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THE KLAMATH COUNTRY
ITS OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES
t Itlrli In rc-rllle lauds, ovor-livliiK
'tri'iuiiH uml lino taken, wnllud with
i iiolilo niouiitnlii rungus covered with
1 ureal tilne fort'Sts, possessed ut h til
'iiiuto that tn liiontlm In tlio )cur Ih
I Ideal, tliu Klainutli Mania, liuiutufiiiu
I Isolated and almost unknown, hi bo
iIiik inndn ri-ndlly accoiiillili).
I I'll In rich IihhIii U u plulcau 4,000
I font nbovii tlm hiii level, divided lulu
ml ut tliu iIIbpii,iI of tin.- liuiiiuKPukuiH, i vi i , riir is about tLrcu hundred,
tlio United Htulcu assuming ml rlrk uml jwjii In uloriny weather a day
und rvupuiisllilllty for tliu Investment, rami) passes with tliu sun's facu til J
Klamath I'iilln, the county seat or clou tliu i-ntlre time. Thu clear at
Klainutli Count), Oregon, mid tlieliiiiispliviu und I ho elevation tuuke
commercial center of the Kluinitlli ; bright tliu sunny day and glvu tliu
rugluu, In u Ihely town of 2,tUl) peo
ple, with ;ood untiled mid lilr.li
schools, ii flii" wutcr system, clcctilc
Ik ) L und iiowur plants, telephone
IvnlleyH liy iiioiintuln spui und given Isybloiu, mid otliei iliy utilities. II u
viirlidy liy huvoiuI freah-wulor lakuH.
Of Hirst-, tin- llin-u liirgi-sl cover two
hiiinlriid thousand ncri-s.
' llevelopiiiont him heeii tutuided by
lack of limnlKrntlon and luck of
.transportation.
Tliu amiuul irerliltatlou or nlxleen
nclie U thlelly In tliu winter, In tliu
j form of mountain anuw, Tliu nuni-
iky the deepest hluu, while at night
tliu aturry flrmunent lu brilliant
he) und duHCrlitlon und beyond the
(oiiLejitlon of fog-boll InliuliltmitH.
wlillo In favored locations moat ox
cidlent jieuclns may bo ralaoil; but
euro must bo taken by plantlnB lato
bloomlns, bardy vnrlctles of all tboao
fritllii, becauao of lato froats.
Tliu evidence of wbat small fruits
will do la round In the wealth of wild
her r lea. All tbo borrles may bo
grown to great ndrantago aa floon as
n market becomes uvallablo.
Tlm rlchncHu ot tliu Boll and the
cane with which It la worked make
the Klamath Hoctlon a vast potential
garden. Here, with Irrigation, Inten
sive cultivation will bo wldoly prac
ticed. 'I ho taroful cultivation that
makes land In auctions of Southern
California, tlio San Joaquin, Sacra
mento, Santa Clara, I'njaro, Arroyo
the avcrugu In variety, for hero meet
noiOiorn and eouthcrn plants, oddly
( n nliigllug. The land Is rich In
'.villi limiz, choko-cherrles, hucklu
borrics, wild gooseberries, wild cur
rants, and other economic plants.
There uro many species of nutritive
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the dlvvmlou point of tliu chief en
nuis of the Irrigation project, and Is
headquarter for the United States
Huilauialloii Set vice and the Klainutli
Water Uhcih Angulation. The hotel
fuclllllo mo good. Merrill, near
Tule Lake, Ij Hie tenter of u largo
fertile section aouth of Klamath I-'allu
mid part of Hb surrounding lands uro
mer rainfall Is too light to nature ulrcudy watered by tliu (iovuriimeul
icropH. Thu Slakhou und Cuacadu 'irrigation Htsiem. Ilonanru. on I.oit
.Mouutalns presented a strong hurrler ltlver Is the principal trading point , native gratii.'; Indeed, the basin has
to ralliouil builders. Therefore, with mf thu uppei project, ll Is at the long been u stockman's summor par
a trunk line of railway hardly fifty Junction of the largest ulle)s. 'udlau. Many of thu smaller valleys
'miles to thu west, and thu largest Thu upland soil Is chiefly u Hch.'aru simply largo meadows.
