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

TIE chinook bloweth not though earnestly
desired
,J. b. Haverly ami ). V. MAann, of Boyd,
are ID ths CITY TO day.
The roads 10 the interior are nearly
blockaded by srow-drifts.
At Nanseuc the mercury indicated Is
degrees below zero last Sunday night
The temperature is sufficiently high to-
day to raise expectations OF a chinook.
There are seventeen carloads of cattle at
Saltmarshe's stookyarls awaiting shipment
to the Seattle market.
]. B. Crossen. county clerk, J. L. Story
and E. B. Dufur returned from Salem on
the noon train yesterday.
The inhabitants of Seattle are reported to
| be suffering meat famine. THIS Is caused
by the blockade on the railroads.
Two west bound trains are in the city,
waiting for the blockade to be opened to
take their passengers to Portland.
The latest intelligence is that the rotary
snow plow has been damaged, and a train
will not be expected from Portland to-day.
Two professional" chimney sweepers Wis
! tied the city yesterday, and made them
selves useful by cleaning the SCOT from dirty
fues.
Sheep and cattle on the range are quite
thin, and if the cold weather continues
much longer the loss will be quite consider
able.
The best sleighing experienced for ten
years have been enjoyed this winter. and
our citizens fully appreciate the favors re-
ceived.
Hon. W. Fl. H. Dutur, of Dnfur, came
in town yesterday. He reports farmers
very well satisfied with the prospects for q
good crop next harvest.
Mr. II. H. Riddell, of this city, was a
passenger on the east-bound train yesterday
for Grant, where he has gone to attend to
some professional duties.
The mercury marked 20 degrees above
zero this morning, and the weather is evI-
IDENTIFY moderating. Spring with its flowers
may be expected in little while.
In conversation this morning with a
farmer who resides on Tygh ridge he said he
had feed enough to last him until next Octo-
ber, and his neighbors are nearly as we'll
situated.
Mr.. Henry Hudson, of Dufur, gave MS
pleasant call to-day. he says the winter
has been very favorable to farmers in that
vicinity, and abundant crops are expected
next season.
Notwithstanding the earnest desire exc
pressed by our farmers for bountIful fall
of snow they appear to be fully satisfied
now and would be gratl6ed il the 'beauti--
full" would cease falling.
The annual meeting of The Dalles Mil
itary Road Company was held at the Of
flee of T. A. Hudson yesterday, and the
following officers elected: Hon. J. x.
Kelly, president; Edward Martin, vice
president; T. A Hudson, secretary.
Passengers who arrived in the city on the
east bound train yesterday report the snow
about five feet deep on q level at Bonneville.
The snow pillow, in many places, bored i;s
way through drifts twenty-five and thirty
feet deep; but in little while the cuts
would be reflled by drifting snow.
A dog strayed from the premises Of the
owner in this city last Saturday, and any
one returning him to Mr.. Frank Hill, agent
of the Pacific Express Co., will be suitably
rewarded. The dog Is a setter, Of dark
brown color, and had white breast and for
ward legs, and white spot on side. about
eighteen inches high, and had leather collar
on.
Oregonioa: Mr.. Rsley, in presenting his
bill for the construction of the portage rail-
way at the dalles of Columbia, did not sup
port the bill with the strong arguments
that he presented two years ago, probably.
for the reason that he did not think it nec-
essary to repeat what he said so fully thens
but it was necessary, as the sequel showed.
for by many senators the subject had not
been considered more than supericially, if
at all. But now, since the vote has been
and the bill taken from the
table. it is hoped that Mr.. Raley and other
the arguments which they are 90 well pre-
pared to advance. The bill ought to pass.
Western Oregon ought to Join hands with
Eastern Oregon in this matter, SO important
Tn both