WILLAMETTE PARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON. AUGUST 4, 1882, mr it&ucci eury Week by the rictAMi;iTi; rtitiiF.it pi i.msiiim; to. One j car, (PokUie pal J), In rd,n.nca ,. 9 2.60 Six month"). OWatre paid). In a.lvantv , 1.25 Lcrsthin six month will be. x.r tuortUi ,, . . ,25 ADVUUSISI.Na KAThS: Alvertlscmentiw.il be Irwrttd, proUdlng tn are ret portable, at the following1 Ublc of rates One Inch of t-pco per month 6 2.W Tbr- Inches of pwe per month. . f 00 On? half column prr month 15 00 On column jttr month 3000 V3.$an)plecopIin vnt free on Application Publication OitiuK No. 6 Wail, tog ton Street Up Ulra, room No. Carul r.jl vm mm iji wuuwtnm iiti nnrsx j-k r ? ii itLism:ii'.H mii x iiui.m 11.0 follow inir art) atitliorlzed to receipt for s iberlp linns to this pnjM r. jtiMWirrc wo have no agents re mlt'amiH MIST Im mode, (expenses pniel), to 114 b Kn-Llcreet Lt'tir, or Jlonej Order, or Impress ALI, I'AW.II.S IIISCONTINt i:i AT TIIK V. 1'IIU no.v ok tiii: tijiu i-aid mil. Arnlt . 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We refer to replntinf,' tho natixe gra-sse", that ale usually worn out, or in piocttiiof heingex leriiiiu.itiril, with ptruiaiient pastures that can he dcpcnilcil 011 to yield, for many years, abundutit pasturage for all kinds of stock We are tlc! that the native grasses of this valley wtro onco abundant and very nutri tious. It wat true of them, as of other 11 itivo gracses, that thoy were eaten out by the in aieaso of stock on the pastures. The cultiva tion of grasses has become onu of the most im portant branches of guod husbandly Cenlu- lies of experience weio requited to placu 111,111 ill jioBBession of tho knowledge lli.it enables linn to leplaco the nativii pwtuics of new countries with such well known varieties as tan bo depended 011 to insure continual sue ocshiou of giccn food and provide the best of fodder for slock at Mich seasons as pastures aiu no longer green. This knowledge is most perfect himI tho rmuHmnoitBatUfiictoiyintlio older eivilired countries, where the need of p-tfect methi ds is the greatest. When tho iiinu comes mat mo peopiu 01 a new legion need to leplaco the worn-out glasses with ie liable pastures those tutcrrnUil most call fin ing that will assist us in forming some rea sonable estimate. When they can form some estimate of the losses they suffer, because thoy do not pos- ecru the best of meadows and pasture lands, farriers will bo prepared to attempt sucl; improvements as will secure more profit. That involves a thorough knowledge of grasses for tho various uses. This, as we han s-iid, is very valuablo knowledge, and must bo carefully acquired, and, when ac quired, must bo very carefully applied. So wc shall hope to interest all thb farmera of Oregrn in the matter, as well as the farmers of Washington Tenitory, and if tho result shall be that one in twenty of the actual farmers and producers of tho two States can be induced to investigate the subject with a desire to rcctive and impirt information and and attempt to improve meadows and pas ture?, then we shall feel that tho effort, whatever time and labor it may require, has been a success. Wo cannot expect to ri-alie all we have in timated as dctiiable, but wc sum up tho ob ject of these desscrtati ns as follows: To form some reasonable opinion as to the wealth that would accrue to our North Tacific hus baudincn, if they had good meadows and pas tures and good stock to rear on them. To leain as much as possiblo about good grasses and inolhods of producing them. When we shall hale investigated the aluo of grass as a product; tho value of all kinds of stock; the best varieties of grasses and best breeds ol stock, and character of wool, as well as the best methods of producing all, and feeding and utilising all, we shall have accomplished fcomrthing noteworthy, and if it can be well accomplished, all the better. To se:uro tho desired end wc ask every icador to furnish his experienco and conclu sions on this subject. Wo have upheld, for years back, that there is more actual profit in good meadows and pastures than in growing wheat, which is es pecially true if we can grow hut one wheat crop in two years. To prove the asseition we must find out what it costs to uiako meadows and pastuics, what profit each can be mado to yield, and then draw the comparison with wheat. Considering that farmers are so much lntctcuteil in this question, we ask them to give