Willamette farmer., August 12, 1881, Image 1

VOL.. XIII.
SOUTHERN OREGON.
A Craral Description Climatic Peculiarities
Mining Interests Topography
Products-Eta, Etc.
Jacksonville, Or., Augut 3, IR81.
THE CLIMATE.
There has been but little slid or w rittpn
about this section, so I will give you a few
items. Thero are several sections of Oregon
w hich constitute in themselves a separate ami
distinct country as regards climate, etc. The
ranges of mountains are the divjding lines; as,
for instance, the Cascades are the dividing
line between what we term Eastern Oregon
and Western Oregon. In each of those sec
tions are found decidedly different climatic
changes; as in the one (East-rn Oregon)
occurs extremes, graduated from Summer heat
to Winter cold; while in the other (Western
Oregon), embracing the Willamette valley,
the characteristic is a mild and more uniform
temperature, extremes rarely ever occuring
The same can be said of those valleys of West
ern Oregon lying South of the Willamette.
The Southern part of this, section Jackson
and Douglas counties produce fruits and
vegetables several w eeks before the tame are
ripe in the Willamette valley. Throughout
all this country it is noticeable that Summer
nights are cool enough to give man and beast
a refreshing nights rest, and cause the cereals
and fruits to possess excellence not found in
the same cereals and fruits of many other
countries.
PHODUCTS OF SOU If EHN OREGON.
The production of this country is to a cer
tain extent limited so far as quantity is con
eTrrnl, l-ut the products are ni&uyjcd varied.
In the Umpqua valley considerable wheat and
oats arc raised and hauled to Roseburg, the
terminus of the Oregon and California lailroad,
In Jackson county, or rather Rogue river
' valley, only cnongh wheat is raised to supply
tho home demand and for supply ing the many
milling camps adjacent and tributary to Rogue
river valley. These create a good market,
and last ye ir the average price paid for w heat
was SO cents per bushel, which was better
than the price paid in the Willamette valley.
At the present writing flour sells here for
$17 per 1,000 pounds.
The wool clip of Douglas county invariably
ranks from 1J to 3 cents higher than the best
trrades of Willamette wools, and a and 6 cents
better than Eastern Oregon clip. The hills of
Douglas county there is comparatively little
level land abound in a native and nutritious
grass, which grows beneath the oak trees.
The wool is clean, tho sheep are free from
disease, and roam at will under the cooling
shades. The fact that seasons are earlier is
of great importance to this section, especially
to those residintr in the Umpqua valley and
we already see that parties are preparing to
take advantage of it. For instance, straw
berries ripen two weeks earlier than they do
in and around Portland and' this fiuit is at
present brought from California by steamer,
and of course is picked green and ripens dur
ing the three da)s trip between Portland ami
San Francisco; now our Umpqua friends can
pick their berries after they have ripened and
are fully matured (and all know they are bet
ter w ben left on the vines to mature), and only
one day is necessary for the transit The
same can be slid of peaches, plums, apples,
cherries, grapes and other varieties of small
fruits.
The financial condition of Southern Oregon
is kept pietty well evened up by the mining
interest), which are numerous and valuable.
In the early days Jacksonville was aver
live')' mining town and flavored with tho ex
citements peculiar to a youug mining city.
But now it is a quiet little puce, line brick
buildings having taken the p ace of tho wood
en shanties, and a stea ly and healthy trade
has taken the phcoof the helter-skelter ji
of '5'.i ami lat-r on. I shall sptaL of Jackson
ville hereafter at length.
THh l.KNFIHL AN'KUJASCE
Of the country after leaving Roseburg m hilly,
with the exception of small vallejs, tributr)
to the Umpnua. These vallevs are numerous
and comprise Dier Crctjk, Ten Mile, Cow
Creek, Mjrtlc Creek, etc. Along ail these
are numerous settlements, but theie is room
for plenty more. The early settlers took ad
vantage of their opportunities and now are
owners of large tracts of land, which will be
eventually divided up as the country grows.
Many beautiful and tasty residences, w hich
bespeak the financial condition of their own
ers, greet us on every side. Leaving the
Umpqua the country grows still more hilly,
but not mountainoui, and is susceptible of lie
improved and cultivated in many places.
