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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1881)
ft-J supplying llioaohc'rciftcrtoheciungod inthcae fit f'llli itim,. ninl It, tl... . ..-I ..... .1.-1 i t ltv KyJ " l,,,u" viiub are t-irUiii to bo developed nml icquire many uburcu, TIM.VVIOOK COlf.NlV. Suiilli (if CI itsop, along tho coaat, is Tilla mook )!iy, into i liioli auvcinl streams enter mill form a country tint In laolitud but very nttrictivo to ita people Thero aro othe liij a nml ntcims In Tillamook comity, lint na tho nutlet m ron tlio Co .at mountains ia dllll cult this Hglou ia utturally tributary to tliu Columbia riv r. Sloopa go around anil miko tlid'rwaV to l'ultlllld with iliinin l.,itfi. .n.l other poducti. Cittlo nml alicep lo well there, ami tin; county poiaoaica great ml an. tagea for settlement, which willfnercaao na fncilitioalmproio. Tlio country ia generally lough, with rnmo open retches, nml aharca tlio iluiciiptlou wo havo given o( Clatsop. 'Iho roiat legion ia nil favorable for stock ami dairy lnt(.rcit, nml na tlio country (Ilia upand itlca grow nml ere ito ikimtitl, dairying must Iiccomn n inciru permanent occupation. As it ia, wo ilo not mipply our homo market reliably "hi wti it iii- iniucis tlllUMIIIACOl'NTV. Thia county Ilia ttist of Clatsop nml baa n value tint wunpprcciato better tho niorowoun iklataml it. '1 ho Kliakanla inmm In lir ...,l good farming ia found on its shorca. Along tlio Weatcrn hordir thero nro amall valleys mm settlements on them, and quite a sottlo incut ii located nt Oak Point. Tho atrcams which put into tho Columbia rivei along thia c unity mo amall, for they riso in a rnugo of high hilla that iivido it from tho Nehatcm river, w bich is only tight to fourteen miles distint. Wo sboulil bo glad to do belter Jus tice to thia county than is posslblo, nnd wo inuat conftsa to hnvini; i-iinr.l n in--nt r..n.,. for it from facts wo gather mid acquaint inso w mi us people, uur sulucription list over at Itiiriiidi), on tho Nehalem, shows wo havo many fiiemla there, nnd from thorn we havo gaimd n hiuli appreciation of tho Nehalem country. Many of these nro Scandinaviana, mid it ia intereatiim to nnticu that theao peo ple mMoiii locate in prnirio countries, but pre. fir III 1 V ICCiullS. Wlltrn rirli mil I. ...!... - n ..-.. - .. nvvuilllllt Hied by euod water nnd timber. It is harder woik, of tourae, tomako a homo in such a country, but when inado It holds tlio hour ts of llnltli m nn.l 41. ..U .1.11.1 A. .1 . i ,i niiiwvii. . mo present tiino tho chief settlements on tho Nehalem are located in Coluiiibia county. Tho null for imire open 1 mils carries people far up the Ci.ltnrun, nvvay from tlinbtraud water a great jll-iUnco in many cases, and where products h inj to bo aold cheap liecauso tho coat of trnna. IHirtation ia necotaarily great, though tint ; ", "v " csjiceini loiiccreasa in tims. Jo-day, wo hcliovo tlio Nehalem valbiy ofTers na great opportunities as any part of Orcc-on r the hardy sctlhr not afraid to work, 'iho mm who will carry a littlo money thero to Miiit clcying can soon open a farm and have products for silo. I'roliably good roads arc iu4 jet mado to the Columbia mcr. but if tlio o miitry was all made and Hniihcd thoro would lllll lul tint aim. ....! 1. . . - .