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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1878)
" ' ' ''."' $2,50 por Year. s t nuuvxi iv svaavHiisatia. Mrtmn nr rttiv anlxoncllirhtHi mfn nnit t ... "V, 'I ly- j wmu w via. au.3i...ti;.a tuw vuwyx '. ..-- I - .....i ... i. ...!.: tUUIU jfVUIO 111 lUIClUf, llllU VIV UBIX DUUW to respond tit an early dtiy. Any subf ' scribor can tell how much Is duo us by reading tho dato on the tag. Money can bo remitted us by mail, th.rou.gh money order or registered leltqr, or sent by oxpross, or can bo pnid.ro tiny &' of ourngenta $ cs. -. .o- ; WifiF iy23ceiioRAPH. .M.tlV V Now York, Jan. 10. Arguments In tho wo of the United Htatos vs. Samuel J. Til don, lo rocovor $3,000 ns an annual iucoino tax for the vnar lSrtt, with intorost from tlm 20ih Juno, 1802, woro bojun this morning In thoU. S. district court. Tiioro aro nlno counts in tho oom plaint, to nil of which do murrer la mado ou toahniaal grounds, the merits of tho caso not bomj gono Into. It was deoldod to take up oaoh count ssparato lv. Tbo first count' chargos that thoro nro 13,000 dun as bank tax for tho llscal yours of 1801-02. Tllden'a counsel claim that tho lav. a passod nbout that tlmo woro recognized a noooRsary war measures anil annulled tho law requiring payment of Incotno tax It) thut yoar. Judgo Illatohford mistalnod tbo do- tnurror, giving TIMnn tho llrat victory. Baltimore. Jan, 10, Commodore Ooo. N. Rollins died last night of paralysis, aged 70 years. Uo was In command of tho sloop of war Cyatio, wblnh bombarded Groytown, Nlcrauga,lu 1851. At tlfo commoncemnnt of tho lato civil war hoenterod tho confederate tiorvlco. Now York, Jan. 19. Thomai Hunt, onn of Now York's oldest merchant, dlod ynstor day, aged TO, In 18S0, Hunt established a Hue of steamers between Han Frunolsno and Saoramento,HoiidltigthostomorCnnfldonee nd Wilson O. Hunt around Capo Horn. In returning to New York. Hunt was wrecked on tho Moxloanooaat. In tho yoar of theSau raoionto tire, Hunt sent two voxels with pro visions from Han Francisco and dUtrhnitod free to tho autfcrera. In ornsalmc tho Isth ""muson hi return, he anntraoiml a frver from which ho never recovered. Hunt died pos sessed of groat wotlth. Washington, Jan. 10. Thoro Is no author ity for tho published sUtoiiionU that Prosl dont Hayo Is opposed to loulslttllvnriiict mnnU for tho restriction of Chinese Immiurn- Uon, and that ho biillevos tho only proper way to prevent wnoiossio .uougnimi inimi anuinii I bv inoiui of treaty Hllpulatious Tho president fully reoogn!zs th' power of congress to leginiaio on una snuj-oi in con lllct with treaty provMoiis, anc In oimj con gress manifests willingness to unco inn snort and certain road for tho attainment of tho re lief anil protection dffilred, ho Is nmatall Inclined to intorposo any obstaclo to tho ox erclsoof this powjir. Ho would, iiaverthn Iosh, for obvious reasons, prefer that retrlo tlvo autlon should bo taken by tlm Chlneoo jzovnrnniont, If possible, or that China ehould lormally aenulosco In such I'otlon on our put. In auaonlanjo with this view, tin (n dUnosod to think it' would bn wise anil proper to Immediately invito tho attention of tUO Uuiansti Kovtiriiiiiniit iu iiiu aiiiinui through diplomatlo nhannnla, without thoro by waiving tho rUht to report otthnroolu. oldently or profptlvely to tho other method o faction If congress ootislders It neoebsary oradvNable. Columbus, Jan. 10. The aena'a panned a rosolullon favoring the Illand bill without amendment, restrloilog froecolnagoaudcen auring ibe president and Secretary Shonnan for their Hoanolal views. The vote was utrlotly nsrllsan, Democrats votlnir aye. New York, Jan. 21. Win. M. Tweod has made application to tho supremo court for his dlsoharge under tho