Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1890-01-21
4 SUHEHEERR OUTING IN THE CGUa
D'hLEhhS.
BEING i Truthful ACCOUNT
OF the Hair IsTeaa:h Escapes.
Wonderful Adventures and
Cre.ss Esardsgssps OF ttse Pres
peefors ssG f'esss JacEsasses,
EE NesEsEEs.EIkSlEEsN VASE
EEGT0N And BRITISH
CGE1EHnzss &,
Duries tAa ssa,Iaer Of 1888. Frenl a Esiary
Eepthy George Ets.ensur, ana Edited by
an cid CsTres pendent OF the Leader.

DurIss taa Gsaner Of 1888. Frenl Tsiary
Eept iy George E.aensur, ansi Edited by
an cid CsTres pendent OF the Leader.
Everybody in the village that wsrs
nst otherwise sngsg gsa, wkieh compris-
cd ns jerity Of the citizens, collected
ts watch the preparations for our de-
parsura, and the tswA ~its raised mere
than Gus general laagh, in which I
Islnea, at eur expense. Eih, however,,
was unable t. observe anything Ia
csr.gruaus in the aPpearaacs Of either
ourselves or outfit, and wstksa steiidly
''aihcI,ins" packs and carsins the dsnk-
sys in ehaics Spanish, regardless sf the
| crowd.
! With lsui "CAiagars Msis" we
are eff, Bill on foet, and | will remark
right hsre thai Ae kept up this msds sf
travel, during tAs whole aumsaer,
as he was never OIL an animals back ex
eept in an occasional instance when we
were crossing fsrd. | may add, shat
tee was sbliged to ''ceRns eff nay
perch" and fsetea it fer more than a
thousand miles Of she last portion ef
the trip.
4 description Of the first wssk cf
our travels will es unnecessary, as it
led through a portion Of the country
familiar to those who are likaly to read
this article.
l was disappointed in shs appearance
Of the much talksd Of Big Bead ceun-
try, and felt pity for the peer eeefle
who were sndeavering to establish
hsmss in this, to nae, drsary waste
Msst Of them Aswsvsr, did nss appear
in the least discouraged at the prospect
befsre thea, and wers industrisusly
plcming, sec1ing, aad making gardens
upon thsir new, raw landed pos
sessions. A ssaall shanty witk lumss
resf slaping ana way, and barbea
wire corral was the principal inerevs
,aants upea msst ef these farms. !
wagon loaded with half fi!.d, sr mpt
barrels, tela in language mora slsqaan
than words, sf TIE scarcity ST that Aai
without which, cysn fartiie land i
valuslsas, ans although the eye ceul
scan vast szparse ef country, n
siaaser fer fual was visible. We we,
iafernaed that water was ebtaina bic b
digging fran forty to ens hundred fee
into the safth, and that the fuel prsl
lam was solved by hauling from IL
siHh drifts along the Columbia ri,
ar.
have rs 2sast that tixse aad pc
, .ervering industry will overcome thss
4. and all ether obstacles in the way
t|is ssttlsmsa. ef this evidently farai
section, anl that comfortable hom
will arise in t;rss to replace TIE shar
les we saw, but the mention Of i
Big Bend VIII always ke inseparab
connected in rsy mind with scarcity
watar, missraaiy tirsd and worn 6
ssttlerz, and "Ckanogan cosl," as I
called the fuel that we wers obliged
>, celleet and bnrn III order to fry {
'A' bacon and ssil eur catf,ss.
had zesn the ceun
we wora passing throu
. sxto}ise BY the p"sss and in ilamis
: t|sH fansh!sss, and although I
Al had experience that sheuld have IN;
N me wiser, half expected to see ,
4 table paradise. But presume, Z
Ill that it is almost wholly settled,
III woald be ne harm fer na t. exp1
N nay eriniea regarding this, and &c
N other localities exceedingly like it, t
ri are being bsomsd ia the interest
EIl seRae sa!i<ia .itt!e sewas and big /
SI reads. | will o1ly rsHark that il
~ had a csmfortajlo hsrua in tie east
!. states, nice cosy hsras yeu kn
y with great spreading bsseAzs On g
sids Of tas lane that led ts the viii
mile or 50 away, and big red |
with eupals ca tsp cf it, Will
, weathsr>eeck on tas tsp Of that, an
az delightful let Surrounding that 3
filled with giant oaks and chest
tress, With living spring issuing
J. a ds.irabla corasr ef said lawn
pa.turs, and pretty white cot
pesPing through the evsrgreens
across tbs lane, and, and several o
desirable things | co2ld nsnsien
would remain on ysn sids .f tLe +
> ies, if could raiss fifty bushsl,
~heat par acre On \. P r. R.
"a within mile Of Ritzvii!., Washi.
% n. B., this is cepyrisatsd and