THE: OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAIi, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING TUNE 23, V 1007
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- Photograph of 'Judge Cornelius 1 BeaJ, showing' him at he waa when' ha
started overland and as he is today. Sketch ahowa mode of travel
, LTHOl)GH credit for the origin
s of , the -slogan "Portland. th
; Rom City,'' which has spread
the fame 6 of : the ' Oregon me-
, - tropolls 1 to ' the t farthest ; cor
ners ef the earthrls -generally- conceded
to latter day boosters, the-fact U dis
ci oaed that .the . bountiful supply .-. of
beautiful flowers has been held forth to
attract settlers to . this country for
many years and that .'the pioneers of
even as early as 186i;used this medium
in portraying the manifold advantages
ef the Pacific coast Portland has ever
been the home of boosters, and the loyal
pioneers of the early days, spared neith
er time nor trouble In their efforts to
give the east an opportunity to share
' with them the garden spot they had
discovered In the far west Prominent
anions: the examples of this .,. spirit
tends C. Beal of 528 East Oak street
who., after crossing the plains with, an
x team In 161, spent hours and days
: of earnest effort In preparing an ao-
curate account- of the - hardships , and
pleasures to be expected by the pioneer.
, This account- was published in the
:, Times, at Boonsboro. Iowa. Mr- Beal's
,' ' former - home, February Z6,- 18S3. and
was the means of Inducing many pee
,; pie -to -come to Oregon to aid in settling
I and civilising the new country. It was
'' hi this letter that the beauty of the
roses and the possibilities, of horticul
ture in Oregon were brought forcibly to
j the attention of the east. :- "v
. 'Possessing, vivid power of description.
. Mr. Beat's narrative teems with the
. , spirit of the day: pioneering Indian
, fighting, prospecting.- th- lure of - the
gold camps, life on the plains. -methods
v ": of . transportation, snd general condi
tions throughout the infant 'west, all
being touched upon with, the hand Of a,
: ,jlBjae.teiv..ii jw.vn. y t x-
Indian Fights 'Commonplace!' f f
isE vidently a brush with th Indians
: -: was looked upon . as the most cornmon
. plac of the pioneers'- experiences In
i that day, for while the narrator dwells
at length upon the nature of the ooun
" trv,he degree of Its cultivation and the
class of people who inhabited it but
passing reference is made to the murder
' ef comrades by the reds, and the fact
that he himself only escaped the scalp
. In knife bv a clever ruse is not deemed
worthv of eanecial notice,-- -Vi I
In eompatfr with three companions.
- Mr. Beal atarted fishing one day, while
Ms train was encamped on Snake nver.
Ha became lost from the party, and
soon -found himself in the heart of the
i Indian country. Telling or his own nar
row escape and the murder of a com-
panlon named Phillips, the pioneer says:
Cacapea by Ruae. , -
i" "V ascended a cliff several (hundred
. feet high and succeeded in reaching the
plain. ' Her finding a worn .out bull
; I droveanlm towards the camps, making
the Indians believe that there ..- were
other emigrants around.".- " ':-vVr':
"When within half a mile of camp
a' mulatto came running saying that
V two Indians -had run htm from the
mouth of the creek, where there were
-V' elrht others.-- : -- - -
"We knew ' that Phillips had been
taken prisoner but searched in vain for
' Mm'. The next day, we found the bot
, toms of his shoes and his fishing pole.
. We also killed one of the- Indians. For
- several days we -saw largo telegraphic
fires on the-north side .of ;the Snake,
but H. wss not until some time later
that we learned that Phillips had bven
- barbarously murdered." ; r, .--j
i Old Auburn!" first 'camp 'of that ' rfoh
territory wnicn .even -new nas not. come
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N "HIS COURTSHIP, ' by Helen R.
