The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-05-04
For the State Rights Democrat.
LECTURES BY REV. H. H. SPAULDING
Early Oregon HIissions--rI'hcir ITa-
pOrtsamce fm Securing tHac GOum-
try to Amercinus,,
TNuMgEg aINETEFN.1

lnkeA, ufiu deserts, uud MOUNTAIN passes.
through which the great highways and tcle.
graphs are now laid, 10 be displaced by the
Pacific and Atlantic Railroad. now begun.
While with them they.m@Ne u5 (benides
many frodigious Biaeklai lpiyah., grey.
bear and beaver tales ns 3 1aLle iaiof.
nation concerning tffat Ilafutal curiosity.
the Great Basin Ain"-containing what isnow
the State Of Nevada and most uf the Terri.
tory Of Utah. with that 'sinland sea, the
Great Salt Lake. in It's egstern portion, fed
by Bear river aud thousand mountain.
streams, but without an .ontlet aud chat
wonderful '.holc in the world, " the 'carsnn
Sink, in the western portion, ever fed by
Ogden and Carson rivers and 9 hundred
mountain streams, but ever dry :-c6heern.
ing the mountain tribes, constantly dccreas.
ing from their wars the mountain animals
aud birds tho instinct Of the beaver, often
ablc 10 opt-wit the most Akillful trappcr :--
concerning four fountains--One one Bear
river, which viii be noticed hereafter, aud
three on the head waters Of the Yellow Stone
and Big Horn, lst. The white clay foun.
tain on the Yellow Stone, above the Great
Falls, which throws up q white fluid, or thin
mud, by constant jerks, through openings,
over space Of several acres. The sonnd
resembles the putting Of many sleambDats
II fills the mir with kind 3f spray, which,
gathering npon.the limbs aud b0ughs ef tho
pins produces. u aInngnifscnt white forest
with long and graceful fosto0ps hanging
from the limbs. ID Tho mr fountains nr
the Big Horn, or the regular Seneca oils
Of Seneca Lake, y. I. Such springs nrc
found in Europe. Asia. the Vest Indies, and
in many places in the United St4tcs This
oil, or petroleum, constitutes the principal
ingredient in the famous British oil.-
Sd. "Coltcr's Hell, - on the head waters. OF
''Stinking Water, which received It's name
from, tic Int.:ans, on neeourt Of the sulphu.
rie yapors constantly ascending from the
fountain and the head waters OF this river.
Sinking Water il the north branch ot Dig
Horn. The white man wlls dise0yereei and
explored this region was Csater, n hunter,
who belonged 10 Lewis Cass' expedition,
and who remained among lhe tribes ir0tn
that date. he gave such an account Of its
gloomy HORRORS, IT. hidden fires, smoking
pits, noxi0us streams. aud the all peyading
smell of birthstone, thg; Il las ever retained
the ahDye name among fae trappers.-
4tb. The Running Mountains, ~ or Pow.
der River, in the Crow coumtry--a south
branch If the Yellow Stonc-lOokci upon
is the Indians wilh supcrsduous awe. This
places emits smoke aud knlIfsuFJe .up0r as
if containing hldltn nrs.
This same Coltcr was onces undeT Ind
Providence. delivered, first, from starvation
! iy a BIackfs1t chief. adheriug 10 Indian
honor and second. from tbs talaahawks Of
the warriors nf the same chief, hy quick
shoughi and swift feet. 1t SENS that COlicr,
| by the loss of his sgp iDiE & light place, was
nigh unto starvation, approached . Black.
foot camp, watch the day GUARD Until he saw
/ him stretch himself upon the groand for q
nap, not dreaming nny one was near, crept
up and threY bis blanket oyer the Indian
| Awaking. he sprnng 10 bis feet, raw the
white man standing, uuarmed, by his side,
and instantly drew his iDmnhawk; but drop.
| ped il as quickly, recollccting the Indian ;
rule sprang ppon his horse, took Golfer up
behind him, dashed away through the bands
of horses and into the camp. tsll he drew
rein in front Of the lodge of the head chief.
The chief came in and led Golfer in, like q
father, gave him fuod, and took good cnre OF
him tall fully recovered. One day the chiel
| lcd.up his war.h0rse, painted on ono side
with all antelope aud on the other hung with
Scalps. Golfer saw in an instant the mo.
mentous day had come: swift legs or death
| The chief, in common dress, mounted his
horse and took Celter up behind hin,, his
Bosom heaying with the deepest emotion. -
| Ills wife, loading his gun only with powder,
handed it up TO the Chief without o shot.
pouch. No ball no .pouch--all signii.
cant. Golfer breathed easier. But rs they
rode through the camp. a hundred warriors,
stripped, and armed with speavs, bows and
tDmahawks. but no guns stond at their lodge
doors, held up their weapons, slapped their
| bare legs. pointed to him and smiled upon
him rs he passed Golfer knew what he
had to do, and prayed earnestly to God t.
give him strength, and speed, and wind.
The chief rode slowly 10 given distance
stopped, put Golfer down, took everything
| from him that might cucumber him, rubbed
his limbs, shook him by the hand. and said
''My son, this is the law of Indians. car
do no more for you. My warriors are swift
on foot as the deer. They arc waiting i'm
patiently for the round Of my gun, when in
stantly they will spring in pursuit Of you
You see the antelope painted ON the side o
my horse; If you can fly over the plains lik,
that animal, you are safe; if not, you se
your fate in the scalps tka4eAang upon th
other side. Step ten sters toward the risin,
sun-our common Fafher's--and at TIA
crack of my rifle, fly for life.
Golfer took the ten steps, slowly, ever.
one with prayer. The gun cracked, an,
the blood. chilling scene commenced. Collie
flew rather than ran. AS he emerged iron
the open timber wide plain spread out be
, fore him, containing here and there beds o
prickly pear. The distant timber of III
!, Yellow Stone soon hove in sight; but tn
tramp Of s single foot warns him of his dan
ger. lie tbrows'his eye over his shoulde
and only two Indians, one eonsiderabl
ahead of the other, are seen Of the mai
body, which is just emerging from the tim
ber. lie strains every nerve to reach tn
timber but the we'll known .Etwang' chill
) his blood, the arrow striking the ground d
his feet He springs with death struggle
but blood vessel breaks and the bl0o
streams from his mouth and nose. Anothe
arrow strikes the ground at his left foot II
knows Instantly what is to come nexb, an
quick as thought he wheels, with both arm
up, and face and front all red with GORE
The Indian was shocked, the lance struc
thesgr06nd three feet short of Golfer, and h
s (the Indian) fell and before he could recoy
or Golfer plunged the lance through him an
pinned him to the earth plunged into th
timber, reacifeh d well known drift in TIL
river, Jumped into the water and came u
out Of sight in the drift wood.
Thepursuers kept up the chase and hur
for sometime, but Golfer was not found.-
= He lived many years, sometimes with on
! tribe and sometimes with another, till trar
pers began to frequent the mountains, whe
) he became to them an invaluable guide, frol
his long residences in tho mountains.