The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-08-07
a TRIP THROUGH THE VALLEY.
Described by Our Travelling Correspondent
in Webfoor.
TANGUET, Or. July, 81, 1897.

| TANGUET, Or. July, 81, 1897.
ED. TINES -MouNTAINEER:
According to promise. will tell you
of my Whereabouts, as do not want
you or any of your readers to conceive
the idea that have gone to Clondyke,
for have not contracted that popular
epidemic yet.
After the grand lodge of the Degree
of Honor adjourned in Portland on
Friday evening, spent till Monday in
the city sight seeing, and boarded
| the overland train Monday at O'Clock
P. NJ. for Albany. There are a great
many travelling now, and it was with
difficulty that found seat. The ride
became mOnOtonous, as the scenery
becomes tiresome, and the only place
that interested your correspondent.
was the Chemawa Indian school. II
was getting dusk when we passed
there, and the dark and dusky pupils
| were arranged along the fence of the
grounds, all sizes and nearly all colors.
1t was amusing to see the many faces
turned toward the train, eager to see
the passengers. The next place of any
| consequence was the reform school.
This is a fine brick building, and at
night, when all brightly Illuminated,
presented a pretty scene. One of our
female passengers, thinking she was
near Turner Station, alighted there
while the train was in motion, and it
created quite an excitement, but after
investigating it was found that she
was lively as cricket, and was none
the worse from her daring ''leap in
midair."
We found Albany quiet, but the
weather delightful. The mornings
and evenings so cool and refreshing to
one who had but recently come from
the dry climate of Eastern Oregon.
On Wednesday w. L. Mains great
circus and wonderful aggregation of
wild animals" made their appearance
in the city, and people flocked from far
and near to see the elephant" and
your correspondent had seen the same
in. Portland, but borrowed ''small
boy' for the occasion and Joined the
procession.
Many trains of Christian Endeavors
are, and have been passing through,
and at the Albany depot hotel more
than two thousand have been fed. |
Seven hundred were fed there in one
day. They will continue to arrive un.
til about Aug. 4th.
The farmers are all jubilant over |
their good prospects for bountiful |
harvest of grain. In many fields they |
are realizing 40 bushels of whea. to the |
acre. Fruit Is very plentiful. The |
apple trees are bowed to the ground |
with ther fruit and garden vegetables
are plentiful and very cheap.
Many people have gone to the diff
ferent summer resorts, and to New
port, the most popular summer resort |
for the willamette valley people.
left Albany today at 1890 for this
little berg, which is pleasantly situated
six miles south of Albany on the o. &
c. railroad. 1t is quiet here. and when
the evening shadows fall, it has the ap-
pearance of The Dalles, as there are
no street lights, and the street cars are
also scarce.
The Northern Methodist church has
just had new bell placed in it's tower,
and "Grandma" Wertz, one of Or
egon's earliest pioneers. was the first
one to ring the bell, and for one eighty
two years of age, the chimes of the
new bell responded very clearly TO her
touch.
Bro. Douthit, your writer meets
many old frinds of yours, and all are
anxious to know how you are prosper
ing, and ali questions are answered
cheerfully, but there is one secret we
will not diyulge and that is the good
joke we have on you, which occurred
while you were in Portland attending
the A. o. U. w. grand lodge, but
"mum" is the word. More anon.
OLLIE F. STEPHENS.