all tho aid they can in arriving at a just conclusion. Of course the experience of in.v.y is different, anil wo must aieiago tho success of dillerent persona to get at tho truth. Next week wo shall commeiteo to show facts re ativo to pastures. horso owner cannot afford to take such chances. Jt is for the advantage of his profits to piuvida that the horse shall be comfortably cared for, and it is only common humanity that requires tho mercifnl man to be merciful to his beast. We advise overy man, who wifhes to engage in horse-raising, to secure stock that is well worth raising and improv ing, and see to it that tho maro with foal is In the Big Bend Country. The newest country now inviting settle ment is in the Big Bend of the Columbia, north and west of the X. P. R. K , in Spokan county, W. T. Wo lately lisited this region and wrote it up casually, and take the follow inc interesting sketchfrom tho Spokan Chron icle, evidently written by some adrpt in descriptive style. U must bo remembered 1 eiescripiive Biyie. u mus rcnucree. aoio to lurmsii me and strength to that 1)c jouriiejc,i through .1 new region that the oUipriiifc, so that the stock shall improve 1 lu,j fcw improvements and scattered settler, with care rather than deteriorate from neg- tr ,,., . HORSE BREEDING III connection w ith the Hi e-stock interests, it should bo understood that moro and moro at tention is constantly paid to raising horso, throughout tho entuo l'acilio Northwest, in. eluceel by tlio fact that tho wholo region is aduiiiably adapted to bleeding the horso and tho further reason that w 0 have gi on iug homo and foreign dcmanel for gooel horses of all lie scriptione. It is well demonstiated that tho business pays. "There is nothing that sue- ceeuls like success." V hen wo wore lately traveling in the east ern part of Washington, wc saw in overy di rection bands of horses on tho lauge, and Baw I and hearel constantly of fiuo stallions, of all the best knowledgo of other countries, as well B1''. kept to iuipiovo tho htock. It is well as stuely tho conditions Hint surround them, and the niutlioils best adapted to those condi tions. Wo repeats no branch of farm knowl edge is moii) important; no department of husbaii'lry demands moro cnioful study and thorough practice. Wo have already reached this couiliti in as to native pistures, 111 Western Oiegou, nud w Inn ex cr ctock crowds tho bunch-grass ranges Knat of tho .Mountiuns, wo hear that tho fa mous buncli-giasa fade away. It 1.1 thcrcfoio no iiuoHion for gratification of local prulo but 0110 of tho most imiHirtniit considerations of rural economy that tin havu to meet, Tho stock inturcst equals auy other, The import ance of gooel pastures is second to no other Item of agricultural iuteiest. And, stiango to nay, there is 110 blanch of his profession that tho Oregon fanner, as n rule, treats with so much iiidiire'reuco and actual neglect. Wo lull ei intioilueed tliu subject thus formally, buc.iueu 11 e propose tn follow it up systematic ally and endeavor to product) from goueral in ftntatioti ami individual experience, if possi. bli, facts that rhall bear 011 tho subject ill a pructic.il w ay. In tho coiutiifiicemii'ut, thru, we ,19k out friends to 10MV0 their interest in the much discussed subject of liiiadeiw and pas til lee grasses, and give- tho fri'shest of their experi ence) to tlio public, ltis now 0 number of yeais mncu wo began in tho r'AUMUt a diicussion that aroused ge octal interest, ami lias iesulteel lit constant agreement in many join mils of Die State But that discussion, with its a ambling etHiys uiiel fieeiuent biddings ami ri-oriimua. turns, has ecltled no qiustion satisfactorily, and has only kept a matter befoiu the public that iie-eid tei In) bo thoroughly iiuileistooil, that the knowledge) can bo tuiitel to (ccouiit. It should ho lutein the basis of successful and ystcimfia pioduction of grasses nud rearing of all kinds of stock, mid gum th of wool, ami improvement of the dairy iuteiest. The topici that appear in thu yoniu'ction are various, lis for uistiiico 1 To iuwtigite the impuraneo of glass, in tho form of hay, as S 1 WH fodder, hi ensiltt.il', or how ever fed. to calculate the laluo of pasturage 111 gm. Nat, taken as the single item of grans, and uiinpaiei this 11nivus.1l product with any ctlur pi'duot, such as corn, wlnMt, toluco, cott "mi, or tho gem ml fruit crop of tliu woihl, When mi) l'At ainnM thm uiwiti rati 11 to all