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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (June 9, 1881)
fc i VOLUME X. NO. 89. PORTLAND, OREGON, TIIURSDAYr-JUNE 9,-1881.- f PER YEARWOO. NORTHERN IDAHO. ..... EDtTOM Vltm MT. IDAHO ASD OKAKOK VILLK '. graphic DncKimox or aasoa's mouxtaim axd CAMAS PAlml AIBIWO tHB IXDIA QCWUOSl-l " .' ' -'(' - :To th JUadkjm or th Jew XobthwbhTs ' Our work being over In Lewiston; on the even log. of the 20th we packed a valise and retired V rest, leaving ordera with the watchman (at- the Raymond House to call us up in time for the ML Idaho stage. ...... -;---.- - " 4How much warning do you want V he askjed, respectfully, adding the cheerful Information that we must.be on the road by 3 A. jc Not above ten minute.' Let me get all the sleep I can." . We Ktlred .before nine, and the renowned Dick Swlveller never 'courted the balmy" with any more persevering assiduity than did we for -the next five hours but all to no purpose. Ten, eleven, twelve, one, two, were counted off by the vigilant chronometer, each hour measured In ad ditional accuracy by a freshly lighted match ; and then, Just as we had fallen Into a dream wherein a lightning express was bearing us away to the " mountains on the wings of the wind, the watch man's rap, that we were dreading and yet longing for, was heard, and we arose and made ready for . the stage, with half an hour of chilly waiting and impatient yawning to spare. - , . There was a big load for two horses, and a big crowd for two seats, but the horses were fat the "travelers good-natured, and the driver ditto, and we started off in the biting air, our. lamp the waning moon, which- reminded usr in its slightly . hollowed form, of a mammoth cheese which had been awkwardly handled In the cutting by a hur ried housewife. The route lay through a valley and over n upland and again through a canon, the soil arid and rocky, with stunted sagebrush on every hand, and farms outlined by Lombardy pop lars here and there. r . : -' At daylight we dropped Into a little valley and came to Fort Lttpwal, where we halted and left a , passenger and trunk, and where nobody was astir except a couple of soldiers who opened gaterfor us' and touched their hat politely as we passed on wardJThe fort-looks - much- like all frontier - posts. The quarters appear roomycleail and convenient;-and rows of locust trees In' bloom swayed ; gracefully in the fragrant breeze as we drove past . them. The Indians on the reservation number lea than five hundred, In jpossessJonjoLajdomaln lafgeen6ugh for a small kingdom or a little re public a domain, given over to idleness aud annuities, with here and there a primeval attempt at farming which was quite refreshing to behold. Twenty-three miles from Lewiston, and we " breakfast at a stage station that nestles at the foot "of Gregg's Mountains. A good cup of coffee warms our marrow, and a feast of speckled trout appeases hunger. Then, with a fresh relay of horses, we -jptartr up the- gnuhv-our road winding in zigzag course througlt-a wilderness of flowers pretty enough for Paradise. We are surprised . to see many of the garden annuals and perennials of our childhood's days flourishing here in the most lux uriant profusion, among them the fragrant "Sweet William',", the flaming "archangel," the modest "lady's slipper," the yellow "snap dragon," the single "Canterbury bell," In blue and white, briar roses In white and pink, and a perfect wilderness of those slender harbingers of Spring that children call 44cuckooa." " i The mountain much resemble the Blue Range, except that they are more rolling, and the timber In places more scattering, and the grass thicker. Indeed, the luxuriant hinge Is a matter of surprise. Everywhere, In every directlonrlt rolls away in the breeze in graceful billows, lnvitiug the starr ing flocks of the distant valleys to Its feast of P?nty..,., i ' surrounded by tree-clad mountains, and dotted at wide intervals with homestead. : . Nowhere In ail our wanderings have we beheld a prettier prairie or grander mountains than here. JJeyond us, Injhe. purple jlUtance, rise the snow tipped Sal mon Rl ver Mou n tai ns, and beyond the m the Bitter Root Range; and near the highway Is the old trail where men traveled with pack-mules In the dys of '62, when the memorable rush to Floreuce occurred and everybody was wild over the Salmon River mines. We are told that there are still good mining camp at Florence and War rens, and a new discovery at Slate Creek has occasioned, some excitement. But, after all, there Is no gold mine like a good, farm, and no gold that compares with apples, butter and eggs for cer tainty of yield and steadiness of profit. We doubt If mlnM of pralmia mrsls an called because of their Intrinsic worthlessness have ever been a blessing to anybody.