastern Oregon is solicited for the D em ocrat . All communications, to receive attention, must be accompanied by a responsible name. *> Personal communications will be charged as special advertisements. — a n te d , q a Q f l . V J U U at the B edbock D emo - Ofiice immediately, for which the high­ est Cash priec willbe allowed. n26ti cbat ~W ood W a n te d . k a C ord o f W o o d W a n te d at O v a the B edbock DEMdoEAT Office imme­ diately, for which the highest Cash price will be allowed. I saw by the streams that so rapidly whirled Round the base o f those hills, that some gulches were near; And I said, if there’s gold to be found In this world, A hand that is willing, may dig for It here. It was about noo6, and after taking my blankets, grub and tools from m y pack- horse, and m y saddle, &c., from m y rid­ ing an im al, I cooked and ate m y dinner» and then went to work sinking a hole; at the depth o f about three feet I found gray- el, and tbe first panful I washed I got about a dollar of rather coarse gold, which encouraged me very m uch, and, thinking I might reach bedrock before dark, I kept at work pretty liv e ly , but the gravel was packed so closely it was alm ost like ce­ m ent, and I reached a depth o f only five feet before sundown. I took out a panful, but concluded to wait till morning before washing it. I was up early next day and cooked m y breakfast before daylight, after which I washed my pan o f dirt and had five dollars o f round, shot gold, about the size of mustard seed. I was quite excited I assure you, and felt pretty sure that I could make a winter’s stake at least, be­ fore the cold weather would drive me home. I thought I would do a big day’s work that day and started at once to look after m y horses before commencing oper­ ations. I found m y pack-horse all right where I had staked h im the night before, but the other out was nowhere to be seen. I had allowed him to run loose as usual, thinking, of course, he wovld remain near his companion, as he always had done be­ fore; he had taken leave, however, and I thought I would hunt him up without de­ lay. A light snow had fallen during the night, just barely covering the ground,and I knew if I could get on his track I would find him . So I saddled old ‘ Larry,’’ and, taking my saddle-bags and gun with me, started off. It was two hours or more be­ fore I found any trace of the lost cayuse, but finally I discovered his track about two miles from camp toward the high mountains. He had wandered off before the snow fell, and , of course, I had been in the dark as to the course he had taken, but now I could easily follow h im , and, I thought, overtake him in a short- tim e. I traveled till 3 o’clock in the afternoon, fol­ lowing the track, but without taking any notice as to the direction I was going in, knowing that I could follow m y own track back to cam p. I entered a sort o f canon that appeared to be only two or three hundred yards in extent, for it seemed to end abruptly against a high rocky preci­ pice. “ N o w ,” I th ought,“ ! shall find my horse, for he cannot get out except by the way he came In.” But on reaching tbe end o f the canon I discovered an opening at the right about eight feet wide, and opeu clear to the surface, as though the mountain had been split in twain, and one-half moved a short distance from the other. I knew that m y horse must have gone in that direction, and I determined to follow him . It was like going into a long tunnel, except it was open above, and I suppose it must have been muah wider at the top, for I could see the sky perfecily plain . although the mountain was at least 2000 or 3000 feet high. It was rather slow traveling, for the bottom o f the passage was strewn with loose stones and there was barely light enough to see th em .— Looking up I could see stars overhead as plain, alm ost,as we see them at night.— The route through was a little winding, and it seemed to me five or six miles from one end to the other—though when I re­ turned two weeks ago I walked through and counted m y steps and estimated it to be about two m iles—on emerging from the narrow defile I savr m y truant steed about a half mile ofl near the edge o f the loveli­ est valley I have ever seen. 1 wish I could describe it t.o you as it really is. The Gar­ den oi Edeia could not have been more beautiful, and during m y stay there the past winter I have never seen a particle o f ice. The coldest weather was about the middle of January, when, for about ten d ay s, there was occasionally a light frost. The valley is fully five miles long and nearly, if not quite , five m iles in width, and entirely encircled by high mountains —in fact, it appears like one large moun­ tain with a deep depression in the centre. A t the lower end is an outlet similar to the one by which I entered above, but it is impassable by reason o f a largo stream of water which flows through It. The warm climate there has puzzled me not a little, and I can account for it only upon the the­ ory that the mountain was once a volcano o f which this valley was the crater, and, that deep down beneath the surface it is still burning, and the heat rising through the fissures and loose lava warms the sril and the atmosphere above. It was too late when I found m y horse to think o f returning to camp that night, so( o f course, I had to m ake up m y mind to remain where I was until morning; fortu­ nately I had some provisions in m y sad­ dle-bags which I had put in there for a lunch the day before, but, as I have alrea­ dy told you, I camped and cooked dinner at noon on that day, and, consequently, m y ¡lunch had not been distur bed. I spread m y saddle-blanket for a bed, and m y heavy coat that I bad with m e furn­ ished am ple covering, so that I passed the night quite comfortably. The next morning I macle a light break­ fast on the little provision I had left and thought I would take my gun and go farther down the valley and kill a deer, (I could see a number of them from my camping place-) I had gone only about about a quarter of a mile when I came upon a lodge made of poles and skins, which a clump of trees had hidden from