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Office on Main Street.
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THE
W ALLO W A
V O L . II.,
NO. 46.
JO SE PH , O REG O N, M A RC H 25, 1886.
W H O LE NO. 98.
T H IS P A N E S
Ä S 2 S S ffS W ^ 3 R r « ’l
COUNTRY this valley are situated two towns, four years the Wallowa was regard- ed from $50 to$90, growing richer
The Welsh communities of tiie
B U S I N E S S C A R D S.
R. OLSEN,
' Alder and Joseph, The former is ed as a country fit only for a stock as they descended from the surface United States are talking of taking
lall village about ten miles range. It had always been claimed of the ledge. I.cgore Bros, have a up 10,000 acres in one locality and
BLACKSMITH,
A Section of Oregon that Itaserves a
■ . A . H B C -K E T H O M .X
Attention.
from Lostine, and contains proba- in the “early days’’ that even the ledge south of Joseph that has as buy adjacent lands tor the purpose
A
ld
tr
,
sayed
$300
to
the
ton.
A
shipm
ent
Oregsa. i Attorney-at-Lai»
of establishing a gigantic colony.
'whlc), i , the ...uei 11’lv fifty people. Joseph, although hardy cerea's could Rot be grown
JThe D tily Orrr/oMiaft, which in ihc moi"
Hlucksmitklng e f every description '
Notary Rubli»
popular p » jm ? i in (he North-weM, pubi ¡4 mm l the youngest town in the valleys, on account of the late frosts and of 500 pounds of Silver Aerie ore,
John King, of Cincinnati, was ft
the follow ing article (f.>)u » correspondent, |,enrt! (|lc honors of being the “ me- the short season.
In the spring of one of the largest ledges yet dis
neatly anti durably done.
and N in in y R w /rdtr.
A
r M e ,lt H
o n t a i » » l i 1883
* « « several
v a r a i f farmers
a r m e r s s sowed
o w e d g grain
r a in covered, gave returns sufficient to crippled newsboy and poor, but he
At t P present
it c contains'
OREOOS
was horn with exquisite literary
© -F irst Class H orse-shoeing a Speciality. JO SE P H ....................................
ug rid ili unit, stock ruwiug, umi m ining rc- a b o u t L50 people, and has nearly as an experiment, having been en insure that it would pay working,
taste,
and
in
his
few
years
of
life
Hourceh of the Vulley. Vernons wh-) liave | all kinds of general business repre- couraged by the promise of a flour if reduction works were erected in
Cheaper than ever for Spot Cash.
n e v e r mm » i t th e a o u iitr v , c a n r«lv on it not ]
,
.
.
.
J issu H a b b is t y ,
J . W 8 b SLIM.
ing mill at the town of Joseph. As the valley. Such an event in not he gathered 2,700 volumes of ex
. b e ...
,
...
-
,
|
Henceu.
At
the
southern
extremity
in g o v tr d r u w n . h b .J
!
cellent
books,
many
of
them
rare,
improbable
the
coming
season.
One
According to the assessor’s re- of the Upper valley, about one mile a result abont 10,000 bushels of
E. J. FORSYTHE,
aud when his frail life closed he
SHELTOM A HARDESTT
turns for the year 1385, Union j "°uth of Jo8”Pb « ie situutwd the good milling wheat were harvested of the most favorable circumstances
gave
these
volumes
to
the
public
toward the development of the
that
year,
and
this
led
to
a
greater
DRUGGIST.
county has a population of 9,588. ■ *Il,nolia
WAl.I.oWA LAKE,
sowing the following season. Now Wallowa nunea is. the tact that the library.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Jossru,
.............
O bsuon .
This ia-probably bulow the actual Which undoubtedly is one of the
the Wallowa produces not only necessities of lit? cltn he obtained
number. From the data in the
A curious coincidence is noted
— DEALER IN—
Will practice in Minion, juitvy,
finest bodies of water in Oregon. more than enough wheat' to supply at reasonable figures. Flour and
writer's possession, the population
by the San Bernardino, Cal., Timet.