possible limits, and found w hit gros, wti tliu it in Oregon, is actually wcttti, it will lo utWrt'ktii'g to ciimparv tliu methods, or lack of invtliudi e-f present pro diictuin, with llis iiivlliod that should bo followed, aiu) discowr what gam our farm-n- rould diitiM) from tb cultivation of me.ul. own and paitutis in a more ptrfict way. Such a coiuluiiou it insy not It) p.uiblu to urivo at, but wc can, perhu, make a sliou- established that horses w inter well and come out in fair order from a severe season, when cattlo sillier fearful loss. Karly in the spring wo saw bands of horses, in tho l'aloueo Coun try, limning on tl.o range, 11s thoy bad all wiuter, neither having been fed or housed. The) bunch grass stands as it grew, matuied by ripening so that its nutrition ia w ell pre served. Tho horse paws away the snow in tho severest winters and keeps alive, and even thriving 011 this dried grass. Last winter, them was for ninety days snow on tho ground 111 some) sections wlieio noises 1110 numerous, and tho percentage of loss was v ery sinill. It wasfjpmmouly tho caso that there was unions at all due to tho winter weather. Tho whole territory Kast of tho Cascades is admirably aelapted to raising the hoisc, and thu iiumhor'of horses langing thero is rapidly increasing. It is interesting, to a lover of the horso, to ox imino into thu mcthoels of houeineu ill all that region and sec tho lesults. Bands of mares aro seen everywhere, in the spring time, often with foals at theirsule. An aver age band of marcs may bo worth $73 a head, and tho colts at four years old be worth $100, and still unbroken, They are iinullv well brod. Iho coauer mures aie coupled with heavy sires, rcrchcron or Clydesdale, half breeds perhaps, and the result often is a stout eolt, a groat improvement on the mare, well calculated for heavy w 01k. The use ot half bloods of these heavy breeds is thought moro judicious than to use tho full blood, uud the country is becoming viell supplied with these, half-breed stallions, at icasotiablo puces. But tho punk of mires i very likely to con tain aoiiit) animals bottii bieel mid mora valu able', wen thy of becoming mother of the iu- valuable) horso for all park; the work' horse, or tho indomitable) roadster. The extensive, stock owner will bo apt to have stallions of eiilleicnt qualities to 11 su for these dillercut purpose, and tin) s.imo range will turn off various grades of horses, that in dun time' will bo broken to work ami put on tho market. Tho nullum of acres of those eastern ranges fur tush opportunity foi tho production of horses of every quality. They send to tins valley liuxvy, matched truck-trains of enormous K)wer and sue, as well as trim roadsters, that make) beautiful eainace teams. All grades art repic-jciiteil, though the mteiut is ouly now in its boginnig, From tasteru range wo leovivD installments of thoroughbred racers who contest c.icii field 011 the race track, and trotters funn that tlutrist of country often claim the heaviest purves -oiler cd for that olui. When we say that in many instances Urg bauds of horses cau and do run onfall winter, without cato or fossl, other than tho natural 1 alive, vio elo not im-au t. say that nueli a course! is the Iwst tn pursue. That it 11 vur- lect. True economy dictated the saying that whatever is worth doing is worth doing well, (ireat humanity is due to this wonderful creaturo that waits to dg our bidding. Leaving the reaelcr to carry out the view we aro presenting, without further illustra tion, wo will allude to tho qualities of climato aril pistures that increase the value of the eastern ranges. East of the Cascades the at mosphere is dry and invigorating, tho waters pure-, the bunch grass, which has many varie ties, is wonderfully nutritious, an I the effect of all theso requisites is to confer on yountr horses, bred there, very excellent constitu tions, sound and solid bone and tough wind and muscle. Frequently, bands of horses graze off, miles distant from water, on tho high table lands, while the streams aio in tho canyons. When they start for water, it is apt to bo a race at break-neck pace, and when they go down tho side of tho canyon, or over the brink of tho hills, it is at a Bpeed that re quires sound limb anil wind. Tho "sunivd of t ie fittest" is the rulo in that respect. The horse that grows up on the range anil learns to handlo himself in tho rushes of the herd, is very sure to be tough and haidy, and