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ffiv &m v ' "".TTT?-- rw-xw-T- VOL. XIX. OREGON PIONEER HISTORY. SKETCHES OF EARLY DAYS. ---MEN AMD TIMES IN THE FORTIES BY S. A CLARKE. , I I Copyright applied for. All rljhti niervot. Reminiscences of 0, W. Burch, ot Yamhill, an Immigrant or '44. Sam Brannnn, whoso namo is nlmosl a synomym for California, was a Mor mon preacher who como to tlio mines to ecll goods for tho kingdom and church of "Latter Day Saints," ns they vory modestly call themselves. Brannnn was enticed by the "mammon of unrightoous ncis," and wont into nil tho excesses of that exceeding ngo. Onco Burch saw him como up to a monto tnblo and say: "I'll tap this bank and what's in it." Ho had men packing sacks of gold about. Ho piled his sacks on tho tablo ; tho card was turned and Sum was winner. Tho bank was counted, and contained 13000 ounces, ovor $20,000. Ho first showed that ids buckskin sacks had as much gold in them. Two men slung his win nings on a polo and marched away with them. Brannan was a Mormon preacher and merchant in tho day timo nnd gam bled at night. Ho enmo thoro to collect tithes of brcthcron who wero dolinquont, and did collect a largo amount of monoy and dust from such who had I won suc cessful in tho mines, and willingly do vided with tho mother church. On theso collections ho started a store After n timo tho church concluded to ask Bran nan to "anto up," and his reply was that tho tithes wero for tho Lord and tho Lord had them. Thoy could go to him for thorn if they wanted thorn. Bran nan was a orcation of that era. A char acter liko his could dovelop nowhoro elso than in a wild frontier, or in such an ora as California witnessed after tho gold discovory. Ho was only ono of many men who caino to tho eurfaco in '19 and floated down tho turbulont stream or rather creating its turbulonco and sitting all civilized usagos at doflancc -law and its minions included. la tho spring of 1830, when tho com pany Burch was in was passing through lloguo rivor was on tho way to Califor nia, at tho first crossing of lloguo rivor thoy wero boset by a largo party of In dians, who mado unfriendly demonstra tions, and where holplng themselves freely to tho articles at tho camping placo. Tho mon sprang to their guns and brought them to bear on tho aggres sors, holding thorn terrified, whilo seven teen wero takon prisonors. Thoso men they tied by their wrists and kept thorn so two days. When thoy finally lot them looso thoy all jumped into a stroam and swam across. Whon they tied theso prisonors thoy gavo tho others to under stand that whenovor thoy wero attacked they would kill thoso captives. Somo of them wero chiofs, so thoy sorved tho part of hostages to good advantage. They kept them until they had crossed ovor tho mountains, and had crossed Klamath river into California, and as thoy let them looso on tho south side of tho Klamath, that was tho stream they swam to get back to their own country. During that two days they wero surrounded by hostilo bands, and saw numerous parties of thorn on the Siskiyou mountains, but the threat of killing their captives was efficacious, and thoy woro not in any manner disturbed by them. Five years after a young bravo camo to him when camped on tho samo Bpot, and by signs recalled tho fact that he was onco tied by Burch and others in that company, which was th fact. On that samo expedition, hardly a day's drive further south, thoy wero at tacked by a largo party of siwashes, as they wero camped almost at tho foot of Mt. Shasta. It was probably tho Mo docs or Pitt rivers, who havo all been freebooters in tho past. They were camped at Soda springs. A cloud of arrows flew, and ono of them struck Aleck C. Obersbaw. Ho was shot in tho thigh. Thoy carried his body for several days, to deceive the Indians, and finally SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, buried him at tho very wators edge. Ho was n very good man and much liked ; was half French nnd half Indian, and tho pilot of tho expedition. Tho samo night tho Indians fired into tho camp, but no casunlitics occurred. Of courso thoy woro on tho dcfenslvo all tho whllo and rotaliatod as best thoy could, but whllo tho Indians woro in great forco thoy novor saw but thrco of thorn, and had no idoa if their own shota occasion ed any loss to tholr onomy. In California thoy found Milton W. Wntnbaugh, ono of tho fivo who wont in advanco of tho omigration of 1843, who escaped from Oregon to avoid tho pen alties ot justice. Ho ran away whon Knighton was tho marshal, and taking tho overland road to California was for tunate in ovortaking n party in advanco But when nlono, ot. lloguo