, 1877-09-22

"cn' SMcfmaM at WallA WalJa.
General Sheman and staff arrived on Tues.
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, escorted NV . de.
tachment oi the lst cavalry. General Sber.
man has been taking tour through the
National Park and Yellowstone country
and Is now en- route to Washington, via San
Francisco
On Wednesday night, the General held an
informal reception in the parlor of O'Brien' s
Hotel, at which, large number of our prom.
nent citizens and members of the press were
present. tie was afterward serenaded hv
the theatre band.
Promptly at o'clock, the Genera, and
statf, accompanied by large number of Ia.
dies and gentlemen, appeared on the BALCONY
OF the hotel The Mayor of the CITY then
introduced him, and on behalf of the citi.
Zens OF Naila Walla, bade him a hearty
welcome.
General sherman, On coming forward, wa,
received with great applause He stated
that, On starting out on his tour-whieh was
more for pleasure than prcft-he had not
anticipated that he would be tortured" bv
speeehmaking, but he was glad to have the
pleasure of acknowledging the honor which
the citizens Of Walla WaIIa rendered him
He briefly recOunted some of the incidents
OF his trip; had heard a great deal said
about the old Mullen Road across the
mountains, and was determined to see and
travel over 1T himself, and although he had
gone over some parts of it which were almost
impossible, still he considered that it would
ultimately be one of the great thoroughfares
across the mountains
Some one he said, had told him that. we
could raise 60 bushels of wheat to the acre
n this country this he thought was too
coed he could stand 40 laughter. At
ter being down ut the railroad depot, how
ever, and witnessing the immense amount of
grain awaiting shipment, and the large num-
Der of teams passing down the streets loaded
with wheat, he had come to the conclusion,
that the yield had not been oyerestima.ed;
he had not expected to see such fine coun-
try, and such rapid development, and, al
though he had the honor Of being called
''forty miner" and had dug for gold in Cali
fOrnia In early days, he still considered that
a man with l6O acres of good land, that
would produce 30 or 40 bushels to the acre,
was a greater benefactOr to mankind than
any gold digger. He hoped to see this part
of the coast become populated and improved;
by and by We would become State and en-
joy all the rights of suffrage which are now
denied lis.
In relation to our facilities for transporta-
tion, which were very limited, all that was
necessary for us, was to 60 ahead and show
what we can do, and very soou capital would
step in and aid us. In his opinion the time
was not far distant, when we would have
canal connecting the navigable portions of
the Columbia, OF line of railroad, by which
we would be enabled to ship our products
direct to the seaboard- [Applause.
The General spoke at some length on the
present Indian troubles, and hoped that, the
war would soon terminate. Joseph, he said
had left us, and he thought, would not como
back. Laughter
He was pleased with the general style of
the people, and when he took his departure,
would leave behind him, the best wishes for
the citizens of Walla Walla, and the general
prosperity of the coast, and again thanked
the people for the kind manner in which he
had been received.
The band then played Marching through
Georgia" and the crowd slowly dispersed,
everyone gratiGed with the old heros re-
marks, and pleased to have met ons of the
great men who has stamped his name upon
the age.