only needs to be well broken to win tha highest regard. A few weeks ai;o, at Salem, wo met Mr. Thos. Cross, and got into his buggy to con verge, w hilo ho drove around. We soon askeel "Uncle Tommy" whero ho got that perfect pair of horses, for they -were indeed beautilul; meelium Bi'e, perfect in form, evidently high bred, certainly not fitted for very lieivy work, but just the thing for a light carriage team. He said they were Baskctt's stock, railed East of the Mountain?, almost pure thoiough bred. Ihskett has a horse ranch thete, sup plied from his Willamette stud, with some sires that aio thoroughbred, first cousins to famous Lexington, and hud bred up from oinmon mires until "Uncle Tommy" bought theso colls, just off the range, for S100 apiece, and the) had by being well broken been probably mado well worth $.)00. This anecdote serves to illustrato at least ono feature of horso rais ing East of the Cascades. Western Oregon and Washington enjoy mm , advantages natural to the horse, and here, in tho Willamette Valley, wc have homes for that invaluable animal tint cannot be surpassed. While tho Eastern Country is tho breeding ground, theso Western Valleys aro tho nursery giound. Wo might say that while horso roaring is a TltAUE there, it has become an aut hero. Thero is a great deal of veiy exeollent horse atock in this section. You can find here tho swift thoiouehbred, the fast trotter, the fino oarrisgo team, tho all work horso, the heavy draft Normans and Clydesdales. Tho best of sires and maros aro here. Tho horse is propagated hero caref ullv. not by tho wholesale, hut with excellence, and having eaid so much in favor of eastern ranges wo may as well add that tho native pastures of this valle-y were originally far ahead of oven the wonderful buueh grass, but they havo disappeared, 111 a groit measure, We have made pastures in their place, it is true, for many grasses are known to thrive here. This valley is no longer open rauge, but is usually cut up in medium size farms, and the horse stock, instead of having unlimited range, now is kept 111 home pastures, each farmer a few, and very few farmers have oven half a dooii marts. While thero aro many mares in all the Western alleys, from British Columbia to California, thoy have many thousand own ers, but thoy are usually well cared for ami their increase is so kept as to giow and thrive continually. So it appears that all imaginable difference exists between the stock interests of the different portions of this wido couutry. Again, wharevor the Kistern Country settles up and becomos farmed, the conditions as to stock chango and every farmer is to some ox tent 11 stock-raiser, as is tho case in tho Wil lamette. It would be injustice to leave this improt ant subject without referring 111010 particular ly to Southern Oregon, by which we mean the Valleys of tho Umpqua and Rogue River, which cannot be excelled for horses. They have ovon hotter climate than any other part of this groat country, and tho experience of such horse-men as W, C. Mycr and J. C. Tol- man, of Jackson county, and others in Doug, las county, shows that no better, if as good, location can be fouuet for that business. It is said that those who have tried, extensively, to raise horses csp'cnlly tine horses in the Klamath legion, cast of Jackson county, be gin to believe that sectiou to bo too frosty and unfavorable. That miy bo so, but, if so, is the only exception to the general rule, that the whole Pacific Northwest is admirably adapted to the grow th and development of the horse. sued is absolutely true, but we insist that the I Oregon Next Meetlne ot Butte Creek Qrauee. To the Patrons of Iltubiudry of Butto Creek Orange, No. 8i, Clackamas County, Oregon! Notice is hereby gii en tint the next Orange meeting will he lielel the feiurth Satur day 111 September. Old and young, married and iugle, rich and poor, am earm stly solici ted to attend, as matters relating to tho Orango Fair will be discussed and arranged. No shirking or lame excuses, but como boldly forward, put jour shoulders to the wheel and give it a turn iu the right diroorieiu. By order of P, J, Kiui.Mi.s, Masteri M, Ruwkll, Secretary. Italian Queens. A rorrvspoudent wrote us last week inquir ing where he could get Italian queen. Iu reply vvo would refer him tn Mr. T. L. Wtant. of I'ortUml, or Mr. J, 0. Husk, of Milwaukie, He says : Leaving Deep Creek Falls early in tho after uoon of one of those