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SALEM, OREGON, MARCH 30, 187
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Volumo IX, Number 7.
for tho Wlltnmctto Farmer.!
BATTLE OF ABIQUA.
As Hon. It. C.Gocr, who was a participant
in tbo battlo of Ablqua has given tho only
reliable account of that dceislvo but email
battlo from tho whlto inan's view, 1 now
propeso to give you an account ns rotated
by an Indian who told tho story In my hear
ing, as related to bltn by four Klnmnth
tquaws who snld that they woro tho only
survlvorH of tho attack.
I will stato that r.t that tlmo I was between
JO and 11 years old, and that I lived with an
undo on what Is now known asthoGlonn
farm, but at tho tlmo of tho Incident was
ownod by Thomas Cox. tho propagator of
noted Cox Cling poaches, and about n mllo
down tho rivor lived n man by tho uatno of
James Howard, at whoso place wero Mrs.
Polly, and tho lest of tho family except tho
men who wero absent to-tho lowcrond of the
county wboio tho Indiitu ttoublo thon was.
Mrs.Jamos Ford and hor family wero also
at Mrs. Howards', as Mr. F. hlinsolf was
gonoou thosamo errand, looking afior tho
Indians. Ho thoro woro three families atono
houso, with only ono man as protector.
Thoro woro' a great many rumors clloat,
which of courso wero enlarged upon by ouch
narrator, and woro not calculated to quiet tho
nerves of tho thou Justly alarmed spiireoly
settled community.
About noon that day (Sunday) boiho In
dians wero seen coming down tho valley,
and of course tho women becamo alarmed,
and as tho Indians woro riding In a bunch
audqulto rapidly, which Is not tho usual
custom of Indian travel, this was taken ns n
sure sign that they wero hostlles. and ovory
precaution was Immediately taken for a do
fsnso, and whllo this was In progress a sud
den douso smoke was soon to nrisoaslftho
house on Mr. Cox's placo had bcn fired, (as
It stood behind a hill sufllolontly high to
hide it,) and this was to us proof undonlablo
that they wore the Klamaths booking rovongo.
Mr. Howard took his station at tbo door
with two well-loaded rifles, tho floor was
raised and tho smaller children thrust be
neath, while tho wornou resolutely grasped
axes and butcher knives to resist capturo.
The Indians now appeared, and rapidly
approaohod under a full gallop; in n few
minutes tbey approached to within two
hundred yards of tbo houte, when Mr.
Howard called out to them to stop, which
tbey readily did, and seomed to bo, some
what surprised nt the appouroccoof tho sur
roundings, and askod what was the niattorj
when Mr. Howard asked ono to approach
and talk with him, which tbo nldost did,
who proved to bo an Indian with whom ho
was acquainted, and statod that ho was on
the way with his family and campers to a
more secure place down the river somothrcf
or four miles, and that ho had been up to
the mountains on n hunt, and on his way
down home, that morning vory early ho had
boenawakenod by four Klamath squaws who
were going home through Swoot Homo and
Mohawk valloys so as to get by the fettle
wonts, and that tbey bad told him that tho
whites would kill all tho Indians in tho
valley, and that ho had ridden very haul to
his camp, aud was now roinovlng his family
asabovo stated. On tho strength of this
statement tho rust wero allowed to conio up,
as it was noticed that (hoy woro not in war
paint. This Indian then itltted tLo follow
ing as the Klamath tquaws' account of tho
HATTJ.r.Or AI1K1UA,
as near as I can romembor. Tho Klamntbs
had come to trudo with tho Molallns, and
they killed a calf of a white mau, and wero
ordered away. The Molallas chief, Crocked
Finger, told them that It was his tllaice, and
to stay. Tho next day tho whites camo end
the Klamaths commenced to bboot, bift tbo
whites got in the brush and killed throo of
them, when they tied up the creek. Tbo
next day the whites camo again and com
menced the tight, and six whlto men got
sevoral of their mon hemmed against tho
rocks whero they could not got away, and
killed all of them and ouo equaw who was
giving her bravo some arrows; aud that oco
tall, black-bearded whlto man had killed
two men and the squaw. Their chief tried
to get tho whites to come out of tbo brush,
and called thom cowards, and rquaws, and
threw dirt at them; and then, to show that
he was a brave man. went a short dlstanco,
(ftid in opou ground shot arrows so last that
there were three lu air all tho time, and
wounded one whlto man. The whites then
all shot at once at him, and ho fell, but got
up and still shot at thom, when ha was
again shot, and died; their young chief was
also killed, and tbe Molallas would not tight:
and the white followed them until tbey bad
.killed oil of tho tueu, when tb?y made their
escape, that thoro woro ton mon and ouo
squaw killed; that thoy woro going homo,
and tho Klamaths would all coino in aud
kill all of tho whites In tho valloy.