poor debtor aot. Ho was taken to court, but tho hearing of tho oaaa was post no noil. lloston, Jan. SO Tho report of the Ilrls'ow dlnnor hero, as neut west, aoiildetitally omit ted to state that when the company Mere call ed to order tho chairman proposed a aentl. rnont In honor of tho l'resldont of the United Htatea. Iustautly every man was on his feet and while the band played "Tho Star Spain;, led nannor," threo liuarty obccN wero lvnn for President Haves. Philadelphia, Jan, 2J, An eotabllnhtnont for tbomanufaoturoof ouuterfjlt tradodol lara, at 1,231 Callow Fill! htr-ut, has been aeli'd by tho heorot sorvlce orUoers. Pupptr Wills, a iiotorlmis.cuuntcrfoiler, and Hjruh Pace are arrested. Washington, Jan. 21 Sonator MUnhnU to day Introduced h bill appropriating 123,- 090 to enablo the Unltfld States roast nirvey to cstablldh a ata'iou for tho pucposo of mak- tngtldal observation at Astoria. At ameotiuaroftho fconato railroad oom tnlttee to day Senator Grovar mvl an nrgu montearnpbtlvsupporitiig Mhchell's provia Ions in aid ol theoontruclIoa of a rniload from Orecon to SUt Lsko Ci:.v. Ho wtM tho people of Oroaon would not lava atraw in tbo way of extendhu the time for thi com pletion of tbo Northern IMnirlo IVillrotd, but they thought they should havoHomothlng to aay concerning railroad leglalatlnn for tho northwot. They were deeply Intorfa'ed in the Halt I.sUoand Portland Itallroad project, becaucelt would orlng them moro8p'edly In connection with exUtlog roads. Ho also abowed that the land grant proposed for this project would not exceed the numberof sore, bout 5,000,000 which the tfort hern Pacldo Co. propoawi voiuuiimiy w imiuHiiiau ny change of route. Col. Chapman nrOrnson, wax alao heard itnntvooitv of Mltchell'n bill. 4tepr-onUtirWlllams w. uot present. DMdwoodvD.XiUaali UlururMoaltoa SALEM, arrlvod from ilanld Cltv to-dav with tho fol lowing acoountof tbeludlau tronbles In that vicinity: At noon on the 20th, a band of In dians a'.tackod a freight train on the Sidney route, six in Hon from lUpld City. Onoof the ireigntera was snotinrougti tuo uwca ana naa his arm brokou. and two mules wero killed. t .Wasnlngton, Jau.2J Tho suprotno court of the United States has decided that when no money orproporty of an Innocont poraon has gone Into the treasury of tho United States by moans of a fraud to which Its agout was a party, such mnnoy or property cannot be retained against tho claim of tbo wronged or Injured party. All the employes on tho temporary roll of too treasury department, numoertngiM uiou, wero dlsoharcud Satu rd y altornoon , as thoro was no money to pay thorn, oongretus having fallod to make any provision for their reten tion, A fowirorodlsuhargoi will bo inado from o'.hnr rolls. The attorney gonnral has addressed a lotler today to thoillurlct allornoy at Chicago In structing him to procodo at onco In tbo pros ocutlon of tno wblsky oaes. San Franclwco, Jan. 21 Over 1,000 mon have applied for ivorl: at the tilling In ol Mission bay to day. About 3.10 men have boon tot to win k thus far. Olbors will bo put on as rapidly as poxt-lhln. Tho situation at tho verlous Havings banks remains uhnhangf.d, nsoept that at the Odd Fellowahaitk Ihodfinand for withdrawal has fallen oil consldeiHlily, elthough tho bank in Mill paying nut cous'antly. Too rush at tho City Stroot tWnk remains almost thoaamo. Other banks report a slight Incroasn over ordinary drtfta, but nothing of eotiHt-quonon. I The presidents of tho various worklngmen'a clubs In tho city have IcHiieil an address to tho public, holding that thoy havo tho rltfht to pto enilon In their mtmilngs under coustl tutional guaraiiti'O, thai tho Mayor In break ing them up Ins lunuiiurutnd a (xilbycif ter rorism, and that IiIn acta are uiiaarrantutod by tho actual