The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-01-27
SATURDAY. JANUARY 81, 1877.
Wayside Notes.

footed a. q doe and feet enough FOR
anybody, at least be was forus one day
on the Fourth Plain road, when sud.
denly frightened he bounded away at
the rate of mile in about l:20. But
there is nothing vicious about him,
and If handled with care will prove
faithful and true to his rider. We
turned his head last Monday towards
the East, and facing the driving wind
eantered through the woods on the
Mill plain road. Theehigh wind which
blew so 6ercely the night before, had
strewn the road with quantities oftwigs,
MOSS and small brush from the lofty
tops Of the frs, and occasionally king
Of the forest was found PROSTATE across
the road. 1t is wonderful how well
these tall bushy topped frs will resist
the force Of heavy wind. Their top.
will sway through an arc of twenty
Eve or thirty feet and still their roots
remain firmly in the ground. 1t seems
still more remarkable when in a storm,
one has fallen and the net work of roots
are found to have been so near the sur
face of the earth. The road, which
before the freezing weather, was very
muddy, is now jagged and rough. very
hard on horses feet. The wind was
blowing a gale on Mill Plain and cold
enough to have come direct from the
summit Of old Hold. Farmers were
mostly in doors, there being but little
to do aside from getting up wood and
caring for stock. Cattle generally look
well. The open winter so far has been
. blessing to stock men who have laid
BY bat little feed. The woods afford
good browsing, and while there is no
snow or cold rain, cattle will thrive
without other feed.
Some blowing hes been done on the
Plain but there don't appear to have been
- much grain sown in the fall as usual.
J. T. Lovelsce has barn full of horses
and mules, and when the ground is not
frosen keeps from twelve to twenty
head ct work before his plows. The
farmers in the burnt woods on the hills
east of the Plain and in the vicinity of
Grass valley. are taking advantage of
the clear weather, to add to their areas
Of cleared land. This is the neighbor-
hsod where H. M. Knapp, the Paine
brothers, Thomas Beatty, Mr.. Sweeney
and others live.
OF the schools in these neighborhoods
We found George Whipple in the Love-
lace District with 80 pupils on his roll.
The boys and girls al respect George.
and be l. we'll liked - . teacher. The
school house which did we'll enough
perhaps ten or twelve years ago. 10 an
old rattle trap and . disgrace 10 the
eonnunity. 1t seems strange that
among . people who seem otherwise
70 appreciate the value Of schools, such
. building should be made TO answer
TIE purpose. We are info, med that the
people Of the District are able aud will
iag 10 furnish the funds for the con-
strueton Of new building, but they
ere unable to agree on minor points, 80
nothing d done. How much better it
would be for all concerned II the petty
jsaleasies and little Mandy PANTY ipques
sooshssed BY mutual concessions
fssa saeh taxpayer 70 the wishes Of all
ths rest Greater bIessings than could
y Otherwise attained would grow from
saeh union At sentiment .nd feeling.
A snug little school house IN the
0raas vsIIs, Distries, is at present &C.
copied by wslser Sparks and twenty
pspils. He believes that "erder 10 hesv-
ss's frss law" aud maintaius il in the
ssissest mannes. 1t has never been
81 lss - visit . more orderly. bssss-
ssgulaDsd ssantry school than this. It