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Newspaper Page TextTHE DAILY EAST OllEGOXIAX-XEW YEAR'S EDITION FlilDAY, JANUARY 1, 1892. calculated to remove doubt: only to see tho cattle will convince, nml thnt fixes belief unnlternbly. Two llnu largo rivers, tho Malheur and jwynee, traverso tno county, nud, with heir feeders, supply nil uuundnncu of water everywhere. A great quantity of mini is open lor scmemcm. Along uieso rivers we mini is very fertile, unci grnssv -valleys of consldcrublo width may be ionuu. icvciopmeni win come nere In u short time. Tlio streams rise. In the mountain, and water Is everywhere to ho had, at a good elevation, 'for cheap and easy irrigation. Tho following fig ures uru from tho assessment returns for 1801: I.HKI, 1WWMB tXOflM iioj-jn.-fl.jtv.ii2.. 'jjsuir 'JMIto, IfUN ... iu.V lum 44.7:W . T;LUI Xaluo, W7 ..................... ........ l.l.W luw.i jmiii'rty valuation....... ..lsu,7)') Tho returns for 1801 show tho school Imputation to bo 700, -mid tho amount ex peuded forlhe maintenance of (he mil Jic schools lurlng tJio year was $!,lS7iia VAI.li. A townof somo-ilOO Inhabitant IstJie county sent, it lies 18 miles west of On turlo onJlio Oregon Short Line, ud is reached from there by stages. WALLOWA COUNTY. In fertility and beauty, of the Shenan doah valley of Virginia. Tho largest continuous body of. agri cultural and choice furinlnir land, is f 1 PttMilit If ill i tn n1ltt rwtittiillitlti itifim ' He. The Grande Hondo river rises near tfcnn at nny time in tho town's history. Tho population of Joseph Is now about 1100, nml nenrly every lino of business Is represented. Tho First Bank of Joseph, with n capital of $50,000, was established In 1887, and Is now one of tho established IIISUIIIIIOIIS Ol UIO eOUIliy. 1110 .IIMODII ntll-num U'i.Ii.mi limit nt ti. ti ... rL.K.,,,.H ('u,11,r"lkT Pnwcwt) tirnmi(iiWf, , ,irst east, then north and out from ,10 to -It) barrels of first-class northenst to the Washington stato line, iiouruaiiy. , and thence east again Into tho Snake Tho townslte Is alt that could bo do-i rivt.,.. The other valleys aro Ilne, Kagle, sired, seemingly having been designed ,m.,tpr nvor, clover Creek, Stnrkey y...'i" XTr( " '! f",U,ro ,cl,y: ,0"',",""!',r"lr'"""l '"'' All partake of the south of the town Is located Wallowa I ,.i.,.rn..,r ,,. ..i,i r .......... Luke, a body of wntar four miles long production "I" tho teiiittoru to zone known Ht'MMKHVIM.K, eighteen miles from La Grande, Is an other Important place. IIIK COVK Tho timber lands aro very extensive, nud tho greater portion of them actually untouched. These nro covered with pine, n r, tumnrncK and juniper, ami tuey are not excelled In this section, Excellent uramie uoniio vanev, continuing over , . i not oxecucu m mis section, excellent 500,000 acres of well-watered level prul-!" ""other town of Union county, nlno . discoveries of conl too, hnvo been made -Area iSq. .MHUh li.SOO. ll.lltll. IVQtiOutloil This county occupies tiie tmrthenst ornor of Oregon. Formerly a n'ortlon of .Union county, which it xools In the wildncas of its romantic HoenoQvlts vnl .loysnro ninch of the sajwechumcter of ioll,.but on a decidedly miaUur scale. There. are number of them, but no iwhoroj in'one district U Umreanvcry ox tenslvc-body of agricultural hind. By far tho greater Krtiau iu" Wallowa ounty.ls mountains, juid .oovorcd with vuluablo timber, principally iflr, pine nml .mmarnek. Tho vnlloya jireiiltth with an excellent soil, and pixxluce nU the cereals, and Iiay abundantly. Fruits do remark .h)ytwcll hcre,aud peaches .of excellent izo.ntid delicious flavor .nrevaslly raised Wild berries of nil kinds .crow Insurant. )y. TIiIh valley section Is tmainly In the eontrnl part of tho couuuiud comprises three small district known an the Upper, Lower nud Mlddlo Walkiwn valleys. these have an elevation. of .11,000 