Mate nfatNlrs. rOREIQK. London, Jan. 18 No iinws has boon re ceived from Suleiman Pasha, Harmanll, whom the Husalan troops nreKald to havo ar rlvod, is an Important point on bis line to Adrlanople. If the Hiisslana havo galnod that point boforo him ho uot only has Oen. Onurko's pursuing troops to beat back but will be taken nu?fc.ifJUnlr. by the column iroui Utkl Hsnbra wulla tho force artlar- maull stands directly In front. Sulolman's fjroo Inoludns a division from llulgana, tbo Harrisons of fjotla and other towns, and Chakir Pasha's army from Kaumrto: all hovovor, aro wetkoued by heavy ictroat unit oncouutorA witn too pureuers. Tho cabinet council to day dnllbnratod upon moiwurcrt for tho defenso ofCousthutl uonlo. ltusslan olllolal dlspatchea from ICrzitillk nftholOth eny n reonnnoltering party of dragoons lias nrougut iniormation tuaiMui elman I'ttfha is lit Phlllppnpolls nnd Iihh oivnn orders to burn ever) thing. Tatar lUrn'Jik aud PhlllppopolLs are reported burndu. 'Intollluencft from tho DanubesayH the flow of Ico continues and communication la rnont difficult. Chicago, Jan. 19, Tho Times' London special from i'orariiih: Grand Duko Nich olas, acennip tilled bv histitalfandOen Igna tit-11". met thn Turkish dslegtes Friday morning at it station on the Yam boll rail way. Tho grant! iluku iiiul wivanceu to meet thodelcgite hvaiuao of u dltlbulty on the road, aud uour:eously Invited tboin to re turn bv carriage with him, Another correspondent at Pera atntca that tho Turkish delogi'e met Grand Dnko Nluholus at Tlrnova ShiiiIiiII, aud prelimina ry notes wore exchanged. Tho grand duke then announoed that ho had di elded to treat only at Adrlat ople, which ahould bo immo dlately ovacualed. The delegates having as sented, order wero telegraphed DJttmll Pa aim, Upon this diolMoii bolug'c3inmuiilcat i.d to tho inruhin oocsuls they lolegraphed llielr nmbaHMdors for luslriiotlonH, mid were ordered to remain and protect their country men. DJemll Pasha then prepared to retire upon the tortllled lines be tor a Adrlanople, wtiere reluforcomeuta are now concentrating, The IlusfcUnu will probably arrive at Adrl atioplo In two days. Tlrnova Hamlnli being 33 kilometres distant therefrom. Negotia tions wlllthsu b"uln. Adrlanople, Jan, 10 Ittisslan scouts are Insight and expected iery minute loonter the town. The garrison, with their arms and baggage, are retiring towards Coustantl noplo, ht. Petersburg, Jan. 10 Tho Agonal Ktisio repols the idea that Ktifsla iuteuds to lelu-n Europouii participation In 'tho treaty of peace. Home, Jan. 10. Tbo solemnity of the king taking tho o.tm occurred to day, Thn icing in his xpMich thoroughly upuolds ltallau unity, and sas he will confirm to thomeis nres lnsiuurnted by bis t'sther. Amnesty will be gr.uite'l political outsiders. London, Jan. 21. The li illy Telegraph prints tlie full iwlug under datoof L'obatauil nople, yesterday : Mr. Master, agent of thn Kagllsh relief fund, has lu.t arrived hoto with a train toll of refugee from Adrlanople. Ttjovi unhap py peopio navo noeu in open imiiio irinus thro'j duyn. Many inirUbod inuii cjld weather lant night. J'iften wero found dod in tho trucks. Tho sutlorlug of all Is desorl bed as awful. Mmhrra are reported in their Ireiir.ay to havo throAii nw(,y their living tisbles ra'.herlhsiiBe,themdieln their arms. Ah tbe train moved from Adrlanople, num bers of ptoplit tried to cling lo the outside and framework of the carriage, and many attempted to ride on the button. At one sta tion where hundred of people had congrega ted without food for two day, lueu ihieal- eaed Mr. Master with vloleuoo If bretd waa not given them. Yetrday there were IS,. 