rivor, tho Indians of that region attacked him and ho told thorn a graphic story of btH fight for Ills life. Being drivon to closo quar ters ho said ho drew hln rovolvcr and shot fivo of his OBsailonts dead. Watn baugh was a machinist and worked for some timo with tho Hudson Bay com pany. Ho waB well cducatod and a natural orator. Not long ago (in a his torical sense) Wambaugh was prominent in publio Ufa in Ohio, as wo toad of his stumping Ohio for Hayes or somo recent candidate In 1851, after ovor four years' absence, Burch returned to Oregon to visit his relations and frionds, and to scttlo an estate ho was somo way introttwl in. Ho settled down hero permanently and married, and hns boon a muoh-houorcd citizen of "old Yamhill." Lot uh hope that tho clouds whoso shadows lately hovor over him, in conscqucnco of hard times, will disappear, and lcavo him pcaco and plenty for his hoarty old ago. Experience of Van B. DeLathmut. On tho Oregon & California road, a few wcoks ago I mot a traveler who bo gulled tho way to Salom with porsonal advonturo so woll rclatod that wo reached tho stato capital boforo his wcllstorcd budgot was oxlnustod. Van B. I)o Lashmut camo to Oregon when quite young, soon after tho era of gold dis covery uogan anu gavo nn impetus un drcampt of to both mon 'and affairs. Van was hero when tho rebellion com monccd and as no opportunity was of fcrcd to servo his country in tho hour of danger, in Oregon, ho started to go cast Arriving in California, ho found a regi ment organizing thoro under Gen. Con' nor, and onliBtcd, or volunteorcd there. Tho regiment did good service undor Gen. Connor, as tho wotld knows, but thoy all-as did DoLashmut-voluntcercd with tho oxpoctation of going east and taking part in tho great struggle that finally squclchod tho slavo-holding Con federacy. With this in view tho men raised n fund not less tbun $25,000 towards paying for tholr outfit and trans portation. Word was telegraphed to Washington to that effect, and Pacifio coast patriotism was snubbed with a responso that whon thoy wero wantod east thoy would not only bo notified but their expenses paid. So they waged war on tho plains and had somo memorable campaigns against tho savages of tho sago brush empire. We will skip tho war and its opisodes, merely premising that meanwhilo tho great wealth of Washoo hod built up citios on tho eastern skirts of tho Sierras, and Washoo city itsolf, a littlo detached from tho great mining centers, but mado attractivo by pleasant homes and good schools, so that it was very unlike tho great, bustling, quartz-crushing towns, where more gambling, swoaring and drinking was dono than tho world could readily keep tho run of. Washoo City had its newspaper, and Van B. DcLash rout was its editor. It seems that ho was onco a typo at tho trade, "tho art preservative" was his nursing mother. Along tho spring, about 1805, tho Wathoe Indians commenced moving W towards their oldtlmo camping ground, a plateau two miles distant from Washoo City that overlooked all tho surrounding country. Their camp grew to six or seven hundred in all, but tho whites had no thought of danger on that account, until ono morning at sunriso a cry went forth from tho earliest risers of tho 4own And sure enough thoro thoy camo, but when thoy wero near enough to bo seen plainly it was instantly evident that tho Washoo band of tho groat Pi Uto nation had no thought of war or intention of perfidy. Thoro woro about threo hun dred of them, and thoy camo in no es pecial order. It socmed to bo a froo raco, ovory mnn for hlnifclf go-nfl-yoit-plonso affair. Thoy camo down from thoir platoau pretty woll "bunched," but thn old mon of tho trlbo woro a trillo in the rear. No man carried a woapon, or any thing liko a stick, ovon. Thoro was no way to conceal any, cither, for all tho garments theso aborigines woro was a brcoch-clout and moccasins, elso thoy could hardly havo mado tho raco that was before thorn. Washoo City stands on tho sago plain, closo to tho lower limit of a considerable lake, such aB abound in that foothill region. Tho IndianH woro camped on a hlghor bonoh of land to tho west, over looking tho lako and town, and watorod by a mountain stream. Tho lako was two mllos from tho Piuto village Tho Indians mado directly for tho town and through it, then bore south along tho shore of tho lako six or sovon miles, and long tho courso of a small stream that connected tho lowor nnd upppr lakes, for a larger lako wns two miles south of tho first. Midway of this second lako n conical butto roso on tho sago plain thnt ikirtcd tho stream and lakes. To mako matters properly connect, wo must go back a littlo and