The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-15

long. Tho river above is over one mil(
wide, very swift and averaging so icet
deep. About three miles from The
| Dalles the river narrows and the watel
goes through q passage not over SOC
feet wide-no higher than the rest oi
the banks nor swifler. The Indians
say the river turns OH edge. The bot.
tom has never been found. Hero wo
sec the Indians spcaring salmon from
platforms or stages made over the
water.
The next morning we tock tic cars
at the Dalles and went TO Cilils about
sixteen miles distant. This is not a
town, but is found on the map. IL is
where the steamers land that 20 up
the Co lumbia or Snake, q thousand
miles or more 10 the very heart of the
continent. There is nothing but a
long freight shed aud shanty or two
for the men to live in. Here we took
the boat and steamed TO Walla Lu Lu
about one days ride. The country is
very hilly, covered with buffalo grass,
with very little timber, that being
mostly oak. This is the great grazing
country Of eastern Oregon. The few
farmers are in the valleys between the
hills. We have a fine view OF the snow
covered mountains, Mount Hood and
Adams, as we steam up the river
Some fruit is raised in the John Day
Valley. Umatilla is another very pro-
dnctive valley. The Indians have the
best of the country. AT Hal Lulu we
leave tbc boat and it goes on its way
up the Columbia or Snake. We take
the train and go up the Walla Walla val.
ley 40 miles 10 the city of Jyala Walla.
This is a lively town and government
post; has good buildings. The valley
has been settled many year. There
are fine vineyards and orchards Of all
kinds Of fruit. Peaches do we'll here.
The land is very productive, great
crops of all kinds Of grain are raised
by irrigation. The lai d is all takcn,
even the high table lands. The great
trouble with this country il is too far
from markets. Wheat is worth forty
or fifty cents u bushel and other pro-
ducc tho same. Groceries arc very
high, and freights exorbiant. Stock
raising is the business. With the OK.
ceptlon of sheep, stock do well without
feeding the year round. Sheep have
To- .bG .fra hqip" >Yl lstttLe-- are driven
toms and live Oh rye grass and white
sage.
The French missionaries were first
in here. 1t is claimed the first paper
printed west of the Rocky Mountains
was printed here by them with wood.
en- type. Emigranls are iiliiEg this
country slowly. Nron Walla Walla
returned TO the Dallcs. There we
bought some ponies and saddles, fire
arms and camping outfit: and crossed
the Columbia TO Rockland, and went
north over two hundred miles into the |
wilds of Washington Territory; were |
gone seven weeks aud returned to the |
Dailes, and from there 10 San Francis |
90.
The great Northern Pacific Railroad |
will be finished to Portland, Oregon,
u about one and onc-haf Years. The
road starts from St. Paul, Minnesota,
goes through the great grain fields OF
Minnesota and Dacuta, through the
Yellow Stone Valleys with the erand-
est scenery in America, over the
Mountains OF the north to V uila.Wel-
ambia to Portland. From here 10
Puget Sound and then take the steam
II TO San Francisco.
There is some talk OF having Il road
rom Walla-WalIa to Seattle. Seaitic is
eight hundred miles nearer China than
San EranSiseoi Sc AS foqp lUs,s Af 'ee w wAqrih
'ush this way To sec tic yellow Stone
Valley. Over the mountains OF the
iorth, and magnificent scenery of he
Columbia TO Astoria; then take the
tcamer 10 Frisco. The grandesi
ccnery of America is to bc found on