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( r r $' VOL. XIII. NORTHERN IDAHO. Cunts Pralrlo and Life In th Mountain Vat- leyi Near the Mlnei-Farmlng and Stock Balling. Tho Northern portion of Idaho Teuitory contain tome very excellent country that i tributary to tho Columbia nml invite the at tention of immigrant a naturally n nny part of tho region wo hnvo nlremly dercribed. This country I lioumlril on the eint liy the wavliiir lino of tlio Hitter Hoot nml Our d'AlcuoMt. ami is watered liy streams that rio in thoo mountains nml How to the Col umbia on to ttuako river. A portion of tho I'alouso country lie in lilnho nml tho jnap shown that tho whole of lilnho Territory North of tho Mi of latitmlo i remarkably well watered, possessing stream nml lake in all direct ion. Tho ticucriptioti of the I'alouso country applies to that ortiou in Idaho n well n in Washington. To tho lioith of thin i tho Our il'Aluno Indian ivcrvntion nml till further North tho Columbia river iiwrep around tho Xnrthcri point of mountain from the Montana lino. Wo havu Jut received n letter from n sub criliT who dcscrilioi thoplacowhcio ho live, Camas l'rnirie. it little over UK) mile duo lint of Wnlla Walla nml sixty mile South of Lowiston. Thi plneo i now very attractive to immigrants nml ha n brink ngriculturnl population that is kept liuy raising supplies tor miners in tho varioua camp mid mining town not fnr to South nml Knit if them. It was near lino that thousand weio nt work twenty years ngo, washing out place that were n ricii n ever you read of in romance or fable, but year ago tint richest ground was marked out nnd tlio milling population gruw imicli le uuuicniti, though thrio is still mining carried in many camp by Isith whites nml Chinese Our correspondent goo Into detaili of description and write so fully n to givo an idea of tho social lifo nml piluciiul features of existence in tho far away settle ments so we givo hi letter entire, very glad to hear this opportunity to do ittaticn to tlio Croat and growing importance of Northern Malio.-1 Cuit I'xusir, Idaho, Jan, 1, l.vll. I aunnnau von cnu find l.ew itton mi the limn of Idaho: It I at the runllucmv i( tliu Chsirwsttr with the bnake liter. Weil, Camas I'raltlo l situated nil) lo lly mills Ksuthcut of l-cwl.tou, In extent It mcaa urea about thirty miles belaiiii the llcarwatir sihI Palmon rlviM, andatanit fifteen wile between ntlir suit White Mnl mountain. Hi aiulace fonuatlon la slmllir tu Hut ul tlm Xortlt Yamhill valley. In Oregon. It drainage I by tlio Cotton.wisal ami Three-mile mik niit) Insr Into Clear wahr rlwr.aud by llockv (VllJIMI tnipt.llUJC IlltO MllllOII titer. Its Mill la 8 llljlk rich looking loam, from ten tnelgkttcn tut hr In depth, which In IU Hllil state l enured l.v huli-h-rrass. h-prlnga of good watir hrrok out l.rru slid tlicrv all nur tho prairie. Ledges of rockaprojcit frmii Ihe top slid sides of vim. of tlm ridge. Tuera sro. alio, nccu-loiial tract of from -wo to one liuiiJnl and Ut iutv. lliUkUificio(liltti aru sn ii.iiimliiulol lt(i nl.. a In Mlouly InUif.ro ultli nilllnlloii, in ulirii cini-o liimiL-ht Into eultltatlmi IT.-lmv. Mill. Ttiiro U -llll siKitlur klml. In null inula .-altnl sOotm. wliKii, tlmiuli inoluctUe, U tlliilrull tocultliatu. Tlio altlluila of tho i-rilrlu U Uut tlirt-o liiiiuluil frit il' wit.lctvl. 'n;oHtiiio.(i!uronircniuMullhJ'. liitlTa tin; ami vxl:ll4tllnj.-. 'flio Mnium-n aru lmrt ail amlilis4iitithU'lntrrloiii;aiiJ oil.l. IViW ) Mutilnif roliiiteoiitltutlutiiiiiiijio kiK-h a I'lliniitu ttiU: utukllnT mwiii tivrUh. Hi. to tovihi. Ml. M4I10 anlllrania'tlllaiultliv irlhiHial ottliinvnt on till pralrli', aru lttiateil lit tlichaMol White-lilnl iiioiiiitnlna MWtliaUunt th liralrio. Whltu-hlnt uioniilaliia ar iUTtl from U-b to iu:inift with tt iIciihi umiktli of timber, eonlttnif of iilno, nil siul hlto fir, ami tanuim-k. Anlt at hort UUUiii'ea from eaih other, nail atrt-ama of clear, pure, rool watir. ure down inc mountain tu. 1 rom inra.iiioonuiiiaoiiiiiorouiii we irvt our aupiily of tlmtn-r, It IkIii from act en to nine mllratllaUnt Iiom our homo on tlm ralrle. Craif'a mountain, la. In nio-tlurt, a lilsh tahlu Uml with one or two iturn, liroji-ciini; itcaaa. 11 u simi w-i-u-iimmri-ti. Tli. rootlloaijliii; f rom loiw iaton to thla prairie rrowa l.reli; mountain. Nvlthtr the hiliuoii nor the Clear w ati r rlrira are nat Ipthla to any tailnt near ni'ur.'ll to thla prulrle to be eonuiilent for lilMIinr pur)wi for anithlni; cnpt wl ami uw.lo.