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VOL. XV.
Halsey, Or., Mny 7.
Editor Willamette Farmer:
In Btnting how I cultivated In ml on
which wheat did not winter kill, I will
say it was plowed the last of May, then
well harrowed nbout the 20th of June ;
then pastured close with sheep, and in
July, after a light rain, I rolled it, crush
ing the clods and packing the ground.
I then, as soon as harvest was over, har
rowed it thoroughly and sowed it in Sep
temher. I have tried summer fallowing
bv Dlowinc once, twice, three and four
) times, and the lightest crop I ever raised
, was on land plowed tour times, l tlunK
one plowing is hest, us the land that lies
fun in the summer, sa preiured for the
( wheat seed, if turned under, will make a
fil The Cultivation of Wheat.
m slower growth, lino mion wiiy l tliuiK
Rll tlin wnv in which land is cultivated ns-
A si-ds wheat to stand the frost is, localise
22r,T f : i..i. ...i.n...
i one acie ui cuiuiuuii sjuii uiuu hui.ii
f that stood the frot lctter than white
wheat on an adjoining larm that was nu
lowed different to mine, and one of my
neighbors has twenty acres standing on
land cultivated as mine was. I know of
several small pieces of fall wheat left in
1 this neighborhood in order to raise seed
that will make a half crop. My wheat is
k lookinu fine and stands two feet hig. A
man looking at it to-day said it would
make thirty bushels to the acre. I see in
my gray oats barley that was not killed
that is heading out.
George Warmotth.
Growing Asparagus.
IP Editor Willamette F.rmer:
This is tne earliest ot all vegetables,
having the advantage, too, of one seeding
or planting. The bed yields better and
larger stalks as it gets older ; indeed, I
know of beds in the Eastern States that
aie now twenty years old, and no show of
dying out yet. Theie is some trouble at
first in preparing the bed for the roots
one square rod of ground is sufficient for
an ordinary family. Deep cultivation is
necessary, spading twenty-four inches
and filling in with the be.-t of rotted ma
nure to a good depth. It is a good plan
to set in the ground some boards at the
edges of the bed, letting the board come
up six or eight inches above the ground.
This plant needs very rich feeding, and
mwv full should lie heavilv dressed with
f, manure, which may be partly raked off
in the spring. The salt nrme on oi meai
or from salmon kits should bo put on the
bed, for the asparagus plant is found
erowine wild on the sea shores, and will
thrivn Itetter if ton dressed with salt. The
nlants can be cot at most nurseries, and
should bo set nbout two feet apait. It is
best not to cut it for use till the second
vear from iilantinc. It is usually cut
every other day by slipping a sharp knife
a couple of inches neiow tne grounu.
When wo can get it in this way fresh
from the irarden it is tender and sweet,
not at all like the fibrous, stringy stuff
that comes from California. After the
first labor of planting thero is scarcely an
;J hour's work each year to keep it in good
bearing order.
Fox Valley Jotting.
Fox Valley, Or., May 1, 18811.
(Editor Willamette Farmer:
A few items from this part of Webfoot
iniiirht not be amiss. Spring sown wheat
Plooks rather pale, but I think a few more
warm days will restore its projier color.
One more week of dry weather and the
f farmers will say, too late to sow grain.
.John Chalmers has sold out to a Kunsas
immigrant ; sorry to lose a good neigh
bor. There are several more farms in
this neighborhood for sale. Prices range
F irv f! OOH Tlmro nm fmmo
firoiu tvw iu rv,vw .....
good timber claims yet to locate. We
.have a good prospect for a bndgo across
ithe Xorth Santiam at Mehatna. so say a
flomr list of tax payers in Linn. A good
bridge would 1 a good thing for the
KFoxes. The celebrated temicraneo lec
turer, Mr King, sent a mes-sige that ho
rould bo at the school nouso iiuw
i l,u.t... nn TiMlllRinCe. Anril 20th.
