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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1882)
Apr i , 1882. THE WEST SHORE. 63 GAME BIRDS OF OCHOCO. merous improvements being made, gives Clackamas county is destined 'ere It may be interesting to sportsmen L ,,inJ f k- L.ff7.j ,. : rr- c:.....i ' to know that in the foot hills not many ... v.,. . ... br v...:u: .v,- w:n... w... . r. miles from town may be found at th.s done before the end of the present year, from the head of navigation, and with J1."? 8omf 0f thC finest game nd the porllIn,ion of this locality will railroad running tr-roh it, und two m the kUle, namely the blue nwteriany ncrease. The citizens have others in close proximity to its borders, "'M just incorporated the Puget Sound West combined with the fertility of her soiit e tound in the pine qUarters at Tort Townsend, capital stock powers and undeveloped mineral wealth, be detected by a pe- of j30OOi0o0) and x T Minort c, Ci hcr future is a brilliant one. The land Bartlett, J. A. Kuhn, R. D. Attndge, in Clackamas county will never beheld in large quantities by speculators or farmed in large tracts, because of the rolling surface, numerous streams and large bodies of timber. The conse quence of this is that the farms will in umo seiuom do larger man 100 or aoo grouse. 1 hese birds are similar to the valley grouse, except they are m larger. They are timber, and may culiar grunting noise not unlike the notes of the blue grouse of the Cascades, but consisting of only one prolonged note. These birds have all the character istics peculiar to this class of game. In the winter they migrate to the fir timber Robert C. Hill, J. B. Montgomery, J F. Swan, Chas. Eisenbeis and Thomas Kirkpatrick, incorporators. The de clared obiect is to build a railroad to a " ' "W, V'B '" 10 if built wiU tap the ri h chehalis coun the fields of the valleys in the spring. These birds are very tame, being hunted but little, and will seldom fly from the report of a gun. There are also a few ru.'."-e grouse, known as pheasants, but thene birds are very scarce, and seldom seen in this part of the state. Another try. Argus. acres, and as nearly the whole of the county is susceptible of cultivation, the time is not far away before every quarter section will be the home ot a fnmilv. tViim trivtntr f a thtm pAuntu und it enjoying a healthy prosperity, very jnrRC population. The timber dicative of an active business season ilin,i nm.n .n,i w..i,!n. t.,.i vauciy oi ims miuujf ui uirus is me umi suusiuimai growin. vv mic posses- torv that are situate on the banks of SPOKANE FALLS. A visit to our sister town this week found ind prt.rie chicken, which is found in large sed of an abiding faith in our own town nagable streams, bays or inlets of the numbers east of the Cascades. During of Cheney, we can see that Spokane occan are fat being cleared, as the ths summer and fall these birds are Falls possesses elements of growth. To present home and foreign markets take found in large nocks, sometimes hun- deny that it is a most beautiful place to aj tnat s jor inje ogs are easily dreis of them in the wheat fields, at live, would be a misrepresentation. Its .hot into the large streams, and the once which time they are fine food and easily naturally paved streets are always dry, fine bo(lic of timher alo pu t Soun(1 killed. In the spring their flesh is not the roar of the falls, its grand scenery and tne (j0lumbia river, are even now VyniB iu uicu iwYiiig icu upon u vU..im ,.v .v BUt..Kv almost a thing or the past. UutinClack- the sage during the winter. that cannot be overlooked, and we would amM countV it is rentircy diiTcrent. Still another variety of these game not make them less were the power ours Littie or no timber has been cut, except birds, the sage hen, is found in limited to do so. To these natural advantages to upply the home fcmanit Tne jm. numbers in this section, l hese are sim- its enterprising