, 1866-06-01

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"This world seems all a feeting show
For man's delusion given"
/ am lead to reflect in this wise from what /
saw in my last trip to
WHITE BLUFFS.
Just as everything seemed to be in "ruunng
trim to fasten the "Blufs" TO the large, and
pow fourishing stream known as the Columbi
The O. S. N. Co., having erected large sxIO
warehouse, and an enterPrising newcomer had
set in motion bob tailed dray, and a one eyed
"ingin" had started a No. muck.a muck
house and an ''otrO hombre' had laid the fouu-
dation of an actual house. and just to think that
all their bright hopes should be blasted by two
hard hearted wretches Que of which is accus-
toned to the business, and like the citizens of
| White Bluffs has been eHcred out of a former
town site on the banks of the Coumbia-did,
| like your correspondent take a trip on last Sun.
days boat enrOute for the Bluffs both taking the
tools of our calling with us, | noe 10 and
pencil, and they two chopping axes, two sacks
Of -four, a "bunch" of blankets, pick and shov.
el, few horses, small boy and bob. tailed
| dray "alkA" to start new town. What the
| prorr;etors intend to call the n banil ug,
was not informed. 1 would suggest "Grand
| Ronde," or Turn Round" or 'Kinesyilla, but
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they intend to call it aft=r fallen hero-one
who laid down his life in 1916 under General
Taylor, (MHj)
RINGoLD CITY.
must confess the name seems appropriate,
being directly opposite Ringold Bar, aud then
again 1t looks a little OminOus, for you will re.
member that Major RingHld had both legs shot
away by cannon ball. Now If the entering of
Rngold city in the field should knocx the sHud
Q n NJ hnth tla 4 inf UI
Rngnld) would not the names look lille On.i
nous?
Well, it is a liked fact, that VIC are to have an
other town on the Columbia. Well, let them
come, repeat It sir let them come"
The ''new" town site is some twenty miles
below the 'old" town of White Bluffs, and il
claimed by the proprietOrs that it is fifteen miles
to any place from RinGold city, than it is
from White BlGffs, and much better road. |
think that Rngold has the Bluffs by small ma
ioriiy. think the bob-Ltlel black dog, at
Ringnld is i6eie the best, because he wants to
run with pa"k-trau, and the Big Brindle at
the Bluffs barks aud snarls ut the steamboat
aud prefers LODI in some ,awash nest A.
To distance, one route ay hc shooter than the
o.hcr AND Dnc route may have A few less grnIns
of sand than the other, few more or less
lba,kel) wi VS. on than b Other think
there viii moi be much difference in the travel
on either route. But really, to tell which Is the
! n =
would D. liac telling when pig ceases 10 be a
mig aud becomes hog The propretors oi
Rrngull city are y. j. krur and - Kellogg.
id not iearu, (pr.itively) but suppose tie b =
aIf dog are cut in. As the boy parents
T. 81 Ic al Waliuia | presume kaue secured him |
r.t.red" EiIlI which to plant permanently |
dixie Wunuln) his town of Ringold. As to the
former residence Of the dog An not posted i |
Is su!p Sod that tie steamer. next Sunday viii |
take up to Rngold city few crackers, cheese /
and con. One philnn'hrOpic cuss on board |
p.au0sud to erect poor house about half WY |
between ngoid city and White BulS, and So |
Iicit aid from the S.niunry CDmniuee tor the in |
haLiiants of both cit es, until such times rs the |
Territory had located an Insane Asylum there,
then the iuhab ttnts of both cites cOAid go |
home We don't intend to vote icr any one to |
90 to the Legislature of Washington Territory
this coming wipter-who will not, by enactment,
arovide for the Inhabitants of White Bluts ana
Rinrold city. During the coming winter IT is |
gning to be too trying them without help. 1t
would be too bad TO permit such peHceAll', |
ggirfcitizens, who, becoming disSusted with the |
noise and busIle of business, and political |
wrangling and wishing to Tetlre to such quiet |
nonks as Ringold city aud White BiufS, where |
they might enjoy their quiet meditation undIs
tnrbvd by the outer world, to be suffered To
strrye within two three days travel OF plenty |
five thought we had time, and could get a bIl
tbrough Congress We would petition to have Il
"Wh,te Bluff aud Ringold City Relief Bureau
Bill PASSED for their special benefit! But
then Congress might say that the Civil Rights
biIl'' would cover their case. Two commission
ers might be sworn in to look after their inter-
est and see that Justice was done them in their
isolated position until such times as the neces
sary public buildings were erected, when they
would be provided with homes at public ex-
pense. OUNFUA'
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