, 1861-08-08

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the Puyallup valley, OF which We had heard SO
much during our residence in StcilOcoom Ac.
cePting the tender Of horst by Mr.. Edward
Lane, as also guide in the person # one ol
his excellent sons, We left town on Friday morn.
ing last, and, after au agreeable ride OF s"me
four or fiVe hours reached the hospital dwelling
Of Mr.. Lane, near the head Of the valley.
Having appeased an appetite fresheneI by our
ride, We rambled through the fields in company
with Mr. Lane, who took upon himself The task
Of cicerone, and pointed out everything worthy
Of note
The families Of Messrs Lane, whitesel, and
Gunson 0he latter recent settler) have taken
claims upon tract Of prairie land comprising
about thousand acres skirted on the four sides
BY forests Of vine maple, ASH fir and cedar, with
two branches Of the Puyalup river running on
either side. Only small portion Of this is en-.
closed and under cultivation the larger portion
being still left open for pasture In common. Mr..
Lane has about two hundred acres fenced in,
more than half Of which has been planted this
season in wheat, oats and peas; tue latter alone
occupying upwards Of fifty acres. All Of these
look well, though the season has been rather un.
favorable for the carly maturity Of grain crops.
Owing TO the lateness Of the spring weather,
this year, part Of this grain was not sowed un.
Ill June; notwithstanding which, 80 rapid las
been the growth Of the late-sowed wheat, that il
vii! be ready to harvest before the close Of this
month, or In little more than sixty days frUlD
the time Of planting.
An examination Of tho soil Of this favored
valley leads inevitably to the conclusion that
there Is none more fertile in tho world, and but
little possessing equal productive power. II is
composed Of mold, varying from light to dark
brown in color, as sOA to the touch as velvet or
down, and possessing the power Of rstAining
moisture to . remarkable degree. There is
neither clay nor sand in it. Unlike the fertile
valleys Of California, and much Of the prairie
land Of tho Western States, Il is not alternately
baked hard BY the sun and dissolved BY the
rains, hut il preserves the same character ct an
seasons. With spade in hand, we looked BE-.
meath the surface, and found, to our surprise,
warm and dry as Il seemed on top, that at
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80 = "O~ W. = 'u.se 'sensS 'nsre ye' re,
-. y : 49, uss'ss y "o'S'u'e' al'er period
= '~o non.ns sasnPuoa ron ram 1nOush
w pene.ra'eo .ne eArtn eighteen or twenty
'ncns, We eoa'a discover no diiieFenee; We
ouno :. y. q ne same nature, and entirely Tree
run ~ -nysn'ns IKE sAho o. gritty substances
y. " c-nno' suppose = possible 70 nnd anywheFe
maa mo's s.sy 70 eulhvate than TINS 50 entire
% rom everything calculated to i'm
pe.s sle nasoanoman 10 ms laeors. . Hs
& .ne lsaa % me margin o. the wateris cover q
S'.I ,nls grown o. slne maple when requires
oo' n'''e 'AOor % clear. "nen cleared y Is
losaa = possess 'ne same quahlies aa mat Dc
-efsoea aoo.e' and susceptible Of the highest
s',.s q eulasat'oO. a notlesaoie feature Of the
sansy. q me-. en'es.ng y : tss luAnriant veg
s.s',on' .o's.o'y 'em.na'ns one q tnet iouno ~
.'s ~ ..op's-. l,on snlcn y a'ners on'y u KIND
las ss',,ates eooss apP'y cn'y 70 VIVA. y
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