The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-19

Passenger No. z, west-bound, due
here at at 4 20 p. m. yesterday, did not
arrive until 7:20 on account of snow in
the Blue mountains. The passengers
dined here, and proceeded on their way.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Kuck left this
morning upon bridal tour to Chicago.
host of friends and acquaintances ex-
tend the happy couple many wishes for
joyful and pleasant trip, long life; per-
petual happiness, etc. 4
Winans Bros. contemplate some pretty
extensive improvements at their Colum-
bia river fish wheels above The Dalles
this year, one of which will be cable
and cage system of shipping across the
river to the cannery from the Washing1I
ton side.
w. Ross Winans, of the new Hood
river town Winans, is in the city. He
reports fine discovery of onyx. and
other valuable materials and minerals
in the vicinity of his place, which will
very greatly enhance values about that
region.
! Hon. G. Wingate, an Astoria capital
ist, is in the city today. He says the
prospects of Astoria are growing more
hopeful daily for railway connection by
two lines with the outside world. One
via the Willamette valley and one down
the south bank of the Columbia.
Miss Mary Snipes drove into the city
today in her phaton, bringing with her
as many beautiful chrysanthemums as
she could conveniently load. behind the
dashboard. Surrounded by snow, on
the earth and falling from the sky, ting
contrast was one to be greatly admired.
Since writing paragraph on the sub
ject of jute bags, we learn that the Walla
Walla works cover whole block. More
than 1O0,0 900 sacks were made this year;
which by reason of com petition, greatly
reduced the entire stock used by the
farmers, and it is thought that within a
short time enough sacks will be manu-
factured to fill the demand for eastern
Washington.
Sheriff T. A. Ward of this city, Sheriff
Leslie of Sherman county, and the
sheriffs of Baker and U Umatilla were pas
-sengers to Portland last night. They GO
to attend the annual meeting of the
Oregon Sheriffs Association. This will
be the last nieeting of the association.
before the legislature assemblies, and it
is presumed they will be prepared to
read the riot act to the assembly in case
some existing wrongs in sheriffs official
capacity are not righted.
s. Mr.. Simeon Bolton of Goldendale is
lin the city. He says the Klickitat irri-
CATION scheme, started on the eastern
border of that county, is promising of-the
greatest favorable results. Water will
be taken out of the Big Klickitat river,
and the canal will cover thousands of
acres of the finest land in the country.
One can set a pillow in the soil there and
drive for eighteen miles without once
taking the plow out, over prairie al
most as }evel as house floor.
1t bAs been announced in both the Or
egoVfan and the Telegram. since THE
CHaoNIcLR announced the fact, that Day
Pros. hfve filed their bonds for the
thfyeperformance of their contract for
the SAfcade canal and locks eff there
is@f dept4dence to gsbe placed upon"
FheO OregfhAn and Telegram, this an
nqhncethe9t shouId settle the matter.
Bot VhyEs it Nat certain persons in
RoVdanf are 6 very ahxious to make
tets that TIE cascade canal and locks
will MOTIFS completed within ten years?
Perhaps it is the last lingering swish,
which is farther to the thought"