eny that alarm and approbation on tho part of tho whites gavo way to amusement and curiodty whon tho harmless nature of tho quoer procession that invaded Washoo City at sunslso thnt Juno morn ing was discovered. Only a few had been dressed and on tho lookout, but tho alarm that was sounded called out all tho manhood and nearly all tho woman- howl of Washoe. Few wero clad en tirely, and somo wero rather grotei-quo in mingled night gear and day wear. Thoy woro also curiously and variously armed, including all sorts or guns and pistols and various utensils, such as axes, hatchets and pitchforks. But all wea pons woro laid asido by tho timo tho tribe of Washoo hud reached tho city of that name. Tho Siwashes passed through tho town on n steady run, und with sober visngos thnt no jest or joorcould disturb, Thoro was so much of tho sorio-comio in tho wholo affair that tho town was for onco thoroughly awnko und on tho qui vivo, very early in tho morning. Thocitizons climbed on tho publio build ings to watch tho progress of tho "nativo races," nnd traced thoir way by aid of good Hold glasses, hour aftor hour, until all that could bo seen wan a lino of dust that marked tho long trail, for in a few hours tho threo hundred nutlvo Washocs wero "Like litkid iwcetntM Ion drawn out" over miles of lake shore and creek bot tom. It seems that tho chief of tho Washoo band of tho Piuto nation had recently died, and, according to tho ancient cus tom of tho tribe, messengers were sent out and all tho branches and families of their kinsmen and clansmon wero called to tholr old-timo home, to select a now chief. So it was that it took ovor a month for thorn all to assemblo at thn old ctmping-ground, Ono of tho singu lar cuctomsof tho Washos Utcs requires every man in tho tribe capablo of going at all, to compclo for tho chief's place. Their competition look tho form of a raco, aud tho man who mado tho beet timo was to bo installed chief, as wo shall seo. rriin tt4fli tirtnal rant tnnr itrnu fvsir AMU UWVtt tfrsV IIMVA H0 Illlit -" --( APRIL 1, 1887. tho villogo on tho upland bluff, direct to tho lower limit of Washoo lako, around that end of tho lake, along its eastern shore, then for two miles along tho crook that connected tho lakes ; for sovcral miles along tho uppor lako to tho butto alluded to; thou passing around tho butte, returning to tho lako shoro nnd following tholr own trail homo. Tho distanco to bo run was nt loast twenty-five miles. Soon aftor noon tho town wns awaro that tho Indians woro returning nnd somo woro Hearing tho town. Ono brawny young follow a Hercules in Indian bronzo led them all a milo, at loast. No ono know au yot what tho strango occurronco moant, DoLashmut and others, half a dozon young follows in all, who thought them solvos good at a foot raco, determined to try a bout with this Indian runnor; s, waiting until ho camo abreast thoy started oven with him to run from tho town to tho Indian villago. Tholr com petitor had been running steadily for many hours, and had covorod twonty fivo mllcH of country slnco sunrlso, hut ho kept on to tho Indian town as if no ono elso was running, and soon loft tho boys far behind distnncod on tho homo stretch, ns horso logfo hns it. Tho mass of tho strong men of tho tribo mado tho homo run early in tho afternoon, but tho oldor ones camo straggling along, woary and worn, later and later, somo of them crcoping back by lato starlight. It was a matter of prido for'nll to mako tho raco and show that thoy had so much lifo nnd ambition loft, but tho running wns a littlo too much for tho nnclont fathers in Washoo. Of courso tho town of Washoo was all nlivo as to tho moaning of this singular performance, and llstonod with inter est to tho explanation. Word got out thnt nt night tho sorlous work ot inttnl latlon would begin. Nocdlcss to sny all tho young men of Washoo, nnd many not bo young, ns well as their sisters and wives, woro on tho bluff in good season. Fires of sago brush lit up tho plaiu and gnvo a weird look to moon and stars. Tho young horo of tho raco sat asetoclal asntmbynrin tho center and a great circlo of dancors revolved slowly about him. Thoy sang a pecu liar monotonous ditty to as peculiarly a monotonous chant, and ovcry littlo whllo tho crowd of balancing persons in tho circlo gavo a hitch to tho loft. It was also n frco-as-you-go affair, conduct ed by mombors of both hoxcs of Washoos and of Washoo City, for whenovor n white person asked for a placo tho Hands unebpsod nnd took him in. So tho whito boys took a hand in tho in iation of tho young marshal chief. Tho danco, with rudo Indian muslo accom panying, was kept up all night, sny from 8 i'. m. to 