The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-08-11
From Corvallis to the Bay.

| IRWIN HOUSE, NEWPORT, Or, Aug. 5, 1882
EDITOR GAzETTE.-I don't know when
have had a more enjoyable trip than mad
to this place with Mr.. Wright, one of tn
gentlemanly proprietors of the stage lin
carrying the U. S. mail. On the road whel
between the Warren's and Mrs. Porter
we saw two fine deer which of course W.
should have killed had we not been so un
fortunate as to have left our rifles at home
Mr.. Wright besides being skilful drivel
is a very pleasant travelling companion.
believe this will be endorsed by some of thu
fairer sex as well as by myself. When We
arrived by supper time at Eli we found
the steam launch "Mary Hall" Mr.. Ben
sells boat being towed up from the whar
at Blairs into Elk river at high tide so as te
beach her in order that when the tide should
recede she might be left on sand bar in
such a position that the engineer might
take out the old propeller and replace ii
with new and larger one. This was ac-
complished successfully and now the boat
runs with considerably increased speed.
At Mr. Holmes Blair's we took supper and
breakfast the next morning, and then star
ted on board the Launch for Newport. On
our way down the Stream we saw another
deer with still nothing to shoot with.
Aggravating wasn't it? Mr.. Bensell in
formed US that years ago when he was
farmer on the Siletz Indian Reservation and
this part of the country was being settled
up trouble was apprehended between the
authorities at the Reservation were afraid
to let the Indians come to the Yaquina bay.
The Indians claimed that the whites had no
business here at ALL But one old Indian
thought if he could only have his way he
could settle all difficulties. He told MIR.
Bensell that if he i. e. the Indian, was good
at fgurrun he would find out how Emuch
wood there was in the country and charge
it to the whites at So cord. am very
doubtful, however, whether the noble red
man would have agreed to chop and pile the
wood. Upon our arrival at Ford's point,
the r. R. terminus, we met the new launch
Benton" which has been repaired and
put all to rights. She was on her way to
Elk City with party of excursionists
She has just returned we are informed by
'Joe," (of course everybody will know I
mean Joe Irwin mine host of the Irwin
House) that on her way up she was cheered
and saluted by regular war whoop by the
people at almost every house she passed.
Charlie Montgomery" the industrious
Anglo-American-Ch Chinese came into New
port three or four hours before the return
of the ''Benton" and told us that she had
stuck fast in the mud about so miles from
here and we could not imagine where that
could be unless somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of junction City or Eugene. But Joe
informs us that she run aground once near
Toledo; she got off however without much
difficulty, staid an hour at Toledo and then
went on her way. Quite crowd was OH
the wharf on her return to this place and
received her with a good deal of volunteer
advise and considerable merriment and
oking.
During the afternoon we paid visit to |
Capt, Wynant on board his vessel the 'tSea
Foam" We found the Captain a very gen
'lemanly and genial fellow, not at all like
The grave old seaman we expected. to find |
put full of good humor and very sociable.
He showed us two walrus tusks each about |
II inches long which his mate MIR. Hagman
had beautifully ornamented by engraving
lpon one a ship and large newfoundland
log, and upon the other the American
'agle and ship. We don't know what
lind of a seaman the mate is but take it
or granted, however, that sailing with
Japt. Wynant, he thoroughly understands
lis business but if you could see the man
Ter in which-he has executed the engraving
IN the tusks 1 think you could scarcely
loubt that he would soon attain a high de-
,ree of excellence as an engraver should he
ver devote himself to that calling. Wei
understand from the very best authority
hat there is to be quite an interesting cere-
nony at the residence of Allen Parker ESQ.
f Oneatta, tomorrow afternoon, of which
doubtless you will hear mores before many
lays. Mr.. Parker looks pale and thin but
) recovering rapidly after his severe acci-
lent and protracted illness, and we hope
DON to see him stout and hearty again.
he ''Sea Foam is all ready to sail and the
'aptain expects to take her to sea to-
morrow. COR
TELEGRAds.