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VOL. XIV. orrcjjontlcncij. SOMETHING FuK FARMERS TO CONSIDER. Editor Willamette Farmer : Having in former aittcles pointed out some of the must pionmieiit fun Its i jiepariny uud forwarding 10 muiUet the various products of the farm ati'l bttttr methods of doing the lame, and the advent ges of such ininioied methi ds, tliH next question that arises is, when to bill and In w to obtain the btsi puce. The fanmr produi.es thu raw iiiiittri.il to fee. I and cloihe the Weild. 'J he population of cities and mm 'lit r towns engaged 111 other pur suits ale consume! and dependent on the far mer, aud iht.ii wuiits must he supplied daily, Some piueliiuis ot thu lain), lihu fiuits and vegetables, icquiru only a littie picpaiatiou in the ki Uiuu to tit them for the consumer's table. Ihu ililtcient kiiuis of gi am, (.aimed fruits, nuats, etc, teqiure a maiiufautiiiiiig process beluiu ILey appear in the kitehen. Other piueiucts, like wool, hides, tlax, hemp, cotton amt tubac.o icquire sever 1 maniilac turiug ptoeiti9i.ii tu lie thein for the uunts ot the consumer, linlcs uiUbtfilstgu to thu tan tier to piepaie Ihciu lot thu use of the shuc maker, haiutbbiiiikui, baddler, hose, ttuuk, and belt iiiauulactuici; bo tlie textile fabnea have to go tluoutdi seicial stageb ot niiiiufac ture 1 1 lit them lor the various and multiplied wants ot thu eoubuiner. Tltetu is a feeling among farmers and a growing belt. iment that the farmei must sell direct to thu consumer and do away with the services ol tiadci and middle men; that thu middlu men get. all the profits. To carry out this iuta lully thu laiuur would have to per form ull the lahur uf iho middle men. Life would be too biioit tuleainoll required, much less pci-.orni ull tho services; he rinds plenty of occupation on tlu farm without takinir any such udeiitluiial terv ice. Wo gi ant that there is an uiuicccssaiy amount of mnidlu men. There should bu no antagonism between the farmer, ii.anulaetuicr, coiibtimer and middle men, but a peituet liarmouious relation be tween thein, lur tluy are depend lit on lach other. U e occisiunally hear f annus use ap probnous tpit. eta t.ud haul wolds towaids middle uitu, even to the extent of calling them thieves and lubbeis, simply U cause they aro intent! puisunu their voeatiou and m ik ing thu most ot tin ir opportunities. Human natuiu is bullish, each hmUvi.1u.i1 or el its is looking out ioi their own particular interest without g v tig aiy thought whether he miy be oppietbiig or ticspa-siiig upon the tights of then own neighbor. Where is the farmer that would not put wheat upto$loO per bushel, p tatotsgl, butter 50 ceuts and wool 50 cents, it he had the power? Let there be a littlu bcatcity of any particular pioduct and he stands itaiiy at the drop of thu hut to push it up to the highest possible limit, without tak ing any thought that he is putting many poor fannies upon the verge starvation. The wants of human nature i equire daily food. Can the fanner ttand at Lis cub daiiy and houih to cii-pente t the hungry This oflice is perlonned by the middle luauwlile he plow aud tow a and reaps to provide for future wauts. J he tanner must have trans portation to market; this is performed by middlu men; his various .products must be conveited u.to fabrics; this is donn by the middle men; he must have plows, wagon.", machinery and iron work, and fabrics for his own use, this is furnished by u iildle men; he must hae books uud papers and tducitiontor his family, which is furnished by mnidlu m-n. The fanner iheu is dependent t j a great ex tent upon the middle men, as well as they are upon thu farmer. There should be no antag onism hem, but a harmonious re lath u between theui; the plow, the loom, and the anvil, are and should becowoikera in the great pioblem of civilisation and progress. The plow and the taunt r stand at the head, the first in the line, the giaud corner-stone in the foundation of the ul.ole