1 a. m., und whon morn ing streaked tho east tho circlo melted away. It lasted threo nights, lounging by dny and dancing by night, aftor which tho young chief was duly initiat ed nnd by a wido strotch of fancy was sworn into offlco. It cooms that this singular usago has provallod from timo immemorial, On tho douth of thoir chief, recurring aftor a lapjo of many years at times, tho tribo is summoned to its nnclont homo and all its manhood mako tho long raco wo have described. Whether thoro was any "jockoylng" or "throw-off" in tho matter would bo an interesting quory. "TUe Danco of Death," Now that tho excitement occasioned by tho advent of this publication is at tho fever hotit, and tho critics, great or small, are exchanging thoir broadsides, tho fact still remains that peoplo will danco ; aud whon tho blood is heated und tho pores are opon, a sudden draft or slight exposure will causo many t contract colds, which, if neglected, will Bii.cly lead to serious results, Freso's Hamburg leu is a sovereign remedy for congestion, bilioumcw, colds, etc. 'Oregon Kidney T cures wheu all other remedies till. Try it. NO. 8. 0rrp0ttt!eiuf 0L ANDERS. Sai.km, March 21. Editor Wllliunotta Farmer) SymptomB. Tho Discaso, prccodod by increased temperature ot tho body, ap pears suddenly, ushered in by rigors, somotimes of n most persistent character. In ono caso which foil under my notico tho rigors continued without intermis sion for thrco or four days aud nights, nt tho ond of which timo a sanguineous discharge issued from both nostrils, tho Bchnoidorlan mucous mombrano bocamo violently inflamed nnd deeply undcr atod. More commonly, howover) tho rigors nro not bo persistant, but thoy arc nlwnys moro or less obsorvablo ; tho tm poruturo is somotlmos as high as lOOdg's or oven lOOdg's F., tho breathing is excel orated, tho pulso qui to fcoblo, rapid, and ovon dlcrotonous, tho honrts action pal pitating nnd accompanied by motallio tinkling, tho nppetito faib, tho pituitary mombrano nt first of n dark copper color with patches of ocohymosis of a dark rod huo, becomes purplo and tho patches are rapidly converted into pit liko, ragged edged ulccro, from which issues n copious sanrious disohargo, tho submaxillary lymphatlo glandi inlargod. Othor lymphitia glands inflamo, on- largo, suppurate, burst, and oxposo raw unhealthy looking sores from which issuo n moro or loss chorions nnd irri tating purulent material. Tho oyoa ro woak nnd n disohargo issues from thorn. Tho nostril aro often swollen, tho broathing is hurriod, irregular nnd im poded by tho swolling of tho nostrils, nnd by tho glutinous dlschnrgo drying around thorn. Abccsscs spocdily form along tho courso of tho lymphatics of tho face. Tho urino is pnlo, wntory and Increased in quantity. Acuta glanders is rapidly fatal, and tho post mortom examination rovcals tho following lcBslonsiTho mucus mom brano lining tho nassal passages nnd facial sinuses is violently inllatnod and "ovorcd with numorous crop of pus tules and uloors, from which a purulont or sorious fluid Is discharged. In many instances, nnd whero tho discaso has boon vory rapid, thn inflnmation is dil ftisod ovor tho wholo surfaco of tho mucoiiH mombrano, which then pre sents ono uniform purplo or purplish black huo, its struoturo being exceed ingly soft and friablo from degoncratioH, and it is easily dctatchod from tho bones. Now ond then it will bo found that tho nasal bonos, tho septum nasi, tho turbinated and ethmoidal bones, nro in a stato of necrosis, thoir surfaces bathed with a purulont discharge and wholly soparated from tho mucous mombrano. Tho intermaxillary glands nro con gested aud surrounded by a yollowish exudate, and tho lymphatlo ducts lead ing from thorn aro thickened and con gested. Tho lungs, in almost ovory caso of glanders, acuto and chronic, aro moro or less inflamed. Now and thon tho in flamation is diffus, embracing perhaps tho wholo of ono or a part of both lungs whilst in others it is limited to Homo of tho lobes, aud presenting tho appear ance of ii KcricH of tumours and patches of coiigctidon of different sizos, and in varying stages ot development, scat tered throughout tho lung tissue. Many of theso spots will be found to contain pus; houco thoy have boon termed tiirborolcs, and tho nut nro of tho disease has, from this supposition, been laid down as tuborcular. ' 0. W. J., V. S. (Tbeie article! will be continued in a aeriea of paperi, and promise to be iutereetlng. Registered Berkihlra Hog for Sale, Wo havo for Hllln n ItiirWiIrn nir Ho Is bv RcL'iatnrrwl Htrak. nml nlminn animal. Will sell for cash or approved security. Addross at onco : W. J. Glahke, Salom, Or.
