Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-08-18

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easily built into the ocean for vessels
to land, as there is mud bottom
here. The steamer Farallon saluteC
the governors cottage as she went by
on the 18th on her way to Alaska, a
custom of Captain Roberts ever since
he had the governor for passenger tC
Frisco and return.
AMONG THE COTTAGES.
there stands the summer home of
Governor Lord, or rather of Mrs. Lord
and the family, or still more rather of
the family, for the Governors official
duty and Mrs. Lords numerous fields
of fax under process have taken them
both away and left them little time
for recreation. Their home is now in
charge of Miss Lee, the primary
teacher who is off duty on a months
vacation. She is an accomplished
camper, a good trout fisher fine
housekeeper, and not afraid of ten
mile tramp in any direction.
The Farrar, Hawthorne, Earhart,
Washburn, Black, Mercer and several
other families have cottages, but the
price Of lots is not high and a dozen
more cottages could be filled if they
were built. A cottage ought to be
enclosed and have a vegetable garden
put IN in the spring. AS the soil is
mixture of sand, shells, fish bones,
guano, remains of see lions and other
ocean animals, it seems as though
the great head Gardner Of the Uni
verse had been at work for thousands
of years here to prepare this soil for
the production of the most perfect
fruits, potatoes and vegetables. am
told that this place was the most IA
nous Indian camp on this coast. The
original coast tribes lived on she'll
fish, and berries for side dishes, but
sea lion and whale blubber were their
substantials. I have seen squaws
chew up slice of stranded whales
blubber with as much gusto as q
schoolboy would chunk" of taffy.
This is great resort for whales, and
on any fair day school of hundred
or more can be seen playing off shore,
spouting water and showing their
backs.
Occasionally great right whale an |
almost extinct species, comes ashore,
but most Of the fish seen are the black |
whales that do mot grow to be over
so to 60 feet long Right whalesgrow |
to be 100 to 12O feet long. one such |
fish 10 feet long coming ashore on
the beach north of Newport few
years ago. The monster was cut up
for his oil, and the jawbones are still |
lying on the street at Newport.
SOME ANCIENT HISTORY
is connected with Seal Rocks. John |
Gaunier a French Canadian half |
breed now on Siletz river, says his
father was the first white man to dis
cover Seal Rocks. John is now owe
60 years old. His father, who was a
Hudson Bay yoyageur, afterwards
took wife from ,among the Indians
aud begat John junior in his "illihee
close" at point now called Stanford,
on Alsea Bay He went down to
the Umpqua where he built a fort for
the Fur Company and died close onto
1870 years Of age. l commend his hab-
its of life to ALI the highly notable
single bucks of the Salem Illihee club
II they would attain grand
I'D age. But John Gaunier, and his
of half breeds and Indians
received not a little rough treatment
as they attempted TO pass the Great
Seal lllihee, or Seal Rocks Thous.
inds OF Indians were camped there,
and II took three days sharp lighting
10 drive them OF the rocks so
that the exploring party could go on
south. The Indians fought like