Pendleton, Oregon, Thursday, September 21, 1922.
East Oregonian Round-Up Souvenir Edition .
Page Eleven "
OLD OREGON TRAIL HAS ROMANTIC HISTORY ;
IS ROUTE CHOSEN BY OX TEAM TOURISTS OF
LONG AGO WHEN THEY SOUGHT HOMES IN WEST
STORE
LET 'ER BUCK
(Continued from page 10.)
the party, being a welcome addition Kimkc lliver ISelU'lied.
to Ihc little band. The Canadian voyiigeurs called it
The Poncas was the next tribe met nlp mVer. At this point AIox-
w'th and friendly intercourse cstab- under Carson, Louis St. Michel, Pierre
lished with it, , lliolaye and Pierre Iioluuiicy left" the
The party wits reinforced by three ' lmriy t0 remain to trap ami bunt.
Kentucky hunters who were on tfieil'i tut ( ,.f ,,l.er xth the nal'ty arrived at
way home but could not resist the
temptation to again defy the wilder-
nes.s and join such an expedition.
These men were Edward Itobinson,
John Hoback and Jacob Uizner. Kob -
inson had been scalped and wore
iiamiKercniet arounu nis neau in i
of hair. The Sioux Indians were next
encountered but no act of violence was
received at their hands tliouell the
company feared meeting them on ail-
count of their war-like disposition, j
Great herds of buffalo, elk and deer;
wTo "0,'n anl the COniUailV did not
lack tor fresh meat.
limit Tarty Xear loatli.
Mr. Hunt and his party in the larg
est of the boats was strapped near a
sandbar in the river by a party of
AriekaraS. Mntlibitln dml TtrMiiti'ni.d
and would Have been exterminated
had it not bee,, for the friendly Arlek-
arias who were friendly to the whites.
These Indians invited the party t
visit their village which was not a
great distance away and the invita
tion was accepted.
Mr. Hunt and Ills party intended to
leave the river soon and strike out
overland.
The Aricknras lmd plenty of horses
and .Mr. Hiint hoped lo be able to
trade with the Indians for a sufficient
number to carry the party and its
luggage.
A stay of several days was made in
this village which was near the pres
ent site of Pierre, South Dakota, and
brisk trade was kept up with the In
dians. Guns, powder, bullets, highly col
ored beads and blankets, knives and
tomahawks were traded for horses
and finally after much trafficking, 82
homes were secured and loaded with
members of the party and its belong
ings. Party Loaves lliver; Starts Iirtind.
The party now turned its back upon
all communication with the outer
world and set out upon its tedious and
dangerous journey over the mountains
and plains which separated it from
the object of its trip.
The Cheyenne Indians were next en
countered, from which the party
traded for more hot-Hen. In Wyoming
the Crow Indians were met and more
horses obtained. The party was forc
ed to watch these Indians continually
to avoid treachery but finally parted
with them without any trouble.
The Shoshone and Flathead Indians
were the next tribe encountered and
trading for more horses and for buf
falo meat was prosecuted. The party
readied .Wind Kivcr, Wyoming, in
September, 1811, and proceeded up
that stream for a number of miles,
then crossing the mountains and com-
OLD TOLL GATE COULD TELL
MANY YARNS; IT WAS BUILT
WHEN MULE POWER DOMINATED
" Any stranger coming into Pendle
ton is bound to find before he has
been here long that eh is in a real
Western town which lias succeeded
til retaining its atmosphere of by
gone days and that with the shadows
of the past there is combined in
marked degree the spirit of the twen
tieth century.
Tbo memories and atmosphere of
the past are kept alive in that thrill
ing epic, the Pendleton Komid-Cn,
which is very near the heart of the
community, and great stress is put
on it, not only locally but by the out
side world as well.
And for the uutoist, the obi day;
can ipiiekly be revived by the old
toll-gate road between Weston and
Elgin. II is one of the few stretches
of road in the nliole state still own
ed by a private concern, nnd there
is romance enough intertwined in its
history to keep the kids interested
past bedtime for many a night.
About 50 Years Old
This road, which is usually desig
nated ns the Woodward road, was
built about 1874. almost half a cui
tury ago. It was first known as the
Summerville-Walla Walla Wagon
Koad Co., according to the records of
incorporation which were filed in
I'nlon county and with the secretary
of state. 1-uter it came to he known
as the Woodward Itoad Co.. by which
name it is nearly always designated
now. even though no members of the
Woodward family retain any Interest
in the road.
