VOL. XIV.
orreiotu!ciit
A TRIP TO YAOUINA.
Editor Willamette Farmers
I hao boon wandering in a foreign land of
Uto, nd will writu yon of tliu trials ami
tribuh Horn of tlia wayfaring man in thr
Winter season in "WVbfoot,"
With two of my neighbors I havu Imtii to
tho iiiiicIi talkul-of Yaquira liny. Wo m cut
with a.woll covered wagon, "d ( 1 1 tlia little
tiling mccimry to mitko tho cnni r happy,
including fire-arms of arious kiiiiln, fiom tho
trusty nllu to tho well-known "bulldog"
pocket piece. W went by thu Capitol City
mid laid in at leant fit x weeks' supplies.
Crossing tho great W'lllsinvttu at Salem wo
inftilit flu. flMtf f'Sliili Kt In1n V l.nill rmf
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tirriit camp lirn against a laigu llr log, and after
I ' t..i.i .. i i ... i.'. i.
ufiL-i fun uiim hiiu n.tii; song niim an j.oi
tver huard buforu. Patrick O'Neal told tale
ii tho far-olf "Emerald lulu" and ".Swatel.im-
crick," whilo tho Professor, Jiuiuilo MeCartv,
gave an idea liow to hold thu rod in the
school-room; I tit poor mu had littlu to nay, at
I hail never traveled and had no profession
only a (armor. I very much frar I will never
Ihi much of a "literary cum." Nothing of
note happened uutil wo nvared Imlcenilcnce,
wheu wo had to cross a stream tuadu liy tliu
Uto raini, Whun near the middle tho liamu
trap oit tho near horno hruko, and ai tho
horses became frightened I'at made a Inline
for tho littlu round hole in the hack end of
the wagon iihoet, hut with tho desperate leap
for liberty caught Inn foot in a ropo ami was
precipitated into tho wftcr; loiiig a Ixdd
Irishman l.n did not coiuplaiu. You can giie-n
at whom expense wo took our next smoke.
Well, wo traveled through Monmouth and
nco to Kind's valley, as pretty a country
ever mortal oyes behold, and from the
looki of tliingi a very prosperous (xirtion ol
the great Willamette Vtlley. On arriving at
tho head of thin valloy wo were reliably in
formed that the road from thriico to Yaquinu
waa tho next thing to Impassable for wagon
and tuams, ho wo held a council, Jiuimiu in
tho .hair or rather on a log while I'at nod
I were p ikcsmen. Tho final conclusion wan
that I'at who, by tho way, in a first-class
workman should maiiufavtiiro two pack Rad
dle, on which to tramport our goods, and as
nails, hatchet and a hand saw wore needed, I
M appointed an a oommittco of one t" can-
thu surrounding neighborhood for thu
rcaid articles. My instructions from the
air wero to bog, borrow or steal thuin, but
the peoplu about there were of n very lib-
al caite, I had no trouble in obtaining what
iccdod. Wu then took gunny sacks, ropes
d various other tliinL't and inai.ufuctured
-iSichoi, lariats, etc., until, everything con
ifldereil, we had quite a n spec tablo rig.
TJio next day wo "hoofed it over tho sum-
t of tho Coast rang", camping near tho head
ilia Yaquina river, and found thu lay of
country better than wo had expected.
' were informed by an intelligent settler
t there waa vacant land near him, so wo
Ived on the morrow to lay over and taku
i general look, that being one object of our
ing, to lliul, it possiitie, a piece 01 govern-
ent land on which, to lay a homestead and
ilant our tig trie, etc. I cannot refrain from
living you a little account of a hunting scene
that took place during that day.
