The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-10-15
Chr Albanp Rroister.
Inquiries Answered.


prominent characteristics of Linn county
and the Willamette Valley. At the
earnest request of friends, we republish
the article, making the corrections that
have been made necessary by the lapse
Of time since the first publication
/. What is the length of your Winters /
aud Summers?
Winters, four months rainy season.
and two months occasional showers Cat /
tie kept in good order on grass the past
two Winters.
2 Amount Of snow in Winter:
The last two Winters, none. The /
greatest depth of snow of which We have |
anv account reached about fourteen in
ches, and lasted about one week.
8. Amount Of rain in Summer?
No rain from first of July to Septem-
Der.
4. Range of thermometer?
During the last winter the thermome-
ter ranged from rs to 50; in he Sum
mer, from 60 to 90.
5. How are the Eastern consumptives
effected BY the climate in your locality?
On some 1t has beneficial effect; on
others the reverse.
6. Can you raise opples, peaches, pears,
plums, grapes, etc
Emphatically, yes. Oregon is cele-
brated for her cred apples in fact
she leads the world in the production of
mammoth, high favored apples. All the
other fruits mentioned with the exception
of peaches, are successfully cultivated in
this county. Peaches are more or less
cultivated, but are not sure crop.
I. What is the production of wheat,
corn, grass, etc, per acre?
Wheat, from / 5 to 40 bushels; oats, 25 to
so; grass, 2 tons. OF corn there is so
little cultivated that we hardly know
what would be an average crep-say 25
to 40 bushels.
s. Do root crops tpotatoes, turnips,
heets, etc., flourish with you2 and what
is the yield2
Yes, and produce as largely as any
country
8. What are the chances for purchas-
ing wild, or partially improved, lands
Improved lands can be purchased; al
go. partially improved.
10. What is the average value of each,
per acre?
Improved, SO to $50 per acre hill
and from So to So.
IL. Is the country settling up fast or
slowly
Population is beginning to pour in upon
US from all quarters.
Il. What Is the comparative amount
of timbered and prairie lands
T. Al
mountains the best of timber is to be OBJ
tanned.
1s. What is the greatest and least
width of the valley
The valley averages from 20 to 50
miles in width
IA. Whit is the length?
One hundred and eighty miles.
Is. What improvements, if any
All kinds Of improvements, same as in
tho Eastern States.
Is. What kind Of soil preponderates ?
Clay
II, What kind Of timber, if any?
White, red and yellow fir, ash, oak,
maple and cottonwood.
18. Where Is your nearest market?
At present San Francisco, California, is
our main mark ct
10. What is the price of wheat, bar
ly, etc., at the present time
Wheat 65 to 20 cents; barley As
cents.
20. Have you schools, churches, saw
and grist mills, etc.
Yes, sc are well supplied
81. Which is the nearest and cheapest
route to your place from San Francisco !?
BY ocean steamer from San Francisco
10 Portland.
q. What is the estimated white popu-
Iation of the valley?
Population estimated at about 40 900.
%. Are the Indians at all troublesome ?
Not at all
"a What game and fish have you,
and are they abundant?
In the way of game we have deer, bear
elk, grouse, pheasant, quail, duck, etc
and our trout and salmon are uneoualled
all abundant
25. Is the surface Of the valley even
or otherwise?
The valley is generally level.
26 Is the river (Willamette) naviga
Bile, and if SO, to what distance from it.
mouth
During the winter the Willamette i
navigable as far up as Eugere City
during the summer as far as Albany
~. How far do you call it (by water
from Albany to Portland to Astoria t
San Francisco?
From Albany TO Portland, about 10(
TO Astoria, 200; to San Francisco abou
500 miles.
%. Have you many spring brooks
your locality?
In the hills and mountains they al
found IN abundance.
90 Are the small rivers emptying in
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