Martin, we : have; the .quaint last
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The . uncouth, . 'sordid western . Penn
sylvania . Dutch , farmer's ' ' ifamlly
form a striking background, for; Eunice,
their 'ward." about whom hangs a mys
tery. Th timid, professor of:' psycho
logy, who. has chosen this quiet farm
as p. place to spend his -summer vacs-
Jtifin and who adopts the disguise of
boarders sre'eoming,' and the new board
" era, who are college, girls, furnish many
-: amusing situations. - The denouement is
s-foreseen from the beginning, but the
- dialogue- and character work . are . so
amusing that the Interest is well sus-
tained. The book impresses one as hav
' ing been written with a view -to its
'dramatic possibilities and, -Indeed- it
H would make a good play, quite as fresh
and -natural in its characterisation as
the "Old Homestead'' was in its day,
''and 'With murh more dramatic sense
than "Mrs. VYlggs- of 1 the .. Sbbage
' Patch." "His Courtship," by Helen R.
Martin. McCljjre, Phillips Co. -
"'"Practical Health," by Edmund Lean
der Whipple is a home study book for
' mhn dealre to trace the connec
tion between the laws of mind and of
' ihystral well being. -It deals with the
application to human experience of the
Philosophy ' of mental healing and Is
Jlgntfled end thoughtful. To those who
have been looking for a logical and re
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book should be valuable. -."Practical
-Health" by Edmund JLeander, Whipple.
into Its own the eastern Oregon min
ing district was but a few months old
when, the ' Beal ; party .came wst-Tbe
gold . rush - was -at Its heigh and . the
pioneer ruf era to Oregon as tSe ."Land
of --roeeaand IJOgold -pleces.TT"Coid
weather and . the -. high price v of . the
necessities of life 'persuaded' Mr. - Beal
that he did not want to become a' miner.
' "We pitched-our tent on the. west side
of Powder valley,' he ssys. "and the
boys went 'to Auburn. I remained at
home and studied whether or -not to stay
and make my everlasting fortune Jh the
mines. The-looser I studied- the colder
it got, until it frose half an inch on our
water - buckets in September. 'Flour
was ISO a hundred and everything' else
cost in -proportion. I finally decided to
proceed- to .the Grand Rondo valley,
where- some of my companions had un
dertaken a farming venture."-
Haa Mining Fever. ' ; ;
Mr. Beal says It was hard indeed to
shake himself free from the clutch . of
the gold fever.,.' Auburn -was ' booming
and from 15 to 10 houses were being
bulireach day. - The Powder .valley was
the storehouse for, the mines and great
piles of provisions were stacked -on
every side, -awaiting transportation to
the bills. . .. .
Even after reaching the Grand -Rondo
valley the emigrant did not escape the
mining erase for there, ; too,- prospectors
were working in every creek bed. He1
had sreat faith In the futufa of the
eastern Oregon mines and believed that
great fortunes were to be made there,
ut with the true rlrlt of the pioneer
his face was ever 'turned westward and
tearlne himself free from the seductive
call of the yellow sands he set out for
Portland and the Willamette valley.
Copper had not J then -been discovered
on tinase . river, . put qe .tne., goldmines
nm narrator wroie; . ..r
Wealth of the Earth. , , v
' There can be ho doubt ' but . that ' a
continuous gold field runs through -the j
Blue . mountains, . the ' Valleys and ad
Joining ranges Snake river and its
thousand tributaries will witness a new
era in" the spring of lsS, when ; the
golden ' earth must deliver up its pre
cious wealth to - the .'hand which is
reaching, forth to grasp it I am con
fident' that the golden shores of Call'
fornla, ; the Icy region of Cariboo ' and
the rival empire or tne soutn sea, wane
before this competitor which has- re
mained undiscovered until, the present
year" . ,- ' ' - ,
Portland had but 4.100 . population
when Mr. Beal arrived bait he could for
see its future and confidently asserted
It was the coming city of the northwest.
