.. .. :. -.ft tH whv his
ine quwuuo vm
it neglected the advantage that have
been so long in store? Just because
pastoral pursuits have discouraged the
encroachments of the husbandmen on
the grazing fields, as lo the adapta
li'uty uftl.e oIl for the growth of cereal
or other products a fallacy as the
contrary has been proven by experience,
f m 1 wrrm altar Wt lt I I MV
IIU IIUW, II6- "V w. "
population are availing themselves of
out the county, and to-day it has sixty
school districts, organized and supplied
with school buildings, accommodating,
at shown by the school cencus, 3,545
tcholars of school age.
The great tide of immigration which
has been setting in, in the last few years,
will not ebb, and it is only reasonable
to say that it will increase in volume,
and tlii county be, with the whole
Northwest, densely populated. There
are to mint- imlurementt. the rlimute.
though some may uj variable, is neith
er too cold in winter, or treacherous in
summer, the winter months are never
so severe as to l a drawback to any
thing. The mow are never deep, and
in short the winters are never more
thaa tit or eight weeks in length, while
on the contrary there are not much over
l. 1 ..
iiito wku in wrucn the plow could
not be run; and more, the stock come
out of the winter month with little or
no proviMons. The summers are dif
ferent from those of Western Oregon;
when they have their showers and
raiov days, here the rainy days and
rwer uc lr frequent'-few-Jur-ng
the maimer westerly winds pre
sail coming off the ocean, and are L.
Jened with raouture which supplies the
eed fo vegetation. A failure of crops
known since the earli
tM settlement, and never will be as long
Trovideoce supply the deficiency
rogh the agency of the summer
wd.tht come freighted with their
pttv
The Wis apples pears peaches,
r -"'apncots and berries are
Mewceiledoothe y, v..
iu wiu-
udeWW,. re4b
are second to none
Oa thiag worth r of
, - hit pro-
dsWtMKwloQs
kS greet peas, me cr
rrT. aM froca ooe ,0 two
waebor, i Westeni
THE WEST SHORE.
The Prinevilk News says:
a WUr. an enthusiastic one. might
live with pleasure, and die happy in this
place. The physical features of the
surrounding country are a study. The
theory of the formation ot tnese queer
features we have never heard. What
are called valleys here, are only depres
sions through which the living streams
nf water flow. 1 hese valleys in mis vi
cinity, and throughout this part of
Wasco county, in taci, are surruuuueu
by high bluffs, called rim-rocks, which
are on a level with the plains, or, as it
is called, the desert. This desert is not
a barren waste, but it produces an abund
ance of erass and timber. The soil in
the valleys is about the same as that of
the uplands, only it is not subject to
drouth as the land on the desert, or table
land ii. Not many years ago it was
thought that these lands would not
sprout peas,even,coinposed as it is of vol
canic ashes, but this has been disproved,
for it has been ascertained that wheat,
oats, and all manner of vegetables can
be successfully grown now, when a few
years ago 110 effort was made to cultivate
anything at all. Good farms can be had
for the taking in any direction you may
choose.
Over on the net-chutes, at Mr. Tether
ows. where the soil appears to be noth
ing but fine sand, may be seen peach
trees in line health and thrift. But Up
to the present time but little attention
has been paid to orchards, though some
are to be planted this spring. The rea
sons that men have given for this neg
lect are those that have already been
enumerated the general unproductive
appearance of the land but this is the
truth of the case: Men came here, at
tracted by the abundance of grass, and
engaged in the business of rearing stock,
intending to make their fortune, as
many have done, and return to a more
genii! place to enjoy the fruits of their
Uhor. Ience they devoted their whole
time and attention to their stock, con
tent.ng themselves with cheap habita
fcons and very few luxuries. But years
of happy life taught them to love this
country,, nd within the past two years
kL' fin Sw
ings have been built.
tl'T V V"1? ten, and prepara-
cKX 00 n extive scale.
hnl??7t.vetoextendS
which there w ill g ;,nt0 fo'
JorjearT an reasmgde-
Kinwill
who wMVUt 00 ? need to com.
want. That one thiner is iW ut,., .,
the people in other places in this stab
If wheat was worth one dollar a bush,
one year, then the next year those whi
had been successful, would devote mon
time and money to it, in some case
plowing up fine meadows, and turaim
under the last bit of grass they hiih "
their blind and ignorant race for gai"
And there are many who have 3oim
this in the Willamette valley, bec'aujt
they know how to do only one thing at
a time. This kind of farmers will not
do for this place, nor will they dp for'
any other place, except to make good
examples to those . who are capable ot
observing, and who have enough sense
to profit by others' experience. They
make good guide posts. But we want
men who know how to' diversify their -labor.
Any one coming to this section
who is willing to labor for what he'get
(and he will not have to work hard
enough to impair his health, nor break
down his constitution) can make a good
living, and with industry, and a proper
amount of economy will become wealthy, i
A few good cattle (not scrubs), enough
horses to carry on farm work, a small
flock of sheep, well graded and well 5
kept, and the usual number of hogs, and -poultry
will enable a family to live well i
and lay up something besides. Butter
has not been found in our market for
weeks, and a good quality would bring
any reasonable price asked. There is
not an egg to be found in the land, it
any price. Pork sells at uj cents 1
pound. - ' j
This is the state of things exactly.and
it is always so, and will be so for years
to come. For, as has been said, the
majority of the residents are cattle men,
who will not furnish these commoditio,
because they make their money other ,
ways. They have neither time no? de
sire to perform farm work. They do
not need to do so. At times in the year ;
they have to ride for weeks, and even
months, looking after their stock.' Any :
number ot agriculturalists would . Mt
interfere with their interests, and farm
ers would be welcomed by them, -. : t
The stream of immigration bears on :
its tide many men who are seeking '
K . I .
iiuuic a piace wnere they can mane
an honest living by the sweat of their
faces. This stream . flows directly
mrougn this section, the starting p
beintr tnmavli. 1 r.i;fnrnii-
tt wwvwuwc ui tcuuu
and the terminus in the eastern part of
T- t .,1 '
asnmgton territory, where are miu-
10ns of arre: nf onnA firmmii and VTtl-
lncr lanil a ma ... C I tk frf
na ctci iuuuu vu w
of the globe. These wanderers com
in the fall, and go again in the spring,
having seen everything that is bad.vii:
the cold winter that is nsiull v exoerieii-
ced and thoroughly disgusted of count
Occasionally a sensible man comes aloof
and eh ti : 1 . Vi
- - a ucic is auuui uuc v
out of every four who come. The trouble
with th u:i. ;. uu- thef
5" Iht "not what we I
nt to fiad a paradise soraewhere.wbert