Reaching Rogue river the trav eler will find a
level stretch of country which constitutes
Rogue nver valley, probably 12 by 40 .miles
in width and length, which is the garden spot
of Southern Oregon. This valley has been
settled many years; in fact it is one of the
first plases in this section settled by the
whites. Tlero fruits grow to the fullness of
perfection: here crams of all kinds bow under
a heavy yieldfhere vegetables bear prolific!) ;
the people live and enjoy a bracing and genial
atmosphere, and revel in the products of earth, '
vine and tree. In other word, each man en ,
joys the privileges of his own "vine and fig
tree" to the fnllrit extent. i
Wit J Cuusr. I
A TALK WITH HOP GROWERS OF OREGON.
Bfhv Vivta, Auir. 6, 1881.
Edi'or Willamette Farmer :
As the time is in ar at Hand when growers
will commence the harvest of the hops, a few
suirgest'ons may not be out of place. Now is
the time that tho giovver fehould watch closely
the watering of his crop mid prop up poles
that arc bnikcn down or liable to break down,
as hops will not mature on the ground. The
dry house should bn looked after and cleaned
of all the rubbish that so often accumulates in
a hop house; tho press may need some repairs,
ff you hav r one, and if you have not, get one
now, that you will not have to borrow your
neighbor's when he gets done baling his crop.
Look after tho hop boxes, see tint yon have
enough and that they will hang together
through the harvest, at least ''ec if you can
find all your hop sacks; if you can't, get some
burlaps and make them; bo sine and have
plenty, so as' not to crowd too many hops in
them, as they will toon heat.
Look well to your furnaces and pipe, exam
ine closely your flues and see that there is no
danger from fire. Every year we hear of hop
houses burning up. Never us any coal oil
about your dry house while curing hops.
Hops on sandy land ripen more early than
on deep, heavy soil. Care should be taken
that they do not ripen too much, especially
this season, as the ground is very dry. Com
mence picking on the lightest hops first; those
w ith the heav iest foliage w ill stand the long
est. Have your pickers pick clean; dry well,
but not too much. Our climate and soil is
well adapted to the growth and full maturity
f.the. he-,.. Why then burn brimstone in cur
ing ! It certainly destroys tho flavor of the
hop. This is an old fogey idea tint originated
in England and is praeticid by New York
grow era when they hav e mold and rust to
contend with, as it brightens the color of the
hop
The future prospects of the Oregon growers
is brightening, fiom the fact that more care
and pains are taken by those engaged in the
culture; those that handled the product last
year admit thequahty to be choice to medium.
The hop crop of Oregon this year is better
than that for the lut two jeais, not so much
owing to the season, but to the care that has
been given to the crop in cultivation. Vol
unteer hop crops w ill not piy, some of our
giovvcis have found thatout. What the price
for tho coming crop will be is of interest to all
engaged in the business; reports are v erv con
flicting; interested parties will HI you crop
reports are rood the world over; others who
have not yet unloaded their last crop, or that
have puichased on speculation, will report a
gloomy prosp.ct for the growing crop m the
principal hop districts. The grower is in the
fog, he is left to the commission nurihant,who
tells him he can sell liii crop as he knows just
w ho is in the trade and will get tho highest
inirkct price. Die consignment ir made; at
the end of four or five months he gets an ac
count of sale; expense on the crop, such as
commission, wliaifage, freight, &c, the grower
seldom has cuo'igh left to meet his cash ex
pense for harvestii'g. Thrs way of doing
business has sent many growers to the wall,
and will so long as the grower does not try
and keep himself posted about the supply and
demand -which regulates the prices of all tic
products f tho farm. Come to some conclu
sion what the priie is hkily tj be, sell direct
to the dealer ami then vol. know what jou are
doing.
The latest leports fiom X. y". Mate ate
about foi of an average crop; not so large as
last j ear but quality better. England, lav
oi ihle for a fair eiop; Germ my, r"he lookout
is not favorable for the growing crop 1'ioin
now until the crop is saved is its most critical
period, Shoul mold and vermin atnack the
crop in the E.st the conclusion are that all
good hups will be wanted at a pu'ce that will
justify the grower to handle his crop wi'h
care. Clean picking aud proper cunnc should
be the watchword of the Oregon hop grower,
and his produce will be sought a'ter by con
consumers. Wvi. Wills.
Crops Better than Reported.
Viola, Clackamas Co., Aug. S, 1SSI.
