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P u b li s h e d E v e r y F r i d a y a t L a id la w , O re g o n , b y th e C h r o n i c l e Pul». Co.
J ohn A. S eabury . Managring Editor.
F lorence S e a b ik y . Associato Editor.
The Iteschutea valley i* in central 1 exceptionally prolific and uf the limest
Oregon, just east ol the Cascade range quality. Potatoes art* large, »ell llav.
of m o u n tain *.
| oretl and gissi Weeper*
Sugar beota
make a very large yield and tests
iniiile.h u» them to h a t e a higher
Transportation.
D rV O TK D TO TH E IXTEKKSTS OF CROOK ITH'XTY IX U ENEMA I.:
M IU M IM U N
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P o r T r a p or P i a t i a « T K V R N N
K i m h r O i i l r i h t i i Chuiili. I * | i II.« m . Orr|on,
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Th e m a ro si rail road |».int la Khan- •* »«•‘'•«age olsu g ar than those raised .it 7 j o i> i U h k
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f ilio, 90 mile* distant. T w o railroad.
«»»• » " S " r prmluoing asetions. Hug-
j have survey* through the valley and * r n" * ki,,|t *• » undoubtedly he a lead-
P ifS B S m t t f id i l* .
I n v a r i a n t In B é v a n e *
B L B se m ip r io .s u n r e a
j o t h e r * are heading this way
lin g industry. Herne* do »,11 ar.d
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11.60 Six M o ntili .
alula the orvhsrd* are lisi young to Kr» 1 l 1 o*thrr. in cu li |M»lor of llu* M l
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M Dl’E R T IS IM C R U T E S ----- Orna P e l e a t a n t h
'growth and old orchards in scat l e n d
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Display, per inch {*.- month, 60c.
One Insertion, 16c.
Red, Double K«te*
t>ur market« will be P ortland , and
section*
ol
the
valley
raise
the
finest
Local anil Classified Liners, 6c.
On First Page, Ilk.-.
Condolence*,
6c
through it th e Orient also the hint*
N odm ond .
of fruit. Dairying » ill also he a l e a f
bering camps, soon to l>e established.
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Entered a* aecond-clas* mail m atter November 16, 1906. at the
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LA ID LA W
AND TH E
IRRIGATED
D IST R U T IN P A R T IC U L A K.
a t Laidlaw, Oregon, under the Act of Congre** of March 3,
Clim ate.
1879
M id
W ater.
S C I I N O U T I U .K U N or l U a l O d U . a U l . I . R L o H » A in K P H i K l e L *
— H ig h In Quality g o o j g u n vslu *
righi Ih r o u g h t M a d * in staniUud
g a u g v s, l . n g l h a , w s l g h t s , • « * . —
11 ani a i . r or H s m m s r l s a * k l y l s t .
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winter* and cool summer*,'
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M IC H W A T E R M A R K .
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with faith lute and early front«, but
in any cou n try , clear, cold and pure,
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just from the peipetual a n o » , o f , h e
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luring of the product* of the farm.
m o untain*. It is soil ami Ircc Irom t'hurvh ni c I m h jc
% F O l ' should make it a point to renew at once. Editor* have to live, and
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all alkaloids.
1 it i* no charity to ask C h r o m c i it subacritier* to keep {»aid up at f t 60 a
year in advance.
T h e postal regulation* also require it.
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T h e country i* n r » ; settlem ent lar v a ra n t. N rv i ' \ l i m i t a r SI K . clfitiH
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ad r it « Hour is giving good satis-
them in o th er places.
gan about three or lour year* ago, iiiin i»tr pfr.ti.hrN firxl a n j lhir*t Sum í.»»» al II
action It lisa been irdiired m price
in thi* space it signifie* thatjyou r subscription is due. Should « “ double X X
• ud choice laud, can now lie had
at a tu am f 8 p ni IS ilp ilftu p p lird |.»J |»te»ht
mil I» .olii at tlie -'Corner B lo re 1'
erosa be marked it i* warning th at paper will l«e discontinued if subscription
ir n a n cle rfv n u in fro m l ‘tin r« il| r tc c u u l ai »1
from 916 to $60 per acre, depending IttUflh S u m ía « » al u a t r hu*MI
not soon |\«id.------ L aidlaw C h r o s i c i . v , L a id l a w , C rook C o c n t v . O kboon
Hiilanription canvasser wanted in
I he soil is a volcanic decnni|M\*tlion
upon location,
improvement* a m 1
| very rich in mineral m atter, Imt grow
verv town
Littéral Commkasliiii lor
uumber of acres irrigable These prices
U «nlrd, lo txirrow, f:UN) on limlirr* some time Arbitras Ih r Chronicle
T H U R S D A Y . J U N E 4. 190S.
mg l e t t e r with cu ltivation and the
include water right.
land serurily
Aildr. B o l 16 , L u d i a »
' adding of vegetable m a tter.