my view uniil I was within a few yards of it - -and close beside it seated on a mat, was the strangest looking object that my eyes ever beheld; for a moment I could hardely believe it was a human being; it was an old man with hair as white as the driven snow and which enveloped his whole form, spread out on the mat around him like a cloak; he was clad in thin buckskin, his face and hands being bare, and his skin looked as thongh it had been put on when it was wet and then left to dry, so closely did it fit his bones. He saw me at about the same instant that I discovered him, and seemed even more surprised than I was, I was the the first to speak, and accosted him with the salutation, that I had heard used by the In ­ dians in Southern'Oregon; “ Kla hyam six,” said he “ I think you talk English young man how do you do sir,” Said I “ you are right I speak English but I did not think you did.” He replied, “ Oh, I talk a good many lan­ guages, come and sit down,” I accepted his invitation and we had a very friendly talk. I told him where I came from, what I was in search of, how I happened to come there Ac, and finally at his very earnest solicitation I agreed to stop with him a weak or two. On the 15th of December, I started to ret :ra home, but found the pa' sage out from the valloy, blockaded by snow, and was obliged to go back to the old man’s cabin, where I have spent the winter, and passed it, I as­ sure you, very pleasantly, each evening was a new delight to me, as I sat and listened to to the old man- To write all the strange stories that he told me, would fill volumes, so I will confine myself to a short sketch of his history, as I heard him, and oven that, I fear will make my letter too long. He was born, he told me, near, the head of Macken­ zie’s river; he says he is more than 2000 years old, and from his appearance I could easily believe he was twice that, his grand father came from Asia and belonged to one of the tribes of Israel, which left and emigra­ ted to this continent, on account of some dis­ satisfaction, which had sprung up between it, and some of the ether tribes, I asked him what kind of vessels they had to cross the ocean in, and ho told me they came by land, I told him, that was not possible as a wide ocean separated the two continents, ‘ ‘but” said he “ at the time that journey was made they were connected by a wide belt of land which has since been nearly all washed away leaving only a group of islands, exten­ ding from the American shore, far out into the ocean. I remember that such a group does exist in what is known as tlie ‘ ‘Aleutian or Fox Islands.” The whole tribe settled in the region where he was born, and lived there many years, but as their 'numbers in­ creased, a portion of them would unite to­ gether, and form another tribe or colony and settle in some other part of the continent. He lived near the place where he was born till he was about 500 years old when he join­ ed with about two hundred families of the tribe and went to the southward, settling, (I judge from his description of the country) in a portion of, what is now, Arizona. He with several of his brothers, left after a few years and went to Mexico, where he lived until its invasion by Cortez. His account of that was the most interesting lecture I ever listened to, and so vivid, and clear was it, that I think I Could give it, word for word, as it fell from his lips, though its re­ cital occupied [two whole evenings, I will perhaps make a book of it when I have more leisure, Tlie cruelties, imposed upon the poor Mexicans by tlieir conquerors, drove away all who could escape, this old man among the rest, he had become very strongly attached to the country, but now that he was compel­ led to leave it he longed to return to the place where the first few hundred years of childhood was passed, and with a few com­ panions who had joined him in his flight from the city, he started northward; it was a number of years before he found his birth­ place, and he recognized it only by the river and a few other objects that time had not en­ tirely Obliterated, everything was changed, the people seemed to be of an entirely dif­ ferent race, the climate had grown cold, and he very soon left intending to return to the country where he settled when he first left his native home. A portion of his compan­ ions were still with him; there were twenty altogether when they left Mexico, but, five of them left after a few days travel, and went to the eastward, and three of them had died, leaving only twelve of the orginal number, these all started together,. and in their trav­ els southward accidentally discovered this valley. They remained there several weeks and the old man liked the place so well, that when the others were ready to go he did not want to leave, he thought he would not be likely t© find a place where he would be any i better contented, and he had no desire to One square or less, one insertion,........ $2 5f> Each additional insertion,.................................. 1 00 One square three months,...................... 6 00 Business Advertisements by the month— Quarter column........................................... $6 00 Half co lu m n ,..................................................... 10 00 One column,........................... 15 00 ! Ten per cent, additional on advertisement* | to which a special position is guaranteed, j OS^Tlie space of one’ Inch, up and down ; the column, constitutes a squaro. N. B.