Sliere was quite a crowd out, notwith-
ti if .. .1 ! !:.. f itlul In L-r.ti
miming we nun. "e . ,.
bis promise. Wineii is me greater sin,
to drink a little wine or tell a little fabo-
ihood? A few miners passed through
Fox vallev the other day, lound for tne
"r.,.,..l Vnrlr Vr linnn ll M the MllltO
tpass road have a donation from Marion
county. The trail will get another brush-
in g as far up as the hunting wood.
Good for the hunters. The Foxes have
planted some hop yards this spring. If
they do well there are others that will
follow suit. Good hands are scarce ; labor
in demand.
J. C. Robertson's flouring mill, on Rock
Creek, makes letter flour and more to
the bushel than any of their big mills.
A great boom in projxjrty is rejiorted at
Mehama, that being the present terminus
of the projected Salem railroad. Mr.
Villard had lictter get the controlling in
terest in that road. Si'rscrider.
V
Tile Draining.
Scio, Or., Mny 5, 1883,
Editor Willamette Farmer:
Allow me to make a few lvmaiks in
your most valuable paper concerning tile
draining. I have been in this State seven
months, and the longer I am in the
country the more I sec tho need of tile
draining. All the swales could be made
tho best and driest land in the country if
propel ly drained. I understand the busi
ness, as I am a Zanesville, Ohio, potter,
and have made tiles in Missouri. I un
derstand making and laying tile. There
is good brick clay in this valley, which
makes the best tiles. It is preferable to
fire clay in many resjiects. It would take
about one thousand dollars to start with
a good tile machine, kiln and all the fix
tures. Tile can be made for three cents a
foot, three inch bore, and about half a
cent more to tho inch as the liore in
creases in size. Bad health renders mo
unfit for hard labor. If any one wishes to
go into the business I would give them
all the instructions necessary. I will nlso
answer any questions on this subject
Riley Brattos-.
Farming In Umatilla County.
Lexa, Or., April 20, 1883.
Editor Willamette Farmer :
I have of late noticed many articles in
papers concerning the great resources of
the Inland Empire and its adaptability to
to wheat growing and the flattering pros
jiccts of the present crop.
Nearly twenty-one years ago I settled
in this county ; immediately after its or
ganization and in tho following year I
commenced cultivating the soil that has
sinco proven to lie so justly celebrated in
the production of wheat.' Up to that
date, (1864,) when I ni,le tho first effort
to cultivate tho sago i,rUsh and bunch
grass land, nono but tho bottom lands
along the stieams ha,i bee,, touched by
the old settlers. Wlicn thev saw mo en
gaged in tho now, a,j to them foolish,
departure, they made ie tho subject of
derision. Mr. John R. Courtney, and his
brother, Mr. N. B. Evans, Mr. S. Hamil
ton, John McCoy, ad manv others who
were citizens of what is known as the
Meadows, had their own fun as to my
prospects for farming. They even went
so far as to propose to rai-o mony by sub
scription to send me to tho Insane asylum
at East Portland. The results of my ex
periment is too well known this Pacific
coast to require of mo further comment
at this time. If persons, however, who
may le interested in the early hi-tory of
grain raising in the Inland Empire will
take the trouble to call on ex-Gov. A. C.
Gibbs, of Portland, they can seo a photo
graph of the second or third crop of grain
that I raised on the sage brush plains of
Umatilla county, a crop that yielded
sixty-three and one-third buhels per acre.
Tho" picture illustrates a part of tho field
cut and in shock, while on the balance of
tho field the grain is still standing with a
fine view of the plain in the distance,
looking northward. J. C. Franklin.
Xote. We remember visiting friend
Franklin, almost twenty years ago at his
homo on the Umatilla river, and take
pleasure in recording the success ho has
achieved in the meantime. The time wo
lelieve is near when land in that county
now considered worthless as "sand and
sagebrush" was considered in 1809, will
astonL-h the world by its productiveness.
Thero is very little land in Umatilla coun
ty that -will not produce good crops if
properly conducted En.