brilliantly beautiful days for which our summers arc so famous, vie drove along tho mail route over rich rolling prairies that are just beginning to show the mark of industry by small patches of culti vated land. Many farmers aie striving, with what foice they can command, to improvo their farms; others strir only to do work suf ficient to hold tho laud; others try to hold the laud by avoiding every requirement of the law, and as long asthis condition exists (lie richest portion of this country will show but little development. Another drawback t the settlement and impiovemect of this part of the country is our Timber Culture law. In at least two thirds of the sections of land in question a timber culture is held by some non-iesident, non-producing, uon-tax-paying, land-giabhing, liw-cvading speculator, wait ing for tho industrious settlers to iuipiovo the land all around him and make his cliim vain- able, and then he sells to tho best bidder; tho other third are in most caes held by men who are honestly striving to acquire land by comply ing w ith ev try lequirement of tho law, a very difficult thing to do and it is safo to predict that at least three foutths of them will fail. In most cases they aro land poor, and will remain bo until the extra tract is disposed'of. All the woy to Cottonwooel Springs we drove over a prairie whose charming beauty was a constant surprise, Tho land is lolling, not rough and broken, but sufficiently undulating to afford good drainage, and at the same time ailmit of cultivation. As no near Cottonwood tho landscape is less broken, and extends away on cither side ill long, easy sb pes, the hills lower, the valleys wider, and are more inviting. Taken as a whole, this is the moat promising part of Washington Territory that we have yet seen; there is moro good anil less scab land, and a larger pi oportion of the wlio'o susceptible of cultivation thin any we have previously examined, and in our opinion, this is destined to bo the richest portion, not only of Spokan county, but of the w holo Territory. There are miles and miles of laud lying vacant, and homes for the thousands can be obtained simply by seeking them. One great troublo with land hunters is thu fact that thero is too much good lanil to select from, anil with the blooming landscape rich in ver dure smiling all around them thoy become ex acting in their requirements, and want at least two quarter sections of land, one of which must hive a royal spring convenient to a nice building site, and tho other covered with a natura meadow; failing to obtain these they drive over thousands of acres of rich alluvial soil, any quarter section of which re quires only careful cultivation to make a man independent. Tho springs at Cottonw ooel aro a veritable bonanza to the fortunate owners, act? furnish an abundance of clear, cold water as pure and healthful as ever spring from mother earth. Heio land seekers, tourists aud freighters pith their tents, and tho springs have become a famous camping ground. In lookiuj over trio situation 1 was remineleil ot a tamous ie mark of Jack Hittson, tho cattle king, who used to live at tho cross roads, who said that no matter w hich way you started, yeiu were sure to pass his door. Cottonwooel is tho great crois loads of the country, and the natural center for all lines of travel from tho Columbia liver and lower Spokan to the North Pacific Railroad. The Indian's are tho path-finders in all countries, and the white niou only widen and improve their trails, as they always follow the most feasible routes. Tho old trails diverge in all directions from these springs, and tho last few years has served to broaelen and deepen them into public high ways of considerable importance. Eight miles beyond Cottonwood, en routo to the Columbia river, we struck a timber belt of rocky land, intersected with ravines, anil elottcel all over with little lakes, sur rounded by meadows, the wholo practically worthless for farming purposes, but furnish ing splendid grazing, and affording wood to the couutry lying west and south for many miles. We drove eight miles through this timber, and then began an abrupt descent down n brawling and dancing littln brook of clear, cold water that one might jump across almost at any place, said to be full of trout. It is a beautiful mountain dell, with abmpt walls rising hundreds of feet on either riele. and if you are imaginative yon can trace out a thousand quaint