Editor Willamette Farmei :
In your last paper there appeared two com
munications from Viola which are very con
flicting. Mr. McCraw does not live at Viola,
and he takes his estimate from a different part
entirely. McCraw lives at Highland, why he
dates from Viola I do not know. The state
ment Mr, Ramsden sent in I think is a correct
one; Mr. Ramsden has been around among
the farmers in this section and has had a good
chance to know what the crops are All the
crop 1 have seen look well and I think will
do as well at Mr Ramwlen stated Perhaps
Mr McCraw has paid more attention to his
mtuii and his young wife than he has to the
crjj". tiuxt respectfully,
B C Lewi.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
TRIP TO THE UMATILLA 'WIIEAT COM
PANY'S FARM.
Pendleton Tribune.
Two years ago, when the Uuinatilla Wheat
Company was organized, and lrnl purchased a
body of land lying midway between Umatilla
and Pendleton, nearly everyone was icady to
predict a failure, and dispariging remarks
greeted tho company on every aide; but noth
ing daunted they went to w oik with o will,
'and, as a reward for their persevcrciijc, will
this year harvest between 45,000 and 50,000
bushels of wheat, and that on laud which
their fliends called kin-en, alkali hills, and
could not be made to produce anything. Anx
ious to see for ourselves, we accepted au invi
tation from Dr. McKay, and were driven to
prospect, the name of the village belonging to
the company, where wo met Messrs. JolurR.
Foster, Thomas Davis and J. Kunzic, all
shareholders ill the company, and from the
gratified look on their countenances they were
all well pleased w ith the management of the
farm. As one of the gentlemen expressed it,
"They had now silenced the croakers who
had predicted that nothing could be raised on
those dry hills,"' and know ing that derived a
great deal of satisfaction therefrom, which
would be glory enough for one seawn should
anything unlooked for occur by which they
would bo deprived of any pecuniary benefit.
After dinner, when on our way out to see
the men at work harvesting, we noticed two
granaries, each 26x100 feet, in course of erec
tion, in which to store the grain until such
tin io as they shall be aide to ship it to mar
ket. We also drove through a field of 1,500
acres of plowed ground, ready for seeding,
which will be done as nu as the gralujs cut
and threshed for tho proprietors believe that
eaily sown grain is surer and yields bcttei
than that which is sown later in the season.
Farther on, in the center of a field of ripe
grain, we came upon o lot ot men and teams
all appircntly asibusy as bees. While some
with header wagons wetc going nut to the
headers, at work cutting tho grain a short
distance off, others were returning loaded
with heads of golden gram, while othci-s were
equally as busy taking away the straw and
Backing the grain as it came from the steam
thresher, which appealed to be the center ol
attraction for all these men and teams. Here
we found Lee Moorhouse, tho Mieriiitcndcnt
working as hard and as dust begrimed as
any of them who kindly showed us mound
and explained cvei) thing. From htm we
learned that the crop was yielding at the rate
of 25 bushels to tho acre, and that they
expected to harvest in the neighhorliood of
50,000 bushels of wheat; they were working
three headers, niue header wagons an 1 about
fiuty men. The stpam thresher is capable of
threshing from 1,00 to 2,000 bushels per day
and w bile we were tlieie, they threshed at
the rate of 4J bushels a minute, but that was
only a spurt which could not be kept up all
day.
The cook house is located close by (the men
literally living in the tit Id,) which makes a
great saving of time in going to and from their
meals, and- also secures a punctuality on the
part of all liauds to be yMeseut and ready tor
work at the toot of the w histle. After look
ing around at thu amount of grain still stand
ing in the fiel 1, we were forcibly reminded of
how unlike the song ot the threshing machine
which says:
"Rattle goes tho upper pulleys,
Constant moving overhead;
'Now all hands we'll go to supper,
We are done,' the farmer said."
-The f u iiie'i .)! nut be able to a), "Weaie
done" for at least two wcihs to tome.
Indian School.
A Forest Grove correspondent
vi rite ir
Last week vie had the pleasure of visiting the
Indian school ot this place. ly the courtesy
of Mr. ltoimey, chief clerk we wero ehown
the various industrial departments of the
school looms. Those in all their respective
places were quite busy. The teachers, Mrs.