- Certain It Is that to ninety nine out of every hundred they have proved a de lusion and a snare. . , ;A drive of. t wen ty-flve mile across Camas Prairie to the foot of the mountain brought us to the town of Mt Idaho, of which L. P. Brown Is proprietor, as be Is also 'of the Mt. Idaho Hotel and the stag line. This gentleman Is an uncle of our townsman, Judge L. B. Stearns, and brother-in-law of Hon. W. B. Stearns, of Douglas county. In addition to his other enterprises, Mr. Brown Is largely engaged in milling, farming and mining, and Owns an extensive flock of sheep, most of which got through-the-WinUr-wJth?compara-lively little difficulty. The climate of Camas Prairie Is exceedingly mild for so high an altitude. The snow, which lay four feet thick In Yakima and Waspo valleys last Winter, wa less than a foot in thickness here, and the welcome "chl nook" visited the re gion regularly, thawing the ground and reducing the temperature to tolerable mildness. All kinds of fruit peculiar to temperate Climate do welt- except peaches. Garden vegetable are fine, and the wheat crop Is usually enormous. Last year an unusual season everywhere the wheat blighted In the milk, caused bfm sewHTriist . bnt the crop promise well -at this time, the jonjy trouble, and that a serious one, the. distance from market."-In former times the mines made a sufiK cient market for all produce, but that day is past, and the people are weary of waiting for an outlet to the seaboard. Grain enough could be raised on Camas Prairie alone to bread all New England.' -W-know of -no- belter jountry-for tb -stock- grower, and confess surprise that so few men with flocks and herds have yet availed themselves of the seemingly Illimitable range and water that await possession. This country would be the paradise of growing horses. There Is no better JtofttlOndherjoductt and poultry raising would be vastly more profit- But we forget This Is "reservation ground," sacred to the noble red man, whose highest ambi tion 1 a present of a pair of fresh Makinaw blan kets every year, an Indian pony, a breech-loading gun, plenty of food and ammunition, and a squaw to dig camas for relish. All these the Govern'" ment of the United State provide him gratis, save the squaw, who grows, and all (save the last) are so many Incentives to new raids upon white women and children, In an unguarded moment, when the men are away. And after every raid more lands and blankets and food and guns and ammunition! will be given them, .which will enable them to riot yet longer In Idleness and fur nish yet other material for the Harper Brothers to the Indian through his own helpless laziness In nT"ftnyramT?ttt'nif tmt mtrgiilflfflphHamhrtr-1 tlmr. aud that I anm comfort orwoiild be If puts to make new book withal, In token of the cruelty of the white race and the lamb-like Inno cence of the down-trodden Indian. - - The distance from breakfast te dinner I twenty-4 six miles, the last six being In the open plain, aptly called Camas Prairie, a' broad, undulating t aJluvial-eol I ot two hundred -TUre4 tnllaa In atUnt. lil.n mA .n.uinll I able than selling the wheat In bulk or flour. The dreaded raids of the noble red men have de terred many-stock 'TOenfroracomlngJ to Camas Valley to settle with their faraUles. Evidences Of the late -war abound on all skies. Remnants of stockades remain in Mt. Idaho and at Grangeville. around., the largest buildiugs. in which the de fenseless whites were corralled like cattle for their own scalps' sake for months in '77, while their hon orable foes, over whom the pseudo-philanthropy of the East Is still gushing, maimed their stock, destroyed their houses, barns and ' fences, and killed every white person thy could And un armed ; and then, after being routed by volunteers and regulars, these wily heathen held a grand pow-wow with the far less wily heathen at Wash ington, and are even now being double rationed, clothed and armed, while recruiting on reserva tions for a future onslaught noon the whit at. tiers, who, uullke themselves, cannot hold their land unless tbey "reside upon and cultivate thra."ButyourTfcveigephlUnthropIst must have, something to pet, and, now that the negro is free and left to shift for himself, and the Indus trious Chinaman take care of himself, the Indian, being a savage, must be kept In Idleness. But for the Indian Superintendent and the political machinery growing out of their manipulation, the noble red man of the United State reserve would And himself no better off a a raider than the Chinaman or the negro ; no better off, In fact, than hi dusky brother of British Columbia, who, be ing compelled to take care of himself like other folksy find "If vastly more convenient for hi tribe to be peaceable than murderous. The present policy of the Government means extermination there were really no better way to manage him than 1 now pursued The resident citizen have little fear of another outbreak and yet, they had do fear