, 1878-06-08
From the PaiOUSc.

FuTTOR STlTESMlN - on people IN the
lower country must not imagine you are the
only ones progressing. We can say to you
everything up here, in our great Palouse
country, is alive with activity. The farmer
is looking happy, as he casts his eyes over
the glorious wheat fields, fairly speaking:
that is wheat by and by and, previous to
turning his back on the field, casts q sigh,
..Oh, hang it, if those Englishmen and Rus
SLAMS viii only hurry up aud set to fighting,
will be away up PaloCser III Z short
time
Our town is growing rapidly, and every
visitor is delighted with It's location. The
steamers pass up and DOWN regularly and
the Snake river being such a rapid one, the
view Of Il steamer coming down nc the rate
of twenty To twenty-five miles an hour. IS
more interesting to look at than tram OF
cars. Business Is growing apace with the
constant iioW OF emigration into the cOun-
try. 1t is surprising to learn land we have
IN excellent chance here along the nver)
from tie immigrants concerning whence they
came. One would scarce believe that the
farmers, ard even Mmbemen, away from
Maine Vermont and Massachusetts, have had
time to learn regarding this country But
litTt Is no lIuCI liitJ W aIslI IL All
kee can't find ont Is not worth knowing"
From the number Of people who come up,
and the very few who return, We eonciude
they all find land to please them. True,
there are some who Eever know what does
please them they travel around, either On
foot or horse, Tor two or three weeks, and
pass over plenty Of good rich land, capable
OF Welding from 30 to 80 bushels Of as good
wheat as ever grew under the sun, and yet
they will ..yawl out, :! can't find piece of
land that exactly pleaseS me = and by the
time they make up their minds TO file on
certain piece, they ascertain from the land
officer. - Sorry, but you are just little too
late; John Smith, of Vermont. filed on that
quarter section yesterday SO, Mr Orego-
nian. or iir. Californian, goes off with his
eyebrows clipped, and mutterS to himself.
.what fool am l." For such there is bat
little sympathy. We learn from the col
umns of your interesting paper that your
merchants and citizens are getting deeply
interested in the project of a new railroad
around the Cascades, and a new hne Of
steamers 10 come up the Columbia, to con
meet with Snake river steamers Opposition
being the life of trade, we wish any new en-
hearty good wishes The o. s. \. Co, are
of course. good reliable company So was
A. +. Stewart, OF New York GOOD mer-
chant, and yet there were others Just as
good. who founded concerns IN that city Just
as reliable. Therefore, as the time Is fast
approaching when the amount of merchan-
die of all kinds, and agricultural implements
and machinery of every description Will be
SO terribly enormous, certainly one line OF
steamers can share 4 portion with another,
and yet have all they should reasonably care
TO transport Until railroads are construct
ell the only outlet for the grain and produce
of all kinds, viii be the Snake river. After
this year the grain, wool and other produc-
tons will he an astonishing surprise to any
living person. 1t is only known to those
who have Travelled over this immense Ia
lo;ise country, ot the preparations and
progress of the farmers. Truly, this Is des-
tined to be 4 great country and the homes OF
a happy end prosperous people. In closing,
We would venture I passing tTibute TO our
little town ot Ptaawawa. 1t Is destined 20
be one Of the most important towns on the
river, OWING "a It's superb location The
Pe2awawa ferry. and lis famed canyon road,
making the travel over the same Il pleasure,
instead Of task, is one of the greatest fea-
lures, which will insure the future growth
Of Penawawa, making it as it is now, great
shipping point Colfax merchants receive
their goods here from Portland and San
Francisco. The freighteTs prefer to haul
goods from PeMawaWa, owing 20 the excel
lent road Mr.. C. C. Cram. our town pro-
prietor, Is, as you well know, Il gentleman OF
progressive ideas and liberal spirit. He is
building several new houses, a nice drug
store and hall for meetings &c MIR. Emsley
Fincher, the old reSidenter OF Penawawa, Is
also busy In forwarding the interests OF the
town, owning as he does a portion OF the
town-site. He Is now engaged III supern-
tending the bringing down Of the Pcnawa-
wa stream, which will he made to run along
the sidewalks of oar town, and also 10 lffl-
gate our gardens There are between five and
six hundred acres on the Penawawa bar, SO
you may know that between the nver run
ming alongside of the entire length OF the
bar and the Penawawa stream coming along
down the other side, and the green hills on
both SIDES, and the steamers coming up and
down the river, We have pretty location
for our town At least every one says so.
OCCASIONAL.