East Oregonian Eound-tJp Souvenir Edition
Pendleton, Oregon, Thursday, September 21, 1922.
LET 'ER BUCK
BSERVE the unusual
grace and suppleness
of the chic new designs
pictured at the left.
Thrilling Story of the Applegate Train,
First Big Immigration to Oregon Country
Page Twenty
(Continued from page' 19.)
y escaped. C. M. Stringer and Mc
Clelland wero also drowned.
The main part of tho immigration
which took the land route to Thi;
Dalles, met with no other obstacles
than some difficulty i" crossing the
two principal rivers in their course,
the John Day and Des Chutes, and
had no accidents. To be tho first to
reach The Dalles, the terminus of
the imigrant road in Oregon for
1843, was an honor that was con
tended for by the foremost drivers,
and I find it claimed by bolh .'i
ncvah Ford and Kaiser.
How To Proceed?
At The Dalles the immigrants had
ftill tho most difficult and danger
ous portion of their journey before
them, there being neither a road over
tho rugged mountains that separated
them from the Willamette Valley,
nor boats in which to embark on
the river. Jt was too late to at
tempt opening a wwton road into
the Willamette Valley, a distance of
(id miles of extremely rough coun
try, and there were few facilities for
construeling a sufficient number of
boats to convey the families and
goods to their destination.
The immigration of 1S4I1 was dif
ferently situated from any company
that had preceded, or any that fol
lowed It into Oregon. When a com
pany came by sea to l'ort Vancou
ver, or a small party overland to
Walla Walla, every facility for con
tinuing their journey or prosecuting
their designs was tendered to tliem
by the Hudson's Hay company
White's party, which was only n
pack train, arrived early and pro
ceeded direct to the settlement with
out any serious hindrance, lint there
were nearly 9(10 people with their
household goods and a large number
of cattle and horses. It. was Impos
sible to meet this whole colony as
guests, anil help them to their des
tination with all manner of courte
sies as had so often been done in
regard to smaller par-ties. They
must liely themselves, and help
themselves they did.
(ohig Down (lie KIvit.
tioing into the pine forests which
beautifies the foothills near The
Dalles, they felled trees and made
rafts of logs from a foot, to IN inch
es in diameter and L'il feet long,
which being securely lushed to
gether, the wagons were taken apart
and with their 'loads placed uimhi
them. Sometimes one covered wa
gon bed was reserved as a cabin for
women and child ren. A child was
born in one of these cabins on a
raft, between Tho Dalles and I lie
Cascades. (it hers who hail come
from Walla Walla by boats kept on
to the Cascades in (he same manner.
Some left their- wagons and slock at
The Dalles, while the greater num
ber drove their cattle down the river,
swimming them to the north side.
and ferrying them buck again to the
south side opposite Vancouver.
On arriving at the Cascad'es a for
midable bar to further progress was
discovered. The rafts and boats
could not be taken over the rapids.
Two weeks were occupied in cutting
a wagon road round the Cascades by
which the wagons brought down onilm,lt(
rafts could reach Hie lower end ol
the portage. In the meantime the
Autumn rains had set in, and the
weather in the heart of the great
range was cold and wintry.
Ntuiwitloii is Averted.
The tew immigrants who had
friends or relatives ill Oregon had
received some assistance at The
Dalles. Hubert Khortcss met the
Applcgates at that, place with a ca
noe load of prov isions; but before
passing the Cascades portage these
were consumed by the party of 70
who had made the voyage in boats pear
in time to prevent a tragic termina
tion to their six months' journey.
A letter written in the Oregon
Spectator' ol' January -I. 1S47, writ
ten by one of the immigrants of 1 S i Ti
declares that they experienced more
hardships and suffering in descend
ing from The Dalles to the Wills -
tiian in all tin:
from Walla Walla, and I hey were in
danger of starvation.. There were no
means of transportation at the Cas
cades, and starving or not, many
women and children were compelled
to wait for a passage in some boat
t'r-orn below.
James Waters, who had been
among the earlier arrivals at the
settlements, became al.-irmeil at the
fallure of the rear to come up, and
feeling sore that they were suffer
ing from the want of lood, went to
.Mc-l.oughlln, lo whom he represent
ed the situation of those still at. the
Cascades, and asked for credit to ob
tain provisions for their relief.
