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THE KLAMATH COUNTRY
ITS OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES
Hid, In roitllu minis, over-living
HCriiiiim mid llnu litkc-u, wnllvd with
nolilii mouiitalii rutiKcn tovuic..il with
Kit'itt plnu foruntH, piiBBOHbt'd of u ell
iiiiiIii thut tun inonlliH In thu year In
lUciil, thu Klutiiuth llasln, hurt toforo
Isolated uml utmost uiiknowu, U li'i
Iiik made ruuillly ucrmnlliln.
DiIh rich hiiHln In a. plateau 4,000
frit iiliovu thu hcu luvol, divided Into
vnll)H hy iiiountulii spurn nml ul vi.-n
variety hy several fiimh-uutur lulteH.
Uf these, thu tin p.. hirKL'Kt cover two
huiitlii'il thousand iicrcm.
Duvulopiuuul bus been retarded hy
lack of ImmlKrutloti and lack of
truiiHpurtiitloii,
Thu unuuiil preilpltutlon of sixteen
IncliL-M In chiefly lu thu winter, In, thu
form of iiiouutulii biiow Thu huiii
mcr rainfall I too Unlit to a-iur
crops. Thu Siskiyou and Cascade
Mountains presented u strong burrlor
to rullroud hulldurH, 'Iheiefore, Kith
u trunk lluu of iiillwuy hardly fifty
inlk'H to thu wust, und thu largest
hody of frcHh water uvulluhlu for Ir
rigation west of thu Mississippi at Its
very door, this rich region Iiuh been
llttlu luoru thmi u pasture for cuttle
und sheep, ItH lakes uml marshes
homes foi untold uuuiherH of wild
fowl, nud ItH forests ami inountulUH
hut thu haunts of wild uiiIiiiuIh.
All tliU In to hu changed marvu
loiiHly hy two factorn (Jorurmuviit
Irrlxatlon r.nd reclamation uml rail
road construction.
'Iii work of thu Government .In
I'd ut thu disposal of thu bomeseukers,
thu United Ututen assuming ull rink
uml leupoiiHlblllly for thu luvbutmunt.
Klumuth I'iiIIk, tho lounty mat of
Kluiuuth Count), Oreyoii, und thu
commercial center of thu Klumuth
rck'loii, In ii lively town of 2,500 poo
ple, with kooiI gradud uud hli;h
hcIiooIh, ii lluu water H)nU.'in, electric
light uud pouti pluulu, leleplioiio
MVHlem, und other city utllltlea. II n
thu dlvurHlou point of thu chief en
iiuU of thu Irrigation project, uud In
hcuditiurtuiH for thu United Hlutea
Itcclaiuutloii Hervku und thu Kluiuuth
Water Unern Avnoclatlon. The hotel
futilities am good, Merrill, near
Title l.uku, In thu tenter of u lurcu
furtlle Bbttlou south of Klumuth Fall
und purl uf Its nurrouiidlne landu uro
ulreudy wuturd hy thu Uovurnmuut
Irricutloii nyttuiu, Hodudzu, on Lout
lther In thu principal trudhiK point
of the upper piojuct. It In ut thu
Junction of thu lurKcnl vullcu.
'thu upland noil In clilelly u rich,
namly loutn of cnat uniformity und
lustlui; fertility. It la u mixture of
dlHlntettrutid uud eroded luva with
volcanic uhIi und dlutouiutuuun earth,
Thu luku and tulu (murnh) lundn arc
mudu of flui-ly dlnlntCKrati'd volcanic
iiiuterinl and organic matter, thu lal
iter thu dnoiuponud vetjetublu nccum
'ulutlou of uKcn. Nowhere, perhaps,
can hu found u luoru fertile country.
Thu uplunds aie very similar to the
nolln of thu famous Yakima Valley
In Washington, whllu tint lowluuds
level) year Is nliout tLree hundred,
mid uven In stormy v father n day
I rarely panned with thu sun's fucu hid
den tlui entire time. Thu clcur at-
moHpliere and tbo cleTatloii make
hrlght thu sunny Umys ud giro the
sky the deepeat hluu, whllo at nlKht
tlio slurry flrmanont Is brilliant
beyond description and beyond the
conception of fo-belt InhnhltantR,
Where thu water supply In limited,
HUKubrunti mantles thu valleys with
uruy. In thu inurihlunda ttris many
species uf ruaben, sedges and tules.
Thu lloru'of thu basin Is far above
thu averuge In variety, for hero meet
no: t hern and southern plants, oddly
to ii iiIiikIIiik- The land Is rich In
wild luuis, choku-cherrles, huckle
berries, wild gooseberries, wild cur
rants, and other economic plants.
