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4 FROM UKION TO P0P.TLA1ID. A Description of the Scenery Holes by the Wayside, by J. W. Mlnnick. Editor Oregon Scout: I havo lived in Union canity 13 years and do not remember in all that timo of ever rending a description of tho route and scenery west to Portland. Having had a daylight run through from La Grande on tho 12th I will give a few notes gathered by tho wayside. I encountered snow in abundanco on the Blue mountains which at this time of the year is not uncommon. At Pon dlcton, brick enters largely into tho construction of buildings. Largo brick business blocks are to bo seen, as well as private residences, from the west. Tho railroad follows down the Uma tilla river through an agricultural re gion, with little of note to bo seen un til we reach Maxwell, where the sand drives of the Columbia appear. Wc eoon stop at Umatilla, situated on the south Eide of the Columbia river. I havo heard so much of this old re nowned relic of former greatness that I improved every moment of spuro time in prying into the history of what it once was. On this trip I was enlisted in the ser vices of Mr. J. Q. Shirley as guardian for the safe shipment of a portion of his cattlo train that was left out of tho main section at tho yard in La Grande. This of courso is in keeping with tho . manogement of tho railroad company. At division stations I had ample time and opportunities to inspect thorough ly all tho most prominent features. Umatilla, before tho railroad was start ed, in 1SG2, was a busy place. A good ferry crossed and recrossed the river, and pilgrims bound for Washington and Puget sound mado this a resting and outfitting place on their journoy. It was tho upper landing point for the river steamers, and all travel and goods for this section, Baker, Boise, and d.s tricts still further east passed through it. At that time over three thousand people gathered there with immense wagon and pack trains, coming and go ing continually. The landing was lit erally packed with goods awaiting transportation. Stages left daily load cd with passengers. All was life, bus- tlo and activity: streets and avenues were laid out, all beating appropriate names: street snrinklers mado their daily rounds and they had a regular city government. But today the place is one of desolation: old rook walls are . tumbled down ; sand drifts where iner cnant princes storeu tneir wares : me railroad is now supreme instead of the mule and bidl teams. How many prosperous cities have received the same fato at the hands of tho first railroad entering their bord ers. Now when teams arrive to cross tho river Indians act as ferrymen, packing their wagons and goods acros? in their canoes, and swimming tho an imals. From Uin -tilla going westward we passed by vast ridges of sand, which drifts like snow in proportion to the velocity of tho wind. In many places I saw sand fences built, nearly covered up; men shoveling it oil' tho track, and many times tho drifts stop and delay trains for hours and oven days. Thous ands of acres of theso sand drifts aro moving and shifting eternally, blowing into tho river and washing away to make and form other drifts and bars in tho river and on tho shores of tho oceau. Tho sand drifts and barren as pect of tho shores of tho Columbia wu a sore surprise for me. Our engine seemed to thread its way cautiouly through this seemingly endless variety of treacherous roadbed. For many miles I only baw sand, sago, cattle and Indians. At Celilo 1 saw the first fishing and canning works, and from there on ono is scarcely out of sight of thorn. They catch tho salmon fish by water power, rolling them into their largo canneries in groat streams, ship ping hundreds of tons of them frosh, and over five millions of cans annual ly. Tho Dalles is on the south side of the rivor, three miles bolow tho falls. Hero is tho largest water pouor on tin Pacific corst, and nonoof it used to re volve a wheel. Tho sand drifts bore havo disappeared. Fruit trooe aro to bo seen overy wliero about the city ae well as ilowors and creeping vines. Tho next fifty milos i of varied scenery. Tho road nukes a circlu to got out of the city, and start) toward tho west, patsing honeycomb rock, ridgos, ehU, buttes, knulU and dr ains; duduing through deop outs, oc casional Miuiitdti, high tresllo bri;'-., farms, uirk, lki, urelwrtht, meadowi, grovtp of d-io thickets of oaks, tin, pines, Cottonwood and vine; and far away ttamU Mt. H.!, bareluadid