-a In rait'. The moiin Ulna, hrrtabouta, abounj In irame, and (Mi Inhibit the atriuina, I'ptoflM) vtarasun, atork-raUlnir waa the prlmlpal punult on thla prairie, alnee thru the farminir Intereat Iiu lin uuklnir itaelf felt aud too much ao, I .iicaa, tor Ita own k-vod, aa price of firm pnalucta are now oil the itccrvee. loi-t ) ear, wheat wa worth two ccnta 'r lb., oata twoccnta; lurlej, twocenta; laitatoca two rcnta ami onions Mir cent. Thlajeur wheat la worth one cent; oata one and one-lialf unia, jiutuurica one rent; 1 iilina aau.e ut Ut iar. In atoik thu price sro better, ling are worth eUht ccnta Bro";hiiialut two .lot Ura nr hua I; bcetci, throo Jeara old. liftccn dollara; beef on tliebliwk alx to ilfht ccnta. Cow a twenty to thirty djUrajyeillnircuUenie dollars and upaard; two-MKtrolda, ten dollara; horea fnmi ten to one hun dred and lllty dollars. I'eaidc th. prixlucU iunie.1 In the fnrivolntfcoinparathe price-current, ewblio,'., tur nl, beef, carrou, iaranlpa and all of the hardy roota ami fruits row to jwrrf ectlon. lUrly t Inca and com are ,1. mi,n fi wniA .il.nt Tlia-j, ttiatorlti; aru ter- f t to b ewu.-ht b trvat. In the fU, h toik men j itrn.tiuir nciuiiniiiMimonariAnaKeiireriaiiera, wh,re they itwnd the winters In a roiiiurutlvtiy inlM J i.Hiwici i.ii iiiv iviuiim'i pi mn !,. (,! uicj iioyniie lauk sksIii to the prairie. Thero are file cummon and one hL-li nhool orL-wnl. titlonaon th.pralris, the Utter la lucatolatdraiwllle aud t I'Ucud undtr the uieriloii of the Methodit inunn wmen iaaio loiuttai at liranviue, ami wnicn, too. I Uic only chunli orjnlutlon of any kind on the traUW, Tl.ere la quite a ur?c Chineae population In thla itmnty; they are mainly habituate of the towna ruoun ulna and mines. The white or American population la rnade up of representative from nearly etcry hute ami Territory in the Union and among othera a eomiiany of aoldiera, la the moat Important factor In the mak-up 1 this border colony, This company lax-upie cainji Howard, w men nestle at tne law 01 Niiue-oiru moun Uloa, and in th tlcinlty of ML Idaho and (irangttllle -these two towna oeing out tnree muea w The business lurtion of Orsngciille ronsl these two towna being but three milea siurt. ingcitlle consista of a steani rlourlng-milt, general nienhandlse store, coiifea-tlouer, hotel. can.iiler shop, blachinilth shop, tln-shoii butch er shoji, drug-store, asa)er's ottlce, saloon, iosUtnce and Chinese wash house. That of kit. Idaho consist of a tteuiu-saw and flouring mill, three gtncral merchan dise store, confectioner, hotel saloon, agricultural Im plement warehouse, drug-atore, llrery stable, Chinese s tore, Uu tch tr shop, one lawier, one doitor. Chines, wash-house and postottic, the county bulkllnga and ottlce. Ucsidea, th. . are in the Idnlty ol these tow na two saw and on. shlngl. mill One of the sa mill la run b stcaui, Uie other by water and the shingle mill by horse-power, bhinglesar. worth lour dollar r thousand; lumber from fifteen dollara for fencing to thtrty-flieformaklied flooring. One butchering cor. pontion furnishes the princid part of the beef that U used on the prairie, our beef bill, so for, ha been a gnat deal Urgtr than our doctor's bilL La n a is. Arrivxu. The British bark Rival, 844 tons, William master, entered at the custom house yesterday. She brings a cargo of sal', tine brick and cement from Liverpool, con signed to Koger. Myers k Co., aud is char tered for wheat for a return trip. "mS LETTERB TROM' INTEHDINO EMIGRANTS. Wu publish In-low .1 few (if tlm iimnv letter wo nro constantly receiving, to show the in terest felt in tliN region mill to answer soino of tlio many question constantly nuked con cerning Oicgon nml Washington Territory. From nil indication it appear ccrtnin Hint Immigration to the I'ncifie Northwest wlil net In rally in tlio spring nml nttniu fnr lnigcr prnpot'tlon tlmn wu havo ever before known. K. I. Vnuuhti scud u tlm constitution nml by-lnwiiof tlio Western Oregon Wotkingmen' rC.i,,..,. ..1.1..1. i,. Iii.fi.lininrti.nl nt Timi-kn Knnsn. The Coustitilti'iii say tlio colony is organized in nnler that it members may be elf-sttiitailiing in respect to school, churches ntid all WK'ial tuntterst that tho colonist may bo of ndvaut.iire to c.teli other for purpose of llllltll.il ptoU'Ctiou nml luoiatntlcc. Mr. Vnitghn write n follows! Toi'iKt, Kanaaa, Jan IS, ISsl. '.llti.r Wllllaiuettu I'urmer : Hate Jnt liciii rcailliurjoiir taluable pijwr of ior. Kill, lJMi. slid think It a capital linnil. r slid a farmers frlind, W'a are nriranUliiv ilun down hero In droiithy, trlnip ry Ksnaiia, Inconw tnyouriitornl SUte. and w mild V' I'lesiil to riwite iffliiinulilmtloiia from -iiili nf jour aiibsi-rllicra and rwdrra na will take the trouble to writ lu, and will fnreur U' undtr obll iratloiis I. them for letter dccrlptlto of their moil l.itlitlca. iharactrr nl isiiuitr). whether tlintieriil or own. Hill.ihanivaioroiiliiliiiiiytioicriiiiieiii 1.1110, ior Inwiialtasml .Mlllallu slid any other Information whlili thev think would Mot lulereatto Intemiiiiciiiurani". II th..,. ultl .llr 1 I..II. rs In me. I will trad till-Ill St our tvlonj iiieetlmr siul some of them w III catch imr colony. I wasthrotiuh jourhuto In IHTtlaml am roiiilnir again and thla time to atay I am doing all In m jsiwcr for tlrtvoii. We art all worktra. We hnvo Ikimi shown lettern wceiveil from Y. V. aVrhuckle. 