, 1882-03-04
Our Pstxha Letter


En-. sr.rEsx.S:-The whispering 1ephyr'
Of old chinook hsve unlocked the letters oi
Jack frost, and Dame Nature is putting on
her loveliest summer gsrb. The gentle spr'gs
of plants are peering above the unduiating
surfaces OF hill and dale. The buds oil ths
willow and peach are swelling and soon VIII
be blooming in all their effulgence and spien-
dor, emitting their pArahislan fragrance
making man 10th 10 die The charming nin-
sic Of birds ct gorgeous plumage giafdens
our hearts. and lends additional enchantment
10 The surrounding Under the influence of
the Heaven sent messenger-chInook-Ih
tipie.t rarines and water courses have, as by
magic. been Transformed into booming
rivulets; and the roaring cataract, only less
than Niagara, furnishes music Tor the sleep
| less when all sounds else are hushed IN ST.
Ieuce Of the night.
/ Certain parties sent telegrams to P'meroy
( last week that were without foundation In
truth. and the tendency OF which was 10
alarm the citizens Of that place, Such acts
are heartily condemned by the good people
and their perpetrators should be adequately
punished.
Eugene Wilson will soon commence the
regular publication Of the Pomeroy k'PH1A-
oqn. We wish him success IN everything but
politics.
Pomeroy hss six lawyers ranking high IN
the profession. either OF whom could possibly
attend to more business than he gets to do.
Why then DO many OF our citizens send to
DAYTON and Wslla Walla tor an inferior ar
,icle, Patronize home talent say we.
Since the Pataha Valley Railroad IS about
to ruin" Mike Buckley. by running through
| his farm. he has taken up another ON the
hills out of reach OF the nuisance. Nike Is
little off on the railroad question, but he Is
withal a useful citizen and one Of our most
i successful stock raisers.
| Jas. l.. Bounds has taken the Texas te-
ver." We hope it won't prove fatal as he is
a good and useful citizen and the country
eau lily afford TO lose him.
A Colorado sheep buyer, reported to be
wealthy, makes frequenrcalls at the Tukan-
| on z. D. of late. As the old man has n"
sheep for sale, and it is not probable the mai
draws him tkither, the young bucks OF the
valley are beginning to get their virtuous in-
! dignation aroused.
| Mr. John Steen having recently heard OF
| flock of stray sheep ranging on the head wa
| ters Of the Tukan0n, and thinking that they
| might be his as his had ranged there during
the summer, he went in search Of them. tie
found 81 head, all in thriving condition, hav-
| in. made their own living and successfully
stood the attacks of the raveaous wild ami
| mails with which the Blue Mountains
abounds.
Cougars are numerous i'll the Assotiu coun-
try, coming down TO the settlements and
making It hot for the sheep men
W Lindsay and W H. Watson, old
settlers OF Tukannop, have been seriously Ill
for several weeks. They have the sympathy
OF numerous friends.
1t has been rumored for a good while that
the o. r. & \. Co. viii discontinue their
line from Prescott to Grange City and build
from the latter place 20 Walla Walla via
Eureka Flat. The objection raised to the
present route is that the grade is too heavy,
it requiring two engines TO draw few loaded
cars from Starbuck to Summit Springs.
The Marengo mills. under the successful
management of Mr. Sidell as miller, and Mr..
Thos. Throssel as agent, are sad to be doing
a good business The latter gentleman has
lately been appointed Dept Master of State
Grange for the Subordinate Oranges of Gar
| fiel; and Columbia counties. Were the ma
jority Of the farming class composed OF such
men as ThOssell the Order of Patrons OF
Hasbandry would not row be on the wane
in the northwest, but on the contrary its en-
/ siyn of progress and reform would wave tri-
umphantiy over more universally prosper
Gus land. CAPT. JISES.