to 4,000 foot. The rolling hilly .oouutry Is cov ered witli bunch grass, nud milords some oi mo uesi pnsiurago mugeHiiu tlio stato. Rome of tho hill inako giMHl.ngrlcultiiral .lands, nud grain con ho raised with much uccess. (1 rain Is now ieliig cultivated on ranges heretofore exclusively devoted to grazing, and as high an 40 bnohcls of -wheat per acre, hnrrao.d from such laud, hverywhero ngrlculturo Is receiv ing moro nttentlon. Thero .is plenty of good government laud ojion for settle ment, nud thnt which Is Improved can ho .bought for from $7 to por ncre. Tho east side of the county Is known as tho Ininahu valley, mid lakes Us name from tho river Imiiuhu, which Hows through It, emptying luto tho Snake. Hero tho lofty mountain sides form a perfect shelter, tempering tho cllmato to a softness that has mudo It it district .famous for adaptability to '.tho produc tion of peaches, nprlcotM -and nectarines in perfection and abumkiiice. Tho hill sides nro duvold of timber, and orchards .aro being set out that will uutko fruit growing hero u lucrative Industry. The tollowlug llgures aro taken from tho as sessment returns of 1801: Jjllltl, 70.017 WIT.TAI Hiintis, rt,:r.i7 - u.jjn '(rattle, 1 B.K17...... ...... ........M...M... ....... ........ l..i.t'itl hlnt'i.'jsj;i7 ilVC' hwliii-.'.V'il.l- .M7 (lioHi piniKity filiation, 1I."1."),,.J Tho returns for 1801 show tlio school Doniilatlou to bo .KS. During tho year $8,012.(10 was tho amount expended in inaiiitnliilug tho public schools. Till: TOWNS OK WAI.IUWA COl'.NTV. , Knterprlso Is tho county sent, with it , population of uboct 400. It was founded in 188(1, and Is situated In tlio west end of tho Upper valley, on what was former ly known as Bennett Flat, .being on tho north sldo of tho Wallowa river. It Is a growing little placo and bus n bright future. It supports nu ncader.iy with fifty pu pils In regular attendance, and a public, school with eighty pupils. Tho town promises to make ipiito u growth next year as thero aro several Important en terprises on foot and preparations aro being made, for tho erect Ion of, a number t)i substantial mid comimxiuuis iiiiriiuess lintibcs ami residences. AI.DKII, is tho oldest town In the .county, six miles west of Joxcph nud tuo miles south of .Enterprise. From tho mountain side nuiiiy springs, fed by tho mountain fiiouh, Irrigate this whole. M'dJun, mak ing rainfall almost unnecessary. The surrounding country Is n section of tho best farjiiliig laud in tho county, never falling to produce ubuudaml crops. In this section nro many line fruit orchards. During tho Indian wars of 1877-78, at tho littlu town of Alder, tho people tif tho valley gathered, and built n sort of stockade or tlio common protection. As coon dm tho danger was over, tho stock ado was abandoned, and but little evi dence remains to Inform tho enitilrer where It stood, TUK TOWN OK JOSIU'II. Ill tho southern portion of tho Upper Wallowa vnlley, at tho foot of tho Wal lowa or Kagle Creek mountains, Is located tho town of Joseph. Tho first business house was established at this point in tho fall of 1880, soon after tho settlement of Indian difficulties in tho valley, but tho growth of tho town may bo dated from tho year 1882, when tho first business house of any pretentions whatever was established. Tho growth of the town from a business standpoint has been slow and sure, and to-day moro people do their trading with Joseph business men nud otio mile wide, famous fur Its beauti ful nml picturesque scenery, and its at tractions nan summer resort. Tills lake la 150 feet above the town-site, and the river which Hows Troiii it furnishes to manufacturers u witter-nowcr unexcelled t.. i u rainieru urrgfi. To the north and east of Joseph lies a largo area of Agricultural nud grazing country, much of which is yet open to settlement. Tlio town also enjoys a