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$3.00 per Year, in Advance. SALEM, OREGON, JULY 18, 1874. Volume VI Number 22. notice to simscitiniiits. Tke date appearing nftcr llic printed aawe on the paper la the date of the BXriltATION or subscription. Survey ot llic Cascade Mountain Itoatl. It Is worth whllo to sum up lu brief sbapo the history of the enterprise which has re sulted lu tho discovery of a new pass, on tbo waters of the north Santlatn rhor, through the Cascade Rango. Iiast fall word wai brought In by Mr. Henry States, that he ami other had, In prospecting through tho mountains, diycov ored what promised to bo n practicable routo to the Deschutes valley, moro practicable, In fact, than any of tho roads now In uso over tho mountains. Mr. John Mlnto wasdeoply interested In tho matter and wroto concern ing It fcr publication Ir. tho Fahmku. I.alo In the fall, In compsny with Henry Ntstos and Frank Cooper, a small appropriation having beou mado by tho County Court, to defray exponsos, Mr. Mlnto undertook to continue tho exploration, mid thoy roturnod with tho report that thoy travelled to tbo aummlt of tho Cascades, eloso to the foot of Mount Jefferson on tho south, and llmllng no aorious Impodlniont to a good wagon road all the way, and stating that thoy found a natural p&ssago for such a road up the waters of the North Santlatn, which had created a valley that penetrated tho rango for over flfty miles, with no serious obstrno Uoas until near the Summit, and that belli ties for making an easy ascent there. They elalued to have looked ovor into the prom ised land of the 'Deschutes valley; to havo recognized the -Mack Hutto, which rises Ht the foot of the mountains on tho Lebanon road, and to have recognized the bunch grant pastures In the near distance. With his characteristic energy andenthu alasei, Mr. Mlnlo became Interested 'In mak ing's certainty of his labors, and tho County Court mado llmltod provision for tbo thor ough survoy and vlowlng out of the routo proposed. A company of fourteen persons (toiwhom we propose somotlmo to Imllvltlu allydo tho Justice thoy noserve,) with T. W. Davenport ns surveyor, havo spent tho last fivesvooks In exploring tho routo thoroughly WITCHES. Sjnoil9 ot ltcv. I, h Knlclit' Sumln.r cvculttj; Lecture. Thou shalt not sutler a witch to llvo. 1U oilua, 18:2J. llegard not them that havo familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards to bo dolilod by tbein. .it., 10:31. Thoro shall not lo found among you any that uso divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a w Itch, or a charmer, or a consultnr with familiar spirits, or a wlzird, or n necromancer. Dtut,, IStlO. When they ssy unto you,. Seek unto thnm that have familiar spirits and unto wizards that poop and mutter: should not a people seek unto their UodT Isa., S:lt). lleltovo not evory spirit, but trv the spirits whether thoy aro of God. Ut John, 4:1. Ami bo tho juggling (lends no morn bellovod, i n at nauor w nn us in n iiouuio sense; That keep the word of promise to our car, And break It to our hopo. Mitcucth. Thoro uro moie things in heaven and earth, iioraito, Thau aro dreamt of In your philosophy. Ihimtrt Witchcraft Is ono of tho superstition for which Orlontal nations nro not accountable. It was dorlved from tho wild and gloomy tn thology of tho Northmou. Thoro is no authority lor translating any word In thu He brew lllhlo "witch." Among northern tin tlonsa witch was a woman who, for soma consedoratlon, sold borself to tho duvll. Sho was supposod to torment people In various vuys; to causo the death of cattle; to bo ablo to glide through a key-holo, or rtdo through tho air on a broom-stick. So general was tho "boiler in witches at the time the Bible was translated, that one of the many Hobrew words used to describe the various forms of -superstition and deception, practiced in tho ages of Moses and Isaiah, was thus trauslat ed. And perhaps the translation is well enough if we understand the word in a mod Med and not the original sense. If any form