11110 nf the leaders of tho I'n- eilio Colony, orgamxcil nt Hussell lnna, mr tlio purposti ill liK'nlltig somewiicro in wn region, .Mr. ariiticjilo is now on tno way wmi hi family, its location agent, nndwillexamiuo tlii mniitr.- uxtenaivelv with a view to select ing tho In-st jKissiblu site for tin) colony. Ilu uxplain that tho pioneer who located in Kliasill county, niter gtviliu 11 inn- irau in ten ve.ir hard work nnd inudent inaiiageiiirnt mm- uiiii it 1111 tlint Western Kuimu is not it fanning country, So this awuielatlon ha lneti iiipuiirt'd y thuUat piiiile""triere'tiud' will move to tho I'ncilio coat in tho Spring. They irois)ii to In in V tlie old civilization wit'i tliemnnd Mr. A. sav thev nio tho kind of icoplu to suceeed wliete snives i poibli, which wn not tho elan ill Kau.M. Oilier parties nro working for tho saii.a pulp's!! in WiM-ousiu and Minnesota, and thcrei lire nl Irmly n humlleil faiuilitw enlistel ill thu luovemeiit. (!. I). Stoner write n from Oaifol.t, l'dk county, Nebniska - ilnto .latiu.try ,.:i, n jnl lows: ilMKoli, I'.lklSiunl), Jan. ja. "!if. I hate lately I en risultng .lour lnhle piper whlih s.iiue one kliiult iiitinc Hfewdi.ta slnco aud I hate slaini roiirlndiil to lisic thla couutn. where cmpi ate aaanilu fallim-a and tr. )or noted land Isji.r.l the liHpiintiliis. Hut Ik-fore starting I wish toaak joim Itw iiui-stlous knoaiiig.toii are U-tteripiallnisl tnglic me Oiedesirttl liiforuiatlon th-inauy oneel-e. Ilutiathe iharaetcr of the soil mar or within three ni!lc of I'ortUn.n t'jti brisini corn Iw ralac-l tlirreT lio )oii know4!!! a smalt farm tor sale -si in arrr with ordl uar) lminitcuieiitathiriou suili aa a hmise, stable, etc., i.ltli fruit trcea In ha-arlii condition If so what la the price of sinh lamia' Are thirean) bnamifaitorlca in Porlland T What la tne price of brooma iw-r dou-uT Could pcrsoii find emidiuie:it riaidlly on n farm as a hand, or rent lai.d on t!o si sua, thu landlonl funiMiIng clirjlhliuT Wlut lathe al wa) of r utl'ii; fatmiT What are the ;( of farm luinUT I will i-oino first, leutl.'igmv family lure and see how I like the iai litre sn-lif It la half asgood aa rep resented, I will sell hire HW aarea and make that our future hnuie. Samuel Cliir write from Foriatell, St. Chat lea county, Missouri, -Ian. I.ltli, 1 SSI 1 A copy of )our paierof Ita-Jtrd, livvl, wa sent mo by a fiicnd, aud I hate Im-cii hl.hly edltit-i In the rti sal of it, I haiealwajafelt a great lultrcat in regard totlregou, but hate nettratici-iedtal lu obululnj au thing In regard to ib lUuiate, toil, tludier, and water rasourcea. I see that )ou pniose to puMUh a truthful ataUiiient In ri-ganl to Urcuu, It reurccs siul In-dui-emeiit held out, etc. I hale com lud.d to siihsi ril) for our lwjwr, desirouaof coming to our Mate ami maka a peimaneut home, If allthlngaare fair and true, would like to mike a home In the Willamette allc) not hlgherup, howeter, tliau Marion count). I wuuld like loknowtheprheaof sttalnaUe farm lamia In an) of the coast or IVIIhimlte rlitr ivuntlea. Whethtr there la an) Gov't lands In an) of these counties. If )ou ivuldglte me any liifoniuubn ill regard to It, I would be glad or If I could enter Into isirresitondeuce with iersona in an) of those (Suutlea, that were truthful and reliable, I would be pleased to hale their aildrcaa .ml addresa of iartlea that hate lamU for sale, also. lou-k of water end tiiulier iaa great Im-onieiilence. I want to get somvwhere where )oti can raise gma erH and steak, hate plenty of timber and Hi in,- watir that rontlnuou.ly .),, 1 1 1 A McCowall write frotll I.ittln Itiver, Hire Co., Knntas, Jan. 17th, IhSl. I recciiulseop) of the WiuastrtK I'luUfS, dateil Ik-c. 3, the tlr-t isigeof w hiili la Mlled w ith sn article on the Pacific .Northwest ami 10.1 stale that it la to be eontlnuad. I was wcll-plcuod In reading the first and 1 want to see all the other articles too, s I snd some othera here Itatc made up our uilnda tocome West sa soon s we can sell our prorty lure snd our choice la made for Kastcrn Oregon. Now- I wish to aak the follow log questions and I want toil to answer tneui in tour ssper, as I eniloso In this six months subscription, hoping b) the time it expires to be a iltlaeii of Oregon, What does lumber cost to build with, what la the cost of fuel, wood or coal, wlut las good cow worth; and as I am a shoemaker by trode, where woukl I hate to buy my atock 1 Information 011 these lioinU woukl l ury acceptable. iinat uo rureu namia get cr inoiiiin on a tann 1 Axswkk to QL'KvritiN'. Soil near 1'ortlaud in all directions, good finality though dillcnngj well