itiucture. Stop or oi struct temporal ily auy of the mechanical or iudus trial tnlei prises aud a little inconvenience wilj follow, but top the plow, and in a few mont lis a wail would go up all over the lai.il ireater than that from the laud of the I'haraoes on the inonJup of the slaving of the first born Id countries subject to famines the interests of the farmer are carefully guarded by strin gent Uws. Here famines are unknown; the land tetiM with such abundance that the in terests of the farmer are overlooked or forgot ten, or cent idered of secondary importance. In proof we need only cite the straggle the past few months in our National Congress to make the Commissioner of Agriculture a member of the Picatdeut'a Cabinet, to sive the farmer direct representation in the administration of ike government. We do not look upon middlemen a enemies of the farmer, and they should not be so con sidered in any sense of the term. If they teek or obtain temporary ailv.int.ige, it should be attributed to the natu al selfishness of hu man nature -athcr than that of a spirit of hos tihty. The fanner must wake up and attend to his own iut rests; if he does not, w hy shoulil he complain if the middle men step in and do it for him ? ' In a few w eks' our State Legislature will assemble. How many farmers nre there anion; the members ! If the Jawycrs, oliti cians ami place huntcis are in the majority, whose fault is it? A United Stats t-onatoi-is to he elected, will he be a fanner? Will he he a man who will look after jour int tests and give it the due prominence it deserves? Wei will wait ami bee. Two je.rs ago the warning note was sounded; you were told to ciiiBiilr, combine your influence ami send a farmer as your next lcpre-senta ive to the IT. S. Sena e. You have had it in vonr power to do it. A few we ks ago the bill to make the Cnmmnsio cr of Agricultiiic a iiieinbir of the Ca iuet passed the House by a latgomajoiity. It has not passed the Senate; the stt aggie Mil be renewed at thu next eebsi n. How will Orfgon he represente 1 in the Senate on I'tat question If tiio fanners be hii-rcpiuseutcd, who can jou 1 lame but youttlvea? This question meets with strong opposition. A mijonty of thu puilie piess ape k of it lightlv, Boiue farmers' journals professedly advocating their interests treat the matter as a subject of minor impoitauce; cither they do no. understand the true intcresis of those they would npiesent, cr they are unfaithful to tin m. Kilmers and middieinen ore alike lnti'testcd in tho enactment ol wholesome Ijws and good j.overmiienr. TJio farmer who is locattd near the consumer haaagieat ad vantage over those more remote. He tav es in t unspoitation, he finds market for many p o ducts that will not hear transportation, aud is near at hand to take advantage of thu fluctua tions of the mat ket and place such pio liu-ts when ho can do so to the best advautig;. lint the average ainnr cannot be located n -ir thu city; only a very few can enjoy c ueh a lv.ui tases Tho next best. thing is to hi wg i on sumt rs near him ami create-a home nniket. How can ho do it? By encouraging ho i c manufactures Kncnungo thu woolen mill, the iron workers, the plow and vvngon umkirs to lo ate near ly; i' tavis transportation mi. the raw material, which is much greater 'Inn on the mtiiufactured nitiele, an I couus out of your pocket; yi u finel n market for unifies you cannot send to the city; the ar.ism ge s cheiper food, cheaper rent, cheap r irotive power and a purer atmosphere; he contributes to the building of your roads and bridges and 1 ie support of jour schools and churches; le is hen. fited ami jou are bene-fitedj-the advan tages aio mutual, and there, is a harmony cf intHtests. Suifh communities are prosperous. Oregon is essentially a producing State. Of all farm products we have an abundance and" to spare; the gnat question is where is the market and how to get to it ? Did it ever occur to you, Mr Farmer, that in every plow you buy, eveiy