The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-08-23

The blissful and inocuous desuetude
reigning at Cascade locks at present is
depicted by Cass' letter in TIE CHRoN-
IoLE today. Read it.
In many places throughout the Inland
Empire, we hear of Aocks of young
Chinese pheasants seen. If they are not
molested, the. country will soon be
we'll stocked with these beautiful birds.
The remains of Mrs. L. Claypool, of
Prineville, wife of Mr.. w. Claypeol, ar
rived yesterday from Eureka Springs,
Arkansas, where death occurred on the
10th. They will be conveyed to Prime
vile for interment.
n. G. Nieleon returned from his out
ing on the western shore of Washington
this morning. The fact that he rode in
to the city on load Of hay need not
necessarily imply that he came home
broke, but his family is still at Ocean
Park, enjoying themselves.
Two gentlemen, Messrs. Shives and
Alhmabre, of California, have been in
Long Greek two weeks tIlking with
miners relative to their dry process.
They left Sunday for Macy ridge, where
they will put their new process in opera
ton for mining.
Mining withoutwateri a new wrinkle
to the old time placer miners of Grant
county, Nevertheless says the Long
Greek Eaglea new process has been in
vented whereby placer mine can be
worked with only two inches of water
with almost as great speed as where the
hydraulic is used.
Sheriff Ward returned from his over
land trip to Portland by train today,
having left the team below. He says it
is a fine drive after passing the rocky
road on this side of the summit. No
flies. no yellow jackets, and but one belt
of mosquitoes, that marrow one just as
he left the summit, were encountered.
Mt. Hood is just off the road.
Several private letters and kilograms
awaited Sheriff Ward on his arrival this
morning, but inasmnch as THE CHRoNI-
Gle reporter had kept Hp with the run
OF affairs in that Office pretty closely,
they were not of ;momentous public in
terest Mrs. Wards letters were
handed over without having the seals
broken.
Misses Alma and Annie, daughters of
Rev. o. D. Taylor, were the recipients
last week Of one of the finest pianos in
Oregon. It was shipped direct from
Chicago, and was q great surprise.
Crandall & Burget'eset the instrument
up; also two fine organs came at the
same time, from the same source, one
for the Baptist church, and one for Mr..
Whesldon.
If everyone who attended the Elks
clam bake at Clatsop were as delight
fully entertained as Mr.. Hugh Glenn !;
the only Elk in The Dalles; who was
present, then It must have been grand
sticcess:i There ~asasomething delight
ful in the surroundings which added an
| additional charm to the scenes The
cool, invigorating breeze from the sea
and the lack of that restraint which il
felt In cities, served to render the occa-
sion very enjoyable.
The ms and outsef the Portland fire
department we're focused yesterday by
the retirement OF Chief Morgan, the
ousting of Supt. Coffee, and the appoint
ment, as his successor, of q compare
lively unknown man named Michsel j.
Duffy. The board did not appoint a
successor to Morgan,a butt Dobel hover
will stiA continue TO be first assistant
engineer of the department. and will
act asschief until the board agrees upon
and appoints some one else.