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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1877)
November. THE WEST SHORE. 41 THE CASCADES OF THE COLUMBIA, Located about 165 miles from it mouth are the fierce and whirlin ids where the river falls foitv feet l'UOUREsS OF OKKUO.N. The siilviinrtv. m-i.lp ),, n.. Sr''P", State of Oregon during the lat few t' veart. in ih.. e :. r or hve miles the river is a seething ducts and resources, have been vere re. of the most favoiablc character, and being the result of a season's personal inspection in all portions of Oregon, they will carry with them a weight which the most enthusiastic information tiom other sources could not coin- whirlpool, and a railroad on the Wash- "'arkable, and its steady progress seems ' nrand. ngton 1 crntory side affords the port- ut ln:"kc" "y n enlightened ami 1 1 hat these favorable opinions are .-arthewa- V " on me part ot its tully justified a lew comprehensive , ,uau,,- ., coiumion staieinenis ot tHCls will atmndantlv and nrosnects known, in ill iiimim ahnw n. ........ t.l.... ...... : . rapids nearly the entire distance from . from which a desirable class of imnii-' tent of rich agricultural lands still un the middle blockhouse to the drowned Kr"ts may be attracted. Oregon can cultivated, greater than the whole area forests above the upper landin" The !""' ,he ,"'di":"'y scnse ol the term, 1 of the State of New York, while her river bed is mostly composed of gigan. I ! If ,'?S?n."wri"n P" a.n'1 1 PP"'' doe, not at present exceed ,. , .. y , ' "l"-ln ls far as the dillusion of information 1 uo,ooo souls. Vet with this sparse lie rocks, sometimes hidden by the wa-1 and advice can operate towards that population her export exceed In value ter, sometimes their heads above the, CI1U possible has been done $15,000,000 per annum, Without anv water to make sharp islands, between 1 ' discourage pauper immigration. At , sensible pressure of population on the age. 1 he track runs so near ter's edge that one has a view of these which the current rushes do down white . , . "" " prow noi i son, sue couui easuv accommoi ate If HOW II, White troilhe kve tu.ee .,wl , Jl...l 1..I...I.:. ........ V. ... e 1 ..l .... 1 .......... ... ...... 1 1 .1 . ....... li ..... 1111 w ne. 11 ano With foam and with a roar like the sea. mate both by written information, ami wool, lumber, salmon ami fruit, make Around, between, over, almost burrow- when opportunity has offered, by tan j up an aggregate of commercial requir ing the rocks in its force, in these five K"8 displays, the nature of its resour-' eel which must be considered extraor miles, the river takes every possible S"!, TT""1? U i?"" diiiury for a State so sparsely settled. Af Ti, i . 11 1 onl U) HW UMI ot ayricultiir.il Besides these, otber resources of alniosi form of cascade. The writer s pen and settlers, but to eaniridists. w ....... -Mi ! i;.M:l ...I., i huwmu w uu h jiiMiic. ui enterprise can men.' mm vast and k-. profitable fields for its exercise. The LA CONNKR. W. T. establishment and support by the State This place has much upon which to .f c well organizetl Immigra- baso its claim, for :. flnnrUhlnr, rHm,'n TT" W such as water privileges, coal fields, iron mines, gold-quartz and placer mines, and a variety of manufacturing enterprises. It is easy to understand how these various interests will assume gmented proportions under the , town, f-e tn Or(.um, Bin) nnw Hint its r chief among which is the fact that it is. Hcations have acquired the reputation I fluence of increased population, lup Burrauuuou uy large uotiv of fine farming land, in fact of the most fruitful soil In the Territory. A fea ture, however, deprecating somewhat the prospect of a rapid development of the farming interests is the fact that a majority of the set tlers in this vicinity are not practical farmers, many of them being men who, after roving over the world, dur ing the best period of their lives, have finally settled down to farming for a liv ing. The consequence is that they are several years in learning how to furm profitably, while enterpris ing and practical farmers from Illinois and Iowa would get rich along side of them. The Skagit valley em braces a larger body of first class agricultural land than any other in the I'ugct Sound basin. It is fast be ing settled up and brought under cultivation, and the immense crops of grain which are being annually harvested, attest the fruit fulness of the soil. The large tide fiats near the salt water, have been formed by the alluvial deposits from the river. These lands are very rich and ex tend from the highlands on the south side of the valley across to the Saamish, in cluding the famous Swino mish fiats. Paget Sound Argus. y.f; .AlflHAUtW Baker county is now the fifth county in the State in population, anil is very -parsely sctttleil. It is one of the larg est counties in the State. There are lo calities for beautiful farms and stock ranches without number unoccupied, subject to pre-emption or to le taken up as homesteads, or to be entered as State or Uinted States lands. Immi grant! would do well to take a look over the coun ther west, where they mav not do as well as they could by stopping in Bii ker county. Till- CASCADKS OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER. I and influence of a practical system, its ported by an adequate investment of usefulness will increase year hy year, capital to turn mem to proper ac- I11 a new State, to which increase of count. desirable population is the most para- The drawback to Oregon hitherto, mount of all considerations, the cxpen- has been the want of railway comic - diture bestowed on such an institution tjon wjth California and the East. This is repaid ten fold to each individual tax- want supplied, as it will be Itcfnre long, payer, by various indirect advantages. Oregon will at once take a prominent Our views on this subject in relation position among the great producing to California, have Keen too frequently States of the Union, and its advantages . 