This old Indian, of courso can led on tbo
convocation in the Jargon languago, aud I
at that timo could talk It qulto roadlly, but
tho tlmo hits been so long that most proba
bly I liavo not repealed tho story exactly
correct, but I bavo given tho subManco. it
Is nvldetit that tho four Mjunwa wero mis
takouln tbolr being tho only persona who
o&eajH'd, but probably thoy had brcomo
Hipatatodat the tlmo of tho battle, and so
bollovcdthoy wuro tho only ono loft alive.
I do not know whom Mra. Howard nuw
lives, whethor in this tSlato or California.
Tho tall whllo ninu with black beard who
klllod so ninny Indlnns, was undoubtedly,
fomwhat I afterwards learned, Mr. Ellas
Cox, who lives near Sllvortou,a good shot
and of steady norvo. Tho whlto man wound
ed by tho chlol was Jnino-j Stanley, who
lives near HaIoiii.
From Information nf.crwnrdH obtained,
there In no doubt that two emissaries of tho
Cayuso Indians hnd boon, or woro thon, with
tho Molallns lor tho purpose of Inciting tho
Indians of tho valley to ralo simultaneous
lynnd massacre tho whites In tlio vnlloy,
and that tho plundor they would thus obtain
would mnko thom rich, besides regaining
their country. Another thing that was not
thon gonorally known Is, that about that
tlmo thoro weio foveral bands of Klamaths
camped In various parts of tho valloy, but
that ono tight on tho Ab'qui undoubtedly
provouteda general uprMngof tho Molallas,
Calapoolns, aud other band In our midst,
nsslstod by tho Klamaths, and raved tho
Uvosof mnny who still inhabit and cultivate
this boautlfnl portion of Oregon.
As far as tho battlo of Ablqua bolng an es
tablished fact, and that it did occur, l as un
donlablo ao tho masoacro of Dr. Marcus
Whitman and family and othors In Novem
ber, 1S17, and thoro Is no doubt that thoro
were more Indians klllod at tho Ablqua
fight than woro klllod at any ono battlo by
our brave defenders who woro at that time
campaigning against the Cayuso Indians;
aud, besides, It had lta infiuonco on tho
bostilo Indians, as thoy of course hoard of It
In a short tlmo, as there was a rogular sys
tem of transmitting Intelligence In those
days among the dltl'orout Irlbes that was far
superior to that of tho whlto pooplo.
J. Hkniiy Drown.
"Battle of tho Ablqua."
Indian Battlo at Oregon City.
Kd. Fahmkii: I bavo Just road tho stato
montofllon. K. 0. Goor, relating toibe
tight with Iudlaus on tho Ablqua, and as I
was living on the' Clackamas at that tlmo,
nnd bad occasion to pass up through that
pnrt of country tin Himo soason, I gathorod
tho facts from dlttoront partlss, about that
nllalr, that noarly correspond (according to
my recollectiou) to door's statoment, that I
bollove, In tbo main, ho h correct, excoptlug
the last clauHo In his artlolo whorohosays,
'Tho Klamaths novor camo baok," Ac,
Now I wish to corroot Mr. Uoor'd statomont
lu thb particular.