of the first till It was upon Ihenv 7 ML Idaho has bnly a few hundred Inhabitant. but there 1 hot an old or, shabby house In the i!ce, and nobody Is poverty-stricken, though all none. A good school is kept by Mr. F. Cobb, a young gentleman formerly of Portland. Several tore of general merchandise are Well stocked and evldenily-do a good business. rA good Court House and Jail (the latter unoccupied save by the keeper), a post, office, a tin Store, a stationery and tobacco store, two blacksmith shops, a good town hall, one, hotel, one saloon, and a few Chinese wash-houses, form the business portion of the' town, which is quite enough for the demand at present There Is one doctor, but the place Is dis tressingly healthy, and be geta little practice! We gave two lecture In the ball, In presence of attentive and respectful audiences, not large cer tainly, but as large as the population afforded. The people are progressive, orderly and Intelli gent, and, It Is almost needles to Add, are nearly al 1 Woman Su ffraglet. "" ' 1 . ; On Tuesday afternoon, being exhausted from walking, talking, and breathing the rarefied air, we fell asleep for a moment, only to be awakened by the kindly housekeeper, who had been on the lookout at our request for a conveyance to lake lis to GrangevIUev She had found a team, a rattling and uncertain' lumber wagon, with a lock formed by a rope and a pole, a load of wood, for ballast and a load of flour for cargo, the whole drawn by a pair of gentle mares followed by a young colt A ducking coat was spread upon a sack of flour, and we climbed to It, and, riding backwards, made the distance (about three miles) In tolerable tline, ouroolymlshap occurring at the start, when the wagon bed slipped forward and acroH timber caught the wheel, whereupon weliad to dismount until the spoke was cleared by a hand saw. The man In charge of the team proved an Intelligent farmer who had once lived1 In Oregon. He left us at the hotel In Grangeville In charge of Mrs. Tltman, a landlady from-IIar-risburg, whose parents yet reside In Linriloounty. The next morning found us with, one of t hone abominable headaches that rack brain, and body alike a headache -which, if It belonged to the genus feminine alone, would make u ready to declare that no woman ought to be allowed to vote. The day was spent In nursing that head ache. Into subjection, and at night, we met the denizens of the townandJtvlcInltjrfprmIIes around,and gave the promised lecture, making jan appointment for a sccond-disoourse ontheTTironnd evening following. canvassing, with the poorest Imaginable results. for the "needful" was a scarce a hen' teeth. It hr plty-toeeaflnend extensive country-so far from market But the good people will hold on. They Jinow the value of this alluvial upland. They admire Its contiguous timber, It running water, clear air and rich soil, and they will soon adapt themselves to the new order .of business. tlon of this governmental anomaly to the thought of; Captain Wilkinson Indian school with the' greatest relief. There, we believe, Is something practical being done. And If, after their educa tions and trade are completed, the students, a ' fast a their majority is reached, are endowed with citizenship and it accompanying responsi bilities, and given homestead upon the same, terms as whites, the Indian Bureau will be of no longer use on their account at least But the like of. this will ruin the trade of the politicians, -so It la almost too good to hope for. v In Grangeville we were pleased to meet Mr. Henry Pearson and family, formerly of Washing ton county, who know hundreds of our old Oregon friends, and who have brought the refinement of the highest civilization tojth is, remote region In" the form of books, paper and period Icals.Tbelr parlor table contains selections that gladden the heart of an editor, including essays- by Carlyle, Goethe and Schiller, and newspaper that refresh us beyond expression. The town Is small and new, but there are many evidences of thrift to be seen. A good school flourishes under the man agement f Rev. and Mrs. Hall, and a literary society is conducted regularly, much to the en joyment and edification of old and young alike. -Many a towu of the Old West of more than ten time It year I unable to keep pace with It In progress, and when the road I laid for the Iron horse to travel over these, prarle', an inland em pire will rise to meet It, ripe with the progressive knowledge of the age and nation. .? '. - From here we are to return to Lewiston and go thence to Moscow and Colfax. A. 8v D. " Grangeville,. Idaho, May 27th. - . TIGHT LACING. tKailorw"IIoin inlerrsto la Nrw York TrllMins.) "'"-It Is estimated by Intelligent physlblans that four-fifths of Amerlotdjromen are at this writing suffering from some one or other of the three-score disease peculiar to their sex, add this suffering 1 mainly caused by that Instrument of torture, than which the Inquisition devised nothing so cun ningly and so slowly cruel, the corset- , : Suppose, now, that you put a corset nicely flt- v . I . ft. I.I .1 J' them. Soon the muscles compressed The next day was spent In would lose all elasticity, the blood would become noishnMl. aiul fh animals lkn and lla WonM in AM Harm (A ai ihm nan.au nf an animal 4t.. trcated?Affdyet "women f swra"tbT;hluTrthal a"J" human bodjr thus abused may become the parent of normal and healthy Infancy, and itself cojoy Immunity from disease. But says one t "I don't Iajit tlirht." Pf rhiia nnt f lint vnn nrmtiml vAii. selfjjtu.