Theru aru many species of nutritive
natlvo granncs; Indeed, tbo basin has
long been u stockman's summer par
adlsu. Many of the smaller valleys
aru simply large meadows.
Thu lower hills surrounding the
basin uru covered with range grasses,
and scattered parks of juniper, moun
tain inuhoKuny und other arid land
shrubs. Thu higher lands arc cov
ered Willi regul forests of red fir,
sugar und yellow pine, and cedar.
In abundance may bu grown the
IcorculH (except corn), alfalfa, var
ious nutritious grasses, root crops,
! potatoes, usparagus, celery, all hardy
'fruits, vcRotablcs und berries.
Alfalfa, which has created more
State
KLAMATH FALLS
FORWARDING CO,
Transfer Work of All Kinds
Promptly Done
Baggage a Specialty. Charges Reasonable
Phone 605
J f L AM A TH tt Tjk PAOJCC T"
A Farm -$10
IN THE
Sunny San Luis Valley
OF COLORADO
Free Trip to Examine the Land
W !: HAVIC DIVIUKIJ A 51,000 M'RF. TK CV
I.NTJ) TRl'l k l-ARMS COXT-MN'IXC
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 enerKCtie man in ev
ery town in foi in clubs of 15 prospective pm
ebasers. We will furnish round trip railroad
tickets FKliK to one member of each club to in
spect land. We pay liberal commission. Will
particulars upon request.
Reference-Any Bank or Banker in St. Louis, .
Kansas City, or Denver.
SAN LUIS VALLEY
LANDS IRRIGATION
COMPANY
Banket CommlceBldg. KANSAS CITY, MO.
BiWATrJ f ,1j-T'iaUT- IClI"' r -i-fct Ai
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whllo In favored locations most 01
collcnt peaches may ho raised; but
caro must bu taken by planting late
blooming, hardy varieties of all these
fruits, bocniiso of lato frosts.
Thu evidence of what small fruits
will do Is found In tho wealth of wild
bofrlcs. All tho borrios may bo
grown to great advantage as soon as
n market becomes available.
Tho richness of tho soil and tho
oasu with, which It Is worked make
the Klamath section a vast potontlal
garden. Here, with Irrigation, Inten
sive cultivation will bo widely prac
ticed. Tho careful cultivation that
makes land In sections of Southern
California, tho Han Joaquin, Sacra
mento, Santa Clura, l'njaro, Arroyo
Grande and other California valleys
worth hundreds of dollars per acre
will produco thu same result here.
Thu Klamath llaslu Is already a
great native pasture-land, and when
aro added alfalfa, clover, etc., It will
bo an unexcelled dairy country. At
present cattlo and sheep occupy thu
fields. There aro many llcrefords
and sorno Shorthorns, Dovons and
Galloways. But with tbo coming of
easy, transportation will como tho day
of tho more profitable milch cow
tho day of the Holsteln and Jersey.
Tbo Klamath Dasln Is full of One
horses.
Well adapted to bog raising, the
pig has been almost totally neglected
In the Klamath region, yet with dis
ease unknown and crops and cllinato
naturally adapted to his needs, b
will later become one of the most Im
portant of Its commercial factors.
Poultry raising awaits but transpor
tation to mako It of largo .propor
tions, though now a thriving Industry
with a local demand far In excess of
tho supply.
divided Into two projects, the upper
uud lh lower. Thu latter, tho most
Importuut, has for Its principal wa
ter supply Upper Klamath Lake, thu
lurgest navigable body of fresh water
In the West. Tho supply takeu from
It will lessen thu alto or Link lllvc-r,
Its outlet, but will not affect thu vol
ume uf water lu the luku Itself. The
topoginphy of thu land Is such that
tho water from tho lake cuu bo dis
tributed over u large urea by giavlty.
Clear Lake, lu California, Is the
source ot the uppor projoct. It will
bocomo a reservoir, and Its outlet,
Lost River, dlvorted into tho Klamath
rtlvor and superseded largely at a
wator carrier by an irrigation canal.
This oddest ot streams, "meandering
with a maty motion," after flowing
aimlessly a hundred mllos, arrlvos
within six miles ot Its sourco aud
finally sinks in Tulo Lake. Tulo Lake,
a broad shoot of water, wnoao great
est depth la about 30 feet, has no
other water supply and no outlet.
With tho dtvorslon ot Lost itlvor, its
bed will ba partly reclaimed.
Tbo QovernMnt work, all told,
will represent an expenditure of Mr
tOO.000, and this lavestmont Is plao
are In u class by themselves lu rich
ness. The soils uru fieu from ituinho
and udobu characteristics, very cutty
to work, without stones, und do not
buku easily. In u few localities putcli
38 of alkali nia bu found, but these
aro quite Infrequent and can ho cared
for hy pioper driiluuge. Tho soil Is
6f uniformly grwit depth, und very
rarely Is there hard-pan near the
surface.