As tho Klamaths always had beon u
terror to tho Bettlorsof tho Willamotto valloy,
whonovor they camo umong us, thoy woro
watched with suspicion, and overy movo
montof theirs was noted, as they woro ro
girded as our ouomlos, and thoir prosonco
h'jre bodod no good to the whites, Iiut thoy
d'd come bRck, and, If 1 remombor aright, it
was in Novomber, 1S33. They woro sup.
psodto havo crossed tho IUrlow road, as
tho cottiers on lliu upper Clackamss llrst
saw thom, and woro much alarmod, buttbo
I idlaus said they weio coming to trado with
tho Uluokamasos, and did camp at tho
Clackamas village, uenr whoro tho railroad
bridgo crosses that stream; there wero about
GO Klamaths, aud about 100 CUobamases at
tho village. Thoy spout sevoral weeks to
gether lu gambling, and finally got Into a
row about some old dlfllcully that had hap
pened many years before, whoroin ono of
tho Klamaths had been killed by a Clacka
mas, to tbe Klamaths pulled up camp and
mooved over tn Abemetby creek, now in
the northern limits of Oregon City, thon
covered with logs and komo standing limber.
At that time I had located on tboSautiam,
but was down at my father's, and starting
very early in the morning for homo I ap
proached the vlllago on the Clackamas
abont sunrise, ami found It nearly detertcd,
In the meantime I bod heard a great many
guns tired In quick succession In the direc
tion of Abernethy cretk,butlbe fewtquaw
and children there ralo with excitement, re-
fusod to glvo any Information as to what tho
troublo was; but I was not longln conjectur
ing what was tho matter. Ah I passod on
nearer to tho scono of action, I saw tho
Indians woro lighting near tho bridgo on
Abernotby croek. They wero concealed be
hind logs and trees, and would tiro at each
other ns thoy had opportunity, tho creok
lying botweod tho oontondlng pnrtlos.
When I approached within two orthreo
hundred yards of them, soma of thom camo
to mo and told mo to stop as thoy did not
wish to hurt tho whites, and I would bo
vory likely to got hit if I attoiuptcd to cross
tho bridge, so I wm detalnod until about 0
o'clock, and wltnescod a good part of tho
battlo. Tho peoplo of tho town hearing tho
ilrlug, many of thom wakod up and camo to
tho scono, until so many camo they corn
pulled tho IudlanH to tiosht. Whllo thoro, I
saw them carry oil' tevoral (It ml, and ouo of
thom told mo tho Klamaths lost live, and tho
Chickauuues four, killed, and some wound
ed. Tho Klamaths p.ickod up in groat hasto,
and left for honi'i, by what rot.to I no not
know. Mr. Kdltor If you think this bcrap of
tho early history of Oreuon worth n plRco In
your paper, you nro welcome to usn It.
11. h. MC.VAUY.
March 21th, 1877.
Noti:. Tho Indian light at Orcgou City,
occurred In 1651, and an account of Itwns
published In the Spectator at tho time. Kd.
Faumi:ii.
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French Pinks.
SMiTiinuts, Lam; Co., March 21.
Kn. Faumiiu: I see an Inquny In tho Fah
mi:ii how to got rid of Kronen 1'lnUs. I have
had twenty yeais exporlonco lu thobo weeds;
my father crossed the plalua,ln 18f0; stopnod
tbo first winter nt Orogon City, thon moved
tho following sutvur to Lucklmuto In l'olk
county, whero tre Xutyed a whllo and then
moved to Long ,Tom, la Lane county
When moving from .Lucklmuto we gatheaod
some seed of French Pinks for tbolr beauty,
as flowora woro scarce In thoso days. Since
then tbey havo acattorod over our grain
Hold and ohokd out grain. We summor-
fallowtjd year after year, but of no use; thon
wo mowod thom down, aud raked aud burn
ed thom, and this would do no good, so wo
conoluded to turn out ton acres that was
most bothored with pinks, so wo did, and
turnod sheep on them, and they are extinct
on this piece of ton ocros, and Ithas boon
turnod out two yours to mastor fern. This
Is anothor post here lu high land.
Ifullyagreo with J. J. Flulayson, In tho
FAitMr.nof tho ICth of March, as to the
origin of tloks, aud how to got rid of forn
Mix years ago an man of exporlenco told mo
If I would mow forn ou on the 12th, 13th,
andlltuof Juno, It would not come any
moro, so I set stakos around a square of 24
yards aud mowed It ofl. llofore night tho
ground was wet with bap from the Btalks,
and It killed it entirely. Tho spot Is bare
yet, as the fern has not rogalnod Its hold,
tyuiuniii.s.
Now Is tho time to put yourpolton around
old logs, rocks, and dons, Ono lulled now
takes six out of your harvest field,
Q. W. Oiiwon.
That Spelling School.
