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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1897)
'N, 3food Iiver.&lacieiv FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1S97. Reminiscences of tlui Cayiise. YV'ar. Mr. Amos Underwood of White Snl nion and Hood River is one of the pioneers of Oregon who helped to make the history of this country. 'He has often been asked by newspaper men and others to give, an account of some of his experiences in the Indian wars of this section, but never responded .until called upon recently by T. A. Wood of . Portland, grand commander rf Indian War Veterans of the Pacific Northwest. Hon. D. W.' Butler is contributing a series of articles reciting the stirring scenes of the Cay use war to the Dul'iir Dispatch, and in his first article ment:ois Amos Underwood, us follows: Old Yeis. a chief of t lie John Days, ' , began at a distance to deliver a sermon to us on the wickedness of the war, but a ball from the rifle of Amos Under wood (who now lives below The Dalles) cut the sermon short by breaking the old hypocrite's leg, from which injury he afterwards died. I believe Under wood had more marks to his credit than any man in the company i.e., lie made more good Iudiaus lhau the rest of us. ' Mr. Underwood is writing incidents of this campaign that came under his observation, which will appear in the Glacier. The old veteran recites his experience in the trying times of forty years ago with great animation, and . we believe he would take pleasure in again going through the campaign of which he writes. Those of us who have known Ame Underwood for years, when looking upon his kindly face, would ne-r suspect that he had ever adopted the methods of warfare of the savages and ' beat them at their own game. But the times required just such men as Amos Underwood and his associates in the Oregon volunteers and their methods of warfare. Their work at that time caused the Indians to respect the white man and made a lusting peace that could not have been conquered by any more lenient meas ures. .Here is Mr. Underwood's first paper: , White Salmon, Wash., Jan. 16, 1807. T. A. Wood, Commander In dian War Veteraus Dear Sir: You ask me to give you an account of the battle we had with the Cayuse Indians in the fall of 1855. . Well, sir, several newspaper men have wanted me tb write it up for them, but I never got at H because I was .always afraid people would think I wanted to air myself. 1 will give it now, as near as I can re member. I will have to speak of my self a good many times, as I can recol lect my own doings better thau'I can recollect what was done by the other , boyi. . ' ' ; . .. ' . There has been a good many yarns told about the death of Chief" Pepe Mux-Mux, utid how he was captured, Sbut they don't always correspond. I will tive you the facts about the Vhole affair. I was fourth corporal of Co. B, Oregon volunteers, and had charge of him when he was killed. To make a long story short, on about the 7th of Decern Ler, 1855, about 400 volunteers were at old Fort Walla Walla, now Wallula. I can only think of a few of . the names of the officers and men of the regiment. Colonel James K. Kelly . was in command, with Major Chinn. Co. A, from Portland, was commanded by Captain Wilwhi; Ben Hardin, lieu tenant. Co. B, from The Dalles, was ommanded by Lieut. John Jeffreys and James McCaulif, Capt. O. Huma 8ou being at homesick in bed. Co. H was commanded by Capt. Duve Laten. Co. F was there, I think, commanded by Capt. Bennett. Bennett was killed in the battle. There were other coin V;. panies, but I can't remember which , they were. s Nathan Olney was there as Indian agent, and had a few Dalles ' Indians with him. We had pack an ima's and 'some wagons. Part of the command started up the road with the teams and pack train towards Walla Walla, and about 200 of . us started on horseback across the hills, a little north of east. We rode on till about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when we saw big bands of Indians coming toward us. They came on to within 200 or 300 yards of us and stopped. They were carrying a white Aug. Some six or eight of them left the . big crowd and ame within about 100 yards of us, -where they halted and called for some of our officers to come tp- them; they - wanted to have a talk. A few officers went and had a hand shake with the Indians. The rest of us sat there on our horses, and while our officers talk ed with the chiefs We would flap our arms and crow and take sight with our guns at the Indians. The Indian boys j ma toe same, uia .repe saw: "I see ' your boys are like mine they are keen for a fight. But us old men have bet ter seuse. We knew you were coming, sol ordered five big fat catile to be slaughtered a"nd roasted, and I started to meet you and have you tome and take supper with me." So after about . 