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Touring the Land oi the Nez Perce
Motorlog Finds Scenic Grandeur
Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 9, 1953
Monument People
Rugged Country
Draws Sportsmen
Into Uplands
Th fullowln la tondm
:illon of a niotorlof which p-,euri-il
In the My Jl Ihm '
'I hit Nortliwent'i Own MttRinlne.
It l oni if rl ponord
by Tli rKonln-Cro Ktt
Motor Avnoi-lutlon molnrtot.
by hf:i.kn iioovK.n
hull Writer, Th. owl
On this spot, the marker re
lated, .'17 white men lost their
lives on June 17, 1877, in bnttle
with the Indians.
It didn't ndd how many In
ilinns lost theirs.
We had just descended, by a
scrips of sharp switchbacks on
an engineering triumph of n
highway, from the summit oi
White Bird hill in western Ida
ho, and it was difficult to be
lieve that this beautiful small
valley had ever been desecrated
by war.
This, and the country we had
traveled for the past (lay
through eastern Oregon mid
Washington, and western Idaho,
had once been the land ol the
Nez I'eive, and we had reached
the sUe wii.'l'c, under the youns
Chief Joseph, they resorted to
arms in n liru.l. futile effort to
lirevent the white men's talcing
it nwiiy from thym.
We. must admit that resent
ment for what our own people
did to the people of Joseph did
not rest too heavily on our
sp ;rits as we bowled nlonf; in
(i ll- white Koril with the oval
Medallion of the Triple-A, on
;'ie i:--t I 'K of a motorlog spon-
.,rcd by Oregon State Motor
; o-ialion and The Oreemum.
Wallowa, Imnuba, Asotin,
'.inwai, Joepii canyon. Grande
K liil. l,:nvy:ii Canyon -tluyio
Mid dj r names were conlin
i reminders of thedayjwhfn
the Nez I'erce Ireely roanvd
t'i':i nlion of the Northwest.
Hut they were also synony
i.i'iii -. v.itli scnie cramk ur; f r
no tribe ever enjoyed more of
iv. 'aire's beauty than did those of
Hie land of the "winding water"
the Sna!:e and its trihutark i.
It was too early in the scnsi u
lor us to net into the F,no
caup.'d can.ie ieaUs ol the
Wallov.a.s, risin;; wilhout foot
lill!s into full majesty south
ward from Wallowa lake. We
slopped to talk with Fivcl
a dislii.'t ;;-.rl; supervisor
ior rast"rn Oregon, and learn
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Never tiring to the -yc l Wallowa lake with early siiouk
Htill partially covering niootli-topped foothills. Jagged,
familiar Middle mmintain In seen In the right background.
the United States
about the pack trips, last-word
in convenient camping and
picnic facilities; tlv- boat inn,
fishing, riding and hiking that
will attract several hundred
thousand tourists to that won
derland this summer.
Highway 3, said the Triple-A
Triptilt; Chief Joseph , Trail,
more colorful said the map. For
a time there was prosperous
ranch country, as the road frrad
ually winds toward its 4700
foot summit in the upper arm
of the horscshoe-thaped Wal
lowa forest. Here, on the map,
the AAA had stamped several
"construction" warnings, but
these prosed less dire than Ave
expected. Loose pravel slowed
us down, and now and then we
mot equipment at work, but no
where did men or machinery
halt us.
The map shows a couple of
convulsions in the red highway
line to the north, and let this
be a warning that each convul
sion means act unity n dozen or
two twists and turns. Hut such
magnificence! breathtaking is
the only word lor those by
which we descended Shoemaker
grade to cross the Grande
Hondo, skirting frowning walls
with liny sheepherders' cabins
p?rclrd on them.
Out of this grandeur we
emerged to semiflnt farm coun
try with large, old, solidly-built
houses, each flanked by a w ind
mill and topped rakichly by a
te' ""vision aerial.
Flat wheat field:; creep to the
very edge of the canyons as the
highway nears the deepest can
yon of all -the Snake river.
Another relies of sv.il eltbacks,
and suddenly there is Asotin,
Wash., an emerald city of 710
persons, trec-slvulrd street::,
violently green lawns; water
spraying from lio.'.es, and cn air
of gracious, un'roubl'd living.
At Clarkston w.? c, d the
Snake into noriiie.n Idaho's
largest town, LcwialMV, known
for its one Ion; street, squeezed
between tow.ring mountains,
and for its ' "inh.nd seaport,"
shipping lumb. . , t,i'air. ;;nd Iru.t.
