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miles north of our mel ghborhood.
Z. Scan good water be easily obtained by dig
ging wells?" By sinking shafts from Is to 40
feet, water of clear, cool, and pure quality Is
obtained both in high and low points through
out the whole valley. There are numerous wells
in the country; and have not heard of singel
accident having happened in d., ing them. As
good water as think i ever drank was from a
we'll in the city Of Portland, 10 miles below Or
egon city, on the Wyilammettee river, nor hav
/ tasted wewater of an inferior quality in the
country
s. as it good country for obtaining fsh?'
The streams in the upper portion OF valley
are not abundant in this article. There are
some of an excellent quality, such as the noun
tain trout and Others which can be taken with
the hook and line, bat they are numerous, nor
very easily caught but from the Willamette
falls northward, and westN ard, to the mouth of
the Columbia river, and up the coast, and alon :
Pugit's sound, and all its tributaries and up the
Columbia river, to the Salmon falls, lar e guam
titles can he procured on very reasonable terms.
There are two runs OF the Salmon during each
year. The first run is, think, in March and
April, the second in October, at which time they
come up the rivers and creeks in large masses:
at points where their pro reSs is obslruCted they
con gre cate in such quantities as renders it a
matter OF little difficulty to catch them. In
crossin the Cascades IN November, 1919 M =
SELF nav two dau ghters, and com ;lde, after pass
Ing the summit came to a small branch, Oh the
western slope, not mJre than 10 feet liz width,
and one foot in depth at the crossing. Ny COM
rade being a little in advance called out 'oal-
m1n!' Being ON short allowance, and some
days travel to the settle nents, called to him to
fire, bit the weather being damp, our guns were
both out of order. j spraug forward, and with
one kick drove a fine Ian, e fish severrl feet on
the oppos tie bank; the rest OF the shoal maize
their way into deeper water. There were no
hun recommendations Tor several meals after wards
ou will frUn this that this species vi iSh is
very numerous here, aud push their way, up
even small streams into the very heart OF those
awtully gged mountains.
9. ais it good country in which to raise ho,-
ses cattle, sheep and hOsS?" Hog are numvr-
GUS, breeding with uncommon rapidity. l was
informed bv DIR. Marcus " hitman before has de-
cease that his sows would sometimes have as
high as ~ pis IS at one litter In the summer vi
lS4i, procured ole full grown SOW aad two
Others about half grown; in less than nine
months l had more than fifty head, without any
feeding too except handful ui something now
and gain, in order to keep them domesticated.
The barrJws, at fUm lS months to z wears old,
generally wei n from ljJ to 800 pounds, and
ever saw in any of the states. Were the hi Is
here cora fed or wheat ed, am Convinced their
growth would be RAPID, and they would attain to
a lar e size, and the pork would be of the very
best quality. Their lOJd consists Of what the
French call lie kamas, kind of Dubious FOOT,
la shape, and color, aud size, resembling an on
ion ot the smaller class; the taste Is pleasant; it
is uutrious and healthful; the Indians gather it,
steam If, aud Use it for iood; there is also spc
cies of wild parsnIp quite abundant that the
hog feeds on, AID many other roots: some seas
OnS there are lar re quantities of acOr.s, at 9TH
erS none. Sheep are becoming Jmm Jl throI IN
the valley, and the general OplnlOn, growing cat
OF actual experiment, u.s. that the country is
coh genial to ,ileIr nature. | have been info IN
ed b. persIls al hi 5h resp .etl jllity, who haze
been tehdins sheep, that 1t is act uncommon for
the ewcs-ts have The lambs ty-ee daring the
same year. The HudsonS Bay Company are
herding lar &c docks Of sheep GA the north side
of the Columbia river; and their long expe-
rience proves incontestablv the fact that the ell
mate vi Ore .sUn is well adapted to the rearing OF
this animal. In the winter of lS+9 l saw one
of their sheep farms, - miles south vi Fort
Mes Idslly, hive thousand head OF their nuttonS.
La the evening All Indian herdSman drove up
and caraled about 1909: we went into the cara
and examined them; they were pure Merinos,
sick, or filthy-lookng amonr ITEM: all well
wooiel: II was even difficult to mae 4 selection
vi muttou We selected two, however both vi
which were very fat, and pronounced by our
m DSt iaStidiouS nation eaters 10 be OF the very
best quality. For rearing cattle and horses,
have 40 doubt that Ore son is one Oh the best
countries in the world. During the crop season
you labor hard to lay up for your STOCK the
Amid Is cattle and hur-
SEES look to YOU Tor food and shelter, ours, like
the wild deer and wolf, look to the wide cano-
py of heaven their stall, and ia, 81 ii lids
which the God VI nature has spread belize
them; for their food. Throu-h the wet season
and throy ii the dry, they never call at your
barn for a meal AT all seasons yOu see them
bounding over the plains with ali the life and
gaiety of the lamb, The one always lit for beef,
the othef always ready to carry you wherever
you wish to ride, If You Only hOrseman
enou III to mount hE ahd stick to him. IaIrln
that the cattle of Ore goa, saug Uttered fresh from
the prairie, are iatter, richer, more delicious,
and nOre whOleS Jme meat tha the best s;al!-ted
beef ever tasted Oh the other SIDE oi the Sony
Ridge The grass the plaiiS rs not very tall,
bat the blade is small ald sweet, aad its uns r
pas sed by ANY other species vi grass thrOGa h.
out the world. Our hardest trosts never entire
ly kill 1t. 1t Is now ncar the last of January
During part ot last week and the week before,
we had sharp lrosts as are common here, and
vet at this moment our wilds are as green as
your pastures IN May VI Juue. There are no
such diseases among cattle aid horses as prevail
among animal Of the same species lii other
countries. Long l have resided here, have
not seen either sick horse, or sick COW, la the
country, with the exception OF those which have
beea Brought from the states, some oi which
have sickened and died, durins their first seas
Oh here, throu n excess OF tat cue, or abuse, on
the road.
10. "What is the general avera ge per acre of
the different products OF a ,riculture!" From
the reasons that are obvious 10 any cummoil Oh
server, this would be difficult Question IN rela-
ton to the products of any country, and more
in application to country situated as Is Oregon.
Few ct oar farmers are YET prepared 10 cultivate
the earth III such a way as 10 ensure the highest
results which the land is susceptible vi being
made 20 yield. Our emf grants often hurry
crop after they arrive, with as litle preparation
as possible, la order to bread them the follow
Ing year; others attempt nothing more than to
raise a suficiency for their own use-and the
very facility with which grain is produced leads
to habits OF careless cultivation. Hence it Of
ten happens that two, and sometimes three,
crops o. wheat are harvested from Que sowing.