Love de Mexican & Oregon Forts
By Colonel Bain, New West Unfiltered 9-25-07
As de Colonel plans a trip to de Oregon Countryde many Fort der hold many meaning n travel up de Pacific coast. Fort like Fort Lane, Fort Klamath, Fort Vannoy Oxford an Smith. How bout Fort Hoskins located n Kings Valley near Bonner Creek. Fort Bailey, Fort Hoskins, Fort Orford which twas established becasue of Injuns. How about Fort Umpqua which goes up de coast clear up to Fort Stevens located near the mouth of de Columbia River named after de famous Issac Stevens ..
Yeppers Stevens was appointed de first Territorial Gov. of Washington State..hummm
But lets not forget Fort enrietta..an Fort Dalles de most famous of forts (Witman massacre) twas also called Fort
Lee..
O de Mexican people have left an implant n our souls, Tacos an tamales, enchiladas, burritos, Chile con carne, de vaqueros, Lassos, Chaps, Chicaronies, Sombros, Senoritas Bonitas, de Peasants cantos ( songs), de Missions en masses, De romance of de fiddle an guitaras musico dat make our Almas Muy Contento (souls Very Content) hummmm..
De Colonel Loves de Mexican an Latino way of life..Even de actors, de ligua (es language) pudo amor...Yeppers
De Spanish an Mexican people have implanted their big hearts into de Western way of life..
If only de Colonel can find de Phone company named Taco Bell!! * sigh*
Giddup... Apuro...Secreto Amor [End of article]
"Injuns"?
Comment By Peter Webster, 9-25-07I was just thinking about it, my friend.
If you were writing about the south, say, and the old plantation houses and all their accessories (like the shacks the slaves lived in)...well, would you get ecstatic about "de darkies"? That's what "Injuns" is about—like "redskins." It's offensive.
Whoaa...forgive me as de Native American roots too r a part of my heritage as well..Slang references have been a part of our culture fur many years. As a humorist, cowboy, spanish-hispanic an frum a Native American bacground..Please accept my sincere apologies..
De Colonel
frum forgotten Counties..Plentywood, Montana