, 1878-07-13
Ftom the Tally ef Wednesday.

much apprehension is fel. from the
offensive tltude now being assumed
by many the rowing Indians upon
that sire, /. The Indians living i'll
the coun y embracing the ShaGit,
Stillaguamish and Spohomish rivers,
number probably ., 800, seven hun
dred of whom fighting men.
These turned loIso upon defence
less frontier would he enabled, be-
fore receiving a check, to do incal-
culable mischief. No doubt runners
have been sent from the hostile Ban
noeks to communicate with the diff
ferent tribes inhabiting the Sound
country, and every precaution
should be taken by the settlers to
prevent a surprise. In time OF
peace prepare for war is good
maxim to hang on at this time.
AMATEUR PEDEsTRIANIsM. - Yes
terday afternoon quite a number OF
pei sons from this city visited East
Portland Park to witness the walk
against time by Harry E. Crandall,
young man II years of age, who
undertook to walk ten miles in one
hour and forty minutes-an average
of ten minutes to the mile. At a
quarter before three the word was
given and the walk commenced, the
first mile being finished in exactly
nine minutes, and the fifth in forty
eight minutes and forty seconds.
Seventy seconds was lost here on
account of a stone getting in the
shoe of the young pedestrian, but
the time was quickly made mp and
at the end of the tenth mile he had
seven seconds to spare and seemed
as fresh as when he first started out.
The last mile was made in nine min
utes and five seconds. There are
several good amateur walkers in this
city, and before long some interest
ing matches will be made Port, Iet.
JACK RABBITS. .-An Idaho paper
tells of a Mr.. Thurman, il Boise
valley, who is catching jack rabbits
on wholesale plan. He has three
miles of brush fence, along which
are placed traps at points made con
venient for the pests to jump over,
and when one alights it strikes on a
board which turns on pivot, and
down goes the doomed rabbit into
the trap. The trap resets itself for
the next victim. TLC.e are seven
men employed to do 10 hing else
but run the traps build new ones,
etc. The number carght averages
400 per day, OF about i tnousand
pounds of meat, which goes to fat
ten two or three hundred hogs. The
hogs seem to thrive well on the meat.
He saves the ears of the rabbits. for
which there is bounty Of two cents
per pair. One man is constantly
employed in cutting off the ears and
throwing them into building made
for the purpose.
A sPEcI.L dispatch reports the re-
turn to Winnemucca of a party of
volunteers who had Geen as far north
as STEMS mountain and Jumper
lake. They saw the camp-fres of
the hostiles, but risked no engage
meut with them Almost every
ranch ic an extent OF territory over
100 miles square is burned. The
grazing lands are strewn with de-
composed carcasses of cattle and
horses, and their owners are ''+her
murdered or missing. The indians
are we'll armed and have plenty of
ammunition.
CONE BAcK.-Mr. Mclaughlin,
engaged in the truck business with
Mr.. Butler, in this city, left last
Sunday with the intention of visiting
the Walla Walla country. Reaching
Kalama, the + ports of Indian move
ments along his contemplated route
were of so serious q nat g that he
concluded it unsafe to a empt the
journey, and returned to this city
on the following night. He says
that passenger travel on Ie upper
Columbia is now confined to those
whose business is urgent.
A DIsGUsTED INDIAN AGENT
Major Rhinehart. the quondam In
dian agent at the Malheur reserva-
ton, writes to gentleman in Boise
City that he is now disguised with
the Indian policy, and thoroughly
ashamed thao there is a department
in the government so much at fault
and so inefficient as that to which he
has been so long attached. He says:
"Othello's occupation is gone. I
have rendered my resignation, etc.
HAND CRUsHED.-One day last
week young man named John
Fredrickson, employed in Mack
Taylor's logging camp, near Port
Ludlow, had his hand severely
crushed by getting it between two
logs. The injured member was
dressed by DR.. Morgan. and he will
probably be able to get to work
again in a few weeks.
TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT Mrs.
Francis Fuller Victor has been en-
gagged as travelling correspondent
for the Resources of Oregon and
Washington Territory" No person
is better qualified for such q task
than Mrs. Victo. being an excellent
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