-.. .. ,u -, uMHiriiiiiiiies mat are to lo bail n .y for excellent locations. Tho fact that Rtiikcs i in aa significant is, our land tiblo hIious tint fom-llfths of tho county has been sunojed, nnd in this connection we may as will explain tint siirvcvs in Western Orecon nvoneirlyceaied becauao remaining lands, thollL'll Inlleli nf tliom tl, r.. ..A.t ..i ' i .ii . i . . . .. " .' ' i"iciii, are liilly nnd w ooded, w hllo tho more open lands 1. 11 ( III. III.. Mil.ll.frnf... .. ! i - """ iorsier 10 run Slir- joy lines o i rand much more profitablu to tho sur ej or. Tho iwlicy of those w ho ha e siincying cimtneU is to loe-ato them on lamia ... .-V ... .,v v.w, s.urvuyi'1,, io western Oro l(lll I 1 tl.l J .k.x a I.. .. -I I w n .. . 'mLiAMETTR TATOrmi tojitlam:, OinMON.KnilUUAUyJl.JSS tffit fltnn fn ft. I rtn....t.. .. l.f-1. I it.- i est city (if tho North 1'acillc in it) itotimls, tho richest of land is to bo hail for tho tikiug. Ho; ond Handy riicr, to tlio i:t, the county ft PrMMtiifnili nl 1... Ia1 .. at.- il. f. A' nrttfn-tA iiii...i r... ......... ... ...- . c. - - --"-s- -- - .iiimuhiuiihii & Qilifornk ltn.l'rr.til P-i.ni.iin- l.n.In . ,.,......,. w.,,,,.,, . , inning tsil ill- tercst in u land grant tint far liiat, perauaded tlioSurvejor-Otnernl to aurey n township still I'aat of former Iinca, and aanconsmuence a body of excellent land ia thrown opm fir acttloitldlit. nllil lllrviiia iimiii l .i l.A f -.... value, tliouh ccncrally covcru I with Uimli ana timber. Col. I. U Moorm, ho con- iinntfil ivfth ttwi tin. I nillrtAf t... r i. n n -..... ...... .iu .ii uiiiluui 1,111,- j, u, j, it K. Co , informs us that good la.ul in tbli ttinr in tlm V-l tl.tn tl.I. .. L-. .. .11. ..i- i rlicr ia very littlo crain farming dono in jMiiItnonnli county. No great amount of stock Ifl Ulint Iinl.t fn.ln .,n..1M..I.... ....1 .1-1 I.... .- ... .... ...... v. aiuviiiii nun Hinging nro shown by tho nccoinpinjlng tables to bo llin I'll lilt (tlnttin.t ts rt (fih .)...! I .. - la i . I tno lcnil in rncripti (a iittttsip 1,aa.m ... hies and poUtot, and ntn.all fruits tliat arc nut re turn ii In tlm m n.n. Tt ( rt t,1n.. !... I i . . .... mv si i im nt, VIIV mil in hrlil tn n mn.i.l.i-rtl.l. ---.. 4 1.. n ' -... .wi. VVI.OI.H.IUIIIU Viirilfc in Binnil firing ns, whilo tlitro Is onlv i!,700 acres in CtlltiVAtlOII tlino nrn ntc AfWl fninsi f !.. 4rn!inhigoircMcry certain i euanls ko near a rapidly crovnnq metropolis. Straw Imrrtct arc grown lw of 1'oitlatiit with such micccm that tho price ut scisonftll to :i andficrntsa pouiui, ninl tho rciryinnn iiiformo I tho wtiteri pno morning in Juno that over 70 wagons w ith beiriPfi for ailn It ml acnnl uitii i.i. ....! .-----.-" ' n Isrll llllll IllUtlUIIfl i In IT a'aIaaIi " . ( VI SI. BII 11 CTBLLTIl I irii. goo lands reiinin neglected. If Columbia has -..-.. ...... -iidi.iiiirtvtii, ii nas lioen because tho lands nro lit for settlement and lie so fa- orably tint sun oj urs could make goo.1 w aces i iinnmg heir lines. Along tho lii.t sido of tho county it some ilcli lK)ttom laud with poa.1 I urn nml thick settlement. Itut theso aro so .,v-..r . urn inn, auii uierelore so valuable, that they w ei o claimed at an early day. lll.T.NOJI in coumv, Thia county occupies a narrow strip of land exteiididg from Columbia county along the South sido of tho Columbia river to the sum