Town - property at - that time . was
."weighed against solid gold." In - bis
account he. wrote:
Portland in 1862. : "
"Portland ' with population' of 4,500,
has from 1,630 to 2,500 dally comers
and goers .Hotels are filled to' over
flowing, many new ones are. going, up
and board , ia". a dollar, a . day.. I was
surprised to'.flnd 'the wealth . and fine
buildings which are here. There are nu
merous fchurches, several Catholic" in
stitutions, ."a . synagogue, .. gymnasium,
three- fire companies, -with good - halls
and bells, a hook and ladder company,
opera house, theatre and many' other In
stitutions kept' in true Pacllo style. As
fast as , a. board drops, from the .saw- It
is placed in a new . bulldlnjr., . There
is ' fine .resldeiiee . across'-' the v street
from mewhich -icost' I2,500t"''i ' ' : ,
Renters may. well sirh for .the', rood
old days of long ago for Mr.' Beal tells
of his experience in securing an abode,
sayinff- that- onon his - arrival he: waa
"uninitiated", and was forced.to pay flj
f:-month. 'j;X--ii-. ..n '
i Af tha time of this narrative, how
ever,' he had - "learned 'the ropes" and
was giving but' 12 -a month for a com
fortable dwelling. l j. j" , .
World's , Finest Apples.
'His enthusiasm over Oregon products
Is "not confined to the rose. , Fruit comes
in for its share of the praise,- and he
declare. that the ! apple of ' the - Wil
lamette valley la the finest in the world.
V Interesting in the extreme Is the emi
grant's tale of his trip across the plains.
He left "his "horns In Boonsbofo May I,
1141; ; and arrived in. Portland October 4,
U42, having been on the road Just one
year, four months and seven days. -
: One - of the most - picturesque scenes
painted by- the narrator Is that of a
Platte- valley1 storm, - when, standing
guard over the oamp "herd of oxen, ha
battled with the elements to prevent a
stampede- ' It is most powerfully, told
In the old man's own words,
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Goes on Guard, rr1" '.''-'
" "When it. was announced that I was
to stand guard one night-1' put on an
overcoat with a leather belt, around my
loins and a -cotton handkerchief over
my hat firmly tied under my chin. The
captain now eame forward and said be
would furnish me with. the arms of my
office.. Beneath my belt on one aide he
placed an eight-inch revolver and on the
other-side a huge bowle knife. Taking
a Irfrge bull . whip I then drove the herd
Into lodgings. I spent the first hour j
musing over my position and wondering i
to what-next I might be promoted.
But hark! Thunder is heard up the
valley and I realise that during my ad
minlstratlon I am . to face a Platte
storm.. The heavens become black, the
wind blows and the rain smacks fair in
my face. The herd moves down the im
provised corral before the fury of the
storm. Not a moment la to spare now
or all Is lost. Every inch Is contested.
First - the lash ,and then the stock or
the whip Is applied,-but. In vain; the
maddened animals charge steadily to the
mouth of the corral, Here the gap be
tween the river and the wagon is not
mora than 10 feet wide. - 'A willow pole.
cut for wood, is now. seised, a desperate
stand Is made, the herd halts, .hesitates
a . moment acknowledges ; defeat - and,
slowly turning, faces the storm. The
world seems a sea of fire. : The Harht
nine bursts above, balances moment
as though seeking a conductor to come
ruriousiy. aown to eartn, vanisnes, ana
the .thunder, crashes with a terrible
booming. , ,
Thinks of Home.
1 "Whilehe storm was raging X thought
once' more of my prairie home.
thought of my off Ice In the courthouse
and my -little white dwelling close by,
of the . stat ehouse and my lodgings be
low, of Uncle Joe Harden s, my bedroom
above and of the last night I slept In It
But the atorm passed, daylight came
and I awakened the captain, telling him
that aa it had been a little damp In the
night I had ' not taken the trouble to
call the second relief." .
w Journeys to the new land In the west
were not without their sorrows in the
early days, and the tragedies were oi
frequent occurrence. At one station a
child died and Mr. Beal was sent forth
in. quest of. a, minister' to conduct the
funeral. He found one in. another train,
a big, 'cross-eyed southern ; presiding
elder. : The next morlnng the elder rode
his mule up to camp, hatted his train
of' 50 waarons and. with his hat on. re
volver; on one hip. - bowle-; knlfo thrust
tn oeit' ana nana resting on gun, oirerea
up an -able prayer. - He called upon the
parents to look upon the grave of their
babe 'for-the mat -time, and within 20
minutes the train was agalrn under-way.
Brief -mention is -also .maae Dy Mr.
