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.