OREGON. A Graphic Dcscrlotion of hn' i1"3 Resources and Natural Ad vantages of this Grand Commonwealth. , Oregon h betwmu the i'i sud 44 dr ot nortu latitud. TU nttwl wUsrly pomt It in Ummtiuto wt from Urtenwion 114 dour und R tniimtvn, and th tuosl Muttorly point t 1H) iitgra ami 40 niiunt, From north to auutu tb distauc ia 375 milt, aud from st to west about itta It contain W.27 quar nib or &U0M) aerv of land. Ot tin, iu 13, Uior were 1.24.W son andet oulUvalton. Oregon. Iim m tiuaont navigable water front iwu-lunii from Um northern foundry liu ot Cali fornia, northward tons th lVoitio Ht toth mouth ot the Ooliimi.i nvpr; Uiik np tb Columbia RloMit ill nortli ra braudary ot th Mat utwrly to it Mloru limit. Ot thw distauoe, 300 luilu r along th horo ot lb Taoillo ootwn, Ml 270 tulle am aloii the iianrntl water ot the Ouluubi river, Bceiuuiug at th southern bouudary, th ouuntiot that border ou th oen ar Curry, Oooa, lXiuala. Iiauo, lVntou, Tillamook, aud Clatsop. Tho which border ou the river ar Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, aaoo, Uilliaiu. Morrow, and iiuatwa. - Th Columbia wer fuiuislios a harbor eoniodrd on ot U bwit aud safaat ui tlisworlt, South on tb coast ot tb tate ot Oregon, titty mile, ia tb bay ot Tillamook, which affords a harbor for mailer veaaela, ueh a are uuaired in a coasting trade. Thirty milea further south it Nesluooa river, whiob will not admit coasting wl lit to navigate tbe so. Thirty mile atill fiirtbi-r south i th harbor ot Yaquina, into which large teamen paa rtgularly in tbe trsnapor tatioa of freight aud paaaeugcni to and from San Francisco, California. Twenty mile touth ot 'iiln m the Alaea river, which afford admMxiou to coasting Mhoouera, which are doing a very fair bualneea. Twenty mile noulh ot Aluea m Siuslaw, a good harbor tor coaster, from which txuut a great trade ta carried. Forty mil Wow tbe Alsea ta the mouth ot the Vui rwina river. Here is a good harbor, and a Urge amount of sbippiug is dolus from this point, consisting ot lumber, salmon, aud agricultural pro duct. Twentv mile aouth ot tbia place ia Coo bay. This i a flue coast harbor. A regular line ot ateatnera ruu to aud from thw point.eugnged iu carrying coal, lamtwr, and all the productions of a rich eouutry that surrounds tbe bay. Ten or twelve milt on down the eoal ia the mouth of tbe Coquille river, which ad mit veeael to do a good busim in llie way ot Ituuber.coal, aud agricultural pro ducts. About fifty mile further south i Uie moutb of tbe Hogue river. Tbi w a baroor auttlcient to admit ot counting vca- Ml nt fttip imka whiih are carrvintf lum ber, dairy producU, and agriouitnrnl pro- uuctiona. I here are many amnll at ream putting into the ocean ot lulltcient aite to admit small coasting wenclmwhicu put into tbem a occaaion may requite. It will thoa be aeeo that there are nine porta ot entry on the coast of Oregon that af ford abundant outlet to the aea tor the hipment of all the production which tbe coast country now ba, or ever will con tribute. Th Cascade mountain, eiteuditig north and aoutn, divide tbe atute into two grand diviaiona known aa Knstfru and Western Oregon. Tbe first diviaiun embrace th counties of Wasco, Crook, Lake, Klamath, Morrow, Oilliam, Oraut, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Baker, and Malheur; , and tbe eeoond division em brace the oountie o( Clnteop, Columbia, Washington, Clackamas, Marion, lanu, Yamhill, Polk, Tillamook, Ueuton, Lane, Douglaa, Coos, Curry, Josephine, and Jackaon. Western Oregon baa an average width ot VS) miler, and comprine tbe iuohI thickly populated and wealthy portion of the atute at this time. Ktwtern Oregon baa an average width ot 230 miles, com prising vast territory, a large portion ot which ia at present sparsely settled, and whose inhnbitaot are principally engaged lu rearing cuttle, sheep, and horse. Along tbe coast extends a range of