000 women and children out on Ik snow at OREGON, JANUARY Charlon. Three trains full are hourly ox roctod to arrlvo at Constantinople. It is not known wuere they will find sbollor. The snow Is seven inches deep and is still falling. Tho cold is Intense. All that can possibly bo done Is being cifdotod by tho administrators of tho rolloftund, but many lives are bolog saoriticod. . London, Jan. 20. A Constantinople cor respondent denies that the surrwnder of Ad riauoplo has been or reed lo in oonstquenoe of thodoinand of Ilussla. Ho assorts that the Turks dnolded uot to defend tho place be cause It was considered uutonablo. Tho tamo correspondent telegraphing Sunday evening says: It has boon impossible to oommunl cite by tolograph with Adrianopto for turoo hours, aud it Is probable the Itusslaus havo entered 1C. A correspondent at Per tolegraphs that tho KuioUna havo entered Adrl.uiople.' A telegram Irotn Alhbus reports mi Insur rection lu Theasely sptoadlug. Thn Instirg onts, who fight under tho Uroek II tg, and who have baon Joined. by many Thossallans residing lu Greece, bavabeon enthusiastically received in sovorat districts. An Insurrec tion has brokon out lu Macedonia. A Kuslan olllolnl telegram, dated K(zn llk (Frldaj), atatos that the Turkish peaco dolegates arrived at Hdrmatill on Thumday, aud were received wl'l,' military lienors by order of Graud Dukn Nicholas. They started with nn escort for Kininllk, wherottiey wero expected Saturday. Constantinople, Han. 20. Mukhtar Pasha has been appointed to tho command ot tbo corps to bo tormod along tho line of deionso beluro Constantluoplo. Thooxodusof rolugocs from ltouinolla Is assuming uolosrat proportion!, liefbro leaving AdrUnoply tho Turks btirnol Iholr provlslous aud blew up tbo ammuni tion. Delgrado, Jan. 51. The Servian troops havo oapltirod Prlstlna,and alao roocouplod Kershumll after an engagemont, in which tho Turks lost 400 killed and wounded, and ISO captured. liondon, Jan, 20 Csopatta's obelisk pass ed Margate this atier poou, und illsexpucted lu the Thames at midnight, Atelegra'p from ThetIaguo aays a mar riage la contemplated between the 1'rlnro of Oramie and 1'rlucess Be atrlce, of England. A Paris correipondsat slates that 81ado, tho spiritual midlui.i, after his expulsion from Vienna, went to Harlln,, ioou wlch place he waa also expelled. , London, Jan. 21' A Constantinople dls ptlch dated 18lh Inst., via Nyrla, says the Porto, at tho lustaiico of tl Niiltau, ordered all valayela at a distance from thesoatofwar to sond, pending the result of uimlstlco ne gotiations, all tho forces they can spare to Constantinople by thn qulokeat iwmlblo route. Tho same dispatcu aays It has beon deuldnd that tho government and sultan quit Constantinople aa noon aa thn Husalans reaah Tobataldjt, u station on the Adrlano ple railway 23 mllos from Constantinople Pora, Jan. 21, A correspondent undor alands Suleiman Pasha has with him at Drama 180 battalions and IID guns. A Ualllpoll dlsj,toh says a paulo prevails here lu consiqueiiceofa report that Hie litis slausarn botwenu Uhunknprla and Keshan, ton hours uiaroh honee. Orders havo been received from Stinnboiil to resist any ad vance. Troops are cxpootod from Smyrna ami tho Dardanelles. lKirlin, Jan. 21 If tho report that Sutel man Pasha has reached Drama should prove correct, ho can lake bis army, believed to bo not less than 60,000 men, to the sea by n short march and theuco secure transportation to Ualllpoll or Constantinople. His eaeape through the Hhodopo mountains does not appear In Iteelf Improbable, and It now seonm the force which the ItuiaUiin were able to place across his path west of Adrlanoplocon slsted entirely of cavalry which could do atroy his oommunloatlouH und out off his supplies, but could not seriously Impede bis inarch eastward or aouthward. However, the news of Suleiman's safely Is unconfirm ed. Tho