The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-04

Mr. h. BOulan, OF MayrlSch Bros. d
Co., San Francisco, passed up the road
last night on his first outing for 1898.
He paid The Dalles pleasant visit yes
terday.
Secretary Sargent: of the State Horti-
cultural society, gave us the following
recipe to protect fruit trees from the
ravages of rabbits: For bucket full
mix thin white wash, into which put
three hands full OF sulphur, one pound
of salt, half pint of gas tar, mix with
earth to paste, and apply TO the tree.
1t is sure preventive, and will not
injure the tree.
Capt. Geo. Flavel, pioneer of Oregon
whose home has been in Astoria for
over 40 consecutive years, is reported to
be lying at the point of death. He is 20
years of age, and his sickness is of such
a serious nature that the hope of re-
covery is almost impossible.
Mr.. Lark Lamb had quite an expert
ence' Saturday hunting coon on Cheno-
weth creek. He succeeded in freeing
one sly fellow in hollow log, and
brought him to light, but it was a nip
and tuck catch. The coon had Lamb
by the thumb, and Lamb had the coon
by the neck. Both were caught. Lamb
has his thumb done up, and if not
troubled with blood poisoning may come
out all right.
Why will Sherman county papers per-
sist in misrepresenting the facts at issue
concerning remarks of THE CHRoNIcLE
on the taxes of that county. The valua-
tions were not discussed, hence THE
CHRoNIcLE has never used the express
sion that the valuation was $400, 900 or
any other sum "less this-year than last. +"
1t was a taxpayer of Sherman county
WHO called attention to the fact that his
taxes were higher since, than they were
before, the creation of the new county
A Dalles City subscriber who paid his
proportion of the tax necessary to pay
for the locks at Oregon City, asks why
Eastern Oregon is not as worthy of a
state appropriation for the improvement
of the Columbia as the valley was for
the improvement of the Willamette.
Any scheme to tax the counties along
the river for this improvement, and
exempt the balance, would be unfair
Attention of the travelling public is
called to the new advertisement of The
Dalles and Prineville Stage Co. in today's
issue. Mr.. Parrish is again superin-
tendent, and will give good service on
the line. He is one of the best stage
men on the coast, always getting his
stages through regardless of the inclem-
ency of the weather. He will put on
new coaches and thoroughly refit the
line in a short time, so as to offer the
best accommodations to passengers.
We observe that Gov. Pennoyer and
Rep. NJ. A. Miller of Linn county, are
figuring out how another fish ladder
may be constructed at Willamette falls.
One day recently they spent some time
over at the great water fall carefully ex-
amiping its contour and the formation
of its bed. They were satisfied from
what they saw that for about $5, 600 the
state could blast an everlasting and SER
viceable fshway out of the solid rock.
They should visit Cello falls during the
run of salmon, and note the way tn
Royal Chinook Salmon glides up through
the water, over cliff much higher than
the falls at Oregon City. The fish ap
pear to halt, after making the ascent
as if to thank the Duke of Cello. 1. H.
Taffe, for making it SO accessible, and
he didn't ask the state for So 900 to pay
for it, either. ''Please place that sum
to the credit of the dalles state portage =
Telegraph the Duke.