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VOL. XIV.
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Latter Ironi Lino Count
Ikvisil, Oregon, Mnruli IH, lhS2
ditor Willamette I'stimr
At a, late meeting of the farmiraol Ijiic
jiinry, n committee of live wcru npoiiitd
iiKurHiiti thu Ijinr County Agricultural
.icl), capitul aloek, IO,OUO 'Ilm .c. it)
y (Mr. Uiutch) Mill piuluhly give you a
wlrln ri'K)i t ot soul iiii'ulinu. Our nnli
noKly IiiuuJh mei in I'iil; no uu thu lltli
liri.li, ami luil a wry interesting mictlug,
aa aullluwlut duappolliUd At mil lecllig
oa iIuid, although uti tin 1 nut auydiliuiiily
Jl you Mould come. Wu will have nuotliT
filing hi l.ugrnu un mo ursi nauunay in
a) to trvH-W thu action iii lolh jhilltlcal
jiuiiinliiig couvriitioiia, ami if mo tun Indum
,ar hcai iiu-ii tu uurk dir incaaiiiia .ml not
, wu IiuIh) to place iiiiiut liut reliable linn
LUci, iiu mittur Mlial their kjIiiic may be,
. . . l .. - . .. . ..... I ... ..!..
lain uu ii.aiiu r oiiieiniaia, uui -jiia.
u to All."
At a maaa meeting of the aiitl-liiuiiujMitiata
I ljno louuty, tlio following resolutions
era ttilnplid I
Jtf until, lint we demand ol our Scu
tum uii.l HcpicsuiiUlllc-a lliu liftuUtlon
piloUge uinl low ago mi tilt) Columbia riv'ii
uu lur, o a to dcx.iuy ttiu prtsuil inuiiup
ly in llml biwiliiaa ami ow4i tlio same lu
kiinpclttiuii.
JltMtml, llial me Ices ol in nciKaiui
Uciill tic reduced, or make tin-Ill aalurml
tlicvra,
Ilrtuit'it. That fare mul rats on rail
ftila alioulil bo controlled by Uw, coiuelllug
icm to iiili.nit to a Ju.t law regulating nun
angu ot cuinuiclcu.
I.fuaul. I hat lullroud comiaiiiia should
eiuiiijwIkiI to jay lor a lock kilmt by limn
tlio counts Mlmiu tliu damage oucui.
JamJiyoiiTi', I hat mu demand ol thu pre-
fit liolllK.il partita, llial uiuy piacu in
jmiiiaUoii onlv audi Hkli a Mill li.idgu
tcliuuivu lo Uao tlivir lltiuual ciiiliaviiis lo
uiu lliu liuiuage. ot luwa III aicoliUlKu Mitli
a longoing r-olutiuiia, urn! otluia tout may
inuaunui i Hut uu bo lor thu gooil ol tlio
nolo ''ll'.
HttviiYii, that tlio .sicriiary imi niuiuci
I lu iiiniiah lliu Luyrnr Jutinial uml
iuri Miln copies of tho Ion going, Willi to
vat llial lhu ho mlillalioil, anil uu ollitr
a tn i.alila lilulUly lu lliu leaoiuuona aru
Ullnl lo copy tliu aama.
A. U. JknMNIH, nii.
OuoiUona to be AuawcrcJ.
lVi VaI i.k, I.iiiii Co , March 8, IbV-1.
M Wll iimittu rnruiir:
Minu of tlio profeaaional anti inonono
Mbl lo K" ' onoiiijli, 1 alioulil lilto to
(IMI) anawir tliu following nutations anil
tSSi uulronila that aiu hum' building ru
xitMnt lo tho country wlioiu thoy arr
MViit lu tliry blockaile tho n'.cra no
(rtAiit uh fioin. ulnpiunj, "r Jiroiluio
. GaaJaH btforo tho ratlioaiU wcro built?