;body of fresh wutvr uvullablu for lr- sandy loam or great uniformity and, Tlio lower hills surrounding the
rlgatlou west or thu Mississippi at Its lusting fertility. It Is a mixture of basin are covered with range grasses,
very door, this rich region has been disintegrated and eroded lava with nnd scattered parks of Juniper, rnoun-
. little more than a pasture for tattle volcanic ush und dlutoinaceous earth, , lain mahogany und other arid land
I mi J sheep, Its lakes mid marshes Tint lake and tulu (marsh) lands uro
homes for untold numbers of wild made or finely dlslntegiated volcanic
, fowl, and Its forests und mountain material mid organic matter, thu lat-
I but the haunts of wild animals. ter the decomposed vegctablu cecum-
' All this Is to bu channel! uiarvu- utatlon of nges. Nowhere, perhaps,
llously by two factors Cot eminent ran bu found a more fertile country,
irrigation and reclamation und rail- Thu uplands mu very similar to the
road construction. tolls or thu famoiM Yakima Valley
I Thu work of tho Government Is In Wellington, wlillo thu lowlands
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. u.u wuiursuw.1, -isiiimieu, (irnmIo nml ot1(.r California valley,
. r. ., lirnnuo anil oiner caiuoruia valleys
sagebrush mantles tho valleys wltliworll hundroiU of 0ar8 pcr acro
giuy. In tho marshlands are many j w ro,,uco Ul0 gnmo rc3,t horu
species of rushes, sedges and lulus., Tho l:iuIBtll , , nlr(;ndjr a
inu iiuiu ui uiu uaaiu i nir uuutu .,,-, ,i,. ....,...i,i ,i ,
Csvu iiuviiu juabui u-iuiiU uuu nucu
shrubs. Tho higher lands are cov
ered with regal forests of red fir,
3ugar and )ellow pine, and cedar.
In abundance may bo grown the
cercaU (except corn), alfalfa, var
ious nutritious grasses, root crop.1,
pntittoe, asparagus, celery, all hardy
fruits, vegetables and berries.
Alfalfa, which has created more
are added alfalfa, clover, otc. It will
bo an unexcelled dairy country. At
present tattle and sheep occupy tho
Holds. There uro ninny Jlcrofords
and some Shorthorns, Dovons and
Galloways. Hut with tho coming or
easy transportation will come tho day
of tho more profitable milch cow
tho day or tho Ilolstcln and Jersey.
Tho Klamath Uasln Is full ot flno
horses.
Woll adapted to hog raising, tho
pig has been almost totally neglected
In tho Klamath region, yet with dls
oaso unknown and crops and cllicnto
naturally adapted to his needs, ho
will later becomo one or tlio most Im
portant or Its commercial factors.
Poultry raising awaits but transpor
tation to make It ot largo propor
tions, though now a thrUIng Industry
with a local demand far In excess ot
tbo supply.
N.tmo
Mice! and No
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KLAMATH FALLS
FORWARDING CO,
Transfer Work of All Kinds
Promptly Done
IBiMc a Specialty. Charges Reasonable
Phone 605
A Farm $10
IN THE
Sunny San Luis Valley
OF COLORADO
Free Trip to Examine the Land
W I HAVIi niVlDI-D A 54.1XX) M'HV. TK fT
INTO TRUCK I'AKMS CONTAIN' IXf!
10 to 1,000 Acres
PER FARM AT $200 EACH.
$10 Cash and $10 Per Month
. No Interest! No Taxes!
We want a reliable and energetic man in ev
ery (own to form chilis of IS prospective pur
chasers. We will furnish round trip railroad
tickets FREE to one member of each club to in
spect land. We pay liberal commission, hull
particulars upon request.
Reference-Any Bank or Banker in St. Louis,
Kansas City, or Denver.
SAN LUIS VALLEY
LAHDI IRRIGATION
COMPANY
Bank of Commerce Bldg. KANSAS CITY, MO.
r lam a th f r.A ptojrc r
..i ore?; ;vi?wr .
' TWrJ' & VJ-.- n'-i
PpPiiiiiiilifl
divided luto two jirojects, the upper
uml tho lower. Tho latter, thu most
Importunt, hus for Us principal wa
ter, supply Upptr Kltuiuth Lake,, tlio
largest navlguble body ot fresh water
In thu West, Tho supply taken from
It. will lesson thu Blto ot Link Htver,
It outlot, but will not affect the vol;
uiuq of water In tho lako Itsolt. Tho
tcipogruphy ot tho laud Is such that
tbo YfAtcr from tho lako cun tio dls
trlhutod over a large area by gravity.
Clear Lake, In California, Is tbo
source ot the upper project. It will
become a reservoir, and Its outlet,
Lout' III ver, diverted Into tbo Klamath
River and superseded largely aa a
water carrier by an Irrigation canal.
This oddost of streams, "moanderlng
with a maxy motion," after flowing
aimlessly a bundrod mllos, arrives
within six mllos ot Its source and
Qnally sinks In Tule Lako. Tule Lake,
a broad sheet ot wator, whoso great
est dopth Is about SO feot, lmB uo
other wator supply and no outlet.
With the diversion ot Lost River, It
bed will be partly reclaimed.
The OovernMnt work, all told,
will represent an expenditure ot 14,
100,000, and this Investment la plae-
A
aio In it class by themselves In llcli-i v.vultliy farmris lu the Irrigated
iiobb. The soils iiru f I cu from Kuiutio west iimu any oilier larm product,
bu grown to perfection
Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior, V. S.
Land OlQcc, Lalietlew, Orcgun, Juu
jury 12, 1 you.