Mrs. F. J. Hotianzoin of Milton is
a daughter of D. J. Woodward who
hoinesteaded the land on which the
toll gate and the house of the keep
er now stand, and she relates many
incidents that occurred during the
early day. Her daughter. Miss Ar
lie liiiiKinaoin, resident of Pendleton,
has also spent seme time at the old
home place 2" miles from Weston,
nd she can till many interesting in
cidents. "The old emigrant Mail came from
Elgin to Weston b-ick in the early
davs." she said. "The road of
which the toll road is now a part
was built to interest the emigrant
road at Spout Springs. This shir'
ened the distance to I -a Grande and
the Indian Valley country by about
Hi miles."
Markets Were Ii-ant
The lives of farmers in those days
ere full enough of hardships to
make IS.-; farming se m more lik
a coll'ge sport, ten. at leai-t in many
respects. Most f the Graid Itnnde
alby fiirmers hauled their products
to Walla Walla. From the town of
La Grande to the toll-gate the dis
tance is 3 miles and from the gate
to Walla. Walla there is a "mere
ftep" .f another i mil. They d.dn't
haul eror in trucks thn. :th-r. and
the bss frmr used horse or mui
pi.wrr i"T ail ff his trarcttrz.
"For one ar th" road a kept
. cprn mil winter la order that the mail
ins upon the headwaters of tile Nnake
river the latter part of September.
the Mlst erected by Mr. Henry of thoi
Missouri Fur Company. The joist
was abandoned at this (lm and fbei
I parly took possession and pi Weeded'
ito biiild boats on which to float tlOif
aitiie river. At this' place Robbison..(
ell i Hoback. ftizer and. Mr. Miller, one ot
the partners, stayed to hunt and Ira
beaver and olher animals.
The piirly embarked on the
river
t ULiUMt'r i, 1011. vmi v'v niinv ui.i.
what is HOW American J'alls was
readied. It was necessary to
lmvof Hi l.nnts nrmlllli the falls hv
means of ropes.
Dinanter at Caldron L'nn.
On October 28th, the party arrived
at a point near the present site cr
Twin Falls. Here the party met with
many reverses and endured many
I liWdshlps. One of the boats -wa,
w!'pd Bn? one of he bot'tm''n- An
il0'"e, -'PPine, was nrownen
This place in the river was called
Caldron Linn. The situation of the
travellers was indeed gloomy as a stir
vey of the river showed that it was im-'
possible to navigate it ami the banks
of the river were so high awl steep
that it was difficult to secure ttiUpr
for drinking purposes.
There was no game in the country
! " ",l tne cuml"W Ban to suiter trom
i ml"hpr'
The party divided into several
groups to try and discover the best
way out of the dilemma. McLctmnn
and three men kept on down the riv
er, Crooks and five men started back
up the river to secure horses left at
Fort Henry, Meivenzie and four men
started across the desert and Mr.
Hunt and thirty-one men besides the
s(iiuv nnd two children of Pierre
Dorion stayed in camp. In three days
Crook and his party returned, deem-
! ing it impossible to secure the horses
and bet back to the party before win-
(Contiliued on pago 12.)
.toti
ITmatllla county is noted not only
for its wheat, fruit and vegetable
crops but also for its livestock. In
this, pure-bred livestock plays an itil
portanl part.
Following is a directory of growers
of pure-bred livestock in this county:
Short Horn Rroedcrs
F. T. Byrd, Pilot Rock.
Mossie Bros., Ukiah.
J. H. Adams, Adams.
might be carried across the moun
tains," Miss Rouanzoin said, "but the
snow and mud were too much, and
tlie cost of I ho experiment! proved
to be loo heavy, so it was discontin
ued afler that one winter.
"The four original stockholders of
Ibe $5,000 company were Charles
Myers, .1. 1). Porter, James Itinehart
and D. J. Woodward."
Lost in Hills
Mr. Woodward lost his life in the
hills where so many years of his life
were spent.
"Ho was an odd character," his
granddaughter said in speaking of
f him, "and he insisted on living by
j himself at the homestead and trap
ping during a winter about a quar
ter of a century ago. lie made a trip
to Elgin for supplies, taking with him
a. little pack sled to bring back his
stores with him.
"He got to Elgin safely, but he
ncvoj- returned home. A broken
snow shoe was found within a mile
and one-half of the house, but the
sled and my grandfather never were
found again. Evidently he was frozen
to death."
Some liefuse Payment
Many incidents about experiences
that members of the family had in
collecting toll were related by Miss
ltolianzoin.
"A great many people resented hav
ing to pay tolls," she said. "Some of
them thought that the company had
i:o right to charge tolls, even as coun
ty courts since have held that opinion.