ex cept Willi tho (rut. d hair i( -uunile agca. Tho Ct'rtd s r nex', l ' f 1 Uom Portland. Tho m m r ot buying thu lock at tin pl-iOa hua boi n before the ntJoiinI congres for iniuty In 1870 tho first appropriation was make j "CITIZEN" SPEAKS AGAIN. -$(X),000 for a starter. Up to tho pros- He Doslres Furtacr Enlightenment in Re cut timo one and one-half million dol-1 gard tD City Matters. lars havo been paid out for work and material, and yet tho estimate is for , Editor Ohboon Scout : one million moro to complete thorn. The lock now being constructed is S feot in depth at low water, '102 feat long and 90 feet wide, with a lift of twenty-four feet. Half a mile from tho station a fine viow of the falls and also of the work being dono at tho big lock can be obtained. I did not havo time to visit tho works as it was loo far from the station. Crossing Sandy river tho train soon reaches Troutdalo, whero wo unload and weigli the cattle, tlioro being 321 head and the average weight thcreol 1200 pounds. All were lino smooth steers, the only kind that Mr. Shirley handles. It is hero that tho American Dressed Meat Company has its slaugh ter yards. A visit through them re veals all the modern improvements and quick work in every department. They kill 120 head of cattlo daily and hogs and sheep in proportion. Hero I saw tho first make of artificial ice and it is quite- a novelty indeed. Portland is 114 miles from the Paci fic ocean and ten miles above tho junc tion of the Columbia and Willamette rivers, and situated on the west bank of tho latter river. Steamers and sail ing vessels drawing twenty feet of wat er can pass up and down without any tumble. Even tho largo iron steam ships which ply between Portland and San Francisco, drawing from 11 to 18 feot of water, come and go as on rail road time. Along tho river for about three miles are wharves, ferries, docks, immense warehouses and manufactor ies. Threo bridges, two wood and one iron, span the river, the samo having center draws from 300 to 310 feet wide to admit of tho passing of vessels. Port land is a great city, indeed; a noisy, smoky, rock-bound, haughty king of wostorn commmcrco. Every block from Front street as far back as Tenth streot is either factory, wholesale house or business firms of some kind. Tho streets are paved with tho roughest kind of rock, making any move for man, beast or wagon, a hideous scram blo for life. There is a continuous din from passing vehicles and the heavy tread of iron shod horses. What, I saw of tho shipping vessels and steamers will bo given in my next. Mr. G. W. Ruckman wont down at tho same timo with two carloads of cat tle, and tho valentine ho got in Port land well, I am not at liberty to tell. Ask him. Tho committee of three which was appointed in High vallev to select and mail valentines to tho ex pectant ones in tho neighborhood gave satisfaction in almost overv instance. The party at the school house was a success. Wo havo plenty of snow, At this dato there ought to bo some signs of spring, but tho groundhog lias got to havo his forty days, which expire on Friday tho 13tli of March. Tho story of tho lost hunters who wero found at Mr. Lore's ranch, on Catherine creek, has never boon told, and as I havo not tho names of tho ae tors to tho affair, I desist, and hope that somo ono acquainted witli tho facts will give the matter publicity. Thoro are largo quantities of wood oeing cut tins winter moro man us ual, thus insuring a full supply for tho market. In answer to "Moikc," of tho Park, in rogard to church propertv, I will ay that my reply to tho Clover creek correspondent was denied a hearing in Tim Scout, and through the courtesy of the editor of tho La Grando Chron icle it will bo resurrected in duo time, and for further digests consult Uie col umns of tho abovo shoot. Mr. John Yasa and family, of Jasper county, Iowa, a brother of Mrs. John Minnick, arrived horo on tho 1-lth inst. Thoy willlocato oast of Elgin where his father lias a ranch. J. W. MINNICK. Tub Australian ballot system will bo in voguo in Oregon hereafter, Governor Ponnoyor having signed tho bill put ting it in force. It will now be ascer tained whether it has tho merits claimed for it. Tho average voter will havo eonridorablo to loarn beforo ho can express his sentiments at tho polls) as this method of voting is much moro intricate tlmh tho old ono. Take It Befcra Breakfast. The grout appoiizcr, tonic and liver regu lator. In urn fur moro than W years in hug land. Positive