The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-10-21

May & Ssnders. About the time ths train
pulled cut O. l.. Morris ssw tramp come
out OF one of the cars; he was followed by
another, and another. Mr.. Morris com
menced to count, and he kept on counting
until 27 had come out of the three cars.
But all did not look like tranps; some were
well dressed and carried valise, and there
Is no doubt that half the number were
amply able to pay their fare had they been
inclined to do so.
Work at the Locks is progressing very
satisfactorily, and large force of men are
constantly employed. The canal has beea
pumped drv, and concrete bottom is being
| laid. r in Or shine the work goes on the
same. and everything leads oue to believe
| tnat Day brothers intends to have the canal
completed by the time mentioned iu the
| contract. Large quantities of stone has
been cnt, and these will be placed in posi-
| tion as soon as the concrete floor Is com
| pleted. Herman creek furnishes an abund-
ant quarry, and trains are constantly run
ming bringing rock to--the government
works.
Canyon City Ne,0s: Matt Kerwin, a
miner at Sloan & Haskelrs diggings at Elk
creek, lost his life few days ago by a
blast. Mr.. kerwIn and ano.her miner were
engag IN setting off a series Of hlasis, but
it vas raining and some of Kerwin's fuse
did nos light readily. His companion had
all his lighted and warned Kerwin of his
danger. but instead of getting out of the
way he finished his work, and Just as he
was leaving the pit one Of the blasts ex.
ploded and mass of rock struck him IN
the head, causing instant death. Mr.. Ker-
win was single man, and was well liked
by the miners.
A young msp, one Of the students at the
C1emawa Indian school, arrived IN the city
Saturday evening on the Regulator very
sick. He was in the last stage OF co ,sump-
tiou, aud as soon rs the boat landed DR..
Holl;ster was called; bnt he W.. pi m d.
cal aid and died in half an hour. When he |
came to the boat the doctor saw that theInan
was dying and so Informed his frionds He is |
a son of Mr.. Simpson. chef of the Indian |
police at Yakima agency, aud appesra 10 b. |
about "a years of ag,. We ulderstsni
he is married, but has no chil.lren. A tele-
gram was received from his father ester
day, stating that he will come 10 h, city |
aud take charge of the body to morrow.
rhe fjllowIpg is the text of an act intro
duced by Representative E lis, of Oregon,
on Sapt Is: Be It enacted by the senate
and house Of representative of the United
States of America in congress assembled.
That section three OF an act EMIT Z | IAN
act to forfeit certain land heretofore grsntel
for the purpose OF aiding IN the construc.
tion OF railroads, and for other purposes"
be, and the sams is, amended so as to ex
tend the time within which persons in pos
session of lands forfeited by said act shall
be permitted to purchase the same, In the
quantities and upon the terms providt in
said section, at any time prior to January
lst. 1897.
There never has been the least doubt en-
tertained among the sporting fraternity that
Mr.. Q. L. Phillips, purser on the steamer
Regulator, is the most accomplished disciple
Of Isaac Walton that there is in this vicin-
Ity. He appears to possess a magic power
over the tinnY tribe, and II he had lived
under the witch burning era OF the history
OF the world would have been convicted of
wltch-craft and suffered death for his keen
ness Of faculties in this regard. Yesterday
was bleak, rainy day at Cascade Locks,
and Purser Phillips, after making out his
freight bills took walk around for few
minutes, and returned with basket full Of
trout. No one knows where he clught
them; and 1t Is supposed that he called
them from the shady hooks in streams or
the rifles in mountain creeks, and. obedient
to his call, they came.