, 1883-03-31
OFFICIAL COUNTY PkpEa.
OUR CHEF AT PORTLAND.
Deal OF Sport Over the Great Indian Out
break Prompt Action to Stop the Alb
surd story-courtesy Of westarn Un-
ion Manager Lamb-Etc
PORTLAND, Mar. rs, 1883.

PORTLAND, Mar. rs. 1883
Arriving a. the depot On Monday en- route
Tor Portland. l found the railroad officials
laughing over dispatch received from the
Willows wherein most hsir-raising and
blood-curdling account was given OF what
the Indians were about to do. The thing
appeared so improbable to me. that
thought no more abou, it until the train ar
rived az Umstills. when i've guns with lot
Of metallic cartridges were placed in the
baggage car. Things began to look war
Ike and a few drummers, especially one
v.ry stout man ii the crockery and glass
line from Portland, began 70 realize the fact
that their days on earth might possibly be
numbered. Arriving at the Willows we
found the agent there IN state of the most
intense excitement. He was full Of the nor.
rible things they hal threatened but, ques-
ton as would, could find nothing for the
least foundation on which to base any re-
port. 1t was the old thing. brought up ev-
,rv year, for years past, by cowardiy, or de.
signing men, for some purpCse OF til, IT own,
and bad hoped thst in this Lew railroad
age, that such foolish sc1r,s were numbered
with the past. As the train only stopped
Tor few moments, L had bat little time 10
think and still less TO act but on returning
to the car with Mr.. Lamb, Superintendent
Of the Western Union, We discussed the
matter and decided to do something 10 stop
the reports that would grow as they flew,
and OF course have a tendency to stop the
big wave of immigration now rolling this
way. After discussing the situation in all
is branches, | concluded to take the bull
by the horns without delay AID denOunce.
through the great transmit;crs OF public SEN
timent. the newspapers, tia: the whole
scare was a humbug, AM without FONDA
tioa. As the train was dylIyel iy slides. l
t.legraphed TO the Port'aHd a.'ers. who
have the handling OF dis.a!ci.s, not TO let
the news of the scare go = SCI francisco,
as it was all humbug, snd by tins method
stop what felt certain was the most ridic-
ulous scare ever gotten up on tins coast
where such things have periodical occur
renee. |. was great relief to the Portland
people on reading the papers mex. mornIng
90 find cut the real state os Affairs over the
signature Of such a Trustworthy source, and
sincerity hope that my esteemed contem-
porarIe5 in Walls WaIla viii give me credit
tor ny decided action. OF course, have
been overahglmed with compliments and
courte=ies from those mJst interested IN the
development Of the country, fOr oar sensible
act. say ''our. for Mr. Lamb is entitled
to an equal snare of anything good that may
be said, Tor he placed the wires Of the West
ern Union at my disposal. and IN other ways
showed himself to BE- Just tie man for an
emergency. The war Is over now and We
shall soon he safe at home again, and, by
mere scratch the country has been saved
iron an Indiin scare which would have set
It blck for two years more. | woald like TO
ask the newspaper men of this upper coun-
try to be very, very careful before they al
low items about Indian t'oubes TO he pub
iisnod IN their counns as there is no end TO
the mischief they might occasion. The In
,liaus are now so hcmmei n % all sides, and
the country becoming so well settled that an
ludian war sgain canEot take place. The
iew redsk.us left l-e frit ndly aud peaeeah!e.
aud. ike the whites. are intent on money
getting. LIT the events Of the past few
days be 4 waning
I. J. PARKER