wagon, reaper, mower and thresher you buy you are bu) ing a certain amount of flour, beef, pork, milk, butter, fruit and vegetables, the very aiticles jou have in tuch abundance to sell and struggling to find a market for ? woikiug in din ct an tagonism to your own iiitemt. The money you pay f r thein goes out of the State to pay heavy freights and heavy profits to the mid dlemen; a few ate benefited, but it is i ot the farmer, his pocket i drained. Sixteen years a.o I spent six montiis in tho Atlantic and middle States buying the cry go ds just enumerated for the huuse with which'I was then connected, vicited many manufacturing establishment", studied and became inuih in terested ie the practical w oi kings nf the wi ole system I came back full of Ztal to coiniueucu in a small way the manufacture of such bulky art felt s about luch there woild bo t.o doubt of success. Freights were heavy, amounting on some articles to the first cost of the good'. My ideas and plant were not fuo al.ly re ceived by my asociates; 1 was in the minor ity and nothing was done. Hail it been other wise, what would hare been the probable le suit? To answer the question 'I will only cite a parallel cae : At that time there was a firm iu San Francisco in the tame line of business. I kuew them at well as I did any firm iu Portlann. About that time taey commenced in a sin ill way at Sau Lorenzo to manufacture plows, gaug plows, etc.; they grew tml in crease! year by year as the want of the State demanded, and are now located at Ileiiicia, carrying on one of the largest mammoth es tablishment! in the Uuited Slates. They are middlemen, that have benefited the State in which they live whilst enriching themselves. Do Oregon farmers encourage aud patronize this kind of middlemen ? Let us see. More next week. J, B. K.varr. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1883. Protect Us from the Coddllne Moth. Miiavaukik, August 14. 18S2. Kditor Willamette Farmer: I w isli to call the attention of those inter-o-ttd to the importaiii c of taking some action tending to the proper piotcction of tho fruit interests of the State. A few years avjo fino frui s anil sine crop was Oregon's pride. We can't ay as much to-day, for now we have many po ts which tend very much to ills courage th.s branch of our n tliutry. The first enemy to attack wis the bark lon-c, then fol lowed a kind of bluht, or fuuiUH, which nearly desttoyed fie apple for a few years. Next in order came the aphis, cli r y and no el-slug. ThebO uie all ei emies of tho treo and not of the fruit, mid h ive undoubtedly been hi ought here with trees and scions from other States. Then would it not he ptudeut for thu people of Oregon to tiy ami piotee-t themselves u.Mi ist the introduction of other and worse enemies, such as operate dnectly upo.i the fiuit. California has had much trouble with this class of insects, and his enacted stiiuc.t laws on this subject tending to pintect this bianch of their l. elustiy, but aiu i-hippniK the s eds of destruction fur our oreharels by each st inner i.i tho shape ot peais aud apple" inf s ed with tho coddling mo h, the wuist e f all miowu enemies to this class 1 1 trnit. With th s ami the iuuoduc tiou of thu cuiculio, the great plum ilcstioyer, our line oichards wouh1 s on be of little value. Celitornia has both of these ine., iind is lighting them with all tho power that t.io Statu can biing to bear upon this suhjict. They have their Commissioner of Hoiticul tuie, win eo business it is to see that the law is eiiloiced. Thev albw no trees to be brought iu from tho Hasi without h ing nuar- an mod and inspected. The fruit interest of this eoa-t i an imp rtantcme, and is so looked upon by the Legn,latuic of California. Then wuiild it not bo eell to taku some action tha' w II bring tins matter piouiincutly before our Legislatuie soon to crjiiveue. There can bo no more important subject pres-nttd for tlnii cou-ei leiatioii. I think it would be well foi ho l'reMileut