Vernonia eagle., October 23, 1931, Page 3, Image 3

VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1931
and a free tor.gne and n careless
foot and no worry. Tonight we
can sleep with both our eyes and
ears shut.”
While dielr meat was drying
they lay under their rock roof, the
trees shaking their tops and a sea
breaking on the near shore.
Amos' began to exercise his
tongue In these reflections:
“I've been as uneasy as a pea In
a hot skillet—like a bull with a
short tall in fly time. The throne
o’ Satan Is in these woods. Ye got
to watch out or he'll tear off yer
finger nails and put ye In torment.
Can’t bear to see anyone happy. He
drinks blood. When things nre goln'
too smooth and comftable he'll
start a fight, Old Split Hoof will
git druv out o’ this wilderness.
You'll live to see wheat growln'
where we’ve traveled. When we've
conquered the wild country and
drove his ships off the sea Satan
will have to move, hut I reckon lie'll
never give up. He can behave
pretty In a palace. He likes to eat
und sleep with kings and bishops
and lords and ladles."
“Did you ever uiee. Satan on tne
high seas?” Robert asked.
“Hell’s griddles! Have 1 met
him? Boy! I’ve et and slept and
cursed and clawed and spit and
bled with him.”
It was one of those rare occa­
sions when Amos was In the mood
for communication. When Impor­
tant things were pressing toward
his tongue he put away his pipe,
bit off a chunk of tobatco and spat
freely. His gestures were mostly
made with bls head. For tense
moments It shook nervously. So
he began the story of his stern ad­
venture*.
Directors Favor
County Chamber
PAGE THREE
will be paid by that chamber to
the county chamber. If you ap­
prove of this plan please indicate
your approval.”
The action was taken after all
the pros and cons were fully dis­
cussed at the Monday luncheon of
the organization and at a board
meeting in the office of Secretary
John L. Storla Thursday evening.
The above letter will be mailed
to each member of the St. Hel­
ens Chamber for an expression
of opinion.
—St. Helens Sentinel.
After careful consideration the
board of directors of the St. Hel­
ens Chamber of Commerce passed
the following recommendation re­
garding support for the Columbia
County Chamber of Commerce:
“The Columbia County Cham-
ber of Commerce has been or-
ganized with a full-time paid
secretary, Memberships will be FAMILY PUTS UP 1100
secured from all the towns and
JARS OF FRUIT, VE­
St-n.vic.fc.
communities in Columbia county
GETABLES AND MEAT
Copsriqkb
Ucç.
/y IRVING BACH ELL ER
and support has been promised
by firms and corporations in
Eleven hundred jars of home
They traveled south a little to come for water, just slain by a
Portland. The objects of such a canned foods in the cellar store
avoid a lake which Amos had out­ catamount and still warm. Amos
county chamber of commerce is closet for a cash investment of
lined on his map.
He bit oft a dressed the beast and cut off Its
to develop county-wide projects i $25 is the achievement of Mrs.
mouthful of tobacco from a pressed flesh, salted It and stored It In his
and matters in which the best ¡J. B. Ohler and her daughter, Mrs.
slab of It, flavored with sugar and pack. That evening they discov­
licorice, which he carried In his ered a big lake. The old pioneer
interests of the entire county are i H. M. Egen of Kist. Some of
wallet, and led tlie way, his keen had seen it from a treetop on a
at stake. The board of directors these 1100 containers are pint
eyes sweeping the wood, In a mo- high hill. It lay directly west of
of the St. Helens Chamber of jars, others are quart sizes
ment lie stopped and raised his them and spread so far north and
Commerce have considered the still others half gallon ones.
hand a little. He stood listening, south that dodging It was not to
Then he beckoned to Robert who be thought of. They would go
advisability of giving support to large quantities, Mrs. Ohler
came to his side. He whispered: down to its shore and consider
the county chamber, and it is be­ plains, are for the company
“See that streak o’ light ahead?” what to do. A mile or so from the
lieved that the support of the ners of 15 to 25 persons
water's edge was a small wooded
The young man nodded.
members of the St. Helens Cham­ serves frequently throughout
“I reckon It’s a path. Lie on yer Island.
‘‘Now, unless we're spied, which
belly here and keep yer eye on
ber of Commerce and the coun- year.
me. I’ll sneak up and take a the Lord God forbid for bls mercy’s
ty chamber will be of much
sake, I reckon we’ll get across,”
The canned foods include many
look.”
value.
Cautiously Amos approached the said the pioneer. “You leave It to
vegetables
such as peas, beans,
streak of light. It was above a Amos.”