Grant, Umatilla and M o r r o w
Four and one-half miles in length, the local demand, but thousands of bacon, the "miner's friends,” are as
of that portion of Union county
A few years ago the town had only
DRUGS & CHEMICALS. Counties, alio in thv 8u r«m»
from one-half of a mile to a mile bushels of oats, barley and lye. cheap here as elsewhere. Building
Court of O regon; District, Circuit
known ns the “ Wallowa country’’
one physician, and lie not a regular C ham pion’ Truebes,
1 tit width, the waters of unusual The fact that it can be made a grain material is sold at very low prices.
and Supreme Court of th» United
may be estimated at 3.2(H), with the ! < learncss, the sides bordered with
practitioner. Then only a small
Shou lder B races,
State».
growing country is now satisfacto There will be no silch known as
understanding that the number will
< E F -M iiiliig B»d Csrpnrati»« b u alnu s
timbered mountains and hills, all rily demonstrated, and this is play “ mining prices” in this locality, plot answered for a cemetery. Now
F
ish
in
g
Tackle.
more probably reach 3,500 thun fall
combine to present a view of far ing no insignificant part in the although the country expects some there are any number of regular /Df/i?, CLOTR, H TOOTfi BRUSHES, Speciality.
below the estimate.
more than ordinary beauty. The development of the country.
thing of a “boom” during the com physicians and the graveyard is
Not many months since the Ore
full and the -town has purchased
Wallowa l'iver, both above and be
The soil generally is good. Along ing summer. As the various dis
gon state board of immigration is
LAND OFFICE BUSINES9
low the lake, contains the usual the foot-hill slopes between the coveries are developed, and new fifty acres additional,
sued a pamphlet entitled "Oregon j
Special A tten tion to Locating and
varieties of trout, and at proper mountains and the Wallowa river, ones made, the results Will be fur
BarvaylnglClaitas.
as it is.” In this pamphlet was ;
seasons the disciple of Waltoh a large section of land on Prairie nished the Oregonian.
WALLOWA REAL-ESTATE OFFICH. '
FINE CUTLERY,
what purported to he a description
may find unusual encouragement crrfbk, and the Middle and Lower
In the opinion of the writer the
JO SEPH
OREUnS
of Union county ; but in the la c e
& E > O .lX C 3 r-E R S . S O - A - F t t e
C ollecting and L o-^V ptigadon.
to "whip” its waters with line and valleys liRVe all been cultivated marble discoveries of the past sea
of the fact that the Wallowa coun
fly. As evidence of the fact, I liaVe with good results. The average son are as important, and will he
Plat» of tlia Occupied and Vacant Lands,
STATIONARY.
try, next to the Willamette valley,
Corrected at tbs I j . Grand» Office each
several times known fishermen to yield of wheat to the acre will not of as much permanent value to the
m ontli. Free for the Inspection of ail
A
Full
Line
of
Druggists
Snudries.
forms one of thy largest, distinct
fiH a medium sized creel with two fall far short of thirty-five bushels, country, as the quartz ledges. There
k*ttT»
W
it»
«
«
a
r
d
I
,lq
n
«
r
is
f
o
r
▲ NOTARY P I BI.IC
sections of the state and has great
hours’ work. The fishing in the while the Averages of other grains are two “locations” of marble in 4a» attained » standard o f excellence which
A lw ays in the Office.
X le tllv ln u .1 u a en .
inducements to offer immigration,
of no superior.
lake, they auy, is not so good as it are immense. Timothy is a never the Upper valley, both ju st nt the admits
A. W. 00WAX,
11 contains every improvement that In vsntlvs
l ine 4'iKnr»,
it was not mentioned in this pam
Proprieter.
