The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08

killing twenty men aud wounding sever
others. When they receive the TIN. tn
will get the true account of the affair.
: We have received poem dedicated
"The Beautiful Snow, Which is About
Co." As the lines simply consist Of Il
most illiteral doggerel, we decline to pul
lish the verses. We suffered sufficier
afiiiction in reading the jumbled rhyme
! and do not wish to infict our readers.
The Haruest Queen left this mornin
about o'clock for Portland. The portag
at the Cascades is expected to be IN goo
condition. This morning the Queen arrive
from the Upper Cascades about o'clock
bringing some mail and passengers, but tn
portage had to be walked oyer.
There are no tidings as yet of N. K
Fraser, of Pendleton, who has been lost il
the mountains since Tuesday week. Friend
are securing the mountains N search of him
The people of Pendleton are greatly
alarmed over his disappearance. He is on'
of the leading young business men of East
ern Oregon, and among the wealthiest
The mountaineers claim he will turn up al
right if he has not met with an accident.
Mr.. Sam1 L. Brooks has received.a letter
from B. s. Paque. Observer U. 5. Signal
Service, Portland, Oregon, stating that if a
suitable flag pole could be procured and
some one to attend to the signals, storm
signal station would be established. The
| government would furnish the flags and pay
for the telegrams. If our citizens desire
this service something should be done i'm
mediately.
Preparations were already made late
Thursday afternoon for the burial of Mrs.
Calvin Barlow, wife of prominent citizen
at Tacoma, and the funeral services were
over, and while the friends were viewing
the remains signs of life were discovered.
The undertaken was sent home, and on the
advice of physician the funeral was post
poned until the following day. The body
was found to be warm that night. The
body was blistered and other trials were
made. but resuscitation did not result. The
burial finally took place the following after
noon.
Quite a number of our citizens who are
fond of the rod and gun are about to form
a sporting club. A meeting will be held in
the City Hall at P. NJ. Saturday next for
the purpose of effecting organization. One
of the principal aims of the club will be to
see that the game lsws are enforced and
stop put to the wholesale slaughter OF game
during the close season. This indiscrim.
Unable shooting and fishing has reduced
game in this vicinity to almost nil, while
live years ago there was excellent sport.
We are requested to inylte all who are in
terested in this direction to be present at |
the meeting and to join in organizing the
club.
Early Monday morning, near Waitsburg, |
the body of Lille Walker, a I7.year-oId |
girl, was found In the Copper river. She |
was 6emented, and escaping from her home |
Sunday, threw herselfsinto the river from
the bridge and drowned herself. She had
been in the insane asylum, and was only re-
leased short time ago. The body was
found in shallow water, near the banks of
the river. 1t was taken out and an inquest
held over it, the jury returning verdict o.
suicide. 1t was then turned oyer to her
relatives.
Mr.. Simon Frazier, foreman Of the ma.
chine shops, returned from the Cascades
his morning. He says for the past three
lays he and the gang of men under his
control have been at work night and day
IN the portage railway between the Upper
md Lower Cascades. The men worked
Until they were completely exhausted and
we're forced to desist. At one time the
rack was opened, but landslide came
lown, causing the work to be done over
gain. Mr.. Frazier says the road was open
Yhen he left, and will be all right for the
ransfer OF passengers to-day.
Or last Sunday morning Dan Cooper and
'arl Floyd left Mr.. Fioyd's place on Five
dile creek to 90 to d. ]. Cooper's residence
m Ten Mile. As they rode on the bridge
,eyond Mr.. Floyd's the middle bent
Iropped, throwing horses and riders into
he stream below, a distance of twenty feet.
'heY all fell in lot into the water. horses,
men and timbers. Fortunately the boys
aimed the bank with some slight bruises.
'he horses did not fare as we'll, both being
adly injured, and the one belonging to Mr..
,ooper "a valuable animal--has since died.
While Mr.. Cooper is thankful for the escape
t the boys, he feels the loss of his work
orse quite severely.
Miss Alice Hill, of Milton, a student at
he Adyentist's academy, attempted suicide
n Friday last by hanging. Miss Hill, who
a bright appearing girl, wrote to her
ather at her home in Garfield county,
Washington, for sufficient money to enable
er to come home, and received an answer s
such character that made her despond.
Mt and she decided to end her life. She {
btained apiece of rope and on Friday s
fternoon she went to the cellar. and, by !
leans OF chair, tied the rope to one of the {
cams. She then kicked the chair away
nd was hanging by the neck when some of I
er schoolmates GiscoYered her. They at
nee gave an alarm, and two physicians
'efe called, who arrived in time to save the 6
oung girls life. Miss Hill was II years of ,
ge. She was sent to her home.
Yakima Herald: There is no question but l
that the cattle have suffered greatly thus
inter and that the loss is heavy. It was
OF the GOLD or the snow but the poor con.
ition with which they entered upon the
inter. Had the grass been good during
,e summer the loss would have been light, /,
ut with NO snow during the winter of 'S8 :,
nd '89 the range has never been known to
g SO poor before. The chinook which has 0
cen blowing most of the week cleared
way much OF the snow, but still left a
'atlng sufficient to make feeding necessary.
oseph BAXTER reports that from actual
,unt he has lost ten per cent of bis cattle s
the feed yard, and that at least one-half :
the cattle left on the range have died
lr. Baxter further says that his cattle have
cen fed and cared tor as well as any and
lat his losses are no greater than those suf-
red by other cattle men. /,