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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. Ono bottle hlectrla hitters and
onu box Iftiuklen's Arnfca fc'ulvo cured him
entirely, bold at Ilrown's drug store.
Presbyterian Church.
I'rtaoliliiK every Babbath at 11 a. in. and
in . Wf.ia.fitl. ynl.tinl 1(1 li.. f(lirlti.
tlau Knduuvor tiouioty. Tuwluy ut 7 p. m.
Ail aro ooruiuuy inv icu to uihihi. vu
rK vmmu, to brim; their children to
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