rumor comes from Constantinople. London, Jan. 22. A dispatch from Con stantinople announces tbe entry of Husalans Into Adrlanople. Tbe Austrian consul hero lelegraphod last night that tho town was tranquil. No nows of armistice negotia tions. In tho bnnse of commons Sir Staff rd Northoote, chancellor oi the exchequer, stat ed thn government was not yet aware of the Itusslan terms, but had reason to know that the statement published this morning wan Incorrect. Constantinople, Jan. 21. Tho Turkish tuiice plenipotentiary s telegraphed thn Porta auuounring their arrival at KeaiulikHuu div nitht. The opinion daily gains that In conse quence of the threatening aspect of Internal htl'alrs, especially In the capital, thn Porte will bo compelled to purol.nsu a cessation of hostilities, Threo hundred thoueand refu gees aro fUoing to this oily. Delgrado, Jan 21. Is laolllclallynnnounc ed that tbe Servians, mxin reoceupving Kelnschumlj, louud 2A sol(llersuud2oIlluer. impalod. Dueharest, Jan. 22. Itouraanlana occupy Flomntlno, thus computing the investment of Widdln. The bombardment of tbe Hon. manlsus sot lire to Fort Ilalgradoblk in Widdln. Ataona, Jan. 21. The Porte having ad-droi-sed h note to Kugland oomplalnliiK of tlm warlike attiiuilt of Greeoo, the Hrltlsh government has transmitted It without com ment to the Kngllsh ohargo d'allalrs here. London, Jan. 21. A special trom ShumU ssy uiallMx has broken out there and In the surrounding villages. A number of refu gees are arriving there from Uedrova and O man Hjzar, and many die on the road fiom cold and hunger, ASimnlisi dispatch aays tbe Danube! now completely frozen over and transport wagons are crossing freely oa tha ice. A Derliii specUU saya all the old aoldUra HIHHRir 3l3esii3se3BK 25, 1878. on furlough in Itusslan Poland havo been canon in. Tina new levy consists exclusive ly of men over forty yoar of ago. A Vienna correspondent reports bv tele gram from Constantinople that tho governor of Salonlca telegraphed the Porto that 3 000 sick end wounded from Suleiman Pasha's army had arrived at Drama. London, Jan. 21 A Uimo correspondent telegraphs that It is expoctcd that a papal allo cution will bo delivered shortly nn tho death of King Vlotor Hmanuul nnd tho accession of Ivlug Humbert. Tho lloyal Googruphlo.il Society has rosolvod to glvo a bsiiuuot In honor of Henry M. Stanley, nnd to Invito him to rend a paper ou his explorations. WHEAT GROWING. Under thin head wo republish corres pondouco to tho llural i'citi Yorker which refers to tho fact tltnt wheat pro duction rapidly dccrciiHcs, In now coun tries, after years of constant tillage. Tito wheat Holds movo further west, an years go by, and at tho prcaont tlmo tho promise Is that tbo. wheat fleldH on tho Columbia river mid its trilmtatlcH, will nsHumo grout Importanco to tho world as n rich bread producing district. Thoro Is great temptation Tor now Hot tiers of theso lands to raiso successive crops of wheat upon thorn for as many years as they will respond with sulll- ciont roturn.i tojttstify tho labor expend ed, and if m, tho naturalircsul'. will bo that thoy will leave to their children an impoverished soil fornn Inheritance. Tho farmer who can ao plan his work and conduct IiIh operations as to pro Hcrvo his Mil from deterioration by summer-fallows und mixed husbandry, ahould not allow it to bocomo worn out by constant cropping in wlioat, for whlto wo bellov3 Oregon soil will last many years, and bo remunerative, it Is iuovitublo that n constant'drjtln wlfful tlmntely exhaust Its productive qunll tloi. If Intelligent farmers, tliono who obsorvo and profit by tho lessons of ox porionco, will take up this tliomo nnd iirguo all tho points involved, showing tho woar of lauds long in uso and do- crciiHc of