of dccoptlon that leads tho mind away from truth Is called witchcraft, and any Juggler or necromancer who does tho work of tho devil is rccognlzod as tho witch, I shall not object to tho translation. In fact, I should not ob Lfoct to a still broader understanding of the passages of Scrlpttint quoted. The slmplo and only design of religion Is to bring men to tbo truth, to restore them to tho Dlvlno f.ior end ensuro their present and eternal IiappI and their labors felly verify tho statements .,,,, Any VBton, tuut t0IKl9 ,ircctiy or n heretofore madebr Mossrs. Mlnto, states and Cooper. They mado tholr way to tho Summit with out difficulty, locating tho route for a county road whloh can bul'.t for a moderate outlay. Jieaching the Summit some of tho party went down the eastern slope of tho Cascades to the Illaok Hutto, only nine mllu distant from tbo foot of Mount Jellerson. Thay came upon tho Lebanon road tbern nnd found settler who told them they called It directly to prevent this, wo may regard as witchcraft. When tho Gallatlans forco. tho simplicity and liberty of tboGoapoland gavo cttontlon to "limes mid seasons" and tho works of tho Jaw, Paul oxclalmod: "O yw uA (laltatiaiis, uho hath bewitched you!" Though tho mythical witches that rodo on broom-sticks aud assumed various forms to deceive and torment men, may hao vanish ed with tho dreams of tho past, the real witches still exist and follow their ilondlsli JIM nines 10 Aioacy, wnue our oxpiorers work. Look, for a moment, ut tho work of mane out mo uiwanco 10 oe not more man ui tho money witch, for instance. What a life utiles from SaWauuy tho route they had ao loads men. How sho Jlnglos hor silver traveled. They tnedo tho circuit of tho i Hml ilistilnvH thn anrv nt hr i.i ...i i,..r. Jilack llatto and returned to their ccuip at tne foot orMouiitJeflerson. Uariug dlscovwed a far bolter route than any other knowu or travelod, these Indomit able explorera deoen-e the thanks of tho Has her covotod groenbicks, till eyes, ears, senses, body, mind and heartare all engaged. Seo the mau running alomr, on tho clUb of dtngor, o or tho hills of dlfllculty, iiown Into the vulleys of sorrow, over tho bogs of dos to thu end, Is blttornoss and loathing. Truo pleasure U found lu truo Hie, but truo life nover in loasuio, when pleasure Is madn a business. Salt is good aud splco Is good, but they must bo mixed with substantial. 01 the witch of Intemperance It Is almost suporiluous to speak. She assume many form nnd leads only to ruin. Sho Meals the glory of tho dew-drop and sparkles In tho tempting bowl. When a man is lonely, she comes to him in tho gulto of friendship, n tier ing social cheer. When the weather Is cold, sho warms him. When It Is sultry, she ivU him. W'ueit ho Is sad, sho cheers him, When ho Is Jio ful, sho Is merry with htm. When ha I well, sho seasoiiH his food for him. When ho I sick, sho tills tho placet of uurso and physician. She helps all the other Witch es, mill all tielp her In return. Tho money witch, tho fashion witch, and tho plonsuin witch all Join lu her ravels. Sho hire music and poetry and painting to work Tor her. Clllder.s and glazlors run to do her blddlnc. Sho is clothed with moro than tho glory of Solomon. 1 he queens oflho Kist nnd West pay court to her. Moro aro her worknion and more cunning then thoro of tho No King. Without tho sound of hammers her toiiiplo rises day by day, a prison for tho souls or men, full of demons aud darknosH Her Inlluonce Is a real bewitchment, render lug hor victim moro and moro helpless at ovory step, till fortune, health, manhood, all aro gone. As to tho other class of witches, roforred to In the Scrlptum! quotations, llttlo need be said. Thoy aro wholesale and retail doalnrs In bad "spirits," but of a different kind from those used by the witch last mentioned. Hut thoso "mediums" and "IranceT lecturers" are such pure, virtuous aud charltablo poo plo that no one should question them. Thoy always speak so reverently of God so truth fully ofthe churches, and so kindly or Chris tian