Beal of : the murder of an Englishman
by a companion. -The train - captain.
John-; R.'- Kennedy .called a courtmartlal
and In almost .lesa time than it takes
to tell.lt' the slayer waa tried and exe
cuted. - -" -" ' -' . : ..--" -'.. ,-
n Great ibitterneaa f resulted from,: this
trial,' ana rrienas. or the man wno naa
The Metaphysical Publishlngcdmpany.
? One of 'the' best ? books fof Tthelyeari
and. Indeed, a -book that hasth. endur
ing qualities' of the old-time. novels, is
"The Cruise of -the Shlnlrig LighVby
Norma'n Duncan.. '.. . ,,.r.,,vJ;, .
, - In . this Mr,. . Duncan - fairly outdoes- all
his short - story, . work .. in .tha . vitally
human qualities of his characters. - Old
Nick Top. battered,-rough, -uncouth,' with
the warm heart of , him ail aglow with
love 'for the- boy, i whom Tie Is rearing
to be a gentleman after1 the' rules of
Lord Chesterfield, while he himself,- e.s
hw reiterates," is - standln'.'? by"'! and
cautioning . the . lad to 'overhaul .that
there twenty-third psa'm-afore--turnin'
In.?: is a atari not easily' forgotten i then
there ts' -the boy himself, who, In spite
of 'the incongruity, of his- surroundings,
the overhanging' mystery of his life and
the lavish prodigality of his bringing
up. grows into a sturdy character. - ;
- The warm, womanly traits of Judith
of Whisper. Cove, whom the boy, Pan
nie.i "has lVed from : childhood, claim
adm (ration. Nor can one 'fail to give
if tender thought to the poor fool, Moses
Shoos,"-with . his . weak -- head and' bi
strong heart and his overwhelming love
for his dead mother the fool, -who has
"growed,-, somehow, wonderful tired o
laughter since mother - died." "An'
Dannie," says the poor Tool "f this day
I'm feared f look Into the -sky. at even
ing when I've been bad, lest I sees her
saddenedi by my .deeds; bat. when I'm
good, I'm glad to see bar face,- for she
smiles, lad, Just like she. used to .do
from , the " window afore - they buried
ner.--
Through1 all this -story of ' the New
foundland coast blows the salty -breath
of the sea and we see it in all its moods,
as' the, writer, sees .and .loves It. , :
- In many such. bits aa this the writer
reveala himself - and the sea 1 that he
loves. "While sleep waited 'twas ' my
habit to listen to the waves upon the
rocks; in tnat oner ana mystical inter
val -when1 many-truths take shape, defi
nite and lovely, as in a miaf but are
forgot . before - dawn . stirs us. nor can
be remembered, - Of still moonlit nights:
of windless dunks, with the swell of
past- storms, sullenly remaining; a In
clammy, breathless weather( with, fresh
-' .. . . j--'O.' ... . ;s-.'- v'rf...j,-
sylnds , blowing, our .craft to .aqd fro on
their way In .search ..of the fish; in
blackest gales, when .tlje jinen- of Twist
Tickle ' kept watch ' for . wrecks upon the
heads--forever '..I .listened to tha voice
pf th,e sea beforail. feu .asleep. i
t"But the : sea-, has -no voice r but' may
only play upon the souls of men, which
speak" from the uttermost depths, each
'soul in its own' way": so that the sea has
afthousahd volcesHand listening men
are tranquil or' not, as may chance with
in them,, without mystery. Never since
thosevfaroff "days,- when the -sea took
my - unspoiled - soul .as -a harp in its
hands, havs I been secure in the "knowl
edge of-truth,' untroubled by. bewilder
ments ' and anxious questions. Un
troubled by love, ? by the fear of hell,
'twas good to be alive in a world where
the sea spoke-tenderly below, the win
dow of ' the-' room - where - sleep - came,
bearing. dreama."J--'.'--v .: -:-.; ,-
There is sturdy action, .vigorous llf.
