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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1887)
r v -wt n TTTTT vffi fe? '"'"' VOL. XIX. v OREGON PIONEER HISTORY. SKETCHES OF EARLY DAYS. -HEN AND TIMES IN THE FORTIES BY B. A CLARKE. - Copyright applied (or. All rlghti resorted. Remlnlsconces of C. W. Burch, of Yamhill, an Immigrant of '44. 0. W. Burch is bo well known and ho highly respected through Yamhill county thnt it roturns him with striking regularity to tho stato senate, when tho mcro question of pnrty is oftoncst do cided tho other wny. Ho lives among tho beautiful lillls, and ono glorious Sabbath day in last Juno, whon I was so fortunato as to bo his guost, wo mndo nfehort excursion to an august summit crowded with golden wheat, from whenco tho oyo took in tho broad ox pnnso of hills and vales that nro walled in by (Tin coast and Oascado ranges. It took o io's broath nwny for a moment to turn ft Dm point to point and renlizo how boauti ul tho vision was. It seemed varied enough to satisfy tho most exact ""IbgBpirit. Towns and villages aro dot ting tho landscapes all around. Snowy peaks and mountain walls, rivors and loesor streams, prairies and hillsides, forest and plain nil nro within ecopo of tho actual vision, and steamboat smoko, with tho rushing ot tho four railroad trains tint aro also within the viow,givo tho quiot beauty of tho sceno tho assur nnco of civilized lifo and such commorco and invention ns marks tho ago wo live in. Ilcturning from this wondorful viow wo sat down in tho Burch mansion and miuo host recalled tho sccnos of long ago whon this region lay in primal love liness and beauty; whon wild deer and oik fed on theso Bamo hills and plains and tho unlovely bear possessed tho for ests for a homo. Mr. Burch was a pio neer of tho ago that ante-dated tho gold epoch. Ho was born in 1828 and was 10 years of ago in 1811, whon tho spirit ofadvonturo too him from tho tlion western frontior to tho raclfio far west. Tho deccaso ot his grandfather with whom ho had grown up, loft him with out a guardian or near of kin to pro vido for him, so he threw in his lot with Daniel GofT and Col. Ford and started with them to Oregon. Ho was ablo to command a good outfit and started with A good nnilo and abundant provisions, which supplies ho entrusted to Mr. Goflfs caro. Thoy traveled on with tho train until thoy reached Green rivor, at Bridgcr'e, whoro fivo of them left tho train and pushod on in advance Thoso fivo woro Alderman, who was killed in Sacramoto by 0. E. Pickett; Edwin Kobinson, who was not long since murdered in Spring Valloy ; Isaac N. Gilbert, so well known as ono of tho oldest settlers near Salem, nnd who died horo a fow years ago ; also Milton W. Wambaugh. Each of tho fivo had a good riding mulo and also bought a pack pony to uso whon occa sion requirod. When they nearod Fort Hall, Alderman had a slight misunder standing with ono of a party of Noz Terccs they met thero. This man claimed that tho pony Alderman had bought at Bridgets belonged to him. Ho mounted tho pony and tried to rido it off but Alderman interfered. Tho Indian persisted in his claim and thoy sottled it by a pugilistic set-to, in which Mr. Indian had all tho worst of it and Alderman held tho adimal vi ot armis. Theso Indians had been east to the hunt ing grounds and were then roturnirg loaded with tho spoils of tho plains, buffalo skins and buffalo meat cured in the dry atmosphere of the great plains. Tho Nez Ferces used their spoils of t'. e chao to trado with among all tho Indi ans from far north to California. This reminds mo that on this same trip to Yamhill an interesting fact was stated by Joseph Watt, Medorem Craw ford and Charley Burch (all neighbors in Yamhill), that in early times there wero no flies in Oregon, or on tho plains. Heat could be hung up in the dry at- SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 35, 1887. mosphcro of tho iniddlo kingdom, ns wo may well call tho inland basin of sago plains, with no blow-fly to disturb tho curing process, l'coplo lived a long timo this sldo of tho Ilocky mountains in blissful ignoranco of even tho common houso fly, Our friends remember that in timo they used to exclaim : "Scot thoro's a fly!" AJas, that tho timo ovor come to 8co thcml Tho fivo horsomon got out ot provis ions at Grand Hound vnlloy, and pro cured somo of Indians they met there. When thoy reached Whitman's placo on tho Walla Walla ho gavo them an adobo house, to occupy and provisions to oat. The first night aftor their ar rival, thoir ponies woro run off, much to their alarm, for thoy thought thoy had rcuchod a placo whoro oven Indians wero in soma sort