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About The Dalles daily chronicle. (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1895)
Mouse N I One Week, Commencing1 Monday, May 13th. Four-act Comedy by Dominick Murray, "THE GOLD KlfiG." SENTER AND LUCY SENTER AND LUCY And a First-Class Company. A Change of Program Every Night. ADMISSION, 25c, 35c and fc50c, , Reserved Seats now on sale at Blakeley & Houghton's. NIGHT! Tie Dalles Daily Chfoniele. BUBSCKIPTION BATE 8. BT KAIL, TXTA.1D, IV aBYaKCBV- Weekly, 1 year. . .... ' 6 months.. ! M g Dall,1 year. ; months..... ..1M .. 0 76 .. 0 V) .. oo ..too .. 0 60 ' per i . Address ftll communication to " THS CHRON ICLX." The Dalles, Oregon. TUESDAY - MAY 14, 1895 OLD WASCO COUNTY. nW BBIKF FACTS CONCKRHING ITS BESOUBCE. sTrnlts, Fish, Firm and Forests She Has Them All, and Unlimited Water Fewer. SOIL AND CROPS. northwestern portion of the , The United British States, and a .large portion of Colombia was at one time sub jected to A tremendous overflow oflaya", and in con sequence the mountain ranges are composed of basalt, while the prairies of Eastern Oregon and Wash ington have -that-same -material for a foundation. It is the greatest mass of basalt in the known globe. Following .this, the country between the Rocky ' mountains And the Cascades,; or their continuation,' the Sierra Nevadas, Was covered by a vast inland sea, and the , aoii of this region therefore is sediment ary, consequently largely of decomposed basalt, and is therefore exceedingly rich in plant food, and its wearing qualities are unexcelled. It will stand recropping to cereals longer than any other, and is in this, respect practically in$xhausti ble. It 'yields generously, even to the slipshod methods of farming to which ' much of it is subjected, and while not 'very crop is the best, such a thing as a total failure is unknown. It retains moisture well, and good crops ot wheat can be, and in some -years have been grown without seeing a drop of rain from the time the seed was sown until the grain was harvested. Everything that can be grown in the temperate zone will do well here, though, in common with most of ' the Pacific coast, corn is not raised extensively on account of the coolness of the nights. Wheat, oata, barley, potatoes and vege tables of all kinds do well and yield Abundantly. The staple crop of the country has been, and for that inatter is yet, wheat, which was raised in large quantities, and which found its market in Europe, going by way of the Horn. Until very recently ttiis was depended upon by the farmers as the sum total of farming. The recent extremely low prices for wheat has changed this, and the farmers soon found that putting their wheat into hogs and cattle was far' more profitable than shipping it. Growing ... the wheat can be done at trifling expense, and in fact it can be put in the sack or barn ready for feed ing at a less price per bushel than corn. . Under the methods used, one man with . six horses will plongh eight acres per . day, and as the seed is sown by machin ery, tne Droaacast sower, covering a trip eighty feet in width, a whole farm can be seeded in a few days. The liar- vesting is done with headers, and a half ' dozen men and boys will put twenty- five acres in the stack every day; There is no cultivation required as in the case -of corn, and hence one man will Heed and harvest four or five times the acreage he could in that grain. Heretofore farmers have shipped . wheat and imported bacon ' and other ..hog products; now the grain fields of Wasco are not only supplying the local aeinana, Dut tne surplns is . finding a market in Omaha and Chicago. ' This will stimulate the farming industry, as . ' it not only gives a market for the grain, but cuts off the expense of threshing. the costs of sacks, and the hauling of the grain to market, the three items of expense amounting to from '20 to SO cents per bushel, according to distance irom the shipping point. Oata, barley nd rye all do well, but are' not raised in quantities larger than will supply the 1 local market, except such as is cut when in the milk for hay, and they are used almost universally for that purpose. Last jrear.vWasco county shipped About 