real - human passion and; love in ' this
stOry of stmple folk.' It has the true
ring and It grips the reader and remains
with him, t - ' '" - .' ' ' v :
. 'The Cruise of the - Shining Light,
by Norman Duncan. ' Harper ft Bros. , -
t fr"The s Lieutenant ? the Girl ' and the
Viceroy" is the catchy title . of the
happy-gwlucky, breesy, ' dramatic story
to be. brouaht out this month by Thi
,G M. Clark Publishing' company. The
authors Marshall Putnam Thompson, is
one of Boston's rising young lawyers,
a graduate of Dartmouth : college and
Harvard law school. Although a law
yer .by profession, he:-haa decided liter
ary ability, and orr subjects historical
he la regarded as an-authority. South
America, rich in historical personages,
romance ' and , local color. ' is the back-
? round of Mr." Thompson's cleverly writ-en'-
tale. '". fV- - ; 'V -f ' ?.; ': s ; .
The! next da te of. sale for special ex
cursion tickets .to ''eastern points are
July I, 4' and 5. Make your -reservation
now. Apply at the local office.
141 Third etreet for foil psrtioulars re
garding rates, -stopovers,. routes, etc
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been, hung ', for the crime wrote vupon
the headboard of his 'grave; ' . : v'-
' ."The brand" of: Cain be upon the soul
of John R. Kennedy for , the murder- of
W. H.. Young, who was as honest as he
waa brave." ' ." -; y I Y
; "Kennedy was an -old sheriff of,' Mar
haska county," Mr. Beal says. "Fortune
now" seemed to turn against him. His
stock stampeded and became as wild as
buffaloes. He came upon a small train,
which was attacked by - Indians, snd
wltnSS men went in pursuit of the
reds. ' The Indian -whtmieri them., hut
Kennedy was the last to retreat, al-
tnougn oaaiy wounaea. I ex
of his assassination. But -brave."
Humorous Incidents were freely
mixed with the tragedy and served to
make an occasional rift in the cloud of
gloom v which continual hardship and
t to hear
e is truly
tragedy d row - down ' to ' ehvelope the
brav little bands wending their way
across a wild' country to the "land of
roses and gold." ... --,,';-
Savages Wreck Hymn. ,,
, At 'one point -the emigrants met. a
party of Mlsaourlans who had seven
preachers in ' their band. On . Sunday
morning ; they' would - drive ,the stock
near the train so. all could attend ser
vices. One old fellow felt rather slight
ed because he had. not been called upon
to" preach but was In his 'element this
day, it having been announced that he
would conduct the. service. . He mount
ed: a ' rock and after the benediction,
commenced "lining: out" the familiar
hymn: ; - .-.-
,,-' "A charge to keep I have, .
' -"A God to glorify "
- Here , the hymn - was abruptly ended.
a look of startled concern swept over
the gray ' haired minister's face .- and
with a whoop he shouted: . ' -
"Thar's damned insin after i my
cow!" '. .
After having traveled through the
unbroken wilderness for days the mem
bers of the Beal train encountered a
young settler who was wearing a
white shirt The article of apparel was
so unexpected that one comely young
woman cried out: - '
"Lord, how good he looks; I would
like to hug him." y ,4 i -t
"The lady spoke ss she felt for but
little Joking had we done for weeks,"
the emigrant adds, simply. . t
Ferrymen Make Fortunes, . ' -"
Fortunes were -made in those days
and the ferryman's business wu one of
the most lucrative followings of the
wilderness. Striking contraets must
have been found at the different ferries
for ) the narrator tell of a I party of
young" ferrymen at Raft river who with
the Beal party across free If they were
short of money, while French ferrymen
on the Platte went to the other ex
treme. These Frenchmen were making
Ing all the while that it was a "darned -bard
way to make a living." .
Mr. Beal is severe in hi criticism of
transportation facilities on the Colum
bia river as they were found in the
early days. He tells his experience;
with the Opposition Steamboat company
and so bitter does h grow against the
to it is as the "Imposition" company.
But after ell his trouble and hard
ship the emigrant was mor thsn satis-
fled with the result when he reached
Portland. Within a month from tho
time of his arrival he commencea
boosting tor "Portland; the Rose city,"
and ha kept it up ever since. -
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