Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-11-26
FRANK LANE WRITES TO
HIS TOLEDO FRIENDS

ceived by e. N. Whitlaw from
Frank Lane, who lett Toledo
for Idaho last September:
Dear Frlends:-Will try and
write a few lines to let you
know how we are. We are all
well at present. This is a fine
country, but times are quiet.
We were six weeks on the road.
We left e. N. Whitlaws, Toledo,
on September 18th and started
up Pioneer Mountain on our trip
to Idaho. Went to Albany, then
to Lebanon, then to Sweet
Home, then to Sodaville. Drank
all the soda water we wanted;
then went on to Cascadia, then
to the Mountain House, then we
started up the Cascade Noun
tains, for a seven long miles
climb. We left the Mountain
House at 6 a. m. to climb the
Seven Mile HILL. Talk about the
Pioneer Hill. 1t isn't in 1t at all.
Well, we got up the Seven Mile
Hill at 2 p. m. Pulled the Thin
BILE out of the wheel and down it
went. Had to go a quarter of
a mile to get a pole to raise the
wagon so could put the Thin
BILE back in place again. l
wrapped burlap around 1t and
drove 1t back in place. Now we
left for down the mountain. We
got part way down when the
thimble came out again. This
was $50 p. m. Had to cut an
other tree to pry. the wagon up
again. This time / put It In to
stay. / drove 1t on then drove
nails In for the burr to rub
against. Had six miles yet to
go through the tall timber. Got
part way and broke a spoke in
another wheel, but made It to
camp after dark, eight o'clock.
The next morning get nv
tools out and went into the
woods and cut a yeu wood tree,
split out a spoke and hewed 1t
down and put It in, set the tire,
as there wasn't a blacksmith
within 75 miles. l got it fixed
at l O'Clock and then went fish
ing in Fish Lake. Only caught
two nice trout although saw mill
lions of them. They wouldn't
bite. Next morning started up
Sand Hill, six miles long, and II
was bad. They told me at Fish
Lake that | couldn't make it up
the bill and that / had better
hire a team. told them | would
go as far as could, anyway.
Made 1t alright. Got up at d.
m. 1t spit some snow going ND
and about noon it began to rain.
We made some coffee and ate
lunch in the wind and rain and
started on. The sand on Sand
Hill was from three to eight
inches deep and in places it was
very rocky. This is over the lava
beds. At the top of Sand Hill
is Big Lake. That is where we
ate lunch. The waves rolled
like on Yaquina Bay in a storm
Then We started on for Cash
Creek, l6 miles. We had gone
about two and a half miles when
We discovered that we had lost
our cooking outfit and had to 60
back after it. Dellman and |
went back, the rain pouring
down. We found it about 40
rods from where we had camped
had forgotten to tie it on. Got
back to the wagon. Ivy and
Myrtle had put the big canvass
over the horses. They were all
shivering as it was, very cold.
We passed the volcano where it
had spouted lava for 25 miles.
The hole had been so hot that
the sides of the rock wall was
all melted so that it looks like
melted glass. We got to Cash
Creek through the rain and
camp set up at s p. m. There
was a big shed which drove
under and set up the tent under
Had hard time getting the fire
going with everything so wet.
put rocks in front and made
things pretty fine. Next morn.
ing left at $50 for Three Sis.
ters. Fine morning, but cold
We could look back and SEE
snow all over the mountains
Now came trouble again. M,
wheel that / fixed dished th,
wrong way. / had to take tn,
tire off and put four thicknesse
OF canvass under. Heated tn,
tire and put it on again. Fin
job 1t was, too. Then w
struck out for Tumalo, on tn
Deschutes. Thar it where Mel
son lives. We camped owe
night at Mr.. Nickerbocker'
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