mountains from three to four thounuud - feet in height, covered with timber, a great part of whiob ia suitable for lum ber. Streams put down from this range into the along which there is a great deal of land fit for cultivation and for grazing purpose- At some points these mountains reach down to tbe oceno, but for th moot part there is considerable country between tbe mountains and tbe bench. Between the Coast Range and the Cas cade mountains, he tbe Willamette. Ump qna, and Rogue River valleys. Tbe first two are separated by a short and low range known as the Cullnpooia monn -tains. Umpqua valley is named from the river which drains it. which stream Bows through the Coast Range and emp ties into tbe Pacillo ocean. Itogne river drains the valley of the same name. It also pierces the Coast Range. The sur face of the country from the Callapooia mountains to tbe northern bonrnlary of California is diversified by low hills and valleys, the whole fertile and adapted to agriculture, frmt growing and grazing purposes. TBB WILLAMETTE VALLEY. The Willamette is tbe principal valley ia the state and constitute the wealthiest portion of Oregon. It is drained by the river of tbe same name, which stream is navigable a distance of 125 milw from it mouth. It Hows northward about midwav between the Coast Knnire and tbe Cascade mountains, aud empties into the Columbia river at a point about 100 miles from tbe ocean. Tbe valley begins, so to speak, at tbe Cullapooios on tbe south, and extend to tbe Columbia river on the north, a distance of nboat M0 miles. It bos an averiwe width ot GO miles, not including the mountain slopes, and comprises one beautiful sweep of valley, containing about 7800 square miles, or 4,902.000 acres of Innd, nil of which is highly fertile. From their source m tbe Cascades How westward the Clackamas, Molalla, I'mlding, Sun tiam, and AlcKeozie rivers, and empty in to the Willamette. Tbe Coast Fork is an important branch of the Willamette. From their sources in the Coast Range flow eastward the Tualatin, Chehalem, Yamhill, La Creole, Luckiamute, Mary's, Long Tom, and Callapooin rivers, which also empty into tbe Willamette. These are all streams of importance, several of tbem navigable, aud each drains a con siderable country iu tbe foot bills valu able for agriculture, fruit, stock, and tim ber. At about the center of tbe Willam ette valley is the Minto pass over the Cascades. Through this puss the Ore gon Pacific railroad company is construct ing a railroad which will traverse East ern Oregon, and probably join tbe Union Pacific. Tbe Oregon Pacific reaches deep water at Yaqniun bay, and has iu operation about 110 miles of road, from Yaquina bay (which is about midway o' tbe Oregon coast) over the Coast Range east to the town of Albany, across the Willamette river. The tlauks or slopes of all tbe mountain ranges are covered with forests of fir, cedar, and oak, im mensely valuable for lumber. The following, taken from "Lang's History of tbe Willamette vulley," pub lished in 1HH0, is so concise and accurate that we incorporate it here: "The Willamette flows, as has been stated, parallel with the coast, from which it u distant, in the moan, about fifty mile. From Eugene City the distance to the nearest ooint on the coast is fifty mues; vxirvullis, 4H; Ainany, in; uregon City, 66; Halem, 61; Portland. OH; all these towns lie npon the river. Tbe summits of the Coast Range are at distances vary ing from 20 to IW mile from the see, while tbe mean distance of tbe Cascade range from tbe Pacific may be set dowu as 110 miles. The mouth of the Willam ette is in latitude lij degrees and 82 minutr north; longitude, 122 degrees and 45 minutes west of Greenwich. The southern extremity of the valley is ap proximately n it uegrees and VI mm. lites north lutltude. The state of Wis- nririaii. Michigan. New York, and Mnssn- chnsotfs, are in nearly tho same Intituds. Th central portion of Um valley He J at an elevation ot from TO to 400 tuet I abov tidewater. L . i ii . . .ail . It. "H.1M tlie arrival oun cr,y mniiers iu ,t.