The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-08-20


Powell. Of Lebanon, also left here this morn.
ing. bound takowarl. nd probably on
TO Black Butte and that fisherman's delight,
tho Matouis river.
! It is funny to sec the town greenies espe-
cially those recently from the Eastern States
go into exttatic raptureA over objects
which to the common mountain traveller
''aint nothiu' tai = Aud, lordy what
hiiaylutm names they give 70 our common.
est springr. creeks. rocks aud mountains !
They insist on changing our provincial names
Of things. Moss Butte is to them "The
Giants obelisk;" Whisky Spring they con.
vert into FAIRY Fountain !" Dobbin Creek
is distorted into ''Ferndown Firth. and that
ancient and digniiiod landmark Of the noun
taineers. Rooster Rock, is tortured iuto
''David's Pebble !" Elephant Rock, Is by
these high.aown language vandals kicked
about as "Goliahs Slipper, and an ornery,
God.forsakon fiat that won't produce aught
but rocks and lizards is dubbed "The Lost
Eden !" According to these "Down. East"
title sharps Santiam Canyon road is fringed,
girdled and trimmed with horseshoe
bends. ''erystal rills," ''britlal veil falls.
'loycrs' lap, "Rebecca's wells "C.s0pa.
tra's needles. ''sentiuel rocks, ''the pail.
sades, TELLS arrow" ''the coon's 4ooth-
pick, etc., until the average Oregon pioneer
can scarcely tell whether he is in Boston
art shop or an asylum for fecble.minded i'm.
beetles.
To-day Salem party passed up the road,
every man Of them armed with repeating
rifle. doable.barrel shotgun. rsvolveru, hunt
ing knives, bear nets, etc, aud Il game nesr
their bivouac doesn't make itself powerful
scarce there viii unqusstionably be trc.
mendous slaughter. JAybirds and grasshop-
pers, hearing Of fheir approach, have already
commenced exodusting. Among the Salem
ties we noticed Charley Watts and wife, Dave
aud Willard Herron and Miss Dalrymple.
James /. Cswan and wife arrived here
from Upper Soda this evening. and will go
on home to-morrsw.
Mr.. J. Shea. of Sweet Home, passed up
the road to-day with his team. for the pur.
pose Of taking Major aud Mira. Herrsh to Al
bany
Rev. Mr.. Wilson had campfire in Doc.
dlevilie last night. around which we're con.
grcgated % Albanyites, and the songs. sto.
ries and eonundrums were amply magaif
The religious element OF Spring Camp was
last night cOnapieuouSly represented by four
preachers. viz: Rev. T. }. Wilson Of the
United Presbyterian charch, Rev. }. w
Harris Of the Congregational, and Rsvs. Con.
dit OF the Presbyterian. Other campers
were gsOd IN proportion to the opportunities
they had been afforded in youth. and things
were comparatively safe in camp during the
night. The average DobbiBsviliiAn and
Doodle Bigger breathed freezer this nOrning.
however after two Of the preacher. bail de.
parted.
Yesterday Mart Payne. NJ. l. Culver aad
family and John Belt and wife passed here.
n, route for Prineyille
Fishing was never better ia the santiam
and its tributaries The other day Charley
Johns. at Upper Soda, caught 200 fine trout.
and Pete Wilson brought IN one trout that
measured Is inches aud weighed . lbs. This
is the boss trout Of the season.
One OF the Walton boys kiIlei large and
very fat bear yesterday in blackberry
patch, and now the piekers give that path =
wide berth Well. they never thought there
were many bsrries up shere, anyhow
MAEr. V. L.