Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-08-08
G.. W. Greenwood Inter-
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a friend the description of your
county, and the inducements held
out, to farmer here that has to
toll from early morn to late evening
and have the most of his labor
gobbled up by the combine capital
lists and administration are indeed |
flattering, so much SO that 1 rented |
my farm of 100 acres here for one
year, and rugged up comfortable
hack for my family, consisting Of
myself and my wife, daughters
Edith, age II and Cora, age IS, |
and two small children. We put
part OF our household goods in a
wagon and started for this Eldcrado
to make it our future home. Two
ouug men, Mr. Robert Brock and
Mr., Riley Yancey, came with us
with the same intention. We.
started from the farm near Moscow,
Idaho, July 10th, and at Dayton,
Washington we fell in company
with another party, from Clay
county, Dakota, with the same in
tention. The party consisted of
James and Bill Smouse and Charley
Cattern. They had two wagons.
We travelled over a hot and dusty,
dreary country without incident of
note until we reached the foot Of
Mt. Hood. The young men de-
termiued to see the top of the old
peak, but Robert and James soon
got enough of the old trip and came
back to camp, but Riley, Bill and
Charley put their names in the box
the government has there for that
purpose, and seeing ropes down on
the other side of the peak Bill
started down, then soon called bacl;
, to his friends not to come any
further if they could get back. He
b climbed down over some terrific
places. The ropes was over Ioc
feet long and after he reached the
end there was part Of the rope gone
and he had to get down the bes
he could. When he found himsel
in very dangerous place withou
pike or gun for protection or de
II fense. He finally reached the bast
and started around the mountain
N for camp. After walking near I,
miles he came TO sheep camp ant
stayed all night there and started
at daylight and after a walk Q
eight miles he reached camp i
time to stop searching party
You may be sure they were all re
lieved for none of them wanted t
start over that mountain in scare
of him. He said if any one
: fond ofadventure let him go throug
his experience. Riley said whe
he was at the foot he would giy
a dollar to have been on top al
after he was on top he would ha,
given his hair if he was in cam
for it was a sight TO look down II
on the other mountains all aroun
but as he was in his shirt sleev
and it was showing and cold whi
with the prospect of one of Il
party all ready lost, he and Charl,
started down the same side tn,
70 went up. They saw the great i
cones and the boiling spring in
snow bound crater S, and smelt a
saw the sulphur steam rising
out of the place, they. knew tn
there must be hot place in t
mountains.
We came the old Barlow rot
through the Cascades and throui
Salem, up the Willamette vale
through the Kings and Blodf
valleys, over the Little Elk rou
then reached Yaquina, and up t
canyon ofSimpson creek we reach
the ranch of friend A. L. Chitwo
Friday evening, the and.
We have looked around what
could the last few days aAI I
-. well pleased with the prospects
fore us. We have come TO stay a
all want to find work. 1 have
team and would like to rent or b
a small place where can make
honest living and have good hea