mitofthoCascado lUnge, and has a great deal of iKJttom land that is subject to periodi tal overflow, but erv alusbl fnr i.. and egctables. Aiconling to our land table there ii still Ud,000 acres of sun eyed land in iho county unsettled, and two-fifth. of the wuii is untune) cd yet. Of course, all atail nblo lands in this county possess groat alue from their ucimty to tho navigable waters of iho Columbia nnd became of their nearness to the city of I'ortland. the great Metropolis and commercia center of the whole NorUi facific iliicl, i, in tM, county, llie n h''nr C.0Urrf kc1 in '' foot hm. and mSm! talus of tho Cascade 1 ange. We can illus tiatc. the ability of settles, to find locations Tof jjool UucU coavtuM W nurka ky tfcmfeg TUB CITV Of rOIITLJtMI. As wo pats up tho riicr wo must tako a glanconttho great city growing up on tho banks of tho Willamottc, twclo miles fiom its conflucnco with tho Columbia mcr. Astoria is nlxiut tweutv imlua from tlm ivmn and I'ortland about ouo hundred miles aboo Astoria. Somo surnriaa mav bn Ml fl,l. ing a CTeat commercial citv situated an fur In. land, but natural causes control commerce in thn mitjinr iml lutntaH ha.!. . . f. play to confirm the decrcoof Nature. In time tho lower Columbia region will bo peopled with pioductivoiiidu.try and the wilderness he subdued by the labor of man, but the great tido of settlement for twenty-lio years swept Intn tint lw.itllr.il U II. ....ii.. . -ii.. . ' .. .......,. ,,,,,.tnU ,ay n qq. pume. andcultiiatcd tho open prairies and tills that invited the plow. The city of Tort- ...... ... ui.giim.iy lucaicu io supply tuts region ami as time rolled ou and tho country developed the city mado equal giowth. Tor mnny Sears the Willamette alloy was sub stantially Oregon, and eien to-day about ilirco-HIt.il of tho population of the 8Uto ro- 111 A nn Hi ..(.. et t.m Will..... .. ; i VI i . , . . "" "umincno river anil its tnbutnrica, and four-flfths of tho surplus -Tiimnrcgiin is snipped irom this allcy. It U Ajl 111.. Imiml lii ...! ...1.1 .1 -. ..-...., mi . vaic9 i;unni go mere or cargoes, so we sco the merchants of Tort laml lMplfnnftii, !. AA.nM .r .i.. i , ' w b "' " i-wiiiiue-ico ui ua worm and steamers, ships and easels of all degrees come from every nation and all tho seas to tho Columbia, and climb its flow and at our whanes load produce to feed tho old world. Hack of tho citv, aliout a inilo from tho river. IS A raiinrt ill .lirmif 1.III. ....I t .... .ii ,",. '"i-i.iMi.. nun mr mo nines mill a Imlf. Iidfuj-Mii h I.. ii. i .!. .i bo tho streets of tho city and all iu merchan- illai anil In.ln.l.i.. . "" "I ".inc.. jicto arc maciiiiiesliopa, nianuraetorit of many kinds, great stores and warohousui that nccommodato a wholesale trade, and tho many grades of retail stores. I he loaidenco streets of the city are many of them elegantly built up, ami tho luxury of W.lltll lltrillllliU tlias uI.a I... .. I ' 1.. i iiV , ft . "w "" "wn lortu liate. A IiaVli All tllM HiAilami .k.J..... A . I.. sure luxury or comfort, and probably the workman hero aecurcs better wages and can live at Icsa cost than iu older cities at tho hast, ror two miles tho river front is lined with wharves nnd wnrehouies ami a fleet of m er steamers come and go continually. It is tnio that our commerce is subject to some diihculties, but .'resident Hayes shows in his last llleaa-t'.rt lii.f Iia ....:., .!.... , r - "i'1'ii.vm.v. unr situation and urges that tho Columbia needs and do- senea money expended nn it as much as tho .iiuausippi. -sue future rf Portland is asturtnl ov the faLt th.it i-r..n. ..i...i .1 . .1 T . .. ? .Miw.Mi (-uiiiuraiions center their lines here, and it is positively decided that tho whole railway sjstcm will focus at this point Thero is already great wealth here and it is being rapidly increased by addition of foreign capital. Tho city has IIOV or '.VI IW1 in,il.i.'... .. n ..f . . . 1 i --I- "Huii, u well pcntCICII and UralIy supporteil free school sjstcm, n 1 ate till.. f tttlalmi-rt Vt . It a lt.n .. llniMn ..--., nueii HIWH, liruiVltUII) M Wli'll and Corntlius nro found in thlt county. It his many wealthy citiens and ttnu farms. M Koitst (fioxo tho I'lititio Unlvcilv oIIcm a collvgiitu education to scholtis. It U well tndou d and a aery su-ceful liHtit.itfoii, enunetteil with which is nn Indian school l lfllt M.m,t .)..!. t..l I... t. tt U I ... . & ,M,j lotiH'iniitii iv uiu u o. ttutiriwiicui. 1 Ifir llin OillliMhim nf TtulUtt tmiili a-i1sftn.il f.i.. .Till. ...la l. n 1 t..i ill I mini uii.tiLni. mots, iiie jnmi miho tnnws tint lK)t(KK) ncrts of utrwjtri liuds In thi county aro jet unoiciipied. It is no doubt Ii-IIii t iint IliAkiiniamiiii ..1 . it... I. ...a t. . 1 1 . ..u iiivsu u nil. em i in VIII' IIMIb llllll nnd wiMiltd .ounlry, but tunc will make tin iu . 1. !.!. . HM. . ..... L.. i.. - I .. a . 1 1 !. Illll 'MllsJ Hit' n Jll"l. puiui 111 4lth.lv lllfltd ft. lit nl 1 nil. 1 in 1 1 v iii tit.i.t a 1 !..,! .1. . . ...... ..... ... ..wi DV1 fcllWII II .1 ...!. I.. ..II ' o n ifi.MMHmi'NTV la litnitcil .South of .Miiltiiomnh, and chielly on tho lint sido of tho Wilhmcttu rier. Tliu iiirfaeoof tlincmutiv is viied mid tlm illl leach char down to tlio Will mini tu nmr In otnn litm-r . t,n (d. in I. nnln ... "... . -.!... .-1 ( . , ... .....w ,-, villj ml UI.VIIC1IIII II i prnirio, but Clackamas haa mi outcomo tint will bu permanent and ecry jiar ahowa its' inrrciacd value. Oio liiiiiiluil mnl luii-n ! thouaand ncrca of auncjud Imds icnuiii n. I occiinieil nnl innli tlmt 1. ei....,.) .. .11 eventually come Into dcmiml. Nciincs to market glea especial value to lauds iu ll.li county, nml tiausportatinu by river or i.iil roid coats but little. The f ot lull legion, a homo, ia more rcmoto from transportation, Imt it is tho most henlthy of nil, mid when tho I mil Is reduced to cultivation is of tlm nest quaiiiy. uacknmaa, .Mohlla nnd I'ud ding rierseomo ilo 11 from tho mountains, and tho ridges between their anllcyinreiKipu. lated nnd fast being reduced to cultivation. Jhnepli.il. .Imu. ti.rt iw I.. .1 ....1 11 . ........,,. .v .ni.i n ut 1, jiiuiiiiiu amount of livestock and dairying ia extensive- K- I-.P-II . I nn. Il.it 1 .. .. ' I T. 7 a ., ...... v.. Cj, nuunjTOi proiHJITIOII 01 Mini, ritin inmn .-n.n n.l n ... . ..--.- ' - " "-- "-."w fcw. ., ..Ill, . llUt III1I1VIIOU1- toes in tho North end and ou Sandy river bot tom for the I'ortland market. It also stands second in orchards and Is well calculated for iiun. ciacKainai iigurcs largely Iu manufno- ttiri(l ITlVlHlla ltlrtM ft U.S. U.'n... ...Ill . 