"n guxornmciit k'v tlum mail ton-
V?fM'y ,l1"1'1 1,IU tJiKC!' uinlerliiil them
MW thu mull in imial? Why ilo fnrin.
jWtini7o thum-wliy not haul your (in
KMil other proiUlco to maiket tho anine
piinl btloio tho rnilro.uU woro limit?
wi not jutronio tho lailroail fnmi a jn-
Knco of our own choice? Miy m a farm
K-fthu rmlu'jy worth three turn a an much
Roe of tlio Kiiuo iliinuiiaioiiM twenty milca
' 'dK'tliu io.ul ? Why ilo iiiiiiii)i"iita want to
oca nour tho iniliowU? 'Ihuy ilou't 10111-
fjKiljttt to pitrniiiu lliuir incxla of tMnaporta
UoiViiy I" tl"H vaat ielr.u of null ngtl.
Iculwal laml lni ait of tho Cisnults ami
IWoitof thu Mlrmniiri nvei now huiiK cultl
vatoi, fiom wLich niauy million biwlicl of
wliqit fimUitH uUy to thu miuIiI'h iiia"kutn?
If the r.i(Jro.tilN uru a ilutriiiic-nt to ill that
couftir'y 'lo "tock ri",l", "'"I1 t,lt,r ht00'1
pii tkf cara to matkot in nrefuronco to ilriwnj;
,theijit
ttT II- t.V !,.. nnt nnf nil Hill mill.
ABO now, mr. nuiwii "" - ; --
mninolv iintitutiuim tliut are oikuiiihI for
thepurnoao of controllinK jjii'ftt inoiiopolieH,
making tho narno itill .trouKor by pourin
c.nr.ula 1,1 thoimanilii of ilollara into their
nockot" by travuliiiu to ami fro from their
.V.tivmitiniii. JIuro is tho National (IraiiKo,
th expaiiHO of which in very grunt, ami nearly
all of which llmU lU way into thu treasury of
monopolies. These anti monopoly organira.
tlops aru pouriiiK their petitions by tho
thousand into tho fountamdicad of all jnon.
opbly, linking for a law that will relievo them
(rim tho crushing exactions of monopoly ;
U ny oven go so Inr as to ask Congrcas to pass
a aw making it a misdemeanor for a Senator
'l a Koprescntativo to accept a frco pass on a
alroad. Now, If a fuo pass will buy a
linator, ill not money do tlio samu thiiiK?
f!. .. ir ..... ,,,,1,'t llml nmii to ronrcsuOt usof
tin ii, " v ."--
uoro llriiinvss and honor than that, it will bo
Km,, for uu to ask for Bitch a luw.
. Mr. I'Mitor. as tho columns of your vlu
ablo tapir aro opou to communications fiom
many farmiri, I would bo very grateful lo
J on to give tho foregoing spoco in tho same.
I remain, as ecr, your obedient nrrvant,
A I), (iAiinsnt.
Notk. Mr. (latdiicr lues neartothnmouu
t-iliia and a g o I wny from u railroad. Ho
iloian't fill the wtight of a "grinding monopoly-"
as heavily as hn would il be lived
cIomi to a railroad station, m we inakr cxcuai n
for him, though we diaagreowith him entirely
if I hi objects to the National (irnngit nr to
organisation that opposo unreasonable exou
tl'iua of torKiratu moiioiiolliia. Wu suppnae
that Mr. (Sarduir's idea is that wo might to
fleet honorable men to otlicu that money or
mlliii-nic cannot corrupt, a position the
I'lliUKli hat always held ami ho-irtily en
dnrses, SET OUT NATIVE OREGON PLANTS.