good trade from tho fnrmlui! country lying along the foot-hills on" the west. Tho principal productions of this locality aro wood, grain, hay, live stock and wool, ul though tJio Iinnaha country, thirty utiles snuthcaM, has exported n largo amount of fruit the past season. In tlio Wallowa mountains outh of Josepli, nt a distance of from three to twelve miles from the town, wre located hirgo bodies of mineral, marble and lime stone. Tho mines thus lar open generally produce silver-bearing m, although some gold-bearing rocli luw been found during the past season. On Hurricane creek, about threo tulles west of Joseph, is all Jbhiiciihc deposit of marble and limestone thirt-wlll bo of in calculable value in the near future. The marble embraces wwul varieties, from puro whlto to almost black. Tho citi zens of Joseph will w"ur suitable encour agements nml ioduoomuiits to nil worthy enterprises. UNION COUNTY In diversified farming. Tho Grande llonde valley comprises about oncthlrd of the agricultural laud of tho county. It Is not now more thnti one-half under cultivation. It yields bountifully of wheat, rye, barley, oats. hav. linns, fruit and vegetables. All of these articles are, shinned out IiphIiIi.4 Hour, lmenti. u-n.it ' hides, liorses, cattle, sheep ami much lumber. Conspiring to make all these productions more valuable, Is the con tiguity of their situation. The nvnlln bilitv of each to tho other Industries, renders the process of development, of nil of them, both rapid and easy. The hills and mountains bordering tho val leys are covered with u line growth of timber, or natural hiiuch-gruFH pasturage. Tho herder Is nowhere In this county in a solitary situation; hut, with a home in the foothills ho may he only a moderate distance from some settlement, or even city, and Is yet near his herds or bands. Numerous are the locations where these little farms can he established, in parts of the county aliuost entirely devoted to stock-raising, and ti very small sum of money will procure, nud settle a famllv upon, one of them. No point lit tho val leys Is fur distant from saw-mills in tlio i I miles from Union. In tho heart of tl o fruit rnslnir section of Ornndo ltcndo valley. The country surrounding It is truly the garden spot of tho valley, rich upd progressive, being well watered by springs nud running streams, and thickly settled. HOT I.AKK, between Lit Grande, nud Union, Is tl o natural curiosity of the vnlley. This place Is becoming quite n resort for In valids. There nro good uccomniodntlcns for bathers. Tho surroundings n.-u pit titrcsquc, and the nlr Ih bracing and puto; tho elevation being nearly 11,000. Tho water from this lako rises from tho ground In n good stream, nt a tempera ture of from 172 to 1112 degrees, and spreads Into a lako covering some threo acres. DAKEIt COUNTY. adjacent timber. and within haulltur dls tauce Is nil the stuff for hulhiing, fencing, etc, Everywhere we see tho jHJwer of small streams utilized, and saw-mills clearing out the timber. Much of tlio timber laud, cxpeclullv where the tam arack prevails, will, when cleared, make good grazing and farming land, All over Ami S4. Mlto-M .:i.lT.(. aani.i. I'opuliitlon Union couaty Jlim noutheast of Uma tilla. In this ipoglon of varied scenery, remarkable Ixinuty, nnd fertile acres, the sportsman, tourist, nud settler alike, will find nil they seek. Tho county com prises n scries of valleys, separated by narrow nqixm or the Mluo mountains, which bcrderaind shelter them. They are not little vales, hut broad continuous savaniMlis, sometimes 20 miles or more in tvldlki. Here, In extensive, travel one Aron Sq, mIIcn U.AOO. Population (1,7111 Baker county lies directly south of Union, and maintains n general elevation about tho highest In tho state. Stock-raising has been ami Is yet the great Industry, outside of mining, In Baker