1 .. .., vv.,w . kllu fuuuui nuns mui jrrcat rooUn factory located At Oregon City, at tho Tnlls of tho Willunetto. Tho woolen nulla thero turn out nn immuiio quantity of ClOtll. CiMUr.er )..r.t.V.tm n...l 0...t. ai..i ......... ,.. VV4 (,M(t UsIIIIIL'IS lllftl ianiut ..II I. a ........It- 1 f . . .. v...pi. nm mi uxcc-iicu 111 cpianty, anil supply our homo doinand na well as are sent to Cab, fornia. Oregon City, which is tho oldo.t town in tho State, is In this county ami is iti chief town. Hero Is a watcrpowerthatcanutiliie, if reoilipiwl. nil f Ii. Rum.n.. i1... ..r .1.. iu.i - ,....-., ... ... UII u ui inn nil- lamctto river. Ihe abrupt fall ia olioutthirlv feet, and is a very picturesque ow. The otato has aided nrie-Ai. ounii.l n ......... atcamlioat canal, with perihanent Iocks. IIIUUIII1 LIII'HM SillfB flT K ffT ft S iAii. l-IIUl flAA by means of which steamboat naWgation is continued around tho falls and free competi tion in transportation insured to tho producers of thoil!amettoullcy. 1 ii. i-A'jy. Movniuaiiic n tlio future. To tho att .Snlcmnio ll.mcll l'ia, nnd tliu ,l,m, town of heiton, nnd tho Waldo Hills, . ylwteli 0M1I3 1,, i-oll.i.gp,ai1K, leaching back to tli- foot lillls aii.1 unuxcillcil for beauty aid as fanning laud in the Htnto. Among the foot hilla me tho valleys of Silver crecC and tho ?,orlIi Sniitiiin nnd mnny (I(nlUna am biivimr rnilm.i.I Inn.l ... tnn.i!.... 1 . . . ,,'-? -- . '. ."v.miii; iioincBieaiis In incfo 11.111 lLOtiiilain legions, where tlm noil it woiiucifiillyicrtilo .S.uth nf theo hilla we cciiio tn S-iiilinm 1'miiio, ft tpleinlid farniln eountiyi nnd for ten mil, huulli of Salem eloim tliu ilLitiu If., nn. 11... r .... . M,," , -- - - ...,... nm milium "iieil ills, wiiihrrosi. well udapkd to wheat cultuio that tlioiiMiidi of ncira havo been I itely cli nail of young oak and fir and put in itiltiv Atmn. Again t-uutli nf thexn ia tho San tinin Iwtloin, n rich if not ctciuuv. portion of tho county. Minion county ikih(mb vncimt liiiida iu tho foot hills nnd in licautifnl vnllcya tint penetrate tliu iiiounlnius. This ia a rich eountv. biitnnv in ruin ullli i,,,..l.i . " . V. f ' n viiuuio meant enn ciuiio to Huh nr nny i.thr county iu thu 111 iiiinlin Kii.l t..... 1.... .. I . ......... ...,u ,,,,.1 ,. unpruvcii nnin at vciy a.woiiibl pneo, I'nnueiiiof Mntion county VAMIIILt. COCSTV. This county lies Wcit of CIckain. n,l South of Washington and claims to bo tho IMen of Orrtjon. It is a niaenlllceiit forming region, on can Imj judgeil fiom tho census re- turns, iins county lias some hilly ranges through it, but consists chiefly of rolling prni nj land that is unexcelled for production of wheat nnd ntlmr 1 n nl. .n.l ...1.. . i.l.i. accoriliiiL to its ki.i fn. !,... .,i.. - -o .....-,..., ....v... iiivuiiveii. lliii was a favonto rejfiou with early scttlen, mill lllSJlVmniln lll.ll- linmna 1.... f.. ,1.. I II. ' Iho land ollico infonui ua that UO.000 acres of tun m e,l hud iu Yamhill remains unsettled. If this ia the caio it Irml. .. It l.. :......: . in n.rfli nf n lin......iAn.l ..l.l -,r 1 f .1 . i. ". iv..u luuiii nuoni 10 inves tigate its xacant lauds. Yamhill county has iiiany thriving towns mid villages, such as McMinnville, Amity, Sheridan, llavton, A. fajctte and North Yamhill, and with tlio 1 AIlllllll &n,I VlllmnlA rl. . l.tl. f. ble, nnd two tines of raiiioads through it, the iroiisiwnaiion question lias licen well solved. ainliill aLinil. filial . w..w.n, A ..1... . "- ... iv.!.!. vm lame oi nun menillC'ia, mill railKI ".0. 