figures, worn iu the sombre huetl basaltic rock by tho ceaseless action of the elements. One may lounre upon rich grass under the stately pines and enjoy the luxury of an atmosphere) laden with the per fume of wild flowers, and musical with the sweet notes of hundrels of tho feathered songsters. The little stream here makes an abrupt turn to the left aud takes a nearer route to the tiver; wo cross a low divido under the friendly shade ot pine ami fir, make a quick descending drive along a side cut, cross a Kagc-l rush plateau, and pull up in front of Virginia Bill's cabin on the lunks of the Columbii tiver The view from this point is grand and Ix-autiful in the extreme. On the opposite shore tho tiinhervd hills rising gradually from tho river extend back for miles, the nver sweeps noMy around the jutting lr, it limpid water reflecting the green tinge of the foliage on either side. During a quarter of a century Bill his watlieel tho river slowly moving by his iloor, and ho ha learned to imitate its gait; like tho river he has had his ups aud downs, but unlike the river he has uever had a fixed pur pose, aud therein he has faded. Bill was here when the river yielded its golden sands to tho rrineis at the rate of twenty, fifty aod even a hundred dollars a day to each man: he was a miner, trader, speculator, merchant and hotel keeper, and a stream of yellow dust flowed through his hands, but 110110 of it remained there. The excitement camn up and Bill floated on the full tide of prosperity with such golden opportunities as seldom cane to men; the excitement went down, the tide went out never to return again, and left Bill standing upon the bar. The fruitful earth yields abun dant letutns for the slovenly efforts expended upon a little garden spot, ami the tomatoes and melons, which grow to great peifcction, aio marketed at Camp Spokan, six miles up the river, and bring big prices, aud yet a hun dred acres of rich uncultivated sod is covered with weeds. Threo apple trees only thra-i on tho place bear every J ear, and establish the fact that an orchard could be piofitably cultivated here. Supper over and pipes lighted, seated in our romih chairs under the balcony, Bill asked if there was any talk of .1 line of btcamers on the upper Columbia. If Bill is agood prophet there will booh bo a lino of steamers running from the mou'h of Snake river to the fiozeu lakes of British Columbia. Only two portages will be requited, and the oldest of us may live to see this prophesy fulfilled, with a flourish ing town built 011 his garden spot, and a good wagon road leading up Cottonwood creek to the Bprings, only eighteen miles, over a good natuil road. STATE iMJU'S On the Desert. Pendleton wants crosswalks. Jay Beach has refused S2200 for lib mare .Maggie Arnolil. Tho Pendleton Trihune, it is said, will dis card its patent outside. Eugene has bid sidewalks, and the Guard wints the council to attend to them. A. II. Parks has exhibited some specimens of gold found near Milton, in Umatilla cojnty. All over the State vie sio a demand for harvest hands and none arc to be found or hired. Misses Gora Pike, Sarah J. Fryer, Allie Denny and Addie Mires, have been appointed to scholarship in the State Uuiwjity from Douglas c uinty. P R. McDonald, marshal of tho town ot Peudlettfn. is un before tho citv council on a cnarge 01 ill trea'ing prisoners and malfeas ance ol office. Last Sunday, says the Eugene Guard, three young Indies vveie riding out", when the saddle on which Miss Dora Dickinson, ageel fifteen years, was riding, turned, her foot bein,' fast 111 the'Stirrup strap. The sudden fall broke both bones of her left leg just aboio the ankle. An immigration train of 22 wagons arrived atLowiston last week from Montana, by the Mullan road. The first travel by that route. About 20 immigrant waeons pass through La Grande daily. 