The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-09-19
The Moantaineer and<the Idaho. Trade.
~ =, From the Idaho YForld1

The Moantaineer andsthe Idaho Trade.
- "a From the Idaho -1Forld1
gg The Dalles Mountaineer never tires
in expatiating on the numberless ad-
vantages Of that city over all other
towns in the facilities for transport =
ton and travel. The Chico road pro.
duces rigidity of nerve, indicative
Of doubt about the long coHtiruance
OF the trade by way Of the Coum bia,
and of the permanence of the great
city-the Dalles, itself Many are the
schemes broached by that Industrious
and, ingenious journal, for the reten-
tion Of the trade on the Canyon City
road. 1t remarks: ~ ''''' p z
} %For the iuformotion of shippers, we state
that late advces from Umatilla report great
quantity OF merchandise piled up on the beach
awaiting transportation. The few teams now
there have advanced their rates and refuse to
take freight for less tbaa l0cents, payable in
coinA On the,otber>hand, at the Dalles, there
is al abundance ofteams that will gladly con-
tract to deliver freight at Boise, at from to 8
cents, payable in coin. This fact, taken in
connection with the price charged from Dalles
w O""t'ho-piO -tOu-euOWS ~ u glance
WHICH of the two points holds out,the greatest
Inducements TO shippers. OF course, this con.
dition- of affairs is steadily kept from the know
ledge ef'owhers OF quartz mills. Arrived at
Portland, freighers are at once recommended
to ship by way of Umatitlay andA iguoraut of
the country, they follow the advice thus given.
At the Dalles, when too late, the shipper
discovers his mistake, but all that then re.
mains for him is to denounce those who mis-.
lead 'hinaa aii - +'ftit4t
On the directrrpute TO the mines, With an
excellent road by way of Canyon City, an the
difference in freight in our favor, we are
really surprised that goods continue to be
shipped by out-of-tbe. way. places. MisrepTe-
seutntion has In part brought about the'condi-
tion of affairs Of which we complain, but the
principal reason has been our inaction and
failure 10 make the most OF our natural ad-
vantages When will the people o! the Dales
wake.up to their interests2"
= In continuation of this project of
directing the trade from its natural
and Legitimate course, via. Owyhee,
the Mountdineer goes into steam boat
navigation. 1t says:
,r II is beyond doubt that with the coming
srring we shall have a steamboat on the Up
per Snake, which will ply between Ol,'s Ferry
aoda point beyond Boise City, reducing the
land travel from. one hundred and fifty TO two
hundred miles. Afready-we have stage line
TO Canyon City, which makes the trip through
fromthe Dales in 20 hours From that point the
stage line can be extended to Old's Ferry, and
thence the steamer will land passengers in
Boise City 10 eight or ten hours, When these
arrangements are completed, the entire land
travel by way of the Columbia River. will be
made inside of two days, When the Chico
road beats this, it will be time enough
TO talk about its being the ouly route to, the
mnes."s . E.E 81. .a4F ia
1t this were done, it would be avery
good stroke of policy, and would do
much, doubtless, toward the desired
result. To be successful however, it
should not be long deferred.