The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-02-11
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From SATURDAYS. Daily

From SATURDAYS Daily
An east bound train left the depot OF
time this afternoon at 1:25. There WI
few passeDk ers.
The weather moderated somewhat las
night. the mercury indicating this mornin
6 degrees above zero.
There are about sixty people at tn
UmatIlla House, detained bv reason o
the blockade between this city and Port
land.
We are pleased to state that Rev. Fathe
Bronsgeest is improving nicely, and is doin.
as well as can be expected under the CIR
cumstances.
There are no news from the train, and il
Is not known whether it started from Port
land this morning. The rotary Is at Brida
Veil, and the snow is very deep east and
west of its position.
Rev. L. Verhaag, of East Portland, who
intended to come to The Dalles on the noon
train, telegraphed that he cannot come on
account of the blockade; hence the viii
be no services at the Catholic church to-
morrow.
Charles Cunningham, the sheep king of
Umatilla county, owns between $4,000 and
5000 acres of land beside 10000 head OF
sheep. He came to that country in 1869
and began life as sheepherder m the en-
ploY of Major Bllnhart.
Mr.. Rasmus, OF Heppnec, assisted by
members of Doric lodge. X. Of P, W II put
on the histuonic bourds the drama of
| Damon and Pythies. 1t will be given under
the auspices of the knights, and the pro.
ceeds will be for the benefit Of the lodge.
The cattle train, which was blockaded
near Bonneville, was freed from obstruc
| tions today by the rotary, ,and passed on to
Its destination. Since the storm has
ceased, the rotary can do effsctual work.
and train may be expected through this
evening.
Hon. James Hendershott. OF Cove, UEion
county, is one of the blockaded passengers
waiting tor the road to be opened with
Portland. He des cribed the weather in the
Grand Ronde valley as not very severe, the
mercury registering 6 degrees below. Zero.
The snow fall has been about the same as 1t
has in this vicinity.
The La Grande Gazette is cruel enough to
perpetrate the following: "A maiden fair.
with sun. kissed hair. came trippling down
the street; the air was keen, her age was
It'steen," but gee-whlzl wasn't she sweet?
The sidewalk was slick and she went down
quick, with jolt that took out her curls.
and the words she used must be excused,
for she's one OF our best girls"
The residents of The Dalles should be
somewhat satisfied with the weather in
this vicinity when il is known that at
other points it has been much colder.
At Walla WaIla it has been 15 degrees
below zero; Colfax, D venport and
Spokane, 80. The Dalles IS considered
the warmest place east of the mountains,
and when the mercury is hugglng zero in
this vicinity farther east it Is very much
colder.
Hon. W. ]. Snodgrass, of La Grande, az
rived In town on the vest-bound passenger
train this morning. He is en- route 10
Okanagon Falls. b. g., where be Is now en-
gagged In business. His family still remain
at La Grande, while he carries on bis business
In British Columbia He still manages the
Geze.te, his son conducting the business for
him. Mr.. Snodgrass speaks in very glow.
ing terms OF his new location, and says it is
the best fruit country he has ever seen. 1t
IS over ninety miles from the Canadian Pa
cific, near Okanagon lake, and is developing
very rapidly under the liberal policy of the
Dominion government. He will remain IN
the city until connection Is made with Po, C.
land. when he will go to his destination, VIA
the Union Pacific and Bellingham Bay and
British Columbia railroad.
The weekly dancing party of the MIgno-
nette club last evening at Fraternity hall
was one of the pleasurable social events of
the season. About twenty couples were
present, and for the time rendered their de-
votions to terpischore. The next meeting
viii be calico costume party. Those pres
emf were: DR. and Mrs J z Snedaker, MIR
and Mrs F L Houghton. Mr. and Mrs d q
Herrin, Judge and Mrs w L Bradshaw,
Judge and Mrs G G Bakeley, Captain and
Mrs Sherman, Mrs Hilton, Mrs Phirman,
Mrs French; Misses Mary Frazier, Grace
Marden, Aimee and Evelyn Newman, Min
ME Gosser, jessie Lown, Ruth Cooper, An
ME Williams, Clara and Eta Story; Messrs
j II Worsley F Garretson. NJ DOnnell, G
Camp ell, Jno Booth, M Vogt, Il French.
Jno Hertz, M Jameson, Faulkner, q b
Snowden, Wm McCrum.
A dispatch from Umatilla states that
there Is much suffering at the Indian camp
near that place. The cold is intense, the
thermometer registering 5 degrees below
zero Wednesday morning, and the supply
of fuel in the caLip is running short. A
number of the shivering aboriglnes have
taken refuge IN the railway depot waiting
room, and the remainder are huddied |
around the scant fires in their tepees. Re- |
ports from the surrounding stock ranches |
are that the range horses are standing the |
severe winter comparatively well, but there |
will De a heavy loss of cattle on account OF |
their poor condition at the beginning of the |
season. Many stockmeu along the Uma-
tilIa river are feeding their cattle hay. but
majority of the animals are left to shift for |
themselves. Very little snow remains on |
the ground, but all verdure is frozen stiff.