ThU aettler, who, by the way, i one of
your abloit contributor, told ua there waa
plenty of game where wo wore going, and that
we bad better take our gum with us; io in
the early morning we filed out, Tho settler
(whom I will call Mr. A.) and I carried rillos,
Pat waa armed to the teeth with an old U. S.
musket, loaded with chunk of lead he had
chawed to make fit; Jlinmio McCarty had
4"' a Colt's dragoon six-shooter in his bolt and
the "bulldog" in his pocket. Visions of elk,
bear, doer and cougar flitted across our minds;
a large black dog Mr. A. took with him
seemed eager for the chase. We had spent
some of the day examining tho ltnd, and somo
of us were well pleased and intend to make
our futuro home there This land is covered
with a large growth of fein, but good cattlo
range is found underneath its leaves; somo
logs, somo stumps and somo brush, wild
cherry, vino maplo, alder, elder, etc. rcplaco
tho old-time forests that hnvo been burned,
no rook of any kind is found; tho country
generally is very productive, and raises thu
finest vugutabloH it lias been my lot to uotico.
But to return to tho hunt. Wu were all
standing on a largo log takiui' a final view of
the country before returning, when tho dog
showed unmistakable signs of scouting gamo,
and Mr. A. told him to "go," which ho did,
waiting no second telling. All eyes followed
jiitn as ho bounded over logs and through
patches of brush, "Well," says Pat, "what
hall wo do if ho runs the deer out here?."
The general exclamation was : "Shoot him."
Jimmio nay : "I wish ho would sUrt one, as
I never saw a deer in my life," A yelp from
tho do ilciii"-d us; the. next moment a deer
madu bin exit from a clump of hnel bufihc,
but by odds too far ofT to think of shooting
at, nevertheless thu temptation wan too field
for I'at, mm pointing hin musket At aboutforty
live degreed, ho pullod away. The deer wan
much below hi, I'at crying at the top of bin
voiic: "llu' hit I Ilu's hit! I shot him in
tho hip mid tho ball ranged forward," which
o iiild not Im, k tho deer wns coming directly
towatiU in. Hut on I'limu tl.o deer, and at
bint wan in fair view ami taiigu of our rilhs.
We both tired at oi.ie, and .linimio look down
tho lull nfier thu gamu at break-neck speed;
he in d tho dog weie soon nut of ught in hot
pursuit, .(tint as they nun , (ho oppo ito lull
tho dog caught the di er, tho Professor (.Inn
niii-j, who wa not far but mil, caught it hv
thu neck, aiming to throw it, but imagine lu's
siirprno when tho deer u hilled him tluoiu'h
thu air admit forty feet down thu lull. I'at
) eliul, "hold to Inm " .limmie was next seen
with n hold on its tail with one hand, bang
ing away with his revolver with the other
band, like pop corn against a pot lid. Dog,
pistol nnd man was too much, and thu deer
noon gavu up tho ghost. Our priu was a fine
fat doe, ami our ravenous appetites revelled in
juicy stakes ami rich rutlets.
Tho next morning we resumed our journey,
visltiil nil the places of note, such as Empire,
City, l-lk City and Newport. I he two first
are plates of thu past played out -whilu
Newjiort will lo the terminus of tho Oregon
l'acilic Jtailroad, and is bound to become a
large biisine place. Time, arc lively there
now owing to the excitement oer tho expec
tation that the railrind will be pushed to
completion at an early day. 01 tho country
and bay I may givu you a decription at nunc
future time. C, Y. Hkians.
Latter from Benton Couuty,
Wi:i l.s STATioy, March I, 1SS2.
Klitor Willamette Farmer:
Our quiet littlu city is moving along. It
onl at present two stons, a warehouse,
blacksmith shop, post otlicu and a Ixnutiful
church, but no siloon. Tho people of Wells
believe ill temperance, and they just natuially
IxMut nut every fellow that attempts to start
one, and I think they are right.
The weather has buen very bad for some
timu and the farmers arc getting discouraged;
they cinnot put in their spring crops; whuit
is hll low; thcru was a lot of about -I,, 100
bushels sold here this week for "(1 cents. Cat
tle are in good demand; cahes aro worth from
$!) to $11! ier head; milch cows from $25 to
$10, and beef from 0 to " cents. Stock gen
erally is getting very p. or; grass is short and
fied scarce.
Mr. V, C. llrock favored tho community
with an exhibition at thu clone of his school;
it was almost equal to a theater. His tchool
was a success in uvery respect throughout tho
whnlu term; he descrvis great credit, as ho is.
yomif, and this being his first school.
