Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1890-02-04

and no barrier r-issd By nature, viii
protact peer weak mcrtalitr fron tho
the wssa produced by it. We'll, we'll
perhaps in tha baysna, whom We have
pasted from among this struggling,
raercenary, heastlsss mass Ct huma atty,
made SC by a cruel system, there will
be earricade raised about us, higher
and more impenstra bls than tks rocks
ribbed mountains that sarrsund the
.A1sthsw vallsy. which vice and ssrrew
eannst scale. So NETS it be; amen.
We had been informed that we were
in the vicinity Of a small trading ssta b.
lishmsnt, but FROM some cause we failed
to fnd it. Whether We had not yet
reached it, or passed it without sbssrv>
ing it, am una Bile to say.
Continuing eur way up the valley on
the west side of the Msthsw, We ar
rived at the mouth Of a large streas,
called by the settlers, Twist river It
flows into the Methow frsm a north-
westerly direction, and was at stage
that made it impossible for US to f. d
and We were therefore obliged to
turn eur csurse and fellow this stream
until we found place sufficiently shall
lew to ford sur animals.
Ii we had had difficult trail ts
travel up the Methow, the enc we new
encountered was thrice difficult. All
day we followed narrow deer trail
along the banks ef the river, through a
dsnse, brushy undergrewth, and ever
stsny points that made us II snble lest
eur animals should lose their footing
and be precipitatsd into tAe fsanins
river below. Our fears in this respec,
casae very nearly being real; zed in enc
instance. Pser Mocho whs was NOR,
hesdlsss thar bis eompaaions, stumbled
and fell dswn steep bank and rolled
end ovsr end to the bsttsm. Fsrtun
atsly for him and ourselves, his fal
was checked before reaching the river
and our anxiety was changed to heart,
laughter, when we saw him regain hi
fest and place in tie train, with emily
few slight scratches from his unfey tan
ate turn BILE.
/ Observing point in the river tha
appeared shallow enough to allew US t
cross, We struck camp and spent til
evening in futile attempts to fell 10
from bank to bank, in erdsr that W
night carry over eur eutft, as W
feared ths risk Of leaving it packed .
our animals. The next marning W
succeeded in accomplishing this fsa
and after conveying eur goods acres
we swan ths animals; bat in dsing S,
came near losing my horse, Billy, VII
STUN bled and fell while in the rniddl
sf the rapid stream
Satisfed with cur effort, we encan,
ed upon the bank of the river opResi,
our fsrmsr camp, and aftsr we ha
srsken our fast en- a slight meal csl
sistins Of sono twenty er more fris
treat, with side dishes Of beilsd pct
tess etc, | tssk my gun and clisbir
: the mountain for a shert distane
found frem the abundant '.sigt" tn;
l We had at last arrived in the gan
> country we had heard so much a abeu
, [ had rot gene q half mile frsm can
A when band Of hlaek-sail deer jamps
frsn small clumP Ct fir trees fs
rods frem where I stsod, and bsundil
: across Little canyon, stepped al
) | gazed back at me-. Selecting t
a plampsst Of the let, l sent a b;
t through its body. Curious as it m'
f seem, the animal ran a distance
:, fifty yards before it fell, althou
f pierced through the heart by fsrt
five ealibrs Winchester ball. It was
i Gns fat buck, and wsuld have weigh
n when dressed, enc hundred pounc
While returning to camp for old Ju
d BE- to carry my hsat in, l saw TWEEN
IS sr ssrs assr, and could~hays lead
!. tie train had | desired, but one d.
. was sufficient for eur necessities, a
,f to have slain mere wsuld have b
A murder. The experience Of that Z
~ was repeated hsndreds ef time. d ur
a. ths summer. Had thsre been necsss
fer it, | feel sure that [ could h,
,s killed mos stEaa thousand deer
"a these msuntains during our t.
he AS it was, We killed only sufficient
IA supply rs in fsod, which, by the W
10 o"iHg to eur inerdinase appe.ites,
~ quits number. Dsring this sea
We deer are extremely fat, and ewing
We the fact that they ars seldom hun
go they fall aa easy prey to the hu
Mt man.
,;s / presume there was nss an I
y during the savsrsl days that ws $
:. travelling aieng tbs banks Of ths +
lc- river that | could net have shst a {