Walker ami Miss Flora Leabo, who is tem
porarily teaching m Miss Lyman's plac, are
well qua'ifitd for ardnous work. Teachers
may form an idea of their work when seven
clililrcn, from the to sixteen, fredi from
nature's wilds, totally ignorant of every word
of the English language ami unaffected by an)
trait of ci"iliation, are put under their care
and order ami intilligenie to be drawn nut of
minds as dark as chaos. Hut these teachers,
with patience that .would put Job out coun
tenance, well an 1 faithfully perforin their
duties Thelo) and girls who have been
there longer show much improvement. I
saw well made shoes, bed 4 tt ads, furniture,
etc Many of the girls were senitig loth by
hand and with machines, others werelcarnfcg
the culinary art. Some of the loy are won.-
ine' on a farm teaming liuibanury 1 hose in
sc-liool were studyiiig arithmetic. Fourth
reader, geograph) and writing, with as much
real a white clnllrtn They are fne from
:) are fne from
Ieuu tier vi iuiMt.juiii, (i, iuviui;, unlit,
tig, sweannj, and other t"ti of hcodlumiain, '
the vices of tobacco rhtwin
smoLiiig, iliinl.-
FRIDAY, AUGUST
A LOOK AT UMATILLA COUNTY.
A coj respondent of the Ohio Pioneer who
Wtoly nade a journeyi, through Wasco and
Umatitta counties in eastern Oregon Writes
enthusiastically as follows,
Now comes Umatilla county, audi think
the definition in our language would mum
"Tho land that cm produc- moie wheat,
oats, bailey, corn," and tomatoes than any
othei cjuntry on the earth, accouling to its
acriago." Umatilla has also been a glorious
country1 for stock of all kinds; but the tens
ol thousinds of heads that have been roaming
at large over it has finally made it yield to
the inevitable, and the grasses, which once
coveied its entire surface, are fast disappear
ing, aijd weeds and thistles aio taking their
place; but one convolution remains w ith us
tho land can be made to prodn e fields of
grain that no other part of,G-d's faith has
ever liefore equalled.
I must retrogade a littile, and say that 1
nave traveled over all tho gram growing
counties of Weston Oregon, and have seen
their largest acieage, heaviest crops and
grcatc-st average, and never at one sii'ht, noi
uf oneday, nor ono month, have I seen tho
amount of grain that I saw from the top of
rtio inn net een Butter creek and Hirch etc. k
the hill country which lies from Pendleton.
dow n the Umatilla riv er, and" up Wild Hoi se
creek to its head, and over the hills to the
summit that slopes oil to the Walla Walla
valley. The whole country a solid field, with
lines oi lence, and roads, and small pastmes,
alone breaking the continued monotony
oi wneac uauey, ami oat nclds. Hut tliauh
God for the monotony, when it is occasioned
by ficldr of waving grain, giving promise of
great ir yields man messed the lam1 ot
KcvDt
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onarii
ing tor a seven year tamine.
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lUUti'ou Vn Wett'tetde.
The pillsboro Independent says the irnncrs
of that vicinity, thinking it possible to save
something in freights, appointed Itoht. Imbrie,
T. II. Tongue, Major l!mc, and J. C. We h
ercd, a committio to look out a wagon road
froui Hillsboio to Willamette slough, and
warehouse site there, intending to tiansport
grain fipm such warehouso to Astoria in
barges. They examined tho Cornelius pas
and foupd that a road can bo made in 13 or 14
miles oyer which 50 bushels of wheat can be
lu-jled to the Hollnwok placo on tbs slough,
lliey represented to the raihond company the
fats and procured reduction of Ireiyht rati s
fiom $20 tn $18, a car load. Calling on Mr. E.
I'. Hogeis, freight agent of tho roid, weaseei
tuned that such a rod net ion was mule, but
the Independent made the mistake of savint'
"trrii" when it intended to say car load, and it
alho speaks of the company having iictntly
I timed freights, whereas Mr. Rogers informs
us that thero has lieen no raire; that the
fit merVricc was SiO, and on tli rcpresenta
tsnii of the gentlemen referred to tho i eduction
vras made. He also informs us that rates es
tablished on the West bide conesponded with
the raUs ou the East Side. TJks present rate
is $21 to Cornelius and 22 to Forest Grove.
Due Hillsboru people w lio were active in se
cui-ing'the reduction, seem to have been chief'
ly frangers, w hich bIkiw s how wH members
of th-rt order can work together for their
mutual interest. It is a pity t'iciu is not
mora grangers if that is the way tlwy ni.anag
to help themselves.