Wo have preaching at our nuw church hnusu
two Sabbaths in each month; will have it
oftuner as soon as tho roads get in better con
dition, and a .Sunday School will bo started
also. I will closu for this timo by wishing
tlio l'unf.u success. Yours truly,
A Rut M Kit.
Resolutions of Condolence,
MvMi-v.svili.k, Tub. 18, 18S2.
Kditor Willamette Farmer:
WimiKAi, In tho inscrutable order of na
turn's decrees, tho family of our much es
teemed Hriithcr and Sister Kcid hnvo been
atlliuted by tho removal by death of their srn,
Koscoo Olds; therefore,
Ilmolvril, That tho members of McMiun-
villo Orangu do fler a unanimous vote of con
dolence to tho nflhcted family as a token of
sympathy and mutual expressions of a com
mon lirotneilioocl.
ltttolvtil, That a ennv of theso resolutions
bo presented to tho nlllictcd family.
JlfAolitil, That a copy bo spread on the
minutes of tho Orange, also that a copy be
aent to tho Wiixamkttk Faumkh for publico-
tion.
.-. II. IIUKIIAM,
L. K. Nki.hox,
II. A. Laniiiiuku,
Commit tee.
WMhtncton County Fair.
IIii.i.siioko, March G, 1882.
Kditor Willamette Farmer i
Owing to an impression that has gotten out
that thero is to be only a horso fair in July
and an agricultural fair in October, the Wash
ington County Agricultural Society met at
Ilillsboro on March 4th, and decided to hare
only one fair, and that in July, from the 3d
to tho 7th, iuclusive. It will lio their regular
annual fair. J. A. Imhuie, Seoy.
Hifh Water at Turner.
TtiHNKii, Feb. 28, 1882.
Heavy rains for the last three days; not
done yet; big flood in Mill crook; no damago
to report.
March 1. Flood abating.
I agree with tho school loy, that "no won
der tho sea is big, if all this water runs into
it." Mattkso.v.
Wool Buyers.
Messrs, Christy & Wise, of San Francisco,
havo a branch of their extensive business in
this city, managed by Mr. Chappel, and as
they probably handle, mora wool than any
houso on this coast, and have a standing of
tho host character, wo call the attention of
all wool growers to their advertisement in
another column. '
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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1882.
A Well Bred Berkshire.
Mr. Thomas CroH seems striving to take
tho lead again in breeding swine, in which he
was famous many years ago. Ho has lately
purchased a llcrkshircboarof prime pedigree,
that was at tho Jeflcrson Flouring Mill, and
gives its pedigree from Mr. Win. Corbitt,
who imported the stock as follows:
Mr. Corbitt writes : "Kudosed pleafefliul
pedigree of b'iar, which is correct in every
particular. I imported him through Messrs.
W. ti J. IvOcUett, of Liverpool, ami no better
animal of the kind ever came to this toast, I
sold pigs by him when tit to wean at from $.j0
to $71 the pair, and thu demand was greater
than thu supply."
rillHIKKK ;
ISoar, "Oak flrovr," imported by William
Coibitt, Sun Mateo Co., Cat., from England;
kiru, "Oak CJrove," farrowed Mtrth 10, 1870,
by "Hesperion Major;" she by "ldaws.re,"
by "Fisburton," by "Uoiol Cik;" dam of
'Hesperion Major, "Hillftidu Damsel," by
"Long Kange," g. dam of ''Hespcnoii Major;"
by "soubo tlenteel," g. g. dam of "Hc-pcrion
Minor," "Jlutter llaskct" out of "Iluxom;"
dam of "Oak Grove." "Queen Mary" by
'Young Champion;" dam of "Queen Mary,"
"Queen of the Valley," by tho "Miller, ,rg.
dam "Matchless," by "Champion;" g. g. dam
"Maid of Honor," by "King of "Newport."
"Queen Mary" was winner of four first prizes,
her present owner paid $720 for her.
Mr. Cross writes : "I think him the best
hog I ever saw, and consider him a perfect
model, plenty largo and of great length, shows
a marked aptitude to take on flesh; short legs
with great depth of body; weight when ho
landed lure f.r0 pounds in moderate flesh;
would easily fatten to 800 pounds. I havo as
lino a lot of Berkshire sows to breed to him as
thcru is on this coast, about fifty head."