Hillary's ai.l ruirt gave us
a comfortable night, nit 'i' din
ner nt Lewis and Clerk hotel.
to which
government sought to force nM
the Nez I'erce a hundred years
ago, precipitating the White
Ilird battle, still exi::ts, some J 5
miles out of Lewiston; a mere
speck in the vast territory that
once was Indian homeland.
At the top of a 17-miIo grade
is Winchester, a sawmill town
of more prosperity than charm,
but with much bucolic beauty
spread all around. From the
plateau east to Craigmont,
snow-tipped ranges are visible
in all directions Ilitterrocts,
Sawtooths, Blue mountains and
the Devils.
Craigmont, at nearly 4000
feet elevation, is special for its
six elevators it's the second
largest grain-shipping center in
the Northwest and for its pea
canning industry.
Lawyers canyon, down which
we wound, past its frequent tiny
picnic areas along n tumbling
stream, is not named for some
modern male Portia, but for Hie,
N.'z.rerce chief, L.'v.yer, the
only' one willing to sell his peo
ple's lands to the Great White
Father.
We stopped the Ford in a
lofty grove of pines alongside a
weed sign, caned in the shape
of tiio Idaho map and creaking
on its chains in the wind, to
read that the vast, pastoral
scene spread below was Camas
prairie in Idaho county, "larger
than the state of Massachu
setts" and producer of wheat,
gold, livestock, timber and dairy
products.
At the south end of this val
ky, proclaimed by one guide
book as "most beautiful in
Idaho," is Graugeville, once a
gold-mining center, now agri
cultural, to which the remtvnts
of cavalry forces under Col.
Havid Perry retreated, that
June day 'in 1S77, leaving the
Nez Pcrees temporarily victors
at White Ilird hill, nnd young
Joseph a recognized military
go liUi".
Our next wonder was Uie
cor"' oi the Salmon river; hoi
Lveu in early May; the power-
n rolling between uiean
I Dewey West Sr. and daughter,
Lois, Janeth Potter, Mr. and -Mrs.
Ill, C. Clarke, Mrs. Boyd Lucich
and children, Mrs. Frances Weth-
erall, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Russell
and sons, all of Arlington.
I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson,
I Florence, Oregon, are house
! guests at the home of their son
land daughter-in-law, Mr. and
iMrs. L. L. Wilson.
Miss Barbara Eades, St. Helens,
Oregon spent the weekend here
with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Eades and other rela
tives, Sgt. and Mrs. Donald Fair re
turned to Boardman after thirty
days furlough. The young couple
are living in the Root Apt. over
the postoffice.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hayes, to
gether with Mrs. Hayes' brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis LaTrace and daughter, of
Echo, spent the holidays in the
mountains fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. (Jeorge Weise and
daughter Shirley, motored to
Portland for the holidays.
Mrs. Ella Sigler left Tuesday
by plane for Los Angeles, Calif.,
being called there by the serious
ness of her grandson, Lynn Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Allen
Sr. Lynn, age 11 years, was run
down by a car.
Mrs. Gladys McLaughlin ar
rived home from Rock Springs,
Wyo., Friday morning, coming by
Streamline train, being called
home by the seriousness of her
mother, Mrs. Anna Cramer. Mrs.
Cramer has been very ill for
many days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Anderson,
Ronnie and Gerald, motored to
Hood River for the 4th holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Forthman,
Mr. and Mrs. C'has. Forthman and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Hallie
Williams and son Lynn, Mrs.
Mary Forthman, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Davis, all motored to Ukiah
for the 4th of July rodeo.
Holiday guests at the E. T. Mes
senger home were Mr. Messen
ger's daughter, Mrs. Edwin Sharp
and sons, Vancouver, Wash. Sun
day guests for dinner was another
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Hammell and family,
The Dalles, a son and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messenger,
Betty, Gerry and Carroll Messen
ger, Mr. and Mrs. Billie Mar
(tiardt and family and Carl Mar
quardt, Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Fortner re-
ItiL't'ins. where
Salmon joins its big
.Map of trip taken by writer
lul stream
walls. From
the Lilt e
where the big attrerti :i is the m-otiier aim me in.....
salad bar. but ill of wlv:;e food turns no "ill to the Snake, Wv
we found good. I left the H.yer ot No Kelt in.
We were now he: d. 1 gener- still unreachable by highway,
ally south, all T a a jog cost- j and were content with the spec
ward nl.ng th C!-:ov..:tei t.vular cascading ot Littl
river, w!i:e!i jo.i s the S:v'o Salmon accompanying us down
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Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Plocker
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i weekend guests at the Ray Gron
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to Portland Monday; Mrs. Plocker
land ('aughters remained for the
week. Plocker and t.ronquist
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Pearson home were Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. Bradley, Roseburg, Oregon.
