PINE VALLEY.
Description of itsWIauy and
Varied Resources.
PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY HOMES.
The
Unsurpassed 'Beauty) and Grandeur
of its Surroundings.
K. B. Boyd in Baker City Reveille.
To the traveler who passes over the
stage road going east from Sanger to
Cornucopia, there is but little to re
lievo the monotony of mountain travel,
except the crossing of the Big Eagle
At a point where the water rushes in a
mighty torrent down to the valley, un
til he gets within two miles of where
the road enters the valley at l'iiidrell's
mill. There, from a lofty peak, can
bo seen every foot, almost of the beau
tiful valley lying in tho sunlight be
low. Farms teeming with ripening
grain; churches and school houses,
all fine well built structures, stores and
workshops and beautiful residences arc
seen all over the valley. Thousands of
fine horses, thoroughbred cattle, sheep
and droves of fat hogs are seen grazing
on tho rich pastures. It is a magnifi
cent scene; a scene for tho painter.
Tine creek flows nearly through tho
center of Pine valley from north to
south. It furnishes water enough to
irrigate every foot of land in the val
ley and it is pure. A line of majestic
pine trees lino the banks of tho stream
on both sides.
S. S. Pindcll is located at tho ex
treme northern limit of the valley, and
operates a large saw mill which fur
nishes material for building of every
description, and there is at all times
an ample supply on hand. Mr. Tin
dell is a very useful citizen in tho com
munity. Going south, Fairview school
and church building is a nice home
like place. It is surrounded by good
farm houses and a prosperous com
munity. There is a store and black
smith shop at Halifax, only a short
diatance north of Pine. There is also
a postoflico here.
Pino, the metropolis of the valley, is
a flourishing village with two stores,
hotel, blacksmith shop and saloon.
Tho citizens arc industrious and am
bitious, all work in harmony for the
welfare of tho town and tho advance
ment and development of tho val
ley. Pino valley perhaps, produces in
abundance, more than any other val
ley in Eastern Oregon, all cereals, vege
tables, and fruits. Wheat, oats, rye
and barley, yield prolificly. Timothy,
millet, alfalfa and red clover, and the
native grasses furnish hay for thous
ands of stock, and tho farmers always
have a surplus to dispose of to outside
stockmen.
Tho products of tho valley may be
ummed un as follows: Grain, hav.
vegetables, apples, peaches, plums,
uuii, ueci. uiiuer, uuuvcu, uuui'j , inuus,
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The range for stock on the hills sur-
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get tneir Mistcnanco throughout tho
auircs mitjittio nrovenuer excent what
they can get in the pasture and stub- !
As is Eagle valley, which lies ten
wes west oi mo rnngo oi num. nno
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Being a veruaoie nonio oi mo uee.
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flavor, and bees appear to accumulato
there than is commonly tiio
We saw different families of
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luioin, it ever gave vent to their pas-
MOns, but tho honey is all tho same
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oi last season a product which was
fresh and as rich in flavor as that itist
itracted from tho cells in the hivo.
Money is a staple and tho industry is
in its infancy, but tho timo is not
far distant when Eastern Oregon will
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Engineers will find a feasiblo passage
over which a railway will bo construct
ed, and then tho rich ores of that die
tnct, together with the immense traffic
tho "twin valleys," can find a market,
and the road would be one of tho best
paying lines in the State.
The road conncctin. ; Pine and Eagle
valleys is a very good mountain road,
but on the Eagle valley side it needs im
provemcnt. In one place it passes over
a ledge of rock which can only bo re
moved by blasting. When this is c
comphshed travel will bo attended
with less difficulty and freighters will
have an easier pull up the long hill.
STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Tiie Regular Quarterly Meeting to b
Held In Portland.
Agricultural College, Corvallis, Or,
Editor Oukgon' Scout:
Wo desire to say through your col
unins that tho regular quarterly meot-
ting of the State Horticultural Society
will bo held in the city council cham
ber in Portland, on Tuesday, Oct. 14,
at 10 :30 a. m. The following papers
will be read and discussed :
Small Fruit Culture C. H. Welch,
Mt. Tabor.
Horticulture in the Hood River val
ley 0. P. Heald, Hood River.
The Young Orchard R. 13. Allen,
Silverton.
The committee on legislation will
report on the following subjects : "A
permanent room at the capital in
which the society may keep its library
and records," "Legislation against per
nicious bids."
It is hoped and expected that there
will bo a large attendance at this
meeting as it is "Horticultural Day"
at the exposition. The State Board of
Horticulture will bo present and some
leading horticulturalists from distant
parts of the State are expected.