ministers, that It would III become mo to harrow up their tondor reelings by au un kind rematk. The pooplo or our benighted community uro much Indebted to ono or tho travelling agents or tho vlrtuousMrs. Wood hull for tho luiKirlant and evidently truth fill information that tho Christian inlnl.tnr. of Chicago nro lllwral superiors of tho hrothids or that wicked city. And whon wo consldor the valuable contributions those pon pie make to sclenco, and tho bonullu thoy ronrer on society by preventing divorces aud encouraging purity or lib, wo will seo how wlekwl It would bo to class them with pro tenders. An to the parages quoted from Moses, Isaiah, John aud thopoet.Nhakspoarn, thoy must stand against their authors us sad evidences or the ignoraiico ami blgotiy that ruled them. poople or -Marion oouuty and or tho whole pair, ir ho catches tho witch, he finds her 5tate, and they also sleservo some moro oub atantlal reward than they can oxpect, unless ac effort Is mado by public spirited chitons toglve them a testimonial or their apprecia tion, it remains to be seen ir the people, of Marlon county, will miLoa proper tlort to linprovo tilts discovery which promises -so inuoh to their advantago. The "wonder of the world" Is uald to bo the Climax Steam Washer, sold by Kll iiaaol who I now in this city giviug practical proof to uousokeepenrtuat bis machine will do good work, and -who Is receiving ncor or .orders for them already. Ic the llivt place the climax only ootta from $5 to fs, accord ing to silo of the stove; lu the next place, Its xrork is dons well, aud saves almost all tho labor of wash day. Mr. Hazel asks lio one to buy without a trial and alaiost all who try it do buy. It is tbs simplest thing in tbo world to manage It. Connlnghaoj ,t Co. sold, on Monday, six thousand dollars worth of agricultural ma chinery and hardware. Their sales for the day footed np that much, which mav ho l called a good business for one Ilrrn. Kar- i in era should look at their advertisement and 1 then call on them before purchasing, as they have every facility for doing business to boat advantage. The entire distance from the Court House t to the Summit gone over by the surveying party is Si miles and SI links. 2X; our ttaia ii ca Artj Diow u oat. only a lug fur tho plcasuro or whoso cumpa ny ho may ho compiled to yield honor, vlr tuo, peace, generosity, and the love or his fal lows. Uho ralln, she may leave him fallen and mangled at tho foot of tho cliff, mired and holploss In tbo bog of despair, or chained aml'dlsgraced lu a criminal's cell, while she retires with a mocking laugh to seek othor victims. And tho witch of fashion, what a heartless tormentor. What a rustle of silks and laces; what a chanting of costumes ; what a turn- j Ing and overturning of hats and bonnets, wnonever sne passes along. She shuts peo ple up at home and destroys all their happi ness by making them belive thoy havo "nothing to wear." with twenty dresses In tbo wardrobe. She robs people's tables, by making tbern believe their backs are more danorvlng. She lobs them of books and brains by making them believe that flnerv and languishing airs are the great essentials. She drives people away from church by making thoai bolieve that a coat or a certain color or a dress or a certain fashion is essen sontlal to the place. There is no end to the foolish and hurtful things this witch does; and I bad rather be tied to the Ull of Tarn O'Sbantersj mare, or compelled to ride through tho air on a broom-handle behind a witch ofthe old sort, than be a slave to fash, ion. Tho witch or pleasure-setkiug or amuse ment must not be overlooked. Hers is a merry race oraU2htrnd miialeaml Hni. I -HI hw. Uie end inrreot, if t tw loiloirtd I ., Ti, Modoc War C'IuIiiin. SAI.KM,Jiilyll,lb7l, Holders or Ktato certlilcatcs or Indobti d nesson account of cxponsoHof Modoc Wnr aro requested to notify tho undersigned In writing, earn War Department, Washington, 1). C, or else In person or In writing as they may find It convenient at tho following places Oakland and