civilizod. After searching in vain thoy statod tho ciuo to Dr. Whitman, who said ho hand con fidence in his Indians and told thorn not to ho iilarmcd. lie had n talk with tho Cnyusos, and sovoral ot thorn rodo off and they wero assured thoir horses would como hack nil right. Ho said ho had tried for eight years to civilize them, with somo succois; that tho Indians (Ciyusos) said that an unfriondly band was about, and had run offromo of tho Cayuso stock as woll as that ot tho em igrants. At tho end ot tho third day thero stock was drivon up, badly jaded after n long run. An Indian wilt rido fifty to '100 miles a day on ono of thoir ponies and thero is no telling whore thoy found tho lost ones, or it they woro lost at all. At Whitman's request thoy oflorod tho In dians no recompento for returning their animuls. Ho gavo thorn food enough to last thorn down to Tho Dalles un bolted flour, beefs tallow and driod beef. Arrivod at Orogon City, which was tho headquarters ot Americans in '11. and was in truth tho only settlement that could bo styled a town wost of tho RocKy mountains, thoy found Ncsmith building a houso thoro. Ho would havo them stop with him, and mado them wolcomo and as comfortable, as possible- on n bed of "homo-modo tenth, ors," that feathered tho motion of his jack piano ns ho dressed Oregon fir and dovolopcd tho soft down peculiar to Ore gon quilts. Ho gavo them what ho had most of room nnd they had n thous and pounds of dried meat, cured nt tho headwaters of Hood river, to divido with frionds who relished and who favor ed them. Aftor a whilo Mr. Burch took up tho trado ho followed nt tho cast and worked at sash making in tho Waldo hills. Tho stuff thoy used did not work against tho grain, for thoy split out yellow fir "bolts" and dressed them down to tho desired sizo for sash framed. Thoy boardod with Mrs. Eyro nnd workod for Edward Burrows, who was a good rao chanio. That must havo bcon in 18 if), when young Burch was 17 years old. Tho following fall ho engaged in mak ing saddlo trees at Salom, on Boon's is land, so called because at a lato poriod it was by construction of a mill raeo sur rounded by water and Boon lived on it as part of his land claim. In tho spring of 1810 young Burch was manliko at 18 and joinod a com pany of of sixty or sovonly men who went through to California with Dun canl E. Camoron, ono of the Hudson Bay company's leaders. Under his leadership thoy reached California safe ly and in timo to participate in a speck of war that grew up botwecn American and Medican authorities there, beforo the Mexican war was actually declared. Americans raised tho bear flag and or ganized a forco of 100 men under Gib son and Sears, who woro afterwards captains under the command of Fre mont. Tho Mexican government had ordored all persons that were foreigners or persons foreign born to leave within ten dojB time or bo expelled by forco. Tho conturion'd forco ot Americans took tho matter in their own hands. Gibson and Scars' men captured vnluablo host ages in tho person of Gen. Vallcjo, Sal vador Vallejo, Don Lcaso and Trudon, a Frenchman, who had both married Spanish women. Theso important citi- zons woro hold as vouchers for tho con duct of tho Moxicnn authorities, nnd kept in not very uncomfortnblo duranco nt Sutter's fort. Soon after this happened Fremont arrived with nows thnt war had been declared somo moths boforo. So Burch onlistod in his company of topographi cal engineers, which immediately marched for tho south. On tho wny thoy enpturod a vessel. Thoy found tho United States frlgnto Constitution and went into hor to Montoroy (I don'i vouch for tho Constitution, "Old Iron sides" boing nctunlly thoro) undor tho flnj of Commodoro Shuhrick. Thoy landed at Montoroy becauso continuous calms provollcd and thoy couldn't raako progress. Thoy had to fight their way on to Southern California. On Snlinns plains thoy had n hattlo whorcin Capt. Burroughs and twonty-four enlisted mon woro killed by tho Mexicans. Somo of them woro Delnwaro and Shaw nee Indians. Tho newly enlisted mon took tho placo of thoso killod. Thoy finally renched Los Angeles, nnd tho Mexican forco thoro surrondorcd. Pco Poo Mox Mox, tho fnmous Walla Walla chief, nnd twonty ot hit mon woro thero, led by n sub-chiof. Burch re mained in tho scrvico until April, 1817, when ho was discharged and returned to his last homo at Sutter's mill. Ho and n friond named Squiros had n con tract for making saddles for Sutter, Got). Kcarnoy, and Col. Fromont. Just now wo aro on tho ovo of tho greatest discovery of tho kind tho world has made tho diecovory of gold. It is n mistako to HiippoHO that the existence ot gold was