county. Everything Is conduclvo to the siiccvss of pastoral pursuits. Scat tered along the foothill border of the valleys, Is the home of the stockman nml sheep herder, located on a few acres of farming land which render a comfortable living, while the droves and hands graze on the surrounding hills and pasture ' lauds. So protltablo has this easy llfo been 1lmt. till of late, the rich vallov voti. . . ' . ' . . the county nro opixirtunltles for men who nam '"0K ,l,(f streams, ana tlio still come with no money, and no capital save 1 moro fertile foothills have not tempted n their hands mid Industry, 1 test of their productiveness, beyond tlio And those who come with money nn- illirMt niHu ,,r Iohu.kiIi- n.windtv To ( lw.lt, fr.,n, lln.ltn.r .,H.llt..l,lu iV,.a. , UlirCSt HCetlS Ol dOIUCSlIC HCOCSSlti. 10 incut. Thev Is still considerable very i ri,,ln possession of these lucrative prlv- open for entry In many ' lieges, tho Idea has been nursed, nml the impression encouraged mat, lor otner purposes than ranges, these laud wero fair laud vi l parts of the oumty. Tho nreublo land of Grand Itoude vnlley. however, Is nil ab sorbed. Being principally state laud It has been sold. Owned in large tracks, many subdivisions are being made, and It can, much of It, lie hoimht low. Prices oflmprowd land will range from fill to valueless. Still ngrlculturo has fought Its way, and doubt no longer exists. Tho grains and grasses are nil rnlsed here, nud, when we consider thnt It Is with u rainfall In places us light us 15 Inches In tho county, but not developed to n do gree of supplying fuel. When necessity for Its use Is felt,' It will bo quickly util ized. Baker Is noted for her mineral wealth, nud some day, when capital comes In ami dnvclopes her mines sho will become one of tho richest counties in tlio state. Her stores of wealth nro Inexhaustible. Hero the nimble dollar Is needed to Invest promise with n metnlic ring. The adventurous prospector may movo on: his work Is done. The opening hero now Is for tho capitalist. The assessment returns for 1801 furn ish tho following llgures: IJttlil, li'.i.av.i t RSVtW llnrsos, I,h7;1... lil.'.NVi fntlle, nuns l:ll,p.v Hlu-l'i, lit,!'" .'0,7111 Mttlne.Kso U.7Hl OroM property valuation '.',oi,lirj Tlio returns for 1801 show the school population to bo 2,217, and tho amount expended during tho year for malntcii nuco of the public schools was 2 1, 1110.1.1. IIAUKH CITY, the sent of Baker county, very appro priately styled the "Denver of Oregon," Is the gateway to tho great Inland empire nud through It tho emigrant passes on entering Oregon, and it Is nt thnt point thnt he gets Ills first Impression of the state's unlimited nud mngnlticcnt re sources nml superior advantages. This prosperous city Is on tho Union Pacific nud Is tho terminus of the Sump tor Vnlley railroad. It Is 1150 mllci from Portland and 1,05!! from Denver, and has a population of 11,500. It Is situated nt tho head of tho Powder river vnllny, and is tho natural distributing point for a region of over 5,000 square miles, whoso hills nro alive with gold nud silver mines, mountains covered with Illimitable forests of pine, llr nud tnmnrack, and vnlleys tho most productive In tho north west, while stock mid nurictilturul pur suits are curried on most successfully. Backed by nil these grand resources, thero is little wonder that Its citizens nro confident In their belief that Baker City's possibilities nro great. The first Impression of u visitor Is that the place presents u neat nud substantial appearance. Its beautiful business bricks and flue residences are svnoiivms of prosperity, whllo tho absence of a "far KAhlKKN OMFf.ON-A UMATILLA COUNTY GRAIN FIKU), will find nowiiero u inortMicllgliuut pros- o,-, ..r m.r,.. Tliese are In the vallev 'the minimum with which ngrlcultiirul pec!. Cnlirornlu oven Tulls behind