Alitor Willamette Tanner:
It seems strange to one while tracling
nmoug the farmers and villagers that none, or
scarcely any, of our really pretty Oregon
plauti and flower have a place in the adorn
ment of yards and gardens. We are annually
s tiling to I'itcrii florists ami s lednu u
many dollars for lecds and plants which
arc no bitter nor prettier, and not so hardy
nor an well adapUd to our climate. Many of
our Oregon lanta are much sought after by
Iustrru people, and more would be but for
till fact of their bung too tender lo endure
Eautcrn Winters, 'iliomas Mi ulian, in a let
ter to me, says he hat tried for the last
twuity-livo years to groM- the Oregon wild
llowiring currant, but had nUaja failed in
the latitude of l'hilidilihia. Our mountain
laurel or rhododendron is ulno an object of in
turcjit when hi bloom, yet I ha'vo noer ''on
It transplanted here in Oregon; whilo in the
Ksl it must be pro'ectod during Winter, here
it can 1ms grown in tho open ground. Mr. A.
V, Peters lus growing on his grounds in
Cugono City a iiuinW of uatle Oregon
plauls, and his yard will oomparu favorably
f With any other coating two or three times as
much for plants. Tin re aro some pi tuts, trees
and Mowers in Oregon not found in any uthor
part of the country. In the lino of trees, it is
true, that boiiiu of the nut Itoaring'trccs of the
Kast would bo an acquisition here, yet we
haio oiii), a nativu to this SUite and an uver
picm. Irifu to tho chinquapin (Cantan a
ruuilla); 1 luo nun traunplautcil from the
woods, and it aeciiis to thru o w ell. l'ho u lid
currant of Oiegou (Hibes .Sanguineiim) is tho
first Hhrtih lo bloom in thu Spring, and is an
acquisition to uvery gtriUu. Then wo hiio a
uiiuiber of early blooiiung flowers that do
credit to most Oregon yards. IVom tho timo
tho snow droplirat makes it- appearance until
the sMcet mnttd Idly is gone wu hau a sue
lesaioii of them. Gray's Itotauy docs not mf
llciuutly describe and name the plants of the
I'aeiflu Coat, and uu oujfht to adopt ouu that
duel. Then tho wiuc-haik (SpiniaOpulifolia),
buuiing Iti sweet sccutod flowers in May and
dune, while like an orange Mower, has n fra
grance somewhat resembling a tuber rose.
AIo the urrow-wocid, or tassel-wood ( I
hurnuin IVntatiim), hardback (Spirna
Diiuglasaii), two kinds of cheirics, and es
pecially ourclioku elurry, present a bututiful
nppe-araMco both in (lower and irtut. Thu
mountain laurel (luilmm I.itifolia) is common
to our mountains, and is , splendid biiih.
Thu Oiegou grapo miiu, two kinds, utu uei-
grien (anil onu I luuo sieu cowling tuis
sixty fi'iit in bight), can both bu gioun with
outtrouh'u Inn). Thu myrtle, h dm and sugar
piiiu aiu tiois of liuu appearance, null ought
to Iiiivii a pi ico on nil Lugo giouudH. Thu
you troo (Fox us) and thu rulan aro alto
sightly and iftsilv grown, lliu Tort Orfotd
cednr (C prcssiiH Luiiiitonii) is n uirity, and
much sought after in thu T.ast. Our lillies
ro named in tho catalogues Kast and olli n d
for slo, aud many Oreguiiinns who buy bulbs
often gi tour Oiigou lillies. Our Kschsclioliie,
or yellow, poppy-liku flowers, aro coinmou to
gravelly soils, and aro of world-wide colubrity.
Coltsfoot and cotslor aru common in tho
fluids, but wu nuvur seo thorn in cultivated
gardens. Can wo not mnku a move towards
planting native plants and Honors? Tho dog
wood, especially would croutu raptures any
where but in Oregon
J. . UlttlHCIIILI,
Mowhawk, Oregon.
The Owl as an Exteruitaator-Tlio Other Side.
