The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-08-04

furious ana the dust 1nCOleraDle-
private letter from Uncle j. p.
Combs, who went over the mountains
recently, states that the wild blackberry
crop this year is practically failure
PrineUille NetCS.
The police court is quiet today. There
has not been an arrest, not even hobo
run in although one was seen leaning
against telegraph pole waiting for an
opportunity to jump a breakbeam.
The CHRONICLE has the pleasure of
acknowledging the receipt of special
favors from Mr.. Thomas Butler, of
Goldendale Mr.. Butler is one of the
wide awake citizens of Klickitat valley.
The Columbia river at this city regis
ters fifteen feet above zero, and is falling
about five inches in twenty-four hours.
The highest point reached this season
was twenty-six and six-tenths, on the
30th of May last.
The "banker's organ" on Court street
has deal to say about the lack of enter
prise of business men of this city. He
had better pay up his stock in The
Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation
company's Steamers. Regulator and
Dalles City before he talks of emo enter
prise in our citizens
The steamer Regulator has been
changed into position so as to receive the
shaft, which will be put in place this
afternoon. The boiler has been set, and
her machinery is being got into its bed
as fast as the machinists can do it. The
other work is nearing, completion and
the painting will be begun in a few days.
There are several places in this city
where the trees are not trimmed the re-
/ quired height above the sidewalk max
ing it very troublesome to pedestrians,
and especially ladies'. We believe there
isa city ordinance providing that the
trees be trimmed to certain height
and it should be done.
We noticed lot of mill machinery at
the Wasco warehouse which we under
stand is for Messrs Stewart and company
at Prineville Messrs Williams and Groat
of Portland are furnishing it. Messers
Stewart & Co., are having their old mill
changed into first class roller, and when
done Prineville will stop importation of
flour as they will be able to supply
themselves with the best made.
Last evening, as CHRONICLE reporter
was passing down Second street, he saw
something that " ould make the average
policeman hard to find, and which very
| lad Iiua1U -f0r-oIl
Irish wake. A number of young men,
variously armed with clubs, brooms and
coats, were engaged in a lively war.
The fun lasted some time, and it was
discovered, after carefully examining
the ground, that by an accidental dis
charge of club. they had succeeded in
killing one small bat. The rest of the
participants escaped without injury.
Col. Beebe, of the first regiment, O.
N. c., has issued an order compliment
ing the militiamen under his command
for the good work done while they were
in camp. Our boys in the third regi-
ment have been looking in vain fol
something of the kind, for they certainly
demonstrated heroic courage aud unlim-
tied endurance in their war with heat
and dust at The Dalles. But up to date
about all we have noted is, that the
boys didn't do quite enough to please
the selfish instincts of the residents al
the sandy city. The third regiment will
never bother The Dalles again with it:
encampment. There are other places
where more white people live.-CGptair
McCulIy Of Co. L., Joseph, Or.
A little item is going the rounds of the
: papers that rightly interpreted is full o
3 meaning. 1t is this: ''The first ship
Y ment of Walla Walla wheat has reached
Portland. 1t cost sixty-three cents il
Walla Walla, and is worth a dollar il
Portland" What an argument for 81
open river. Wheat bought in section
tributary to the Columbia enhanced il
value go per cent. by, carriage few
milesl Under right conditions tina
wheat would produce the Walla Wall,
!, grower nearer the dollar bushel, anc
be worth as much afioat at Astoria a
afioat at San Francisco.-AstoriGn
Two questions arise in connection
with the salmon run in the Columbi
river this season the first is, where die
!, all the big salmon come from this year
why were the salmon of 1891 SO mucl
: bigger than the salmon of previou
:. years? The other is, what are the by
brid salmon, the spotted fish caught g
numerously in the traps this year2 Tw
t jars of those spotted fish have been sen
v back east, one to Professor Jordan, of tn
United States fish commission; tn