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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.
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