Km Hale— T r a m ol young mares,
If y ou h.'.ve A crip p le il wati-n ur » lib 3 c o l t , at .idea, wagon and bar
cliH-k h rin g it to I . a ú l l a » «nil h a v r ile»»; cheap
M r r r d i t h B r o s , Cline
T h e r e a r * eight aniall town* and *». \V. H o r n e r r e p a i r i t f o r yon.
The valley i* largely covered witri ju n
Fall», Oregon.
iper tim ber, a specie* of cedar, which po*t otfiee*, most of which receive
makes splendid fire wood and fence daily m ail.
Storm s.
Prices of Land.
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Soil.
A PEN PICTURE
OF THIS VALLEY
Tim ber.
Tow ns.
Churches and Schools.
posts. On the m o u n ta in *lo|>e* nod
upon th e upjwr »ivev sre 4111,000 acres
Churches and schools were among
! of yellow pine tim ber of ex ce lle n t qual-
! u y . Th e 1 umtx ring industry will be the first things luokrd slie r by our
c itiie n * and we have a* good school*
large,
»* afe to be found in older settled
'.a c ti o n * . C liu r c tu • of all Jrn<>niiii
^ d v r t t io in ij Ï U t c s iö n t h r ^ l o n t h .
Srvi *
Irrigation
I d ttie valley an* about 400 0 0 0 « e rr. j tlou* are " * 11 »*P «v »o »«l.
of irrigable lami* aiul am ple w »1er J
for them, some storage re**-rvnira lw~ «
ili g required.
i T h is little village i* located upon
the bank* of the Drscliutes river in
a hat i* conceded to t>e the most
T h e Deschutes river i» considered beautiful to w n.ite in the valley. It s
the fine.t » s t e r jsiwcr str**«m in the surrounded nn all side, by the irrigat
United S ts te s , ns its flow never var ed section and is near enough to ihe
les more than from twelve to e ig ht pin * tim ber belt* to have l b * markets
een inches and the fall is very great, which the lumbering Industrie* will
there being numerous (all* in the riv furnish. I t is practically in the ven
er of from ten to th irty h o t elicer ter of the territory which will in the
drop, beside* numerous rapid.-.
near future become a separate county
and being in the renter of the popu-
lation will almost certainly be the
One physician i* now serving a coni* cou nty seat It* water power adrnnt-
inunity of from twenty to t l o t t y mile* *g*a are good and it i* on the surviy
in e xte n t. T h is speak* m r e for »he of the east and West line of lailroaO
general health than a n y th in g that which is sure to build through the
I t 1ms*
may be »aid by us. As a Ina th resort sta te in th e near future.
this country will l-e noted, especially good two roomed school with excel
for lung bisease*, end here t o * invalid lent teachers. A good church build-
may com bine recreation with industry in * accomodate* the people. A De
end if necessary be securing » compe velopment League and a Orange are
tence as well as being restored to health the boo*t»r organ nation s, while the
secret and fraternal organisations aie
well repiesented.
W h a t we need is people to come
T h e scenery of the Cascade mount
here and make homes: people to come
a in * *nd of the Desclmte* river and it*
here and establish a creamery, a *aw
trib u ta rie s is ummrpassed anywhere.
■ lid planing mill, a flouring mill, an
Numerous lakes lie nestb-d among the
elrctnc light plain, a »ugar beet factory am! in
m ountains and foothill*, many o f
tact people for almost eirry Indoslry .
which are of great depth, clear as
Published by order of
crystal and teem ing with tisli. E x t in c t
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Development League.
volcanic craters are numerous, while
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leap gorges and high bluiT. keep them
com pany.
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Drained by Deschutes,
Prettiest of Rivers,
Rich in Resources.
OTH tongue and pen are sometimes inadequate to express the
beauties of the Universe and nothing but the brash of a skill
ful artist can even'faintly portray Natute’s gems of scenic beauty.
This fact is made manifest in a most forceful manner as one
emerges from the juniperjtimber on the heights overlopking Laid
law from the east when the glorious twilight, for this is famous,
is casting its lights and shadows o’er hill and fdale. The sky is
clear andfazure blue and twinkling stars, just peepinc forth, com
mingle their reflections/vith the lights of the village in the silver
sheen ox river which winds its way through the valley.
