The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-11-22
by Llndlny Annlngnln

CON IN TIE YEAR lSiG.
ily Lindsay Applrgnlo
Artor crossing, We turned NJ the
river. ana the Indians In large mum.
bcrn came out of the thlclgcts on tho
opposite nldo nnd tried IN every way
10 provoke w. our COur6r was Tor
some distance southeast along the
bank OF the river, ana the Indians,
some mounted nnd rOmo on foot
passed on rapidly on the other blic
There appeared to b. u great con-.
motion among them, \ party had
lnmotto some three ar four weeks BE-.
fore uB. combating of rrrnch, half
breeds. Columbia Indians aud fuw
Americans. probably about eighty ~
all, Passing one oi their cncnmp.
mcnts we could pee by the alFau that
ihoy were only short distance
cd that the Itoguc HiNora hpI stolen
tomo ~ their horses, ana that an e.
fort ~ recover thom had caused the
delay. ~ about . OClurk We lcft
the river aud boro H0uthwurd up
little stream f,r four or five miles
ana cncampol From our camp &c
could sec numerous sigupl Ores on
tho mountains tn the eastward We
rrw no Indians IN the vicinity 81 our
camp, and no evidence uf thuir hny.
inE been there lately. Thoy had nYI.
IDENTITY Fivon ~ up. aud followed the
Other company which the same night
'nc1mTcI In the main valley above,
undor the circumstance, We oainy.
od a good nights rcst, keeping ou'y
two guards at time
Iirnch iiogur River Valley
On the morning ~ Jsro goth, We
passed over low rpnFo NJ hills,
from tho summit ~ which he had .
splendid view of tho Rogue river
valley II seemed Ike Ero1t mo1ds
ow. lntcraporrcd with gToyoa of oaIa
which appeared Ike Nu.t orchards
M day lorE No travelled over rich
black soil covered with rank grass.
clover aud pea Vine, ggd at nIFht
oncnmrcd near the other party on
the stream now known aT EmiFrant
creek. near the foot of tho slsk,you
mountains This nlEht, tho indlanr.
having gone 10 the mountains To- am
bush the French company aa We nj.
i.rwards learned, We were no, di',
tu.bcd. Here our course diyrrEcd
from that NJ The other company. They
following the Old California trail
across the sIhklyuu. while cur route
was eastward through IA uncyplorcd
region several hundred mllrs IN *
tent
cu the mogHinE ~ June 3olh, w"
moved along tho north bank ~ the
creek. and sool began tho ascent of
the mountains to tho eastward
which We found gradual, SPENDING
mort of the DIS In examining tho
hills about tic stream now called
KcuUc creek. u,pr the summit uf 'To
Siskiyuu ridge, We moved uu down
through tho heavy forests of p'nU,
fir aud cedar. aud rpcIWpud early
In ~" oyonlnR In u little valley, now
known aS Round prairie. about ten
ar twelve milcJ. as nearly as We
could Judge, from the camp or the /
previous night We found ro cyi-
dcncc of Indians bcInE about. hut We
did not relax our yig.lnaCc 0a that /
account We cncnmpci In cluInp }
of placs In the valley aud kept uut
our guard.
rass Through mus Discovered
On the morning of July lu', ronH
anxious In know what U0 wore % l
find ahead. wo made an carly start /
This morning We observed the track /,
of 4 lone horse leading eastward. /
Thinking II had been made by some |
Indian horscmnn on his way from
Rogue river tO the Klamath coun- |
try, we undertook To follow Il, This |
We had no trouble In DOING. as II had !
been made In the spring while the |,
ground was damp and was very dis.
tinct, until We came TO n very rough |
rocky ridge wiorc we lost H. This !
rdEo was directly IN our way Tx,
ploring northward along the divide |
for considerable distance without I
finding practicable route across II
va uncampcd for the night among ,
the pines. Tho next morning, July |
2. We explored the ridGe southward
as far as tho great Canyon OF the
Klamath but. having no hotter sue
cess than the day before, wo cncamp.
ed AT n llttle sprlng ON the mountain !