-a Jietworkvef unnecessary bones and sal- Xrendered-lmperative bjrexhausttoh oTlhe mines, and will prepare to export lard, bacon, wool and butter to distant markets by and hy. They have all taken homesteads, many have secured timber-! she would lfall lecct'!JLshe jhoultLJayJt. culture clai mtsand some liavepref mptetl add! tional quarter sections. - Raiding Indians cannot runaway with the lands, and they'll die off after a while, leaving these settlers In a peaceful po sessioii of their homes as average New Yorkers or New Englanders . now are. Let us hope their descendants will not sit down a hundred years hence and print and p'ublish-booka In wholesale abuse of frontier settlers and fulsome praise' of the noble Alaskan or other North i American In dian who Is engaged In scalping our countrymen because of their Industry and civilization. We were shown the battle ground where the last attack was made, and dropped a silent tear, for hi mother's sake, In memory of Foster, the out, whose grave near by Is marked by a lonely rail pen, over which the mountain breeze chant tearful dirge and the prairie bird sing song of resurrection and future life. The citizen have made application to Congress for Indemnity ior their los of stock by Indians In the late war losses which fairly Impoverished them; but the Government must first re-provision and res-blanket It savage pets, and In about twenty years It may be led to consider the want and due of It citizens, whose money flow stead ily Into it treasury In almost Incredible sums In payment -for their land and taxes. What a grand thing It would beto be an Indian, and have one's fands and bunting grounds and food and clothe and guns for nothing t Let no one think that we would dlapossese.tbe Indians of their home, r like every other child of Earth, they should be entitled to the use of the soil for a home and sustenance. But we believe that equality of right Is the best of rights, and mentality that provide for the Indian a though he were a child, and treat with him after a battle of hfs own creating a though hrwere a sovereign to whom a debt is due whenever- he murder a white woman or Child or steals'or'destroy a wrote person's property. inet, which prevent the full and free play of the intercostal muscle"; and this is proven by the fact . that every woman who wear a corset says that ' aside. If she should lay it aside and exercise properly,' and wear her clothing suspended en- tirely from her shoulder Instead of from her hips, in a short time her muscles would become elastic and firm, and hold her up without, any aid of whalebone and silicla. . The fact Is that men are a much to blame for tight lacing In women as women ara-perhap more. If men admired women shaped like the Venus de Medici the Ideal feminine form-cor-sets would soon go out of fashion ; but the slender waist the long, heavy, Intolerable train, with all Its weight and cumbrousness, Is even more fascl- f natlng to them than to the ladle. And it Is said that there are even men who. wear comet and lace themselves, ; . We do not propose to argue the question. We . simply place life and death before our young womenKaders, an4 Jmplore them ta choose life" that they may live. Especially we beg mother to give this subject their earnest attention and banish from their daughters' wardrobes all Instru- ment of deformity .and light lacing. We ear nestly advise them to acquaint themselves thor oughly with such physiological knowledge a will' enable them to toiicli their daughters everything necessary for them to know In order to become healthful w0mena , and to train them In such' habits of dress and living a will be conducive to health, and not destructive jto It . '-It I said that the first woman who learned the art of hair-dressing in England assumed the garb . of -a man, and thus deceived her teacher who would on no condition hav taught his trade to any but on of hi own ex. But It was Emily are sick to chronloThausea 13hX3irodTtirentlF the Idea e! women halr dresser In London, and who, In 1870, persuaded s the Queen to accord them her preference. . Bine then, they-have been ualversallyemployed, not f oflh. Queen' xccognltlonwhlch 1 . . . I J .1 .A l.t . . . 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