“We therefore desire to suggest vegetable stew, tomatoes, baby
He found a fallen spruce about a
well-worn path. At its edge, kneel­
that
the
members
of
the
St.
Hel
­
carrots, baby beets, greens; small
ing, he put his ear to the ground. foot thick. This he trimmed and
ens Chamber of Commerce will fruits including berries, cherries,
He leaned over the red man’s thor­ cut Into three lengths with his
desire to assist in matters of i apricots, peaches and apple sauce;
oughfare ns he clung to a bush, handsaw. They carried them to
(Continued Next Week)
the water. Then Amos cut some
looking both ways.
county-wide interest. For this and such meats as beef, veal and
“Don’t step In It. Put the gad on poles and, laying them across the EX-JUDGE PHILLIP SLOW IN
reason the board of directors de­ | chicken. Apple juice for apple
yer nags and Jump,” Amos whis­ logs, one by one, lashed them in
RECOVERY FROM ACCIDENT sire to have you signify your i jelly making was put up in steri­
place. When night fell their raft
pered when Robert advanced.
| approval of a plan whereby your lized bottles of various shapes.
With long jumps they cleared was ready. A little forward of its
Judge John Phillip, former membership in the
St. Helens
the path and went on. They skirt­ middle was a cross space between
'
In the Ohler-Engen root cellar
ed a great swamp and a pond on the poles about a foot wide.
county judge of Columbia coun­ Chamber of Commerce will also
are stored quantities of squash,
“It’s what I call a swim-raft,” ty, who was knocked down by a
the edge of which they could see
potatoes, turnips, carrots, pars­
through the brush a number of deer said Amos. “I’ll stand up with a car Saturday evening, is still con­ carry with it, automatically,
membership in the Columbia I nips, and cabbage. This food
and a moose feeding. Suddenly pole and shove it toward that lit­
tle
Island
till
I
lose
bottom.
Then
is
not
fined
to
the
hospital
and
County Chamber of Commerce
they came to a deer path leading
down to the water. Amos stopped we both He face down with our recovering as his friends hoped without payment of additional I preservation interest grew out of
the year round garden project
and pointed to a tree leaning over arms In the water and paddle dog he would.
dues. In order to give the aid undertaken by a number of Co-
fashion as fast as we can. If need
the path.
necessary
for
the
Columbia
Coun-
The accident occurred about
“See that old whelp?” he whis­ be I can steer with this pole.
There’s no wind, and I reckon a 8:30 Saturday evening when the i ty Chamber of Commerce it is
pered.
half-hour
’
s
work'll
fetch
us
to
dry
Looking upward Robert saw a
judge was crossing St. Helens i desired to pay to such county
great cat with black tufted ears, land.”
They made nearly half the dis­ street on his way to the voting ■ chamber 50 per cent of the dues
crouching on a lower limb. Seeing
„ _
you now pay to the St. Helens
that he was observed, the cat, with­ tance by poling. When bottom was precinct at the Congregational
out stirring, emitted a low, om­ no longer In reach Amos laid his church. Carl Gartman, who was Chamber of Commerce. For in­
pole
on
the
raft,
rolled
his
sleeves
inous growl.
driving the car, stated that the stance, if you now pay $2 per
Amos smiled and whispered and got down beside his friend and light was not burning on the month to the St. Helens Chamber
began
to
paddle
with
his
hands.
again: “He says: 'Ye varmints,
tend to yer own business an' let The moon had risen. Suddenly they street corner and he did not see of Commerce $1 of that amount
me alone.' He’s a lynx and lie call heard a loud puffing In front of Mr. Phillip until almost upon him.
tear the roof oft a deer in about them coming nearer.
“It’s a moose or a deer that's He was going at a very moderate He was bruised and shaken up
a minute. A brother o’ the Tarran-
took
water.” Amos whispered. speed when the accident occurred and his head was injured, but his
tines! We'll go out around him. I
“He’s traveled the nighest way and I and stopped just as the car hit injuries were not thought to be
don’t want to see him jump.”
the judge.
They came to a dump of moose­ is headed right for us.”
serious. The fact that he seems
It was a moose with large ant­
wood. and Amos cut an armful of
Mr. Phillip was taken to the to be losing strength is laid to
the lithe bushes and stripped their lers and not two fathoms away
bark, storing It in Ills pack, They when Amos lifted his arm and home of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Ross the fact that the shock was too
reached the big fre'h-water river hissed. The moose turned swiftly, and stayed there until Sunday much of a strain.
at nightfall after hours of the most heading back toward the island. when he was removed to his
His son, Alec PhiUip, has ar-
cautious travel, Amos made no The raft was almost upon him be­ home. Monday morning his condi­ rived in St. Helens to be with
stir here until be had listened with fore he swung around and got un­
tion was such that it was thought
head above and below the water. der way.