Latter from Sheridan, Yamhill Co.
Editor illamctte Farmei :
My neighbors say I nnsicprcsuiitcd tho crop
prospt tts aroumi nnernuu; tney say tbo eiops
will lie much better than I lepresciitcd. Now
I think if they will take into lonsuhratioii all
the Fall and Spring wheal that his lt"n cut
for hay1 my est m,ite vi il! n about correct. I
mi willing to aiknowl'dc that th re is some
as fine cram as I ever saw. I huvii Summer
fallow that will mil.e 10 to 50 Imshrls to the
acre, apd I have wheat sown on stubble tin t
will not make inure than 10 bushels; I still
claim that I am near correct in my estimate.
Hie rams of last week damaged hoy tnat was
out in the fields and theie was huiulieds of
tons cut. Hay sells at 81 to ?5 m the field,
per toil. I have been ,'k'i yiars in thu "vtate
and novtr saw as heavy rain at the time of the
) ear as fell last week The weather is fine
now; he self-binders are pronounced almosta
failure J). II. Jtitvw)'..
NoTp. We add a word in tomieetioii with
Mr. Wanton's crop reports; to suggest that
Ins field of summer fallow that will yield 40
to.'iO bushels to the acre is a fairer test of the
soil and climate and the producing capacity
of his land, than the stubble land, which l,no
doubt,, full with weeds anil what wheat there
is choked with wild oats. One sho proper
cultivation and the other does not. Many
correspondents notice this same ditrtieine.aod
quite a number chargo it to the right race -
KniTiiR.
Jacksonville Tunes. On cue of W I'lv
male s jrets may be seen a good crop of sppb-s
and bid'soir.s, at tue tame time, Aa n tisis
BU'l uiik-uu., u vno saiiiu lline,
uatura; ii not frequent 111 Oregon.
12, 1881.
SHEEP UUSBANDARY
Speaking of tl is matter in connection with
the ilensoi-set' lenient of thu eastern county.
a correspondent of the Dayton W, T. News
writes:
The objection is frequently urged that a
gnat proportion of this large tract of countiy
spoken of. being susceptible of sett cment and
cultivation, sheep husbandly will bo crowded
out The position is false. It is true that
cci tain localities will not eventually sustain
such laigu herds as nt present, but tho quality
will be improved and greater niimbcis of our
fellow agriculturalists will engage, to such
an extent as their circumstances will admit
of, in tho keeping this most useful animal.
The slow, but constant, improvement being
made in the stock, will compensate infinitely
more in tho quantity as well as quality and
profitableness of the wool, than will he caused
by the decimation in numbers that must of
necessity takes placo in those localities too
thickly populated to maintain thorn. Fifty
years hence, should grain producting be push
ed to tho utmost extent of the capacity of
our soil, without tho libeial applcation of
fei-tiliu s, or a systematic rotation of crops it
could not, in our opinion, bo made to produce
annually more than titty per rent of its pre
sent average per acre; whilo we feel fully
w irranted in the piedict'on, that should only
such quantities of tho soil bo cull ivatcd as will
supply our actual needs without shipiui( to
outside markets, and instead thereof om
agricultural population should direct their at
tention to the keeping of live-stock as might
prove most profitable, among which sheep
would figure prominently our soil at the
lapse of the same time would be capable of
producing double tho presi nt average jpci acie.
Then suppose that tho net profits 'ot stock
r used and grain raised for tho iunnpediatc
timA went nrmal urn ft'tnubl if uiiniuStfniii 4!m
V inriiicr. be four tWoK as waltW as sve slknild
ueil we pursueu euu inkier hujiiuhw uiuiiiii ui
industry.
Large Land Bale.
I..I f.l.. 1..LL ?" 1 .'I.
Rcttl k Willis, mid estate agents, report
tho salo and transfer yesterday of the laigc
'mm of Daniel Diirhin, lying eight miles 1191th
of Salem, to S. I). Northeott for the auin'nf
525,000. Mr. NoithcOtt commenced farming
in Marion count) some 12 or 15 yars since as
a renter, without any means, and is now able
to purchase and pay for a $25,000 farm all
made raising win at. This is unmistakable
evidence, not only of the ent rpi ise, energy
and Srilll 01 Mr. N, as a fanner, but also pi
tho productive quality of Marion county
lands. Halem Statesman.