Kditor Willamottu Farmer)
Dr. Mattcson has givott ono side of tho owl
(jiiVBtion, wherein ho is mado to appear very
obnoxious to tho gamester. Poor owl, no
woudar ho hides himself during the day time,
hen lotdly mini is stalking about, gun in
hand, seeking whom ho may devour. If. as
tho Doctor siwb, ho very likely destroys 1,000
or 1,1200 quail during tho year, ho is truly an
oxtcrmiuator of the tlrst order, and In taking
that which man desires ho (tlio owl) is an in
terpolator, an enemy, ami therefore wo (tho
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1882.
men) should invoke the aid of our law makers
in an uggieisivo war of extermination on tho
the aforesaid owl. Hut thu Doctor hai failed
to place to thu credit side of the owl its just
htlaucu. Owl fly during tho night, lints,
mice and gophers are likewise out of nights;
cotisi.ijtioutly, it is more likely that the latter
animals make up n greater portion of the food
of owls thin quails, grouie, etc., and that for
every quail killed by an owl, three mice are
destroyed. Now let us make a trial balance.
Onu thousand quail at ten cents amounts to
$100. I'ltco this to the debtor side of the
account. Now, if we charge every mouse
with whatlni destroys of seed when sowi, say
eery three mice will destroy seed enough Ut
produce one bushel of wheat; then place to
tho credit ride of the account 1,000 bushels of
wheat or oats atf0 cents per bushel, amounts
to ST.0U; balance in favor of Mr. Owl $100.
This is a very liberal estimate, to be sure, but
not ninru so than the Doctor's on the debtor h
side. We farmers claim immunity from harm
from the owl; and even the much-despised
hawk destroys great numbers of squirrels and
mice. J. H. Cmmnnu.,
Mohawk, Oregon.
Southern Wasco County.
hroin the i'rinovlll. Newt.
Wo are in icceipt of seteral private letters
from thu Wc.iU.rn States asking tor informa
tion in relitiou to the industries, tho natural
resources, pursuits of inhabitants, openings
tor certain Modes and professions, etc., in this
part of tho State. We are neer more im
press d with our general inability than when
wu attempt to deacribo tho many advantaged
and natural blessings wu enjoy. Farming,
which generally means the culture of cereals
and fruits, is a new and rapidly spreading in
dus'.ry in this part of Wasco county. For
prices of farm products seo market repot t,
which U a correct report of prices for this
time of year, though in the Fall prices aro
some lower, but very little. Tho reason for
tnese compiratit cly high price-sis that no rail
roads tap this part of tho Statu, and tho chief
industry being tho rearing of stock, only a
few luo ss yet given attention to the tilling
of thu soil For years it was thought that the
ml of this part of thu State, composed, as it
is, of alkali aod olcanic deposit, would not
prove Mtflicienlly prpductivu to repay the til
ler for his trouble, but within tho last fuw
years it has been proved that moit of this
lind will grow good crops of wheat, rye, oats
nud birloy, while vegetables grow as well in
sorao localities here as anywhere in tho world.