of the lloiticiiltural Society tn call a meeting, with an i, vit tiou to any an 1 all leeling iu ete-bted to u'timl. J. II Lamiikkt. sticker Qracs as a Preventive for Dos and Wolf. lioshBur.o, Aug. 10, 18S2. Kilitor Willamette Fanner ; Seeing my dug come liinp-ng up fiom tho bun the other 'morning for his breakfast, it oecui reel to mo tint p-rhaps theiew. re sev eral hundreds of lamu dogs in the Uinpepia valley at this time, all sullii ing from tliutauie cause, There is a shoit beardcel grass spread ing nvtr this s ction of country, tho bcaielcd seeds of which become detaeheil fioin thesleni when ripe, and get between the dogs' toes as they run over it, and work into their feet, sometimes going cleir through, I think, as 1 havo often seen tho foot sore on the upper side. This gruss is almcst worthless, lor nothing will eat it wbin diy, and it very naturally takes the place of what was called bijuirrel grass iu past jears. It grown in pitches ull over this valley, I think, and Is spreading in broader ami bioader circles ever) j ear. If it ever takes the country, as some say it will, paturcs will bu very poor for stock in the dry beaso;i. But people will be ROnteut to kce p a littles less etock when ti-ey think it is sifo from the depredutiou of eloge, .7 ho are compelled to stay at home this hot weather and nursj their sore paws. And if tho benreleil grass will lame the elog and ren der him a no i-cotubatant for the time, why wifl it uot afreet the cojoto nud wolf simi larly, ns their fett are formed liku those of thu dug, and compel them to keep quiet or hunt new ranges. I have teatched over my pas tures a e,ood deal lately, and can find no dis turb.iue aimiig the sheep no scattered wtol or bones, nor anytlnngti indie-ate the presence of 'log or wo t, and if this state of atliirs is owing to "sticker grass," some call it, it is certainly not the woistof evils. (J, W, S, Wh;at Buyers Messrs. Balfour, Outline k Co. advertise in this issue that they are prepared to buy wheat. This it in old established shipp ng house, and stand iu the foremost rank as buy er. Any information ile.ned will I e cheer fully given by Balfour, Outhrie &, Co. Coll 10 Opuka. 'I be Hattie Moore comio opera troupe has been engaged by Manager atechhan for a short season at New Market Theatre. Mr. Mark Thall, manager ol the troupe, arrived ou the L'olumcia, 'I he troupe Sided yenterdsy f,om San Francisco. They will op n here on Monday neit with Oliv tt", which will be rei.eatetd ou Tuealav; V, ,!,. day and Tour-by Tie M-iscotte will he Elayeei. anil on rnUay aud Saturday the le rateal Bilhe Taylor. Seats can le secured at I'rentio muuio atore without extra charge. "JlserlmiMlba. Qu eV, eompku cure, ll snooilng- KUut, Bladder in Vniuij Uumikm. $1. Urucrut-. MTi:s aiomi tiii: iim:. Corre spo.eelt nee S-aml irel. AlsswteiiTit, Aug. 13, 1882. KutTeiK Staniivud: -Ainsvvorth i not a place to arou-e in-iiration or give rn nautie iiiiprtbsoiis. It is a send bank, em which ' he uiiioid has ste ion houses tint blush with paint and .ere flavored with ribpeutalnlity, bu the town itself is a rude colli oliou of r uali bo rl slunticH where inerchaiulisuand whisky maiiit iu sway. Ami theiu is a testaiiraiit or so that must preservu lit' , because the luha i itanm elo live, whether by nitut or druik tuc reaeler may judge f. r hiuiself The tiaui that left The Dalles list evcniiu' sto peel a littlu bforuliiue o'clock and laid by at llt.iui's stati n until uitruiiie.'. A treigh ti.. in that passed elow'ii this sid-e f ejr.iue'n touml tlie sand over thu track bo that the tars laiioll'tnc rails, nud the wieek ng tiulu was busy all night unioviug tho fiagiuiiits. 