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.