calculated forgraiu, vegetables and fruit of all kinds. Write to real estate agents for price of land and farm for sale, llrooin corn doe not grow to Lea tad vantage iu Oregon. There is an extensive broom factor)' tliat iuiorts broom and uic home wood. The article on the laUir mm kit in this issue, git es all ue know on tliat topic, Alviu M, (iriui, of Vail, Crawford Co., low a would like to come to Oregon, says he is a good hand ami wants work a soon a he get here. I'erhap some fanner here will do well to write and engage hi in. There are always farms to rent, and the terms aret when the reuter furnishes all lie- side land he pays one-third the crop ground rent. When the owner furuiihe team and seed oue half the cron uoci for rent. f,.. .a. 1 :fiS 1 !,".. -1 ..-.1- sue BiiuciuancT wot UU14 pirniy ui sweat ioi w rT-Zti PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 85, 1881. sale in Portland wheio there nro great whole sale houses In all branches of trade. In Wesfern Oultoii wu lino narrow track wngotia) I'ast of tlio mountain they uso wido FAILURES IN SHEEP rARMINO. We givo place to tho following coniinmiica tion with soino reluctance, bcrjuiio tho writer evidently use n llctltiou nainf. lie should, nt least, hnve "cut hi hi true iinino with his, ' letter, for our ntifactton. Wo iitiblish it , lHi:atise there I voiisiilurnlilo trntli in It nml It plainly nsscrts, what wo have 'ourselves In- I sistcil upon, that there i need if taut nnd ex pellellue, an well na of iimmI ntngo nml proper appliance, to make sheep husbandry success' ful. The fact that many fail in making sheep prolitnblo Kast nf tho mountain ha been plainly sot foitii by n, wn ri'icatcil by Mr. .lohii Minto, nml Mr. Huftir lo madu it plain that there had been many failures in those who hail nttemp'.ed sheep husbandry, unit that it could only bo 111.11I0 reliably pmti ttblo when goisl enro was used. Seeing that Mr. Ditfur' oxpericme, 11 rihtted, gae n faxorablo ami mther glowing view ef tho sub ject, wu explained tliucomlitiou under which they cmrieil on tlio business nnd tlio favora ble situation ;i,-y enjoyul, with extensive ratigu nn I exceptional ciivumstnuce in their favor. It wa hai'illy ueedtil, after all this UnlilIcatiou, to sh'w )hat failure wn possi ble, but 11 our itiru'spiindeiit ha preiitcd tho other side, w hilu professing to have had success 111 n shepheiil, we givo the rculeni of tho p.wtMt'.li tlu beuellt of w hat ha says: Kl.lcKITlT Cnl'.NTV, Wnslilngton Tor. I'Mitor Willnmetto l'armcrt I liavo lead in your instio of danuary II, tlio lultcr wtitteii liy lion. . liisd ifiuwiiiif' Hi Vt aseu'Viftili though it will iMttisiug conaidornrilo temerity, I hope yo.t will not (hi oll'eiideil when I tell you that tho puMic.ttioii of such articlei aa thu omi refcrcd to, I often tho cause if con siderablu sutreriug, tnoiigli iutemlcl by the writer and publisher In assist other 'ii th.ir stiiigglen to nojiiii ti property, .lust think of II young 'nan in Webtoot wlio is at pn-seiiteu. gigeil in farming, and w bono Kilauce sheet at thu end nf the jenrshow no iueiease or gain at nil laud yon know moiu tliau one), Ilu ivails the iMloinij Met Mr. DiiIui-'m letteri i niubitioii t in.ihi) money Unit hi ilcnr young wile may enjov all thu iiecessane in.il luxuries of lifet he immediately exchiins, 'why, duiir wife, hero i the 1.1y to net rich: let sell the farm, uo to Was.-i couutv. and buy sheen, I ciiu henl them and buy t hat hay they will neeili yon en 11 stand camp life 1 or two or tiireo yt.irs, wutie wo nmi;o 11 stake bicmmh ti buy nuicti largo farm, and we will settle down to inioy life." Ilu will never ro the I'omaikhiuailo liy thu cilitnr con cerning thu talent or kuuwIiHigi iiii-tusary to insure succe, nnd if lin did ho would tell you hu had bmiu enough to herd heep. So tho next e of him ho i on r'ifteen Milucieck hunting fur Mr. Ihifur, who will sell I11111, lierhaiu, n fuw of ihoso excellent ewe. Mr. llufur will then tell him nil nlsiut heep hus bandry, to all of which ho knowingly say yes, This i in thu middle, of the Summer: the sheep look well: tlio grass is goislj camp life ia exhi'erutingi Xancy dune accompanies eayiiso and everythlnir com merrv a u mar- liago bell. Hut. alas, 111 hi auxiu'y to givo histheepnll thu lilierty ho can (just ns Mr. 1 lufiir told him), hu haslet them got mixnl with those tcabhy sheen beloimuii.' to that eultii fellow just South of him. but ho will tliuiK tnoy weie not long enough together to net illsrAsed, so thinks 110 mniva'xiut it until tho lat of November, when they bttuiutishrd their wool) enn't tlo anything for tlu-iu until Snrhia comes, his peiuidsir tell I1.111: in tho mean timo snow cove.- tlm gitiuml: thu north wind blows; mm-iiry sinks below Mro, nml till, fil,I..mr tf.tl-r- tnlls l.in, 11. fs fs 1... I.a.I..- ...v .....