Though cont r-ar-y to rule, this favor-
. I was accordeil, the only condition re-
iiiir-ed being that the provision!
should be sold to the immigrants at
Fori Vancouver prices, and that. Wa
ters should navigate the bateau car
rying the supplies. This thinly re
lief rescued many people from per
ishing of want and cold.
I at I Soiled Itnvvlllile.
A small party oi rhe beiated im
migrants being wind-bound behind
Cape jluru for a number of days
a circumstance that frcq.ucntly hap
pened at tills part of the river
were in danger of death by starva
tion, being reduced to cttlng 1, oiled
rawhide, which they had upon 1 licit
boat. I'Yird relates that a Mr. l)e
lauey had a box of hemp seed which
he consumed. Among them was an
Immigrant who had been lo Van
couver and ret iirucd to the Cascade
to the assistance of Ids friends. Ite
meniberiiig that he ha.d brenkl'astei
at a certain spot on Ids way up tin
river, he seari-hed upon ids knees
in t he snow, for erninbs that inighi
have fallen, weeping bitterly, am
ex ling' to perish.
lint iMi'l.oughlln, with his wonder
ful care and watchfulness over every
body, being satisfied. from tin
length of time the partv had I i
out. that they were in distress, sent
another boat with provisions tn loot'
for and relieve them, which arrived
former portion
of their journey, and that uiuiosi in
sight of the promised land many
were mved from peiishinr; by the
bene.viili iu-e of the Hudson's Hay
company and tie- timely assistance
of a fellow immigrant - presumably
Captain Waters.
Help Hard to Cel.
7t might be a.ked why help was
not rendered by I be American set
tlers in I he Willamette Vnloi, and
the .Methodi I Mission. In Justice to
the missionaries. I musi s;iy tiiat
some help was rendered, but it an
te have been merely me s.-iiu-f
some provisions to personal
ing
friends
and v
nei ds
of
and uoiiluiiitunee ',
entirely Inadequate to the
the newcomers.
As far as the settlers were con
cerned, they were too scattered ( and
had not the means to render sin h
assistance, which reiiiiied bouts as
well us provisions in large, uuan'i
lies. It. is plain that the great ist
sufferers were those who were pre
vailed upon by Whitman and Mc
Kililey lo leave cattle and wagons at
Walla Wallah No lives were lost
among those who took the land route
and those who had cattle had al--.vavs
something io cat.
Though the main immigration I ,
came down from the Dalb-i, part b-s ! , u.; j,
of horsemen accompanied tin- came
diivers on shore. One parly, con
sisting of M. M. AlcCarvrr, Janus
''hase, the two Doughertys, and a
dozen others, (oiik Daniel I.'-c's cuttle
trail over the Cascade Mountains
into the Willamette Valley.
Natives Cause Trimble.
The immigrants ail along this por
tion of the route, whither in bouts
.r ashore, were much annoyed by
the unlives, who stole the cattle, or
who came in large number
Imagine the noticeable im
provement and greater
ease which will come to
your figure from the first
day you wear a pair of
either
BonTbn
CCORSETS
oo
lion which
immigrants
C.J..l'."
intc
but
vstcd not only
the Hudson's
the
Mcl.oughlln
preheiul the
was not slow lo coni-
siluatioii. vwiu icci-
inimicul to the great coipota
these men would never see
children starve while there was
plctliv within the walls ot the ooui
punv's storehouses. Doth Ins h.urt.
and his ri uson pulnh d the way to
lie pursued. J uinicdinl e necessities
must In- relieved, and they must be
encouraged to begin at once then
only load to self support, the open
ing of farms.
Accordingly, without wailing to be
asked, he prop.. both there reme
dies for til.' threat, nlng disaster. lie
,.l-..,.e,l e,-o,lit til tllC llcst.itlllo, flir-
and Irishin'g them whirl was
when the assistance of one or two
was i-ciiiireil, would refuse to give II
unless all were employed and paid,
which was only another form of rob
bery. Ilurnett, mentions one chief who
rei. Hired lor the presi
and farm tools witli
gin their plantations,
ottls disarmed, to a grc
fc'IN'
absolutely
nl. and seed
ivhlch to be
Thus he not
at extent, the
men, nut
arrogance
excelling
their own
ul the
niagonisni of the western
i-noe himself against the
spoke K.'iglish very welt, and was of the . missiona'-i'-s by
dressed In a suit of broadcloth, willi'ti i in kindness toward
a nail- of line shoe . With absolute ! coiiiiti'.vi l. establishing
, ,,l il i- I,,. n, I, ,1 liis ':, ml.- time n balance Of POWel' "
irtliuates to do no work unless all
were engaged. This was I lie practi--al
working of the head chief sys-
! til of 1-lll.iah White turned agaio.t
he Amel h nils.