Thero uiu placos, however, that are not
adapted to tho cultivation of anything; where
nothing will grow excipt n natural oarse
grass that will grow now hero else. We hac
seen as line potatoes grown in this vicinity as
.no raised in thu Willametto Valley. Very
line tomatoes aro cnltiated and rictiod here,
which hIioms thu natural mildness ef our Sum
mer and Autumn months. One enterprising
vegetable man is confident enough of .success
to risk considerable outlay in tho cultivation of
sweet potatoes next Summer. Tho uneven
distribution of water is the cliiuf drawback to
tho settlement of this pirtof tho State. Thero
is plenty of water, but it is not always convu
ii'ently situated. Thu livers and creeks in
many instances aro "CO feet below tho lovol of
thu surrounding country. Wo hau talked
with men who hao resided here for years, en-
gnged in tho stock busincts, nud who have
always depended upon tho natural fountains
for their supply of water, nud they aro conli-
dint that water can bo obtuiued iu any and all
places by boring. This question is to bo de
ath d soon, as sumo of our stockmen intend to
gio thu experiment n trial. '
This country produces tho best firewood wo
h.10 uver yet nun, All things being cousid
urcd -tho hbor of procuring it, thu w ork of
pteparing it, etc. it is tho cheapest wo.nl
that grows en the coast. Wo wcru told beforo
wo came hero that a man could tako four
horses and a wagon properly rigged, and haul
seven cords of wood at ono load. Tho way it
is takon fiom its nativo soil is in this wibo :
Hu dnves up nlongsido a troo and fastens on
to it with a rope, which is attached to tho
wagon, when upon starting the horses tho
tree is uprooted, and tho operation is re
peated until ho has st cured a load. Wo
thought this an exaggeration at tlrut, but as
to tho bovoii cords at ono load, that la true,
for tho wood is stood on end with tho branches
all on, as our woodpilo testifies at this time,
and tho trees aro uprooted also Wo
a-o speaking of firewood, or wood that is
used fur fuel. This is tho juniper, which
grows where, nothing elso will grow but tho
black pine, Tho trees that aru uprooted aro,
of course, tho dead onos, Tho nature of tho
wood is similar to cedar, though it will burn
readily when either wet or dry, making a
very hot firo, ami, unlike cedar or fir, will
keep firo for many hours.
Lumber used for building purposes in this
section is mostly pine, of two varieties, the
yellow and black. All wooden structures are
made of one X-r both theso varieties, It is
easily worked; admits a high polish, and has
lasting qualities far ahead of the common fir
that is so extensively used in the Willamette
Valley, and in other parts of tlio State.
A Wolf Hunt.
Wolf hunting with hounds is a new sport iu
this part of Oregon, but is none the 'ess ex-
citing lccause of its nnvelty. A number of
farmers up the i alley have spent some of
their leisure days this Winter in this exhilar
ating pastime, and tho result is that there are
fewer coyotes in the country to prey upo
sheep than there were before the hounds were
set at work. The following description of a
day's chafe was written by a gentleman who
was, as will bo jeeii, an enthusiastic follower
of the hounds.:
On the morning of February 22 there might
have been seen winding their way up Walker
creek four mun, armed, with about fifteen
dogs fox hounds, stag hounds, shepherd
dot;s, cur dogs and a variety of assorted, con
glomerate ami indeterminate breeds. Arriv
ing in the neighborhood of Panther Gulch, tin
hunters were made aware, by the actions of
'ObJ Nip," that there was coyote in the air.
The fox hounds re turned loose. Away they
go with a long drawn yelp which only a hound
can give, and n Inch means that he is on the
scent of game.- -Soon the full cry of tho dogs
tells us that the pursuit is hot, and after hav
ing made tho circle of about a mile, the pack
of dogs, with tfe wolf ahead, 'come over a
high ridge in full view. Then the business
stag hound of tbe pack is let slip. Away he
flics, nuking a brindle streak around the
mountain tide, j.lut with the bellowing of the
hounds, tho yc!j ni;of the curs aud the shout
ing of tho raev old stag hound is confused
andtuniji'1j!Jf:'Iv- tbTsi time the vrolf is
going up Frou creek with a display of energy
which betrays a decided interest in the race.
Now dogs aud wolf are lost to view. Soon
they conic in sight again dow u the ridge, the
wolf more than a hundred yards in the lead.
Then men and dogs turn themselves loose
dow n the mountain side at a reckless speed.
Suddenly a titer jumps out trom tho brush
and starts down tho slope, and half of she
dogs forget all about the wolf anil turn off
,fter the vcuiaou. JJown W alker creev, almost
abreast, go the two pcks of dogs with the
deer and the wolf dividing the honor of lead
ership ...Tho coyote is gone the deer a
gone and thu dogs aro gone. .. .The hunt is
ov er, no far as tho men are concerned. Coy ote
feats next night on spring lamb. Dogs
promise to catch him tu tho next hunt. .
