Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-07-30
From Far Away Washington


Recorder, but my time has been
so filled with work and some minor
Illnesses that | have had but little
leisure for corresponding.
] he families Of " Il WAl!aus
and chambers aad Wallace HnrHS
were murh delighted BY q visit
from " Il. McClung and wife from
MeClung, Bath Co., Va. a few
weeks ago. MIR. and Mrs. Nc
Chung were returning from trip
to Los Angeles, San Diego and San
Francisco, having visited the ex
positions in the two latter places.
They were delighted with their
visit and the expositions, ard it
surely was delight to US exiles to
see their familiar faces again, and
to~be able to talk together about
virginia friends and incidents. We
re hoping some of our Highland
lends who promised 10 visit US
Exposition year will keep their
promises. We ave been looking
ageil y for the promised visit of
Mrs. J. B Brar shaw and daughter
on their way to or from California
but so for have looked in vain. Oui
atchstring is out to our friends in
Saith and Highland, and we can
show you some of the finest farm
ing lands to be seen in the West.
and some of the greatest, if not tin
greatest yields of wheat, barley
and rye that can he seen West OF
in fact, in the whole world.
TIE e's many things | do not
care for in the West, but when ii
ONES to raising wheat, barley, rye,
,ats and timothy, Nez Perez and
'amas Prairies, the Tammany
country surrounding Lewiston
'Iark<'on and Palon: country can
beat lie world. The large com
bines are at work in the lower
country surrounding, Lewiston
larksrnn now; after finishing
; ere they will 90 up into the higher
prairie regions and will cut, thresl
u and sack aoain until up in Septem
Der. Those combines operate by
he ca err llar engines would be "
-, sight for Highlanders eyes: Thns'
engines run upon their own track
of which they lay and take up arc
n relay even the softest and wettes
G ground. There are many of then
d here for farming and hauling pur
poses. Trese are the same kind OF
. ngines that the Germans are max
'ng so much use of now in carry
ne their munitions of war.
s Since writing we have had big
elebrat on here over the opening
the Cello Canal which allows
1 .teamshirs to come up to Lewis
IN, giving Idaho a seaport seven
hundred miles inland from the
ocean. This celebration was beautl
fully arranged with pageants repre-
sentirg the history of Idaho ant
Washington from tie earliest day
2 to the pre- ent time. These floats
at least many of them were arrang
! ed by Prof Talkineton, of the
Idaho Stale Normal S, hool. Prof
Talkiugton is the te; cher of his
tory III this institution and has
clever knowledge of the history
of cheese two states. The first
pageant was called the First In
Ihabitants," This was anumber OF
Indians, chiefs, braves, squaws,
children and pappooses all dressed
n their finest native dresses orna
mer ted BEAUTIFULLY with embroidery
in beads and feathers. Some OF the
chiefs war bonnets were the most
beautiful things I've ever seen.
entirely made from eagles feathers
Some of the squaws wore priceless
buckskin dresses embroidered all
over with elk teeth. Next came
Lewis and Clark, both originally
from Va, which seemed to bring
Virginia quite close to us, accom-
panied by their faithful Nez Perez
Indian guide, Sacajawea, the In
iian woman who guided Lewis and
lark from Mandan in N. Oak. tc
I he mouth of the Columbus River
sometime I shall write out for
Tie Recorder the story Of
5acajawea, it is very interesting
subsequently followed floats repre-,
seuting the trappers and fur trad
ers, the Missionaries, Drs. Whit
more and Spal ling, the pioneers,
he gold miners, etc.
One must have seen this to
realize how extremely we'll the
historical pageant represented the
actual history of the two states.
We had present the governors of
Washington, Idaho and Oregon
with their stats with all their gold
lace and trappings, a number of
distinguished guests including
senators, judges, representatives of
others, many social orders, etc
Among the distinguished guests was
Sen. Borah, of Idaho, whom many
think will be the next republican