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THE WEST SHORE,
August, i88;
A WORD TO IMMIGRANTS.
The very different condition of this
ection of the country from that from
w1im.1i tnauy new comer have just em
igrated, ml iu climate, resource and
prospects, may be an excuse to speak
of it in ail it various aspect. Many
of them particularly from the west
ern prairie are not likely at first to
be pleated with the appearance of our
heavily timbered land and the absence
of large, rich rolling prairie. Our ter
ritory ia very large, and after diligent
examination they usually find place ol
acttlement which are perfectly satisfac
tory. Among the bottom land of the
river are found our most fertile lands,
and generally covered with a thick un
dergrowth of brush or timber, but
which are easily cleared. Such place
are often found close at hand, but on
account of timlwr and brush for a long
time escape observation. New comers
who desire to select home will lose
nothing by giving the country a careful
investigation. Every part of the Terri
tory contain thousand of acre of good
available land for the cttlcr. They
are wild at nature lias made them, and
to aubdue and put them into cultivation
require plenty of hard labor. Hut the
aure return in a few year is a good
home and a competency. A settler In
new country must not expect the
comfort and conveniences at first of an
old acttled community. These must
come a the country become densely
willed, at towni are built, school and
churches established, road made, and
me Killer hat accumulated the ncccs
arte and comfort of a home around
him. No country, considering it rug-
fcq aspen, i more easily subjugated,
t takee but a short time, and little ex
pens, except laoor, lor a settler to
make a home. He find a market for
hi product at an easy distance, and an
increasing ucmanii lor all he may pro.
duce. lo terrific atorrn, insect or
other depredator are prevalent to
dcalroy his crop. No country is more
free from these thing than the region
around Puget Sound. The climate is
mini, ana a larmer doe not have to
labor one half of the year to secure
provender for the other half. Hut little
it required to I kept on hand for
-.. -mi. vi. 411V country n ncaitny,
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. . ' a any in
the world. Tilling the land i nm il,.
only occupation of many who will come
heie to make home. 'But these must
not expect to make fortune without an
effort. There are many occupation in
w nit, n ix-opie ran toon earn a compe
tency, Ul diligent application and em
iMi-jnw.nl mui ne used to attain it
Speculation in wild land and rsil..4
cities are dangerous nd much injury
hat bcn done by it. But for
honestly employed the opportunities
art rreat in all tarta of th Trri,r
to establish new Industrie and develop
iiviih w, w country, r.vfiy
day it bringing forth new opportunities
Ol me taic cbihuiimiiiichi. ui nui .......
priscs, a population increases and the
demands of the country require them.
We welcome every new comer who
.!..;. n mnlo t Ins hiit future home.
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and we are glad to help them all that
we can. Olymfia Transcript.
TIM HER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Our extensive forests consist of yel
low fir, cedar, pine, spruce, hemlock,
nd in smaller quantity oak, maple, Cot
tonwood, ash, dogwood and alder. The
fir is the staple, both in quantity and the
uses to which it may be applied.. It
is successfully used for the construction
of large and durable ships, and all the
purposes of civilization houses, fenc
ing, furniture and heat. Cedar in suffi
cient quantity exists to supply the de
mand for matcnul calculated to with
stand the moisture of the climate. The
bark of hemlock is of excellent quality
for tanning, and is used for that pur-
pose, tot wagons and farm imple
ments the oak is in use. much nf
which is as firm and clastic as the oak
obtained in other countries. Most of
the material, however, for such pur
poses is imported. The Cottonwood.
found in large tracts along the streams,
make good rails, and is a source of in
dustry for the manufacture ol barrels
Staves of this wood arc sent by the ship
load to fcun t rancisco. The manle to
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thi lime has not been devoted to pur
poses of utility, at least of general use
1 he trees grow readily when planted
Were large areas planted in suitable
soil, it is possible the result would be
valuable timber. Furniture, durabl
and elegant, is manufactured in the
.Northwest of fir and ash. The ash i
not of the large growth found else
wncre, but is firm and toueh. tf
as w
growth it in contrast with the fir. Ii
every portion of this wide extended
territory west of the Cascades may be
r i i .
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feet
The chestnut and walnut arc not found".
except a grown by the settl-r.
Chestnut and walnut, rivaling those
found elsewhere in size and fullness,
have been grown by cultivation. Most
of the tree growing in the forests of
the Atlantic States will grow in the
Pacific Northwest if planted.
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The Railroad from Umatilla to Pen
dlcton will be completed and in running
order this tM.
SPLENDID CHANCES FOR IMMI."
, GRANTS.
The Oregon Improvement Co.. wH
own thousands ot acres of valuaM.
farm lands in the upper country, show
the confidence they have in the lands
by the extremely liberal terms they
oiler to purchasers. Their lands are
divided into three classes, A, B and C,
sold on the installment plan or for
cash, a discount of jo per cent, being
made when cash is paid. Class A
lands are sold at $5 per acre, or $Soo
per 160 acres, payable in six annual in
stallments, first payment of $133 33
paysble at the time of purchase; inter-
est on deferred payments payable either
then or at the end of the year; second
payment and interest payable at the
end of the second year, and so on.
Classes B and C sell for $7 and $10 on
the same time as the above; interest at
7 per cent, per year. A discount of 10
per cent, will be made when parties
purchasing under the installment plan
substitute a cash payment before the
fifth payment. Upon the purchase of
160 acres the company will erect a
house, not to cost over $350, and fence
80 acres; or if 80 acres be purchased, a
house worth $250, and fence 40 acres.
When parties need lumber to improve
their lands, it will be shipped to them
on time for 10 per cent advance on ac
tual cost.
SPOKANE COUNTY, W. T.
This county is getting the cream of
the emigration of 188 1. They cannot
find richer soil, or one that yields forth
its hidden treasures more freely to the
bidding of the industrious husbandman
than the land these emigrants pass over
in going north into Spokane county,
But that is a newer country than this,
there is an excitement there; people
love excitement, and will go there to
We shall not
men
peed in search of homes of their
choice. They have a big country to
settle. Some are going to Hingman
and Rock creeks, other to Deep and
Crab creeks; others are going to the
small streams that pour into the Spo
kne River near Fort Spokane; others
are going away into the Big Bend of
the Columbia, other are wending their
way to Pen d'Oreille Lake. At the
rate emigration is going into that coun
ty it will soon outrank some of her
Older tister in thm T.rnlnrv ColfaX
itory west of the Cascades maybe citement, nd will go ther
nd huge fir., often a, high as too " Wh,t.is oinS on' We hal1
straight a. the line of plumb j'"?1 10 stay this tide; but bid all
e chestnut and walnut fi...j" God,Peed 5n eh of home of
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