Mooriiouse, Or., April 27, 1882.
Editor Wi lamette Farmer:
I lielieva I have never seen a commu
nication from these parts. I am busily
employed putting in corn. Nearly all the
farmers are planting corn at present, ihe
f.dl rfuvn Brain looks splendid. Some
grain sown late last fall don't look quite
hn well as tho cram was not forward
enough to keep the ground from baking.
A good narrowing helps iuch wheat. Tho
outlook for a large crop and prosperous
PORTLAND, OREGON,
times was never lictter. Grain on the.
Prospect Hill farm never looked mo
promising, and meeting with no accidiht
will linrvrwt n liitr prnli Tim (mmtat ia
settling up very fast. A great umunnt of
Janet is nciiig taKen up in what iney call
the sand. It seems to hold the tfamnucss
extremely well. Yours resiKyffully,
Geo. y. 1'ARKEIl.
Farmers and PqJftlci.
Eoyf, May 1, 188M.
Editor Wil'amette Farmer:
In the Farmer of April 20th we find
an interesting article headed "Political
Movements," and we hope that you will
give us some more of the same kind. Aio
oou aware what your aiticle on Citien
ship did, a little over a year ago? It
saved Polk and Marion counties from
going for a Dog or a Mormon. But,
allow us to ak, do you not make a mis
take in not encouraging farmers to ex
press their views reasonably on political
matters as well as on fanning? Why
not? The farmer niut know that he is
a power. Someliodv has sent us a copy
of the "Fanning World," and it is full of
political corrciwndence of farmer", in
kindness, for their being fit.
Resiiectfully, G. H. Eilers.
Reply. We like brief communications
on all importnnt topics, but cannot think
it advisable to fill up our paper with po
litical talk. If occasion arose for meeting
some great public exigency we should be
glad to open these columns to accom
plish good. The truth is, it is a nice
matter to draw the lino and sny when
enough has been said on some subjects.
Our object is to supply farmers with a re
liable organ and never shirk a duty. We
have positive opinions and wish to en
courage right, in every direction. There
never has been any bar to discussion of
matters of public iniortnnce, but renders
would complain if wo surrendered great
space to political discussion or religious
controversy. We take correct views on
both that good citizens and good Chris
tians cannot dispute. That, wo think, fills
our mission.
'Weather Report tor April, 18S3.
Eola, May 1, 1883.
EJitor Willamitte Farmer :
During April, 1883, there were 19 da) a
daring which ram and snow fell, and an
aggregate of 0.52 inches of water; 4 clear and
7 cloudy days.
The mean temperature for the month was
47.40 deg.
Highest daily mean temperature for the
month, 46 deg. on the 25th and 28th.
Lowest daily mean temperature, 40 deg. on
2th and 23d.
Mean temperature for the month, at 2
o'clock p. M , 53.77 deg.
Highest temperature for the month, G9 dec.
at 2 o'clock p. H., on the 25th.
Lowest temperature, 35 deg. at 7 o'clock
A. M., on the 19th.
Frosts occurred on the 10th and 12th.
The prevailing inds for the month were
from the north during 11 days, south 2 day,
southwest 17 days.
During April, IBS-, there were 12 rainy
and snowy days, and 2.57 inches of water, 8
clear and 10 cloudy days.
Mean temperature (or the month, 46.46 de
grees.
Highest daily temperature lor the month,
64 deg. on the 30th.
Lowest daily temperature tor the month,
37 deg. on the 24th. T. Peabcx.
WilATEsTKRFBiHEAccourLisiiics. Among
all the foreign companies doing business in
Oregon none have been more successful than
the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company,
This is mainly due to the energy and ability
of the agent, Mr. A McKennie, who has had
charge of the company's affairs since it corn,
meucrd butioess here. It has to-day more
policies iu the northwest than any other, and
among the best and wealthiest citizens.