N. .luliliitut Tuliniji.
Mineral Wealth or Baker County.
The location of HakerCity was well chosiii
Viewing its tite from tho hill side south of
town tho full beauty of the location and ca
pacity for unlimited grow th strikes oue forci
bly. Situated on Powder river, and on the
southeastern sido of Powder Kiver valley, sur
rounded by all the elements of greatness rich
farming lauds, boundless forests of juuc, fir
and tamarack, and receiving the tributo of a
mineral belt over fifty miles wide by one hun
dred iu leiii'th, tho future of Baker City is
assured In one year, at least tho Villard
roatl will bo completed from tho Columbia
river to this point, whers it will make a June
tion with the Oiegou Short Line, which is
m.ikiui! rapid strides for our rich country.
Tho discovety ot gold iu Cniiiu's (jidch by
n noblo baud of pioneers, in 1SU2, awakened
to hlu mid niilustiy tho stillness of tho Blue
Mountain ranges. This grc.it country, with
its vnat tetiitory (11,000 square miles), its
mngiiiticunt mountain ranges, farming nud
grazing lauds, its fields of coal and mountains
of anow, would still hnve lumaiued the do
main of tho s.ivago but for tho discovery; of
gold, Hut a fivv yoars his chanced this hith
erto unknown land into a wealthy, busy and
p ipulous country, ami Imvo started it on a
career of prosperity whoso bounds no man can
predict,
Tho vast mineral belt referred to contains
gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, ciunibar, in
fact a belt on which all tho metals which have
yet bceu disjovetod iu the United States are
found.- tVifiWc.
Mu, Wimiam Kikkman informs us that
cattlo aro in great demand at present and that
they have advanced 10 or 15 per cent, over
last year's prices, and for sheep thero is even
a still larger demand, whereas last year they
were selling for $I.2.r nor head, buyers aro
now boldly offering: $1,75, and can obtain
none at oven that tiguro. Heretofore sheep
liavo been a drug in tho market and no de
mand for them; they are now wauted for mut
ton to bu shipped Kast, aud thero is not a
sheep holder in the country but has been ap
proached by buyers to sell, but tho invest
ment is now so good that holders prefor to
keep their stock to selling them. Messrs,
Dooley it Kirkmuuui havo just received 2;iT
head of fat hogs from Preston Brothers of
WaiUburg, making altogether a grand total
of liSo received from that one firm, This will
com pic to that firm's pork-packing operations
for tho season. II'. II', Slatenman,
drrlace Making in Portland.
A v isit to the extensive work shops of W.
W. Esp. y, on Yamhill and Fourth streets,
this city, will convince any person that in at
least one branch of manufacturing we have
established successful effort in Oregon. Mr.
Kepiy has been for many years at work here,
constantly improving his means for doing
good work and increasing his trade
as he has incrca'ed his facilities, until
he is able to turn out anything intended
to run on wheels, from a baby wagon to
one of these i in in en Re trucks that haul
the heavy loads over our stone paved streets
He tends Host for much of his material, of
course, because hickory doesn't grow here,
and we have nothing to take its place. That
wood is so perfectly adapted to carriage
wheels that nothing else that is known can
take its place. Kspey also has sent Kast for
thu best skilled labor procurable and has men
connected sitth his shops able to do any fine
work needed to turn out a buggy or carriage
intended to be perfection. He takes the had
in this State ni a successful carriage maker,
and what is perhaps surprising is, that be can
hold his own in price with Kaatern manufac
tut era. Freight on a single buggy from South
Bend was lately $.r5, by overland road, for
which we can show a bill, and with that mar
gin in its favor a w ell equipped Oregon facto
ry can successfully compete. Mr. Kspey pays
nothing for sty le, as his shops are plain and
unassuming structures. The fact of his suc
cess we attribute gTeatly to his thorough over
sight of his own business and the absence of
display. He can turn out, at reasonable no
tice, an) thing a farmer wants in the way of a
hack or light vehicle, and probably has all
such work standing in his Fourth street ware
houses, for he keeps a good stock of all sorts
and sizes of hacks and light v chicles constant
ly in hand as large as his growing trade will
permit. "Mb has bvwmtroo-rij um1 javoralily.
known by his work that has gone into use,
that it is not easy to always be ahead of the
demand.
