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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1881)
January, 1881. 9 VALLEYS EAST OK THE CASCADES. The following list of valleys, includ ing only the principal ones, the nu- niprniiR ni.illti nnpi lii'itur omiltt'd. " - 'I will be found valuable by readers for reference: JoHephine 25 miles long, .j wide, population wo. Klanuth so long, 15 wide, population 300. John Dav 50 long, 10 wide, population .oo. Willow Creek 30 long, 8 wide, population I 50, Birch Creek, 30 long, 6 wide, popula tion 123. Umatilla 30 long, 85 w ide, population 500. Pine Creek, 10 long, 15 wide, population 60. Grand Ronde io long, 30 wide, population 1,750. 'owdcr River 10 long, 5 wide, popu lation 135. Jordan River 15 long, S ! wii'e, populution i(kj. Willow Creek 10 long, wide, population 13V Hnrnt , River long, 2 wide. Touchct (Ton- she) .10 long, 5 wide,populatiin a,(xx. Columbia Uusin 26 long, 10 wide, population 2,350. The foregoing are situated in Ore gon, while the following are in Wash ington Territory, eastern portion : Tuckannon 20 miles long, 5 wide, population 2000. Alpowa 15 long, 3 I wide, population 35. I'.douse, 100 long, , 25 wide, population 2,700. Columbia j Basin, 100 long, So wide, population : 6,000. i akima 100 long, 10 wide, population 500. Spokan 15 long, 10 wide, population 3S3. Chehulis 50 long, I wide, population, 2c. WalU Walla 30 long, 18 wide, pop. I3,'oo. TIw.kk lmiik mi', with the necessary j population, capable of producing joo, (xw tons of wheat annually. The 12 counties of eastern Oregon and Well ington that must be considered tributa ries to the waters of the Columbia and Snake rivers contain 1,414 survived townships, or 23,570,650 acres. In the earlier settlement of Kastcrn Oregon, i preference was given strictly to valley lauds. Kxperienee,howcvcr,'has shown that most excellent crops of cereals are ' sine upon the table and hill side lands. mill iri'iwnil HirricuW ture, many now give hill-side lauds the preference. ,r- - f I"''' " ' ' ''''''' "' T'-'v'' -v ' "A n ,-n ,-lr ,): M'.7 pC : flit i h ij MM I 11 J L it iii if" Ifii i fir fi it 1 W 11, 1 ,11 I . t- I L II I . it L ' t I L .1 II ft. ITfT tObTorricfi AKto ctstdM noes At roktUsn, oregon1,
