, 1890-12-04

And God himself inactive were no long
or bleSt.
Fighting the air IL not work Tor
men with busy brains and beating
| hearts and skillful hands. The low
liest life will be made great by filling
1t with lofty, worthy aims.
THE HARBoA STRIP.
Waua Walla Farmers Comprehend tn
Situation and Its Dangers
WALLA WALLA, Nov. -.
To THE EDITOR or THE REVIEW:
We, the Wala Walla farmers,
look to you u, the champion who Is
| fighting 4, heroic battle in the cause
of the people of Washington in the
matter Of the shore line reserve
which parties on the Sound are
doing their level best to steal from
our state. ] can't understand how
any paper of any respectability can
| look on this fight with unconccrned
indifference in view OF the fact that
1t is an eternal menace to the COM
mercial interests of our country.
have asked the publishers Of some
Of our local papers why they do not
take u hand in trying to prevent
| this great steal. They reply, "Oh |
don't understand the subject" For
my part l don't sec how man who
reads, let alone an editor, who is
supposed to be posted upon the
movements of all great measures of
interest to the people, can be ignor-
ant of the disastrous effect OF giving
interested individuals n handle to
tighten the grip upon the farmers
and commerce generally OF our
young state.
We most heartily congratulate
you upon the bold stand you have
taken, and hope you will come out
victorious. Our alliance passed the
following resolution:
Resolved, That We, the Farmers ALI
ance, of Walla Walln, firmly protest
against the action OF soue Interested
parties in Seattle OF trying to steal the
lands bordering the shore line In front of
the Sound cities, and of Seattle in par.
ticuar, move in the direction of still
further crippling our intercourse with
the markets OF the world, a market
which is absolutely necessary to the
prosperity of the wheat-growers of our
COuntTy, one WulCu DTlHpS lHtO NHis
more gold dollars 10 the enrichment OF
the country than all other Interests
combined. Respectfully referred to the
SPOKANE REVIEW, the peoples friend.
MlLT EVANS, Alliance Secretary.
The Vancouver Independent says:
Sergeant Robert Williams of the
detachment of ordnance stationed
at the Vancouver barracks ordnauc co
depot, who is one of the detachment
of nine men that was stationed at
aud defended the middle block
house at the Cascades of the CO.
lumbia when attacked by 400 hostile
Indians on the Goth and 9th of
April, 1856, was few days ago pre-
sented py Mr.. John Quinter, q
bridge carpenter employed on the
Union Pacific railroad bridge now
in course of construction across the
Columbia river below this city, with
n six FOUNDER solid shot that was
fired at the Indians by his dctach-
ment in that memorable Indian
fight and massacre The missile was
presented to MIR. Quinter by an aged
Indian who had participated in the
attack upon the settlers alon the
portage and against the block house.
The Indian found it while digging
for worms for fish bait and told Mr.
Qunter that he and party of In
dians were entrenched behind some
rocks when the said missile flew
scrceching over their heads.
in ,tf 4 ea,,.. l..
defenders of the blockhouse that
Lieutenant Philip III. Sheridan
late general of the army got his
first baptism in Indian war and
made his first indication of his
afterward brilliant military record.
Sergeant Williams, the now proud
possessor of the historical missile
which he and comrades fired with
deadly anger at the murderous
savages, is gladdened by the fact
that Providence spared his life
through many sanguinary battles of
the late war, aud withal II long con-
finement in rebel prisons, to come
back to the scenes of his early
military service to be presented with
the missile of death by friendly
hands in memory of and AS II token
of sincere regard for the heroism
displayed by his comrades and him
self on that historical occasion.
The grading of the Columbia &
Kootenai railroad is nearly com
pleted, and the track Is laid over
half the distance. Five hundred
men are now employed on the
work, and it is thought the line
will be completed by January l.
The Colville Miner says: Tho line
extends from the junction of the
Kootendi and Columbia rivers, about
16O miles below Revelstoke, b. G.. i.
following the Kootenui river through
the Selkirk range to Kootenai lake.
"A distance of Jwenty-eight mile =,
The character of the work is diff.
cult, the road following the canyon
OF the Kootenai, which is mainly
through rock. A large bridge is
yet to be constructed over the Koot
enai river. 1t will be "A wooden
structure of three 15O-foot spans
and one of $50 feet. The Canadian
Pacific Railroad Company hns
leased the railroad, its bonds hav-
ing been guaranteed by the man.
ag ement.