600,000 buehels of wheat, .an. amount that' will probably not be increased, un less high prices prevail, as more and more of it will be fed to stock. Pota toes are a sure crop, and yield well, and though raised only to meet the local demand, the call from the East met with response here, and jsome 15 car loads were shipped this spring. Onions, lettuce and radishes grown in the open air were in the markets early in March, and in abundance. '.. STOCK. . ' In the earlier settlement of the coun try it' was devoted entirely to stock raising the prairies and the hillsides being covered with a luxuriant growth of bunchgrasB, which gave sustenance to vast herds of cattie and horses. For several years that was the sole industry, and the idea - prevailed ..that the land would not grow any thing, but as expe riments showed that St was a prolific and un'ailing soil, the buncbgrass lands began to be turned into wheat fields. In spite of this, however, the stock in dustry is the leading one of Eastern Oregon, and' is a very important one in Waeco county. The sloping hillsides are covered with cattle, and when a certain ...distance. ..Jfr'ptn, j. .the.. .ri.ye.r is reached, usually about thirty miles, the lands are still devoted to stock-raising qn account of the expense of hauling farm products to market j While -the exact figures are not-Attainable, a con servative estimate of the number of cat tle shipped from this point each year shows that the- grand total reaches the handsome sum of 206 carloads, or about 5,500 head. To this should-be added 220 carloads ot sheep and sixty of hogs, The assessor's figures for 1894 show that the county has 210,000 sheep, and be sides this Crook county, lying to the south of us, has as many more, and both the increase and wool from these vast flocks find their market at The Dalles. In the summer these flocks find fresh and abundant pastures in the Cascade mountains. They are usually ran in flocks of from 1,500 to 3,000, and as soon as the shearing season is over they .are started for the mountains, fol lowing the grass up, as the season opens often being close to the retreating snows, and only stopping at the line of perpetual snow on Hood, Jefferson, and the other great peaks. In the fall they feed down the mountains again, hipping the tender grasses started by the fall rains, and arriving at tbeir winter qur- ters in fine condition. The raising of horses is being , abandoned, owing to tbeir low price, but we add by way of information that this was the original home of the "noble1 animal." In the fossil beds of the John Day (in some respects the finest in the world) are found the petrified remains ot Eo-hip-pus, the primal horse. The full grown animals were not larger than A- good sized sheep. WOOL. It is , hard to estimate the amount of wool grown in this county, for that from Morrow and Grant counties finds mar ket at The Dalles, Wasco's county seat, and considerable comes from Klickitat county, Washington, on the north.- It is probably in the neighborhood of 2,000,000 pounds. : The Dalles is the greatest wool shipping point in the United States; that is, there is more wool gathered here from first hands. The amounts will run from 4,500,000 to 7,000,000 pounds, or, on an average, about 3,000. tons. .Large fortunes have been t accumulated in tbe industry, and though prices are now low, it is still profitable, and the outlook is brighter on account of the increased and increas ing prices of mutton ; prices that prom ise to be permanent, not only for mut ton, but: for beef, and wihch will com pensate largely for the low price of wool prevailing the past two years. ' ' Continued. - Pay the Couacjr Debt. All county warrants registered prior to ept.,ist, iwi, win oe paid tr presented at my office, corner 3d and Washington streets. The Dalles, Or.1 1 Interest ceases after May 10, 1895. f. Wlf. MlCBEIX, ir ? County Treasurer. Mexican Mustang: Liniment - ,, , . lor Burns, Caked & Inflamed Udders. Piles, Rheumatic Pains, Bruises and Strains, Running Sores, Inflammations, Stiff joints, t ,r Harness & Saddle Sores, Sciatica, Lumbago, Scalds, Blisters, Insect Bites, All Cattle Ailments, All Horse Ailments, All Sheep Ailments, Penetrates Muscle, . Membrane