As this will be the last meeting of
the society before our next legislature
convenes all members and others in
terested in Oregon's horticulture ought
to bo present and take part in tho dis
cussions on questions oi legislation
that will come before the society for
consideration.
There is a deep interest being mani
fested in tho horticulture of our State
and it behooves this society as a Stato
institution to foster all legitimate steps
in Hie direction of advancement of
this industry. Wo trust that the mem
bers will feel a deep personal responsi
bility in making this meeting one of
special interest and importance.
The S. T. railroad will give tho cus
tomary reduction in return fare.
Very respectfully,
E. R. LAKE, Secretary.
LETTER FROM IOWA.
A Union County Farmer Gives His Estl
inato of That State.
Editor Oregon Scout:
Probably a few lines from here will
not bo uninteresting to many of your
readers. I started from my home in
Eagle valley on Thursday and that ev
ening at 9 o'clock I took the flyer and
in two days I stopped on to tho soil of
Iowa. I laid over one day and night
at Folsom, ten miles below BlufT City.
Then I took the iron wagon for Cincin
nati, where I met many friends and
relatives, among whom I found a very
sick brother-in-law. Ho is better at
present and I hope he will soon be able
to return with mo to Oregon.
I find fair corn crops hero in this
lmmeuialo nusriiborhooa. Jiav is verv
light. Stock of all kinds is sellinc
cheaper hero than in Oregon. Horses
sell at from $25 to $45. If one should
bring a carload of horses from Oregon
to Iowa, that would weighfrom twelve
to fourteen hundred pounds each, they
would be called "Oregon ponies," and
tfwutlt null uo uuiwiu nini;i4
This part of Iowa is dead
and dry.
Sho has had neither a drink of rain
! nor old rye for homo time. Land is
very cheap and but little selling at any
price. Then is plonty of stono coal
and that is all, I think.
I will take tho flyer insido of two
weeks for my homo in good old Union
county. Will write moro next time.
Good luck to Oregon's many enterpris
ing men. W. W. KIRBY.
A VIGOKOOS KICK.
A Merchant's Wife the lion of Contention.
A DenunaUUou.
A well known merchant who bu boon ret!y
benefitted by Joy'i VezeUbl Barup&rilla, detlred
to give It to his wife, who wu vtry dellcaU, bal
out of caution flrit coniultd hit iihrilelca, Dt.
W. II. Griiwold o( &J0 Market stmt. The doctor,
who ii one of our leadlnr practlUonan objwtod,
tayloj he had nerer aaen a Mnaparilla that did
uot contalu otath, which thinned Ui lod;
that hli patient did not ban any Tltalltjr to lot,
and that what dellcat paople ncad li not d
creased ritalltr, but mora blood. II coasamttd
rhea assured that Joy's Vegetable Sanaparilla
was directly opposed to the old mistaken blood
thlunins idea of other sarMparlllas, and that cm
the contrary by specific TeccUbl aJWratira It
stimulated the excretory organs, promoUd dlxas
tion, and repaired nutrition, henc created ew
blood and was the very thing for feeble people.
Tho above explains the hundreds of case li
walcli aged, enfeebled, delicate and run dowa
loplc, liavo U-ca built up by Joy's Vejttabl
KarMparilla after the potash sarsaparllla failed.
It effects are crvatfaj a ttutmtoa.X f. Mm
THE COVE.
Miserable Ruso Practiced
on a Bridegroom.
JIM HENDERSHOTT'S TROUBLES.
Th3 Public School Scarcity of Dwelllus
Bouses Personal Mention.
Covk, October S, 1S90.
At this writing Mr. John Phyis quito
sick at his residence at tho point.
Mrs. Mary Kogcr contemplates start
ing a private boarding house in town.
Dr. Hardingo moved to La Grande
Monday. William Bloom went with
him.
Tho appraisers in tho llussoll cstato
were in Covo prosecuting their labors
Thursday.
Fall ducks arc coming in and the
gunners are getting a good many fat
mallards and juicy teals.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Boyles, of Big
creek, arc visiting in Covo at Mrs.
Mary Kogcr's this week.
James liusscll has sold to Win. Ilus-
sell, of Summervillc, his residence prop
erty in the north of town.
A traveling photographer has pitched
his tent among us. As usual all the
ugly mugs in town will try and ex
plode his instrument.
Mr. J. O. Smith has finished placing
the roller machine in the Covo flouring
mill and gone to Summerville to make
some needed repairs in tho mills there.
Mrs. Tafle, of Celilo, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. George White, of Cove.
Mrs. T. is glad to escape the cold winds
of the Columbia for a while at this sea
son of tho year. She says that the sal
mon catch at Celilo has been unusual
ly poor this year.
