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.
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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.
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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. "
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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..
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And
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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
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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.
Special courses in methods of teach
ing technical subjects agriculture, com-
Hj. BSrinZ I merce, home economic, industrial arts.
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