- . it ,1... r.,,,,,,1 t., M,n. Hm twir, tw mww '"' aisl of two soi ls forest and 'prairie, the latter hsiof vegelstlou other than iu rank grasse which ttieu grew luxuriantly npon every opeu spot. The prairl ex tended ou both aide ot th river from tb vicinity of th tall ot th Willamette outhwaru to th Odlapotua. Nearly all tb elevation ot laud wer timbered, but hardly to their present extent, Th Indiana, it tanald, went in th habit ut burning the brush upou th bills to serve some aboriginal purpose, and this cus tom perishing with th uativua, th lull now are covered with brush aud young trvca which ar mM to have mad their growth sine theooosatiou of thatoustom. Kxoept tor the mark ot tillage on cultivated field and the evidence ut civilisation, the valley remains as regard its salient feature, about a th first ex plorers found it Tlier ate th broad and fertile prairie separated by streams, shaded by strips ot woodland, and tb heavy forest ot timber, covering th uiouutum aud billy lopo as with a gab tueut. "Outside ot the level prairie titer is a belt of rolling land verging iu bill and mountain iu th higher portion, which xtend almost entirvly around th val ley aud constitute t very valuable part ot tb eouutry. The soil i mainly basaltic and aaudstoue, aud ot great general fer tility. It product are more diversified than those of th lower lands, aud fre quently exceed them in quality. ' These roiling or mil lamia ar usually covered with brush aud require to be cleared be fore cultivation ia possible, Tb princi pal advantage ot these, brushy tract ar good toil, natural drainage, good water, a climate beyond th reuch ot malaria, an ample and general supply ot wood for fuel aud huiidius Mirituae. aud oomnar- attvtt freedom from early frost. The latter consideration lis not yet received due attention, but it i possible that a moderate elevation secure her tbe same advantage a are known ,to exist in the hilly region ot California and else where, 'Much gfll agricultural land lie htiih a 'JoOO feet, being in small isolated valley, and difficult ot acees. Tbe quality ot soil m said to be high, produa nig with unfailing regularity th crop possible to th latitude, Tbey ar par ticularly adapted to atock raising, and are partially occupied Kir that purpose. Still titer ar many thousand of acre yet subject to settlement. The vacant land of th Willamette valley, or those open to eettiemeut. are ot tour kiud United State government, state railroad aud wagouroad grants, and school aud university lands. As else where, the government land ar held at the prii! ot 11.35 per acre, or in case of land within the limit ot railroad grants at double tbia rats. The railroad land ar subject to price which vane accord ing to location, being from SI .25 to 87 Per acre. Tbey ate, moreover, to l bad on favorable terms as to time and mode of payment. Generally ipeaklng, ten years' credit t given, or Icsm, according to the reqnirameat of tbe purchaser. The Oregon k California railway ba yet a large portion of ita grant in It posse sion, and tbe obaracter ot tb laud com pares ot course favorably with that of lb adjoiutiig government or private holding. It is rbieiiy bill Innd, covered mora or less thickly with brush, often bearing an immense amount of the finest timber, but sometime is open prairie, amiable for cultivation and grazing. In respect to tbe cost of clearing, It t th same is the adjuceut tracts. It is well for intending purchaser to bear in mind that lb lands spoken ot a vacant ar so because tbey require to be cleared before tbey will be ot any use. As lor tbeir productiveness they are not generally whit behind the best valley lands, and they have, as be fore pointed out, very great