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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1877)
THE WEST SHORE. 48 Wlts &noxt, A six teen-pane Illustrated I'aper, issued monthly, L, SAMUEL, Publisher. Business .Office, Morrison Street, Ifctweeh Fifth and Sixth, li' rettly opposite Tost Office, I'ORTI.AM OkEGON, TERMS Oh' SUBSCRIPTION, Including Postage to : ny part of ttie Lnited State:) One enpy, on yatr, Single Number, . . - . so twin, ''"ihn Postage to fntiitftt wtintrlPN, 25 ct. nddltlonn) a mi. ipUon must be piild In advance, and 11 papers will positively Imj stopped at the end of tbl Untfl they Ml paid tor. Remittances fan be made by registered letter, pOtlOtBM money order, or by order on any of the Portland business houses The Wett Shore has the largest circulation of any publication in Or egon or Washington Territory. L! LLEWAUH (GREAT PALLING WATER) FALLS, Those pbfurcsquc falls, 350 feet liih, are located on the Lillcwaup river, which finds its .source in the Coast Range of mountains, in Mason county) Washington Territory. Tbc falls proper Commence about three miles from the mouth and run along through immense canyons and gorges to one mile from where it empties Into I local canal, about eight miles from Union city, and twenty from Scaheck. The river is full of trout, and in the forest game of all kinds are found in great abundance. From here, by way of Lake Skokoni ish, the ascent of the Coast Range mountains can he made with saddle horses clear to the summit; and as the distance is only fifteen miles, the round trip can he accomplished in a day. From the summit can he obtained one of the grandest views in the world, all of Puget Sound, from the ocean to its head, as well as the Cascade range. Mounts Maker, Ruinier, I loud, and St. Helens, can he seen. A week on the Lillcwaup in late spring, or during the summer months, is indeed recreation not easily procured elsewhere. THE HARVEST AND FUTURE OF CLACKAM As. The harvest in Clackamas county is' nearly completed and from every sec tion we learn that the cropsare turning out remarkably well The yield is un usually luavv, while the amount sown is much greater than any previous year. It is estimated by some who know, that this COUAty will have fullv one-half more surplus wheat, oats and barley than any previous year. In rtO in stance hav e we learned of a short crop. The l) ash lands which have been clear ed arc ylcldinii remarkably heavy crops, mid thai of tin- finest duality of wheat. 1 Many of tttC new fields which were cleared this season have yielded enough to pay for the original cost of the land,l clearing and expenses of t he PTOUL leav ing the owner his propeily free the first year. There are hundreds of thous ands of acres in this county termed' brush land, which can to-day be bought 1 at from $ to $S, and cleared at an ex I pente of from $15 to $20, which wilt I produce from 13 to 35 bushels of wheat The farmers of our COUnty are seeing that theso brush lands are really valua hie, and are clearing them very rapidly and putting them into cultivation. We have heretofore said that Clackamas count is the best in the Stale for an industrious farmer, We ate more than ever convinced of this fact. The lands are cheap, and if the farmer has but a limited amount of capital, he can, in a verj lew years, deal the brush oil' his I and and have. line farm as the result of his own industry) If he has u small sum of money to invest on the start, he can hire help to open his farm, and ! when it ts open it Will not cost him as much as lands are held ai in the prairie sections of out State. The Clackam.is farmci w ill gel from lo tu aj cents per bushel more for bis wheat than the farmer of Polk, Marion, I. inn, l.aue or Douglas county. He is at a market all the rest of his life, and has a sure thing ! for cheap transportation. Taking the result of this year, and the money which our farmers will get for this; year's crop, we feel sure that many rich brush farms will be cleared and put in to wheat the coming year, and before long those who are seeking homes will regret that they did not locate in a county that is unsurpassed in its pro ductive capacity, noted for the cheap ness of its lands, and its close proximi ty to market. Clackamas county has 'a bright future before it, and ere manv years pass around, will be quoted as one of the principal farming counties of the State, and while laud to-dav can Ivut :ir a r;iMnahle Hiure. thev will continue to increase until it will be more valuable than land in any other part of the Willamette valley. The county has now the reputation nf be ing one of the most healthy spots on the face of the earth, and the banner fruit section of the State. In less than eight years it will compete for the title of being the banner wheat county of Oregon. This is no idle prophecy. If any doubt the correct ness of our views, let them look back five years and make and estimate be tween what was raised in this county then and what is raised the present year. Let the same ratio of increase continue for the next eight years, and the county is capable of greater increase, and we shall raise at least 2,000,000 bushels of wheat at that time. We sec a bright and glorious future in store for old Clackamas. Oregon City En terprise, ctcpt. 