A siitilcleni-nmadavlt having been
lied lu this ot.'lce by .Mathluj Ariuuud
uoutestant, against homestead entry
No. 2Ti5 (Serial No. UliCtl, made
oept. 10, 102, for Wis W',4, Sec.
Ji, T. 38 S It. 10 K, by Eleanor S.
Jtfden, conteslee. In which It Is al
leged that Ogdeu never settled upon
.aid land within six months after
uniting said entry as required by
mw; that said Eleanor Ogden never
improved said land by erecting a
dwelling house nor mudo any Im
provements whatsoever; that the
3u!d Ogden has wholly abandoned
said tract and tor more than six
months since making said entry; that
said entry Is not cultivated as re
quired by law or at all, and said Og
den Is not at this ttmo nor has be
been living on said land during the
past year; that said Ogden has whol
ly failed to reside upon, cultivate or
improve suld entry; that the alleged
absence of said Ogden Is not due to
his employment In tbo Army, Navy
or Marino Corps of tho United States
as un oftlcer, soldier or marlno in any
war in which tho United States may
be engaged, said parties are hereby
notified to appear, respond, and offer
evidence touching said allegation at
10 o'clock a. m. on March 3, 1909,
betoro It. M. Richardson, U. S. Com
mlsslcner, at Klamath Falls, Oregon,
and that final hearing will be held
at 10 o'clock a. m. on March 10,
1909, beforo the Register and Re
ceiver at tho Uulted States Land Of
fice In Lakeview, Oregon.
Tho said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed January 7, 1909
set forth facts which show that after
duo dlllgeuco personal servico of this
notice can not bo made. It Is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publica
tion. J. N. WATSON,
1-10 Register.
may Iju grown to perfection. Two
(und In favored sections 'Vree) crops
are cut each year, and after the lust
harvest ll,e vigorous growths permit
and adobe characteristics, very ensy
to work, without stones, nnd dn not
bake easily In n few localities patch
es of alkali may bo fouud, but these
are quite lufrcquenl and can bo cured J of pasturage for stock',
for by proper drainage. Thu soil ts Tho Klamath sectiou will rival
of uniformly groat depth, and very eastern Wnuhlngton and Oregon In
rarely Is there hard-pan near the n heat production, both In quality and
surface.
Tho climate ot tho Klamath Daslii
Is dollghtful In lato Bprlng, summer
and autumn and until midwinter.
With Ut sconlo and hunting and fish
ing attractions, tho raglon is becom
ing a great summor resort. Tho
weather Is moderately warm In sum
mor and not severely cold in winter,
i hero is llttlo sera weather. Destruc
tive storms aro unknown. Some win
ters nie open without snow, but oc
casionally there Is enough snow for
sleighing. Spring plowing begins
In tho lattor part of Pobruary or early
In March. March nnd April aro rain
iest months, and January Is tho coU
est. Vory little rain falls In tho sum
mer, and crops may bo, harvested
without foar of a Btorm.
The Average number of clear days
quantity. Land woll cultivated and
with plenty ot water yields fifty bush
els ot wheat to tho acre, while dry
farming secures from twelvo to twon
ty bushels, Tho average, under fav
orable water conditions, should be
thlrty-flvo bushels to the acro.
Oats yield per acre, with dry farm
ing, from twenty-flvo to thirty bush
els; on Irrigated land, sixty bushels;
and with exceptionally favorable con
ditions, almost a bundrod. Barley
yields, on dry land, twenty-five bush
els per acre, which is always doubled
mid often trebled on property" Irri
gated land. Rye also growi well, and
peculiarly enough is often dry 'farmed
as a liny or roughage crop for stock.
Applo raising will prove a profit-r-.blo
occupation In tho uplands. Pears,
plums, prunes and cherrloa do well.
XOTICL'FOU l'Ulll.ICATlO.W
Lakeview List No. 51.
Uulted States Land Office, Lake
view, Oregon, January 12, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that the
Northern Pacific Railway Company,
whoso post olllco address Is St. Paul,
Mlnnnesota, has on this 2Sth day ot
December, 1908, filed in this office
its application (Serial No. 0945), to
solcct under tho provisions of the Act
of Congress, approved July 1, 1898
(30 Stat. 637, 020), Lot 1 of section
3 In township 33 south ot range 7 Vi
and Lot 8 of section 7 In township
33 south of rnngo7, all east ot Wll-
lamotto Principal Meridian, contain
ing 51.83 acres.
Any and all porsons claiming ad
versely tho lands described, or de
siring to object bocauso ot the min
eral character ot tho land, or for any
other reason, to tho disposal to ap
plicant, should file their affidavits ot
protest In this office, on or before the
13th day of March, 1909.
J. N. WATSON,
1-18 Register.
STRAYED OR STOLEN A brown
and spotted cow, fat and dry, brand
ed 87 'on left hip; ear mark crop;
,pllt In left ear and undor bit In right
ear, Was driven or stolen from the
Downing ranch the latter part of De
cember, 1908. Reward for informa
tion. tt-U