-w .,,. ,v. ..,.., ,,,, ,s inq ,,ii,s Winter he ever saw. So he worries nu 1 fietai walej through tho snotvj Nancy Jane liai on her last p,ijr ol shoot and tho last calico drcssi March comes; tho long looked fur Chinook lure the hills of theiriniow and blow oil' nil the wool that was left on those sheep. Young iivuiu.i sens wuat i.o uas ich lor wn.it lie cm ijcs nun lours in mo mini ui ten nppie, ...1....11 ..!... i ,f. i ., i poorer, but wiser than when ho left thero. ISeaides, Mr. Ditfur did not till up the ex pense aide of hi balance sheet. I iave been in tho sheep business for some time and know somethiug almnt it. He did u'.tget hihcar era to shear for seven cents ami Ward them selves; his corrnl nor sheep sheds did not grow where he wanted them: hi herder never moved from one cviip to another with out tlio nssistatico of another man, wagon and team; he never got his salt delivered at thu corral for SiO per ton. I lived In Waco county fourteen years aud always hail to pay taxes; pretty heavy tax too, 1 lsmght a Imuil of ewes in 18t!l for JUKI per head that sheared moiu wool in vSO than the land Mr, Dufur speak of, I wish lo say to you, Mr I'Mitor, that I am not personal! acquainted with Mr, Dulur, but believe him to bo a gentleman, therefoie this letter was prompted by philanthropic feeling for a tl.voi of men who inhabit the fcnicovcicd foothills of old Webfoot, and who hail better stay where thev aie than to come Hast of the Cascade iu hope of lieuomiug iiniiieniy tun oil ol a Itaml ol sheep. I might have wntten a long letter, but for fear you tire of this will say no more at present. Olivku Oakum. . Tn Caui of Sdiaca lias received an important addition in the elegant Observatory width If. II. Warner, proprietor ol tlie valuable .atu huli.ey and Iiv.T Cure, has erected at Itocliester. r-T u-ftnr .,. - -, f tETTER8 FltOM THE PEOPLE. Medical Lake. MIkm-Chkkk I'aliji, W. T.lati, 2.'i, '81. Kilitor Willamette Farmer: Inclosed find money to pay fortjio Kaiimkiii wu cannot do w ithout tho K.titMKit hero nny liettcr than wo could when wu lived .in Ore gon. Snow is thirty Indie deep 011 tho levels It Is lint very cold, yet cold enough to hold tho snow. Wrlifnot Is nothing to lie compared to tlii wrt of tho world for cloudy, foggy weathert we have scarcely seen tho inn for tho last two months. Tlio old settler say that lliii is an unusual Winter. Wu live live miles .Votth of Medical l.tkc, Stevens county, 'nnd.Vnithof the I'alouso country. Wo ex pect a great many people w ill visit this won derful lako next .Summer, as its medical qual ities are fast becoming known. One of our ticijtlilsir little iKiy had the scrofula very bad nml the mother of tho lsjy told me the) had iaiil tmt uioru than one thousand dollar doe toriiij for tli.it disease but nil did uogood un til they tried Medical Ijiku water, nml in it very short time after that the lsjy wis a well 111 nny child. Tor all, kind of skin diseases this water seem to bo n mro cure, n well for many oilier iliieuais, tunl tho water cost nothing n it is free to All and there am lino placf to make camp nil around tho Inko, It 1 a Ifanliful Summer icsoitnud forthosuwho wish (t there is n gocsl liotel wliero people wants arc well attended to. Tits country I fast settling up. Nearly nil the government laud near hero 1 taken up lint there is plenty further tin. Railroad laud call hi bought for S'J.CK). as good n over laid out d'sir. I believe this country i as jrood for wheat ns tho Wnlla Wnlla country. 1 II. W. Te.LI.KII, I A Vniabond Shown Up. .1. Unfit?, mi rtsi'iA'"V,.l,'ll Co., Or., Jan. M, 1S8I. tyrAii'il"'l'TWl2Ff.lllauietto'l-,atineri-r--'1 - ' A you know, our country i full of petty thieves, nml of course wu havo iiiirshaiuof tfiem. I will urito up .1 description of nnu of those vagabond ofi'thu rnith. Ilu eaiuo here alsiut thu last of August nml rumained until nUiut four weeks ago when he tot away witli a suit of clothe belonging to Mr. . I. I'. Ilees, whokuw,u ttorkiug for last. Tho uit wn black, tliagoual l'immI. Ilu also stole a dleas overiyii.it with 11 utc!i on the right sleeve, nnd tiVik'sevtial otlier small nitielv. lie givi tlio mine if Chal 1- Walker, wn livn feet leu Ili'Mie in flight, Id.tck luir and freckled Licit with Hvur mi the fnmt ol hi inrh. Ho said Id ptretita lived on Columbia Slough. Mr. Itees putaucil and got in sight of him near Amity, coming down tho lailtoul, but hu "lluw tho track" and took to the hrush, nml it gavu him atieli a fright hoilioppcil u value wliIJi had hiold clothing in it. Ho ran nil with tho stolen clothe on Id back. Now, if nny of tho render of tho I'.MiMlilt should Know any tiling of 11 man tli.it tlm nlsiio description suit, thuy will confer a fa vor to drop 11 fuw line to mo nt .McCoy, I 'oik county. Smi it. ItoiihiNK. Alsllco Clover a Great Success. Col.l.lX.a, Ik'litou