, 1866-05-04
WHITE BLUFFS.
WALLuLA. MAY ID. 1866

WALLULA, May I'd, 1866.
Ed. W. W. STATESMAN The following para
graph was published in the 0rsgOniGn of April
2lst:-
"WH1rB BLUFFS. Mr.. Nelson arrived from
White Bluffs last evening, and we learn from him
that busy times are experienced nowadays iu
that embryo city. The steamers OVyhee aud Ne1
Perees Chief have made trips to the Bluffs this
spring loaded with Big Bend and Blackfoot
freight and passengers. The steamer Yakima
which leaves Cello to-day, takes quantity o.
building material for warehouse, to be con
structed by the Oregon Steam Navigation Con.
pauy at White Bluffs. Capt. Quinn will soon stat
two schooners from Cello, loaded with material
for buldings0 be erected there, and Mr.. n
wood, of Lewiston, is preparing to engage quite
extensively in rafting lumber down Snake RiHr,
to be towed up to White Bluffs by the COLUMBIA
river steamers. The town has been surveyedby
Mr.. L. Scholl, of Dalles City, aud propely reed
ed. Who can predict that the future of White
Bluffs can be other than promising7 We Wre
shown receipts fiom teamsters yesterday, or
freight at cents per pound, from White Bldfs
to Pend 0reille Lake, and it is stated that mire
than one half ofthe travel to Big Bend and Blak-
foot is that way"
On the 25th of April wrote a short coAhmni-
cation to the Oregonian, calling attention to he
misstatehents contained in the above, and sa-
ting what knew to be the facts in the cse.
That communication was not published; butiin
its issue of the 3Oth, a garbled statement of my
communication was given. But the falseh'od
of the above is neither corrected, or retraced'
pound of freight had been shippeu 70 tor4s e on one
Bluffs for Big Bend or Blackfoot, and not pas
senger for either of the above points was left at
that place by the steamers. few passengers
ten or twelve) went up on the steamers, with
view of starting from thOre for ColVille or Pen
Oreille, but believe that every one OF them
returned to this place by the same boat that
took them up. Up to the 25th, the steamers had
made but three trips to White Bluffs. The 'Gwy.
he, April 5th, 'Nez Perces Chief 18th, and
'Yakama, 22d.. The Yakima, has made one
trip since that time, April Goth. But, insteai Of
being "loaded with freight and passengers for
Big Bend and Blackfoot," as stated in the Ore
gonjan, they had neither freight or passengers
for Big Bend, Blackfoot or any other place 1t
is impossible for me to imagine why the OJego-
niaR should so persistently puff White Bluffs md
thus become party to one of the most ou!ra-
geous swindles and humbugs that has ever been
attempted in this part of the country, unless i
is true, asIyhaYe often heard it stated, that tina
paper is in the interest Of the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company, and hopes to add a few
miles of river transportation for the steamers ol
that Company, and thus put few dollars into
their pockets. If the Orcgonidn was as anEiou:
- -, - Ior
opened from the Columbia River to Montana by
the best route, it would manifest some boIes
purpose TO ascertain the facts in regard to thC
different routes, and fairly state them. 1t must
know, or if it does not, it ought to know, hat
by becoming the partisan and advocate of the
most impracticable of all the routes, it is usng
its influence to retard, rather than assist, in
opening any.
But the ignorance and stupidity ofthe "Lnd-
lag Paper in Oregon is made SO apparent wlen
it talks about "landng merchandise at tie
whdrves Of WalIa WaIla, aud of "ra!iing lum-
Der down Snake River to be towcd to White
Bluffs by the Columbia RiYer steamers" that
do not know as We ought to be surprised thai
the Editor of the Oreyonidn thinks that the bes
way to 60 East is to travel West and tnat tn,
nearest and best way to Montana is around by
White Bluffs and Pen 'Orcille LaGe But whcI
he states that "half the freight and passenger
60 halfway" be places too low an estimate upOI
the good sense and intelligence of persons send
ing freight, and passengers going to Montana
Yours, Truly,
ALvAH FLANDERS.