One of the handiest vehicles that e"er was
built is now coining into use in both town and
conntry, snd when one looks at it the wonder
is that the world has never had it before, and
ho.1 done without it to long. Wo refer to the
"Webfoot dog carts" that Kspey had on ex
hibit last Fall at our Mechanic's Fair, a two
wheeled, light running, neatly finished,
spring cart, that will ruu over the muddy
roads of Winter easier than anything else
that's known, and Summer or Winter vrill do
better for knocking around with than any
vehicle that is built. These carts are made
gay or sober iu colors, just as a person
fancies, and while they have good springs are
still low hung, so that one steps in or out
readily. They also h.av e capacity to stow aw ay
a'l the stuff a family would buy on ,-v tn'p to
town, and the good wife can put her children
iu and drive about with the greatest inde
pendence. These carts can bo seen in town,
frequently driven by some merchant who
finds them easy to get about in, and wo begin
to see them commonly used in some parts of
the country where trey have been introduced.
They will be found everywhere as soon as
people get a chance to see and appreciate
them. Kspey is putting up twenty of them,
to bo finished withm n week. They cost 505
or S7o, according to the finish, and that is $."
cheaper than all that havo bicn imported
from California have cost up to this tune.
An Imported Cotswold.
ACoTsvvoi.ii cwu was leceutly purchased
by James Withycombr, V. S , of this city,
f i-o m Mr. Aimer Stnvwi, Ottawa, Illinois
She was bicd by Mr. Ileniy Ackers, Oxford
shire, Kngland. Imported to this couiiti)
when a lamb, in 1SS0. by Mr. Straw u, and
show u by him at tho follow In? fairs: 1SS0,
Ohio Ststo Fair, Commons; Northern Ohio
Stito Fair, Cleveland; International Exhibi
tion of sheep, wool anil wool products at
Philadelphia; Illinois State Fair, Spriugfield;
St. Louis Imposition. She was in the first
prize pen iu all the above mentioned fair.
This ewe is with lamb from an imported buck,
tho property of Mr, Straw n, aud bied by Mr.
Robert Jacobs, Oxfordshire, Kngland. He
was first at the Oxford show, Kngland, beforo
he was imported, since then lie won iu Canada,
in 1SS0, 2d at the Royal, 2d at Toronto, and
1st at Loudon, His weight is :I00 lbs ; ewo's
weight now, as a yearling, 200 lbs.
Two Dollahs a visit, when 1,00 will buy
a bottle of King of the Blood, containing 40
doses, or a dozen visits I It was tho favorite
prescription of a phytic inn of 30 years' ex
perience. Ask for What You Want.
When you want Condition Powders ask for
Sloan's, aud you will get what you want; ask
for Condition Pondera, and nine times, out of
ton you will get what you do not want.
Sloan's aro tho only Condition Powders. They
were introduced in 3S40 by Waller II. Sloarr.
X S. Taylois, Proprietor, Chicago.
NO.
Nehalem Valley.
Correspondence Gf Yamhill Ketfifiter.
Misiiawaka, Clatsop, County, Or.