0,1 one side lay tho locomotive-, literahy lion da cnmlstit, anil on thu either wci-j several b x uei-s, piled up in a f-arlul manner The eliilt UM eauils that made tliu tioimlu aro diiUni:! still, anil will cou lime to ilrilt wUiiu winds continue tu blow, etui tha is what tuul'oluui bin liver winds elo with lint ulliii peibistui.cu MM slip iu epiiuC iii the sections ot thu I'ulluiau, and wondered whenever wo awoke wh the train was not in nioti -n. We got u cup ot collee and bOin--thiiig that kept hungei still, at tiiant's, Here; til) laud ady elul In'l Ij. mi fur the einusilit tbioug ot uiistuiucis "It is an ill wind that bows nobodv gooel." Tin elriiling sands of t u Colum l.illvei lost u a elay'n time. Wo caino on to Wallula, whe-ie weelinul on n u tut of soniootnet' land, lit eaus" iheio it mi fatness ill thu a mil anil sage ntiish abuut Wallu a then uiuie on In Aius worth, and b- tween (J rant, Uallula and Aius woith ic would riipmu a tluip hind in givu til- pleleielleu. Here is a here the importance oi thu I'ull man sleeper e-oines iu. Having ptll for ae u iiniiii dations to Ritzv die Wo liavu good iju ir tens ami a lea tint hoine, witli too I at end aui-i) Tho ico w.itr doesn't tail, and thu cl-au towels iim coust.i itly ou hand. Hut tor tins, thu idee f sp uitiug a invlit nl ains woith would lie nliriinng All thu b-els in town aio occupied, and thu huiel a c-ohiiiioihi tioos niu nut if tho .hmhest outer. Kudu ithiikc-d vvns answer for thu rougli fellows who need to bu taken in and caied lor. How tosltep is . i much moiu iiiipur auc quibtiou if an wliat to eat. H'nh the- l'lilluiaii cu ir teicel for the vouge we cm p it up wi h dil leient or even vvitn ludiU'tieut hue, if ueCes saiy. Juit now thu town is full of rough looking in n who have just comu liom r.im.llij down u drive of lugs tr -m tlie foic-bts of tlie upp. r V .krnu. Ihey aiu haul woik mas a class, ami know how to manage the lloa nig hmn i swiftor bluggsli vvate-is. They loiuu heie fioui the Sou ,d, hut ale oilgiuall from Maine, Michigan ir Wisconsin. I'hty cam iooel waii-s, titiiueutly gettiui; SI or So aday 1 iiiii tohi til it soiueextia L,ood mun have been puilSlOlO for a scab, tin woik llnyspenei a gleit tied of tnuu in watii , ami often slill.-l ti.-m iheuuiati-in. vome of them uru on i Inndei; they act sill), hut aiu jolly mid good initiireil. As a class" t ey lire big, stout fe I laws, iiiawuy and lame limbed, for it is a bus in ss wheiu no weak manhood need aspiie Many of them aio eiiudeiit and saving. 'J'huv litvu their board besules their big wages, and when thu dnvu Is over the whole bum ot then wages is to t. eir eieelit They look as if the weather hail hcalcu ou them, tor they ecein made ot bronze. As a contrast to these western sons of toil, lit in come, with indolent, slouching tread, tour of the natives of thu country . They aro dressed in hlaul.it pints- or leggi is, mocci sins, and wiapped in a blanket, as if the sun was not hot ei.outili, and the sands of Aius woith reflecting thu sun's rajs make a smelter wlthut much clothim.'. I he loiter close by ami engage ill c iivuis.ition. .My o.d stock e.f ji'lun la callcel ou lor a no ilium ot iliscourse, They say they uie Columbia lilver Indians and this is their country; that they have no chief, ho is ileiiil; that thev aiu teaitul many whites will come hem that theio won't bu roiin left heie or Hwa-lm-. In short, tncy wax eloquent, ami widi a littlu encour agement wouhl iletul to us a pi.iful siory ol th ir wrongs I chamu the coin eis.ition, however, anil ask tin in why they don't woik as whiti men ilo, and raisu bread, mid earn money to buy food and clothes with, ami be like white folks. It is surprising to sou how suddenly the-ei tllllcuirs tall to uudclHtaii I you alien you talk coiiiui hi sense ti tliuui, and mention thu idea of Work liny foil their blankets aiound their dusky forms when you do that, ami say ihey do.i't understand you, and will s-e you ngnn, lhatwaswhat tins lianil ot biwasl.us ili-i, heie at Alimwoitii, tills blessed Sabha h aficriioon. Supper is over. Tlierestaurent wascrowd-i-d, ami between the files and the loggeis the victiala evidently had n haul time of it Down ou thu river, cIohu by, was thu stcamu. Aiiuie Faxon, belonging to tlie S 1' It, H Co., engagcil in tnwiug logs down