The Dalles Wahtonka High School - Steelhead Yearbook (The Dalles, OR)

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THE STEELH EAD fathtr and unclts llt prattlctd tontmually untll he could pull up the largtst flr trtt as lf lt wtrt a wttd XX hen ht flnally thought hnnstnf strong tnough ht starttd out to ptrform lns great 1111581011 So ht blew up tht Lolumlna pulhng up trtts and IOss1I1g thtm around as llt wtnt He at last rtsttd xn tht xalley of hdklllld. for a day and a mght Turnxng back to tht COlL1lI1lJl8. he w ent to tht hut of h1s grandpar ents who h ul bttn trtated mlstrably by tht XX alla W alla brothers Lhtnook told lns fathtr to go flihlllg lll tht rntr and that he should he down xn tht bottom of tht boat Iht XX alla W alla brothers had always robbtd tht old man of lus flsh l'ut thxs tune when they started after tht old man s boat xt would dart swlftly away so that he reathtd the shore safely wlth all of lns fmsh fhe NValla NN alla brothers btcamt angry and tort and howltd around but Llunook protecttd lus grandpartnts and kept them warm and happy Hhtn tht ntws was sprtad abrotd that thert w as anotht match Tlns would bt a good way to get r1d of hum they thought for had thty not conqutrtd the otht rs lhon h lu h ad to fxght ftvt men smglehanded Llnnook readxly atttpttd tht thalltn t Now Spetlxtr settng how the XX alla XX alla brothers had trtattd the old Llnnook grandpartnts ag un NlSllLll thtm nl stcrecy and told them to walt and put o1l on last Wlth thls and hls great strength m hls favor Chmook defeated the VX alla NN alla brotht rs one after the other untll only the youngest was left Stemg how lns brothtrs had been overcome he lost has courage and surrendered wxthout a struggle Speelyer then pronounced the sentence on XX alla Walla that he should hwe but could only blow lightly and occas1onallx and could not hawe power to freeze people to death Then he told Chmook that ht could only blow hxs hardest at nlght and that he should blow flrst on the mountam rtdges that he mlght prepare people for hts commg Thus the wlnds were modt rattd but Chmook IS always the vlctor at the last NANCY B45 LE! 18 The Nestefs Clalm HF l lmo I stacada or qtaked Plants of Texas as dlvxded under two general Cl3SS1flC8tl0I1Q the plams proper and the brakes The plams are as level as a floor except for the thousands of shallow basms ealltd lakes wlnth are dry most of the wear and over grown wxth long grass when covered wxth water The brakes IS the rough country where dry creeks sand hllls and sage brush are found and sometxmes a few cottonwood, hackberrx or cedar trees The trav eler wlll fmd stretches of the treeless plams from f1ve to fxfty mlles ln wldth, then the brakes wlll extend perhaps as far before the plams wlll 19 s ' ' Y ' , ,Bt 1 v ,' 7 A . . B. A , , . I Y L x I I Y x 1 g . 1 -. V . . I . i -, 'S , . , , f ', 5 . 5 ' K .B . . 1 I VA y ,- '.,'. ' ' ': ' . J ' ' , ' Chinook champion. the Walla Wztllzfs demanded another wrestling ,iv x s t S x I x y I 1 I ' I v 1 as , , , u 1 x cr, 1 ' v I 1 v 3 I - ' ' 1 1 'X' I ri v S A A h' A if 1 y . H ' K i ' x :. , , , . 7 , v 1, . ' 'V ' rv, v X . . , ' v y 1 v Q - . , . ,,-.,..L4 . N 5' , Y . ' - v i' y - . ' V K4 Y! ' , C . C , y - H -

