The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-05-21
MEETING OF PIONEERS
0REGONIAN RECALLS THE DAYS OF THEOX TEAM
in CROSSING THE PLAINS


Those early pioneers Idaho the plains to the
Oregon country will appreciate the following the Oregonan
Attractive posters conspcuousy printed in blue on white paper
the meeting in this city June the hsevent annual
feunion Of the Oregon Pioneer The meeting
held Arnory some wears past but the cood
auditorium OF the Masonic Temple Embelshng posters
containing wagons wagons
which tightly stretched drawn by long lines
Neither picture description give than superficial idea
these wagons-tHe of pioneers year
moving slowly from Missouri River
fourth and fifth decades OF the past century To appreciated these
wagons be Candor copel the that close
macy with these old covered wagons for period of year
somewhat from that may have been around
them at first glance ideal means of conveyance
But such they they held and still hold place the
tory OF the and the time the wonderful
of homeseekers relatively years indeed
practically that any prudent responsible
lily should have yoked these numbering clumsy vehicles
ored them with bacon and ardtac with dried apples and
occasional luxury such bedding clothing absolutely
necessary (which thus gauged mighty ite) mounted delicate
and from eight half OF children atop the load
and struck through practically tackess wilderness waring
with Indians whose temper at best journey
eal thousand miles
Yet this was the American emigration movement during the
above designated and results brought the Oregon
country first settlers subsequent saenaers courageous
company of and children the survivors, OF whom
feaed upon this pioneers
These people who, their youth of determined WILL
daune courage and enduring physical fiber Yet be said
the light experience that ignorance Of what this great
grafton really danger fatigue poverisment
sickness paton and death stood them the stead OF courage
Otherwise long journey with hazards helpless would
undertaken under the conditions that
But undertaken by hundreds Of adventurous omesekers
Within the limits of these decades there
good years and bad years reconed by vssudes
these way Now the Indians
hunting grounds these dusty ept slowly day after day
hostile the and hung upon the Of the crawling
columns menacngy again. they seemingly friendly, though
with wary eye upon the rifles that hung the wagon bows
Polluted and uana food caused much sickness and without
remedial agencies knowledge wherevit control there
in the years of the heaviest emigration many deaths.
Still the covered wagons oted forward the eyes of the
yivng anousy scanning the horizon until finally
halt called and homebudng primitive way, began
was thus
BEEN be- told Lips that struggled with
neighbor way the early years have become
bodies literally beat themselves against conditions OF
poverty and isolation that slow yield have returned to dust little
graves by png negbor secluded of land claims
eveled by and oberaed by the powsares OF plenty
from isolated community, literally scratching for living
beautiful wilderness Oregon has grown be prosperous popuous
the covered wagon has become memory the sowovng
little than tradition representing impossible of
transportation