'an hour he told Ins men to go home and tell the people we would be there for supper. .' The old chief and about eight of his men staid with, us, and the rest all started off' on a keen lope. f We then followed and rode on till about sundown, when we could seel. its! i of Indians on' the high points. We J were riding along a level bottom and soon arrived at a point where the bluffs came neaily to the creek, and for.two.j or three miles the trail passed under a high cliff of perpendicular rocks, leav ing just loom for one horseman on the trail at a time. Across the creek was a thicket of brush, so thick that nothing cpuld get through it. It was a dark evening and spitting snow. Nat Ol ney was riding buck with the rear guard, and when he saw the command er and Indians making for the narrow trail, he spurred his horse and galloped to the front. As he pushed me I heard him say: "G - d them fellows! What is the matter 'with them? If they go through that hole there will not be one left to tell the story." He had said early in the evening there was something wrong; that the Indi ans meant to trap us. He had to run his horse about 400 yards before be overtook the head of the column. Ar riving there, he used about the same language to the bosses. He called a halt, and then the command turned to the right into a bottom and went into camp for the night. It was now dark and snowing. Two or three Indians jumped off and ran. Bill Gates fired two shots, at theiii, but could not hit them in the darkness. We still held old Pepe and about six others. We unsaddled and laid down for the night. The Indians were all around us and kept hallrfng and talking to the chief. Nat Olney halloed to them in their own language; told them to go home and have breakfast all ready and we would be there; that the old (thief had gone to bed, and that we did riot want to be molested any more. So all was quiet till morning. When we got up in the morning there was about three Inches of snow on the ground, and our horses yere standing by our sides, shivering.. We had to build fires in the sage brush to take the kinks out of our biankeis and ropes before we cnd saddle up. It was a fine, sun shiny morning. Some of the boys went to the canyon and crossed the creek, where they found nests in the brush where the Indians had hidden. When we started on the march, instead of following" the trail through the can yon, we went around the bluff. We found Ions of rocks, piled up on the bluff, ready to be rolled down upon us if we had followed the trail. If our boys had got strung out on that nar row trail for a distance of two or three miles, with no chance to turn back or go forward when attacked, the Indians would have had us completely at their mercy. - If we had jumped off and taken to the brush, the brush was alive with Indians ready for us. In the first excitement, the chief and his crowd could have jumped off and ran to some place of safety understood by them. I do not believe we could have killed one Indian nor saved u man of our com mand. .We went three or four or five miles around and came to the Indian camp on the creek above the canyon. There were some 200 huts and about the same number of fires, but no beef, and no Indians only on the tops of the high points about us. We asked Old Pepe where the roasted beef and break fast was. He shook his head arid said: "Klonass; bias quash tillicums" (''Guess my people are scared"). Some of our boys from The Dalles (they were called the Forty Thieves) could beat the Indians at their own game. , They said, "We will have breakfast soon." Taking an old shovel, they dug the fires away; dug down a foot or two and found a' cache under every one of those fires brass kettles and all kinds of utensils and clothing; wheat, peas, camas, couse, and all kinds of Indian grub. We fed our horses, ate ull we wanted, took what we want ed and then threw the rest into the fires and burnt it up. . We then, started south, or east of south, and traveled all day. Indians could be seen on all sides on the high points. Some of the boys would occa sionally try to get a shot, but the old muzzle-loaders would not reacbthe;n. We struck the Walla Walla road about dark; could see the .train had not got that far, so we took the back track. In ubout one hour's travel we found the train, camped on a small stream, and all well. We could smell the supper and were not long in getting alongside. The camp w;as about 500 yards long. Capt. Foutelroy was in charge of the commissary. When bed time came, Corporal A. Underwood was called to take charge of the prisoners. We had six Indians, and I had six men, one for each prisoner. Of the guard, I can only remember the names of Warren Keith, Sam Warfield and Doctor Bates. When we put the Indians to bed, one big Indian, who said his name was Champoeg Jim, complained that there was a stick- under him, and he raised up on his hands and knees and asked Bates to remove ths stick. As Bates stooped to get the stick, the Indian jumped out by his side and ran, Bates after him. Some of the other boys started to help Bates, and at the same time all the other piisoners tried to make a break. I jumped out and told the boys to each hold his man. Old man Keith shoved the muzzle of his gun against the breast of .the chief, pushed him over and held liiru to the ground. The other boys each did the same with the other prisoners. Doc Bates ran his man about 100 yards and caught him. As luck would have it, Bates was the swiftest man for 100 or 200 yards in the ; whole regiment. All hands then turned out and tied the prisoners hand fttrd foot. .: r (Continued next week.) .. Jiotes and Sews. 