Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1890-01-14

Tksrs i. eu.tsm prevailing amosg
authors to beeas thsirsia listisns ur.a
Ii. public nT Isr.thy preface. e<n>
aiming An ssslegy sr explanation
Iherefsr.
I havs nstaiag ST tie kind ts sffar.
l naks ne prstsnsisns te skill ia tins
art descriptive, fact Waich | greatly
deplere, for in ne locality in the world
are sAs su5limities Of nature aers
abundant er striking, than in the
ragisns tlireuga which
eur wanasrings led us this suAmsr
My readers will tAsrsfors eontsnt thsn-
sclves With plaia narrativs, plainly
written, and as facts ceacisely atatsJ,"
is according to a recent high aathsritv,
ths true art ef composition, [ have no
doubt tie readers sf the LEADER will
at least follow ms through the wan
derinss Of eur jsurnsy without weary
ing.
One mast Reeds live in LEGALITY
where the precious Metals exi.t in
skeir natural and hidden conditions
before hs is liza sle to that fever, that
VIXEN enc. contracted, i. seldom al
layed except by that potent fsbrifage,
doath, whose eailIy breath has power
to cssl even the ardent pulse of tie
geld fsvsr" patient,
Thsre are different stages Of this dis
ease, and tbs chrsnie prosfsc.or, he
vhs never tires Of the xearek fer hid
den treasures, nor becomes disssura gs d
with lifetiss Of failures in the at
tempt to discover it, is only an as-
vanced stage sf the disease.
Again [ dsplsrs My poor
powers Of sscripti sion
fer here l wsuld delight to give yeul
rssdsrs pen picture of the genus hon, {
TO whieh-I, unfsrtunatsly fsr nyseli
and s!l wke are interested in my wei
fare, belong.
Tas prespecter, wero k'
sensible Of his pitia sle condition, wesll
be an object for the eo:anissratisn o
all the rest of mankind, fer bis life il
almsss universally nads up of disap
peiatsents and extreme haraships and
as rule, ssds in poverty. Occasion
ally tLs peer fellow "staggsrs snte
semsthins, bat snly in rare instanos
dses Is prsft by his luck. There is
class sf men always ca ths alert fe
hiA, and when hs succeeds in 'smakin
g. strike" thsy usually manage t
"chissi" kia cut Of it. These sminia
experts, Capitalists" ETC., abound i
every mining camp and spend tks
time in ssse in the hstals ef the tow!
while the rsor prosaector is elimsir
the rugged mountain aides in pursuit
his rsarisene sssatien.
Ne sseasr is it known that he hi
made discovery, than thsy begin
lay plans to secure his ledge. FL
poverty makes him al easy prey, fer
is unasls to develop it if a quar-
claim, and in aine instances cut Of t.
these .hsrpsra "bona" it fer few hu
drsds er thousands, or by buying
interest, fsrm stock csnpany al
freszs him cat with assessments.
THAR attitude toward the srsssect,
fsrcibly reminds He Of an sscurrsa
that l witnessed. not snss, but ma
timss while was living in Alaska.
few hegs are raisss in Jsnsas, viii
sabsist princi paily up on shsll-fsh up
the bash. Ravens also absund
great nun bsrs all aloag Is. coast a
grew fat upon ths sams tssthsor
provena<r tkas the perkers rsvsl
Nav if there i. any bird or animal
earth that is en- half SO cuanins
an Alaska raven, l have it yet to s.
and shs relation Of the following ILL
sratisH Of their sutsnsss will, I thir
e1Plsia my adnliratien for thss:
| have sssn these cunning era atu,
perch upsn hogs back and ressi
csmfsrsabl just bshind his ears, wat
unit! shs good -natursd animal had I
earthsa fat elan, when down
would hop and secure it before the :
was aware Of his intsntien. Mere tn
this, | have sssn him hy with his
sotssn fssd to TIE nearest rock. W
cut st his injured pig.Lips reach, 3
laugh; actually laugh ia a most de
sivs and provoking HAansr at tie d
c.nft.a pig.