— All debts due this office are'payable j in Coin, unless otherwise expressly agreed. go among a strange people, all but two of his companions thou loft him, and these two remained with him only a year or two when they also went away leaving him entirely alone, and there he has lived eversinc®, or rather , liis home lias been there, but, until within the last few years lie has been in the habit of visiting the different Indian tribes on this side of the Rocky mountains, among whom, lie is the well known as the modicine man and he is the anly human being, my­ self excepted, that has been in that valley for, 350 years, he lias evervihing that he wishes to eat, all kinds of game that are found in this section of country are there in abundance, and as tame as though they had been domesticated. There is a vegetable, very similar to the sweet potato, that grow s there, and is an excellent article of food. Instead 6f tobacco, he smokes tbe dried leaves oi a plant that is very pleasant, anil has a very peculiar and agreeable fragrance, the root of this plant is a very powerful n ai- cotic, if boiled for a few hours, when first taken from the ground, but If allowod to dry it loses that property, and then if rcastod and ground as we. popare coffee, it makes a pleasant beverage. I will not attempt to enumerate, at this time, all the attractions that this Eden possesses, bat if I visit Baker City this summer (which I hope to be able to do) I twill tell you more about them, I intend to return there next fall, and spend another winter with the old man, if I find bim still alive, (which of course I will, for who ever heard of a man living 2000 years, and then dying-in six months?) Perhaps, if you publish this letter, there may be some, among tbe many readers of your excellent paper, who will doubt the truth of what I have written here, t© such persons I will only sav, come with me next fall, and if I do not verify every thing, that I have stated, yon mav cease to regard me as. Yours, ‘ T. ROOLEY, P- S-— I had almost forgotten to mention one thing that I learn ad from the old man, which may be of some interest to many of your readers. I had in my saddle bags when I left home last fall, some newspapers, that I had taken along to'read“ and among them, there happened to be a copy of the Portland Oregonian andonoof the Bulletih, containing articles from tlie pens of Judges, Deady and Strong, in regard to the corroot name of their river. I.read them, and ex­ plained them to the old man, and he laughed till the pipe dropped out ot his mouth. He then said that the right name was “ W il­ lamette,” and he went on to tell me how it came by that name. I will givo you his ao- count oi it, first as he gave it to mo, or rather the substance of it, using my own words, as it will require less space and ba more easily understood. He said that one of the tribes ot Indians that lived on the upper Columbia, called this the river (the Willamette) the----- 1 will not attempt to spell it lor I never could learn to pronounce it, but it signifies, to catch and punish. Ih us; it any one should commit a wrong act, and attempt to runaway, it was the duty of those who knew of it or discovered it to— — that unspellable word. There is a tradition among this t ibe, that a very long time ago, all the small stream* and rivers that empty into tlie Columbia, became jealous because the big river monopolized, the only route to tbe big sea, or final home of all rivers, and they could reach there only by uniting themselves with it. So they engaged all the water spirits and nymphs to stop its course, which they tried to do, first by getting vast numbers of large trees, and driving them through thor iver into its bed, “ and to this dav the Indians will point them out to you” ho said, I told him that we called them “ snags” . Yes, he said “ I know what they are, but Indians’ all have their peculiar beliefs,- and I never tried to disabuse their minds of any oi their supertitions, however foolish they might bo.” They then tried to stop it by dams made of huge holders, and masses of rock. The first one was washed away or rather thrown down, and the remains of it are still to bo seen, and forms what is called Cascades. Then they bnilt another about sixty miles further up the river, which stood, but the river jumped over it, and ran on as though there was no obstacle in the way. The scheme was then abandoned by all the stream* except the Willamette. That river called upon everyone of its tributaries, to gather all their resources and march with it against their mighty adversary. The command was promptly obeyed, and when within about two miles oi the Columbia, the forces were divided, a portion turning to the left, to strike it about twenty miles below, and the rest spreading out into several short branch­ es, or columns, with orders to------here ii that unpronounceable name again. They continued their exertions for several months, and did succeed in backing the Columbia up for a few miles, but in the spring the Colum­ bia gathered reinforcemonts, and overcame the Willamette;’.but nothing daunted, that plucky little river tried the same stratagem again the next fall, only to be driven back the followig summer, and this has beon re­ peated, year after year ever since. Among the first white men who visited this country, was a party that spent one winter, with the tribe of Indians which had this tradition, and learned their langauge The next spring they went down the Colum­ bia in a canoe accompanied by several of the tribe. They had with them an instrument that they used to look through when they wanted to see any object, a long distance off, and one of tlie Indians became so desirous of possessing it that one night when the others were asleep, he stole it and ran away. The next morning, when they discovered that the Indian and instrument were missing they commenced cursing about it and one of the white men said, “ if we catch the follow we’ll lamb him .” The Indians, suspecting what they were talking about, asked the white man what he had said, and he told them in their own language, using the sam# word that the Indians used for the name of the Willamette River, and when they arri­ ved at the mouth of the stream, he asked the Indians what they called it, and one of them said, “ we call it just what you said you would do to that man that ran away.” l'he white man then said to his companions, let us call it the “ We’ll lamb it,” and it has been known among the whites ever since by that name, though they have made one word of it, and slightely changed the pronunciation. This removes irom my mind all doubt a* to the correct name oi that river (the pride o f the Webfeet) and I trust all Oregonian* will accept the old man’s version a£ the true one and thus stop all controversy in re­ gard to the matter. 1 . JR. 1