t-pociiic for liver complaint, bad tate in tho mouth on arising hi tho morning, dull iiiw In tho head and hack r Mitt svet.tU red loollntr, illzints, languor M .. II iuM)iru oi liver iximpimiH uumeuy lr II Hiy' Itngluh Daiulullon Tonle. i.i i w -contltatioii,harmj4ithe apjxitltu ali i loiiw U tfiillre ny.tem. (tot tho genuine fioiii yourlrugt;it forfl, and luko nr ordiutf tofllrcftlont. In answer to my article of last week in regard to thu actions of our city council, I notice a communication rela tive thereto from County .Judge 1. N. Sanders. I say relative because it is in no way responsive to the int?rm:n torics I put forth. It is no unswor to my questions for the llanor.ihle Judg to say that ho went to Salem because ho had a right to go, or that other "good men" went there too, or that he sat inside tho bar "alongside" or broad side of honest John MeAhster. Ho had a right to go and wheto he sat tela tive to tho position of McAlister an swers nothing. My queries were not directed to any ono except tho members of tho city council and no imputations were cast against tho official integrity or private character of Judge Sanders, and why he should dodge so when not shot at I am unable to understand. His admission that the !?100 was un necessary and was not used is in ac cord with what I have heretofore said "that it was a usoloss expenditure of tho people's money, and placing it where no benefit whatever could bo de rived, or, in other words tho samo re sults would have been attained with out tho expenditure of ono cent. That the money will be refunded is good. If the Judge wishes to chain pion tnc cause ot tno city council in regard to tho legality of its acts 1 will join issue with him and present my side of tho question, without resorting to personalities, or calling him a moss- back or other pot names. I do not consider it mossbackism, in any senso of tho word, for mo to ask and onquiro into the manner and for what purpose tho moneys of tho city aro paid out; nor do I consider it progressivness for tho council to extravagantly lavish money upon personal private schemes The survey of which I spoke before was mado at tho instanco of privato parties, not members of tho council, and was dono in December, beforo tho now council could have ordered it. The old or retiring council know of no such scheme, but tho city pays tho sum of 09 for tho work. 1 ask, why? Tho minutes or records fail to disclose any reason, or what tho object of the sur vey was. Tho guardian of tho finances of tho city and county who holds high carni val over the print shop back of tho bank, and places himself on picket guard to notify tho people if anythihg goes wrong, it is true, has not given the alarm of danger ; but it is barely possible that lie has relatives interested with himself in the scheme If ho has not it seems to mo that in justice to his brother Charles, who assisted to make the survey spoken of, would in sist upon having his per diem for work, the same as C. M. Foster. No charge secni5, however, to havo been made. Another question that it seems tome should, and I think will engage tho at tention of our citizens, is as to whether onr corporate limits can bo legally ex tondod and enlarged without tho con sent of tho property holders embraced in tho new territory. I am as anxious to havo a legal charter as anyono and tho enlargement is to mo entirely sat isfactory ; but is tho now charter a legal document, and ono that can and will stand tho test of tho courts? Trouble and litigation was tho consequenco of our old bill not conforming to law. In conclusion, I will say that no at tempt has been mado to justify tho ac tions of tho council so far, and that I am not the only ono anxious for and demanding an explanation. I pause for a reply. CITIZEN. THE PARK. News of the Week as Reported by Our Reg ular Correspondent. Horo wo aro with a few moro growls and grumbles. Mrs. Leo has the neuralgia therefore sho has something to grunt for. Snow from two to threo feet deep and somo drifts roads high from tho ground. Arch and Mary havo a son and he has more grandparents than anybody. Only eight. James Wisdom is ceiling his house. Jim behoves in having comfort and plenty to cat. Ben Koger passed through tho Park the othor day delivering books Tho History of Utah. Mrs. It. M, South has been quite poorly for nearly three weeks, but is much bettor now. Very good timo for Johu and Jo to tako their best girls to church. Fine fun for them, but how about tho