The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-08-01
IRON, I-nanlllla COUNTY.
cnNrrnvnl.n. July aad. ls1a.

ChNffkvtii.E July 23d, 1879
Lslitor Dsmoerat'
Tho 20th of this month win have been
year since l bado adieu with sorrowful toars
standing in my eyes to the city of Albany
and her friends and took my departure for
moro copgenial cline tho wildhorao coun.
try of Umatilla county. wept, not be-
cause might never in the future look upon
your fair city, but that I, in all human prob.
ability, would never agaimmake il my home.
| had fondly cherished t.) the hope that
was going to land of strangers, but how
happily are wo sometimes disappointed
found that very large portion of the inhab-
itants of this county were formerly from
old Linn old acquaintance, who were as
deeply interested in developing the vast ro.
sources aud as enthusiastic over tho IA.
ture prospects aud welfare of this county
as they fused to was of old Linn a Pc
puliar impression is made upon ovory ono
whose good fortune 1t has been to visit this
section, namely, that in the beautiful. grand
aud picturesque, it surpatres all other conn.
tries in tho world. One Of our State digni.
taries, who recently paid us a visit expressed
his admiration of it in these words "rhe
Creator made this country just before he
mado woman. And in that we think he
was not far wrong, for next to beautiful
and lovely woman we know Of nothing we
hold in greater esteem or to which we are
more dovotedly attached.
Seven years ago il was doubted IL agrieal.
turo hero could be made success, but a
lock at our magnificent grain fields the prea-
ent season win set all speculation on that
score 1t rest. It's yielding capacity Is from
thirty.iive to fifty bushels of wheat aud for.
ty-five to aixty bushels Of barley per acre.
Never have seen so gorgeous prospect.
During = residence Of twenty five years in
Linn county. never saw anything to equal
it or that would begin to compare with il.
This may seem strange and oven fabulous TO
the people who have seen the rsh grain
fields OF the Albany prairie. but that it is
true can be established By scorcs OF the best
citizens OF the Willamette valley, who have
visited hero during the present season Our
little village a year since had but two baai.
ness houses in it one blacksmith
and one harness shop. aud not a
domicile To-day We have store Of general
merchandise, ons drug store. one tin, hard,
ware and agricultural house. one hotel, one
restaurant. one livery stable, one saloon, one
harness shop. one butcher shop. one wagon
shop. three blacksmith shops, one planer and
one Chinese wash house, besides numerous
dwellings. Tho construction OF another
store house commenced to-day and another
one under headway. We hear OF other
buildings being projected and judging from
present indications We will grow to be
town OF considerable Importance before win
ter. Being situated on the stage route be,
tween Pendleton and HSalla waiiA ws have
a daily mail from either place.
The Indian scare is hoax sec by the
teleeraplic dispatches to the Orsgoaira that
an Indian has been killed by white man Al
the head OF Wild Horse Canyon. and shat
the Snakes or Piutes have threatened TO take
the Cmatilla Agency /; and firing has been
going on every night for the past five nights;
that agent cornoyer has hidden away his
family and the women, al Of which is utter
ly false and without even shallow Of truth.
No Indian was ever killed by white man
IS above stated -howeTer, one got a head
put on him" at Gisr Spring. some twenty
miles from the head of Wild HoFsc Canyon
for going through field Of wheat and re-
fasing to pat the fence up after him No
.'seventy-five or eighty" Snakes or Piutes
have been seen.
\ Nez Perez reported to the Indian Chief
Homiiy that he had seen six Snakes up 70.
ward the head Of the Umatilla river, who
tried to catch him. This is the representa-.
tion % the situation at present and any
existing reports eontrawiss are mere buga-
booa manufactured to order The people Of
this section appFehend no trouble whatever
this summer and viii cay to those who
wish 70 come, don't stay away on account Of
these groundless reports.
Truly yours,
J. H. J.