ltosoburg, from July .Md, to July iith, and Jacksonville, July Stb, to Aug. ad. Whore tho ronlllcatos or Indebtedness are In tho bunds rr orlgluul holders, or whcio original parties rtiidur Ing servkn or furnishing supplies aro accessi ble, tbo notlllcatlon or ownership or ccrtlll. oatfsul nii (ailed for should be ncc-onipanl-oil by ulllilai it setting forth tho facts or rondl. tion or sorvho or furiilshlng supplies, and tho reasonableness of tlio charges. Tho tindf signed will call for such special tes'.l- mony as circumstances may rendor ncces hury whon cates come up. J A". A. Haiiiiii:, Inspector General, NAMKS 1-Oll'FUrUIIK UKOdltAI-IIKItM. Among tho discoveries undo by tho road surveying party were sovoral lakes, etc., to which names were given, which will proba bly b recognUed by future geography makers. A beautiful llttlo lake not far from the Summit, about one aud a quarter miles In length by one lu width, was called In honor of our county, "Marlon" lake. A smaller one about a mile distant rroui Marlon was given the name or "Orley," for Miss Orloy Davenport, daughter or Hon. T. W. Daven. port, the suneyor. Two Ixuiutlful small lakes conta ulng each about -100 aerew, lyliiir IlfMtlf.il In Ilia itinn.i.l.. . .llla -r " ., """im iiosr escu Oilier, a short dUtsoco beyoud tbo Summit, were named "Twin" lakes. The North Fork of tl S h??U Fo',koJnS-t.lamdesf,nds in, short - ir ..' ",,u ,uo " were named "Dawnnort Falls," for Hon. T. W. Haven port, of the party. The Now Koad Stirvoy. Mn, KniTou: In order to answer tho nu merous Inquiries made of mo regarding the lately viewed and located load, across the Cacudo Mou.ttalus, penult mo tho uso of your colli m. ltTli,i character cf thu country: lrom Salem -0 miles south of tnst.ovi rtho present county road, thoro Is no ticcvtslly for de scription. ThW UlataitCv brings us to Smith's forry,on tho road fuluiSaleinloQuarlzsvllIe. From hero Iho road lay along tho north b.tnk oflho river nearly ouo nillo, onilerovses tho llttlo North Fork about half a mllu from Its Junction w lib tho main Mrrsm; from thonoo It passna over a partially timbered and forny district, which contnlus many palchtvi or ox eel lent coll, uiuuh or tho ground being neatly lovel, but snmn of tho very small boulder rocks showing near the surface, lu the 111 si six miles wo cross over and along tho fool o. a low ridge, that lies between thollttlu ami miiln North Fork of tho river. Flfiron iiilles brings us to the termination of tho present surveys and outside of railroad land claim, and with a few exceptions past all tho lauds along tho roads on this sldo of thu mountains, lint I was Informed by hunteni that thorn was moro land between tho river and tho stoop hills, lit for settlement, than onuld bo seen from tho road. Tho mountains, from this point eastward, begin to show theiu soIvch In tho sbapo or rocky points, that com pel tho location or tho road near to tho tlvor bank In order to pass thnm. Advancing a fow mlhis lurther vast, tho valley assumes tho form or a narrow dellle, tho mountain sides oomlugaheerdowntotho rlvor, steep and tocky lu some places and al lowing barely sulllclent room togradoaroad with tho timber and broken rock. This kind or ground extonds for about throe and a hair miles, and Is tho worst section r tho whole routo tu couxort Into a road IkhI, but tho vlowers agreed that It could bo douo with lit llo or no blasting. Hero, also, tho trail bilbo worst on thu whole routo, and should not bo taken either hero or at many other ihiIiiIh as an Index to tho character of the load survey ed. Tlio fact Is, tho viewers very soon ill corned that, with tho woiklujr finco st thiili command, they Ini to be satislled with n trail upon which Ibey could barely passlhelr pack animals nut at this miIii, tlio old trail used formerly by gold hunters was adopted and cleared of logs that hail fallen. From about tho IMltii mlloiHistalmio8iutth'iririy, wo begin to enter Slates' valley, In which wo find considerable bottom laud, about tbo Juiielloiior second North or Ilrightcnbusher's