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THE STEELH EAD done 111uc11 111 pl 1c1ng th1s exped1t1o11 1n '1 bad l1ght before the people borne of the5e oxtrelraxxn reports xxtre g1x111 tl1e pre-.s bx reporters guests of Nlr l ord xx ho d1d not haxe the trammg or abrhtx to xx r1te up peace me lS1lI'Lb b11t xx ere ot the xelloxx journal tx pe of reporters lhe peaee slnp v1s1ted the e 1p1tol ot eael1 Ilklllfll Countrx for four daxs Xt lxlrkxxall the sh1p xx ls l1eld bx lI'1l1Sll a11tl1or1t1es for txxo days 1nd 111 111a1l pouehes goo 111 number xxere searehed 111 most of the11e11t1al COl.llllI'1LS tl1e peaee 1dxoe 1te5 xx ere recelved cordlallx b11t tl1e people of the xx lfflllff 1111110115 1xe them the cold sl1oulder beeause thex thought tl1e X111er1e111s 11111 not e11e to hght a11d xxere trxmg to brmg about pe 1ee 1111011511 '1 s1lly method The Battle of Chlnooli and Walla Walla ANX 1 xxmter xxl1e11 tl1e tl1ern1o1netor 18 elose to zero and the 111115 st1l1e1 out lll the frozen 11r elb 11 eoxered xx1tl1 marble a xxarm xxmd spr111gs up and 50011 an eelgmg of black IS seen along tlle h1lltop5 lhen tl1e snoxv melts 1xx 1x the ree breaks ln the r1ver, a11d sprtng IS III tl1e atr Xears ago tl1e lndtans tell us t11ere xxere flVC brothers who l1ved 011 the Q,Ol11lll1Jld. r1xer lhex xx ere ealled tl1e Lhmook brothers Ixow there xx ere ftxe XX alla XX alla brotl1ers xx ho l1ved farther up the Columbxa lhe XX alla XX 1111 brothers caused dll lCy xx 111d to bloxv from the north east xx l11le tl1e Lhmook brothers blexv the xvarm south wmd lhese brothers had manx contests and xx ere eontmuallx roartng up and doxx 11 tl1e rlxer tearmg 11p trees and fllllllg tl1e .ur wlth dust and alternately freez1ng and thaxx 1ng the land Tl1ey xxent o11 111 tlllS xxax 11e1tl1er oxereommg tl1e other untrl flll ally tl1e W alla NN 1lla brothers se11t a challenge to the Chmook brothers to a xx restl1ng match The COI1Cllt1OI1 xx as that those who were defeated should be lcllled The Chmooks agreed to th15 and the t1me and place were set An old Ind1a11 named Speelx er xxas to be ump1re Speelyer w1sh1ng the Chmooks xxould xx111 secretlx told the1r grandparents to sprmkle 011 on the ground so th tt lt would not be so shck Then at the last moment Speelx er changed h1s mmd and llllfflttl to the grandparents of the Walla W alla brothers and told them to put s11oxx on the ground The xx restlmg match xx as fought and such a roarmg and howl1ng was never 1lClI'!1 before or smce Both s1des fought Vtltll all thelr strength but smce tl1e Walla 1Valla grandparents had put the snow on last lt xx as too shek for the Qhmooks and they were defeated and kllled The Walla XX alla brothers ruled ox er the country xvlth then' cruel cold wmd The oldest Chmook brotl1er had 111 mfant son, and h1s mother brought h1m up xx1th one purpose Ill v1exx, to avenge the death of h1s 18 1 1 1' 1 1 1 - 1 Y - - 1 1 yn 1 1 1 1a - 1 1 - - 1 T , . B, bl L . . , 1 ,1 1 1 , , 1 X X' ' 5' ' 1 x - ' 1 ' I 1 ' x x x ' .1 , i . 1 4 l i 1 , 1 1 1 ', - , '1 -1 ' 1 . 5 1 1 . x 1' W I v W' x' ' I I lr D Y 1 1 , 1 E 1 I b I A h' 'x A 'A L' 1 11 wr . , A, 1 ' 12 L. ' .Z . , Y 1 , 1, .' -2 ' ' ' f 1 ' . iw ' Z - x ' M 1 1 1 -L' ' ' x river is choked and frozen over xx'ith ice, and the snoxx'-cove-red ' 1 1 1 1 - l 1 ' . I A . 1 ' ' 1 1 , 1 1' . 1 ,- . 1 , 1- -' ' - - 1 1 y' 1 I 1 f 1 . Q. , , 2 gl Y, X .U , . . 7 1 1 ' - 1 ' 1 ' I , 1 4 A- ' 11 ' ' 1 Q 1 1 1 -f 1 1 4 ' 1 1 7, 1 1 -' 1 4 Y . .1 . L L I - y , 1 I 1 . ,. , , 1 , , . X 11., . 1 . 1 1 , - 1 , . , 1,3 1 1 ,1 1 , - , 2 1 1 . J T, L n , . , ., l 2 ' . , Y v Y Y ! ' I 4 . l v 1' ' ' , 1

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