team, i ,. . , . .. i n i The birthday parties pussed ofl finely. T hero lias been throe go far, hut no I i .hi.... i. . .i :n i. ivtiiiii, ourr iiiuiiy wvrv uiciu nut uu Grandma Wisdom has got back to the Park again. Sho has been to Mil ton attending tho bedsido of hur sick sister. The mill company has sent its oxon out to Moses for him to feed during tho remainder of tho winter. Moso has p'euty of hay. Today is a very iino day. Tho snow is slowly disappearing and bare places aro beginning to show up on tho hills. Feed is plentiful yet. Mrs. Jared Shaw's niothor and step daughter camo out from Iowa a week or so ago. Lliey aro stopping lor t no present with Jarcd's folks. Nellio came up from tho Centennial yesterday. School is still going on. There aro somo scholars left for tho teacher to say that ho has school, but ho hasn't very many. How is it, or who is to bo blamed, tho teacher or tho scholars? When a teacher has not got a scholar who likes him it is surely tho teacher's fault. Ho has got tho education, but not tho "get-up," to teach. Groat revival on Big creek. Back sliders reclaimed and new convorts re ported to tho number of seven in all, but just about the time the pool got troubled, tho meeting closed for one week. Tho preacher was the Rev. Campbell who is a good talker and very liberal in his views, but he has to reach up and pluck a twig (or a tree) from lngersoll. It shows ho is troubl ing the christians some. Heferring to Archdeacon Farrar's sermon on Darkest England, the Chris tian Commonwealth says: Eight cen turies of noblo deeds had been undone abroad by tho devil's work of one. Our footsteps all around tho world had been dyed with blood; wo had girdled tho world with a zone of drunkenness. If wo could restore tho slavo trade, in Africa, with all its horrors, said Sir Richard Burton, and take uway tho rum and gunpowder with which Africa has been deluged, sho would actually be gainer by tho exchange. Wo found India sober and made it drunken. Tho first words hoard by tho first English missionary in India, in 1810, cro: "Christian religion, devil religion; Christian much drink, Christian much do wrong." lor every singlo true Christian in India, wo mado u thous and drunkards. In Mohammedan countries when tho natives saw a man drunk thoy said that ho had desorted Mohammed and gone to Jesus. From thu Christian Conservator. I seo a great many churches aro passing resolutions asking tho Colum bian Exposition to closo on Sundays, taking away the liberties of tho peoplo, and closing in on tho American people, tho church and state. Down with such doctrine, for there is no liberty in church and State when united. Tho most important thing in this world is liberty. Moro important than food or clothes; more important than gold, houses or lands ; moro important than art or scienco; moro important than all religions, is tho liberty of man. What light is to tho eyes and what lovo is to tho heart, liberty is to tho soul of man. Without it there comes suffoca tion and death. Liberty is tho condi tion of progress. Without liberty there remains only barbarism ; without liber ty there can bo no civilization ; without liberty of thought no human being has tho right to form a judgment. It is impossible that thoro should bo such a thing as real religion without liberty. Without liberty there can bo no such thing as conscience, no such word as justice. All human actions all good, all bad havo for a foundation tho idea of human liberty; and without liberty there can bo no vico, and thoro can bo no virtue. Without liberty there would bo no worship, no blasphemy, nO lovo, no hatred, no justice, no progress. Tako the word liberty from human spcccli and all tho othor words becomo poor( withered, meaningless sounds ; but with that word realized with that word titi- deretood tho world becomes a para disc. MO IKE. Specimen Cases. S. II. CHIIbrd, New Cnsscl, Wis., wan troubled with Nouralgia and Rheumatism, tin stomach was disordered, his liver was ull'ccted to uu alarming degree, uiipctito foil away, and ho was terribly reduced In llesli and strength. Threo bottles of Kite trlo hitters cured him. Kdwurdtihepliard, Harrlsbtirg, III., hud a running noro on his leg of eight years' standing. UHcd three bottles of Electric Hitters and seven boxes of Hucklen's Arni ca Salvo, and his leg is sound and well. John Sjieuker, Catawba, U had flvo largo fuver sores on his leg, doctors said he was incurable. 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