Patrick Hogan, who died a short time since,
had a policy of 15000, and the late Charles
Hodge, one of $10,000 These policies were
promptly paid on the proof of death having
been Bled. The management has never ex
perienced the lent tronhle in its settlements
and the aflairs of thi company are so system
aticslly managed that th pilny owners have
the utmost confidence in the agent aa well as
the soundness ot the company, A company
that deals fairly with its policy holders de
serves the success which baa been met by this
company.
Both Lydia E. Biukham's Vegetable Com
pound and Blood Purifier are prepared at 233
and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Price
of either, f 1. Six bottle for $5. Sent by mail
in the form of pills, or of lozenges, on receipt
of price, fl per box for either. Mrs. Pink
bam freely answers all letters of inquiry. En
close 3c stamp. Send for ''Guide to Health
and Kerre Strain."
IIDAY, MAY
rHE OREGON AMD CALIFORNIA RAILROAD
AND THE RAILROAD TO ASTORIA.
A Committee of the Astoria Chamber of
Commerce lately called on Mr Villard and
we publish below his statement made to that
committee, whioh are of interest as they
dearly explain the affairs of the Oregon &.
California Railroad Company, a w ell aa the
prospect for continuing the line from Forest
Grove to Astoria.
Mr. Villard sajd :
"When I first came to Oregon my friends
in Germany had invested many millions of
dollars in the original bonds of the Oregon &
California Railroad Company. After the first
six months the payment of interest was
stopped, and the bonds, which had cost them
high prices, depreciated ten or twelve per
cent, of their nominal value in the market.
Tho people who had lost so much money were
uuuilhug to invest more capital in what they
considered a desperate and hopeless enter
prise. "It took three years of very hard work,
continuous pressure and assurance on my part
of the great futrue of this northwest country
bt-fore 1 was ablo to revail upon tho parties
abioid interested in these transportation lines
at that time, to give me any additional capital
at all. I commenced with improving the
steamship service here. You know very well
how it has been done. I had very hard work
in doing it. Then, an you know, we succeeded
in raising means to extend what was then
known as the Oregon Central railroad, now
called the Wtst Side division, from the Yam
hill river to Corvallis. Two years ago the
time appeared to have come for another effort
in connection with the Oregon & California R.
R., to raise money to do what oaght to have
bet n done ten yrars ago, and for which my
German friends had at that time given their
money; that is, to extend the line of the Ore
gon & California Company to the California
boundary. My friends in Germany had bought
all the oonds authorized against the entire
line from Portland to the California boundary,
but instead of having that entire line built
with the proceeds of the bonds, there were
only 200 mile built to Roseburg. The
power to mortgage was exhausted. It was
absolutely impossible to do anything without
a foreclosure of the mortgage and a reorgani
zation of the company. You will readily un
derstand what I mean. We could not get
parties in Germany and in England up to that
point until two year ago. That is to the
point of being willing to make a new com
pany, so to speak, to which tho existing prop
eity should be transferred, to exchange their
bonds for stock and to permit tho making of
a new m rtgage on the property, in order to
Erovide means to build to the California
lundary. That was accomplishei after a
great deal of hard work, and we did get the
money to begin the construction of the south
ern extension from Roseburg to Jacksonville
and beyond. As you know, we have been en
gaged in building this line tor over a year. I
went over the road yesterday and found about
sixty-five miles of track actually laid and the
work well in hand for neaily ono hundred
miles beyond. But it turned out, unfor
tunately, after the work of construction was
stai ted. that the line will oost a creat deal
more than we expected it would. It was
found to be an extremely difficult and expen
sive line. I believe that it will prove one of
me most expensive rauroau lines in me united
States. So that within the last few months,
as you have seen in the papers, I have been
obliged to go again to the original bondhold
ers under the Ben. Hulladay administration,
wtio had given up the first mortgage lien and
consented to the exchange of their bonds for
stock, and say to them: 'We have miscalcu
lated the cost of the southern extension. We
must have more money. You have consented
to making a first mortgage taking precedence
of your stock That is not enough. Vou
must now consent to making a second mort
gage at the rate of $10,000 per mile. With
out that we cannot go on.'