I have read items from different parts of
the Mate, , but none from Nehalem. I will
now try to five you a minute description of
the place and its inhabitants. Ihe valley I
think will average a mile io width. The
laud is rich .and cannot be beat in raising;
vegetables and grain. The timber is very
heavy, being mostly fir, hemlock, spruce,
cedar, alder and maple. There are ridscs or
strips of fern land which is not so good as the
bottom uutil cultivated for a year or so. The
fern is very tall, and is said not hard to kill
as the short. The land is level in some places.
while in others it is very rough and hilly. I
would say that any one koking for health,
and a new home, come to Nehalem, for a more
healthy place can cot be found. There are a
great many vacant claims. The climate, I
think, is about the same as in the Willamette
valley. Being close to the hills, we may have
more snow. The snow here now is about 1 1
inches deep. It is the first snow of any con
sequence we have had this winter. The cold
is not at all severe. There are settlements all
along the Nehalem river. 1 here being a trail
betw een part of them, where there is no trail
the people go in canoes and skiffs. There are
about 150 inhabitants in this and the Fish
hawk settlement, which is about seven miles
from here. There being 25 families and 20
bacheksrs in our settlement. There is game
in abundance, such as elk, deer, bear and
wildcats, and a few wolves and panthers.
Sprarue.
Half a dozen months ago, oue building
which accommodated a store, a shanty for
boarders, and a section house, constituted
Sprague. Anybody could have bought the
section upon which the town is situated for
?500. To-day 3Qx,00 fcttr of land in the
central port!oaoT"Srague brings ttiatTiruci---money.
The reason for all this is apparent
to the v isitor. Going in on the west-bound
train the work of the Northern Pacific Com
pany, which has given Sprague its boom, is
the first noticeable thing. Along the main
track at the east cud of town, we find a car
shop 225 feet long. 75 feet wida and 25 feet
n the story. Parallel with this is a machine
shop 175 feet long and 75 feet wide, same
height of story. Adjoiniug this is the round
house with 12 stalls for engines. The neces
sary machinery, tools, etc., will be there la
about a month. Everything about these
buildings shows them to be permanent and
first-class, and that Sprague is to be' to the
Northern Pacific what Altooua is to the
Pennsylvania Central, or Horuclsville to the
Erie, no one can doubt. The yard in front of
these buildings is being filled with fine gravel,
svv itches ahd oxtra tracks laid, and turntables,
put in. Near by, the foundation for the
office building has-been laid, and this, it is
said, w ill be the finest structure on the line, ,
outside of Port'and. There are three stores
underway, and a fourth will be added this
week. At dinner, Yeddar k Barton, on
Wednesday, they had 121 persons at the
table. At this season ot the year, w hen the
melting snow and ico makes the streets almost
impassible, and there is very little that is in
viting in tho surrounding country, it is hard
to realize that Sprague will i'vcr heroine an
objective point for immigration, but the fact
that it is to be a central point for the railway
company, that directly north of the town,
aud ncctssiblo by good roads, lies thu famous
emu crceK ana nig xenu country, naturally
tributary to Sprague, dissipates all doubts
about the futuro of tho place. Aside from
Spokane Foils, with its wonderful water
power, wo do not know of a more promising'
place ou the Northern Pacific, m this region,
than Sprague. When the spring opens, and
the company gets these shops under headway
aud business begins in earnest, it will do a
thrifty, w ide-aw ake place. Spolutie Chonkle.
Hon. W. 11. Willis, of this city, has con
tracted with the 0. & C. K. K. Co. to furnish
all tho lumber to be used iu the construction
of their road from the thirty-three mile-post
to the Statu liue. There is no use of any
longer doubting that this company intend to
complete tho extension of their liue of road
to the State lino, where they will be met by
the Central Pacific from Redding. With tho
opening of spring will como a busy season
along this lino which will give employment to
many hundreds of persons who aro willing to
work, and thero will be no excuse for idlcru
during tho next year or two for loafing about
towns for want of something to do. Any
one who has a will can secure employment
for himself, but of course must have a dis
position to work. Soft jobs are scarce and
easily filled- I'luimltaler.
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then disorders, such as Liver and Kidney
Complaint, Dyspepsia, Constipation, Piles,
Skin Disorders, etc., which are curable by
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