Meanwhile Amos had been busy. best to take him to the hospital.
—St. Helens Sentinel.
The river was more than two bow­
CANDLE
IN THE
WILDERNESS
\
SGTale uftìuiJò^ginmnf
shots In widtli with little current.
He rigged a small raft out of fallen
trees, covering it with the hark of
a dead spruce and lashing It with
the lithe, strong, rope-like bark of
the moosewood to his under tim­
bers. After that he made long
leashes of the bark.
“Now we'll undress and put our
goods on this little raft and swim
across to the p'int o’ woods a little
I I, w i-j. Ye got to swim as still
as a fish and ke ■;> yer flukes nn-
der water. I reckon the raft will
be an easy tow.”
They undressed and put the
leashes over their shoulders and
when it was quite dark they waded
to deep water and stood a moment
listening,
They heard only a
drag of wild geese going over far
above them. Their bugling splashed
into the silence. The men swam
slowly in the black water. When
they were half across a great
horned owl shot oft his arquebus,
loaded with scattered shouts, that
set weird echoes flying far and
wide In the forest. They landed
safely, dressed themselves and a
little way on lay down for the
night
no farther,” said
“We'll
like rldln' a blind
Amos,
bad
goln
’ after dark."
jade in
When they lay down at night
Robert's thoughts were like a pro­
cession of black-robed monks. They
delayed and broke his sleep. Often
Peggy Weld came tripping into his
mind after '.he monks had passed.
The look of her cheered him. He
thought much of the puzzle locket
now on his neck. He had had no
time for its problem since be left
the shore. Why had she given It
to him? Of course it held a secret
of hers that she wished him to
know. Had she grown tired of
Rosewell? Had she expected that.
If defeated In his efforts to open
It, he would go back to her and
beg for help? Who could tell what
deep plan Imd been In the unusual
mind of Peggy? When their hurry
was over and they could have a
day of rest he would try to learn.
But after all It didn't matter now.
So day after day they traveled
ingenious
caution
on. TodklU's
___’
_
kept them out of trouble. More
'ian one Incident he mentions In
lr.s diary as a providence of God.
They came upon a young deer in
the edge of n «tream. where he had
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He had slipped bls climbing rope
off his shoulder. As the moose
turned he flung the noose over a
side of his antlers and drew ft
taut. He pnld out rope until the
moose was at a safe distance, and
then held fast. The water began
to ripple around their raft. They
were moving at a good pace. Quick­
ly Amos hauled up close and cut
his rope, and the moose drew away.
Soon they heard him splashing In
shallow water. They drifted to a
narrow sandy beach, without an ef­
fort, on the Impetus that the beast
had given them. As they took to
their feet Robert suggested that
there might be savages on the Is­
land.
“No danger o’ that,” said Amos.
“The old mobse came from the far
shore and crossed this island. If
there were redskins here he would
never have landed with a drop o’
blood In Ids body.”
As he drew up their raft and
made it fast under a leaning birch
they could hear the wolves howl­
ing In the distance. Then Amos
added: “A pack o’ them was after
the big beast and he had to take
water to save himself.”
It was a little island with scarce­
ly an acre of land above water and
that thickly overgrown with ever­
greens and white birch. They
found a low hollow In mossy rocks
near Its middle part on one side of
which was a well-roofed cave reach­
ing backward quite two fathoms.
Here Amos built a small Are and
broiled a good quantity of the deer's
flesh In his pack. This they ate
with a keen relish. Their store of
meat was put on a rack of green
sticks over hot coals to dry In the
heat and smoke. A wind came up
and heavy waves from the west be­
gan to break on the island. Lying
hack comfortably on a blanket with
his pipe going, the old pioneer said :
“I snum! And thanks to the
Lord I Amos Is happy. Fear has
let go o' his hand. It's a blessing
O’ the good GoJ to have a full belly
lumbia county women and carried
on under the direction of Mrs.
Sarah Case, home demonstration
agent. The $25 outlay for the
1100 cans of food covered all
costs except those for labor and
fuel.
Bob Carland returned Thurs­
day of last week after an ab-
sence of several months looking
for work. He went as far as'
Eureka, California.
While in
Independence about three weeks
ago he had the misfortune to I
cut off his thumb while splitting I
wood.
Slight alterations in the back
of the Miller Mercantile store
have added a display space for
men’s apparel.
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