Co., Ol'., I'cb. II, IbSI. Kditor Wiilainetto I'.unieri I am receiving letter nml iinat.il cauls from nil p.tit of thu country making imjuiry nliout Alsike clover. I liavo cultivated Alsiko clover litre on the Alsei Iliy for eiulit warn with glint succe-. I lint got a stait of snd fiom .1. J. H.liiejory, Mnibleheuil,Ma. I can say that Alaiko iay better than nny otlier crop. The yield of hayi from tluo.i to six ton xr nere, when but onciia year; nlu airirda thu iri li.it of iiastuiv, t-i'dit mouth in the (enr. Nn other forage plant wiA make a much lle.h nml milk wr aeio a Aliiko in tlii. ' c Iluato It will sun titer out all other plants and grasses iu n few year. When sow u thick say IA tU. per acre, thu land doe not mo s over like t.mothy und other grasses, und the laud seem to grow richer every year. Tlio Alsike I sowed eigh years ago is now n 'ood at anv I havu on mv farm. It omua . , " . . 1 ---: -- "' moiu or less an winter, wnen too grouinl 1 not frozen; tho hay is of excellent iiuality ami is highly relished by sheep, cattle, hor es and hog. As a honey plant, it stands nt thu head ol tho litt in all countries, so fnr us I tan learn; a for iiuality and ipuntity of honey it cannot lie surpassed. I will send you out a box of pure Alsike honey by Cant. Ciiailey l.utjem, on hi u turn to 1'oitlaml from Alsea Ikiy. Ilu in now expected every tlay wit n load of incichaudisu for hi brother, then you can judge as to thu iptallty yourself. I farm some also; have theep, cow and bees; tho bee pay tho best. I had Ml It, of comb honey per colony last year. I expect to inn my liees up to 100 11-. ir colony this summer. A nun should have nt least ono aero of Alaiko to every six colonies of been to make n succe in Ix-e culture. I had .'HI lambs c-imo iu thu mouth of January. They seem to stand tlie storms ami rain as well as the old sheep. I have not lost a lamb yet, so much for Alsike, pasture. If any ono else wj.'ie to aak any moieiui-stions, I would like to hear from tliem Votirs, truly, Wm, MrWn.Li. I , S J Au -Sunday aptr, tlie Sunday .Mercury ia a succe, Tlii pajier is now acknowledged to lie oue of the necessaries which people must have for Sunday. The content are made sen sational enough to lie readable. Mr, Moss the proprietor, i obliged on account of ailing health to pay a visit to California, in hojies o regaining health. WHAT CAN REPLACE BUNCH ORASS. llAKKit ClTV, linker Co., Or., Keb. I, '81. liny, dons Minto: Dear Sir I read with much interest your communication on the subject of "llrasses," in tlio rAltMKiiof Dee. '.Mth. I wish to usk you n few ipiestious whieli if yon can find tilito to answer, you will confer a favor 011 me. What kind of grns do you think tlm best for our "bunch grass" land ? I mean it hero the "hunch griss" is ejving way under continued pasturing. How will Alfalfa do on dry bunch gnus nnd sage-brush laud for either pasture or hay? How long would it ntpiiro t:i be sown before it would minimi-11 crop and how much will it yield In hay to thu ncro! Vim mention thu "lluiining Mes-tiite" of tlio dry Texan plains. Is tlii a gra that will pin tliice liny or is it suitnliln for pastille only, nml where can this seed bo obtained What grass do you think best for tho diy M.ig brush and bunch grass of this section ? Ily answering tlio above nml adding nny otlier information yo may inniK of inteiet, you will very inueli nlilio.i lf..iu,.,r,.ll.. rs it- 1... . oblige. ... .-vviiiiiij, 1.. 11 , o.iur,, AxHWkii. Tliogenernt iiiot,tiii underlying your letter Is not only of thu gl en test iuipnr taueo to you nml other tesidenU of the bunch grass ami sago lauds of Cistern Oregon, but, iu view of the vast extent nf tho dry pasture lands of which llaker county I n small pint, thoipmstlon is ono of National iniKirtaiice. For when thu graces or forago plants mit sttitnblu to your situation are found, tlu'iiienu will havo Km illscovcreil for impmvement of, nnd permineut residence Umiu ulne-teutli of thu laud oxtemling from Wytein Knnsas to tho Citscndo iiiountain in Oregon und from middle Texas to llritish Columbia. With those viuws of tho ImportauciaBf youripiestioii, I will give yon such information ns I ics. beating llrst upon the speclllc plauti ,ou laeuiicu nnu tilt.a lrtl tlui jjoiicml siibj.H-t. Hoping it limy ho tho nunnsof dritwiug out iuformatiou from thoi-uwhomny havo nntetieal exierieneo Willi cultivated gmc iu tho bunch grass and sage coitutr', which I havo not 1st. In rt'L'anl to Alfalfa. I havu n.iLi,.,,,!. iilge of any mm making n success of it in lit teinOixgon, yet itsiem tomo it would do well iu lliuiiarmw strip of Ixitinm laud alotiu; tho margin of streams and on bulls of sago brush laud that can hu irrigated. I inn in- miiiini i.y i.mim nun nave I m Vim I iilong thu Ceiiiml I'acitiu It. It. und I havu lead In agricultural unm, that Alfalfa doe tvuiaik ably