Wu don't pretend to be skilled in swine
craft, but we know that "Uncle Tommy" is
so, and when he goes into ecstacies over the
pedigree of a pig wo believe there is some
thing worth having.
As he is receiving many letters in regard to
ttock, Mr. Crou promises to furnish .. a
series of articles on that subject, which we
shall bo very flad to receive. Our readers
will find his experience and views both inter
etfiiig and instructive.
Prohibition In Kansas.
Mr. A. I). Gardner, of Fox valley, writes us
that temperance people take exception to an
item published in this piper some weeks ago,
so vre look tho matter up and fiud that, with
out our knowledge, this item was copied from
a dally paper in this city. We do not super
vise the "mako up" of tho paper, and some
times an item we do not endorse goes in to fill
a column, liorroued, as this was, to supply
the exigency of the moment, by tho foreman,
in case ho cannot find something already set
up to fill the required space. We arc on good
terms with other newspapers in tho same
building, and exchaugo small favors with
them in just this way. Now, tho editor of the
Fahmkk would not havo had this item in his
columns, which claims that the prohibition
law of Kansas is a failure. The Farmkr takes
radical ground in favor of temperance, and
believes that crime is fd by alcohol. At the
timo this item was used tho editor was nn
well, and never know of it until attention was
called to it, so wo request our frjouds to ac
cept our editorial utterances as more reliable
than items borrowed from other journals. If
wu had our way prohibition would prevail in
Oregon without much delay.
Mr. Gardner calls attention to the state
ment of tho Governor of Kansas, that tho
reports about tho failuro of the law are not
true, and asserts that there are not half the
saloons now, and not half so many State cases
as thero wore beforo the law was in force, and
loss than one naif tho number of convicts seut
to State Prison. We agree with him that the
Governor should bo better authority than any
idle rumor. So far as temperance is concerned
the Fakmku occupies no middle ground, and
it position ought not to be questioned.
Cranberry Culture.
We call attention to the advertisement of
Mr. A. J. Burr, of the Sound, Olympia, who
has for sale plants of the Eastern Cranberry,
acclimated to this region, and known to bear
to good advantage. The culture of tho cran
berry is one of the most remunerative occupa
t ons in the East, where it is extensively grown
in swampy locations suited to It. Mr. Burr
describes the kind of ground it needs and
methods for cultivation. It is perhaps not
understood that the cranberry sells higher
than any other fruit and keeps longer, merely
needing to Le put in water. Mr, Burr sends
us a jar of berries of beautiful size and color,
a little faded, that wore gathered from his
vines' in October, 1880, seventeen months ago,
which shows how they can bo proservod.
Theso berries aro brought hero from tho East
in barrels, tilled with water, and retail in Port
laud at 25 cents a quart. It is tho finest fruit in
the world for sauce to use with meats, and
thero is no dsngor that it will' not pay if prop,
erly cultivated. We havo read for many years
of cranberry marshes and their Immense prof
its. After spending a small fortune to put a
marsh in order and plant the roots, the money
"r .
,( yiSLT. The cranberry docs not need so
Iomz to mature as a fruit orchard but comes
soon into bearing, There" sre many localities
especially suited to it, and there is a wild v.v
riety.riatirc to marshes on the coast, smaller
in berry but excellent in flavor, that have
been sold in this market at a good price. As
California has not a climate suited to their
growth there is no reason why those who will
go extensively into Its cultivation in Oregon
and Washington Territory, west of the Cas
cades, should not find a ready market at a
good price for all tliry can ever grow.
Mr, Burr writes : I have plenty of ines.
I put out two acres last Spring and shall put
out nbi.ul three acres this year. I drained a
peat swam) ami in the Fall burned it over;
on this I plant my vines by dropping them
two feet ai.irt one w ay and one foot the other.
It is better than planting them eighteen
inches each way on account of cultivating
them. Tho vines arc about one foot long;
they should be dropped on the ground and
thu dibble placed in the center, forcing the
ground into the muck, leaving both cuds oat
about two inches, They will grow from both
ends.