and Tissue Quickly to the Very Seat of Pain and r ; Ousts it in a Jiffy. Rub in Vigorously. Mustang Liniment conquers -' Pain, j - . r Makes flan or Beast well Again. THE DALLES The above association is prepared to take a list of all and any kind of Real Estate for sale or exchange, whereby the seller will . have the undi vided assistance of the follow ing Real' Estate Agents, or ganized as an association for the purpose of inducing, im migration, to Wasco and Sher man Counties, and generally stimulating the sale of prop erty: , . - '- :' . C. E. Bayard, T. A. Hud son, J. G. Koontz te Co., J. M Huntington & Co.i 'Dufur & Hill, N. Whealdon, Gibons & Marden, G. W. Rowland. Address any of .the above well known firms, or J. M..Huntington, Sec; , , The Dalles, Oregon. fV ' EaaUaB BiS. i ENfJYRQYAL PILLS ifk, alwftjt fllatoUu lad ik aak ocxi-4 tor ChUkirtar BgUh Di-f. nrf Mvmnd in Red, ud GW nctUlteV BU aBVat sai'lnaiiaia At IsrsMriefa ! Slutiiing Greennouse ; : . i i 1 1 r . ; .:;. r v . : Everything for the Garden we can ' furnish Floral Designs and Bouquets second to none in Eastern Ore gon at very reason able, prices eee onr assortment ol .Plants, .Button hole Bouquets, and display in M. Z. Donnell's Drugstore and Keller's Bak ery. : Orders can be lelt at either of the above places. , . The Hyacinths are now in full bloom. All are cordially invited to come and see - our assortment of Flowers and Greenhouse Plants. . Snipes-Kincrsly Drug Co. Window Glass. 129 Second St., THE DALLES, - - OR BEFORE i could eet relief! from a most horri-i ble blood diuau 1 ! of dollars TRYING various remedies tana pnvsicians, none of which did mej any good. My finger nails came off, land mv hair ram mit Unuinir mc s penccuy Daia. . i men, went to , HOT SPRINGS j Hopins: to be cured bv this celebrated i treatment, but very soon became j 5 disgusted, .and , decided to TRY! 1 he ettect was I truly wonderful. commmr1 tn r with ai tci . uiiiii; I the first bottle, and oy the fime I hadj cured by S. S, S. when th world-renowned j WM.S. LOOMIS. Shreveport, La. Our Book on the Dlamn snrt Iti Treatment mailed free to any addregs. . .. jtwiirr RPicrnririr nn- a .t ; E. JACOBSEN BOOK. and MUSIC CO., - -THE LBaSBBS IK i- Pianos anil Organs, Books NOTIONS, STATIONERY. Call and cet their prices. Sell PIANfll on easy monthly payments, and Is prepared to meet ail j ujirbiiiiun. 162 SecOElSt- THE DALLES, OR. H ES '1 -3 T7 Garden and Grass Seeds ., m Bulk, atc. X H. Cross' . Feed & Gro cery Store. E5 25 S tsytaVtsyTsyfayfei Don't Forget . " THAT TH1 Grow Photo Go., (Formsrly Crow A Lnssler, of Portland) Will, soon have their New .Photograph ' Gallery at The Dalles flniahed .Wait antil jroa see samples ot work and prices kefora havins; plctarri taksa. ;. ' ' apr2 Drugs Paper j 3 tt; Bring m Your Come in And see how cheaply .we can dress all of you.- Men's Suits, Boys' Suits, Silks, Satins, LACES, WOOLENS, COTTONS, LINENS, Everything from Hat to Shoes , for everyone. All new stock. C. FY STEPHENS, Glosih Out of DRY GOODS CLOTHING, PTJKNISHING GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS. Past or present values cut no figure, as goods MUST be SOLD LESS than COST. The C. P. and P. D., French Woven, Hand-Made, Dr. Warner's Health, Coraline, French Model and other makes, of Corsets will be closed out at extremely low prices. Call and be convinced. You will be surprised at bur low price. J. P. Tyillirpery. fir; -ALSO A FULL LINE OF- MRS. M. E. BRIGGS, RUPERT & GAB EL, Wholesale and retail mannfactnrera and dealers in Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Collars, TENTS and WAGON COVERS, And all Articles Kept in a First Class Harness Shop. EEPAIBING PROMPTLY DOSE. Blakeley & 175 Second Street, A' full line- of all the, Standard Patent' Medicines, . ... . '"' Dregs, Chemicals, Etc. v; CConntrT And llAirOrSer will .receive prompt attention i . Family Yourself, McINERNY. Having secured the services of a first-class trimmer from the city, I can assure my patrons perfect sat isfaction as to style and finish. Call and see the large variety of Hats on display in window. Scsceisor to Anna Peter at Co., 112 Second Street. . Adjoining E. J. Collins & Co.'e Store, Houghton, The Dalles, Oregon