well on such laud iu Nuvada often yieldituj tin ee cutting of I J Into -J ton per n-.ru in tlm season. As to lUsuccesson bunch grass laiiil, I hnvo U-eu iufoi meil by Meshis. I iormaii ,t Street who havo tried it no tlm foothill Ixiiilcriug thu dohn ll.iy titer lit Wasco county, that it would ilu no gnoj. Vet in my judgment it in woith repealed trial. Thu critical timo with it would Ihi tlio llrst six w eek after the seed wa sou n, a I understand it will not lienr fruit much nt that stagn of it growth, Judging fiom my experieiint line. If it got iv good stai t you might cut a ton or so to the ncro tho lirst year, but pcihap it would be In-ht to let It take nil the i!rt glow ing season helm u cutting or pisturing, 'Jiid. A to ''Itiliiuing Moujuitu grass ol tho dry Tuxuu plains,," That ipioteilteini i liom uu editorial of the Willimkitk Faiiukii in which tho lliiiiuiiig MeMjuite is claimed to lw the gras long known in Kngl.iud and tint lliatiru State a in soft meadow velvetgrns. l'lou what authority tlio Itiinning Mi-Muitei claimed to bu identical Willi Velvet (Ira, (which i not n running grns,) I am not in foi pud, but I utiti-ryet seen lenson to beliuvu r.... , i... .. , I . . too vitrei gr.ni, it wo liavo lisil it lieiu for soino Ifi years; (rceeiting it lirstfinui Ninth llriliaiil Isn uativtiol the ally luxa plain. I do Isliiivu that tlinHu idain luoducu a vain able gia, nativi! to n diy soil nml climate, u gru (perhaps several varieties) which you ought to havu for tl ial on your bunch grass and sago brush lamia. This Velvet grass or so-ualltd in-Hijuilo will do well o.i your damp lands the iindraiued maigin of your wa"ii lauds on such sit ns I havu sten a small round rush grass, (by tome called wire grass), growiiigupcn iu KasteinOreg'iii, I should try it on hunch graas laud if I weio in your place but from my observation of it on dry land nml uinlcr a dry air in this valley, I would not expect much from it. It m-kc a light hay on favorable soils, and I prcsuinu wolild be u gxsi grass io ow ior that leirpiay on lugli and frosty swamp laud. The need can be obtained trom any dealer in seeds. To come back to tho general itintion of getting a plant of Hoinu klml to leplacu the bunch grass where it is giving way to close feeding) Jiaannyouu iuteit-sted, ever tried to icsctd with bunch gran J I havu not heard of any eirort iu that diiretiou, yet it eem to me that it might bo worth while, lUuxlitence wlicru we lind it, proie that a (ihriitu looted gras can plant nml maintain itaelf on those dry soil. I am aw am that it doc not pioduco a great amount of and, but cannot that Ihi increased by manuring Say h) feiiciui; a piece of good bunch graas land and folding a fuw thousand head of sheep iiikjii it, d short time, ami keeping it under fence the next season, With seed raised thus or saved or by gathering it iu some ungrassed district uirefully prearu u lot and sow thu seed on it, ami keep stock from it until a test could Ihi made, I think it reasonable to ex Hct that by such a course a much closer set of bunch gras could bu got than nature plants. Fibrous rooted grasses failing, or while they are under trial, tap rooted plants should com mend themselves to your attention as even mote likely to provu what you want. Tho i '.-ailing plants found among your bunch grass, where it lavs slightly elevated is an indication that should lo heeded, lu such situation I found the Lupin (or sun dial) gtowiug, also 5mmSmmai -w7rv- NO. 2 thew ild sunllowcr, and noticed at least three varieties of tlio clowr plant in the vicinity of Tlio Halloa, which by reason of their' taste, seemingly stock would not touch, and I, havo In't-ii informed that on elevated slope of tho llluu mountains may ho found several other varirtit- uf wild clotcr, of which stock is Very fond. These nro all tan rooted, orileep-itHited plants, nud are indiui turns of thokindof plant that will most piobnlily meet thoreitilriiuent of n dry deep soil, under n dry ntmosphero wilji blight days nml cold night. Tlie iiiinuiisaiouerof agriculture could do nothing more calculated to produce lasting und beneficial result than to uso tho ngeucir of his department to lind out nml intrnilueo grosses suitable for such n country, nnd to that end, not only the nntive grasses, like tl o mcsipiito' grasses of Te.n, should be put under trial, but the grasses of old. settled countries, having a similar climate should Ihi tested w ith tho object of ivplatiug on tho dry uitnrn lauds of thu country such plants ns will not bear close feeding, with luiuu ciimincnt kind. 1 notice private wulir in Fresno county, Cat., nie trying fur this punni-u- a plant of thu sorghum family, (sorghum llnlepviise) said to lHiiintiMi of'Asiit near thu city of Aleppo. Thu saiuo lihtnt nceoitliiig to n lecture uu "F.ennmlo lfotutiy"tlcllvrnil by W. A. San