In lior deeded, and with perfect title. Uiul In . pursuits can ho successfully followed luck of rich coloring. Tho gently roll-1 the foothills and small valleys Is selling w iV NIV truthfiillv, raised prolllically. Ing foothills, under tlio sheltering arms irom ; to lor improved, umi iroin of towering penks crowned with snow here means" mWencH.. and throughout tho summer, are so Inviting uncultivated. It should be borne in they make one linger, while he sighs for mind that this wild laud is ready for the The mining Industry not alone here, but lu the adjoining territory, affording ex cclleiil markets for produce, has stlmu lated fanning by rendering It profitable; nml to this ilrst Is the development, thus n wind to wall lliew nieings east. I""" .. ",1" ,"" "" , "' , 1 1 "'ir nclileved, utlrlliutnlile. Tin. altitude Th''so Jolty reservolrsofcooll stored by natures bouiii f.iiliitliie iiiiiUlnri, tlirrin.rl. ..., tilni' lllti.r.4. IjiuiI. IIIL'tl liiti 4lw viillnva wl.tf.l. ..luktiii.l It. fl,.iii- HerM-H I'JMi... ......j-, ........ ............ " (,,111,., -ijn .... coollngcoinforts. -l,ntl tiwiiy; mi clraliitlli; r dllchlus fo Heenilngly oirers no ureal harrier to ngrl- .iri..ii,..ir .u e "' 1 '"' rH,,,,w,l, u' (r""x culture. FrullH am reinarkublv well .x.drip tneir per ,, USHefsinent returns for IWM: , r,,Ked. lu th foothills of Powder lllver '""!:' I valley their sl.e, peifectioii and flavor Is ''jTuI ' quite surprising. Here, too, wheat, when "ifimij hind Is well cultivated, Is attended with streams, swelled ami increased in tlieir Mice n. '-T.ni sunnlv in summer streii'diteus. Allure Slne, iMt nllve witli llsh. .iirnrdlii.r n,r Mliort unci 1 r I'liqu-rly lililalloii, i;,ill.Mil delicious food. These water courses are i Tho returns for 1801 ohow tlio school to tho eubtern traveler, us they aro to the I popiihitlou to ho il,M2 and (lie amount expended for maintenance of tho piihlio sciuhuh during tiie year wus ijir.vwi.irj. union county stuuds second among the resident of Oregon, a continual delight. Hero Is a populous solitude or gurgling crystal snrinus. sliiiduL' streams, hub bllng brooks, and rippling riven. Ouu fourteen counties of Eastern Oregon, never tires gazing nt Ilium, and Into them. ' I'viov They thrill every sense; they uppeaso overy craving; they touch mid ruvlvo I tho county sent, and a prosperous city every feeling; tney till every void; they of 0(KI to 800 people. It is iil8 miles appeal to every emotion. To wet tho parched lips, and slako tho burning thirst Is to enjoy hut ono of thulr refresh ments. Bounding along they roll up Into tho blue; they muntel and deepen luto tlio green; they surge, and slash ami foam Into the snowy white, and dilute tho eyo with expanding beauty. They run; they dunce; they spring; they leup; they thresh as If to warm; then turn away lu shady places, and pool In oh tcuro thickets to rest and cool again Coquetting they trill, and rumble, and roar, and laugh, and sing, lulling tho ear with sweetest melody, anil delay our go ing. Frolicking they nod, and wink, and smile, and beckon us to stay forever. Grande Hondo is surely tho valley of the beautiful, being at least the equal, from Portland. It has excellent bdiools and churches, and does a nourishing business, and considerable manufactur ing, utilizing Its tluo water power. It Is lighted by electric light uud litis lino wutor works. It is ono of tho prettiest and most homo like cities in Eastern Oregon, 1,4 llltANDK is tho metropolis of Grande Itoudo val ley. An extended notice of La Grande appears elsewhere. In this paper. ISLAND CITY, threo milea from La Grande, Is a grow ing prosperous place. :i;r j yield of ill), 40 nud even 50 bushels per i acre; nancy goes us uigu as u.i inisiieis and outs m bushels per acre. The soil Is marvclomdy productive. And this Is Powder Blver valley, lately known us