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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1884)
348 THE WEST SHORE. year he estimates a yield of 40,000 lbs. from his 23 acres. Ho owns 145 acreB of land, and is each year extending Lis acreage of hops. His drying bouse is 30x00, with four kilns, 17x17. Near tin's building is his store house and balcing room. D. M. Hobs and his sons, Charles and Albert, are located on a hop ranch, consisting of 343 acres, and about 1J miles west from Puyallup. Mr. Iloss came to the place in 1804, and in 1874 planted three acres of hops. Ho has now 28 acres, the yield of which will be 2,000 lbs. hit acre. They have two drying houses, the first being erected in 1875, and is 00x00 feet, with two kilns, 18x18 each. Its capacity for twenty-four hours is 1,000 lbs. The second Was built in 1884, and is 82x28 feet. The kiln is 28x28, with a rocoiving floor, 28x14, opposite which is the store house and press room, 20x10. This house has a capacity of about 1,400 lbs. in twenty-four hours. Noar the hop ranches of Iloss and Bowman is one owuod by Mrs. C. A. Clark. The planting was com menced in 1873, and she has now 11 acres, which will yield 2,000 11)8. to the acre. John Carson, one of the original settlers in the valley, planted 14 acres of hops in 1872, and has since increased his yards to 41 acres. He estimates his crop this year at 2,100 lbs. to tho aero. His average yield has been I, 8(K) lbs. to tho aero, and the avorago price 18.5 cents per lb. 1 has two kilns, ono 20x40 anil tho other 32x40. Ho has ono store houso 24x124, and the other 24x20. Tho drying capacity of tho kilns is two tons for twenty four hours. It takes a force of 135 hands to pick and dry tho hopB. As a convenience to tho consumers and dealers of hops, wo givo, in tabulated form, tho names, post office address and tho number of acres of each grower: TUVALUm tWkot 2 Mrs. E. A. Clark .... . 1? Young... 1G W. J. Bowman 23 B. 1 loung 14 W. Cheosman 3 II. Dagget. 1J 0. W.Sowart 4 A. U Campbell 45 O. Mosart 3 UngnorACo. ;j S. Kuphor '" 3 D. M. Iloss.. 28 Willis Boatman. 21 (1. Marshall 3 11 Nix... iq J- Meekor 4 A. J. Miller m J.l . Stewart 14 11. S. More 7' J. V . Meeker 13 J.Carson " 33 Mrs. Ackemm 22 J E. Meeker.. ion U II. Spinning 32 J. V. Jackson'. '. '. '. '. ". '. '. '. 3 (1. A. (lardolla. 23 W. Lee ) a a. Cook 5 d J. A. McCarty 8. Bird. 8. Bouncy , J. Htellor. , J. 1). Uilhain W. 0. Kiueaid J. F. Kini'iiid...... J. M. McMillan. .. , W. Smith..'. , E. 0. Mend 11 Farkpr , Walker llinch , HUM NEB. 13 Maj. Alilerton 10 ? M'VvV18 10 ... . till 4 i K 14 20 2 15 W. Forrest. 3 1rT.''.mI)8l)n-- 43 . ji. linker 6 A. 1L W(K)lory 19 Cloorge Liuesly q G. II. Ryan. 12 A. 11. MutllAura i i ftr.Murr.....::::::: ; 31 T.J. Lmnover 5 Name. HILHUR8T. Acret. Namr, . 19 Lyle & Rice SOUTH PRAIRIE. A. Temple 6 Scanlin 0 Dean 2 Fellows jj ORTING. ' M.Lee 4 H. Becket.... 10 A. Noble 3 W.Lane $ W.Hammond 2 J W. Stevenson... 41 O. Farrell 4 Witesell Bros... ' on J. E. Hilly 3J E. A. Loranz.... "" 9 M. Haggard 6 B.Wright "7 J. H. Wilbur 2 H. McCan J. Woolery . 5 A. Lane " 5 P. Hardefelt 31 S. B. Alney "' t J. C. Taylor 5 ALDERTON. F. Balk 2 Z. A. Stone.... O. M. Annis 21 A. J. Oliver... Wallace fe Spooner 6 G. Hankleman. Carl Miller 14 William Lane.. 11 10 12 13 MARION. D. Morris 3 Spaulding 4 McHugh 7 N. Shelp 2 J. Ramsey 2 H. Walse 2 J. Burugar 2 J. Stilley 4 Gray 9 STEILACOOM. T. Mahon 2 J P.Smith 10 ELIII. A. J. Query 7 H. C. Helmbold 30 Van Ogle 63 David Winkler. . ; 7 A. Sherman 9 R. R. McCumber. 4 White 12 On leaving the Puyallup Valley, near Sumner, and going up the Stuck River, one reaches the far-famed White River Valley. It is longer and broader than the Puyallup, and is divided by the waters of Lite WRiver. When it is understood that this rver, like six others, rises at Mount Rainier, and for ages has been carrying the rich soil from the mountainous country through which it passes, and depositing it in the more level land as it nears the Sound; that this made land has reached a depth that is incalculable; that it is now covered with stately trees and thick undergrowth, then one can realize how rich and productive the soil must be. P. 0. Hayes is the pioneer- hop grower in this valley, planting nine acres in the spring of 1875. The year following C. M. Van Doren planted twenty acres; but the majority of growers did not engage in the business until about three years ago. When all the land in this valley shall have been cleared; when the owners of the soil shall have put out hop yards and erected kilns; when its entire length and breadth shall be devoted to this industry; then i will be that the White River Valley will constitute very important factor in the hop growing interests of the United States. In all essential particulars the climatic and other conditions here are the same as those existing in Puyallup. The most important grower in the valley is 0. M. Vu Doren, who has 25 acres planted. He has three kun. erected in a triangular shape, each of which is 22x22 and