And, if wo aro nut greatly mistaken, theso
"Northeott liovs." as they ate called 111 Mari
on county, have farms ahcady woithndeal
mom than tno Sii.lXHJ paid lor tlio lastpm-
c'nuo. We have known tiiein many years and
have alluded to their success hcretotoiu.
Still Batter.
Weitotl laiulcr.
To the credit of the O. R. k K. Co. be it
said that it has made a further deduction' in
down freights. Wheat from Itluo Mountains
and Milton station was formeily 45 and 43
cents per cwt,, respectively to I'oitland.
Theso have bcin minced to a iinifoim tatuof
40 cents per cwt,; thus making a saving of .'I
cents per bushel from liliui Mnii'itaiii to
IV rtlauil. Freight 011 wheat from Simmons' or
Cold Spring Landing, has hem lullleeil to ,'!0
cents per 100 lbs. Out farmeis will hail with
delight this reduction, which is vntually a
saving of so much. Such voluntaiy acts 011
the part of the company make us fiel like
leaning our dread ol the monopoly, fm the)
need not do so unless they like. Howuvtr
we will gleet every good move approvingly,
and growl at everything of a coutiury kind,
Vacant Land In I.Uin County.
Fox Van.M, Linn Co., Jul) 30, lh&l.
Editor Willamette Farmer:
For tho l 111 lit of tliosii who demie. to si ttlo
on govt 1 nun nt hand tint is 111 township 10
south, ningiv2 nt, situatol 111 Linn lounty,
Oiigon, thaWheie aio but two claims taken
111 this township and tint the stirveyoi npoits
two thirls of said tow inlup good fanning land,
mostly timbir, well watcml by si lings ami
hiaiiehci; beautiful situations fur I1.1I1 p nds.
Also th township unit of this is now luinc
itirvevid; this also eoniaim a gieat deal ill
good land. Any pet sou wanting houmstiiidH
would do well to come and sin ibis before Io
eating elwwliuru. For fill tin r particulars en
quire of ,, I). (HniiNni,
rox Valley, ().,
Arrival of Mr. Oakes at Helena.
Hrirst. Mont., Aug. I. Vice President
Oakes. of the N, P. R It. ('., mid paity
arrived here on Saturday, Mr. (lakes has
been examining the dillercnt paiui through
t.ie main range of thu llocky mountains in
company with several of his eiiguiceis, includ
ing General Andirson, engineer in thief, who
met him here. Twenty miles of grading has al
ready been completed 111 Hell Gatu canyon on
the west side of the range, and the woik will
l-e continued till the season closes. Every
preparation isU'iug ifiadu to push thu load at
all points, the Oakes part have been ex
amiiiing Into the mining ami other rcsouiccs
of Montana, and expn.s themtclvts surprised
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at Its cxt-iit. The ary haves hern to-mor
ro fur Uoic-maii and the National Park
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NO. 2G.
Letter From Sclo.
Sell), Oregon, July 24, 1881.
Editor Willuinctto Farmer!
1 hiuking that pel haps a few lint ;i from tho
put of tho country might interest some of
)our nadcrs, I havo this to say of what Isee
and litai. Giain crops promise fair; will conv
iicnce harvesting Fall wheat in a few days.
Hay Is not very good, about housed. Gardens
generally "cry good Health good Though
the weather is quite hot, tho thermometer has
lunged at about ninety in tho shade for the
last three or four days, in const queuce of
which haivest will soon bo crowding fann
ers, their wives, sous, daughteiH and em
ploye! s.
The Giangcrs ore not all dead up this way J
as predicted uy soino, moiiginnot making ai
much fuss about what they arc doing as hcrej
ti fore. All the granges in the forks of the Saif
turn arc on the increase, the cause not we
known to tho outside, is well appreciated J
muse iiisiuu me gaics. uvery i.armcr,
uilfl. his soils. lllR ilnutrhtf'ru niwl Liu lij
help, should and would do grangers if tney'
pinpeny understood incmseivca and their Dose
interest. Ilenco tho reason of the increaus
tlioy mo gaming more knowledge of tbu aim
and object of the order, and of tho'ddvan
tnges gained by a united eflort to iir"oinplishi
any good desired to be gained.
i'lte grange is now-, aud will continue to be
just w hat tho members slake it be. SMBe
aianges havo abandoned the cause entirely.
