The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-20

points out the place where but few
days before a shy deer was seen darting
in and out among the pine trees.
Oneonta gorge is charming glimpse
of mountain wildness with Oneonta falls
at the entrance, murmuring OF the cool,
shady retreat in the gorge beyond. The
captain informs us we are soon to pass
what he has named the DEVILS gateway,
thinking it a most appropriate name.
Two gigantic portals of dark gray stone,
exactly the same shape, on either side of
dark abyss, seem to form an entrance
to more wild and blacker region. We
pass Columbia peak and Castle rock, the
latter l, 200 feet high, looks as though it
might have been the home of some giant
race in ages past. Bradford's island is
an old Indian burial ground. Noun
tains $500 feet in hight over-shadow it;
on three sides the peaceful waters kiss
its shores. 1t seems so quiet and still
here, the profound silence only broken
by the occasional passing of a steamer
or the row boat of a lonely fisherman.
The shore varies as we advance, forming
almost innumernble delightful pictures.
Perpendicular lines of rocks that as
sume the forms of battlements, majestic
'ramparts, columns, shafts and castle
walls rise with more than the grace of
modern architecture. AIS
The findings of the state board O
equalization in this county yesterday
respecting assessments, may be summed
up about as follows: In the matter of
stock, sheep are assessed about twenty
five cents per head lower in Wasco than
i'll other counties of East rn Oregon
cattle $500 TO $3.50 per head less than in
Crook, which may probably be an over
assessment in the latter county. Horses
are lower here than the average On
city property they find that Dalles city
has lower assessment than Baker city,
which has the highest assessment of any
city in Eastern Oregon. They came to
no material understanding respecting
land and railway assessments, which
will be treated extensively in the COM
ing report to be submitted to the assem-
bly,. They propose to make some very
important recommendations, particu-
larly in the matter of deductions for in
debtedness. They find that it is the al
most unanimous expression of the peo-
pie that the clause in the law requiring
Indebtedness deductions should be re-
pealed. and all property be assessed
where ever it is found !
A short time since an unknown boy,
aged about twelve years, appeared in
The Dalles and stopped at Skibbe's
hotel. He was seemingly anxious to
work, and finally went to Mrs. O'Barr's
boarding house where he stayed while
Mrs. O'Barr heard of place for him out
on 15-Mile, with the family of Mr.. J.
McReynolds. He went there, and was
employed at chorine. Last Saturday
night he took horse and was sent out
to drive the milch COWS up to the place
was found in the large pasture Sunday
morning, search was instituted to find
the boy, which we are informed had
been unsuccessful up to yesterday at
least. 1t is feared that he has met with
an accident, and may have perished. as
he left his coat at the house, with all his
earthly possessions presumably, con-
sisting of a few pieces of small coin. 1t
is barely possible that he became tired
of the position and concluded to again |
take to the road; or he may be an -es-
cape from the state reform school, as we
understand there are two boys from that |
somewhere abroad in the In |
land Empire. He seems to have care |
fully avoided revealing his identity.