The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-05

IuslOn ulScONeIeu tutt Oh SypSylDS
excursion was lacking in some very
needful accomplishments. For in
stance, have permitted myself to be-
come so efTeminate and awkward as not
to be able to ride hard-trotting horse.
Palace cars and carriage cushions are
demoralizing. But then 1 could tCdik-
that is something have not yet given
up; and I could laugh heartily at the
graceful appearance of the young lady
who did venture on the horse with an
ugly gait. We had our choice of the
hack, the saddle, or afoot; and to redeem
my character from the charge of too
great luxuriousness, 1 walked miles in
the fragrant shadows of giant pines,
conversing meanwhile with a COM
panioh of inexhaustible resources, and
did not feel in the least punished by my
self-imposed penance. But 1 did regret
not being able to keep up with the
hunters, who went ahead to choose
camp and bring in game. However, l
enjoyed the trout if I did not catch
them; and enjoyed trying to find COM
fort in a camp bed. 1 am n child Of
Nature, and fond of my mother; but 1 do
rather shrink from reposing on her
broad bosom without the interposition
of a French bedstead and a good spring
mattress; that is to say, did shrink
from it just at first; but that weakness,
1 hope, is conquered. The second night
we had venisOn for supper, and might
have had bear meat, only our hunters
had fallen behind to take care of their
venison when the great "Cinnamon"
came galloping out of the thicket
ahead of us, and hurried off into the
forest at our right. Perhaps he heard
the rifle and guessed what it meant.
am mourning yet because I did not get
that particular bear skin for rug. As
we camped for the night not far from
the bear-walks, it was pleasantly excit-
ing TO surmise the possibility of an
ursine visitor in camp; and terribly dis
turbing also to be wakened at three
O'Clock in the morning to see Venus!-
just as if Venus was not likely to last
ones lifetime, and to be evening and
whole of that period. know of people
so insane rs to invite you to look at the
moOn-as if the moon were n novelty
Our party arrived at Linkville, the
metropolis of Southern-E Eastern Oregon,
on the Sd of July, where preparations
were being made for celebrating the
Fourth. AS the young ladies were
interested in the festivities of that
day, and as l was kindly invited to
participate, l became patriotic, and went
out to hear the young orator, I. C. Ap-
plegate, discourse of our Nations his
tory from first to last i'm a manner rather
more original than anniversary orators
are accustomed to do. The exercises OF
the day closed with ball; ard III any
one is malicious enough to :. yer that the
grave and reverend autl.or of this letter
danced, l sii8nld stat3 uncompromising-
ly that they told the truth.
Linkville is well situated to catch the
travel and business of the country, but
in the least attractive spot of the whole
Lake region. 1t lies at the base of the
mountains on the east side, and at the
foot of the Upper Klamath Lake, just
where Link river, which connects the
two lakes, runs out of it. The rolling
land about it is destitute of timber,
which want is so great a one in any
landscape, especially one destitute of
green grass. Hot springs and ashen
soil attest the volcanic origin of its pc
culiar features. Yet Mr.. Nourse has a
fine garden on the river bottom; and
near town saw wheat being harvested.
Thirty-one miles to the north of Link
vile is Klamath Agency. Six miles
further north, Fort Klamath, both
handsomely located among pine groves
of great beauty, and furnished with the
most deliciously pure and cold water.
About half that distance south, on Link
river, is the place of Capt. Jacks camp
where the first fight occurred on the 10Th
of November; and an equal distance be-
yOnd takes one down to the scenes o
those massacres of settlers which led tC
the war, and on to Tule Lake, now rem.
dered forever historical, first by unpro.
voked murders of immigrants, anC
lastly by an unheard-of act of treaehery
on the part of the murderers toward 9
Commission which only dealt too len.
iently with them. The history of the
events which led to the Modoc wal
will hardly be written in this genera,
| ton; and the unwritten facts will bC
those possessing the intensest interest
even when something like history
shall be produced. 1t is not the fault o.
interviewers, be it understood, if no &C
count Of these things is furnished to the
public in proper form. One of this un
canny tribe myself, l felt some com
Functions of conscience when l behelC
the rapacity of my kind. Be it known
that Jobs patience would scarcely have
been sufficient to meet the exigencies o
the qizzing which the officers of th'
Agency, particularly, had to undergo
The courtesy and kindness extended Il
us is, and always will remain, a wondel
to my mind.
1t is so much the fashion to be
rate Indian Agents that shall mos
likely astonish majority by taking
their side against their maligners
Everybody knows of what they are &C
Ieused-stealing. Incubation. unfairnes