'The Arlington Record has been en - larged to a seven-column paper and is now the official paper of the county of Gilliam. Senator Dufur of Wasco county gets along without a clerk to assist him itr his duties in the state senate, while other senators each require one or two. '1 he people of The Dalles believe there is a big vein of coal underlying their city, and $500 have been sub- scribed by the citizens to purchase a uiamoua drill, ana tne worn oi pros pecting will soon commence. While we have been haying rather cool weather here in Hood ' River for a week or so. with the thermometer at about 40, at Antelope, in the south eastern part of the county, the ruer cury lust week got down to zero. Marcus Daly, the copper king of Montana, has gone to Mexico, where he recent ly purchased a gold mine, said to be the richest in the world. The statement is made that the ore yields $30 in gold on the plutes,aud that there is a mountain of this sort of ore in sight. The question of international inter ference in regard to catching Alas kan seals has settled itself. , Nearly all the skins which were secured last sea son cost the owners upwards of $9, while at the lust London sale skins brought only $0.50 The sealing in - dustry, which was once an importaut source of revenue for Victoria, B. C, is . . . i ,1 ! ow p.el.ei..v iu.ucu. We had bad luck with the soils of Prof. Hedrick of the agricultural col- ! tne red lands, which introduced an er lege advises spraying apple trees four ! ror makintr a higher total than is de r A.,-, t.imos . uMaii with iWitoniiv sirable or allowable in most work. The . , - . r. . iri Ydira fnr (lift nnnlA rohIv ' hfi nrr. -ri spraying should be done just us the blossoms begin to swell; the second, i,mt Ufri t.iiv have rirnmuri the third ist after they have dropped; the third , . .. , ,, . ... J , . .d fourth follow.ugat intervals of two; eeks. If the season is a wet one, a j an weeks, fifth spraying will puv. Few people in Oreiron know that the .. . . ., , , weather bureau iu Portland is one the four offices where forecasts are made, yet. such is the fact. Washing- ton, Chicago and Sap Francisco ure the other three. All the other cities of the United States must have their weather forecasts made by one, of these four offices. Observer Pague of . the Port land bureau is therefore one of the four men in the 'department allowed to make forecasts, and stands next in rank to thedepartmentprofessorwhose headquarters are at Washington. '. The opposition to Senator Mitchell at Salem and throughout the state has developed a queer combination. The populists, Bryan democrats, gold-standard republicans and gold-standard democrats have united their forces, and with them it is anything to beat Mitchell. The populists and Bryan democrats oppose him because he went buck on free silver during the cam paign; gold-standard republicans are afraid to trust him again, and the gold standard democrats never did have any love for him.- Wasco county's delegation in fhe lower house is divided on the question of the hold-up. Mr. Huntington fills his seat every day, whije Mr. Jones stays out with the obstructionists Pressure is being brought to bear to in duce Jones to assist in organizing the house, but so far he stands firm. It is claimed by Mitchell .republicans in Hood Riverand The Dalles that Jones pledged himself during the June cam paign to vote for Mitchell for senator. Huntingto n,itis also claimed, was pledg ed the same way, but it was not known by the gold-bug republicans. And if Jones and Huntington weVe pledged for Mitchell, every candidate for the legis lature in Wasco and Sherman counties was pledged the same way. The hold up of the Oregon legisla ture still continues. Jonathan Bouriie and his supporters seem determined not to allow the house to organize un less they can carry their points the election of Bourne as speaker and the defeat of Mitchell for senator. .The people of the state are divided on the question, and while some write or tele graph to their representatives to go to work and organize the house,, others appeal to the obstructionists to hold fast. Outside of the office seekers and those who have pet measures to i rut throno-h no one i worrvinw rnimh put tUlOUgll, no one IS WOrrj lllg mucn about the failure of the house to bnrttn- ize. If the forty days ' should pass without any legislation, it would be a great saving to the taxpayers of the state. And if we have to get along with only one senator in congress , we can worry along. We have but one senator at his post now, and the same thing happeued two years ago, while our legislature was in session. Some Reasons for Another Meeting. Hood River, Jan. 21, 1897. It is believed by many of the stockholders of the Hood River Fruit Growers' Union that, the business done at the last meeting was illegal for che reason that something like sixty shares were voted by parties to whom no shares of stock had been .issued. Thereare those who'would like to know how the sec retary can sell these shares, the prop erty of the