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

sHIy naissrs sls in TIE aIstract, net ba-
ing ssnsibls sf kis nissriss, but usually
bhs karpiest fsllsw alive, will allow
yeu to draw yeur swn conclusions re-
garding his life and characteristics
frsn tss narrative that fellows:
During the early eertlen OF the win /
ter of $50. there appeared in Ws.tea
a litsle savaleads that attracted public
attention at ence, by it's csmical gre
tssqueHsxs. 1t was cearsssd of an un-
usually tall, angular man, fsur extreme
ly snail Mexican asnksys or burros,
and deg. So extremely tall was this
individual and SO diainutivs were ths
denksys, that it vas possible for hin
to stand upon his tsss and allow she
auiaals to pass uaasr him. Ths dog
vas in keeping with his companions,
ana was long and lank and lean, pot
hound ST a pronounced type. TLs
man, after making inquiries az to pris-
es Of necessariea cts, expressed de-
tsiaisasisn to winter in tho tswa and
was seen comfortably domiciled among
us, jackasses, deg and all. 1t was
learned that he was rrofss-
sisHal prespacter, driven to wintar
quartsrs by the inslsnsncy Of thu
weather. l seep formed his acquain-
sancs and the result was the forsing Of
espartnership between us fol the
purpose Of prospecting in the Cousr de
Alsns and Salmon river mo uatains the
ensuing summer.
Our arrangements, fer tke trip were
saon csmplets, and when the Couss
plant had begun 10 put fsrtA its yell
low umbsls, tho Curlew to circle ovsr-
head with its ear piercing shrisks, and
tAe blue grssa bunch-grass to shoot
from its prstsctiHg tussosks, which ara
Aot harbingars Of, but evidences surs
tilat spring has eoae in
Eastern Orssen, then We began OIL
journey.
| presume that it ID necessary al
th1s juncture to introduce ~ reader,
so the parties whose fortune. they arr
presumed to fellow through this ans
succeeding chapters.
Bill, say "raransr," was as L hav
described, sngsinly In perac~, and a
is usual i'll such instances, eccentric il
aisseaition as in beay. He had *sen
tasj greater portion ef his life in tn
nountain ranges, and upon just sac
qassts as tAs enc We were then sngas
ed ia. Hs was an excellent hunter,
practical and experienced prespscts,
and aside frsn his personal peculiar
at,ss which were not particularly di,
agreeable, as agreeable com pa nisn 9
/ have ever travelled with. His pei
. tion Of the animal est st has Seen mel
tened. Mine consisted Of two hsrss
enc saddle herse and pack aniAa
a dog, and Winchester rife 45-7
msael Of rs. My animals were both
Z the ordinary Cayuse breed, and enduc
IA with all the cussadnsss charaetarist
Il ef the xteck. My saddle horse, "Billy
Is was hemesick during the whels sun
Z mer, aad nsvsr missed an opportuni
u to attempt return to his cid rang
and my pack snimal, mare, was
's variably at his heels. [ have son
70 times thought when more than usual
is prsveksa by tirssems chase aft
's these runaways, tkat this creatu
tz whom I lsarnsd to datest nae
IN thoroughly, was the iastigator in tho
n atteapts to return hoHs, for h
Ia frequently observed ksr "assing" Bl
I'd away from camp, always bringing
clessly in the rear. They were a &C
,r, slant source Of annoyance. and wa w
ce compellsd to keep them closely hebbl
ly or taxed, even when the grass W
A excellent
en- Bills burres, however were peri
On campers. We had NO Msre fear
IN their deserving US than we lad
'a waking in the morning and finding {
no dogs gene. | have sftsn thought sin
n bscsnins acquainted with the hat
Ga aRd extra ordinary intelligence Of tn
as komely and dsspissd little beasts, Il
'e' efttimss when We attenpt to cast epT
''- blum upos an enemy by calling him
x, ass, We libel NEST worthy amin
Write Mo down az asa" is an sxsr,
es ion act SO pregnant with debase,n,
ng ts me new. Spit in my face and {
ca aas horse" was Falzsatfs idea OF ig
n miny. He eviasnsly had a Cay,
be horse in mind, which was ~ re Just