from the mouth if the Yukiiuu, filieen miles distant. To to aboard the clean looking steamer and iet a cup of tea was a good thing tn hi aide to do, and I did it, having acquaintance with the officers, so tht supper time passed with out compelling digest! u to wait too loiu u apjietite. It was a hot afternoon, intensified by the scorching sand-, but towards evening a cool breez- came down the Columbia. A friend from Walla Walla pioposed to walk up that stream, about a mile to the company'" saw mil', which several nf us tnk and ready enjoyed. This saw null is on the Columbia, where an island creates an eddy, and in the si -ugh between the island and main land they find loom forstoiing millions of Iocs, The mill has a capacity Only less than that of two of the greater nulls on th Sejutul. It manu factures timber and lumber fur bridges for all the cointruciiom of the company, and will supply the bridge material required by the roacl this side of Missoula. It has a perfect equipment of machinery, and keeps a host of men actively employed when it turns of 400,- 1100 feet of lumber n week, which is a sum 1 avuiage when it is full v employ, d.' This null is lilin.iL'ed by Mr. J 11 S one, an e-xp II-e-uceil lumbermen, who h s j ist sup-rin tended thu woik ol riiiiui g d ivvn O.bOil 000 fe et of loss firm: n.ir K h-usbiim which has een Miceebsfiilly h rtoruieil. I hecoutraotor abau eloncel Hi i woik mill thu c nip my nan to c-iko hold of it. The logs lia I been cut over n y nr ng i on thu hea I w iters - f th-e Vakinui, and fiidowiii the- wiiuliiiL's of tho liver t'icy hnl to be run two hundr-tl anil fifty milfS For this vveirk expi-rieiiee-d men are reeiiiireil, men who can uet n.i miw log and uavige e itilowu the rapid". Tt o, have to plunge continually into the ice en -I water, w list elecn, and lew of thein can lollow it up continuously, with out i est. T at iswliv they get such gooit ivaees. Toward nioriiiiig the sleeper s'arted up 'h- road, nud now It is draw-lug tnwarls Uitzvilio and biMiKfast time. In an hour e r so the down tram will ,ouie ahuu, so I will have my mail iu iciiliness. I'lio bunch crass pluns nrnniul in aro piic'ii-d a d hrowiiivith theSiiiuiiiersitn. We have just pissed I'.eloiuu Jiuiutinu, from whi-iie-tt the brim h roid will eliveigti towards Colfax u d Muoc-env! It is alieady graded for IS miles An inipoitiiiit initter that lb ev o omitted rilitest'i the conftiuctimi of the e.rnlgo fm the imi mad across Muko river, on which work was lie-gii i mi I'll lay. The pile driver is hauimeeriiig awav v c ously, ami the work i viileutly will lie pushed vigorously. Whim tint hiiel u is finis nl it wil. bu a gre-v aid to travo , which now a to wait for tr lis o be lerii.d over by Ihu steamer h'le-duriek ltd bugs. I hem is lots ot vveirk to elo nu 1 mil li -us of money to spu nl ho o-ei iho Northern I'ae-ifii! will bu e e-einiie eted line fr III I 'oil land tn Duiiith, nud it is lucky th it iln-ru ac poi sons who I ave both tho faith and t iu com to ack it with. To tho lu-tof us, who have in r. faith than in mey, iho elfi-ct- of cipital seem tupeud ins, but wo lo ik and w.n , iint doubting that wu cm cr ss tint continent, all ether year, if wo eau funds') t io pissigo money Blue Mountain Foot Hills. Tho Walla Walla bUUiman, havin j visited the 1 -ot lull region, in si.ditof Out city, gives a description of wlnt he saw, tint conveys to ti o n a ler a good idea of w hat cm bu attalin-d iu any part ol tho hie.it le-gioii iiiulnile.il iu Kistern W.isliii gton whei the settli-inontH h ivu had timu to in iku pel maiicnt homes mid L'ooel fai ms, such as exist ill thu older settled dlstii ts. Ilo snys ; Wo toeik aioal t- at led to tho Maxon school house, and wu must say that no liner coiitnry oxists in the whole Walla vV dla vilmy than wu piKscd through Thu soil line is ol the black st ami riches quality, and everywhere the fields mo iu n limb statu of cultiv.iti n, showing evidences ot. knowlu lg pci taming tej aariciiltuial