Fikk, LlN.v Co., Maroh IMth, 1S77.
Kt. Faiomiii: Tho old adago that ''things
aro not what thoy seom," was novor moro
true, than in regard to tho challenge sout mo
by Mr. Hodgos for a coutoitt lu all tho
branches taught lu a common school. I or
ganized a weekly spelling school at this
place, and gavo out that wo would bo glad to
have ovory ono turn out aud spell with us,
as tho moro opposition wo had, tho greater
would bo tho Inducement for my pupils to
perfect themselves,
Mr, Hodgos and school camo ovor to spoil
with, or ruther uglast us. Aftar his bohool
woro all down, I pronounced tho word "co
taceotu" to him. Ho stated that ho was not
"acquainted" with tho word; bo wanted tbo
detlnatlon of the word, which I gave, aud
thon he could not "place" It; and ended by
demanding the page, tho first word ot tbo
tablo, Ao, After giving him at least five
mluutos to spell, aud falling to do so, 1 pass
ed It to tho next. Ue thon sont ine tbe
above challenge, which I declined from the
fact that I had b.on with my school only
about two mouths, aud hu had beoti1 with his
about four. Our spelling sohools continued
for boiho tlmo, when Mr. Hodges camo over
again, full determined to spell us down.
Wo spelltd but a short tlmo, when Mr.
Hodges went down on the word "Hey,"
spelling it "Ha," claiming It to bt thesamo
word. We appealed to Mr. Webster, and
found that I was right, In affirming that thoy
woro two different words, pronouncod dlf
feroutly, with meanings nearly tho saino.
Mr. Hodges has ovor olalmod that I con
ducted my bohool unfairly. Wo nso tho l'a
clllo Coast J poller, ami I have not pronounced
n word but what em bo found In tho book.
Ho claims that I should commence on u les
son and pronounce ovory word In success
ion, l'ooplo that wero present, and not con
nected with either bchools, say tho content
was conducted on tho right principle, mid
that Mr. Hodges was fairly beaten nnd had
not the manliness to own It.
Ho wants us to come out and show tho
publlo wo aro scholars. Ho has novor giv
en a spoiling match himself to tho public;
wo havo; wo havo 'finned" him out twlco,
and can do It again. Wo won't get angiy
about aud dlgraco ourtelvcs by wanting to
whip somo ono, either.
Mr. Hodges, wo cannot except Contanr by
any means, If thoro overnppoared a "host"
of fantors In tho Cultivator, wo did nothoo,
or wrlto thom, If they woro thoro. Wo
claimed to bo able to spell thon, nnd do not
rotri'ct, or except any now,
What 1 havo written Is tho boutlmont of
overy disinterested porson that has attonded
my school, and thoy will vouch for my
statomont.
I have labored tho past wlntor for tho ad
vancement of the youth of this vicinity, mid
think 1 havo attained tho end Miunht.
Mimuirr Elliott.
A Narrow Escapo.
I'kkin, Cowi.tr. Co., W. T, )
Muroh 23, 1S77. J
Kn.FAiiMr.it: A narrow escapo from n
watery grave or a happy exporlenco Inn
mud bath. Thoro waH u party given at Mr.
David Konyon's on tho ld Inst., about S
miles from TtVkln, rm tbo north fork of
Lewis river, Thcro was a party of cloven
on their way to tbe dauco, In a wagon; whllo
driving a round a grade along tho bank of
Lewis river tbolr wagon capslzod and camo
noar spilling thom Into tho river. Thoro
woro a few small it u nips that saved all from
going Into tut river, wagon and passengers;
20 foot olthor way, back or forward, wo
would havo mlssod tho stumps and wont
Into Iho river, whoro tho water was about 20
foot doep, and run very rapidly. Tho most
of tho passougors wero covorod with tho
wagon bod and hay; no one sorlnusly hurt,
bnt all badly scared. Mr. J, S. llozarth was
the only one that leaped from tho wagon, ho
bolng the teamster, lit to his foot and hold
on to tho reins, It was no fault of tho drlvor
that tho wagon capslstod: tho ground was
vory soft, and tho wheels on tho lowor sldo
cut down so that It was obliged (o turn tho
other sldo up, after wo got rightodup,and
tho mud bcraped otl, .wo wont ou our way
rejoicing, thanking God that wo escaped as
well as wo did. Wo wero all lond of good
musld, mid we had a llttlo of that kind that
did not chord vory well in going around tho
grade, but alter driving about ono mllo from
tho grade, wo reached tho hall, whoro the
muslu whs charming to all. Wo soon drove
dull cares away, Wo had a splendid tlmo,
a good tu.-noiit, coiihldorlngtho bad woather;
also a splondld oyster supper. Next morn
ing we icturued homo, feeling nhiplypald
for all of our bad luck lu crossing tho grade.
