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THE . OREGON 1 SUNDAY . JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY, MORNING. : MARCH 21,; 1920. OREGON PILGRIMS FOR OLD OREGON TRAIL USED BY SETTLERS BOYS LEFT BODIES OF 30,000.1 M AND GIRLS A FLOWER AND A FAIRY TALE Westward Journey of Eirly Set tlers of .This State One of Longest Told in History. t - : COURSE you know the flower go To Fairyland in the fall I But, oh, my dear and duck, this year - Jack Frost most caught them all 1 They stayed to cheer the garden A bit longer than they should, . And before they'd packed their leaves a fay Came flying through the1 wood. He's coming; hurry I hurry!" All the flower folk turned pale, "Do hurry!" begged the fay, "Jack's riding On his swiftest gale." "Will no one stop him? We can never Reach the Fairy Gate Before he cornea," the flowers wail : "Why ever did we wait?" Til ask the Queen," off flew the fay, And in the fairy court The Wisemen straightway try their charms And spells of every sort To halt Jack Frost, but still he rides Till all at once an elf Hopped up, "I know who'll stop him And 111 go for him myself I" Straight to the Sleepy Desert, Just the other side o' day, ' , The little fellow scampered, NexTthing, down the Milky Way The queer old, dear old Sandman, With his magic sack of sand. Went riding on his fastest camel Off to North Pole Land. Perhaps you wondered why it was So warm and mild last fall Perhaps you wondered why the children Couldnt sleep at all. Well, pshaw! the Sandman shivered so. He dropped his magic sack, And all the sand for every land Went spilling over Jack. - And till the Fairies helped the Sandman Gather it. again There were no dreams and boys an girls Were wide awake a.t ten.- But the Flower Folk reached Fairyland Without one small mishap. But Jack Frost and the polar bears All took a whole month's nap. But Jack made up for it when he wakened np, didnt ha?) Today's Puzzlt '.The story of the forgetful poet told last week with fruit took rood many and the missing ones were? Lima, 4ates, entrant, apple, fig, pear and plural.. This week he is determined to say the metals. Thla might be hard for some folk but not tor him. See, now. what you can make out Of his. story. Fill to the ' htanka with the names of metals. " :.-' : ' :; Let ear story betn S'?'," With seMier of , . ' i :' Who 1 1 1 his brf jirmjr I , .- Tkrouth thkk end through Uunl '"' I A msroh he did ' - Ob the enemy forces Aad s few nuty hones.. X As the au tfa And hro wu tend, ma piar tontal or. tor. Talked btlf the day! (British Xl Interests , will - establish an aerial mall service over - a route 2600 miles lone In South America, from Per nambuco to Buenos Aires, with stops at 10 points betweeiu When You Go Down to Tdffytown Y ifp w a XJO, WHEN you go to Tsffytown, .You'd better not be cross, v', Else" In the candy caldron t s,k-j: . They will drop you with one tds& And mtlt you don in 'ltaaes,.- Till you're sweeter than themselves, jVhy, yesterday they: candied three small hears ana several vives. i -.. .-r An, author and a painter and N ::y Some lemons and a crow, Ttiey sprinkled them with Sugar, And stood them in a row. ITbs. is tfaa sixtMStli of ' entas of aitiehs I Oncon sad its history. writtsa for The Rrntas. Jmisnsl tnr 1. B. Hernsf. DrofsMor Of lustory. Oregon AcrUaltand ouets, sod sathe of "Orseon."j : - By J.B. Herser-' , They erouod the desert, ss of Ota Their tsthns crowd tS. sss: To make the Wart as thoy the last. The homertesd of hs free. WolUisr. Many or the Oregon bound eml grants were the descendaiita of the Pilgrims and the .Cavallersr. Their westward journey of 3000 miles was one of the longest described In his tory. It was a real pilgrimage, and the emigrants were real pilgrims. I So many made .this pilgrimage to Oregon ' and so hazardous was the Journey, that JOQOO of them per ished along the way. But why this rush westward, and this sacrifice of llXe? Oregon was the first Pacific coast region to which there was considerable migration! from the states ; hence In consequence thereof various reasons became -apparent why It should be rapidbr settled, namely : 1. If toe Americans were b dominate In Oregon, It was necessary for them to be In the majority. . There was much uneasiness through out the United States as to the Oreeron boundary question, the decision of which many believed would be influenced somewhat by the presence of American settlers. S. It was the American policy to-send colonies to Oregon so that they might develop the resources of the country, and Incidentally replace savagery with civilisation. 4. Lawlessness was becoming so preva lent that livestock and other property were frequently stolen. Also the Indians, who were acquiring civilization and were dependent upon the whites for govern ment, required better protection for their families and their property. Fur. thermore. the Americans wanted a gov ern merit of their own, the outgrowth of their desire being a demand for law and order. To meet this demand there must be enough Americans to enforce such laws as might be made. 5. But above all was the opportunity for men and women to come West where they could get homes and Improve their condition. " MIGRATION BEOAJf IN 18W Various parties had crossed the plains. but the first serious attempt at migra tion to Oregon was made In 1839. This movement resulted ' from lectures given by Rev. Juon Iee-.in Peoria. III., during tne winter or 1S37-183S. In Map showing tortuous route of SOOO miles which .was used' by Oregon bonnd