Public school opened Monday with
a goou attendance. Tho teachers aro
Mrs. Mary Goer and Miss Ada Colli
son, both instructors of moro than av
erage ability. Wero thero plenty of
room there would doubtless bo many
scholars from outsido districts.
It looks as though every houso in
town would bo occupied this winter.
This village is tho most pleasant of all
the villages in tho valley to pass the
rigorous months in. It is in a great
measure sheltered from the cold and
heavy winds ; the educational advanta
ges are good; the people aro agreeable,
(most of them) and murphies and
squashes grow in abundance.
James Henderthott has returned
from tho Baker county fair and reports
an ordinary time only. While in a
crowd on the grounds ho was relieved
of a fine chronometer by a deft pick
pocket. He first knew of his loss by
his watch chain dangling from his vest
minus tho timo piece. He offered a
suspect immunity from prosecution if
he would explain his manner of pro
cedure in executing so neat a job, but
tho gent of the nimble fingers declined
with thanks. Mr. H. will depend on
tho sun for the timo hereafter, and es
pecially while attending county fairs.
The Covo boys, when starting out on
a charivari excursion, generally pack
up and take along their check with
them. Tho other night four of them
slipped up to the temporary abiding
placo of a happy but freshly wedded
pair, and obtaining an interview with
tho groom said that they wero tho
leaders of an immense mob which was
waiting hard by with cans, horns, guns
and other appropriate implements of
noise, but if $5 were forthcoming he
might expect silence and a quiet even
ing with his newly acquired treasure.
The ?5 were handed over, tho quar
tette each taking ?1 25 and returned
to town rejoicing over their ill-gotten
gains and their great hard work.
BPA&TA SPARKLERS.
Proalslng lfllnlns Outlook Recent Amuse
ment! Extensive Wood Contract.
We have been having somo very cool
weather lately, with a little enow.
Sparta was visited by Prof. McKan
lasa minstrel troupo this wcok. Tho
show was very good and a fair Bized
audienco greeted thorn.
Messrs. Allen & Richardson havo ta
ken the contract to cut 150 corda of
wood for the Detroit company at $1.50
per cord. Laird & Barnard aro put
ting 100 cords for Henderson.
Tho mining outlook for Sparta is
very encouraging. Mr. Hondcrson
has gono to Baker City to meet tho
machinery for his hoisting works on
the Del Monte mine. Tho Gold Itidgo
mine is showing up a four foot ledge of
very rich rock. Plenty of free gold in
sight. Tho Detroit company has
taught a ledge of tho Chinamen (the
Chinamen diof.overed it) which shows
the richont rock ever een around thie
ecUon,
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The Tax Ls7y Made A Mow Road Law
Bills Allowed.
The county commissioners held a
two day's session this wook.and a largo
number of bills from the circuit court
wero allowed. The tax levy for this
this year was mado as follows:
Stale tax .. .... 5 -Milts
School tax 5 '
CVnnty purposes Ill "
nmttngent -' "
ltoadtax.. 2 "
Poll tax, for road purposes. ... $2 00
This last tax is a new departure in
this county and is levied under tho
provisions of a law enacted by the last
legislature, section -I of which reads as
follows :
1'rovlilltiK that in counties contninliif; ten
thousand inhabitants or over, tht county
court of such county in tho Stato at tho
time of levying taxes tor county purposes,
may levy a tax upon all the taxable proper
ty in its" county, not to exceed two inilN
upon the dollar, and in addition thereto, a
poll tax of two dollars he nsossed upon ev
ery person who shall he llahleto pay a State
poll tax, which taxes shall ho collected
with, and at the same time and in tho same
manner as county taxes shall he collected,
and shall he paid into the county treasury,
and shall he kept as a roparatc fund, to he
known as tho road fund, and xhall he used
for tho purpose of laying out, opening,
making and repairing county roads, and
huilding and repairing bridges. Whenever
thu county court of any county shall levy u
tax as aforesaid, no "other tax nor other
taxes for the purposes in this section main
tained shall he levied or collected. Such
county court shall annually make an ap
portionment of tho taxes so collected among
the several road districts in the county,
and direct the amounts so apportioned to
he paid to tho supervisor of roads therein.
In making tho apportionment the court
shall have a due regard to the amount of
taxes collected in tho several road districts,
to the condition of the roads and necessity
for repairs, ami to the amount of travel
thereon.
It is not known what tho Stato tax
will bo, but it is thought it will not ex
ceed f) mills. Ifit exceeds that amount
enough will bo taken out of the con
tingent tax to make it up.
The court contracted with Geo. 1).