Fork or tho river. It Is not easy to toll tho character of tho soil on thoso Isittoms, but from tho hurried observation 1 could make lu passing, 1 think In many cases tho round rock Is nut far under tlio soil. In othor c.i-cr, there Is a good depth or soil for cultliatloii; but in all plans, along here, theio Is timber growth to remove. I'asslng along to ab-iiit tho thlrty-sUth mile, thu bottom hinds beouiiio moro narrow as wo advance up stream, and between that aud thu foity-lourth nillo thcio Is perhaps onu and u half miles ot side bill grailhu (n us douo III oritur to make a good mad. Wo oi t r spurs or tho ridge, about six miles, and nearly or quite llvo miles or level, open plno forest, with llttlo grass or undergrowth, llo fore reaching tlio Lebanon road, much or tho broken land wo had passed was covered with a thick growth of chapparal, half dead lrom a previous lire. Wo did not attempt to push our way through much of It. On our return wo passed by Mr. Alexander I'lirrlsh's ranch, east of the Unite; nnd, under his Instructions gullied Uio Summit In ubnut nluo nillosof lilshuuM fioni tho libauou toad, and much less clmppar.il tn contend w Ith. Wo went to "blazii" tlio lino throuuh to u connection wi'h llliu-k Hutto, but concluded tho blazo of ii match by some hand I r lend I v tn the open ing oflho ro.id, would bo bust for tho oiiap purnl. John Minto. tiii: CUUUI.l CO.UKT. Henry M. I'.irkbuist contrlbulcs some startling liens about tho comet to tho Now Yolk Tntiuiiit. llo pronounces It tho most wonderful ami lustruetlvo comet In tbo Ills tors' of tho woibl, mid predicts that It will I'Mvl Uomill's comet In splendor. Hut tho prospect that lis tall will cuwlnp tlio earth lias it great Intero-l for tlio sclcntlUe world, as many piobh ins hi tboeoiistltiillmiof com ets will therein' bo sotlUd. tin Iho I Ith of July the hi ml of tho unmet will haio iiacheil tho horlrou to the north west at tho end of twilight, so I hat It. will not easily bo visible afier thai dalu; but tho Ull will extend uo'iriv n tun poio-siar. On July lil:h, tho tall ostein far boynntl tho polo and developu a now- characteristic, taorliig oil' rapidly toward the end. Within three or lour days after the llllh. tho lull will havo become so expanded In the neighbor hood of Iho polo as n 111 I a largo part of tho iioitheru ho liens. Yet It will not be a oon Hptmious object, because it will be wo faint as to look rather llko an Immense cloud or n new milky-way than what It really Is. Ity (his lluiii wo shall havo solved tho question whether Ibe tall Is hollow or bos n 1 filiated structure, or w hat Is Its constitution. Of tho way lu whloh this will end, It Is not Nifo jet to swak wlih ilelliilteuess; for al thoilKh, If llix tail wore straight, wo should he aliiioslcerliiluly near Ihrt mlil'lle or It on July Hotb, yet lis ctiriaturo will pmpihly delay ll twoor tlireoiUys, mid oven until the oartli has piased beyond Us path. Taking tlio liiist viiluu I can liomilin records or pro-ilnusi-iimets, I should expect the oartli, on July tTJd, In be wholly within thu eastern 'slpi of tlio count's tall; ami I will assuiuu tills to hothoiMso. Tho millet will then ills nppiar to iix, bill I hoi I Iho Inhabitant of tho southern heinl-phero, who liny bo Ignorant of Unionise of the liiuilliolly ot tbo oven lot; sky, will fee It urioluiilly rlso soil mss away, and will be miiiiiimI by Iho sudden up parlllou of a i-oiip t n" .xli.iurdliiiiiy sl.u and unusual hrilliauny which will burst iiin their vision as unleresci u as tho gie.it comet ot IMil. Tim ursdunl il'mliiutloii and llnal ilisappoaraiiee of llieeoinet will ho mi nearly tl n coiim rso of w h it w w shall hai u withc4cd hero lh.it it needs no ibiscilptlou. What will ho tho 1 11. ei iiHin tho earth t I daru not predict the ellccl upon tho minds men, ospeclalli nl'tlin Icnoranl; but. I do not anticipate iiiij uppiictabbi physical ellecll'ur Ihnr than pusslhlv electrical plieuoiiiena libit tbo iiuroni. It will, ofi-oiiise, leant na somo oflts atiniHiihcrd when it del art-, but