"At the same time, aa you have seen from
the papers, I succeeded in obtaiuing their con
sent to provide means for the consnuction of
a line to Astoria that line which has been
contemplated fur so many years, but towards
the building of which nothing has so far been
done, toward the building of which nothing
could be done, as you will understand, from
the explanations made to you, provided how
ever that upon due examination into themerits
of the line, the construction of it should be
found advisable. That is just the siluatiou
to-day. Of course, I could not expect the
public to understand the detail of the situa
tion during the last ten years a I have ex
plained thuu to you.
"You will fiankly admit, I am sure, that it
was absolutely impossible to raise money for
the purpose of building that line until within
the last few months. You cannot build rail
roads without money. 'I here was no way of
accomplishing the object until now. As soon
as the proper authority had beeo voted at the
meeting of the stockholders, held in London
a little over a month ago, I telegraphed in
structions to Managrr Koehlerto immediately
arrange for sending out a surveying corps to
go over the line and collect information with
reference to it proper location and the
natural resource of the country through
which it will paas such information, in short,
as would enable me to form a correct opinion
of the me, its of the enterprise. There was
no time lost at all. I supposed when I reached
Astoria that the party bad been in the field
for aome time, and I only learned there t at
it bad just taken the field You probably
know that Mr. Hurlburt is in the field now.
In addition to that, on the day lfore ytatei
I detailed a timber expert. Mr. Temnleman,
to make a special report upon the timber re
source of the region. He is to meet roe again
the day after to-morrow for the purpose of
making a preliminary report. Then no will
make a regular timber surrey of the whole
region.
"Railroad building, like every other com
11, 1883.
mercial enterprise, can only succeed if con
ducted upon sound business principles. I
have explained to you the successive failures
tost have occurred in the past in connection
with the Oregon & California Railroad Com
pany In the light of past experience I cer
tainly would not be justified (because I stand
here as a trustee of the owners of this proper
ty) in recommending them to provide further
capital by means of putting an increased,
mortgage ahead of their stock unless I was
satisfied tho investment would prove a satis
factory ono. Whether that will be the case I
do not know at this moment, and there may
be 80 days yet before I shall have the infor
mation before me from which I can arrive at
a satisfactory conclusion.
I havo heard a good deal about this land
grant, but I have no positive evidences of its
value. I have no evidences, in the first placo,
a- to the oxtent of the timber resources em
braced within tho limit of tho land grant. I
ought to havo also further ovidonces as to the
commeiclal value of these timber resources
as to the practicability of marketing them.
I wish to know something moro than I do now
at to the mineral and agricultural resources
of this laud grant. When the information
shall bo at my command I shall arrive at a
decision very promptly, and whatever that
decision may bo you will bo advised of it with
equal promptness.
I believe your Chamber of Commerce has
made efforts in Washington to bring about a
declaration of the forfeiture of the land grant
in question. Now I want you to distinctly
understand that I havo no fault to find with
anybody for not wishing totio up a largo body
of public lands for an indefinite period. I do
not believo in it any more than you do. But
ycu ought to understand the bearings of the
case. Take the Oregon t California land
grant, for ins'ance. The interest in the lauds
yet to be acquired by the company by con
struction hereafter t mortgaged, as well a?
the lands that have actually been acquired
and conveyed to the company by tho United
State government from previous railroad con
struction, and this interest la mortgaged in
trust for the benefit of the bold hold era of the
company. Therefore it is beyond tho power
of the Oregon t California Railroad Company,
And it is beyond the-power ol myself a presi
dent of the company. I have nothing what
ever to do with it. That trust ia held by three
English gentlemen tor the benot't of the bond
holders, and it is for them and not for tho
company not for me a president ti say
how these claim shall be disposed of. I want
you to understand that very clearly. Even
these trustees cannot forego those claims with
out the consent of the holders of the first
mortgago bond issued under that trust.
The committee inquired if Mr. Villard in
tended to convey the idea that no transfer of
the land grant could be made to any other
company if it should build tho road.