Walter Haitle. Congress, Ariz.,
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Frank Marlow.
' Mrs. Leo Disbrow drove down
fnun Riirke, Idaho. Friday, going
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Mr. Kishrow, whn is a patient in
'The Italics Sanitorium. Mrs. Dis
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day, taking her daughter, Fay
back. Little Fay had spent the
I past ironth with her uncle and
aunt. Mr. ami Mis. Russell Miller.
Holiday guests at the Dewey
iWost Jr., home were Mr. and Mis.
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Spent Fourth
Fighting Fire
By Millie Wilson
Most of the people on Cupper
Creek spent the Fourth fighting
fire which broke out above the
old Hayward place. It burned
over about three acres. It is not
known what caused the fire. It is
necessary to still keep some men
to watch that it doesn't break
out again.
Delbert Sweek and his mother
of John Day, visited relatives in
Monument on Sunday.
Ben Spain and Carl Blair at
tended a business meeting in
Pendleton on Friday.
Among those to enjoy the
Fourth in the mountains fishing
were: Mr. and Mrs. Dell Neal,
Mr. and Mrs. Chance Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Neal, Billy Neal,
Sherry Neal, Archie Leathers Jr.,
Roy Leathers and Frank Elder.
They spent two days camping on
Butte Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Brookshire
and Mr. and Mrs. Watts of New
port, drove to Spokane to spend
the Fourth with relatives.
Carl Blair spent the Fourth
with his wife in Spokane.
Lloyd Gienger, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Gienger of Cotton
wood, surprised his parents when
he came in last Friday. Lloyd is
in the Air Force at Mitchel Field,
New. York. This is his first fur
lough since going into service.
He flew from New York and after
a ten day visit he will fly to Los
Angeles for further instructions.
Morrie Kay spent two days at
the Columbia Power Co-op office
last week. He left Thursday for
his home in Spokane.
Mr and Mrs. Charley Yokom
and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Musgrave
of Mt. Vernon, were among those
who attended the funeral services
for George Martin last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hynds of Cecil
and Mrs .Hynds' sister from Can
ada visited their niece Louise
Scott at Top on Tuesday.
Mrs. Bud Engle took her daugh
ter Janet, to Bend for medical
aid last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Saddler
were business visitors in John
Day on Monday.
Louise Bleakman, Edith Mus
grave and Betty Saddler spent
Tuesday at Kimberiy pit-mug
strawberries.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Musgrave
had as their guest last week, Mrs.
Musgrave's father, John Stevens
of Hardman. While here Mr.
Stevens visited Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Howell on Wall Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stubble
field were in John Day last Tues
day having dental work done.
Onida Cork was a business
visitor in John Day on Wednes
day. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Simas and
children and Mrs. Mary Lee Les
ley and children all left last
Tuesday for Roseburg. From Rose
burg Mrs. Lesley and children
will go to Eureka, California to
turned from North Bend, Wash.,
Sunday after the weej? with Mrs.
Fortner's father, Fred Lucas. The
party also visited relatives, Mr.
and Mrs. John Klein in Elmira,
Wash. Mr. Lucas returning by
bus to North Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Barrett, Port
land, spent the weekend at the
Dwight Hulit home. Stephen and
Carolyn Barrett returned home
with their parents. Mrs. Barrett
and Mrs. Hult are sisttrs.
, ui whn is em-
ta n her nuuou
ployed there
Johnnie Stubbieiieiu
mother Mrs. Ellen Stubblefield
were attending to matters n
business in John uay i-
Mrs. Mattie Stubblefield en
joyed a visit with her sister and
husband from Portland last week
Mr and Mrs. Otis Stubblefield
enjoyed several days visit with
Mrs Stubblefield's sister. Dorsey
Hardy and her brother ke
Shank. Mr. Shank remodeled a
bedroom for Mrs. Stubblefield
while here.
Dee Ann Johns, of Madras was
a houseguest of Laura Lee Shank
last week. ,
Darrel Cork of Burns visited his
sister and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Sweek last week. Mr. Cork
was on his vacation.
Mrs Frank Howell of Wall
Creek, had her mother, Mrs.
Hattie McDaniel of Heppner as
her guest last week.
Doc Hinton and son Boyd re
turned from Portland Wednesday.
Mr. Hinton's daughter Ella, came
through her operation in fine
shape and was steadily improv
ing when they left.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sweek spent
the Fourth by fishing on Alder
Creek.
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