not known until our Oregon Marshall, who died a fow weeks ngo, found it in tho eelcbrnted mill rnco thnt is moro historic to tho world than tho Widow Brndy'B cow is to Chicago. Various finds of gold had boon mado and worked, but without uuccoss. Only n short timo beforo sovcrnl placors had boon worked, but with no satisfactory returns. At Sutter's Foit thero was n sun dinl. Burch nnd Squlro wero stand ing by tho sun dial ono morning, whon Sutter himself enmo to whero ho stood, Ho had bcon drinking. Ho whs a Swiss and his pronunciation of English was vory abrupt, as well ns inaccurate Ho said : "I hash cum i in mod lately rich nnd I docs vish to do stunting vor mino old fronts. You must shunt go to Coloma ; tnro ish gold fount taro and you all gets rich. You can Hints', takes it out ns you ploeso." There woro no moro pack saddles mndo by Burch it Squires. Thoy and all thoir workmen laid aside thoir ordi nary, work and took up tho lino of march for Coloma. Burch got thero among the flirt, and did woll. Ho took care of & friend who was ill, and bo- camo ill himself, but prospered (airly through nil. But wo aro not to givo ro mances of tho mining era or detail tho oxperiences of our pionoers further than to show tho varioty and excitement that attended that epoch of our history. Sud denly tho magio Wand of Midas turned all it touched to gold. Tho Oregon pio neer turned from Urn plodding oxistenco of a frontiersman to becomo n gold hun ter, and tho wholo west coast tho wait ing Occident sprang into wild excite ment and cnt rcd upon a lifo of .vonder making miracles and i a wealth that exceeded all human expectation. Burch had b en led to the "golden strand" in advanee of gold discovery in paying quantity, and was on tho spot. Ho saw the first rush, and was of tho.o who lo.'t their occupation near by to visit "tho diggings." Ho tells many exciting talos ot his experience and ot matters that ho was witness to. orri$atulettrf OL ANDERS. Salkm, March 21. EJttor Willamotto Farmon Definition. A malignant contagious and fatal disoasa duo to tho introduc tion into tho animal economy, or of genoration within it, of an animal poison which Infects tho wholo systom and shows its specific effects moro especially upon tnc Hoitttciilorian mucous mom brano, tho lungs, nnd upon tho lymphat ic glands nnd ducts. Glandors nnd its variety farcy, originate spontaneously in tho horse, ass and mulo, and nro cap nbloof transmission U man, in whom tho virus scorns to incroaso in malig nancy; sheep, goatn, dogs, tho follno species, and ovon to mico and rabbits. Cattle, pigs nnd fowls resist tho action of tho contagium, ovon when inoculated. History. Glandors was described by Aristotle, and Vogotius, nnd other early writers, undor tho terms morbus htinii dus cymoira, capitis morbus, and so forth, and its variety farcy as morbus farclmoBUS, vormis cqui, etc Glandors is a disoaso ot temperato climatos, raro in hot and vory cold countries, tho con tagious uaturo of glanders wns for a long timo a disputed point; it is how ovor, now dotorminod loyond question tho only diffcrcnco ot opinion being its capability of originating spontaneously or not. Somo Veterennrinns mnintnins that it originates by contagion only, whilst others nnd with whom I ngroo contond thnt it is capablo ot spontan eous origin, and ot propagation by con tagion and infection. Glandors may occur undor at least four forms, namoly : acuto glanders, chronic glanders, acuta farcy, called by somo bud farcy, and clironio or button faroy. Tho romoto causes ot glandors, though not yet clear ly understood, aro quite often found to ariso from many debilitating inlluonccs, such aB old ngo, bad food, over-work, oxhausling disensos, nnd from gonural bad manngomont, from miasmatic or animal poisons, such ns thoso gonoratcd in localities' whoro n largo numbor aro stablod together in poorly ventilated nnd damp stables. I havo also olworvcd thnt glanders in developed in now sta bles, whoto tho walls nro not thorough ly dry, and finally, glandors occurs, as a scquonco to exhausting diseases, moro especially it tho animal bo old, or of a bad constitution, thoso causes, and a generally vitiated condition of tho ani mal system, may bo said to causo glan dors: 1, By causing tho introduction in to tho blood ot vitiated or decomposing material generated in tho external sur roundings of tho animal. 2. By induc ing tho formation of dogenorated ma terial within tho animal system. 