This is not strange. Some, people are so wrap
ped up in self, that thiy have no timo to di
vote to tho cultivation of peace and good will
among rl$W(4 'or to the education of tho child
ren ahdW''Hera. STms c'aaa f person cannot
hn liveiy,aUKking members in n jgranjjo. ISnt
find a nejJnorhood of peace-loving men andn
wonicn.Sjd hence is tho trne foundation to
build a Wbd grnngo upon, and w hen once
propcily built and instructed you havo one
that will grow, and prosper, and prove a
messing 10 all Iliac come uiiner us lunuence.
I v Ulted .V&ntiam Grange yesterday Quite
adarae iiLJliciship was jh attendance. The
V iitiim 1 ItS'it-riJain wni feiliAl gy rrrn tt Af.it rrtnt-il.
V' IIV"u -.v kswm mm i waisi't si. libim'
y do, the noon time was also spoilt jusvas
ill heal ty.hutifiry grangers like to spend half
hour at noon, after which tho Master's gavel '
culled to older, and ho announced that tho
next biiriucss was the initiating-a class of
seven voung ladies and ten young men in the
first and second degrets of tho order After
tliu close of the work the seventeen new mem-
s tcok seats side and Hide, apparently as
upp," as could bo. This was a lovib sight
(or old eyes
)oung.
that take an
interest 111 tho
AGkmikh.
Letter From Wasco County
Alkali, Aug .'.
'v'lllniucttii Faiincri
I RSI.
liditut
Thinking thatn fow,items from iliw part of
the countiy would be ejf intcrest'trVsnme of
your man) readeis 1 will try to cvi them a
few.
Alkali is the naiiiii of this place, 01 n the
Indi ins call it "Wind Gulch." It is 011 the
O. R. A.X. Co.'s line, Similes lion The
Dalle, and will be tho main shipping point
foi a lar,'o cquntry until theie rue inilroaiU
built fm Inland.
Thero is now in town five familn s huh ho
v, one warehouse, and one saloon. There
will be a store hero betwetn this and tii'i Fall.
The i.ailioad company have the luinlx 1 on the
ground fur a hi go station house.
Tin ru is a largo farming countiv tun from
the river said to be as good land i,x tbi Walla,
Walla mile.) by those who ought tc know,
but it was 111 v ei tried until this yi.-n The
giaiu sowed ou sod looks as well a- p ' .1 could
look, consideriiitr tho dry Fall we had hero
lastyeai; n'iaiii that was sowed ttm did not
sprout until this Spnng, so you tonli not call
it aii)thi g but spiiugwhiat. Crop" mi Rock.
Cieek ate oph mini, havo not ben. I tter for
mjiiiu tune. 'Ilieiu Iiih litiiino uiu.i 1 us. shed
in this 11 'ighboi hood )ct, but wil! commenco
neit vviik Tin ro will be a heaoi t rtcden
bum 11 gin's v hoit, 011 next Moml i, . Hwdl
go from i"i to .",0 bushels to the uei ., that 1
ycai ago stock men said would nor iwn hay,
let u'oiie win at.
'Inn Wiathufoid llros. Imio in "w thriu
hundred aciesof wheat, oats .ml narley;
tin) have one stction fined 'Ii.'y havo
like gardens, put in on the tod; Jim nn ruiso
iinytliiiig 111 a gulden liuio that yoi .-.i, in tho
valh). lline is plenty of laud to take up
hue )et. There is one itrawliack. Hint that is
wood ami watir; tho lattireau lj got nt fious
20 to 100 fit t; wood has to no hauled In m tl e
mountains. Lumber is viuith $10 per 1,000 lit Alkali
If this ds not go in tho wastu hasher 1 ma
Live )ou some more anon,
E. B J' com.
Hn re are about eighty men cmjjnytil on
the I itks at pivseut. The present lii.-d ta 'a
lit water villi deter them from presii-mru-- tlio
work with gnat vigor. When tho water
iwidtJi, a largei foiccof men will be put on
tho woik 'J hu little town shows some siciit
of improv mint, but lUbiismcss activ it) dei.m 4
gKAt1) upon tho activity of tho government
warks. At present tho lino of ccuhes, under
' -lmrS1' ",f Mr ""!',h ,'-'! Ml"'1, l "ili" I'a
1 wiil'lib between the lamiiii!oii tl inn,,,,
, t hue. .reasc. quite a Ii tie a'r but
'substantial eoiumiciul life,