Jcnlus, skill and money can produoe.
wus in years past although at failing crop along the river bot edge of the mountains. The P a
PHT8CIAS8 PRRNURIPTIONB
phlet. However, the inhabitants
times large quantities of lake, sil toms. The soil of the hills Is dark, rian marble company controls the
of this country, so long used to
compounded with aecnhm? and dispatch.
aoTABT r c s u c
BBAL-ISTATB ÀS T.
ver and salmon trout are caught, by find apparently rich. The thous Prairie creek ledge, Which Is about
OUB
misrepresentation and no represen
ll orders for tfood.i w ill be prom ptly
"trolling" and boat fishing. For ands of acres of hill land will a seven miles south-east of Joseph.
filled and delivered alon g Mail
tation, do not complain when s e c
H. F. BURLEIGH.
Route w ithout extra charge.
the past two Seasons the run of few years hence be the grain-pro Of this company Dr. J. M. Clailey
tions of far less importance receive
The
public
will
find
m
v
Stock
of
Drurs
red-fish, peculiar to the Wallowa ducing section of the Wallowa is president, and 9. A. Heckcthorn
A T T O R N E Y -A T -L A W .
Htid Vntbut Medicine* com plete, and will
due attention, and their fair val
)ld at reasonable prices
river and lake, has been extremely country. At present only the val secretary. The ledge is extensive
N lose attention to all kinds of Law aud
leys are regarded as unworthy ot
I a ls o h a v e x fu ll lin e o f th e J o h n s o n
limited. Whether the species has ley lands are cultivated, and the and yields Several different grades
Z La
hand business. Charges Moderate.
O p t.
C o ’s, S p e c ta c le s a n d E y e -G la sse s
notice
nffire at Joseph,
Oreftn.
become nearly destroyed, or whet h excellent range, furnished by the of marble. The other location is
call and
h the public are invited
In order to represent the country
exam in e.
er they are stopped somewhere Unsettled hills is fully utilized by about three miles south west of Jo
fairly abroad, the writer has chosen
along the rivers by traps and other tlie stock men. Cattle and horses seph, on Hurricane creek and is
the Orejonuni as a medium. What
These O rn n s ere celebrated for volume,
T. J . D E A N , M . D .
obstructions, is an open question. frequently “ winter Upon the range,” controlled by K. 1 . Beale, F. D. quality
o f tone, qUlok response, k rttstio design,
L.
J.
BACKER,
is here written is gleaned from a
beauty in finish, perfect c o n stru c tio n , m a k in g
Were the fish as plentiful every and the losses are comparatively McCully, E. J. Foresythe, George them the most desirable organs for homes,
W ill practice in any part of W allowa
residence of several months in the
V ä lk y . Office a t R esidence near
summer a s they were four years light. But here, as elsewhere in Ham ilton, D. McCully, George D. Sdhools, churohes, lodges, societies, etc.
Orejón.
Joseph,
BVTABUbBBD REPOTATIOM.
country and from interviews with
ago, they would prove a source of the North-west, the provident stock White, of Portland, and others. ONBQCAKED FACILITIES,
JO R K P M ,
OREGON
responsible persons. The state
SKILUSD WOMBM8S,
considerable revenue to the fisher man prepares an abundant supply This deposit L^m jch more exten
DEALER IN
b e st M a t e r ia l ,
ments will not be “colored with en
men of the lake.
of feed, for he knows not when a sive than A *^^^H k*»ntioned, and
COOK STOVES,
euM BIM X n, MAAE THIS
L D -S y r a c r ìr in r
thusiasm ” or made with any idea
The southern boundary of these hard winter colneth
Mr. Beale,
a practical m ar
PARLO R STOVES
of personal bunefit therefrom, but
THS
POPULAR
QBQAN
valleys I have so briefly described
I*H>N«TAN1 nast MmClEONf.
It has already been demonstrated ble man, claims that the grade is
will be plain facts as seen through
is a range of mountains, the lower that the more hardy vegetables and equal to that of-any marble in the
T IN W A R E .
Instruetlon Books and Plano 6tooli.
H as located at Joseph, Or. W ill araalh
the “glasses’' of an impartial ob
the profession in a lf its branches.
portions of which are covered with fruits will grow abundantly in the United States. The specimens ex Catalogues and Pries Lists, on application, r u n .
Repairing dona n eatly on short notice
server.
SPE C IA L TIES,
¡in almost inexhaustible supply of Wallowa. The tender fruits, vege hibited from both ledges indicate
CHICA60 COTTAGE 0R6AN CO.