About Wheat
Cor. Eugene Guard.
In the Guard of Feb. 11th, our worthy fel
low citizen, Mr. George lielshaw, has a clear
and praUical letter on tho subject of raising
wheat, a;-'! seems to intimate that my letter
in the Ouanl of January 7th is in the same
vein.
So far as choice of varieties aro concerned,
I have no inclination to dictate or recommend,
but that letter was written to call the atten
tion of the people to the facta that good white
flour could be made from red wheat, and that
rod wheat was merchantable and in demand
I every t, hercs-except in Oregon, and perhaps
ri-i:,l ii-L.lL i i .l--
oauiornia, u ncuier a man preierv reu wueat
or white) is nothing to me; but if I "cannot
raise rl-jlv whet and can raise red wheat,
then I would like to know why our red wheat
produced in Oregon cannot be sold as readily
in the markets of the world as the red wheats
raised in Minnesota, Dakota, Iowa, Wiscon
sin, Michigan, England, France and Russia.
There is but one point in Mr. B.'b commu
nication that destrvea notice in this connec
tion, ind that is where he puts his foot down
emphatically and says: "I have also forty or
more nrioties of red, but I do not grow them
extensively as they are not merchantable for
storing or shipping, so that must end the mat
ter at onco bo far as red wheats aro con
cerned." And why not merchantable for ship
ping and storing ? Again he says : "I have
all tho varieties the gentleman of Minnesota
mentions and recommends, and I rind them
inferior to the white, and none will bear ship
ping from Oregon." And why will none bear
shipping from Oregon ! That is the question
I want answered, and to try to find a reason
and an answer I wrote to Minneapolis, and tho
answer camo back that the Scotch Fife wheat
stood highest in that market and in other
markets. Now, if the shriveled half-made red
wheats of Minneiota make good white flour
and are salable in all the markets of the
world, why is not the splendid red wheat of
Oregon, weighing sixty-five pounds to the
measured bushel, fit for storing or shipping
here or anywhere on God's green foot stool.
This is the question I sought to have an
swered, and which has not and probably
cannot 1ms sensibly, impartially and rationally
answered.
That red wheat is rejected, or has been by
our warehousemen, I well kuow; but why?
What reason is given for such action when
red wheats are bought'and sold, and pass cur
rent everywhere except upon this coast.
To leave the question with the merchants,
millers, shippers and waiehousemen is to
leave it with a jury that has already given a
verdict. My motion is to have this verdict set
aside and a new hearing ordered. If our red
whoatt are rejected by warehousemen, buyers
and shippers because they are simply red, it
is about time we were importing a few wheat
dealers without prejudice and with reason
enough to give a reason for this preference.
This question will bear a cood deal of ex
planation when such men as Allen k Lewis, of
i-oriianu, advertise and sell seed wheat red
wheat at three dollars per bushel to farmers
and then refuse to take or ship red wheat sent
to them by other buyers. There are localities,
as I stated in my letter of Jan. 7th, in Oregon,
in this valley, in this county, where no known
and tried varieties of white wheat will suc
ceed, and where at least one variety of red
wheat has stood tho tost for twenty years
without rust, blight or blemish. In behalf of
thoso that cannot raise white wheat, and who
can make a living by raising red wheat, and
that all may have a fair show in the agiicul
tuialrac6, theso lines aro penned and these
questions submitted.
Respectfully yours,
II. C. IIumtox.
Waxon Route to Oregon.
A subscriber in Wisconsin writes to know
tho best route to reach Oregon by wagons.
The old emiirraut route, up the Platte, over
South Pau then to Fort Hall and Boise City
is all the route we know of, and as that has
been traveled for forty years we do not see
how any person oaa mistake it.
has ill bten made hack in a (ingle good bear-
Best Pastnre Grasses.