There was a rule which mcde it pos
s'ble to collect three times the ortginal
fee from dodgers who got past the
gate witho'it making the legal pay
ment, and many times these dodeers
were followed to Elgin where collec-
I tion was made.
i "Suits were many times threatened
1 but none were ever drought. ' ne in
j cldent which I have heard my mother
tell many times had to do with a fire
J which swept over the Pine Mountains
5-s years ago. A freighter with a big
tank full of kerosene stopped at the
; ranch for the night. He left his wag
I en near the house, fine wheel on the
I wagon was broken down. During the
I r.;ght the fire swept down Cic hillside.
; There was some lively work to g-:
; that waeon away from the houe out
j into the open. Poth the waizon and
j buildings w ere saved."
j The length of the toll road proper
j is 23 miles. Miss Pouanz' in s;iys. All
j but abort three miles of the road is
in Cnion county. Two or three miles
i of read which Join the toll road pro
, r-'-r on this side is rough, and some
j persons have complained to the rond
company, bat the company has noth
i icg to do with it.
L. J. Woodward, father of Mr.
Rruianzoin of Milton, came to Oreg.,-,
' i.i tv-.n nv-th his parents who had liv.
i d in o .
The n-ad is usually op-n for fi-.e
j month of the year: June. July, Aj
F'l""'r and fxinb-r.
M. 7.1. Hoiiithy, Milton,
lb-. C. W. Lassen, Pendleton.
, Klurgis ami Whitman, Pendleton.
Jersey llrertlers
Henry M. Sonnnerer, llcrinisl.on.
C. L. Hakor, H'-ruiistou.
A. Y. Agnew, Ifcvrnist'iu.
.lames Scott. HenillKinii.
C. M. Jackson. If erinhdon.
E. L. Jackson, I Icrmistnu.
I. 1 Sullivan, llvrmislon.
l- 1". I'hipps, liei-mislon.
Frank Wuugaiiinn, Hermiston.
. Louis Atloburv. Stanfield.
.;, II. lioid, Hermiston.
Kassrnusscn, Stanfield,
E. i' 4'"dd, Hermiston.
ThotnoS rnniphell. Herniislon.
.1. W. CuntpbHI. Ilcriniston.
Henry (Ht. t'rmistin.
Win. Huberts, r.Vriiiisbin.
Joe Dyer. HermbHon.
Arnold Ihihmann, iVri.iislon.
A. A. ltixby, Freewutct".
Ilolstine HreediTH
Hawlc.v J. Peun, Echo.
SWIXF. ltKRKDEKS
lmrnes
George Root, Hermiston.
C. C. Masun, Hermiston.
Ceo. StT-ohm, Hermiston.
C. .f. Jackson, Hermiston.
F. Wuugutnan & Sons. Honuiston.
W. J Warner, Hermistun.
J. H. Iteid, Hormistoi
Poland China
Henry Sommerer, Ilkrmistou.
A. I.. Swuggart, Athena.
J. H. Fisher, Xolin.
C. If. Hixby, Freewater.
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C. li. Lisle, Echo.
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The ' Stated,
Pendleton boasts of one of the cleanest, most modern and sanitary packing plants in
the west. There are larger plants, but none that will turn out any superior products.
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Hams, Bacon, Lard, Compound and
Sausage. Dressed Beef, Mutton and
Pork- Fresh and Cured Provisions.
Cleanliness is in the main keeping of our plant. Everything is "spic and span" and
kept that way. This is an Eastern Oregon plant, owned and operated by Pendleton
residents, employing Pendleton people. Insist on our products. You not only get
the best but you are boosting home industry and keeping your money at home.
The Pendleton Packing
dPr
During your visit lo the
We Curry a Full Line of Harness, Collars, Saddles and
We Specialize in -7 p.
uto Tops,
St.
PENDLETON, OREGON
Plate Glass in your car.
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Cunningliam Sliecp Co., l'ilot Rock.
J. II. Slurgis, l'endlcton.
. Hampshire
Hampton & Culliford, Kclio.
I.illColllH
' Jin Hloskins, Stanfield.
ovision
Kound-Up be sure to
Upholstering
epainny
It will be classy arid
C. II. lianister, Holdman.
George Gorking, Athena.
I'oi irrtv iiisKi JMss
S. '. bile l.cgborns
W. A. Ford, Umatilla.
J. V: Flshet-. Ndlin. - -
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go through our plant.
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serviceableV'
lnrk Brinwn Ijeghorns
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J. II. Harrison, Ricth. . , i
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