Tho ball was well mauuged by J.H. ISo.arth
and Albort Luolling. J. , iSru.i,.
U. S CIRCUIT C0UHT.
Monday, March 2d, 1877.
W. T. Wytho vs. John II. Mooroa; cause
dlhiulssdd and platutfll' has Judgement
against dol'eiidaiit lor tho costs.
Huiiio vssaiuu; prouuedlugs.
Kama vs lttifus Mallory; sumo proucod
lugs, hamo vs Kll.a .Strong, name proceedings.
Siiuu vh U. H. I)ynr; same procoodlugH,
Hamo vs J. 1). Mo Curdy; hamo proceed
ings. 8amo vs Lidd it Hush; ssmo proceedings,
Hamu vs Viola Grueu; same proceedings,
Same vs A. hurt Gilbert: noon stipulation
Judgment for defendant that ho Is thoowiior
inieooniiu premises tioMonoou m tnocom
Plaint and enlltlod to thu ioHsesson thoieuf
and force ts,
THKHDAY, March 27. 1M77.
Grand Jury roturuod a bill of ludictment
endortod "not a true bill,"
U.S. vhJ.W. Dercaw; Indictment fordo
ing business as a rotall liquor dealer without
paying tax. Grand jury piosented a bill of
indictment endorsU not a true bill which
was recelvod by tho court and ordered filed
and that bald ilutomlout be dlsuahrged and
go hence without day, and that tho surotlos
on his bond be exonerated from any further
liabilities.
W.T. Wytho vs Goo. Mnllonkoir; Judg
inent that the I'efeudent Is thu owner uftlio
iirumlKes deM'rlhoil In tho coinnlitiit and Is
entitled to the possession thereof, and that
ilalntlll havu judgement against uoieuani
or his costs in this case to bn taxed,
.Same vs same; same proceedings In this
case at last.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Staivoki), Conn., March 27. Tho dam of
tho .Stailordvlllo rosorvolr gavo way this
morning, causing lu this vlllago lenrful dam
iv;p. Tho railroad freight houso and all tho
card wero washed a way leaving only tho
passenger depot. Tho Stafford National
Uauk, Cougreatloual church aud about fif
teen other buildings havo boen washed away.
The flood camo upon tho village suddonly.
and Its cllects havo beon very disastrous:
throo miles of railroad trnok aro washed
iiwnvnlco two Ilowo truss brldoos bolweon
Station! and Tolland. Tho flood has causod
troublo all along tho lino or tbo (olograph,
which was promptly brought Into requisi
tion, and neighboring towns warned ot tho
inlguly rush of waters that was causing groat,
destruction of property nnd threatening tho
lovjof lllo.
' Tho accident Is n terrlblo blow upon tho
valloy. About 1,000 hands aro thrown out of
work. Industries uro aadly crippled. Tho '
loss as far as Stafford Springs Is cstlnmtod at
from half u million to n million dollars.
Much of this ts in small sums, The damsgo
below Stutlor I Springs Is not ciwy to got, It
convlstsor Injury lo brldgoH and roads, but
no other mills nro thought to bo destroyed.
Thu superintendent of tlio Now London aud
Northern rbnd states that tho track Is all genu
from IhoStail'ord passenger depot half n mllo
Smith, and with the tmuk weuttho Irolght
oars and ftolitht houso and two Howo triisn
bridges. Two miles south of Tolland tho
track Is washed iway. Wellington bridgo Is
probably undermined. South of that an
other plecoof track Is wnshod and another
brldgn Is endangered. Tho witter Is now up
to tho lloor mid Is reported mill rising. No
ihuiiugo Is reported on other railroad! lu tho
Stato.