GENl'flAl. DESCRIPTION*.
Disease« of W om en and Children,
timber.
These mountains with tables and tin melons will have to that they are valuable, and that
T h e B U Y B IU k U V IB B la
Csr. ffoago^A MX A m St»., CHICAGO. U *
A traveler, leaving Grande Ronde
iM a e d M a rc h
tht-ir snow-capped peaks, form a come from the warmer clime of the they are all their owners claim f?r
I
e*eM y e a r. SW »1» pages,
valley, takes a northeasterly direc
GEORGE W. HAMILTON.
I »X a l l J i tsseksa,wlta over
portion of the very attractive sce Im naha, fully thirty miles to the them,
' 3 , B O O U la a tra tlo a u — a
tion. passing through tile beautiful
nery of the country. To the north eastward.
g e n e r a l remarks ,
srlsale P ic tu re B a lle ry .
1886
1849
TOHSORIjiL j i R T W .
Indian valley and "Cricket Flat,”
« I T B 8 W k o ls e a ls P rU sa
and east the valleys terminate in E N C O tR A G E M E N T TO IM M IG RA TIO N .
It should he remembered th at ten ;
dtrrrt
to
ootussmort
. a a ll gaads Iter
a total distance of perhaps fifteen
Main Street, two doors S ou th e f Pestofltoe
peraeaal o r fk aatly sue. T e lia Mow Sa
hills, which gradually grow higher
I think it can safely he said th at years ago the Wallowa conntry was
order, an d g le e t X M t eoet o f »T »ry-
miles, and finds himself on the
and higher until the timbered foot the Wallowa country offers one of in the hands of the Indians, who
ta tn g yo n neo, a t, d r in k , w e a r, o r
Joteph,
Ortioo
bluff’s o’erlooking the Wallowa
h e r - Yun w lt k . Tfcsaa IW V A L V A B U I
hills of the Blue mountains are the greatest bodies of desirable esteemed it as only un excellent lo
U O O K 8 c o n ta in tn fb rn s a tlo n gleaned
river. Descending a hill some
S h aving and H a ,f-b res» in < N ea tly Tfons
Y r.a . tk e M a rk e t» n t tk e w o rld . Ws
rear bed on the north, and the government land there is in Oregon cality for grazing their herds of
w i l l M a ll a oapy P f t H R to a n y ad -
thing less than two miles in length,
droes n p a n rsaalp t a f 1» ata. to d efray
“breaks” of Snake river appear on or Washington to-dav. Naturally, ponies and preparing their winter
list arrives at “ the bridge,” where
expenao a f M a tliia g . L e t <aa k e a r A tom
t h e east.
supply of game and fish ; that, it
ZE3Z. M I L L ,
yea.
R a e p e e tlk lly ,
the
well-watered,
most
desirable
Until recently a reasonable toll was
From this description the render land is already taken • hut there was first-settled by stock men, who
M ONTGOM ERY WARD A CO.
CINCINNATI
WATCH-MAKER.
collected for passing over the road.
. Asaaao, Chlaago, Ills
will perceive that the "Wallowa yet remains thousands of norcs of quite naturally discouraged immi
W
ATCHES,
From this point the course of travel
valleys” and the “ Wallowa coun good hill land that will produce gration ; thar the few settlers in the
C LO C K S, A N D
C ourteou s
is nearly due east. Through the
M m . W in . « . M lD IlK .
JE W E L R Y
try” are ot vastly different signifi well and make good farms or "stock country in 1877-78 were nearly all
Wallowa canyon, a distance of
Repaired on short n otice, and satisfaction
A ct! V Ï ,
— — D E A L E R IN --------
cance. The former embraces a se ranches,” und where water may be driven out by the Indian troubles
guaranteed.
nine miles, the road is generally
ries of three valleys, extending obtained bv digging.