production, iw well as tho greater depth of cultivation required with parsing yo.irs, and will show tho profit of summor-fallowing, iw well as tno profit of cultivating fruit and vari ous crops besides wheat, it will ho u great ooueiit to ;no wnoio country una naa interest to our columns. TiikDkntal Chaiii. Dr. Geo. If. Chnnco sends a neat pamphlet of verses with tho iiIkivo title, that rather humor ously treats of tho relations between the public, who suffer from tlioj tooth ache, and that indispensable but rather cruel functionary, the dentist. Of tho verses wo can say that thoy uro rather hotter than the staple artlclo produced by Sister Dunlway, whllo thoy do not Pohsoss tho Ktuuniug romnnco usual to Joaquin Miller, nor yet tho ease nnd metaphor that grace tho stylo of Sam HImpnon. JrLNE HC03. IMItor Wlllamctto Farmer: I havo been ory much Interested In tho discussion lutoly in tho Kaiimhh ou the hog quostlon, morn particular about what Mr. Cross says about tho Ilerkshlre. In ouo ot hla llelters a short time ago ho spoke of Mr. Waters of Harrlsburg, had fattened one of Mr. Cross's IlaiUshire hogs thatateo many months old, It weighed so many pounds. Now I want to say what Mr. Waters told mo, 1 sold that mill company at Harris bur,; some hogs lutt spring, a Mr. Wyi.tt was buying tbo hogs; ho had hoeu over the mostot tho county, and had gi.OOorTO IumiI after ho hud boualii my hogn, he said 1 had the b'st hogs lie had teen in lu tho couuty, .Mr. Waters told nut they took ono or my boys aud weighed It, then they took a llorlt shiro aud weiKhed it, then fattened Ilium in tho same pen und In the fall welghod iIimii ttkuln, and mluo best the Ilerkshlre llibly pounds. My iiogs are a cross ( i tho Cheiter Whlto and Poland China, one fourth Cheater and three-fourths Poland China. Theso hogs are the easiest hogs kept I havo ever eon, anil the luast trouble to onutiol, they aro not In clined to te loguish at ell. I killed none la.t fall over ten months old and a ime of them went 200 pounds, aud they were not keotln mon aud led all summer, but run out In tbe pasture, then in the stubble Held; alter the stuble was goue, then I pulthtmup and fed them four or Ave weeks. I. K. TUMI'LUTO. UaOw y, Jaa. 17, U78. "cfstwyipisvj Volume IX, Number 50. Hunting a Home. The people sojm to want Information con cern lug II is torn Oregon and the adjoining territories, Home of tho papers may havo published n fow lottora from travollng oor roipondenla, but eo far as I know havo not beon uble lo satisfy tbo demand, With your consont, Mr. IMitor, I will try and tell tho renders of the Faiimisu what I have aeon and glvo them tbo benellt of Information I havo sained at tho uxponso of time and money. Wo arrived nt Portland Oot. 11th, after drlvo over tho worst of roads and through tho rain. Tho O. U. N. Co, 'a steam or, Kuima Hayward, on which we woro to take passage for Tho Dalles thonoxt Monday, arrlvod In oyenlng with two hundred and fifty tons of whoat. Tho whrnt of tho Wlllametto cannot bo eqcollixl of oourso, but I novor belore saw as largo a lot as this Hint was nil os good and us clean. This cargo of whoat and tho full boat load of now wagons on tho wharf iviltlng transportation lo tho "upper coun try ," gavo mo Nomoldoa of its Important). Thoro Ih nothing rcmarkablo about Tho Dallos except tho high prices chargod for overyihlng. Thoy fed our borsos half onough ola poorartlolo of bay nnd charged fifty ootils u feed. Wo rcmalnod thoro only through tho night and thou started by wagon up thn Columbia, Tho description of tbo country from Tho Dallos to tho UmatllU has often been published, and la generally well known. It Is broken aud billy and hotter adapted to stook raising than any thing ulso perhaps. Tho cattle did not aooin to bo In good