The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-03-29
OLD OREGON.

wALLA wALLA. March 18Th. 1889.
Editors Demeeraf
I. ma; na. be out oi the way 10 give you
q saort chapter on Oregon. Washington aud
Idaho the oil territory Of oeesop- We
need uos 20 back over twelve years 10 lsd
that ihla seotisa oi our Pacific slope. eonRa-
ing our Ieierenee ~ Esstsrn Oregon. WASH
instou aud wsstesa Idshe. was 10 an nnde
yeioped State. No railroads. nothing To give
the promise Of iataie greatness that now
dawns upon this extensive body Of lands.
When the road bed wAa ran out from Una
tillA landing. proposed extension cf travel
from the boats on the Columbia river it was
hailed - the ooniag boom Of tha, section Of
Oregon. The North Pacific ~aa then 10 its
throes for life aud ths projects Of tbs o.
n. N. wsFs hieksting Letween doubts aud
promises. pendIsson had apopalstion d two
hundred. umAiills county had given prom.
ise Of great pseduetiseasss 10 cereals from
experiments made. The 0osernmen. Rad
given tas iodians over two hundred thoa-
sad aires of land, tbs bsst there WAS of the
area adjoinlng tbs pendlston location. Stages
were on The roads and the teamster was the
eivilizsr. Nov as this day change has ovss.
come the eeautsy. Thst railroad from Una.
tsl.s is bailt, aud Fuas via psadis,oa 10 Mos.
COW, Idaho and 10 Rockford In Washington,
tweuty miles from Spokane FaIls. A bIaneh
few niles east OF HsFiagton at Tekos, will
run 10 coeur d 'Aleae mines. Psndlstoa has
two railroads. the thort iine and the road
mentioned. Il Is growing esator with 1000
Inhabitants 81 the present time. Mach oi the
immigration doss not center here. bot IL pass.
% on most gsaesaliy 10 E.stera wAahingtoa.
At Peadlston aud Surroundings there 10 every
indaesment offered 10 s.itlers and new CON-
sss. Already the ei.izsas are negotiating TO
have the Hunt railroad to the Sound coan-
tsy oon.e IN there. "Thsre d always troabls
ON the Reservation. 10 an CID story In Ore
gon. And At tnis outing j, Is so on the Una
tilla. but when IL is siltsd out the charges
against the Superintendent will not amount
to mach. Most Of the srouhls grows out
the leasing Of lands by the Indians. which
may be the beat thing 70 do. Here are 9
great number Of persons whe have leased
these lands OF Indians, 10 the dtspieaanre OF
the new agsnt, who has secured the aasistAnes
Of U. S. tfoops 10 remove the iptruders. II
would be blessing u these reservation lands
could be thrown open ia settlement. There
are not 10 exceed tho isand IndiAns,and not
ton per cent OF them ~ill follow the porsuit Of
/ Al /.
grished settlement will not Increase on theae
lands. The present condition Of things Il q
drawback - ths development Of UnsAtili..
oosnty. The Government 10 rsspobsibie for
this hindrance 20 the progress OF this coua
| Try. Notwithstanding this obstacle Pcndleton
10 growing A new Court House and new
hotel, mark the progress Of those lAboring "a
remove this reservation weight from tneiS
necks. Two hours ride takes us TO Walla
W4lla la Washington. A mare lovely ooun.
try along tts road cannot be found. Walla
WAlla haA pleasing history, 10 being near
the old inission, and the commercial center 10
the days OF the L,ines and paag train. II is =
n ,at city add should be the Capitol Of Wash.
iugton. Here Mr.. @. w. Huat. the coatrae.
tor will reside. having paid $4,000 for his
residence. His headquarters Ars here for the
Hunt trains aud railroad that will run TO
| ochttio uJ khs tste VI Aptlh Ann ~ the route
| Pendlston alma 70 bring 10 It's city. Ten
years ago MIR Hunt kept ferry on Snake
River. was accommodating aud Industrious.
When the Northern Pacific r. II. came into
the country he with his mule team entered
the seryice n railroad worker. Bsiug q
brainy man be- soon learned the business oi
contracting by sah.coniracting and then con-
tracing direct. His success il well.known,
He is now very itch and . railroad snaguate
81 no mean parts. Backed by the Northern
Pacific he has engineered now system thai
Is now in operation. A the Dolphin goes
before the shark, the echo OF Mr.. Hunts sue.
cess is IN. p He will build up Walia
Wslla aud add to the material wealth Of tha,
section OF Washington aud Oregon. Graft
hcatioa at bis great success is general. He
has earned IL. The North Pacific is building
large " heat elevator at Walla Walla. v hich
like Prndletou will hsv, steady growth Ia
wheat export The stock through this part
OF the country did not winter well, hut as
tne westher has been mild and tho grass il
coming on there win be- no loss. Al boom is
looked for aud it will come. More anon.
ITfNERANT.