ders ol that country, has been tried witli good result on tho dry lands of New Xealnud. It is described ns making roots much larger than Alfalfa nt tho saiuo ago. About thlett want ago, I called attention to a plant of tho clover kind (called sweet clot er), a stronger grower than Alfalfa. It wt growing on nlktli soil in the itiHirynnt of Amliuw Dufur' residence, on Fifteen Mile Creek, Wnsco iiiiinty, Thu sheep w cut for it every timo t hey got n chance. I biuiight seeds of it to Salem nud it grown frm -t to 8 feet high, so much stroneer than Alfalfa that if it will innke hay it would havo to Ihi cut at it younger stage of ita growth fot that put-isise. A n iiastuio plant If it would eudiiie your cold niglits, and make n set on bunch mass lauds, it would bo very valuable, lu this connection it might bu welltocousiilci' whuther then' me not shrubs uutivn to Hint L"tiii could yield fcetrfiiiTitock ' oil your iot memo i.uiiis. lllivn neaiu tun Wllllo sagu spoken of n sustaining inttlu tluotigli snow stotmstioiild it not bo propagated by man? I ak thiiijuestiou suggestively, not k'uvttiug it liabit a to seed licailu;.'. t inn of my iwuih two ye.iuago wn phued in u!iurgonf it llock of '.'1)0(1 sheep, m-ar Itnilnw' gate in Wntco county. Ilu told me that he found it imwis, siblu to keep thoshiepnwiiy from a iHidy of iiliiau i.iiiii near lliu i-ninp, lliey ileclileilly preferreil the biiish wimmI to the gin m tho vicinity. I could not hum from tho Isn lo what ct.tss of lihtlit the blush bchiliL'i'il. I In itiuld only say, "it looked Iil.it gnisewiH, but it wa not" and that "tlio sheep did well on it." Speaking with. Mr. Win. Iwi, of Tygh Valley, at thu Halle laat N'oieuilur, on tlii general subject, hu told mo thuu wn two kinds of sin uhhiiy iu that district of which sheep ntu vciy fond, ouu spray tasted nml tho other bitten. Fully iH'lieviug that much cm bo douo to clothe these dry upland with meat and wisd producing heibnge, I hopo you, Mr. .lames, nnd otheiH iiitelested, will keep on in ipiest of tlm ImvsI for that puiposii. I'ntelieal men ought to hate aid, not only of thu department of iigiicultuial college a well, in siirli ipiest. Iiiiin Mistii. THE APHIDES. Tl'llSKlt, Or., Feb. ". lh.Sl. I'ditor Uill.iiiietto Fai inert Iu your paicr of thu Ith hist., I notice u communication from Mr. Henry Miller on tho subject of plant lieu (Aphides) with whiehthl valley i In-coming infected; nnd also, in le gal d to stciM being; taken by tho Oiegoii Hor tictlttllill Society to proeuiti fiiim the Rtst, cerutlll o tlm eiiemil ol Huso apliiile. I III I Willi but I think that woliaiu Iho "linen I Jilt- Wing 'ulieady lieie. At least I have prncillvd ouoapeeiiiieuwliich I cull thu "(iieen l.tco Wing" but tliey nitt seaice, and may not Iwgeueinlly diatiibiited. Hut iIih.- tliu Hor tiuultur.il Society overlook or ignoru the service of tliu insect eneuiie alieady nt work in Oirgou, and whoso destioyiug ciiucity i tlintot tholiiteu Ijicu Wing aa u tiger to a torn cat!1 Tliu biid heiudeservu recognition fur their necoiiipliahuieut nro not altogether confined to thu ilcstiuctioii of insect; they furnish beauty und melody to delight tlm eye and tho ear. Hut they aro neitlitr prolm-ted or encouraged by law or public sentiment, Their labor and conceit in man's In-half is paid for iu shot or other deadly iiieaauro and tho tpirtaiuan is prnml, a of u noblu deed, when he ha bauged a number of theso useful iiiiiiKiiit and hclpUs iH.-tutics. 'I'hu fact in that thu bird' (witli tho exception of a few kinds) are a piotitablu stock a n fanner or fruit uiilturiat cun liatu on hi place; nnd so long a publiu sentiment refuse to recoguiru this fact, and act iiccoidiugly, so long will these ini''iiilii'unt insect enemies make us pay dearly lor our folly and disiegard of natuial latv, Thu jusir pursuuiitcd ipiaili (thu tiridu ami glory of Oregon gaiuo hiidaj; or the beau I if ul silvci'-gr.i) siuiritl, never iiecouui a tax on thutuergiesof this H-oplu, They are not given a tl.aneo Ixdlcit ipiail, or s'eueil Mpdr rel is too good for that. Hut it i brought a an accusation agaiust binls, that thuy eat dairies, grain, Ac, Well, aro you too stingy to gie it luiil a few cherries, or berries, or a few grain of wheat or oats, after h luti wotki-d forymi all suuimrr piottiting them Votl would li'it expect to woik a horse, or i or cvui it Chiiiaiuau all siiiiiiiier without feed ing him mid taking a littlu tare of him, would you? No moiu should you the bird. And it is iioiiigumeut iu your favor or against tho bird, that thu latter docs his work voluntarily ami take hi lity without saying by your leave, and a if conscious of his right to a slmro of thu crop which hu ha helped to raise, help himself. It is tliu only way he knows of, and man shoul I bu r. reasoning Iwiug. F. H. MATrlluox, 1 iBKSJOTtJglCirrffsWwW"ssTl