Tho climate of thu Klamath Baslu
Is delightful In late spring, summer
tnd autumn and until mldwjntcr.
With its, acenlo and hunting and fish
ing attractions, tho rsgton Is becom
ing n great summer rosort. Tho
weather la modoratoly warm in sum
mer and not severely cold in winter.
1 rioro is llttlo zero wcathor. Dostruc
tlvo storms aro unknown. Some, win
ters aro opon without snow, but oc
casionally thoro Is enough snow for
sleighing. Spring plowing begins
In tho latter part of February or early
In March, March and April are rain
tost months, and January la the cola
ost. Very little rain tall in the su ru
mor, and crops may be harvested
without tear of a storm.
The average number ot elear days
wealthy farmers lu ttie Irrigated
West than any other farm product,
may bo grown to perfection. Two
(and In favored sections iree) crops
aio cut each year, and after tho last
harvest x"i vigorous growths permit
lot pasturago for stock.
! Thu Klumuth section wilt rival
eastern Washington aud Oregon In
wheat production, both In quality and
qua'ntlty. Laud well cultivated and
with plenty of water yields fifty bush
els .of wheat to the acre, while dry
(arming secures from twelve to twen
ty bushels. Tho average, under favr
orablo water conditions, should be
thtrty-flvo bushels to the aero.
Oats yield per acre, with, dry (arm
ing, from twonty-flve to" thirty bush
els; on irrigated land, sixty bushels;
and .with exceptionally favorable con
ditions, almost a hundred. Barley
yields, on dry land, twenty-five bush
els per acre, which li always doublod
and often treblod on properly irri
gated land. Rye also grow well, and.
peculiarly onough. Is often dry farmed
as a hay or roughage crop. for itpc&
Apple raising win prove a proni-
ahlq occupation in the uplands. Pears,
plums, prnnee and cherrtea do veil.
Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office, Lakovlcw, Oregon, Jan
uary 12, 1'JUD.
A sutllclcnt afliadavlt having been
filed lu this olllce hy .Mathlas Armaud
contestant, against homestead entry
No. 2TCD (Serial No. ODG-i), made
Sept. 15. 11102. for W,j WJi, Sec.
2S, T. 28 S H. 10 E, by Eleanor S.
Ogdcn, coutestee, lu which It is al
leged that Ogdcn never settled upon
iald land wjtbln six months after
making said entry as required by
law; that said Eleanor Ogdon never
Improved said land by erecting a
dwelling house nor mado any Im
provements whatsoever; that 'tho
juld Ogden has wholly abandoned
said tract and for 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 tlmo nor has he
been living on said land during the
past year; that said Ogden has whol
ly failed to rcsldo upon, cultivate or
Improve said entry; that tho alleged
absenco ot said Ogden Is not due to
his employment ln'tbuy. Navy
or Marine Corps of 'MHasA States
as an ofllcer, soldliMHany
war lu which tho'
bu engaged, said par
notified to appear, rcspoa
evidence touching said allcj
10 o'clock a. m. on March 37
beforo It. M. Richardson, U. 8. Cob
mlssloner, at Klamath Falls, Oregon,
and that final hearing will be held
at 10 o'clock a. m. on March 10,
1909, before tho Register and Re
ceiver at the United Statea Land Of
fice lu Lakeviow, Oregon.
Tho said contestant having. In a
proper affidavit, filed January 7, 1909
set forth facts which show that after
due dlllgenco personal service ot this
notlcu cnu not bo made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publica
tion. J. N. WATSON,
1-16 Register.
NOTICE FOR 1'Ultl.ICATION.
Lakevlew List No. SI.
United States Land Office, Lake
view, Orcgou, Jauuary 12, 1909.' -
Notlcu Is hereby given that the
Northern I'uclfli! Railway Company,
whoso post office address is St. Paul,
Mlnnnesota, has on this 28th day of
December, 1908, filed In this office
Its application (Serial No. 0945), to
select under the provisions ot the Act
of Congress, approved July 1, 1S98
(30 Stat. S97, 620), Lot 1 ot section
3 In township 33 south ot range TA
and Lot 8 ot section 7 In township
33 south of range7, all east ofjWll
lamette Principal Meridian, contain
ing 61. S3 acres. ',
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or de
siring to object because ot the min
eral character ot the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to ap
plicant, should file their affidavit of
protest in this office, on or before the
13th day ot March, 1909.
Jl N. WATSON.
1-18 Register.
STRAYED OR STOLEN A brows
and spottod cow, fat and dry, brand
ed 87 on left hip; ear mark crop; .
split in left ear and under bit In right
ear, Was driven or stolen 'from the
Downing ranch the latter part ot De
cember, 1908. Reward for latofBfla
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