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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1889)
j: THE WEST SHORE. . I .fw. at 4 !l!'f of 1), tif lllV, Tlifftf is 1 ij !:. M !ri,:.f !n I m iintiied.ate tinriity of the i !.. I. .!l'.ri!' i. i;..l by the iinnmmg im ti ('.., !rft Ic ! n ,a l"u rut in, and tW are. M'.rf rUf.' ij t fN,l,rt, aril -tl,i-r,t lJl KI'IT I i'i I ,n iti.mai I ( ' iti Mir ti fy nrf iA ir. Aliit t n ty .,( Aw,i,,U,,i,r, at il.n -ji-rn o( Clear creek an I W ... f,rf II. rtp ,t , Jiff Kl!'bil,I ia'll Tdlo, which :il Jli'I ! (', .,w id ii.,;,f f,r thai riyt'iti. ne far t. !), i.t ir, (,ui,.riv at,,! ftjiy a f of rain, while w at.y .ill.rfi rU a !'- aiti'iiitil. Atioilirr promising town ( 'Uit.it I r.r.l imiri r.', ,,f To'i-Im. This pl-u e is iltioilt a H..i rt uf I'.ara. Il.i. 4r.rf,t !,t;i.n, lull the station, it ill mi iftii .,1, ,;,' .r, . frii.uvp t ('hinck, A free wagon -f I. a, !, I r, '( a fi I. a niff ! i ma.fi rnnfn t .ai Iw.. i " lfrt( ,,f , ar,l ll.r rt lUiknap Indian a.i-ncy. Major Uli,,f,, ll.e rMrf.f..iti(, .,.f , IW-lkriBJ.. Mi. orH l.'jfi If 1 at I t.Uf a fot. at, I a Mr Hum, m-r-M thn-e hundred -f 7i.f I,..f, r iufi. the a'.-fn y ', put m ttiiit h grain. "iinwll. lun nrfn in gtM aild V f K'-tI.IS af - it, 1 1 I.,,,.., II.., A, ,,, , fj 0( jrf;Kitjn ,jt,., :i I ,Ut u M,, f,rf ,t p.,, Hl-r.orat lU-nlon or Ireat :!, . Iti all I!,. f,..f!lfn f .-ii.try Il.n yr.f. At li'a'K'iW a l..'if.t-, , ..f,.,,,,!, j .i-i4X I ork in au.,.1,,, a, .., t..4,r f iftlj ,)rPi ,iv(.ry . and II.- ii.-..! .f.,.t,n l frai.,-rp ,1,1 Im-iMrM .1,1 f..f . Sw ll..H a.. I ,ernr,, A yr.r , roi.ntry a !...; . M.n.r. u)I(.n M at nn t In- T.. !. Il ,. tu I, .,. ( ,m, PP., ,j MlM,iUt rm. fri. . i.i.,--'..rf i...n. .),, ffI1ni, I,,,-, (.imiM)llllilil)l 'V7 'M-r-V,.,,, .I,, , . Um y,.r,,!hill-.r la II., 'frtit'!i ..111,,.,!,.,, i M, ,!, I- 1"."M.., ..-I,,,,,, .I,,..,,,,.,.,!,,!!,,,, i '... i..i.i, u,, il.. ' " ,,,,J Mfi iy ...... r? i : .u ; : ?v H'til x.b.. .I,, a,. . '7"HillVi w.. .I.,,,, z :;:-'1" crop (an I harveKted in a season. This soil is of a very fine U-xtim, compoaeil of mineral ash, silicate and vegetable mold ami is of unknown depth. In sinking an artem'an well at Nam j.a this soil extended with but little variation for sixty leet. The (rreat Snake river plains, containing millions of acres now lyiiiir idle awaiting the industry of man, are of this character. I'ur tlx successful cultivation of agricultural products in South ern Idaho irrigation is resorted to. Instead of this being a drawl k to the fanner it is really an advantage, as it increases tho yield by more than one hundred per cent. jeracre, while the eiH'Bse is not great. A ton of hay or a bushel of wheat can Iih rained by means of irrigation for one-half the exene that it can in the eastern states. Canals are now being built from the l!oie river, which, when completed, will supply water lo irrigate aliout two hundred thousand acres, extending from lljiw south to Snake river. Sixth The basaltic formation (lava beds, so called). This section has the apearance of a recent lava flow, upon which in many places, a light soil has accumulated which proluces a very nutritious grass, which springs up in the month of Febru ary, or as soon as the frost is out of tho ground, and when the hot weather of summer approaches it is rie, and remains in a dry condition. It is the same as grows on the plains, where it makes a splendid winter pasture. Stock subsists and even fat tens tijKjri H.Sainpa I'rogrm. Klickitat IJoiumi Sikinh and Sinke.n LAKK.-Thinking a description of some of the jK'culur and somewhat unique and wonderful characteristics of Honey lake valley (in Klickitat county, Washington) might intervHt some of your readers I will tell what I saw on a trip to the east end of the valley. Honey lake, a Ixxly of water wlnVli in Mm area ol several thousand aem. nui.lf fr,..n :..!. ! .i .. Junt last, ,d remained out of sight up to within a week or I I'K notwithstanding two streams about the size of the WINUIIll uim narging their waters into its bed. At pre,,, vvry , y Wnng jnto ( gKa.n Ukfl earlv l ., '111'6 T. K'r"Ut f d et, ,,,, of th VttII(iy ,t(it at 2 E t V t;l,,:"7 l 1,10 boilin ling,anUml,rof side Tl r ;r,,,'r flh0 Uk0 on f'o ".rtheaHtBide. s,rr' ';umo( a li,v1,1 ,,,uin not k,H8 W" "irroillldltlL- , , n a vo. ...... .1 ,, tho iL.li..,, .ii - as wiute as , I', W'lh Hn?' Tlu'ro ftro niber of these i, U yriml U,ree r f0,lr tho bor- has siiino !! u'l '1 '"r'"' extension. Eachspring " , : 'T ,',,a!tt''k,riHli,; 0f il8 The largest one :ZZ1 -ter around and jet. n,ir 11 1. ? h" mr U'm wouIJ wt willingly " HilS Is the iilu.'o ii .. . . V n," ben ho i.r , . . ri(1 ,y 1,16 cPVlt Dutch- -k'. f- i 2 7 ri"lU,",kHl ,Un 10 dr'Ve on for God's - ran 1. ? rJ,,H'j"" do"'inion WM not 7. l-u 3, ! " "r ,i9 If ,me of our KlickiU " -vin. of f , .""r.rt lhi "',rin ' Tct a ain Ko " " l" " ,; ' " u.rn "' K, MviIlj( o( ' ""I-"" una spring it would effect a u-'l J- ck-. , a " ! M. Anv U af w.f ""1 in tlu. a,aa. Hit i.i.. ..i. ... " K'uuuti, nu louu.i Uf ' '.. from . ni?' nJ 1 Wa8 101(1 llie w,lt'r artifl.-i.il. , K"J,lml WM 1'oHw than water can be Tt- othrr PKill ' " . ' "ul ,or I'ilosopher. to crack. - !hi,'h ri r thi. large one, ':' fold and a 1 . ' fnm boilin to ")e 1 pnng near enough together that by