1 r a elZZfu f..r expressed in thcse columns t0 require will attract a large flow of immigration J . . . L Ti ... I repetition. The future of the State is well assured L W. Davenport, Esq., was m town this week from Pine creek, he tells us that his oats this season vietded no, The enterprise and public spirit of and her enlightened efforts, as alovc Oregon on the occasion -i the Centen-1 stated, have given a great impetus to its mat Exhibition at Philadelphia in like development. manner offered a marked contrast to As stated in a recent number of this the parsimony and neglect which char- Journal, Oregon, without having the acterized our own State, in its failure variety of soil and climate, which ren- buabeb per acre of measured ground, I to take advantage ot the DniliaM op- ucr tnc cultivation 01 sucn a diversity and that his wheat averaged at; bushels j portunities then presented. She is al-; of products possible as in California, is per acre. He further says that htiffll- Ifeaoy PWlimillg to Trap nannsome re- one 01 inc nncsi larmmg countries in grat'ion is flowing into that section of ' muncration from the care which her the world. For wheat growing it may country very rapidly, that much of it is I citiieus then devoted to their display 1 considered unsurpassed, as it has af- from California and manv of the new of wheat, wool, dried fruit, canned sal- ways such an abundant suppty of mois- comersarcmenof means' sufficient to 1 BOO and other products. Those ex- tore, that a failure of crops .s unknown, nuke a good start in improving their Whits have attached to the State large During the present season, which has lands. .evistoH Teller numbers not only of immigrants, but been one of draught over such a large ol agents ami representatives 01 socio exiem 01 lam i inn Mupvt nui mna i tic and capitalists, who have lieen in- of coimdaint has Inren heard from Ore- duced to acquire by personal oberva- gon. On the contrary, its crop prom otion a better knowledge of its capacity, ise to be more abundant, than during ' From various intimations we learn that any previous year. The COSt of pro- their reports will in every instance Inr duction for cereals is considerably less Perioos ok Inci batios. Canary, 14 dayt duck, 28 days; goose, 15 days; hen, 31 days; parrot, 40 days; pheasant, days; pigeon, 14 days; swan, 42 days; turkey, 2S days. than in California, owing mainlv to the comparative cheapness of land", while the expenses of shipment to eastern and foreign ports, including freight, in surance and incidental charges, are not likely to decrease the margin in favor of the Oregon shipper, to the same ex tent as formerly, under the svstem which is ROW more and more being adopted. The conveyance of freight from Portland, in small coasting craft, free on board in San Francisco, is less, all charges included, than for direct shipments, owing to the higher rates demanded by the sea-going vessels for change of port, and the increased rate of insurance, ronspquent on the exist ence of the bar at the mouth of the Co lumbla river. It is not probable that railroad communication will cause any alteration of conditions, as regards ship ment of the more bulky articles of farm produce, so that this innovation will, no doubt in time, become the established custom. For cattle breeding, no part of the continent offers finer chances than Or egon, with its perpetually fresh ami rich pastures of practically boundless extent. Crazing lauds can now be se cured at very moderate prices that will, in the future be of great value. Those who are aware of how profitable the cattle business has been in California, and how ureatlv all de- scriptions of lands suitable for pasturage have in creased in price, will be able to form an idea of the future openings presented by Oregon in this direc tion, Some of our richest citizens have acquired their fortune! in this branch of agricultural business and prospectively) it is hardly too much to say that they will be the most wealthy men in the State. In her timber resources, Oregon has a vast amount of wealth stored up, which the future wants of the Stale will gradually deveb op. Prices ot choice tim ber are advancing in all parts of the world, as with a constantly increasing consumption, nothing like adequate attention has hith erto been paid to the ne cessity of preparing a fu. lure supply by planting trees in something like pro portion to the number of those annually felled. Salmon fisheries have been for sometime an im portant source of prosper ity to Oregon, and with due care as to the observ ance of the laws regulating the seasons for catching, there is no reasun to antic ipate any abatement in the returns from ibis perpetu ally prolific source of n-v-en tie. With the abundant wa ter power possessed by Or egon in the numerous streams which intersect such large portions of her territory, mechanical and industrial enterprises will spring up with increase of popula tion, which will help to consolidate and augment her numerous sources of wealth and furnish both occupation ami means of investment to those whom her varied openings will attract within her borders. In all its aspects, the fu ture of Oregon is bright with promise and they will do welt who aim at se curing an interest in her territory before a great advance in prices takes place, 'I he iietourecs f California. The Olymptfl Standard has entered its iStb year, and we can well imagine the just pride of John Miller Murphy, its publisher, when he looks back ami in his mind's eye sees the first number of his little paper, issued nearly a fifth of a century ago, and compares it w ith bi magnificent S-page paper of to-day. Mr. Murphy is the founder of the Standard, is safely over the mcasels, whooping cough, and kindred diseases, which young concerns are subjcit to, and to-day owns (he handsomest anil completesl IMWapapff office in Wash ington Territory, a jut reward for industry and enterprise.