6th. AgBS OF Animals. Hear, 20 years; camel, 100 years; cat, 15 years; cow, 20 years; deer, 20 years; eagle, 100 years; elephant, 400 years; fox, 15 years; horse, go years; lion, 70 vears; porpoise, 30 years; rabbit) 7 years; raven, 100 years; rhinoceros, 20 years; sheep, loyears; squirrel, 7 years swan, 300 years; swine, 20 years; whale, 1,000 years wolf, 20 yea 9, u TlIB Angels of Christmas," a su perb mezzo-lint, 24x20 inches, has just been issued by Charles J. Peterson, as a premium to Peter on's Magazine for 1S7S. This picture is a rare work of art and far superior to any premium picture ever offered by any publisher. The magazine itself, always good, will be still more improved for the coming year, and such of our lady readers as desire an elegant fashion book, will do well to send $2 for a year's subscrip tion, or $2.50 for magazine ami prem ium to Chas. J. Peterson, 306 Chesnut street, Philadelphia. The November-! )cccmher number of y tie Xorth American Review con tains the following articles i Resump tion of Specie Payments, by IIughMc Culloeh, Judge "W. I). Kelly, Gen. Thos. Kwing, David A. Wells, Joseph S. Ropes and Secretary Sherman; Cav- einer tie larsane, ny rrancis t arkmau; 1 he Wat in the East, by Uen Goo. H McL lellan; the I unctions ot I n be lief, by Thomas Hitchcock ; The South ern Question, by Charles (iavarre, of Loutsianna Michelangelo and the Huonnarroti Archives, by T. Adolphui Trollnpe; America in Africa, by Gil bert Haven The Situation in France, by a Paris Resident; I low shall the Nation Regain, Prosperity ; by David A. Wills; The Cltramontane Move ment in Canada, by Charles Lintlsev; Contemporary Literature, ftc. ThlS number is published bv James R, Osgood & Co., Qpstbn. The AV vitw in the future will be published by D. Apple ton & Co., New York. It is for sale at all bookstores and should be read bv all. Photographs. ! r .rure Ihr shadow 1 i r F. A. 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The Old Folks at Home, A Year's Subscription to THE WEST SHORE, which will cost but $1.50, and is the best family paper published on the Pa cific Coast. I. SAMULL. Publisher. Portlaml, Oreifon. 1- mis f,,r en 1 " 11 1 f hroino end f S..10-. 1 i him. - inbv Try It. WHAIUY FECHHEIBCER, Attorneys at l,aw, DBS! MM, 7 and Hin (illtan'i Bulhllng. corner First and Ah sirret, lvrtland. SEND for Foley' S liank Gold . Pens, sold only at L. C. HENRICHSEN'S, in. I lr.. sir. , . - PnrlUnrf. - BARGAINS ,n are requested to examine my Block nnd others PRICE LIST! . i Cor. First and Yamhill 8ts., J. A. STROWBRIDGE, IUPORTKR AND DRALER IN L"EATHEE Slioo 141 Front St., Portland TREES AND 8EED8. AT F.AHT PORTLAND NURHEHV CAN UK found slSjgl Htockot Fruit and Ornamen- lal Irees, Shrubbery, Rorics, Vines, Hreen Hmisi of Helm Flower and (iarden Heed, Bull; also Trees, Ptanti, ete. Catalogues sent free on ap plication. Address- II. HANSON. Portland or KonI Purthuiil, Or. .r o ii iv ii it i o ci h , M.n ni.i'Titi.-i ami Dt-nler In Tl, roiM'KK AND BHRKT IRON WiRE, Stoves, Ranges, Pumps, Pipe, Hose, Kte. Aloany, Oreoo!. All Orders promptly filled. Ton run save from Ut to U.W on the subscription priet mil i . .! f i n nawnuMf 1 or imigHXlue by subscribing ' Newspnpcr Ajrent, Morrison "treat, between Fifth I Iinl Sixth, porllaml. s-1 nl it ihii1 ciinl, giving Willi I SA.MI h.l..ociierm i a list or riipers yon desire, and 1 will inimeuiaie- ' ly ronrara ymi my rstltnnte fiir them. jj BURKHARI, REAL ESTATE AGENT, Al.llANV, OltKUOV. Hjreclal altenllon given lo furnishing general Information to Immigrants nml to (hose seeking home. i" Postage inust accompany nil letters (tin! reqnlra answers. ST. CHARLES HOTEL. Al.BAKT, .... OREOOX. JM.FRONK A BON, PROPRIETORS. TDK a traveling public will find this a fir'-'! house con venietilly located to ihebnslues centre. uvFree Bttll to nnd from Ihc House. it. 11. limn,. v. 11. Abba mi, Notarjr rut.nr. ABRAMS & HOOD, REAL ESTATE BROKERS. And Employment Agents, J IlALl.rsi'lTY. WascwCouxTv, - ORBOOK HAVK OF BAND ASH FOR .AI,K. A NUM herol Flm- si.-k Resehfi ami Farm h I Knstern oreniui. We make n bn-lne--of Imyln , and selltiiic Fnrma.sinck Ranclies ami OtW Prop erly: hho, l.lveMtork of nil kinds, and alie""i AK.-ney bulne-. We can nld stmiifrs1n seenr Iu;Kh(1 location. Houses Kentctl an.l Hents cdleeied. nrrtcic-DuStxHtDd street, ttweeu ' Court turn WaIili,(ton. SUSS BATS can kh;l only at -t MeussdorfTer's Hat Emporium, 111 i rout St., Porllenri. BARBER k NICKLIN, DENTISTS. 8lere..nr. to Hatch A Thompson, 1W Flrt-it., rortlanil, Ogn. The Latest Styles