mi teis in eombiiiatioii with iu ilus ry that solves the problem why thu fiirin eiii re-suling there aiu ho uiiich more prosper ous than iu iiiauv either sectiouH of this Tciri loiyaud thu adjoining Stituof Oregon. Iu every instance tnu cnun lo lid we I, and thu eiops will bu up to the full average. In ilo iiib anco did wo obs. rvo any evidence of the lletebtablrt viilllutce r sysnui, but some good solid l.ilineis we interviewed informed us i hat tliey were at one time as bad as many others iiiullowiug t e-ir fields to volunteer, but ex pcrit ncu having proved that in thu end it wa il loan g game, they had entirely given it up, mid w ei cannot but wish that titlur localities wouhl folio a thu bright example, set by the fai mers of this district. On every sido we no ticed a i-omfortable ami contented look about thu hands -mo residences surrounded hy wav ing trees, Irint-laden orchards anil blooming lloner gal dens. Cio-siug Mill creek but ew thu lliiiuu iluiup, we procecile I up the e reek to the lesidence of our friend, Mr. H. O, Fields. As elsewhere around tlie fooi hills, the Uud ou Mill cteek is ot the richest, uud thu grain up oi i lie ge-ncial average. Al hough so near the mountains we hero loiind grape, touutocs and either eleln-atei fruits ami ve-getubUs III a high statu of perfection. Mr fields is otic of the cty few iiie-u in this comity who keup be'j', .ml lie) infi mis us that they are very profita be; this season ho has a ready Mild '200 pounds ol honey, which very readdy litched 'ili cents p r pound, and tne bees ewarin four tunes in the sitisoii fining down Mill creek we passed thu Itaker Flume, which brings enn-mous quanllliisol IU inner, rail load ties, cord wood u d building matiiiul to the terminus of the nar-ow geugu railrool. and la the-iiou brought to this city. Thu bruicli ood riuiuin out into the lulls is progiuisiug rapidly, and will Iki uvatlabl for tho re iuov.,1 ol the ciojm from a larce extent of country this present harvest. A cUcivhcru in this uuuicdiato section, the Mill cteek farmers may well lo I proud ot their line latms ami residence's, for nu better exist iu any fanning community in thu United Slates. A M.milT Mistakk. It is slated that the judgment sgaintt the .Narrow Oaugu railroad Company ill lavor of certain farm-rs in Yam hill ami Folk counties for SI7 7(13. a week or so aga, was the largest money jiTlgineut ever rendered in this Mate. In IH70 thu late (ler) LaRocque, of Oregon City, i;buin.il a judg ment against I). W. Ifuin.ide ami the u.tite of T. A. Ssvier, i French I'rairie, for 78,I'2I. I'hat was the largest. Kkwakp. The .lierilT of Columbia county, eeiys the Moscow Mirror, (jUtu a reward of (MO for the arrest and conviction of the mur derer or murderers of K. II, Cununins.at New Y rk bar. It is under. tood that the I), it, ft N Co intend offering n additional rewar I of fJjOO, It is to be hojicd that this gnitr u rr ward will be the menu of I rin.ing the guilty parties within the clutches of the law ami to the scaffold. NO. 21. The Northern Mines. News from tho mines as .liiiiam City seems to Iu of a favorable clivrict'-r. Tho weithcr is pleis.int, anl the snow is el svp-cirtiig rip i Ily, hut Is still quite doep iu th - basin, the site of a majority of thu ledges and placer chims. O.ui coinptny.tmre o-iorgj iu thin h j rut Invc gone to work to sluieo olT thu snow fiom their c ami. liv gitlohes with h mthiilv ex posuio work has been going nu for -eim tune. Them is a larger number of pi icur miners ahiuttho cimp til in tlio disovurics up to date would soeni to vveriniit. Among tint ijiUrbs claims, X it Hilton lias start d a tunnel, in the iuturest of tin1 North Stir Mill and Mining Ciopiny. cotniiiencing nt the Mountain Kirst L-du to iw t.irouh tho Cilifonua First ivid tap tlio Fills First eventually. fl'-eit expictitioin ara inltilal in of the coming sea on's oiitpu', as a I dgt) lour fcot in diameter h is been cut t ti-Dthj'i, nxlilbiting rich and prnlltiblo oru, coinptriiig favorably wi h the rook tint cr au.l uj isnler dilo ex- oitenieiit 111 tho c.