Mr. Win. Cooper, of Wheatland, writes :
"I ask information through the Fakmek con
cerning grasses for pasture. I am interested
in pasture, and with to know the best Winter
pasture and the kinds of land suited for differ
ent grasses, also the time to sow and the
quantity per acre of seed. I see many writing
on farming and how to summer-fallow. I
have tried plowing the land once, then sheep
the laud and cultivate ; tlut does pretty well,
hut 1 think the best way is to plow deep in th
Winter, then let it lie until June, and when
tho volunteer growth gets 8 or 10 inches high,
turn it under, and then let your sheep run on
it. Some claim that tho hheep leave their
mania e and say: 'Why not pasture all tins
volunteer growth off?' I claim you will find
the bulk of manure in the fence corners and
not on your wheat land. I tried fifty acres in
this way two years ago, and got the best crop
off of it last year I ever got, and I had been
tanning it lor ten years.
"Mu. Editor I am a poor tcholar. but I
claim to be a good farmer. There is but little
rail w heat sown in this part, and what is sowt.
is very short. But little Winter plowing ha
Ken done."
Notk nv Editoiu Mr. Cooper talks very
good sense about his summer-fallow. Turning
under the crcen growth in June must greatly
assist the land. It cannot hurt to plow in
Winter and replow in June, but plowing
through the Summer lias not been found ben-
flcisl.
Concerning pasture grasses, no doubt the
best pasture of all comes from a mixture of
grass seeds judiciously made, and what that
mixture Bhoald be is a very important ques
tion. The claim is made for mesqnite grass
that it grows all Winter and makes very ex
cellcnt Winter pasture. We invite Mr. Thos.
Cross, of Salem, to give us his late experience
concerning this grass. Orchard grass, peren
nial rye grass, English blue gass, red, white
and alsike clovers, and perhaps mesquite grass
with them, will make a good permanent pas
ture. Mr. E. W. Cary, ot Waldo Hills, has
tried this mixture, and we should be glad to
know what he thinks of it by this time. AH
who have experience in grasses are invited to
communicato it.
Good pastures can be made by burning off
slashings and sowing grass steds in the ashes.
The time to burn is August or first of Septem
ber, and immediately after sow the seed, so
that it will come up with the earliest rainfall.
A great deal of land can be readily prepared
for cultivation in this manner and mad? prof
itable. Slashing costs S3 to 85 an acre, and
keeping sheep on the land will cut down the
sprouts and soon kill all roots. Stumps, if
small, will rot in a few years and can be
plowed up, and the land will be greatly en
riched by the ashes and droppings of the sheep
or other stock.
Agricultural Implements.
If there is any one thing that tho Oregon
farmer should take pains to encourage, it is
home industry. If there is one thing more
than another, in the line of manufactures,
that it is possible to make at home, it is agri
cultural machinery, for we have the timber of
home growth to work and the iron furnace at
Oswego turns out iron equal to the best
.Swede or Norway metal. The importations of
plows, wagons, harvesters, seeders and
threshers irom the East amount to millions of
dollars annually, and employ thousands of
workmen who support families and enrich
thoir respective States. Wo should then do
all we can to encourage the manufacture of all
things that can be made at home, for the
presence of workmen who carry on factories
create a home demand for agricultural pro
ducts and encourages other branches of indus
try as well.
W. T. Gray A Co., of Salem, have begun
the manufacture of plows, harrows and culti
vators, and are already doing a good business
in that line, giving good satisfaction by doing
excellent work and having valuable patents to
use. A great extent of the best farming cous
try of tho Willamette valley is within easy
reach of Salem, and many of our subscribers
occasionally jro thero on business, and we re
commend them to call at the Agricultural
Works and see Mr. J. M. Patterson, manager
for W. T. Gray k Co., who is always ready to
show his goods and explain the busiuess.
Wk publish this week the report of the En
silage Convention lately held at the East,
wherein many persons gtvo their experience
in preparing and feeding ensilage and com
mend it to our readeis as interesting and in
structive, A year or so ago we had much on
this subject and now give actual results ac
complished by intelligent farmers. The time
will certainly come when we shall need such
winter feed to sustain dairy stock and afford
"gilt edged" butter for epicures through tho
Winter, and it is to bo hoped that some one
will commence to make an ensilage soon in
Oregon,
Send name and address to Cragin & Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa., for cook book free.
NO. 4.
NOTE THOUSAND CHINESE COMING.
