The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-11-08
Albang grgistrt,
Gra..ng Hands. In southern oregon

respondent oI tHe OdcTdmeMO Hec0Tt
from the lava beds during the pas
spring and summer. has had abundant
opportunity for observation, furnishes
that paper with the following informa
ton Oh the above subject
| Now that the Indians have beer
removed from Southern Oregon, ant
all danger real Or fancied from then
has passed. a fine field for stock grow.
ers has opened to the public in the
sparsely settled county of jackson.
which comprises near one-tenth of the
entire State. From this. klamath
Reservation must be taken, which
covers an immense body of the best
grazing lands in the county, but still
4 very large area is unclaimed and
unoccupied. The valley ofLost river
Is yet but sparSely settled, and on the
banks of Lost river scarcely location
has been made. 1t is true that some
have driven stock in there and made
claims, but there is still vast extent
left Tor those who wish to secure good
stock farms. In Oregon q man CAL
secure by presumption or otherwise
l60 acres, the remainder necessary to
to secure water rights and so on, he
must purchase from actual settlers.
lle cannot locate and hold county,
as in California. The wisdom of this
law is evident, for it gives poor people
chance to get start in lite. For a
stock ranch man wants to locate 1850
acres on some water course, where he
has common rights with other stock
men. The mountains, which furnish
u bundant growths Of bunch grass, are
common property unless perhaps 100
acres IS located here and there to secure
the right to springs. Hundreds Of
thousands of acres of the best range In
the world is at present uloccupied and
unclaimed Ia Jackson county. Innu-
memble small lakes. streams and large
springs render it tile hest watered
portion of the coast. The bottom
lands along the streams and the margin
of the lakes afford excellent meadow
land, where ample crops Of natural
hay can be cut annually. The winters
are not severe, the stockmen rarely
feeding their herds, though with the
abundance of hay that could be easily
secured. it would be to their advantage
to do SO, in many instances. The
SNOW which falls Il dry, and does not
adhere to the cattle. but rolls off their
hides like grains of corn. 1t rarely
remains on the hillsides. being blown
in drifts in the gulchcs and little
valleys. The dry bunch grass answers
the purpose Of winter forage. and IN
most cases it is better than the hay
cut in the valleys. 1t has been de-
monStrted that timothy and white
clover arrive at perfection when sown
in the valleys, yielding unusually large
returns. 1t has long been supposed
that this region was barren, too cold
to refder stock growing profitable,
'rlis is great mistake. The winters
though severe have not the effect on
stock that the California winters have.
The cold rains OF our winters, which
play such sad havoc with poor stock.
are unknown there. 1t Is snow not
rail- the stockmen must guard against.
Besides. the feed is more nutritious,
the annual yield far greater. Unless
Il stock man overfeeds his range he
has little or no trouble in winteiing
his herds. II his cattle are fat and
healthy in the fall he will find no
trouble during the average winter.
Stacks Of hay stand from one years
end to another, often through several
winters. before 4 season occurs severe
enough to require the stockman to
feed the poorer and weaker of his
herds for a few days--never longer
than a couple Of weeks--dWing the
prevalence Of an uncommon spell of
cold, bad weather. Lying on the
western and eastern slopes of the
Cascade Tlligc, aud on tile southern
slope OF the Umpqua mountains, are
some Of the most delightful as well as
the best locations for Stock to be found
on the coast. Healthy, as mountain
localities ever are, possessed of an
abundance Of timber for wood and
fencing. with all equmble Climatr. this
part OF Oregon offers rare Inducements
TO the settler who wishes to follow the
occupation Of stock growing. The
streams and lakes abound with fish Of
the finest quality, the hills with an
endless variety Of game. And here Is
room for all the starving cattle on the
southern coast Of California, room that
will require many years to I'll. Taxes
IN Oregon are low, the laws ample to
protect and generous IN providing for
the settler. Tknow Of no place more
inviting. nOue whhh possesses 30 many
Inducements to the stock growers, al
Jackson and GHlnt counties, Oregon.
The land Office II At I.inkyille, JneksOn