3. By preventing tho excrotion of tho degrad ed constituents normally gonoratcd within it by natural tissue- chungos, or excessively formed within it by various disordered functions or introduced into it from without. Tho most frequent causo of glanders, moro particularly of that form of it known as farcy, is tho disease commonly called diabetes insi pidus or polyuria. It cannot bo said that in diabetes thoro is any obstruction to tho excretion ot degraded tissuo; in deed tho revcrso is tho caso, oxcretion of urine. If wo look docpsr into tho mat ter wo shall, howovor, seo that tho poly uria is hut a result of rapid tissuo changes, rapid emaciation of the body being a most prominont symptom, with debility arising from degradation of tissue, and frcm tin prcsenco of tho de graded materials within tho circulatory fluid. So apparent is this conditions, that it has been truly said that diabetes whon arising from no cognizablo causo is often indicative of a general breaking up of tho constitution. Although glan ders and farcy nro ono and tho snmo diseaso, differently manifested farcy is tho moro frequently douelopcJ apontan- NO. 7. lnncoU8ly than glanders, this circum stance, and tho possibility of rocovory from mild attacks of farcy, has lod somo to concludo thnt thoy aro two soparato diseases; but diroct experiment has proved that tho virus is identical in both forms ot tho disease. Tho disohargo from tho nose ot aglandorcd horso, whon introduced into tho system ot other horses, may in ono produce glandors, and in auothcr faroy, whilst tho pus from n farcy ulcc-r may produco in tho inoculated animal glandors, farcy, or both ; and tho common termination ot farcy, if n horso affected by it bo allowed to livo n Biifllciont length of timo, is glanders, nnd ot glandors, fnrcy, As my nrticlo is already too long, I will closo with tho hlstsry and causes, and in my noxtgivo you tho symptoms of tho disonso, both ncuto nnd chronic 0. W. J., V. S. Thcie articloi will bo continuod ia series of papers, and promise to bo interesting. Ia HemorUm. Wo aro again reminded of tho uncer tainly of lifo in tho sudden death ot our worthy brothor Lewis JohiiBon. Our ordor has not only lost a truo friend uud earnest workor, but socioty n good citizen. Hesolvki), That wo dooply sympa thize with tho borcaved family, in this, thoir great affliction. Hkholvkd, That theso resolutions bo Bproad upon tho minutes of this mooting and that tho Boorotnry bo in structed to prcaont n copy ot tho Bamo to tho family of tho deceased, and Bond to tho press for publication. Theso resolutions wero unanimously adopted at tho regular mooting ot Salem Grnugo No. 17, P. of H., on Saturday, March 10, 1887. Mns. It. P. Boise, II. V. Matthews, h. A. Pojit Committee. Fialt Culture In Southern Oreioa. Houthorn Orogon Is bound to bo- come tho groat fruit prodnoing section of tho State Within tho past two years ovor a million pencil trocs Havo boon sot out in Jackson county nlono. Many of thorn will produco some fruit this year. Mr. Stewart, ono of tho membon of tho Iowa press excursion, which vial tod tllis State two years ago, purchased n placo out thoro and has set out 3,000 poach troos, and Mr. Whitman, another of tho satno party, has sot out an ox ton- tivo orchard ol iJirtlolt pears, Tho prospect of tho nonr completion of tho connection by rail with California has mado tho proplo of tho southern por tion ot the Stato jubilant and infiiBod now lifo into that soctlou. How to aid Oregon manufacturers is an important item in any young coun try and to foster nnd cucourago any such an onterpriso, is an item that many ovorlook, For years G. Shindlor & Co. havo bcon manufacturing and soiling immense quantities ot Oregon mado furnituro mado from native woods by Oregon workmen, and feel that thuy nro entitled to a full sharo of trade. Write to them, or what is hot ter, call and seo their goods. Seo ad. in another column. Go to P. J, Armstrong, at Andrew Kelly's old stand, for buggies, bucks and carriages. A denial Restorative. Hostttti-r's Htamach Bitters are emphatic ally a genial restorative. The charge which this groat botauia remedy produces in tho die ordered organhutlon ara always agreeably, though eurtly progressive, never abrupt and violent. 0,i thie account it i admirably adapt, ed to persons of delicate constitution and weak nerve, to whom the powerful mlacial drugs aro positively injurious. That it initiate thou processes which remit iu tho re-establishment of healthful visor it conspicuously hown In case whero it ii taken to overcome that fruitful cause of dobilitv. lidiir:tion. coupled, it asuslly i, with billiouinesaand conit'patiou. Thorough digestion, regular evacuation and abundant secretion, are io tdt which promptly and invariably attend it aystetnat'o use. It it, beside, the best proactive against malaria, and a tint rate diuretic.
