St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-04-27

Columbia River. The road referred
to touched the Willamette river
about where Linnton now is.
GEoRGR II. HINES.
August i7th-roday we travelled
but 4 miles and cncamped OH the
bank of the river. The Indians
that were with us are gone with the
Oregon Company. The most of
them THAT company are mission
IariCs.
August 18th Today we Travelled
about 10 miles aud cncampcd for
the balance for the balance of the
day on the bank OF the river.
August fith. This morning We
passed by q hot spring near the
cnclmpment II is constantly boil
ing and smoking and is strongly
imprcgnatcd with soda. We
Travelled about IS miles today over
hills and mountains aud encamped
on u small brook about 4 miles
from the river.
August iS.-Today we did not
travel far, perhaps not more than s
miles oil straight line, but the
way was rough aud winding aud
hilly. We cncampcd on u small
branch about three miles from the
river, that Is, from Bear River.
We killed very little game for a
few days, cNccp, few antelope
aud fishing. The mountain cherries
aud kerran,s currantsl are ripe at
this time and other fruit OF various
kinds oi a good flavor.
August 10Th. - This day we
travelled about 20 miles aud ell.
camped on the bank of Bear River
near u place called Cash Valley
Cache valley,
August 18TH. To-day we Travelled
about 30 miles aud cncampcd in
Cash valley OF the banks OF Bear
River, two miles below the falls OF
that River, Here the river runs
throught deep cut in the mountain
which II narrow and nearly perpen-
dicular and about roo feet high.
August IS.-This forenoon we
came To a muddy, deep creek which
We could not cross without going
nearly half days journey up il,
and consequently We Travelled about
5 miles today and came down on
opposite bank and camped, There
Is large number of hot salt
springs on the banks of this creek |
Somc at them are nearly as hot aS
boiling water
August 10Th We Travelled |
about 10 miles tol9y IN round |
about direction L,lt the river
aud had la return Ia il again in
ease ol having no water, Travelled |
through dry, salt plain and could |
find no water until we returned to
the river.
August ,olh.-Today we did
not travel, but lay by at camp for
the purpose of sending men on
ahead To search for the Salt lake as
we have no pilot for he went the
Oregon route,
Note. This diary thus ends,
with the exception OF the follow
ing;
MOTIFS LIFT OUT.
On the aSd OF July seven men
lett the company and started back
To the States Their names were
John Gray, Henry Peyton, --
Jones, James Baker, - Romano,
- Fry and Rogers. Baker
lid not go back, but stopped with
he trapperS,
On the a7th oi July there was
IN the camp. Mr.. Cockrel
% Mrs, Gray, by the Rev. Mr..
smith, Catholic priest,
On the evening OF the I,th of
August two men went up on
mountain To hunt for snow. The
listadce deceived them, Night
'vertook the, They did not re-
urn until noon next day.
July ~ Dawson
To butcherknife SI.oo
Mr.. Williams
To I hooks IL
" Isaiah Kelsey
To Skeins of thread so
lNote.-There is a reason to
uppose that Mr.. Johns kept a |,
liary of the trip into California
with August Fl, aS+I, #.
nd also diary covering the /,
learly two years he spent in Cal
tornia; but the writer hereof has
lever been able to get any trace
hereof. II may be noted also that !
is little singular that SO OBJ ,
ervant a man as Mr., Johns showed
imSelt to be in his notes of travel
honld have failed to give the n