Mr. Villard said that ho meant simply that
the trustees have no right to part voluntarily
with anything belonging to the bondholders.
He said: "I have taken that ground. I have
made this explanation simply to show you that
it is not always so oasy to accomplish thing
as appears on tne suriaco. i the present in
vestigation into the merits of those lands and
the general question of the advisibility of con
structing a lino to your town should result in
the conclusion tn?t it would not no a paying
enterprise lor us to engage in. 1 should cer
tainly be in favor of saying distinctly and
once for all to whom it may concern, that we
should not insist upon whatovor claims the
company has. What the trustees under the
mortgage will do is another matter. But, an
far as I am personally concerned, I should be
iu favor of throwing these lands open either
to the publio, or of having them developed to
some other purpose. At the same time, 1
want to toll you that I understand the tern
per of congreb and the government generally
on the land grant question. It has beon my
business to sound the temper, and to know
the policy of the g ivernment. And you may
believe me when 1 say that if the company
should surrender it claims to that land grant
no other corporation will ever receive the
benefit of them. That land will simply be
returned to the publio domain. These claims
are part 'l the trust tho company ha created
for the benefit of the bondholder.
Mr, Villard said that he had spoken very
freely, and that he would aow be glad to hear
what the committee had to say.
The committee inquired whether in tho
event of the investigation now being made
proving favorablo, the road would bo built
aud built immediately,
Mr. Villard replied in the affirmative. Ho
aid in that event tho work would be taken iu
hand at once; that the financial arrangements
were already made. But he said the commit
tee, as sensible men, would readily undersiand
that it would not do for the company to go
blindly Into any enterprise involving the out
lay ot millions of dollars, that ia without
knowing the wound on which it was stepping.
He went on to say that a great deal had
been said about his hostility to ami prejudice
against Aatorii. Such statements, he said,
have no foundation in fact He explained
that the steamthip and steamboat line which
be represented were naturally greatly inter
ested in the town of Asturia, and that they
would, ol course, do nothing which would
work to the injury of that place.
The committee r quested iufoimation as to
when the quettion of the building of the line
would be decided.
Mr. Villard replied that it could not be
aid difinitely when the surveyors would fin
ish their work. He believed Mauager Ko.-h-ler
hail informed him that the result of the
survey would be known in about 60 days. It
was not proposed to make a superficial exam
nation such as was made once Ly some of the
people ol Astoria, but a thorough study ot
the whole ground would be inide, in t only
with reference to the building of the hue, but
with reference to the marketability of the
timber by means of logroad leading to the
railroad, or in other ways, that is, as far a
the natural resource of the district can be
NO. 13.
made available for feeding the line, direotly
or indirectly.
The committee desire to know if it was de
cided to undertake the construction f thi
line, how long it would take to complete it.
Mr. Villard replied that it was impoalhl
to tell how long a time would be required
untit the line should be definitely located and
the luryeyor were able to make exact calcu
lations. He assured the committer, however,
that if it was decided to take the work in
hand there would be no delay in pushing it to
a speedy completion.
Mr. Villard informed the rommitteo that it
had been decided to build the line from Cor
vallis to Junction City, and that it was ex
pected that this line would be completod dur
ing the owning summer.
Mr. Villard did not hesitate to say, as far
"s he oonld judge of the situation, he would
be in favor of bee ining the line from Astoria.
He said it would bfppnd in some mc"snr
upon the question whether the company could
obtain the requmtn terminal facilities within
the town limits of Astoria. Hn told the com
mittee that ho had never askod for subsidies,
but if tho people expect tho company to build
a railway to their town, of course, the com
pany h a right to look for amiitance from
them to enable it to enter th town and to
secure enough space thero to do its business.
Tho North American Ilrri'w for Mav con
tains nine articles, nearly every ono of which.
discusses some topia or problem at the pre
ent moment prnniinnt in the publio mind.