T w ilig h t! spirit th at do?t re nd rr birth
To dim e n c h * n tm e n t» -in e ltin g heavt-a to
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K*rth~
I.raviag ou craggy hills and minting
streams
Alsoftnrsn like the atmosphere of driams "
The giant mountains, seven in number, snow capped and white
as ghosts, lift their hoary heads above the dark green line of pir.e
and juniper which extends from theidoa.se to the narrow valley in
which the littles village lies nestled.tThe lofty snow covered range
appears to extend in the form ofjan almostlperfect fcrescent about
the valley and the strip of green appears but a narrow ribbon, so
clear is the atmosphere.
As one sits in rapture and gazes upon the scene which li“s be
low and beyond in one’s mind’s eyeithe cycles of time pass rapidly,
and lo! one beholds the narrow valley covered by a busy city, peo
T h e D etchute* river, ss w.-ll a t the
pie rushing hurriedly to and fro along the crowded streets, mas
sive stone structures cover solid blocks of around and the? pulse of numerou* I s l e * and m slier streams,
enterprisejis'throbbing and beating, sending gthe blood of trade is plentifully supplied with tisb and it
and commerce to all the world; our sugar, fruit-; and vegetables as it no unusual th in g for one fisherman
to catch from :/) to 100 fine trout in s
well as grains, lumber and manufactures are in demand; the beauti
single Afternoon and it is not neeaaary
ful river is harnessed and giving its power to turn the countless
to go much, if any, beyond t h * town-
wheels of miil and factory, propelling electric trains, giving light site to dc it. In the mountain*, from
and heat and performing the many’services which generated pow fi (teen to fifty miles distant, ar* to I>*
er may do.
found deer, bear and other large game
Glancing toward the northwest in the direction of Mount Jeffer as well as ducks, grouse, squirrels, etc.
son one can see rushing forward a long train of heavy laden pass
enger coaches, filled with eager passengers, upon both pleasure and ;
business bent. All about one sees great tracts of j land reclaimed •
Th e valley i* in plan-* rolling with
from the desert wilds and now groaning under the weight of fruit,
high buttes scutter.-d here and iherr
vegetables, hay and grain, while in pastures green one beholds the and in many places lava ri-cV edge-
sleek jersey cow, the noble horse, the sheep and swine.
and surfiice rock are plentiful and
Large andteommodious dwellings are upon every farm, with the p r o m in e n t . Much the gn-ater pni-
churches and the school houses'dotted here and therein close prox fion is practically level and easily
imity. The laborers are bringing the product of field and dairy to suscejitable of irrigation.
the busy city. On the heights at either side and overlooking the
valley are beautiful homes with well kept lawns and gardens, jiv
ing jt he tfrandestland most sublime view of river and mountain to
Nowhere in the world c»n finer
be found- Upon the banks of stream and lake are to be seen the roads lie msde than in th i* valley and
tourist whipping the water with rod and fly. while in the baskets this is being early looked alter. We
lie hundreds of the beautiful speckled trout
never have mud «nd the dust do«« not
In the heart of the city, built upon the {¡islands which dot the get deep and fine as it does
in many
'<es tn
sparkling stream, a most beautiful park is found and hundreds of other places.
visitors are'enjoying the cool shade of the spreading trees while
the children romp^upon the grassy banks amid the fragrant, i
bright hued flowers, while the graceful swan swims slowly to
W ith irrigation large yields of ram *
shore forjthe dainty morsel which he has bepnjtaught to expect.
hay such as tim othy, clover,alfal,a are
Thus as one sits in the twilight and gazes upon the village and made. Blue grass doe* well, a* do
mountains beyond he dreams into the future and beholds the possi- many other varieties. Ail of th« grains
bilities of the DeschuCes river and valley and the town of Laidla' \ do well except com Hoot crop« an
Hunting and Fishing
T im b e r claim s, desert entries and
homestead«, to be legnl, should Im
proved up by puolication in the news
paper nearest the location of the land.
Laidlaw is the nearest town to many
of these claim s, and tin: la.nilaw
C h ronicle is the paper to print your
notice of publication in.
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belong to Jlii'litmvor-Smitli i ’o., who niake
lumber, shingles and moulding as Rcluaply ns
possible ami sell them at a reasonable profit.
F^JR FURTHKB PARTICULARS
enquire at mill, 12 miles N.-W. of I.aiillaw, Ore
B E N D -S H A N IK O
L I V E R Y and S T A G E Go.
New covered stages between Bend and Shaniko.
For further inform ation w rite
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BENI) -
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OREGON
Mrs. J. C. TLLLAR, Agent,
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HORNER,
DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
i'ancy and Staple Groceries, Mens working clothes\
New line of GOTZIAN SHOES just in
And MORE Coming
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M ill Feed and Rolled Barley
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iWHAT I HAVEk’ r ÔÜÎUHP WILL BE IH * T H i U n FM IBH Tj
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