The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-05-03
FRIDAY
PINKY'S WANDERlNGS.
He Does Eastern Oregon and Hunts
Gold Iiigs.

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To those eastern people who have an
inclination to live OH climate, and are
epecurian in their taste to the extent OF
craving diversified diet, / would rec
ommend Eastern Oregon, rs holding out
more inducements than California. They
can have the hdliay breeze OF the Alpine
mountains, the glorious sunlight of Ital-
ian skies; and an hour later can dodge
snow flakes. Then by way OF variety.
they. can don maekintoshes and over
| shoes, and slop through rain and slush.
As soon as the resources ofsis4is favored
country are better known there will
doubtless be a boom.
Baker City is To Eastern Oregon what
Portland is TO the northwest. Ii is the
distributing point for all the rich mining
| country which surrounds it.
noticed anlinquiry in the oregonian
| few days ago from some man, as to
where he could 90 to strike a mine. Go
| east young man. Try the country sur
rounding Baker City. Don't go near
jacksonville. She's on the bum. Charlie
Niekelli is all right, but have :. grudge
against the town recorder. See? Baker
there are number of excellent mines in
the vicinity. | have had occasion TO
visit several OF them. Not financially,
however. The Virtue mine has a shalt
sunk 10 the depth OF 40 fee. and as a
tenderfoot steps into the car 10 make
the descent, his thoughts naturally turn
TO the misiceds OF his pas. life. Being
naturally inquisiiive, asked the super
lntendent If they were much troubled
with gold bugs" in the mine. He re-
piled that they did no; thrive in the i'm
pure atmosphere oi mine. ba. found
Wall street more congenial- What did
he mean by that?
While making the stage trip TO the
Baisley-Elkhorn mine noticed at cruss
road the guide board "Pocallontis m"
Never having heard OF the place my cur
iosity led me Ia question the driver. He
informed me that years ago there was a
honrishing town a; the foot OF the noun
tain. Il Was full-iiesige,a mining town,
and in Its palmy DAYS. buastel oi THREE
hotels, three or four lage stores, and the
required number OF saloons, feedslableS.
etc, and had a population Of 5000. But
the mines played ont, and il Is the same
old story. House after house has been
moved away, until now there il nothing
left TO mark tle place, cxcep, 3 few logs.
the remnant OF the old blockhouse in
which the miners took refuge from the
hostile Indians. The sage brush aaAs
oyergrown everything and the only sign
OF life Is she coyote tro;;ins laxily along,
looking back over his shoulder al the o.
casisnal yssserby.
When frs; landed in Baker Cit-
was persssicuily inpoT;Rnei BY tbs. re-
Toric-s oi ihc various newspapers TO
give, ioT publication. NV views on gse
SILVER question and ilac Iapo-C Chsnrse
war. ] repeatedly refused. giving as INV
reason that had no political aspirations.
now THAI Ille railroad commission holds
over. and that my visit 80 their beautiful
city was made as 4 relaxation from the
ucighiy matters OF state. They exiieni-
ly doubted me, and in retaliation Tor the
Imaginary slight 10 the papers oi the city
they caused flsr iolsowssss to sppear in
IN the Blade IN the next issue:
Loss AngCsTED.-Mr "Plnkv." OF
Portland. Was IA the cisy las; week and
adjusted the loss on the residence oi Mr..
Wm. Riley which Nas BADLY damaged
by fire atso8; ihrsee weeks ago. lie rep
resents the sun Fire 4 Marine Insurance.
Company. us San Francisco. Mr.. Riley
commenced the work OF repairing the
house Monday, etc, etc.
! have ses type. run skating rink and
sold sugar diluted with sand to the third
attenuation, bnt Nisa; have done that
should BE- thsisly hum:liateei? II mus;
oe sotnc san OF omission rather than CON-
mission. PISKY.