Senator John T. Morgan writes of "Moxioo,"
and sots forth the consideratinns of commer
cial advantage and international comity which
are rapidly bringing about a more cordial un
derstanding between that country and the
United States. Tho Rev. William Kirkus,
taking occasion from Bishop MrQuaid ' recent
vaticinations regarding the denay of Protest
antism, makos a vigorous counter ohareounOn
the papal system in an article entitled "The
Disintegration of Romanism " In "Emerson
and Carlvle," Edwin P. Whipnle discourse
with all his old-time keenness of psychological
insight and perfection pf literary form upon
the strangely diverge mental snd moral char
acter ticB of thoo two gft thinker. Prof.
Felix Adler offers "A Secular View of Moral
Training." arguing that tho current skeptical
habit of thought demand an independent
svstem of practical ethics, based primarily
on observation rather than on revo'ation.
"Communism in America," hv Prof. Alexan
der Winchell, gives vprv fTihle expression
to the apprehensions of thne pennimi-tlo ob
servers of the t'ond of evonts in this countrV
who think that thev in 'lir political and
social development all the signs of impending
national decav. The oth"r articles are
"Affinities of Buddiam anil Christianity" by
the Rev. Dr. James Freeman Clark:" "Wo
man a an Inventor," bv MstildaJoilvnCagel
"Colle Endowment," bv Rossiter Johnson!
and "Extradition," by A. O. S1gwick. Pub
lished at 30 Lafaytte PU"", Now York, and
for sale by ImoUsellers generally.
Towns are to be planted along Mm Colum
bia river among the sand hills and under the
bluffs, all the way from Dalles City to tho very
headwaters nf both Snake river and tho Col
umbia, The good country back of the river
will have outlets and aa agricultural region
develop those statlnns will bloom out into)
business activity. One nf the new aspirant
for name and fame Is Castle Rock, below
Umatilla. Lately they have surveyed
county road fr.im Heppner to the river and
railroad. It follows tho divide between Wil
low creek anil Butter creek, past the well
known Tub Wells, on the old emigrant road,
and comes down naturally at Castle Rook,
which is so named nn account of a natural
rock formation that stinda up forty feot high
among the sand and sago brush. That
country about Heppner, between the Blue
mountain and the railroad, has a great
extent of arablo lands that will speedily be
ettled. The town of Castle Rock, if it com
mands the position as the natural outlet, will
profit by it. Willard Herren, on of W. J.
Herren, of Salem mills, ha already gone
there. A commndinu warehouse, ha been
erected. He will act a agent f O. H. & N,
Co., and keep a good stock of goods Iw-ides.
We shall look for heavy shipment of wool
from there this season ami watch with intereat
to aee what the outcome will be.
Nkw Yonn, May 7. The situation of the
market for most kind of domesto wools con
tinue far from brilliant and we are unable to
secure a basis upon which to give a mors
cheerful report than that prosentod for a long
tuno past. From Texas most reports con
tinue comparatively strung. Kates are men
tioned as relatively above anything
pooihle in this market, hut in one
or two cases we sro told that the
latcntmail advices advices Indicate movement
showing a loss of confidence among local
speculative buyer with a tendency to with
draw and stand off for further developments.
Some Southern wools are moving, but price
are rather uncertain and hardlv in a quotable
form at this moment. Carpet wools are slow.
though we hear that li'tlo sloe la uuder ne
gotiation. Sales will iniludo 23 000 pound
apnug California at I9'i20 o s 1000 pounds of
scouted at 45ciC0 o. Twenty bales fall, strictly
hurry, at 55 o. Hide rnark-t is without es
sential change i demand eems fair and our-
chaaea foot up well from time to time, though
mainiv os small lots, i rices are steady on
most line.
"What ia bred in the bone, wi I never out
of the flesh." But rheumatism, piles, malaria,
constipation and all other confluents from de
rangements ot the functions of the liver, kid
net and bowel will "out of tbn flesh" with
out fail after the thorough use of Kidney Wort,
tne cure lor an sucn i
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