1 hey all report largo num bers on the road, bound for the land of the two wallas. The anmal meeting of tho stockholders of the Capital Gold aud Silver Minim? Comnauv. of Salem, will be held in Salem on the second Thursday of this month, at 2 o'clock v. M. The Lakeview Examiner says : "A black potato bug has made its appearanco in the gardens in this vicinity and shows an officious and disgusting willingness to help harvest the While- passii g over the section of tho desert sothwoat of town, it is particularly noticeable that even on tho hillsides, where apparently everything else is sccrched ly the heat of the mn, and the dry winds, tho nobis of ryo are flourishing, and promise a fine yield this year. In many places where thero vv.s nothing to attract the attention of the farmer, who has tilled the rich soil of the valley, men who are ess ambitious, but perhaps more cn-rgetic. have carved out beautiful homes for them selves, and are now surrounded by green hills aud pastures. Tho chief draw luck in the set tlement of the.o places is the scarcity of water, natural fountains beimr verv r,r. Though in many places water mav be fonnH by sinking vvelh, it seems that little labor in this direction has been done. . Tho stockmen rely upon the surroundinc streams to supply their cattle and horse, and this will probably account for the abundance of crass on the in terior dc3 rt, for'tho quality and quantity of tho grass increases as tho distance from the rivers lengthens. Tho ravages of civilization are oaservable in the scarcity of trees, that have been taken from their native soil ond used for fuel. -Thouah farther on the desert millions of cords of sun dried juniper are silently awaiting the demand that must be made of them before many years, th travel ing over this desert one is foicibly impressed with tho ualuial beauty of the surrounding country, tho outlines of which cannot be ex celled anywhere. Laree tracts of land, in many places reaching for miles, thickly car peted with luxuriant bunch grass, and dotted here and there with groves cf the evercrcen juniper, help to make more beautiful land scapes than can bo imagined. From the ele vated portions of the desert can be seen the summit of the Cascades, on which several snow capped peaks aro visible. To the south is Diamond peak, and following in order are tho Three Sisters, Mount Jefferson, and far to the north, Mount Hood. All these, with the beautiful scenery of the mountains, foot hills aud intervening plains, make a grand picture that defies portra al.Prmeville News, Tillamook. potato crop. Tho following was written on an immigrant wagon which was passing through La Grande recently : "I11 Ood wo trusted, In Nebraska we busted. And now we're bouud for the promised land." The Silverton Appeal informs the world that Marion cuuntv offers more substantial in. ducements to the immigrant to settle within its boundaries thau auy county in the State. Our land is the best in the State, a.id denir. able bargains may be hail in real estate. The county is centrally located aud the whole aiea abounds with number ouo water power now idly awaiting tho manufacturer's vvhc !. e are reliably informed, says the llecord, that the next annual fair of the Union County Agricultural Society gives promise of being ono of tho most attractive meetings ever held in Eastern Oregon. The time selected. Sep tember 18th, ensures good weather, and the number of hoises already in training, that nave siguincil their intention of being in at tendance, guarantee a fine field of flyers. The cattle ami snuie show will be unusually good, while the pawhou will be par excellence. Remember that thero w ill be no entrance fee to any dep irtment except the speed. Now let everybody como and bring-something, and if you do not mako anything thero is no cnancc to lose. N. H. Crittenden, writing for the 'e.iourcei oOretjon and Washington from the cabin of tho Yaquina last April, Bays, as tho vessel went over tho bar and stood to sea: "Sailing southward, Oregon first presents some ten miles of lowlands, occupied chiefly by dairy men The Seaside Hotel, a favorite resort of tho Portlanders and Astorians, built by Ben Holliday, is situated here. Soon the Coast Mountains confront the ocean, rugsed and thickly wooded. Tillamook Headlight stand ihg Bentinel upon a huge rock, one mile and one-eighth from tho shore. Next tho mouth of the Nehalem, where excellent coal has re cently been discovered, then a lontr stretch of magnificent beach succeoded by a bold, rocky shore to Tillamook Bay, forty-five miles from tho mouth of the Columbia. This is a fine body of water, about fourteen miles long and six miles wido, almost completely landlocked, full of salmon, bass, clams, crabs and other fish, its shores thickly timbered with spruce,i and fir, abounding with elk, deer and bear. John Hobson, who roelo down the Columbia-. in an Indian canoe 39 years ago, has come with us to expend $40,000 in the building of a salmon fishery and cannery, greatly to the de light of the old settlers, who have