News from China is to the effect that a
number of steamers and sailing vessels have
b;eh chartered by Chinese firms there and
here to bring over Chinese laborers to work on
our railroads. The business is being hurried
along, so as to get them here befoie tho law
shall go into force that Congress is expected
to pass, forbidding such emigration. Vessels
already chartered have capacity to bring over
5,000 persons, and it hi said that the intention
is to bring 9,000 in all, as that many will be
required to push through all the railroad work
contemplated for 18S2 and 18S3. A year from
next Fall these laborers will be out of railroad
work, and owners of grub land in Westers
Orejron and Washington can count on cheap
labor tw o years from this Winter if they with
to clear ofT land. We welcome the passage of
a law that will arre9t tho coming of Chinese,
but farmers of this valley liave found good use
in thu past for such labor, and by its means
we exp-jct to sec hundreds of thousands of
acres brought into cultivation and made prof
itable, that without such labor would grow up
into forest. There arc two sides to even the
Chinese question, and we know of many
farmers who have to employ Uhinese on tne
farms, as white labor is not to be had.
Facts about Soil, Climate and Prospects ot
Klickitat County, W. T.
Goldendale Gazette.
A gentleman writintr a letter of inquiry
Irom Chico, Cal., asks about' the climate,
and prospects for the country and chances for
new beginners in business in this Territory.
He wants to know if the Sound country is so
wet and cold as Californians say, and if money
is so scarce and labor so poorly paid as he
hear?. In answering him, we can but repeat
what has been before said in other words.
While our climate is not the most loverr
out of doors, it beats down east upwards f
considerable No part of this Territory has a
Summer climate so sultry as the Mississippi
valley or Atlantic States. West of the Cat-
cade range of mountains a drouth would b s
improbable as it would be for a goose to chew
its cud, and east of said mountains tbey have
seldom hadtoo little rain to insure fair crops,
and as the amount of plowed land increases,
the volume of rainfall will moct likely be
augmented.
Our winters are not uniform, being some
times rather severe and again extremely mild,
but the average is not such as should cause
Eastern people to complain. Last Winter
stock had to be fed for several months, and aa
very few were adequately prepared for it
there was a considerable loss. This Winter
the fanners are well fixed to care for their
sheep, horses and cows, but there have been
very few days when it was necessary for them
to feed any but work stock.
In this region money don't grow on trees,
and most honest people gtt it only by the
sweat of the brow, still there is enough filthy
lucre in these parts to supply a moderate
amount of it to every industrious, energetic
person who is rightly anxious to work without
being too particular as to the kind or the
wages.
Wages are not first class; still they arc
above an average over the Unijn. All over
Washington Territory aro opportunities for
the right kind of men to make a good living
and good homes. But idlers, spendthrifts, in
temperate men, Blow-going, sleepy-beaded
customers, may as well stay where tbey are,
for neither the people nor this country wilt
welcome them or fling fortunes into their laps.
If you are wide awake and full of go-ahead,
come along and reap your share of the pros
perity which is just in the future io Washing
ton. If you have always been left in the lurch
or had your eyes almost cheated out of yo
wherever you have lived, don't come here to
experiment, foi the result would likely be the
same.
White's Panorama of the scenery of Ore
gon promisee to be very attractive when com
pleted. We had an invitation to visit hit
workshop the other evening and see some of
the views illuminated, and must do hia
the credit to say that many oi his scenes are
well executed, and as they represent the beait
scenery of Oregon and the Columbia river oi
course they only need to be well done to com
mand perfect success. One magnificent view
represents the confluence of the Willaniests
with tho islands of the Willamette in the Tons
ground and Mt. Ranier in the far distsaa.
Another grand picture shows Portland vsl
Oreo's feet and majestic Hood in the et,
with a charming landscape filling the into
vale.
Fresh, Pure Seeds.
Miller Brothers, whose advertisement ap
pears elsewhere,' are well known throughout
the State. Mr, A. F. Miller was lately pro
prieter of the W'ilhoit Springs. They are
sons of our esteemed townsman and florist,
Mr. Henry Miller. The seeds sold by them
are strictly pure, and will fill a want losag
felt. Why send to the Eastern Stats for
seed woes just as good can De goi aere.
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