The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-08-06

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paid; were poorly fed and could not
stand the climate. Chris Putnam and
M. S. Rinehart, two other members of
the party, left Central America at the
same time, and will spend some time
visiting in the Eastern states before re-
turning home.
Reports from the farmers in all Sec
tions of the Inland Empire state this
years crop is above expectations. The
grain is plump and well filled and is
yielding unusually well in almost every
part of Wasco and Sherman counties.
In this regard the yield in the Inland
Empire differs from that in the William
cite. In Marion county the wheat is
tall and fine looking grain, but it does
not turn out when threshed like the
grain in Eastern Oregon.
Yesterday Eugene w. Vest, the rep
resentative of the Majestic Range Man
ufacturing Co., of st. Louis, was in the
city. Mr.. Vest left for points East last
evening, and informs US that his inten-
ton is to visit The Dalles in the near
future, and bring the little pickanninies
who were here last summer and fur
niehed our townspeople with fund of
amusement. They are as funny as ever
and will play several days and probably
a weeks engagement in this city.
Farmers from different parts of Sher-
man, Klickitat and Wasco counties
state that harvesting is in full blast in
all three counties. In Sherman much
grain is being prepared for market by
means of the combined harvesters,
while in Wasco and Klickitat counties
the herders and threshers are used prin-
cipally to harvest the crop. The reason
that combines are not used more extern
sively in Wasco county is that the fields
are comparatively email and the ground
too rough for such large machines. In
the leyel fields of Sherman county.
however, the combines work perfectly.
\ Notwithstanding the fact that a
launching of some craft or other has
been almost a weekly occurrence in
Portland for the last few months, there
was large crowd to witness the initial
plunge of Hale & Kern's new tugboat
Samson from the ways at the Wolff &
Zwicker iron works Thursday. Madison
street bridge and neighboring places of
vantage were occupied by a surging
macs of humanity from early in the
afternoon until the new acquisition to
the Portland feet was tied up at Duni-
ways wharf, on the East Side. The
launch was a complete success in every
respect.
The representations OF Local Forecast
Official Pague point to thunder showers
probably today and cooler, with west to
north winds. An area of low pressure
has developed and was central yesterday
morning over Southern Oregon and
Northern California. An area of high
pressure is developing off the south
western coast of California, which will
move northward and give cool weather
Sunday and Monday. From the low
pressure, thunder showers are probable
on Saturday over the greater portion of
] Vic l. aCAAO COOIOT WSatnGE
today is expected as a result of the
thunder showers.
The steamer Dalles City arrived here
last night and is now ready to con-
tend with the Regulator for the
title of the "Prlde of The Dalles.'
The steamer in every regard is
new and as hull has been built
under it, the contractors had the
advantage of knowing the faults of the
old craft which they corrected in the
new boat. Although the boilers are not
fully tempered, which prevents ii
being put under full head of steam, at
the same time the Dalles City made a
splendid run from Portland, which will
be greatly excelled when the boat is or
the route for a short time.