1" ill eV Cry lespect a to soil, productions and all social qualities. MAKION C0CJ.TY. lino vxccllrut fncilitns for transportation, the river na it est iiuo is navigable moat of the j ear; tho Oregon A, Cnlifoima railroad piatca South Its whole length, nnd a narrow cr.iiKo loan is just completed that passes Raat of nil nnd nearer tho fo6t hilla. So much competition liiauna renaoinblo transportation clurca. 'Iho towns iu tlio Southern part ol thia county aro Mchama, Sublimity, Atims illo htnvton, Mailon nnd .lellcison, nnd North of Salem on tho river is lluttevillc, nnd on the railroad (0. A. C. 11. It.) nro Aurora. Hubbard, (Jervnls-nnd llrooki. roLK cou.mv Is situated opjioiilo Mnrion on tho West liilo of tho WUUmeltoi is diversified with run ges of hills nnd beautiful vnllejs, nil fertile and thickly settled, and elillcrs materially In character from Yamhill, its rich Nnrilmm neighbor, for it is truo that ov-erv nni I.. tho ilkimotto valloy poaacsscs Its own char nctenatica. l'olk has a smaller area of vnlloy land than others, but It is well favored and equal to any in general prosperity. It also nas mu rauroaua ami tlio liver for transporta tion, and perhaps tho most Valuable portions of both thia and Yamhill counties aro to bo found cloao up to tho foot hills of tho Coast Kango. Iiitnnoagrcatpoitionof this Coast ltAllt'fl Will IiM ru...,.i....l .. III. ..I r o- " wvm.vw nun rc-iucrs, lor III many parti tho rango consiaU of ltcnchei of irreat fertilitv tlmf uill 1. ..i. ...! .. in... rf ........... ..u .v...ivvi, mi cuiiivn- tlon when iwinul.itinn l,n.i... . ... i.. ftnp Itnlul. Al.in,. II... .1. .-.ii ............. .....h ..iu inn jni.iv oi I-OIK we liiiiI Lincoln, Ula, Indcpcndcnco and llucna Mstn, and Kick from It aro Monmouth, Dallas the Cuniitv Jsi nl ll(nlr..l 11..H..1 t. .. t .ii . ' .' "."'" ''"i .enn anil ptlier towns. A good collegiate institution is located at Monmouth. Survcyor-OcnoralTol-man informs us that during tho present season lift lina Iml .. ... - .. 1. I 1. . .i . ... --- -.-.-....- - "iiv-iiuiu fcim i u uat in c.OBon 110 liail liail llirf1. nvtnn.l.! t..n !.. -!. I. Ill , ; . ,- "''' " mo w, ma iiiiuuuniaiu.auoy nmon ol rolk eoun.v icoro of churches, a good class of iiriv, si Anal iiiii..i: . .a v..v... u.uiuuiuii, an me social and com- Inorclal 4ein.nt. ii........ ....... .11 i conununity, and iU growth and power must i i A. . , . . 1"" '" " siaius oi tlie whole Columbian rogion. It is doubtful if any city in the world with tho same popula tion has as much aetual wealth and so eitui live a commerce. XVAIIIINaTOS COU.NTT. Thii county lie West of Multnomah and South of Columbia, and consist in great part of tho Tualatin Mains, a prairia stretch of country diversified bv belting fn,.u ...,i running ikreams, framed in by hills on all Sides. kmnlniF nn. .HI,. .... ...-..i ... ;p ' ' v wi aiuicuTe sec- tlCSia oi thn Htmta .,,.1 n... k. ..I . . 