, 1866-04-06
1IIIMpucGINC THE MINERS.

way. AS Claoo nAuSAS oAN PSNtj NNN
being the main dependence Of the couns
the class upon whom we all
depend-it should be the aim of all honest,
well disposed persons to give them correct
information both as to routes and localities.
TO divert the miner from the direct route
for 10 better reason than to gain passengers
for steamboat, or to build up town in an
out>of the-way place, is species of robbery
at which even the most hardened criminal
might we'll revolt We are led to these re-.
marks in view of the persistent efforts being
made to inducc parties bonnd for the Upper
Columbia River mines to 60 by way of
White Bluffs. Arrived at Wallula, the ad-
yenturer is as near the mines as when landed
at White Bluffs, and if he leaves the river
at Wallula he saves the price of his fare to
White Bluffs, and has also the advantage Of
having the Walla Wala market in which to
purchase his outfits, instead of being landed
on desert sand bar where nothing is pros
duced, and at which, from its very locality,
high prices must always prevail. What is
here said is urged in the interest of miners
"a class of men we can never see imposed
upon without entering our protest. So far
as Walla Walla Valley is concerned, we can
afford to laugh at any and all attempts to
turn the travel away from it. With the
exception of the Willamette, the finest ag,
ricultural valley on the Pacific coast, we
have that within ourselves that must forever
attract both trade and travel. The men
who penetrate the recesses of the bleak and
dreary mountains that stretch to the North,
the East, and the South of US, must for all
time to come, depend upon this Valley for
their supplies of breadstuFs, and whilst
purchasing the great staplesse here they will
also be our customers for their clothing and
everything else necessary to a miners exist,
ence. Nature has given us these advanN
tages, and thus it is we can view with indll-
ference any and all attempts at putting hum
bug town sites into temporary notoriety
The injury is to the honest miner, who can
| i'll afford to be robbed of his time and money
in following round about routes. 1t is on
this principle of Misrepresentation that the
| Victoria people recommend miners bound
for the Upper Columbia to so by way of
Fort Hope, and thence through a country
that is impossible nine months out Of the
twelve So, too, the same motive is at the
bottom Of the White Bluffs humbug. The
convenience OF the miners, the duty Of ex.
pediting them 'on their journey is all lost
sight of, and the question asked is, " How
much can be made by misleading them ,
To the unpriucipled authors of these huns
bugs, We have this to say, that for the press
ent they may be the gamers, but sooner or
later the parties imposed upon will discover
the imposi ion, and when the reaction comes
the impcStcrs are sure to be swept away
The wise man, whether engaged in steam>
boating, or whatever other pursuit in life,
will endcavor to build up a reliable business.
This can only be done by at all times acting
in good faith. "A contrary policy may be
attended by present gains, but certainly no
tarsecing man, be he Merchant or steam.
boat owner, will mortgage the future in or.
der that he may enjoy a momentary pros
pcrity. Thus much in relation to a current
topic, and one that just now agitAtes the
public mind
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