advantages over any valley land. A to th total quantity of unoccupied or nntilled lands suitable for tcttlemeut along the edges ot the valley, there cannot be much Ice tbau two million acres, making proper deductions for tract which are worthless because too rocky or too steep. This amount would be, in th present con dition ut affair in Oregon, capable of supporting from 00,000 to 100,000 per sous; and a greater number of course when the coudition of trade, and par ticularly of agriculture, altall have ad vanced. At preseut inch tracts yield no income to any person, excepting tbe few who graze cattle or sheep In the more open spots. The timber lauds lie mainly npon the interior slope ot the inclosing monn tains, 1 be extent of th forests is pro digious, but as yet only the vngest state ments can be given as to the available quantity. Speaking generally, there is a belt of limber tree npon the western lope of the Cascade that ia twenty or nioie miles wide, and extending north aiid south the whole length of the rang. Oregon's Tabl I'ropsrtjr. The following statement show the amount of taxable property in tbi state as shown by tbe abstracts ot the assess ment rolls of the several counties for the year ISOOaud 1891: cochty. 1800. 1891 liaker S2,01H,8.W l.fJ78,HHl Menton 8,777.92!) 8,Wt,H(W Clackamas a,)".! 8.H70.42O Clatsop 8,44 UX) B,4.'lfl,H78 Columbia 945.819 1,082,M3 Coos 2.14U,4."sl 2.371,2.'tO Criok l,2tn.m;0 1,3HH.)5 Curry 4Nfl,2!lO 6Tl.75fi Douglas 2,HiW,47S 8;K10,10P Gilliam NU7,4(i2 000.085 Orant 1,20H,I,20 1,2U0,.'H0 Karney l,4(W,fi!M) 1.474,880 Jnckson 8.281,002 , 8,804,G.1 Josephine 777.(170 1,180,011 Klamath 1.022,015 1,186.0:1ft Lake...i 1,3'J5.088 1,4(M,055 Lane 4,018,000 6,782,81)1 Linn 0,400,1128 6,741,844 Malheur K'W.:Kl l,022,R'i7 Marion 7,lio4,323 7,0:t8,050 Morrow 1.22t),: l.Kllo Muitiiontiiii r,'i; BO.Silo.O'ZTi? POLK 3,346,755 4,214,545 Sherman 673,400 1.405.515 Tillumook 0U1.7U3 Umatilla 4,ii83,150 Union 8,411,255 Wnllowii 725,418 Wasco 2,422,841 Washington 8,7011,470 Yamhill 8,001,581 1,011,1154 (1,81:1,700 8,871.205 784,872 2,748,110 8,052,8,rt0 4,310,001 Totuls 8114,077,788 8120,2110,18(1 OUWlON'S I'OI't LATION. A year and a half after the completion of the eleventh census of tbe United HtntcH, .Superintendent Porter bus issued a bulletin which gives the population of Oregon by minor oivii divisions. The figures by counties are as follows: Ilakor 6,704 Lime 15,198 Henlon 8,650 Linn 16,205 Clackamas... 10,2.18 Mulliuur 2.(101 Clatsop 10,01(1 Coliiinbiu 5,101 Coos 8,874 Crook 8.244 Marion 22,01)4 Morrow 4,205 Multnomah.. 74,884 Polk 7,858 Curry.., 1,700 Noughts 11,8(14 Gilliam 8,0(10 Grant 5,(180 Hnrney 2,659 JiiokHon 11,455 JoHcphuie.,.. 4,878 Klamath 2,444 Lake 2,004 Hlierman .... 1,702 Tillamook... 2,0112 Umatilla ...,18,1181 Union 12,044 Wallowa,,, . 8,(101 Wnsco ,18! Washington. 11,072 Yamhill 10,002 Total 813,707 Really the true population of Oregon to-day is, in round numbers, just about 400,000 people. The Porter oensns was a butch from beginning to end, TltHiiks. On this New Year's morning we ex tend our tlmnks to Mr. Hockley, the livery man of Monmouth, for courtesies extended to us. At times he bus placed a team utourdlnpoHul with true-lieurteil gcticroHlty. We wish him a happy, hunnv Hew Ycur, and may lie prosper In business as his gentlemanly (leHirt mutit and studious care entitles Mm to do. Aguln tlinnks, 11 U lens tltttu the actual cash value of the priunlumH Ilia Wtwl HIUo Com jtatty protHHH to give awity to tliowi Rottlnn up flulw. Tluwi piciiilniiw win ih givou away ABSOLUTELY FREE ! To th partlc getting ua yearly aulmcrlltem to th WK8T HI DR. at tli B-gtilnr wioo or 2 nr year, I Here is not a iiiitig on in usi wmi ia ciionp or iriisuy. 