-unp in October, 1SS1. Tieuivvell's fivo-staiii(i mill ou Douglass Island distuit one mile fiom .litneau C'ty, is now winking night and iliy. 'It runs smoothly, is well hiilt, anl this being a low grade inn, averaging ?j a t n, it is his inten tion to add iiildit on d stk-iipe i ideli uto y to make a big tiling, as it is the lu-gcbt ledge ami thu lowest giadu ore in the ooit itiy. New plauot- prospects have been discovered on a cteek eight utile h north of Juneau City, and a general stamped) a as thu rcsu t. The latest news from tint pi me is disap pointing the p-ospoctors l'ot I altU'uj 'Mtr. Southern Wasco County. The I'rincvillo A'erirs . h is tlio following sketch of a ride through the putnril nitfiou of Southern Wabco county, l!i"i south of The Dalles, not yet iv farming couutiy liue.iiiu re mote from transportation i Ou hist Tuesday mon ing wo st.u t d for the bunch grass pastures of Alkali Kbit, which are ituati'd about t a eutv. -live miles southeast of I'lin ville. TI o dnvu to ibis place i ns pleas ant us one could wish, thu load biing smooth, though bomuwh'it dusty, and at uv-eiy turn prisentiiig an uvei-cli uiging display e f bcono- fy- Having toilsomely cliined n inoiiutaiu or two, wc very soon ariiviel at the farm of Mr. John Schmeer, which is cosi y nt.nat'd on Cronkid Hiver, somuwhuiii hitvvetui seven and tw enty miles from i'rincvillo. Wu f mid Mr Schincer and family comfortably en sconsu.l iu their homo, Hiirriiiiniled with the luxuries of farm life Aftcradelieious cup of cof fee wo took a stroll through the fields uud gar densof this farm, a.ul wcio truly Mil pi ibed at the nniouiit of labor that has been done since last fall. What was a willow thicket last year is now a field of '-'aving giain, the barley be ing as luxuriant and tlirilty as we iver saw in any plat e, Alkali Flat is fivo miles "up the ro-ul"from Hchmecr's; and friends, tho uuli s iu this coun try aru inilss. We majesticully swept into the camp at (1 o'clock, and were mli ally greeted with a shako aud a wink hy the cow boys. Ou tho next morning, after having. passnel a night of refreshing sleep, wu had tin. pleasure of witnessing the cattle mun deliver ing and receiving cattle. This consists in iniirkn g, branding ami n good deal of yelling. At 8 o'clock wu turned our faces homeward, ami af cr a p'easaut ride of five hours we ar rived at the beautiful village that we re-cog-nip as nur limine The Harvest Prospects. f"rri-oiiileiiie D lifts Tin rs. Hat ing just arrived in The D dies from a tour tlin ugh the extensive wheat pioducing country i list of this city, I- think po-sibly it may bu of interest to somu of y,.ur nadcis to learn thu little I was able to gatliirilurii gmy few elays of observation of the yieleli Htartim from Walla Wall i ami going in a northeasterly direction,! find I lis crops within a radius of ten milus pioducing us Ingh as IS bushels to the ucre, m tebly en the ranch owned by Wm. Kibbler, six miles 'iooi Walla Walli, immediately nu tho railroad truck. This wheat has been cut and thre.hiil, it is full iu ear, well ripe and healing sound grain. Attain iu nuo'hcr direction. I finel wi Inn the same radius, wheat promising equally good yield but imt t-t cut. 'I he ranchers them are quite well pleased with the yield and 1 believe also with tlii pi ice that ishoiug realised, I he nominal price for the put week, so fur as an outsider may judge, is about lift cents per bushel. Leaving Walla Wallu nud going to wards Weston, Center ville and I'eudletou, the yield dcvidclly falls short, producing uot more than from 17 to 18 bushels per acre. AiviiiKtT at Tuawtim, Old gentleman Feaster, a farmer at 'I ualifcn, Washington ' OJtity, came near killing his two-year u'A daughter on Tuesday, by throwing a hunting pdn olT a load of hay. Tho p le, which waa heavy, struck the child, knocking her down and inflicting severe, but fortunately uot dan gerous injury.