it barren sage brinh desert. Numerous other small valleys present equally us good opportunities to the settler, uud there is plenty of land to iio taken up by government entry, or acquired nt low prices. Them nro excellent vueniit loca tlous along tho Burnt river, In tho south o."ii part of the county, uud its numerous tributaries, wiiero arc strips of tluo hot torn land sometimes widening nut Into littlo valleys. Homes can bo easily estab lished here, where ul ready aro now many prosperously engaged in funning uud stock-raising. Foothill and valley farms, not remote from settlements, can bo bought for tl' to $'M per ncro Improved and fenced; while unimproved and wild vary from 7 to $15 In tho valley of tlio Snake river, near tho Idaho border, Is a locality similar to that noticed in Wal lowa, known as the Snake rivor fruit bolt, and whore, under tho protection of lofty hills, gropes, peaches, apples, plums, prunes, watermelons, and vegetables of all kinds aro grown in profuso quantity, and tho perfection of quality. of look" on tho countenance of tlio busi ness mini, w hich Is so plainly depleted in other less favored towns Is Indeed In viting. This Is mi ugo of progression umi (lie proper spirit seems to pervade tho live unit enterprising cllleus of Bakor, who aro always found with their shoulders to tho wheel. Tho city has us lino water works sys tem uud water supply to ho found In the ftnriuwcM. H is supplied in' nrlesluu of the fullest cuttle from Kas0cmiOiji to whom were never fed u pound 13ojc- irAIXKf. Is u flourishing place, siVuntKt tW7jlr mlles west of Hakcr City,, on. th Cmrai Pacific. It Is growing rapidly, aurtxi. largo nnd rich section being tributary m ftc. U.MATILLA COUNTV. Area Sl. Miles ;l, ,-.. PoptiluCfim- I.T, 081. Uinatllln stands fourth among tue cuiuv tles of tho state lit wealth and popnlatfotK.. Some day It will bo second. Thw wiiiity. lies east of .Morrow and border nru tlir Coltimbin rive." nnd Washington. Tx hi nhout ninety miles long by seventy nfilrr and contains many varieties of mil andt' is adapted to various uses umi occupa tions. Though containing about t.1,0O0' Inhabitants, there Is room for four Uinrt us many upon Its fertile plains, tu it4 mountain valleys uud in its pretty ami? growing towns. All tho eastern, north -custom nud central portions nro probuMjr the most fertile wheat lauds in the world A more extended description of the county nppcurs on another pnge ot thlt paper. Tho following figures are from thri assessment returns of 1801'. Utnl,.vj tnii.'ii 5 v-T'J.Txn;. I lews. IV.illl WjfiB' Cattle, 17,7 is '.Hiw HIliM'p, liVta '2IIVUS. Hwlne, :i,Hiit sisi Urim properly nlimtlon . in,nta,73U The returns for 1801 show tlio schnoD population of Umatilla county to ltu 470X nud tho amount expended. Dir, iuMlr schools fl8,00l.07. Till', TOW.NS OK TIIUWIt'NTY. Tho principal towns, Wsldtm Pendleton- aro .Mlltnn, Athena, VtcHtoiiL Kefio- Adams, Pilot Bock and Alhtt. .Mil ton,.. Weston, Athena nud Adams nro nil sur rounded for many miles by tho rich grain lands nbove mentioned. Trlbiitnry Ur Echo nud Pilot Hock nro very oxtensWr regions adapted to both grain nml ftcck ralslng. Alba is sltunteil in the lieautlfuD Camas vnlley. nnd Is suited to stork.. dairying and grain. MII.TON. Has nround It also n cotinirv e.xcellculW' udiipfcd lo fruit, Including berries, cher ries, etc., for which Is" ulwuys u good! market. Tho Wnlla Wnllu river, whirl Hows through tho town, nITords grral. wider power, and no belter placo cau found for iimniifacturlng enterprises. ATIIK.VA Ih a young and growing city .of aUmr; KKMI Inhnbltnuts, beautifully located, audi destined to be a city of several thotiatiV lu a fuw yenrs nt furthest. Tho ntltrr towns mentioned nro smaller, but are alC prosjieroiiB and growing. But tho oulcl" city of tho county, and of this portion nV. Eusterii Oregon