The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-29
Brush Prairie Correspondence.
The following is from a boy-cor-
RESPONDENT at Brush Prairie.
Brush PRAIRIE w. T.,
January u, 1870.

January Il, 1876.
EDITOR INDEPENDENT:
Having looked for sometime, but
in vain for something in your col
umns from Brush Prairie, and think
ing it likely others were doing the
same, have undertaken to do some
thing which | never did before, but
being persuaded that your readers
would not condemn the first trial
made by boy as l am, shall obey
the prompting and endeavor to give
YOU something of interest. So l
have moved out the old stand in front
of the fire, lighted the lamp, and
thus my work begins.
Doubtless Won have not a very
good geographical idea of this sec
ton of the country, from the fact OF
its "being under the HILL" so | will
give YOU few outlines. In the
first place | want You to know that
it is very muddy.
To come here you travel from
Nancouvcrsom northeast about
ten miles to Brush Prairie post Office.
then YOU arc in the goodly land EN-.
bracing Brush Prairie, "liard Scrab-
Bile" and "Gravcl Point" all Of which
are very appropriate names. At this
season of the year it is rather hard
scrabbling to get any where. But
having got used to it we don't mind
il much, which YOU would believe IT
YOU could see the crowds Of both old
and Young who gather at the Lyccum
and Grange meetings. The former
is held every Saturday night ut Cen
fer School House; and it would do
your very soul good to be present at
one of these meetings and see us
come down to the solid ground argu
mcnt on such important questions as
Woman Suffrage, and Others too
numerous too mention.
Brush Prairie Grange is in Il very
prosperous condition. At the last
meeting three persons were initiated
in the first degree. Grange meetings
are also held at Center School House
on the Saturday before the third
Sunday in each month.
Stock, as a general thing look we'll
in this portion of the country. Many
of them arc still on the range and
will, with but few exceptions, look
better in the spring than those which
have been fed during the winter.
The coming Spring is destined to
be a busy time. The rain setting in
so much earlier than Usual last fall,
the majority of the farmers were
"caught by the coat sleeve" and
much of the fall work was not done
up properly. Very little fall plow-
inc was done, which i'll case of 4
drouth the coming year will initiate
against the crops.
There is gentleman here who
has quite recently come from Wis
consin. | am informed he is an old
Hop grower, and intends starting a
hop yard in this vicinity. He is CON
fidcnt hops will do well here on our
high lands. We hope he will cary
out his idea and wish him success in
introducing this new enterprise into
Clarke County.
received friendly invitation to
attend an oyster supper last Friday
evening at the residence of Mr.. Z.
Messenger, and of course accepted
the invitation. There | met "lIan-
nah," and of course had Il good time.
The festivities of the evening were
kept up until a late hour when, after
the parting kisses, the merry com
pany wcndcd their way homcward
all in a good humor and thanking
their host and hostess for their hos
pitality.