Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-08-25

ial Correspondence. Just south Of
Siletz bay is Forgarty creek with
some pretty rocks for the camera
people, and a very nice sandy beach
for bathing A number Of fine
streams flow into the Pacific ocean
around Siletz bay.
The county roads through this
country are not only cut through liy-
ing walls Of forest, but often have TO
be sawed through a solid wall of
dead timber, where logs are piled
three deep by a windfall. The eli
mate up the coast at this season is
something superb. II is a mixture
OF sea-fog, mountain air and sun
shine. like the soft patting OF baby
hands when the gently stirring
breezes strike your face.
The burnt sections are narrow
strips along the coast, rapidly grow
ing up to rhododendron parks. We
followed over a bench TO Siletz bay.
On the south side live two sons Of
Poland, Joe and Albert Sijoata, and
driving through ones barn yard we
are let down TO the soft sand beach.
Following the same about two miles
we cross the sand dunes to the ferry
landing. weber the use OF our lungs
brought G. s. Parmele and his son,
Edgar, with the hatboat that landed
us safely at his home, where he has
a sawmill and merchandise store.
Vessels come into this bay drawing
ten To twelve feet of water. The
Chilcat. Harrison. Gerald c. and
Della, OF the Elmore Co.. run in here
Drift creek, heading In Bald noun
tain. cmpties into the bay at Par
meles. The name of the postofiice IS
Kernvile. The Parmeles came from
Illinois IN 1859. landing at ST.
Helens, Wash. He lived at Tilla-
nook awhile and then came 10 ST.
letz He has done very well here and
is one OF the substantial and accom-
modatlng citizens of Lincoln county.
We waited here and hshed Drift
creek. catching enough trout FOR
supper aud drove out TO the beach 20
go on north. Crossed Schooner creek
on way to mouth OF Siletz. Had TO
take our grub-boX mp on our lap, as
the tide had not run out enough.
The postmaster az Taft told us he
was hopeful OF making that quite a
town as the railroad went through
H. Was selling lots.
Campers are numerous at the
mouth OF the SlletE. Here We saw
the first deer on the trip Il was a
fine large red doe that had come out
ON the marsh to feed. Was not
alarmed at our going along Within
l5O feet In boat Some men went
after her with Winchester but did
not got her. said Il was a buck with
horns on,
Tho drive up the beach TO Devils
lake was hnc. although the beach Is
nowhere so hard as about Yaqulna
bay Al Devils lake a large stream
of water runs out and We took the
road back onto the beaches. Splen-
did sheep and stock ranches on these
fern covered hills, Saw but one flne
farm home, Many places owned by
Indians look deserted. They are on
setting salmon or hop picking. Into
camp at salmon river at 7:SO.
Ham and trout boiled on the Goals
and bread aud butter aud fruit make
a supper and then turn IN 10 sleep
under the stare. This Is an ideal
camp, Fine place 60 feed aud water
horses. high clean bank OF river.
Fuel and shelter In abundance. The
ripping waters make music az Tor
tho angels Az midnight an was 81.
lent. The tide had come up. Mon
with torches came up the river in a
boat fishing breaking the law IN tue
wilderness Is not so uncommon.
Before morning one friendly
neighhor made himselt or herself
manifSs,--a llthe skunk. During
the nighs an Indian rode up to
camp on pony We stepped out and
exehenged eourtesies. lie had been
az Salem mission when boy With
some ot his tribe. Was golng TO
rillan0ok TO the fair. How many
miles VAS itf he did not know.
'"Ges there By s O'Clock. maybe" was