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A dictionary of ulds to reflection, fun tul Ions uf maxims, tiiotupliors, eoitiictl 1h, caul Ions, tijiliorlHiiis,provei-bH, etc., from writers of all list's and bolli IiciiiIh plinres, Cloth. (11 von frcu for the twenty-Hint largest club, of not less than 8 subserl Iters. Prleo 2.00. TWENTY-SECOND. Dlotlonary of Quotations (Now) from thu Greek, Latin, and modern languages. Wil li an Index to every Important word. Kxlra cloth, til veil tree lor liui iwem.y-Hecoml largest club, of not 1chh thuu 8 subserllHm ITlue f.(H). helley Are the hmlem, mid tlielr Fall Btot-k in rwtdy . fur ltwMHiUott. Titty lire UI1 lo tba fronl ruuk with re moht comjilft nUnik of GENERAL MERCHANDISE In Polk county. TUIm bouw lins the oWit rworU of tny liotims In Uie city, nd their to cllltiM fur tlolnjt bualnrsM re uncquftled by miy firm In U10 vulley. Their large facllttU for doltiB buMluww, togtither with the fact that their iiurohttw ure inUy made direct from Die fw toiM taking ndvaiiUKe of all the dl counU tliere are in night, enable them to KtMuk with cunAdmioe an to their place belug a wife one to place an actHiiitit or to DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY, Feeling sure that yon are getting taloe re ceived. In the future, at In the past, kind and conrteoua attention will be given to their cuatoinem. Their stock Ih ho large and varied that to mention articltw would be an Inipoaai ble Unk. And thfy rcMiMwtfully invito the publio to take a look liefore purcbaitlng their fall stock. helley GENERAL REAL Monmouth, Good grain and stock farms and choice fruit lands town property of all kinds. Those having property for sale, please call. earner & Craven To our Patrons and Friends we Send Greeting. Our efforts have been to WE tho HiirnasH and Saddlery GOT valley. We have improved our entire line of light and heavy THEM ImrncHH of our own mnmtfacturo, and auto have added a line of ON Ktwtorn light harncHH, wuldlw, whtpa, oils, robes, currycombs, THE brtwlnw, dusters, etc, and are KUN RootlH which for style, finish, tho valley. We oiler these goodH to the AND , their merit, nt prices that must bo sittisfitctory to tho buyer, and UUK being, as wo are, mauuritetttrers of tho goodii its above euumer PRICES atotl, we are pit-parcd to below what it wits possiblo 1 HUM and nt the samo time make it impossible for anyone not similarly prepared to furnish harness of etiual quality at so low a price. BEAMER & CRAVEN, INDEPENDENCE, OR. & Vanduyn. ESTATE DEALER, - - Oregon. maintain the tailing position among 'VE maiuifucturera and dealer of the now prepared to furnish a line of and prion, are unequalud by any in consumer with full confitleuoo ns to furnish complete Beta of harness far for us to do in previous years, aud IE Independence, Oregon. ESTABLISHED A QUARTER OF A CENTURY This leading drug houae of Polk county change bands to day. B. h. Bhetley, of Drain, Douglaa county, baa purcbaaed Mr. A. a Locke's half Interest The business wilt hereafter be carried on under the Arm, name of BUSTER & This old and relirble eaUblisbment carriea the largmt and most complete stock of drnga, medicines, druggitaV sundries, oils, palnta, pltuhea, and books and stationery. THE PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT Is presided over by J. W. Buster, a well known, competent, and experienced pharmacist, and all prescriptions intrusted to this firm will have his personal attention. THE NEW . FIRM Will use Its utmost efforts to merit in the past, and their patrons will extensive than ever before. THE JEWELRY DEPARTMENT This houso also lias a full and complete Jewelry Department, presided over by O. A. Kramer, a competent and practical jeweler. WE WANT- YOUR TRADE With the long standing and fair do not hesitate to ask the public for iu the future. Our motto Is, Quick Sales and Small Profits. J. W. AND R. L. Shelley Mm MI SHELL the patronage extended this houM find their stock more varied and dealing of this establishment, w their patronage aud hearty support Buster EV