nriib. ably iiotnuotigh luiilhct Iho ban. meter, orto come w It Ii i Ihiii'onl.aiico oven ofsclnntlsts. inn iiuini may lie, liv possibility, ouo perma nent i Meet nl M-ltiutltl" Interest nnd curiosity. If the until should not entlielv (Hcape, tho Ill-oil will ii Inn pmlialily lie Involved, and ll will also retain a poillonof tbotsiiiietarv sub stance. As the ii liir.it 1 1 1 or the iitmosnbnm lirwilllle, liliinn'j unr I'.if.i. I. m.w u u.ki.ill tft. deed tlieroNuny lit nil, Hint It Is iiurecoguli'V bio by tli;i uli-iist astronotnlciil terutluy, pir-luinsr-llOr Iboitusagii of tlio count wo shall Hud that her. fooirtli thy moon will haio mi The thermometer at WeaUierford A Co.' way to llow. From the Summit ridge to HlBw.tV U.i . ..!. iL .1 . .. . .. stood July lilb. at 7 a m T0! 1" -....,,,. .. ' " "ou""" ". wr.uueit. Jr?J ' ' M 7 AM' ' '- 'i ,ri 0 ' Mr. U. huo. h,,d myself rs.ase.1. and leunri J :bt UUtaUM. ui' btwktu uiuutry, tu paiMlui ...., i . ., . ., ..... mm huh iinr.riiiorui iuv iiiuou win nam rut HOW lieglll In lllld tbo valley wldlulllUilKalli: alliKisnliern. nl umiliir or lots dcnsltv. which tho bnttoui hiudi b Ing lov, ginoraliy, and w'" iniiterlully modll" tlioplieiiomriiia nfoc but liillu bUvo tbo high wiiUrmciliof Hie "iUHtK.iisnii.fi .(ih.i-uillr-es. Iwllladdtlm' ..,,. ,,.,. ,,. , . .i , .. .nu Is h.Ml'Iv outnftlin iviy.m tint tho rlier. IrocM.duig eastward, tbo bottoms tiaiiMit'e.xp.)dblni will net bo liitorforod with iuim' uiKitvr irom mo river, nun w unit Hit uy tlio groat coiiiet of IS7I. lalhy widening out again, iiutll. us wo gel aliout npKsliu Ml. Jell'ctson, thu mount tins being boro east of nnrlh, thnro Is perhaps a mllu width of bottom, counting that on imcli side ol therlier. Iloruthe two malirbraueh esor the river Join tbo largest ami Ionst branch, coming from u ill rid Ion south ol wc.it; and thu other whluh I cjII tbo Uiko branch i, coming from tho south-cast. Theio Is much or the country around horuoii which tho timber Is all killed, and souls from which It has betn mostly removod by successive Urea. Grass and other forage plant have go' a good hold hem, growing groon ami halt log amongst thu chapparal grow th of maiui ulta and myrtle. We found atrawberiles ripo and abundant, In patches, In this valley on the 1th of J uly. Whortleberries also Lo gin to show themselves amouust tho under growth, and Increase as wo advance towards the Summit, whero tho timber Is not too dense. F.lght mllesfrom theuuimlttUubtJ of thoatream commoueds to 1U0 moro rapid ly, and continues an eica up-hill grado.ex ceptln the paw over the leiel of Marlon lake, a distance of one and a hair miles; and for a distance orone-fourth or a mile at tho Suiiiii.lt, the waier swiiied undecided which Such uro tho views or our distinguished philosopher, but there nro utheri lots san guine than he, who predict that thu earth's at mosphere will bo Milsoiioil by contact with tlio gasnes of the heavenly or tbo Infernal visitor, as tho cuso may bo, and that only thoMi who possess gutta poroha lungs anil havo tholr Hies well Insured can hopa to stir vine moro than bulfu century. At midnight last midnight wo mean wo sat watching thu tail of tho monster through a glass a window glass of medium quality. Tho n ti ck us. had dipped below the horlznti, Thd llamlng tall hkuud about tho northern sky llko a sword of wrath, or moro llko a broom lifted with evil Intent. Wo calliTd to miud all tho ovll that had been predicted, but in head or tho animal was out or sight and we weren't afraid or that ; the tall loomed up considerably and was evidently following thojiody as fast as It could, so wo went back to sfulslunivs)r and concluded to neither fear It or Interfere with It. Whose afeared? Taumiimi IJiTAiii.isiniK.NT. 11. M. ilakor Una opened next door to Durbln'a stable. Ho makes, mends, or cleans gentlemen's clothes nnd the Udhs will be Intrusted in bis offer to clean the 11101 delicate fabricator sell then a wondrous Japanese solution that they can usefortha ru'rv'.o, SceljUttU, Advertise tu ut tYiu-tMkntt Fahmk-