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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1884)
THE WEST SHORE. 36 j I'D . i:r'?i:i'"3: rpHE land of Clatsop 1 County, as it is im- proved, increases great- ' I.. rfi nl IT Tl if ill tiuiiv. " - adapted for wheat, but is admirable for: root crops, oats, and, above all, for grass land and iluiry products. lue nvers-ewis and Clarko's, John Day's, Young's and Klaskanine -afford excellent communication to thousands of acres of splen did land, which, when once reclaimed, will prove a never failing source of wealth to its owners. Near Clatsop, for instance, iH a tract of land that has been dyked by D. K Warren, ou which lie has raised 100 bushels of oatB to the acre. The valuo of such a piece of land for stock cannot be overestimated. The country on the south side of Young's River is equally good. F. Bartoldes, J. G. Numburg and others have fine places. W. E. Dement has alxmt 000 bitch on Lewis and Clarke's, about seven miles from hero, which is illustrative of what can be done, The process of dyking it is apparently expensive-$20 an acre-but its great fertility and closeness to a good market justifies the outlay. Fifty acres that he has'dyked this season have loen Boeded in timothy, and ought to mipKirt forty cows. If all that we hear about the profit in cows is true, a man that can raise grass for thirty or forty cows has a good business.. A party to which we refer ays that one cow which he owns gives him milk and butter sulhVient for his family, and ho sells sixty cents worth of milk a day beside. Farther south are large tracts of bottom or "brush" land. This brush land is hard to clear. It costs comparatively nothing, but takes nn ftverago outlay of 100 an acre to got it ready for cul 4ltft4!.4lt llA.. ....11 . 1 I ... ............ .M,.v Titiiiw ami waior course m t, m nm,nt has nn abundance of this land, and in time it will nil be token up and tilled. The cultivation of the soil and the , .., u. umry products will go far toward sottlinc tlm iiriwwiit i.i-.XI.,... .. I.. '..i. . . . ..... o Ul Illt" Fices nna limited sunnlv extensive, while further soutnin the same county are grazed vast bands of cattle, and from, these industries the city enjoys a steady prosperity. It is connected with The Dalles by a daily line of stages. Its picturesque loentim, - shown in our engraving, and its healthful climate render it a pleasant place of residence. - The new town in Kogue River Valley, which is to be the railroad shipping point for Jacksonville, is called Medf ord. ' Considerable building has already been done and more is in progress. Several business houses have ocated there, much activity is displayed in the sale of ots, and the appearances indicate the growth of a town of considerable importance. ' Phoenix, further south, has awakened into new life under the influence of the rail road, and displays symptoms of future growth. During the past year $543,850 were expended in Astoria in new buildings and improvements, and nearly the entire sum was for the increase of business facilities or the addition of conveniences necessary in a city. Gas works, water works and a handsome school house are among the leading improvements. A coasting steamer 136 feet long, with a capacity of 400 tons, will be constructed this spring on the Coquille River. It will ply between the Coquille and San Fran cisco and other coast ports. 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