Union, without the knowl edge and consent of the board of di rectors. , There are those who want to know why, if these shares were sold. the' secretary did not. so state An his final report. . He reported a balance on hand of $163.86. when, as a matter of fact, he had $220. Let the stockhold ers hII attend the next meeting and straighten out these things. , See call in another place. T. R. Coon. ' Badly "Stuck." , man was once cist away on a can- nibal island. When the natives dis- ! covered him, they at once began to ; argue as to the best method of cooking their captive. Finally one old chief said: "Gentlemen, we are wasting too nnii'h tim T.pt ns Rf.ifk r.h nrisnnpr : an(j drillk hiH blood. Then we can set- tie the question of cooking later." . Hearing this, the -castaway remarked: ! Ce , strangers. That's all right, and when I am in Rome I want to be a Roman, i so I W'U not protest. But, for heaven's l" Analysis of Hood River Soil. , CoRVALLisOr., Jan. 16, 1897. Mr. E. L. Smithf'Hood River, Oregon My Dear Sir: I have' just finished the ex amination of three samples of soil sent . 'here by viu on January 10, 1896. They did not reacn us tin me sou worK ot last year was completed, hence the long delay me results are as toiiows: s3 3 CCD Composition. 3 3!-,! 3 IS . w I Coarse material Kino earth Insoluble matter......... Soluble silica Potash Soda Lime Magnesia Manganese Iron and alumina Sulphuric acid Phosphoric.acld 84.441 42.93 64.561 6.07 87.10 62.90 ! 51.03! 6.431 40.01 59.99 68. 2 (S.01 .30 .55 (18.15 (12.42 11.48 5.591 .201 .81 .71 .41 .07 .431 .84 ' .82 .88 .(it ' .24 .15 .24 .24 .12 9.80 .00 .02 .02 .87 29.10 .19 27.11 :k1 9.59 25.13 .01 .or .25 .82 12.521 ; Water, organic matter 6.42 6.(1 Total . Humus.. 99.18 101.5b 102.44; 1.30 2.14 2.07 2.10 error probably lies in the iron and al- .. n. . . umina uetei initiation, "ine last one, ; n. 764, will be reworked shortly. The 1 other, 763, being as close . -is many of the soils reported elsewhere, I shall allow sous reporieu eisewuere, x soaii a now to stand, as the benefits to be derived by R rtJworking woul(1 ,10t ,,e C()m. merisuiate with the work required, and in making up averages withlothersoils I to be examined in the future from your ' section, it will not material y moaity of;,. , ',, t.,. J J the results. The soils are all of a volcanic nature, 762 being a siity ash soil, and the oth ers arising from decomposed lava. No. 762 is a most excellent soil if well drained. Notwithstanding the report accompanying this soil, -which states that general tunning on this soil is ''moderately poor," there appears to be no reason for such a condition out side of a possible lack of sufficient moist- ; Ure in some localities. 'The soil has an abundance of potash, phosphoric acid, a fair supply of lime, and a good humus content. Its lime supply seems to be its weakest point, but this is far from deficient, in soils of this nature and depth.. It would be regarded as a very lasting soil, and seems to be particu larly adapted to apple culture on ac count of the excellent potash supply. Good results are likely to follow appli cations of lime to this soil. ' No. 763 is, evidently, judging from the accompanying report, a sample of soil covering a considerable extejit of territory. It is a red soil of laval ori gin, the color being imparted by the oxid and phosphate of iron. Like other soils of volcanic origin, it is par ticularly well supplied with phosphoric acid. This sample of soil has weak points in both potash and lime, and applications of these ingredients on this soil are likely to be followed with good results, and probably the latter could be applied with advantage even now, thus rendering the potash more avanaoie. i nese deiccts iuo not mum ...111 l. J......1. tn U( j win ut? iuunu geiieim in suns in iiiis ! character, this case being due rather to local peculiarities than oiherwise. No. 764 is another red soil, and car ries more phosphate of iron than does 763, although the soil is not of so deep a color. It seems to be a most excel lent soil in all critical elements, partic ularly in the phosphoric acid supply. Phosphate fertilizers will certainly not be needed on soil of this character. Lime in the weakest point, although it is far from being deficient. I should be glad to examine more soils from your locality if you or some one else is willing to undertake the sampling in accordance with our direc tions. Very truly, J. VV. Shaw, Chemist. A Cure lor Lame Back. '"My daughter, when recovering from an attack of fever, was a great sufferer from pain in the back and bips," writes Louden Grover, of SarM.is, Ky. "After using quite a number of remedies with out any benefit, she tried one bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and it has given entire relief." Chamberlain's Pain Balm is also a certain cure forj rheumatism. Sold by Williams &Bro- sius, pharmacists, Hood River. ' . j TTT ANTED SEVERAL FAITHFUL MEN or women to travel for resDonsible estab- ! Ushed house in Oregon. Salary S780,payable15 weebiv anH evDensea. Position nermnent. I Reference. Enclose self-addressed stamped en- Ray's Sarsaparilla. 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