7 ssuly clay. Biwax thrivinji plaon M Tills eountv is South of Plirl-anm. ..i r..t of the Willamette, leaching liack in a nar rower lonn to tlio summit of the Cascades. The census shows that in 1870 It took tho lead In v alue of products. Crossing Pudding nv er, iu North boundary, wo come upon French l'raine, twenty-five in Jos from I'oitland, and are in tlm !,..! nf !.. xi-ni ... u ---. - -.. tun ii initiiiciie Taney. Ihisprairto section reaches from the Willam. etto river to the foot lulls, about twenty miles square, and is covered with an old farming country. I hero aro thriving tow us along the r.llrmul Aft.. ....,. !?! I. .- . i ,. ..., u.,ti iuiuuhii ur limner HeaitnillllinnKnl.it, l,..t.. I .-.. - brings us to Salem, tlio Capital of Oregon, a beauuful town of nearly fi.OOO inhabitants, Ulllnll lift. fllllv.l,a. ....I .nl I- 1 It .. .... ...... .... .., kmu uiu an me traiU of society that distinguish New Kngland taunt l ill. ...... AIT..:. . . .1 - ".. touuucmiyisiocaieii ncro, one of the best colleges on the Pacific . Coast. A great water power goes though the town sod time Mvenl mills and factorial and will . . ....., ,.giwn vi i uik county, and lurvejori irport more good land than was filinfrOlC.. tn nvtat In llinf .Iim,..,... ni . trntii is. eon tliA mt ntt!s..i vA.ifA.,Af i.i. ,, .' , , , "".v. i nMdlUJlUt Willi aliev jiao iu iglilwnng mountain allos and beiich iAtlilsl llint nr.i.ril.A I.. -.!. r " y .nv ivvfc tnaintviur in In i bliMful iijnoranco. l'olk comity haa all tho .lIlltnl.Kn. ,,...u. 11... ...I .. .........bv. ,..xc,, uynuy oi mo vv uiamctto counties, which is saying a great deal. The vallojiof tho ltickreal and Luckiamulo aro favorite portion! of l'olk county, and much L-nnil filt-iilliirr l.ii.l i:.- :.. l.l. -I....... . ,i to -.... nv. iii nn. cuiuiiy on LJ10 Muthcm branchei of tho Yamhill river. IIK.STOV niP.NTV. South of l'olk. 011 tho coast sidn nf ill. It'll. lamette. is Ilcnton eountv. whli-li iv..l,. tn tho ocean, iucludine Yanulna Riv i..,l. which its farmers mid citizens generally look with bono that thev aro to ham in tl, fninn, a harW to ship their products. A railroad is projected from Corv albs to Yaquina, and the mountain rcpinn it irnepr.. i. ..1,1 i. : givat part an excellent country. There is ....u in iviiuuii mini over on uio ocean iKle, anil thn iv...il,ilii,n. .1 ,i.. ... i i.. i - -"-.-iii.-. w, ,ll iutuin iiiciuue many advantages and much progress and de- Iflfllimntif Ml. . .,..f. ..f l. . . t .............. . ,, ,4io u, ,0 county is xariiul in eierv ilfim a Tl.. .uA.. i i. thickly settled along tho Willamette and con- siiiiuoiiio icst agricultural region. King'i blo ipot, nnd the v alley i and itaami that put into the occun aro to liecome valuable in the future. r?nrAlli. I. ll,.. r-...,,!.. cn ..i l , ---..- .-... wvuiii v. urn vuv of tho chief tow iii of tho valley. Monroe and iiiiiomatii are Important tow in also. Costal lis is the site of tlm State Agricultural CoUogo which is a thriving institution, aud there is a college of a sectarian character located at Phi lomath, MN.N CirtiTY. 1 he CTe.it nrairio counlv of WV.I.m Cirmw lies South of Marion and West of the Cascade Mountains. The census report speaks for 1679, when rust struck tlio Spring wheat upon her prairies and ruined a million bu.lieU r.f grain, worth a million dolk, but the present j ear Old Ijnn came to the front again with ennnnnn iAiiia n.l n.w-.... ..:..1.i ah ...... -xivukuiiuit M4JU1W1MI V1V111. A1IMDV is the County Seat, located on 0 WHiainaUiA aad ia otut w Um Tiiy sooat pcoifwwa WM iMiisniiiiOTiBaiaiaK-atrtijggpiB-naMi
