Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-09-26


3se as set ASA 1914 NO. 90.
the round gallop. A man went from
this place, starting late, to Walla Wal
la. and returned third day, sun 2 hours
high, about 81 days. whole distance
travelled $50 miles, but one horse
None Of these horses were injured
Cattle, sheep, horses and hogs feed out
through the winter and continue fat.
We very often kill our beef in March
and always have the very best OF meat.
Often an OK from the plains killed in
March yields over $50 lbs of tallow.
You have seen two specimens, one
killed at DR.. Whitman's and one at
this place. Sheep need the care Of
shepherd through the winter to protect
the lambs against the prairie wolves
A band of mares should have good
stud that will herd them and protect
the colts from the large wolves. Some
30 different kinds Of roots grow sbund-
antly upon the plains and bluffs, which,
with the grass, furnish the best Of food
for hogs and they are always good
pork. The south face of the extensive
bluffs and hills is always free from
snow, and, cut up into ten thousand
little ravincs, form the most desirable
retreat imaginable for sheep during the
winter. Here they have the best of
fresh grass, and the young lambs COM
ing regularly twice year are protected
from the winds and enlivened by the
warm sun. We have flock of sheep
belonging to the Mission received from
the Islands eight years ago. There
are now about $50. Not one has yet
died from disease, a thing of such fire.
ouent occurrence in the States.
IT must certainly become great
wool growing country. ! cannot but
contrast the time, labor and expense
requisite to look after herds in this
country, with that required in the
States, especially in the Northern and
Middle States where two-thirds of
every mans time, labor and money is
expended on his animals in preparing
and fencing pasture grounds and mea-
dows, building barns, sheds, stables and
granaries, cutting and securing hay and
grains, feeding and looking to animals
through winter. In this country all
this is superseded by Natures own
bountful hand. In this country a sim
Gle shepherd with his horse and dogs
can protect and look after 5000 sheep,
lat present it will require one man to a
thousand in the winter to protect from
wolves. But Strycknine is a sure poi
son with which TO destroy thcm.) A
man with his horse and perhaps dog
can easily attend TO 2000 head Of cat
lie and horses, without spending a dol
1 liar for barns, grain or hay. Consider
the vast amount Of labor and expense
such a number Of animals would re-
ouire in the States. Were to select
for my friends location for happy,
healthy life and speedy wealth, Il would
be this country.
Timber is the great dcsideratum. =
But the country OF which ] am partic-
ularly speaking. extending every way
perhaps 400 miles, is every where sur
rounded BY low mountains thickly tim
bered, besides two or three small ridges
passing through it; also the rivers Co
Iumbia. Snake, Spokan, Paluse, Clear
Water, Yankiman, Okanakan, Salmon,
Wailua, Tukanan, Walla WalIa, UtilIa,
John Days and river De Shcats, and
down most Of these timber or lumber
can be re- ted in any quantities, so that
bur very small portion of the country
will be over ten or fifteen miles from
timber, most Of il in the immediate
vicinity Of timber. The numerous
small streams which occur every five
or six miles. affording most desirable
I locations for settlements, contain some
cotton wood, alder and thorn. But
timber is soon grown from SPROUTS
The streams every where run over
stony bottom, while the soil is entirely
free from stone. Streams are rapid,
sffording the best Of mill privileges.
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