’^ L i b e r a l .
of th at lime and the settlement of
M IL L IN E R Y ,
described as very rough. Although
nearly forty miles, and whose le\el
The country may be tailed ex the country consequently retarded j May good fortoa* feUaw tb» r»aA»n el
the beautiful river and the tower
HND FANCY GOODS,
land will not exceed eight mites in ceedingly “healthy.” For pulmo th at the majority of the people
T
h
e
D
a
ily
A
lt
a
ing mountain* present scenes strik
width at any place. The Wallowa nary complaints the ctiinatc cun have come Into the country d u rin g ,
Paofflo
J .w . 8TBANGE,
ingly attractive, they are not suf
country embraces a section includ not be excelled. There is no m a the past tour years ; that the Wal- c o w t , w M o h p t M e n t o b e t l i ■rt-’ - n f »1» Ladies Hats,
ficiently artistic to make the care
S u rgical and O perative
ing these valleys, a range of moun laria, agtie, seldom any kind of Iowa is in an isolated portion of m a tte » of pnbllo Interest Z foenem lee
Caps And
worn and weary traveler forge, a
tains, and a vast area of hill land fever, and very little rheumatism.
Union county, and consequently topuntabot frlanda to pot» but fafrtmd
rocky road. Emerging from the
D E N T IS T .
Trim m ings
on the north and east. It includes
has not received the attention and truthful w ith all.
MINERAL ANI) MARBLE.
canyon, one suddenly comes into
■
• ............ . ...Prepto
a number o f smaller valleys, wa
Constantly on hands.
During the past summer mineral exjienditure« that it deserved j that, T h e W e e k ly A lta,
th e
Regular visit» w ill be Mads te Jssepk
tered by Sheep, Swalilp, Whiskey, discoveries were made in the Wal with the exception of article« in Praaants th» »traiic»at podaibld olalm to
low er va lle v.
1st door North of Silver Lake House
Trout,
Crow
and
other
creeks,
the
local
paper,
the
WalloWH
C’I
i
I
f
F-
and
ether peiuts lu ths WklUwa.
a
family
»lronlatloii.
I
t
to
filled
w
ith
lowa mountains that will undoubt
This, the smallest of the three
Joseph,
. . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon
takes
in
the
Lost
Prairie
and
Para
t a in , little has been done to call good reading, atorlM, iaahion note»» and
edly prove a great benefit to the
W allowa valleys, is from one to
the attention of the ouuidc world P«T» laWBlgwit attontton to thgtioiiM
three miles in width and about six dise countries away on the north, country. Nearly all the prospect
and
the
Iinuaba,
the
Italy
of
the
•P. LOY,
to
the country; that in the face o f • and F a m . Splendid premiums With th e
miles in length. It contains excel
ing, however, Was done by persons
W » » k ly A lta .
A.
W.
G0WAN
all
difffcliltips
’-dBvelopnmnt
has
!
country,
on
the
east..
lent hay farms, good grazing ¡and,
residing in the valley, and who Were
T U R K * OF THE ALTA.
P lasterer, Flue B eiM er and
T H E c lim a te .
and an abundant supply of water
inexperienced in mining But the progressed slowly and SUfely until ' ■y M all, >0BU|e Tr^e,_li> tlta United StaWs sad
KEEPS
A
FULL
STOCK
OF
To a person front some of the results were good, nevertheless. the population is sufficient to wnr- !
and timber. A low “divide” sepa
PAPER-HANGER.
Eastern
states the climate of this Several claims of the many record rent an incipient agitation ill favor; SoBdsyBdlUon, 6 m Tear............ ............ u j . ISO
ScffoOr, nodus,
rate» the Lower from flic
Weekly Alls, One Vesr.......................
1M
Work Prom ptly and Ngatly D»n»,
country would appear very mild. ed indicate from fhe assays and of a new county, The tient legis
MIDDLE VALLEY.
Saad postal card request for free aaaz>
U T A T W m t,
Resilience one-half m ils North ef Is ss g k ,
In extent the Middle valley is So far as I can learn, the winters practical tests made that they will lature will probably be notified of * cop y o f D oily or W eak ly A lta.