The lali ness of the season wheal
same
tweer
t woe i
I:
lllld be-
vni
hts
.Pickles
lie t revellers arrived, the lost of
November, with the dit Tielilt y of
ihcltcrlng so many in a new coun
1 1 , render! tl il impossible for a
lllilj.irily to select land lor settle
ment la-fore spring. Those wiio had
menus hough! the nee. s aties of life
of the Hudson's l,!ay company; those
who bad nothing left, and who could
'iuil employni' nl, vv i nt to work.
Many remained at Orcg.nl City,
where a proof of their uiK-oiniucrahle
vigor of brain as well as of muscle
was afforded by tile founding of a
eiieiilallng library I'l-oui the hooks
which had been broui-.bt across tin-
plains. j
land Selection Made.
itisli and American
I and new colonists.
l oo I Hard to Oct.
ithslauiliiig the timely
privations of the iinini.
were great. IlilrnrU had slaleil l imi termed
I ming
lu l !
ants ;
year s stock oclore me arrival or me
annual supplies, lest -by the loss juf a I
vessel there should be a dreath in the
country for a long period. The wants!
of the imigration of ISC) produced the j
effect of a vessel's loss on the. corn-
pnny's stoivs by exhausting the goods I
on hand. j
Why it was tnat none of the ininii-
grants forsaw the circumstances in;
which they were to be placed, is a I
question that has never been answer-
ed. T think, however, that It is lies- j
sible to solve it. None of them real- i
ied the distance of the Willamette j
Valley beyond the Kocky Mountains.
As Edwards wrote to liucon, many I
imagined that all they had to do after i
reaching the Snake lliv. r was to em
h:trk upon its waters and float down
to (lie mouth of lite Columbia. In
stead of litis, they found a stream im
practicable for navigation, and bor
dered with s.-inil, rock and artemisia
for hundreds of miles. It was owing
to the excellence and abundance of
their appointments that they accom
plished their journey to the Columbia
in such good lime and with so little
loss.
Hud Kxaasernted Ideas
From ihe repented statements made
in congress of the facilities for com
merce of tin- mouth of the Columbia.
;i!id of the no'iml trade carried on by
the Hudson's Hay company, they hail
Bon l,
mil
mi
WORCESTER
CORSETS
with their form-beautifying
lines and kid-glovelike-fit.
The materials are durable,
meaning wear; the bon
ing is flexible, insuring
comfortable support; and
the diversity of models
enables you to secure
YOUR style in any height
or length.
If you favor athletics,
there is a supple model
exactly suited to your
needs.
KNIilETONS GREATEST DEPART.HrAT STORt
fioVeoples Warehouses,
Waldo drove
hills soul hea t
his name, and
vvrlhout ieh,y.
g 1 1 lie west bank i
p I'osilc the old
spring selected
S half below Sali
g I Nosniit h. after
i lime til i iregon
ds cnllli
.1' Sab-ln
mail.' :
Kaiser
r the Wilhimetli
mi-si. in: bid in
ll)i iulo I he
which bear
settlement
wintered on
op
1 hi-
tie first two years his lar.l-
.lv iwrc often without meat lor
'weeks at a time. and sometimes
'win. out bread, while occusi,.nal!y
l.otli were vril'ting at I he same
time. Miik and nolaloes, with but
ter, mode a satisfying diet, though j
lit happened mure than once I hat i
even 1 hi se were absent.
lianie was scan e and poor. 111!
the winter wild fowl were numerous, i
' ill the lakes and bayous t.) which j
tin y rt soiled were distant and lil'-j
lictllt in' approach, and the solders I
si'iiii h lu lled not I,, depend on either j
v.itd g-ntie or wild fruit. Had Ihev
','ive.l tin it- lime lo procuring thee j
.-oipniies. tle-v could have done nollt- i
ing else. The sudden a rcession of i
popuhilnui lllld raised tile pti'-e o:'
iloii" lo I'i'in- cents a pound, pol l: to
t n cent: , anil otln-r crliclrs in pi-o- i
exaggerated ideas of the
amount of prodticiions. and the gener
al rapacity of the country. For the
rest, they were idealists, "en of des
t'ny" they h id been called, who had
i the same faith that all -would be right
J with them in i iregon which Ihe re
; ligiiinist feels that ho will wake ii
heaven when he sleeps in death. Or
t l ight, it would he the I all not long. When spring came with
British for company; in j sunny skies and balmy air, they for-
pull
if all was n
fault of the
which case they would pull . down
Vancouver aiioul tile ears of its yen
era hie factor and help themselves.