been pa tiently waiting these twenty years for some thing to turn up for the benefit of beautiful Tillamook. There are about twenty-five American families, and a small remnant nr the Tillamook tribe of Indians living immedi ately upon tho bay, and a large settlement oc cupying an extensive openin" on the southeast side. They are engaged chiefly in dairying, lumbering and stock raising. There is a con siderable body of surveyed government land lying to the north and east along the western slope of the Coast Range, .which, though much broken, will afford many desirable sit uations for those seeking homes in Oregon." North American Review. AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT BY THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION. PoKTLAND, Oregon, July 20, 18S2. To the Protluctn oOnyon, Washington ami Idaho; This bureau desires to make a full collection of agricultural predects from the harvest of the Pacific Notthwest for 1SS2. For this purpose, the lequest is made, that specimens of urain in the sheaf and in the ber ry, native and cultivated grasses, and of all sorts of fruits and vegetables, be delivered at any railroad or steamboat station throughout all this rtgion, addressed to the "Bureau of Immigration, Portland, Oregon," and they will be promptly forwarded by the agents of Iho railroad companies. Receipt of specimens will be duly acknowl edged. Each articlo should bo labelled with its name, jield per acre, name and post office ad dress of the sender, so that due credit can be given. Hoping for a general response, that will make it possible to prepare an exhibit that will do justice to the agricultural resource , f wus granti region. 1 am, very truly yours, Papl SciinLZK, Manager, tf Sewing Macnlnes. Mr. Ben Forstner, at Salem, has the vcj-v best lot of sewing machine in that part cf the country. It is better for anyone to buy of him thin of traveling agents, for be not only is able to sell cheaper, but he is a ma chiuist himself, aud can at auy time regulate a machine if it get out ot order. Forstner also has a fine lot of guus and fishing tackle, which caunot be beat fe-r fine finish aul cheap price. Sporting goods, at a low figure, can be hid; also all sort of work done in metal in first-clii manner at Forstner' shop. In the North American Review for August, the Rev. Henry Wnrd Beecher writer of "Progress in Religious Thoueht," pointing out the many influenocs, social, educational and scientific, which are by degrees trans forming the wholo structure of docmatin ho. lief and teaching. T. V, Powderlv, the official head of the Knights of Labor, the strongest union of workingmen in tho United States, , contributes a tomperate article on "The United States Army," dwelling more particu larly on those feitures of our army msnage-r msnt which appear tn him tq be most worthy of imitation by the military governments of Europe. "Woman's Work and Woman's Wages," by Charles Wi Elliott. ;'s a forcjble statement of one of the most nriront nmMnm, of our rime. The author sees no advantage to' be derived by women in nun's work, whether of brain or of hand; such employment, he;'in sists. only reduces man's waires. ami ilnMnnt' really aeld tn the total resources of the whole class of workers. In a hiehlv interestincr essavon "The E'hics of Gambling." O. B. Frnthinghrtm analyzes tho passion for play, with rare ingenuity. "The Remuneration of Public Servants," by Frank D. Y. Carp-nter, gives matter for aerious consideration, both to the civil scnios reformers and their oppo1 nents. Finally, there is a pjper on "Artesian. Wells upon the Great Plains," by Dr. C. A. White, of tho Smithsonian Institution. The Review is sold by booksellers generally. The Last of Oltsau. His lioica are being prepared for exhibition at a Wabincton rnnwiini. The examination of his bral.i bid A-v il oofhine peculiar, but is quite natural in eveiy way. If he de si rod fame when he killed the President, he could scircely be disappointed if he could see how .'n-famom he had become to have his skeleton hung In a museum. Information Wanted. Robert Lenox McMillan went to Oregon in 1SS2, in company with James Forsyth and others. Anvono serine this, and knownig the address of R. L. McMillan, or if dead, they will mnfer a favor by letting his sister know. AeMresa, Mrs. S. E. Byers, 60 Lamar street, Houston, Texas. klBr Ufa. "Wells' llemlth BuivMMdwM h..lt, .H.i -r. - cures Dysjwjlnipcnc,lkxulDbuity. H. '