condition. In nil that dis tance wo saw but fow (hat would make right good boof. Tho causo Is tbo soarolty of water. Tbe grass near tho watering places Is being killod out and thore Is so much slock on the range that tbe cattle to go from wator to grass must travel lu many places live ml lea and climb a hill trom 1,000 feet to 2,000 feet hlljli. When winter conies they aro uot l '" oomoolleii to return to whoro tkogrnsabi, , ? short lo find wator. After the rains they faro butter and generally coma through In good condition. There Is llahlo to coiuoa hard winter, however, that will make all these hills ouo huge bone-yard If stock men don't pruparo more feed for cuttle aud sheep. The msjorlty havo'iot enoiuh to koop their herds turoo days if compelled to roly ou thatalnno. Muuhot tho high laud lu tho vlolnlly of Hock Creek, Willow, Crook, nnd Illroh Creek, would doubtless produce good wheal but for the aosrolty of wator. If uuy means can bo devised lo water this exiouslvo region It will greatly iuotouio Oregon's volume for exportation. Tho Urltior eastward and uorthwaid wo travel the more pioduuilvo Is the suit and tho more wjler wo find. Tho Umatilla Itestirvaitou Is tho first iixtonslvo tract of land desirable for farming purposes mi the road wn travelod. It Is u aiisme todevoto so much valuable land to frod a few half starved (iiMi-es when there Is so much laud of little value that will feed them as well. If the Indians had an qusl amount laud in other places the stock of settlors would not out their grass and It would ho better for tltOBi and glvo many good farms to the white psojMe. Tho country surrounding the Utile town of Woilou Is a perloot picture ororoducilve nea. Tho wheal H'.ubbln was wry heavy undlookidsM bright, lto lu Onober.aslt could possibly in August. Then riw stacks ibat had been statidlug a yoar werooilorod no more than would ha expected from heavy dews, so light la Hie ralu fll In that hociIoii. That wheat, oats aud barley, shnufd yield so enormously on these dry bills Is surprising. 1 1 Is not uncommon io hear ot as hUh as five thoiiKsud , and oven six thousand, husti elsolt,raln ilod on a farm of liiO aunts, with all the whmki Umi, buildings, pits, etc., tak n n out. Homo of this rich lend In thn vicinity of Wllil Horse, Ih still vschiii, but II is whtrn there Is no water and where It I not likely to b t found even bv dlvuing, As wn wni from Walton to Wulla Walli there was more nvldsiicH, nearer tlm iiiuuiUuIiih, ofa griMter ram fill, The country wears an nldtr look and a great p irilon ol it Is hluhly cul'lvnteil. If in any piano the farmer is lully paid for his labor It Is lu Iho Walla Wulla alley, Thosd who novi-r visited that valley havo no I lea of thn Hiiioiiulot wheat ralsfd thorn, Ouo thing lo be rrgretutd, however, is, Hist a Isrgn onion of tlm coun try has ftill n Into the bunds of piciil)itorH, Imil Is worth ebout twenty dollsrs perscre, lo my next 1 will notice thoTcuchut, Dmd .Man, and Asoilu couuirv, I, NlirtTON Hiiiih, Thorn Creek, Idaho. Ilnuiiiu Aou'i.n tiiii U it rot; v. II. IS. Millin'itf Hiiut-ne (Illy wus in it iiuburi: lust week, end while there msdo a iiiensureiiieut of tho Uuii-q la river u short dllnnee above inai place, limning atsn an esnmnte hh io the probable cos: nl ooiiHtruclliig it Smith patent truss bridge acroos the ilvnr at thai point. From hl'Ji It Is abcsnained that the liridgu would havo to Im370 feel In teuirth. and oon- l lu thrte spans one of 170 feet, andlwonf lU'jfretiu iriigtu anu thai tiieisistor put ting In a bridge would not (tioeed H 000. I'he character of the river at thai place Is very ftvorshie for the purpose, aa a nrocl pice of rock is found on one aldo, while tl p era would all have Mil J rook lor a fuuud lion. Tcicg ram. 1 H t .1 1 (1 I . .