The west shore., February 01, 1882, Page 25, Image 5

February, 188a.
land in Goose Lake and adinrenr vat
leys as fine as the world can produce,
ui can De obtained for the govern
ment price ot i.2C ner acre.
V A -
Capt. L. Coffin, register of The Dalles
land office, writes:
We have made the following entries
jnnuary i, issi, to January 1,
iUO. i. . . '
iooz, lo-wil
287 Preemption filings, embracing
113 Cash entries, b
56 Final Homesteads, "
167 Homestead applications, '
151 Timber Culture entries, "
2 Timber Land,
Acres.
45.90
18,080
8,060
26,720
24,160
30
34, too
Total acres.
There is about 800,000 acres now
subject to entry in Wasco
half of which is wheat producing land,
me umance is t.mber and grass land
wis county is last settling up and the
business of the land office
pate, will double this year. The farm
ers are now satisfied that the hills and
mountain slopes will produce even as
"su " not Deer than the low bottom
lands. The winter thus far h.i Wn
very mild, and the Htnrlf Ufa in
111 1 1 lit
condition, having fattened upon the
bunch grass without any other feeding,
u our ouicner shops make a fine show
ing, equal to Fulton Market stall-fed
muie.
H. W. Dwight, register of the land
office at LaGrande, says:
I give you the result of business in
this office for 1881, in round numbers:
. "on?es,d,enlries embracing 37,000
171 Timber Cn hir. b
74lFinal Homesteads,
59 Cash entries,
22 Desert Land,
" 1 Final,
5'2 Declaratory Statement filed, "
i?..: , .... '
26,(00
11,000
18,000
5.500
64O
, ""I OV,UUU
; are"01 dlrict. 64,000,000
.. Kr'cu""'ai land, 31,000,000
umDerea land, 31,000,000
unaciuea agricuit 1 10,000,000
wuamy ot agricultural from lam
good to first-class, a large portion desig
nated timbered is good, thoueh not first
class. Our markets are the mines of
aker and Grant counties, and Idaho
Territory. In ordinary seasons we pro
duce nothing that will bear transporta
tion to Portland except wool and hides.
Grand Ronde Valley is a garden spot,
sometimes a little breezy, to be sure,
but so extremely healthy that the doc
tors would certainly starve out if they
hadn't the knack of holding their breath
when they do get a chance to make a
charge.
Fred. W. Sparling, register at Van
couver.iW. T., land office, says:
THE WEST SHORE.
inc louowing business was trans
acted at this office during the year 18S1 :
. . Acres.
Unginnl homestead entries, 10,081
9.873
Final
1 miner culture entries a,o6i
v-usn entries, 2 0
l here remain yet in this land (lis
trict about 400,000 acres vacant lands
subject to homestead, timber-culture
and pre-emption entries. As the lands
in this district are comprised of the
counties bordering on the north bank
of the Columbia river, extending from
its mouth eastward to a point forty
miles above The Dalles, Oretron. the
settlers have unusual facilities for get
ting their produce to market. Much
of the produce raised west of the Cas
cade range of mountains finds its wav
. ...... . . .
10 rortiand, where fair prices prevail
1 he prairie lands of this district are
mostly situated in Klickitat county, and
many fine farms have been established
there.
The timbered lands are found west
of the Cascade range, and embrace fir.
cedar, oak, hemlock, vine maple, ash,
pine, etc., among its varieties
The soil is generally good and well
watered, several lame streams beinrr
n
tributaries to the Columbia, and furn
ish many good mill sites for manufac
hiring purposes. The surface of the
land is generally rolling, which admits
of good drainage
There is also considerable wild eame
among the timber at the foot of the
mountains and along the watercourses
as well as an abundance of fish in the
streams.
The climate is mild and atrrceable
throughout the year, and this country
.....
oniy awaits the sturdy farmer, the me
chanic and the merchant to make it one
of the finest sections on the coast.
The vacant lands are being taken ud
rapidly, and the country is becoming
more densely populated, but there are
many desirable locations yet to be had
adjacent to the Columbia river, which
will always furnish a good market fdr
timber and produce.
It is expected that the Northern Ia.
cific Railroad Company will soon push
its line down the northern bank of the
Columbia, which, together with the
ample rivertransportalion lines.will give
to the people all that can be desired for
facilities in gel tin:; to market, etc.
ine Coiiax,W.I.,land office, through
its register, I. M. Armstrong, Esq., re
ports the following business for the
year:
116 Cash entries,
719 Homestead entries
249 Timber Chlture
520 Pre-emption filings
Acres,
embracing 23,052 93
" l09,s 7I
" 43.603 4
7?ooo
Total, '. . 153,96311
J. M. Howe, Esq., register of the
Lewiston, Idaho, land district, furnishes
the following as the amount cf business
transacted during 18S1:
l-ocaled under Pre-emption laws,
" Homestead "
" " Timlier culture
Sold ' Cash system
" " Final homestead
Total,
Acres.
16,000
3.6o3
7,880
28,123
4,800
82,406
Still open for settlement about 6oo.-
000 acres, the very best wheat land;
markets improving, but depends on
transportation facilities, and theso are
increasing plenty of water and timber
principal products are wheat, flax. oats.
barley and vegetables. This Is a splen
did stock-raising country: the lands
are mostly rolling prairie; the timber
lands will bo productive when cleared.
M. Kerbs, receiver at the Boise City,
Idaho, land office, says:
The number of acres of land filed on
under the different laws, in this land
district, during 1881, is 150,000 (ap.
proximatcd by computing one month).
To ascertain the number of acres yet
subject to entry would take at least three
months time; but there are millions of
acres yet subject to entry.
DOING GOOD FOR OREGON.
"With the January number, the Wist
Show begins its eighth volume, and manifests
by the superiority of its lithographs that It has
steadily kept abreast with the improvement and
spirit of the times. The last numSer of this mag
azine Is devoted piclorlally almost to Salem, and
contains the best work of this kind ever issued in
Oregon. The benefit of a reliable periodical of
this kind to the state is almost incalulabte, and wo
venture the assertion that the Win Siiossl
since its first number, has attracted mora Imml.
grants- among us than any other agency In -the P.
cine wonnwest. Kaslem people, seeing the
handsotie and substantial buildings of our coun
try, public and private, as Illustrated by Mr. Sam
uels, very naturally form the Idea that nun.
community that supjwts so much architectural
beauty must be rich and flourishing, and a good
place In which to live. Nasl's caricatures are
lid to carry more weight lhan the lonirm m.lUn.
rials, for the points are seen at one ami
home to everybody, and so it is with paper
mat presents, in hrst-class style, the pictures of
Oregon's vlvancement and wealth. The Wts-r
Shokr is an enterprise that should be liberally
supported by the well-withers of the Pacific North.
west." 1'orllaml Daily Standard,
' "T 11 n
Washington Territory has assessable uroucrtv
tothe amount of $25,791,457.00, with a popuU
lion of nearly 100,000,