The west shore., January 01, 1885, Image 1

THE WEST SHORE.
Vol. XI.
Portland, Oregon, January, 1083.
No. 1.
ESTABLISHED 187B.
THE WEST SIIOUE,
An lllmtrnied Journal 0 Oenorol Information, uWl to Ike riVtWopiw nt 0
the Oreat H'mI.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Ailnptntion of Hhoiip to Cliinnte ; ."a?
A (iliiwtly Fimlivnl 17
I'timuuliiicy of KvnuU 0
Editorml: Cowlmy or Homo UuiluVr, Nutw, 4! Oti'i l'nrnlywir, it OnvoQ
biihirprimt, Ntiliw... 1
Moiilnim Cnttln nrnl Hhwp Ill
I'urtlaml HtJitiiilioa fur 1H84 i
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Hnow lllocktiile on the (jluinbia. ifti
Umntilln County. Omiron V
Union County, Orpnon 'Jl
VnniHiurer Inland Liuida ID
A bluo X on thla pnragmiih Imllcitlmi thnt your auhaorlutlun m
plra with thla niuiioar. I'lmaa rantiw nt hum
Tub West Shoiie begins this month detailed dosorip
tions, with appropriate illustrations, of the large counties
which lie in Eastern Oregon. Umatilln and Union are
treated in the current numbor, and the mining, agricul
tural and pastoral countios of linker and Grant will
receive attention in the noxt Theso articles are com
mended to the attention of those who would learn some
thing about the resources of thnt groat region.
Just how much damage was occasioned by the late
storm it will require some time to ascertain. The first
and most noticeable, of course, is the added strain upon
our merchants caused by the loss of a large portion of
the holiday trado, coming, as it does, upon the heels of a
dull season. Next there is tho unexpected exponso occa
sioned everywhere by this sudden interruption of traflio
and overthrow of business and domestic routine. Agri
cultural interests have sufTerod comparatively little, as
tho snow was ample protection for tho crops. It was
cold woather without the accompanying snow which did
so much damage two years ago. It came that year after
a warm sensm had started the fruit buds. This year,
probably, no damngo to fruit trees was done. Tho great
est injury was, no doubt, inflicted utKin the owners of
cattle and sheep on our ranges east of the mountains.
Tho snow was deep, and if it bocamo crusted tho mortality
must have leon great among stock not provided with
fodder. Had the storm continued a week longer there
would have Iwen no doubt of serious loss, but as the
Chinook began blowing within sixteen days there is much
hopo thnt stockmou were able to weather the storm. It
will take sevend woeks to ascertain tho exact condition of
stock, and, in fact, not until spring can the true facts le
known, sinco another storm, though not so severe, might
be too much for stock weakened by the exposure and
fisting of the post throe woeks.
OREGON ENTERPRISE.
Tub enterprise of Oregon is proverbial. It is self-
evident that our citizens must have been extremely dili
gent to have accumulated their groat back-loads of moss.
Every assemblage of roprosentntivo citizens imports a
genernl tone of Inrv vert to the landscape.. During tho
quarter of a century that Oregon has boon a State, their
iutulligont anil unflagging efforts have succeeded iu in
creasing the population from 50,000 to 200,000, while the
whole city of Chicago has increased only throo timos that
amount; and this, too, iu spite of the disoournging fact
that Oregon has illimitable agricultural, pastoral, mineral
and timber resources, ouormous water powor and navign
ble streams. They live in a fine country, and they do not
care who knows it provided ho will ascertain the fact
for himself. They would not selfishly deny such informa-
tion to any ono. On tho contrary, they are rather pleased
than otherwise when some astute individual manages to
discover it; but that they should go to tlio expense and
trouble of disseminating such intelligence is a little too
much to ask of men' who are alroady bending under such
heavy loads of moss. Yet, even this lias lieon under
taken by tho Portland Hoard of Trade. If there ever is
a concentration of tho business sagacity, enterprise and
liberality of a city it is to be found in such an organiza
tion, and our Hoard is a shining light Hitherto its
onorgioB have boon directed exclusively to tho pleasant
task of dredging tho river liar and making a voluminous
annual report Recently it somehow imbibed tho idea
that the city, and the business of its momlHirs, would be
benefited by inducing immigration to this region. Pos
sibly the thought was original, and again it may have
been suggested by the wonderful success of similar ojmv
ratioiis in California. Ho that as it may, they undertook
the work with all the characteristic liWality ami energy
of Oregoiiians. The munificent sum of o-n-o h-u-n-d-r-e-d
a-n-d B-e-v-o-n-t-y-f-i-v-o d-o-l-l-n-r-s per month was nj
preprinted to defray the expenses of maintaining a hoard
of immigration, the manager of which ought to receive a
salary of t'200. He now sits in his ofllco prepared to
rocoivo and entertain such as may hear of the existence
of such an institution or stumblo upon it while walking
aliout the city. An invitation to sit down and mako
themselves at homo is extended to all, but it is "baso
mockery" to ono unaccustomed to sitting on tho floor.
The room is seldom densely crowded; the agilo tongue of
the secretary is never pushed to its fullest capacity, nor
do tho scrap Ixxiks, newspapers and mnM benr the
marks of constant thumbing. The places for the thumb
marks are there, but the thumlm have not yet rexrteiL
The Hoard has ignited its candle, but omitted to remove
the four-ieck mensuro. Oregon is emphatically not "one
of those places you rend aUiut," and emigrants are stub
born enough to jxirsist in going to just such places.