THE 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.