Is PI'.NIII.KTIIN, Situated on the Umatilla river, between the Blue .Mountains nud the Columbia, river, and Is u natural center foraImnst mo wnoio county, i io courorinatlnu ofr tho surrounding country la such Uiatt Ihero are easy grades uud good wagon roads leading from tho city lu all illroo tlous. Further particulars can bo had Ihy reuillng tho urllcle. "Tho Cltv of Penillo - ton," In another part of this paper. six ti imiat i:nti:iii'iiisi:v. I''lvool' Wlileli llnvo lleeu rouiiiiitiiititii;, folic ol' Which Cut'licd lo Siiuiiiwh,. nud Ono Not Yet Imiiiuniiiteil. Tlio gtoat hut. Cuiuil built by tho fuiuotiH Do 1ifBops, connecting Hut waters of tlio Bed uud iMcditvn-unvaBi rieiis, nt nu expenditure of 400,000,01) U. uud fliottontng tlio dlBtciuo lo Itidln moro tliuu il.OOO tullea. I he Ship Canal, built by Great Btfluha,, a! nn oxH'inio of f 15,000,000, connsetinx; tlio Cltv of .Munuliehter with thtw water.. Tlid HiKisao Tunnel, built by In tituUi of Mm-BuchuHctts, ut mi outlay II4U 003,000 St. Gotlmrd'H Tunnel lliroogbtlln Alps:, built by Franco, Italy nnd bwlt A.'rhind ut a cort ol uri.ooo 000 francs, Tlio Mount CciiIh Tunnel through ttUrv Alim cost 15 000,000. Controlling tlio watern ol ti Hiiii" ami Columbia rlvera to irrigate tt.c thousands of acres of idle, uud at prnt. HoriiiiepH, iiiniis ning luijiiccnt to ibt unt grout streams in Idaho, Washington undt Oregon, Probably .f 10,000,(00 wouWl iicuuuplisli this gient uud inunnltlivufi. eiitorprlso. MAST1CUV Olti:iON .MIMEs-. tt'lllu ll'lltftll llffkll llf 'it mi I tin V lit llul I tik quantity of Iho finest quallly. riiunliig 1 V. ?,r. . V 55,tH)0 gallons per inlnu.e. The boring .,,, ,,. IZZm of these wells lmvo snivel u dlfllcull ! 1 r,' ," , , ' , , . , . problem, inasmuch us they huvo do- 1H miuing iudimtry In hustenv - inoiihtniled that itrleshiu wafer can be gon Ih becoming moro nud morb a rrgrv- ohtalueil Imllirereut narts of Iho Powder I ar overydav leglllumto biiMntw. 'INv ?.,t wS' rirete- isz in:: I ,,u r "d. fM verting Iho sago brush tracts Into wuvlng , n,B4JH 01 HlK't:,m "H onuiry, llelds of grain uud grasses. Baker City has u well regulated flro department, which Is one of the best volunteer lire departments In tho state. Us flO.OOO public, school building would ho a credit to u town many times Its sl.e. It is it well graded Institution uud up wards oi oik) pupils tiro in daily attend and ono over-boomed proix-rty that lien. idle and produces no mineral la iimnuil' uilutrlment to a country than il it hud J never been distuilie.i with a miner ' pick. Hut when an approximate idea of tlio oro body Iiuh been ascertained nod) u procosH provided which saves lhe mineral, uud tho ainull and objectlouall aire, nils city claims tlio distinction of ; stock-holder has been frtmun out, tNeni .ia.iiiHHi.iiMi. biii-ui, t-ur hum iii i.usi , u is inui milling uiH'H u coiiuiry utmot mir em Oregon. Tlio city Is llulited by lmh uud electric light uud presents a metro polltan uppeuranco, IIU.NTI.MITON, tho terminus of tlio Oregon division of tho Union Poclllc, Is located nt tho con fluence of tho Bunko and Burnt rivers, 404 east from Portland. It Is, as tho shipping point for tho ranchers, and stockmen of Malheur county, and tho southern part of Baker, of considerable importance, Thero aro shipped from . , . . i uikxi. t cooti i mi y oi ii io in nej- irtt Eastern Oregon have pasted lluoiiyh ttl5 iloveloi'incnl slauo nml aro now IcinKT profllnbly worked. Oreuon niiiifa liavr not hUmxI half a show with other lulimrall regions on tho I'ucillc sloim, but tUoy artM coming to tho front and will mime day furnish n good part of the country Vi wealth. A Umatilla county man has anorcLnifl of threo acres, one-ball cf which onn talned bearing trees. Thin ceason- lis- Hlhl l.'InO wnrlii nl fruit (mm llitn inn. hero groat numbers of horses, and soma j and a half.