The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-06-27
Correspondence.
SPOKANE FALLS, W. T., J
June goth, 'IS. /

Ed. INIELLIGENCER: AS per agree
ment, we send you something from this
far off land. 1t is almost impossible to
tell Of the thousand and one things to
be said for and against this wonderful
country east of the mountains. To
see this country Is but to get CLEAN
of the future granary of the world The
tens of thousands of acres of land now
in cultivation, and that which is to be ;
the hundreds of families now pouring
into this valley, to make it bloom and
blossom as the rose, where, in
places, nothing but sage brush can be
seen and the alkali dust of the VAL
ley is banished away by breath of air.
1t is beyond my power to describe the
varied scenery of the Columbia river
country, and | shall not attempt it.
On arriving in the Rock Creek
country the first live Yankee You come
across, who don't seem to scare at the
sight of an Indian, and leader among
the people of his country, is Hon. ID. +.
Percival, one of the members of the
last Legislature You will find him
here always ready and willing to show
the new conner claim, end give him
the advice of father. He is highly
respected by men of all parties. This
will yet be fine trading point for
large scope of country. If the red
devils, the pets of the Bostonian Peace
Policy, con be made to bite the dust or
cease their deeds of blood. rapine and fire,
then the settler will feel secure in
what he has here l assure you if the
Nez Perez Chief Joseph and his band
are ever sent back here by pusillan-
imous set of peace sneaks. g maudlin
sentiment that pervades in the East. it
will take more troops than Howard has
to save their worthless heads. When
the people of this valley think how a
few of them were fatted and handled
around at Vancouver last Winter. now
ready for more scalping, they do cry
out in loud and long curses against the
bloodless peace policy of this govern
nent. They feel as if the black flag
should now be raised at the head of
Towards advancing column or turn
Crook loose. But the first men to be
put up as targets should be the agents.
There is feeling of uneasiness and un-
rest, fear, etc, among the people, es-
pecially among the women and
children. Would to God our generals
would deal with these Indians as did
the gallant and veteran Gen. Sully
with the Sioux in Minnesota, after that
New Ulum massacre. He placed forty
two red devils on a square galiows. and
time was set for hanging. He receiv-
ed dispatch from the maudlin peace
hounds just before the time for the
hanging came on, and he hung the In
dians and then read the dispatch. Had
he control of things to-day, there would
be no nonsense and softening of the
heart of the savage" but war to the
knife.
When You see this valley of the Co.
lumbia you will only wonder that there
are not more railways spanning in
every direction. Yet but recently We
saw at Walla Walla Capt. Ainsworth,
General Sprague, W. S. Ladd. and
others of the o. S. y. Co, on their way
to Dayton looking q: route for their
new road TO connect with DIR. Bakers,
running from Walla Wal!a to Wallula.
And what would the people do without
it: The DR.. has lot of new cars
building, fne passenger coach on the
way, and fine lot of train men, es-
peciaily his conductor, Mr.. Hayward.
who is untiring in his attention to the
details of conductors life in new
country. He is always civil and
accommodating, and in case of an In
dian attack his men are always ready
for business. and in these days of mas
sacres every town east of the mountains
would be wise if they stood ready to
repel q sudden outbreak, for the most
friendly are treacherous, as You see in
the case OF Buffalo Horn. The o. S. n.
Co.'S steamer Fannie Faxon, Capt. +.
W. Baughmau, running between Cello
and Lewiston, has good able bodied
lot of officers capable % giving Mr.. Lo
a warm reception at every turn of the
the wheel.
The other steamer of the same CON-
pany on the same route, and in charge
of young but daving master. Capt.
Troupe, is the New Tenino. This
steamer aud officers, from the genial
purser, Pierce, down to the last one,
is deservcdly popular. 1t is . pleasure
20 find such affable, courteous gentle
men in charge of steamboats,. such as
those belonging TO the o. S. \. Co,
when one is compelled to travel for
business or pleasure. To q man up
tree this is is the boss river for first
class pilots. When once man gets to
be the master of an up-river steamer,
AMI can successfully take it through
the John Day and Umatilla Rapids,
and many other dangerous places on
Snake river, he has got to the top
ladder in his profession, so far as river