The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-19
FROM POMEaoY TO PHIloMATH.

And your bodily prostration.
FROM POMERoY TO PHlloMATH.
xxrRACrs FROM A DIARY - SOME
GLEANINGs HITHERTO UNNoTIcED.
In the western portion OF the soon
to-be state of Washington, is the thri-
wing little town of Pomeroy. 1t is
situated in Columbia county, near
the suburbs Of Idaho, and patron
ized considerably by its travel. Its
laws are made at Olympia and en-
forced by the magistrate and sundry
vigilance committees. The work Of
the latter is generally the most effec-
tual. Owing to the height and gen.
eral surroundings it is peculiarly ia
vored with electricity and ozone,
which under the climate is very
healthy. Nowhere does the rising
sun display all bis glory to q better
advantage than down the gentle
slopes that wall this verdant valley
when the stage driver is ready to ex-
claim call aboard!''
Half an hour aud we are on the
"divide." This is the highest point
Of the largest plateau on the Pacific
coast. Here an extended view can
be taken Of q beautiful, but at present
unimproyed country. As far as your
vision can carry you, you see nothing
but rolling hills very unlike the plain
or mountain scenery of Oregon or
California. In a few years hence ar
lists will travel this way to secure
perfect descriptions, but at present,
70 know the country is only to see it.
Some of the bills have been so
washed ont that they present q more
acute appearance. A story is told of
. man who had trouble with his wife,
and also had 100 acres of land. They
.'split Blankets the top of the bill
split the field. The sides of the hill
were 80 steep that each had l6o acres
after the division.
The To-canon is one mile deep. II
il 90 called because the soldiers du.
ring the Indian war of 1856 buried
two cannons here that have never
since been found. Marengo is a
small burg located here and favored
with excellent water power. The
saline formation here exhibits itself.
Large, dark rocks are coated white
with hardened coat OF alkali. The
Indians have tradition that seven
lives were voluntarily sacrificed to the
Great Father in order that these
stones bs turned white so they conld
be seen on the darkeet night. This
canon is the deepest awashout on the
plateau. This is an excellent field for
any young student in geology who
desires to see various specimens of
igneous nature. The soil of the sum-
mits is dark arg:llaceous matter,
which, when titled, will be worth SOS
per acre. II is now sold by Uncle
Sam At pre-cmption and homestead
rates. This fourteen miles from the
railroad, and still there are men who
complain Of "no work"
Dayton is the terminus of the o.
r. q N. r. r., and has the reputation
Of Being the neatest town in Wash
ington Territory. 1t is the county
seat Of Colnmbia county. It contains
about 1000 inhabitants, and is proba-
bly, the only town or that size in the
United States that is so pious that it
cannot entertain excursion passengers
on Sunday. Everybody has good
word for Dayton, the largest town on
the Touchet.
Next Waitsbur0, 20 years old, but
lately incorporated. Unlike the
"mush-room" growth, this town is
ike the Tree, "slow to mature, slow to
decay" Waitsburg has many days
70 live through . brilliant future.
AMMAN. yY~11~~ 49, ~ q.