emigrants. - plo lost their lives along this trail in early days. .: Over SO.OoO peo Easter Lilies Will Be Plentiful on the J Market THis Spring l i I. i . A This year the Easter lily , will hold its own reign supreme,- over the host of flowers that hud forth on Easter day. . ; ' The scarcity of the bulbs, which In pre vious years has 'caused substitutions in the Easter offerings, is no, more. The Easter lily is not affected by, the general shortage movement. On the contrary, there will be faster lilies tn abundance, ssy florlet.. Different ' growers Just outside the city are guarding the plants and watch ing the buds so as to have them in their prime on Easter day.. fFhe bulbs which were shipped, from Japan and. In some Instances, from 'Holland, have been raised by local growers, who will sup ply the florists with all their, needs. Many of the florist shops are raising their own Easter lilies In their hot houses outside the city limits. . Prices will run about 50 cents a blos som, say florists, and 'there win ne flowers enough for everyone. Smith-Hughes work. Other special courses will be condensed work In corn- offered for students desiring to make up work or for those who have not gradu ated from high school and wish to se cure additional entraAoe credits. . merce and physical education, courses , in industrial Journalism, story telling, playground methods - and other allied subjects. The regular courses will he Diversified Courses Ai to Be Given at 0. A. G. Summer Term dears of 1839, 19 men took a two-horse wagon and a. band of horses as far as Inde pendence. Mo. Here they transferred their luggage to pack horses and turned their courses toward Santa Fe, where there was abundance of grass and many buffalo. J. J. Farnum was their leader, They carried a flag with the motto. "Oregon or the Grave.") By the last of September they reached Green river, where they met Joe Meek and other weu-known trappers. Their sufferings were lptlhse, as they traveled through deep snows with only dog meat to sub sist upon, and nothing but .Cottonwood boughs for their horses to eat Of this party only five reached the Willamette valley. space permits mention or bat one other train. This Is known as the Great Emigration. Early in the spring of 1843 almost simultaneously migration began from Missouri, and in smaller numbers from Arkansas. Illinois, Ken tucky, Tennessee. Iowa and Texas. This was called the Great Emigration be cause it comprised nearly 1000 persons. mm seiners or uregon wno nad pre ceded this immigration did not number half as many as were added by this train. At-Kansas river, Peter H. Bur nett, later first American governor qf taiiiornia, was cnostn captain, and James w. Nesmith. a young man. who was to become prominent and influen tial in Oregon, and who later repre sented the young state In the United States senate during the Civil war, was orderly sergeant Burnett wasin com mand only r-elght days, and was sue- ceeded by William Martin, who retained his leadership until the emigration DroKe into smaller parties. When Whit man, wno was with the rear of the emigration, reached Fort Hall, he found the leaders doubtful as to what plan to B BOUGHT THEIB WAGONS It had been customary to leave wagons at Fort Hall and go through to the Columbia with pack animals. But S. A. Clark tells us in "Pioneer Days of Ore gon History" that. Whitman encouraged mem 10 continue, wiin the assurance that he could get them to the Columba with their wagons. After the settlers naa juuiea tor a. rew days to rest and recuperate their weary teams, they de cided to continue their Journev with Tr. Whitman aa their guide since he was well " qualified to select thaflrsst rente for the wagons to. follow. They reached SVrt Boise on the 20th of Sep tember. On the 14th of September they enterea Burnt raver canyon. Rv the first of October their route led through the beautiful Grand Ronde valley, where snowy summits Of the Blue mountains looked down on nine-clad bills. 'In the Same month they reached Waiilatpo. some oi tne catue were left In the Walla Walla vajhiy. The others were unven ovenana; wnue "the families. wagons, and other -property were taken down the Columbia river On boa mt rafts, arriving in the Willamette valley by the end of . November.? The litter part of the Journey was so arduous that some declared the hardships to have been greater and the sufferings more acuta while descending the Columbia irom ioe jjaues to tne Willamette than were those of the long pilgrimage from am aiuuuun mer. CO UN TUT 18 SETTLB9 Upon their arrival in Oregon, the im migrants . found themselves anions: la. dians whose language was strange and wnoso nanita were fiercely unrestrainad. But desipto the atrocities, committed by the natives, the forests were converted into homes, school houses, churches and etUes; the prairies, unscathed by olow. were transformed into field; gardens ana orchards, and the treacherous In- 41ass were , taught to wershlo tha aA ef. ar fathers. Under the white man's touch the hunting ground became the seen of harvest. home, the tepee a col lege, and the battle field the site of sanetnfry. .Hence a gratefeul people became venerate with mingled gratitude and pride of the achievements of the Oregon pilgrims. Oregon Agricultural College. Corvallis, March 30. Courses to be offered In the 1920 summer, school session of the Ore gon Agricultural college are being ar ranged to meet a wide range of needs on the part of students and teachers who may attend. 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