citizens nave conirioutca menM bodicgof ttsh fir l(irch nd pruce ... v . -- r'"'' , "v are sun not only untouched, but com- -thc.c habits, but are widely different in izing and progressive instititutions. paratively unknown. Hardly a creek ararnnce and size. heinp much lartrer. lii verv religious aenominauon IS reore- ...:.. u .,.... u..4 i i r .0 cAinis in me vuuuir, uiu wmii nan mrcc and having rough plumage. Many sented here, and i s school advantages bodicil of government land on its banks, sa-Jhens have been known to attain are excellent. We write this first, be- jURt Waiting for some one to throw a ine size ot average turKeys. in tne tall cause u is irue, anu scuonu, uccauw inc (larft croM thc gtrcam put up . m;n of tv.e vearthev are splendid eatiner. and Tribune is a permanent institution in I n,i may be found along the foot hills, in Spokane county, and not afraid to note MHary t0 run for ycar ' b1j in ,j Nq the small timber, but they rarely visit the prosperity ot every section 01 coun- C0Untry In the world has as much water the wheat fields. try and speak a word of encouragement power to the square mile as Oregon has There are many other birds in this for our neighbors. Ctenty Tribune. and no part of Oregon as much as Clack. sec.on of our stte that are tempting to - amas county. The saw-mill business is th : ambitious sportsmen, but, unlike the LAKE FAIRWEATHER. one of our undeveloped industries. It u. sot western uregon, tney are not .....,.., r. . . . is not necessary to go back into the i mnn nr rnis cpnann . nnri am. rni vumhimi wwu vi wv von law i now in W hnntir. water, is situated about four miles North jld refrain from hunting or killing west of the town of Cheney, and is fed mountains to find large bodies of avail- anie timocr, as iney are to be round on tha vsLa wl fliiawa 1m ft U .1.1.. t A t - . I tut; v.i vviwo i it vi in me iiiiuk( ui nci py mrec or ,our very .argc sprn.g. nr ementoi Some j and that mt g its margin. Hi.tsnt one. thesa timhi-r I nmm will A Util hnuini AMMlaf Kam I mim wv, i. u. Whan cleared of the timber, thev will be valuable for agricultural nurnoses. ' I.... .. . i I ua all tnm ftnmt tlmljl. I.n.l !H 1.1 .1 ring upon the first real estate boom initial point. A large supply 01 iresn -- "7 V"'"v' ..." ,f ... : : A W.. .r.r!nn. urot.r nn thn. K Krniirh nA Wlin a ricn Oli; IIW on tne fiver hank i r ..... . .. ,.. . V . . ii ti7:. . . is valuable for meadows, pardrn. . i. . as an illustration 01 tne rapiouy vnency m niimn cajjvubc. iiuniuwu .... ., , ,', ? , ... . . . j.. ii i; j . l... I niul I hat on the iinliinrlt fnr mrni . 1 which nnces have advanced re- is aireauy wen rudijiicu wim wmer uui r . f-sh ii uiivii tuc piupvi Davii HIIIVCB, w. n the birds will be more numerous, t.i sport easier and the game more pal a. At. Pnntville News, er "u "v.. .... ...... . , ! . i - . tu. .i.i ik;. .r , i n. uiiim u lum h mn. i none wiiw imve cnnuMci mcir nome- onic Hall property, which was pur- ply for a population of ,5oo people be- tad nd pre-emption rights, can obtain ..i u.. r. t-: t i .rr..;A.. r..r,Mna h riir.M uiih all i possession of these hinds without resid- U UT 1111. llClllCI9 ia Ttai ll I ivi.o . ... ...... .. . , . I ... . chaneed hands a few days ago for can use, and then there will be plenty in? " wn. PavlnK government f i :oo Mr. Carl Scidel, a shrewd bu- i' ss man, being the purchaser. Other r ! estate has gone up correspondingly. I : fact property in general here has i ' ut doubled in value during the past 3 r. The substantial character ot nu- of water for manufacturing purposes, It is confidently Ixrlievcd that there are price of 12.50 per acre, as also can any one else who sees fit to invest for either several other lakes that can be brought PrMni or ,u,lu;e ", ' '"" into Cheney whenever its erowing pop- purchased from the government in nlalmn and inrreased biuineu wants quantities not exceeding iGo acres.- demands H. Tribune, Enterprise,