The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-09-08

mountain road are at Upper Soda. It
In q warm camping place, but Mr..
Keith is 30 kind and obliging 10 all
who 70 there that II will aiwavs be
popular place so long as he stays there.
Az Upper Soda we found n. q.
sprenger, Hale Backensto, II. @. Glenn
ent and Dock Conn and wife from
Albany. Spreuger had killed several
deer, Backensto had tried hard to do so,
bat had failed. Clement had killed
one and was still ranting around over
the mountains hunting for more meat;
Dock Conn was the boss hunter at that
point when we laft, having killed nine
deer and one bear at eleven shots. The
morning We came away he brought
four yearling deer into camp, and We
are indebted TO him for nice ham.
Nearly the whole Of Polk county Ia
now camped at Upper Soda-lvayns
Williams, Riggs, Burns, Stump, Mort
Staats and several others whose names
we do not know. They are jolly set
Of fellows and don't allow a stranger TO
ramble around there hungry.
VIM. Rilea and wife, Mrs. Orpha
Wheeler aud Jos. Wassom ara stopping
in one of Keith's houses at Upper Soda,
aud from appearances we Judge that at
least some Of them arc ka7ing good
time.
John Mendenhall aud family are
camped at Alder Greek.
Duncan Monteith, G. w. Watts and
4. Hyde are at Boulder Greek, and
Scott, Rubarts and Hackleman are at
Alder Springs. All are Ia pursuit of
the festive mowitch and have been
successful TO limited extent.
Mart Payne and family went into
the mountains last week and now are
probably at Fish Lake. lie goes pre-
pared to have good time and viii
have it.
Thsre has been small firc along
the road few miles below Vino Maple
Bottom, which caused considerable
alarm among campers, but has not
spread TO any extent and probably will
not. There arc no others ont any.
where on the road. Gilliland went up
last last week aud took all the
logs out Of the road.
The road is in splendid condition
from enc end to the other. Feed can
&c had for horses, and board for the
traveller oil along the road at reason
able prices.
Indians have been passing over the
mountains in large numbers during the
past three weeks on their way from
YARN Springs Reservation to the hop
yards Of this county and Lane. A
party Of them stopped at Summit
Prairie and killed about $50 deer aud
several elk. Capt. Smith should put a
stop 10 this Wholesale slaughter Of deer
by his pets on the mountain road, az
that Is the principal hunting ground
Of the people Of this valley, aud they
would not be allowed 10 kill any game
on the reservation.
At the Lakes, BuTmester k SwArtz
are doing we'll. They are 40 kind and
obliging 70 all. that everyone passing
over the mountain road makes IL point
70 stop with them. Fishing st this
point will be just AZ ia best next week,
At which time Fish Lake will have re-.
celed into q channel.
No one has yet ben cceasful this
season in tishiAg in Clear Lake.
Several omigrants passed over the
read last week bound for Alsea, Ben.
ton county. They were relations Of
Mr.. Slate who formerly resided On the
CAlapooia near Blevina bridge.
Z. A. Preeland, for many years
Albany's postmaster, but now resi-
dent Of Ochoco, spent week or two
with his family on the SAntiam and re-
turned home last week. He is afflicted
with lung disease, and is very frail.
There are no campers at Lower Soda
for some cause, although il is ons OF
the pleasantest places on the rsute.
w. II. Brown has been hunting at
Snow Greek and has been very sue.
ccssful, killing some afteen or twenty
deer and licking one Indian with vine
maple grub. trespassing on his illahee.
We could testify to the fact that ho has
killed some very fae deer, for he fitted
our party out with a nico lot Of juicy
Yenison
People still tIy to cross the road
without paying toll, but they have been
closed out by the establishment Of a new
toll gate about mile above Dutch
Georges ranch. Walter McGhee col
lects the cash.
P. II. Raymond went up to Upper
Soda couple Of weeks age to see Mr..
Freeland. While out buuting one
day he ran across large black bear,
bat after wasting one shot on bruin he
left him and came into camp. He at
tacks beans in mere hostile manner.
Have ye any meat" Perryf
A man living at the head Of the
Matolus killed five bears on Lake
Greek couple of weeks ago. This
creek runs out OF Settle Lake and
empties into the .Matolus some Eve
miles below.
No one that goes mp az far as Fish
Lake should stop without going on
over to the MstOlus and Settle and
Blue Lakes. 1t is ono OF tho best
camping and fishing grounds in the
State.
CHS.