I'ltli.ADKLi'iUA, March 27. Wool quiet
and lu moderate douuiud: Colorado wasuod,
200C'JKu; unwashed, 1(2:o: X and merino
pulled, Ull2c; No. 1 and super pulled,
.'UXjjSOo; Texus lino and modlum, 20($23o;
coarso, 18(3220.
PosTAr.CiiAN(ir.s WoHhlnuton. Maroh 207
I'oi.tmastors appointed b'oncott II. Abbott, '
Alvord, Grant county, Oregon; Potorll.Hot- jt
tie, lUdknan Spring, Lwe county t.,Orogout.-r. ,',jg..
Chas. Iiwey, F.llonsbiirg, Onrry county.
Oregon; James U. Kelly, I.anvyotto, Yamhill
county, Oregon ; Lorow 8. Starr, Monroe Den
ton county, Oregon; Goo, K. Colo, Portland ,
Multnomah county, Oregon.
European Groin lhitwt.
Lojtdon, Maroh 20. Tho Jf7: Lane Re
press In Its weekly rovlow of the Drlllsh oorn
trado savs: During the past weak tho mar
kot was lower than for some time provlous
and drying winds have enabled fannors to
mako stoady progross with spring plowing
nnd sowing. Them havo been some sharp
rails of rain as well as snow and sleet. TIiom)
have not Injured growing wheat, tlio condi
tion of which Is satisfactory, but havo hin
dered tho sowing of barley, and (Inlaying
agricultural labor especially on heavy lands
which are Km sodden to lo workable. Ad
vices from Scotland state that fair progress
has boon made with thosowlngof oats, beans
and peas. Dut n short acre ago of barley Is
ex pooled owing to tho unworkable stato of
heavy lands. Although the ataaon has beon
morofaorab!o than last year at this time.
Llttlo alteiathni is notlceablo In the country
trade which Is stoady but Inactive. Homo
grown grain nnd malting barloy hao ad
vanced ono shilling both In tho country ami
in Mark Lano. Tho wook Imports or rorelgn
wheat Into I onilon havo been light, prin
cipally from tho Kast Indies antlGsrmuny.
About 2,MK) quartvr camo from Franco, ami
It Is iicsslblo that tho wants of our noar
neighbors may have beon overrated Tho
continued supply from Got many Is also re
markable after i ho ronort of a ileflcinnt harv
est last year. Notwithstanding report that
tho Australian harvest minplntoly failed wo
hIiiiU probably get all tho whlto wheal re
quired this your from California and India,
Spot liiisinexH during tho week lvs been
quiet and without special Interim!, Iming con-
lined to anpply tlio present ixqnirnunjiUi.
Consumption nan not yet reached the ox
tent when depletion of granaries exorcised
an liillnonce on pricr-s. Indecision has boon
notlceablo throughout the trade, by no
means an unusual lent uro at this tune of tlio
year, when Importers uud consumers allko
'must measure tbolr requirements against
probable supplies, and estimate the Imports
which may bo exponted for p'irts on tho sea
board during tho winter, which Is el incut
clear of cargoes of wheat. KussUii desurlp
Uoils for prompt shipment have attrHoid
moro attention. California rules htcaily.
The Miles of Kugllsli wneat last week woro
1 1 717 quarters at Oi , against 15,0 W qusHrlor
nt -I !!!) 1 1st voir. lmporlM Into the l.'nltoit
Kingdom during the week ending Maroh
17th woro 058.810 owt, of wheat aud IIH.H.W
owt.of flour,
Livimrnr.. March 27. Drudstull' firm
except lor corn, which Is dull. Com 2J M
lor iwiw inlieil Wostern. 21s M old. Wheat
10s7dGIls lor avorags Callforla whlto, 10s
lOtlGylls ;l'l for clun, im Binaus oa ior weswru
spring. lt(el)ts of wheat tho last throo
days, 10,000 quarters; Amerloan 20,000,
Soods and Grains for Distribution.
I havo rocolved from the Dopntmont, at
Washington, an asortmont of grains, Ao.,
Including Spring and Wlutor wheat, Oats,
Darley, Maugrol Wurtzol, and Sugar Itcot,
ThoKirly Touxolle Spring whoat Is large,
and fariueis who have been it pronounce It u
superior berry for Oregon cultivation, It bo
lng larger than average Kisteru grains.
K. M. Waitk,
Secy State Agl Society.
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