Barnard & Co. for some steel vault fur-
nituro for
offices.
tho recorder and clerk's
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
A Pormanent County Orcanlsation to Bo
Effected Committees Appointed.
An educational meeting will bo held
in Island City, commencing Friday,
October lGth at 7 :30 p. m. and contin
uing over Saturday.
Tho progiammo for tho session is in
charge of a committee consisting of T.
A. llinehait, If. F. Allen and tho di
rectors of tho Island City school. A
conference with a few of tho leading
teachers, who could conveniently meet
together, was recently held, and it was
unanimously agreed to olleot the, or
ganization of a county educational as
sociation at this meeting.
A committco consisting of B. II.
Moore, S. W. Holmes, C. K. Oliver, G.
B. Swinohart and S. L. Corpe, was re
quested to report a plan of organiza
tion. A number of the counties of this
state maintain successful educational
associations, and thero is no reason
why Union county should not. It haB
boon made the duty of tho school sup
erintendent to hold local educational
meetings in various parts of tho coun
ty, and all teachers, school officers and
parents aro invited and urged to heart
ily co-operate with us in this oflbrt to
"develop tho higher degrees of excel
lence, tho work of public education."
A full attendance at tho meeting in
Island City is desired.
11. S. STltANGE,
County School Superintendent.
REDUCED RATES
To tho North Pacific Industrial Exposition,
Portland, from Boptembor'25tU to Octo
ber 25th., and Northwest Industrial Ex
position, Spokane Falls, Oct. 1st to Oct.
31, 1800.
For tho North Pacifiu Industrial lixposi.
turn to bo held at Portland, tho Union Pa
cific will sell tickets from all ticket stations
on rail lines of the Pacific Division, from
September lioth to October iWth, on Mon
days, Wednc-idays and Fridays at tho low
rate of ono and one-fifth faro for tho round
trip, with flftv cents added for admission
to tho Exposition. Call on any agent of tho
Union Pacific Sytitcm for detailed informa
tion. For tho Northwest Industrial Exposition
to be held ut Spokane Falls, October 1st to
Oct. 31, 1890, tho U. P. Hy. will sell excur
sion tickets at ono and one-fifth aro for
the round trip with fifty cents added to
such rato to cover admission coupon to
Exposition. Halo of tickets will bu com
menced Wednesday, Oct. 1st. Tickets will
bo sold for regular trains leuving Urlon
Ftatlon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days of each week. Kalo of tickets will
elosoOct.31, 1800.
A. K. VAAAS, T. W. I.KK,
Agent, Union. Oen'l Puss, Agent.
Is Consumption Incurablo?
Head tho following: Mr. 0. II. Morris,
Newark, Ark,, says: "Was down with Ab
cess of Lungs and friends und physicians
pronounced o an incurable consumptive,
began taking Dr. King's Now Discovery for
Consumption, am now on my third bottle,
and ablo to oversee tho work on my farm.
It is the finest mcdlclno ever mado."
Jesso Mlddlewntcr, Decatur, Ohio, aavw:
"Had It not been for Dr. King's Now Dis
covery for Consumption I would have died
of Lung Trouble. Vu (dvcii up by doc
tors, Am now In best of ncultli," Try It.
Sample bottles free at Drown' drug 'tore'
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General :-: Merchandise,
COVE, OUEGON.
A Complete Stock Always on Hand.
Wi not be undersold by any house in the
county, for cash.
C3-I"VE TJS -A. TIA.L.
tf7"Highcst 1'rico Paid for Country Produce in Exchango for Goods.
Always is k hl
A Large Invoice of FALL ami WIXTliR GOODS IUST RECEIVED,
flie it est Latest and Best.
Original Designs! Unique Styles!
Latest Novelties! Neatest Costumes!
Kvorything in tho Millinery Lino Constantly on Hand. AIm a Choice Assortment of
Ladies' Swisses' and ChMdrens' Shoes.
Prices Cheaper than any oihe.- house in the county. Call and ho Convinced.
lCfl'"wv, Jiuttornnd Woad taken in trade.
Are You Cioiusto
Fiifi)TTij maw.
' J. .fc... . TOMB ..'. . - 1. '. VtiiV.fl 1X2. U
Of Payette, Ada County, Idaho.
Has tho Largest General Nursery Stock in tho Mountain Country 125 Acres.
Trees front Payetto "Mursury will reach Grande Hondo valley in six
hours from the timo they aro taken from the ground.
fountain Grown Trees are Hardy, Vigorous
and Healthy.
Do not order until you havo visited our nursery, seen our ngent or got
our prices. Wholesale and retail. " G-2G-yl
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