Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-11-19

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A correspondent Of the Aha California
furnishes the following notes Of trip
mSeush . portion Of the great valley Of
As Cehnbiass t i l -
The 6rst large valley opening upon the
Columbia, after We reach the Cascade
Mountains, b At the mouth Of the Ealmon
River, eight miles above Wind Msustsiu,
and Immediately opposite, on the Oregon
side, is the Hood River country, which Is
only partially settled, though It offers the
greatest Inducements to farmers, stock
raisers aad lumbermen. This valley, a.
the name Of the river indicates, lies at the
foot of Mount Hood, and on the Columbia
River. 1t contains great many thousand
acres Of the richest land now subject to
pre- emption, homestead, or private entry.
The present population is large enough 10
afford good schools, and is composed Of the
most intelligent class. From this place to
the Dalles, on each side of the river, there
is much good land, all we'll timbered and
watered. At the Dalles the valley widens
very rapidly, particularly on the Washing
ton side, aud soon spreads out ninety miles
to the foot hills, and holds this width on
up to and above Fort Colville, distance Of
FIVE hundred miles. All this is the best Of
agricultural or grazing land. The Clicka-
tat country was once the home Of large
and warlike tribe Of Indians who have
gradually yielded to advancing civilization,
till now the whole tribe consists Of few
hundred souls, comfortably settled upon .
Reservation suited to their present and
future necessities. They pay implicit
obedience to their Christian leader and
agent, Rev. j. H. Wilbur. BY the treaty
with tho Clickatats, large scope of the
most beautiful country is thrown open to
settlement, and there is no longer any risk
of savage outbreaks. Then comes the
Yakima country, once the home Of the Va.
kima Indians, a tribe not so large and
powerful, or, indeed, so warlikc as the
Clickatats; but occupying a country far
superior and more extensive, with better
farming land and much greater advantages
for stock growing. Snow has seldom been
known to fall, and never to remain any
length Of time on the ground. The Yaki.
ma River flows into the Columbia River,
thirty miles above Wallula, though on the
opposite side. A large scope Of table land,
affording the finest grazing, intervenes be-
tween the Similkameen and the Okanagan.
Excellent prospects Of gold have been
taken out, but the diggiu g were abandoned
for the Salmon River mines, and since then
the miner has been attracted BY the glitter
of gold In Idaho and Montana. We still
pass on up the Columbia, through ooun-
try Of the same characteristics, for more
than one hundred miles, then coming into
the Colville valley, which is much larger
than any I have mentioned, and about equal
to the Willamette, and is much moro i'm.
proved than the other valleys I have men.
toned east of the Cascade Mountains, be.
cause Of the long subduing of the Indians
by the Hudson Bay Company, who had q
trading post there. Fort Colville, and
Pinkney City, IN this valley. are rapidly
growing to nest the demands of The in.
creasing trade springiug into existence by
reason Of developments, both agricultural
and mineral, concentrating 10 their bear.
ing at these points. Much of the trade Of
the northeastern portion Of British Colum.
bia finds more convenient outlet through
this valley and down the Columbia River
The rich mining country drained by the
Pen dOrielle and the many tributaries Of
the sppef Collin ia, 1pd outlets nStursily
down the main river,,sal giving enhanced
interest to the first great valley. In every
bar and all along the shore Of the Columbia
River, from below Umatilla up to Colvilie,
there are good g, or China diggings, and
in many places - much ~ IS, and all will
bs worked 30 soon a. the country is settled
and the excitement Of rich strikes has
passed Colville is the true head Of navi-
cation on the Columbia River, over six
hundred miles from its mouth, with depth
enough all the way for steamboats, Of good
size, with portages at the following places:
Cascades, las miles from the Pacific ;
Dalles, 50 miles further; Priests Rapids,
225 miles further Buekley's aud Okana.
gan Bars, at about equal distance, dividing
the remainder Of the route. IS 'c .a - +.
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/ MORTON CLAIMS TO BE SENATOR
Some weeks ago the President appG BID