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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1887)
m THE WEST SHORE. Itn-itr and IVh river of ollructioii!, will many more strangers, who are investing in ,v n to the world one f tlc t timber belts tic, homes, sheep and hogs, and there is room in tin country. Wc are only waiting (or the for many more. The range is principally i the .ihuI an.l demand for this new enterprise. outhern part, through which the Oregon 8W Fran the crown of the nameless range, south of Line passes, providing convenient transport l'.i)t Salmon river, trending southeast and divid- tion. iiii: the tributaries of the Salmon and Snake Agriculture does not yet supply the home uV rien, however ill defined, the dopes are near- mand. Many more will soon be engaged in Iv rovrred miih forcM of pine, cedar and fir. this pursuit. Crops are as sure here, and the rnmi tlx "Hilliwti'tern (dope the logs can he husbandman as well rewarded, as anvwliere H.(n n the rivers, sawed into lumber near else in the world. Capital is very much needed tle rilnd, and find a way to more Kastern to construct irrigating ditches, since thereat market byway of the Oregon Short Line. This many thousands of acres yet untilled which will MMemof IiiihUt mukiiig is now U'ing carried some time be made to "blossom as the rose" i to -mim- extent, hut supplies the local do- Wherever fruit growing has been tried in , South, mand only. With the ex.vption of the on ern Idaho, the efforts have been crowned with ..mntrr Lfdering on Snake river, a i-ortion of success. Many of the. mountain gulches are "ill.- 1-ran.h., and a minor pri ion of Clear- adorned with thrifty young orchards and gar- watrr, the territory i nearly all forest, an.l dens, and many more soon will be The more mot, than i fifty ,-r ,rnt. of this area produces tender varieties of trees will not do well in the relent m,,r. Kadroads wdl find it when gter altitudes, but the hardier kinds, and , . , " "" ,K even near me line of iernetual snow mvrd a,ml attention. Kvery year brings Irpuuu sno. SllKAKEK.