I ts Checks, and other remlttancea
T fan m ade p « /a b l$ to tM order o<
considerably larger than the Lower are not more severe and a very lit pay working, and further develop the agitation, Ami the new county 1
WEM8TEHM UNADKIDGRO
M r« , B A R T O N
valley. From my knowledge o, tle longer than those of the “hunch ments will be made as soon os the idea r»ay figure to some extent in
A
LTA
C
ALIFO
R
NIA
PUA
CO.
the
coming
county
election.
grass
country”
of
Eastern
Oiegon
DICTI0NAR1R8,
the country L would judge it to
season opefis. A majority of the
Ban Franoiaooj
IOSÈP1Ì,
tiK S 'jO R
It ia not improbable that the
have an average width of at least and Washington. The present win claims already located are within
Albums, M a , Ink,
lour miles and a length of probably ter has been an exceptional one. eight miles of Joseph, which will Wallowa country with its many
DRESS
twelve miles. Near tl.e center of 1 he greatest depth of snow has be the natural supply point, The natural resources, its stock raising, SILVER LAKE MILLS.
Ahd a General Li he of TOYS
this valley Is situated Lostine, n not exceeded ten inches, and then ore that has been tested is richer in mineral deposits, healthful climate,
in d T A IL O R M a .
village of about seventy-five peo it only remained upon the ground silver than in other tnetals, though its possibilitie« in manufactures,
McCULLY & BRIGGS.
and
NOTIONS.
A ll W otk n e a tly h ad dura
ple This, I twlieve, ie the most for a week or two. Generally speak it is not improbable that a thorough agriculture and “marble q u a rrie s /
will
one
day
add
not
a
little
to
the
ing.
the
winters
may
he
estimated
thickly settled portion of the W al
investigation will disclose many
¡■ f- Books Delivered oh Mail toUte b ily dono on abort aotisa,
lowa country, and contains a large at from four to eight weeks in gold bearing ledges in the district. wealth of Oregon. Strange possi
free of charge
B^Prlcks modefatv.^hdl
number of well improved farms. length ; that is to say, stock has to Candidly speaking, the extent of bilities littVe developed into fact« unstT f a m II jv f L o i m ,
Call at Post D fflfs Building,
A few miles east from Lostine is a be fed for about that time. The the mineral resources is hot known, during the past few years, and it is
PH B, tHOP, ANU THE
range of hills, which separate the snow seldom falls to a depth of ns the ¡woepecting thus far has not not improbable th at the coming
Jd3E PH ,
............................OFEODN
Middle from lie
more than twelve or fifteen inches, been Kt all extensive or thorough. veats Will show th at the Wallowa
possesses further possibilities not B E S T G R A H A M
11’1‘EH VALIXV.
and it is never excessively cold fof Fnotlgh is known, however, to saj* yet ctlspectcd.
M.
L. J. PISELL,
1/ooking down from the dividing any length of time, During the without fear of contradiction that
in the WORLD constantly o n hand,
hill upon this »alley there appears present winter the thermometer fins the Walloiva mountains Constitute
Ufofessor Young, in a lecture
for sale or exchange.
ST O N E M ASO N.
to the eye a magnificent level tract I not registered below zero a half, a rich mineral district, and that in Boston, remarked that there is no
of land folly fifteen miles long on»L dozen days. The summers m©ex- some good paying mines ate al patch of tile moon's surface Of half
Foundations, Flues kM
six mil«» w id e, with timber in I tfemely pleasant, and the beat is ready discovered. The highest assay a tnile square that is not accurately Only First-Class Mill
abundance, awd at least three JDever M great as to serlouslt ltn> yet received is 1 1 0 0 0 In Silver, from
Chimneys Built
mapped, while there are immense
In the Wallowa Valley.
•treat»» of water wfneling their way lener»
tetfere with the comfort ol the
th e Alpine, Htanlsiawsky St King, tracts in Central Atrica and the
p e o p le
And ait Linds of Stone » d rk don» With
Lew and there unti} lo.it io fom-
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i ownors One of Dean & Martin’« northern part wf the hemisphere
neatness
aud disputrh
fcion with the Wallowa river, in
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