Tho stale of disappointment and
lisconient which followed the first
introduction to the new life was after
got the sorrows of the winter, ,nnd
yielded contentedly to the witchery ot
fresh scenes and the pleasure of new
beginnings, liy autumn they were set
tled, and had already become well in
corporated with the old colony.
claim a mile
r.t. The l-'ord
remaining a
Cilv. seltl'd n
and a
' and
short
that
Jc
have been the standard cf the great Ncrthwest
for the pa3t twenty-five years
Like the Pendleton Round-Up thry are recog
nized as the leaders in their clars.
From a small beginning in cne little plant with
one salesman, to an inrtitutirn opcrat:ni three
factories with twelve traveling .nen, this busi
ness has grown to be the largest cf its kind in
the Northwest.
Knight's Pickles, Vinegar, Catsup and other
similar gocds are sold in all parts of Oregon,
Washington and in Idaho.
Payrolls arc what we need. And while the pay
roll of this firm is nc small item in the tpbuild
ing of our Northwest, the return to the grower
for products bought from our farms is still
greater.
Cucumbers, apple;, cabbage, tomatoes and oth
er products make up a total of thousands cf
dollars spent every year.
Quality has made this great business:
And quality keeps it growing.
KNIGHT PACKING COMPANY
Portland, Oregon.
Iiiirliiin ol Hie Yamhill district vv liieh
eolislitllles the present county al
'oik. Mi l l, self led in Saleui ami
boin;hl the mission mills at that
place: Newell mi a plain near Sab-ln.
later known ai Howill's I'ralrie. The
Applcgates wintered nt the old mis.
sse A ppleg.ll.' being il o.
nrveving bnlli .it Heleni ami
pi lug t he I hi -ee
ns ill Yaiuhii:
11. a r I he present . if,.
Alhev was eiiip!o,,l in i!e
mill of the mi'tln.',- eoinpanv
ml linallv I, lull a
i in lb. ma n ut i .. .
I" in I , trad, a
2 ' "'
j-; district,
31 I 'alias.
HvE j l hull ing
i i.lt Ur. :;
H ! h.'U-e a
gnu Cilv. In the
Pened ' 1 .1 :
rol-,1
Into
ec 111'
w as
dor
ii,l.;-
lip.
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I mi.
-I.
1,1.
In
was
Hate ui
suit of
the hoi
soilri w
ol hers
V '.till II
I I o
that
to Applet
moved to i
tore of dii,
IV children,
C illic i
the mallei
Ih" s.i no
uns t hi
iif dresse
pun
hard was it t i
. w it hout going j
Indian who had j
s house to beg
e his ow n slen- j
, eiiison w it Ii t he j
rrohtfitt.
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and so
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I.i'.e s on. thla
l'"r the tiling
usual demand
stock ill these
vniatiiig'r.
v e. alt iiong
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gold lie
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found
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t'n 1 1 !.i in.- 1 1 Cu
g the hi.ol , s.:,u,
OH! .1 t..V 11 Will.
r ". .ii'Ur Senator
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li.iv pig cut out ,, t ea,
t" the Tualatin plair.
III the .s,,,,lv. , ,,,,,
present town ,,'
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destit ut ion. l-'oitu-niaii
wlio possessed a
t I 1 1 1 - K U i 1 1 . for when
suit i whicli left Mis-
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Heir place. The
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III", a-ills look the
and shoi s. Ihippv
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in. rei'. nil . al l Ui g ui
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that he n.i,.,l. the
having exhaiolid the
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At the Lowest Price
Selling, along with the other Franklin models,
at a rate never before equalled in 20 years of
success.
An enclosed car for all-round family use
which will out-dista;ice any other make of
either enclosed or open car on the road.
a- p.
W.lll'l
Touririf Car JtOSO
Demi-Coupe Z0C
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Touring -Limousine $M5C Runabout Si 900
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PENDLETOA ALTO CO.
Established 1907
PENDLETON. OREGON
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