The L'Anse sentinel., 1903-02-14
PINE FORESTS
OF THE WEST.
Party of Eight From this County
Secure Good Timber Claims
in Oregon.
4 DELIGHTFUL JOURNEY
Covering Period OF Four
Weeks-Drive OF Nearly
400 Miles.

January 10th party consisting
OF Ben. Brink, John B. Haviland,
August Koppana, Charles Rohlin,
Andrew Latendresse, Louis Olson,
of Pequaming, and ye editor, left
for the Pacific coast for the purpose
of securing timber claims. The
following morning we left Duluth
for Portland, Ore, via the Northern
Pacific road, which has the dis.
tinction Of being the best and most
popular line to the coast. The day
was pleasant, but cold, and that
night the mercury registered 80
below zero. There was plenty OF
snow through Minnesota and a
portion of North Dakota, but
gradually it became more scarce
and in Montana there was none to
speak of-quite change from the
land of snow to the beautiful grazing
hills and plains, dotted with large
herds of cattle, horses and sheep.
The next glimpse OF "the beautiful"
was on the Rocky and Cascade
mountains.
The journey was decidedly pleas
ant, Portland being reached at 1885
Wednesday morning Jan. 18th. At
6 o clock in the evening we left over
the o, r. & N. for The Dalles, AR
irving there three hours later. At
that point we met Ambrose Kelly,
who left l. 'Anse about three months
ago. Two days later our party, in
cluding Mr. Kelly, went to Shaniko,
that point being the terminus Of
the railroad. Next morning an
early start was made on the drive
to Prinevillc-sixtyfve miles.
For about twenty miles the
road was in terrible condition, but
as we continued it gradually became
better, for which we were very
thankful. A stage line is con-
Quoted between Skaniko and Prime
vile, but we were informed that
the accommodations were not of the
best, consequently two double
carriages were procured for
the entire journey to the
timbered lands. AT O'Clock
"a stop was made at Boilers large
cattle ranch, and the excellent
dinner provided would do credit to
many of the first class hotels. That
night we were well taken care of
at the home of another ranchman,
and the following p. IN. arrived at
Prineville, rather picturesque
little town on Crook river, and
nearly surrounded by high "buttes. >
In the evening we met l. f. Alling-
ham, a well known and expert
timber cruiser, and the following
morning started for Bend thirty
two miles. Reached that place Ga
new settlement in the woods) at 3
p. IN. 1t was raining, and the
place looked dismal. The accom-
modations were decidedly poor.
Raincd next day, but the party
drove into the timber few miles,
then returned to pass another night.
At the dawn OF day we again
started on seventy-fve mile drive
to location where yellow pine
stands thick and high. Just before
dark we reached lone house on
great desert, the home of George
Miilican, who has conducted cat.
tie and horse ranch for the past
eighteen years. Mr.. Millican is u
genial, whole .souled old gentleman,
and is monarch of all he surveys. !"
His stock has the freedom of u
range twenty-five miles square.
There are three wells OF excellent
water near his house, the only ones
on the desert for many miles. Mr..
Millican lives alone, aside from the
company of one man whom he en-
ploys. There is hardly night,