, 1878-06-22
A NICE TINE. The excursion to

A NICE TINE. The excursion to
Steilacoom and picnic under the
auspices of the Methodist Church,
on Saturday last, is described by
those in attendance as one of the
most enjoyable occasions they eyer
participated in, and we were re-
quested, hut forgot. to notice the
affair on Monday night. About 125
men, women and children, took pas
sage on the Messenger at Z o'clock
on Saturday morning and arrived at
Steilacoom at IL o'clock, after de-
lightful passage, enlivened by q
musical entertainment by some Of
our best vocalists. Carriages were
on hand to convey most of the party
to the beautiful natural park near
the Asylum. about mile and a half
from Steilacoom. where the baskets
were emptied and lunch spread upon
the green sward and partaken of
with keen relish by the joyous as
semblage. The party was joined by
DR.. Willard, the Superintendent,
and Major Alden, the Steward of the
Asylum. with their wives, who con-
tributed largely to its success. Al
ter lunch considerable number Of
the excursionists visited the Asylum
and express their unqualified ap-
proval of its management. Every
thing was so clean and orderly, and
the unfortunate patients seemed to
be the recipients of such tender care
and solicitude on the part of the
superintendent and his employees
as to excite the greatest admiration
for the government of the Asylum
by the visitors. DR.. Willard has
spared no pains in providing for the
comfort, amusement and pleasure of
the patients. He has placed in the
Asylum q fine cabinet organ and o
we'll selected library of standard
works for the use of the patients.
both of which seem to be greatly
enjoyed by them.
The party left Steilacoom on the
Zephyr at 5 o'clock, stopped some
time at New Tacoma and arrived
home at II o'clock P. NJ, all de-
lighted with their trip without a
single untoward circumstance oc-
curing throughout to mar the
pleasures of the day, and enthusiast
ic in their praise of DR.. Dillon's
management of the excursion and
grateful to DR.. Willard
and Major Alden.
STOCK ExPosED.-The best in
formed tell US that there must be
eighty or ninety thousand head of
cattle and horses left exposed to the
disposition of the Indians by the re-
cent outbreak. The area of country
where all the stock ranges embraces
the Snake river valley. Big and Lit
tie Camas, Raft river, Dixie valley
and Bruneau valley. This estimate
includes about 1900 head of cat
tie that were on their way to Chey-
enne from Eastern Oregon, and
which had reached Camas Prairie
and vicinity the time the troubles
commenced. Many horses have al
ready been run off, but the cattle,
with the exception of those slaugh-
tered for food, are still on the rang
es but unprotected, in most instanc-
es, and no doubt badly scattered.
The stock owners who have thus
been driven from their homes and
broken up as it were, will never re-
turn as long as the Indians remain
in the country. They will not again
trust their lives and property where
the Indians are permitted to roam !;
nor would a peace and the coercion
of The Indians on reservations re-
store confidence in the minds Of
these settleas. They have been de-.
ceived too often.
S. A. K. A. MEETING.-At the
meeting of the Seattle Rifle As
sociation last evening, several
new members were admitted.
Upon molten a committee was
appointed to ascertain if q range
could not be had upon the prem
ises of D. 7. Denny and Thos.
Mercer. 1t was the general
opinion of those present that the
range at the race track is so far
as to render it impracticable.
Good grounds for rife shooting e
can be had on the farms of the
above named gentlemen, and at
not over one mile from the bus
mess portion Of the city. The
association is a permanent insti
tuition, and we hope to see tho
boys successful in securing y
permanent rifle range, and in
seon obtaining a better class of
arms.
THE barkentine Emma Au-
gusta having finished discharg.
ing her 100 tons Of railroad IRON
on the railroad wharf, was tow
ed up to Tacoma this afternoon