, 1880-04-10
PEsnLEros. s,srch 20

| Id STAIESgAS:-The bright sunshine oi
the past few days has cleaned Tie prairies
\ OF the last Vestises of snov, the frost Is Gu;
OF the ground. plows are running all over the
country, trees are beginning to bud. the
grass Is rapidly spronting. the birds are more
cheerful. the young men have the sp-ing fe-
yer aud are making preparations to quit their
winter quarters and strike nut for the upper
country. IN the hope Of making an ereriast-
| ing fortune; In short. all nature combines IN
proclaimiug the glad approach Of spring.
Business Is improving along the line, the
blacksmith shops are IN fall blast repairing
! such plOws as are not at work. and the far
mers. the backbone Of the country, were
never more hopeful than they are ST present
for the construction of much needed rail
roads to be inaugurated this year. are un.
rnIstskable indications that the good times
Tor which We have all waited 80 long and SO
patiently, are now near at hsnd. sad as Ia
eiiines Tor removing crops increase, so Will
the production of grain. for hitherto. TIE
worthy Srangers Of Eastern Oregon have
been practically cut off from outside mar
kets. and therefore they have had no Induce
mcnt to engage IN the production OF cereals.
All tins Is happily about 10 be changed, and
Se venture the prediction that III three years
from tbs date. the territory Dos comprised
within the boundary lines OF Uma,illa county
vii export three times as much grain as the
whole %; ''Web;ooI" and Puget Sound com
biueG We base this prediction upon a
knowledge Of the resources OF this section
gained IN the course oi an extended trip over
vas: PEairies which have hitherto been utiII-
zen exclusively Is a range for stock. hut
winch are now settling mp with 4 rapiiity
Hp.yaaAsi IA the annals OF emigration 10 this
upper country. \ new era Is dawning upon
the Pacific Northwest, and IL NAV be truly
sall - date from the first day of the present
year nf grace, 1880. The developments
which Will take place IN this beautiful and
fertile land OF ours. before the presidential
election 81 1854, Will discount ANYTHING ever
experienced by the Western States, when
railroads We're beng constructed there. IL
l. the duty Of every man 20 benefit himself
aad hiS country by taking up or purchasing
land at once. for the rapid increase III the
vllue oi landed property, IS absolutely as
tonishIug, aad i; Is still every where on the
rise. Scattered over the vast extent of ter
rtory which comprises the county Of Una
ul!a are extensive prairies nov gwen owe
@ stock, which neel only the labor Of the
incoming immigrant TO yield abuhdan:ly OF
the fruits oi the earth there Is, for instance,
one oi the largest praries IN the Northwest,
which extends from the Umatilla river clear
down :" the Des ChGtes IN Wasco county. |
All Tins vast tract Is capable oi producing all I
the .egetltI1H and cereals common % this I
latitude, without irrigation; It is all Imme |
dta:eiy available for cultivation and is set |
Ting ny Nth astonishing rapidity. This !
land has been lying idle and unproductive
ior years, ROW II ls the great rendezvous of |
immigrants. \ company OF 800 persons are |
now a. l0F' for that locality from the VII |
lamette valley, and it is expected that the |
large arrivals from the East this year. viii |
make Tor and settle in this desirable locality |
winch oilers Inducements not one whit infe |
r,or 20 any that Washington can hold forth
All the country lying between Penile.on |
and tma:i!la IS fast being settled upon and |
improved, teams loaded down with lumber |
and rails are leaving here daily and the /
pTaIrias themselves are the scenes Of most /
uuwontcd activity. The country from the |
banks Of the Columbia up 10 the timber line ,
o, the Blue mOuTtains IS thus becoming pro- |
ductive, and as railroad building is now the |
order OF the day, It Is suggested that a line |
be built from the mouth Of Willow creek, |
ten miles below the confluence of the Una. |
nlla with the Columbia river. that depot |
he established at Pendleton rid the Tmstilla |
and that said road be extended !
up Wild Horse creek to Centrevile thence
through the adjacent countryto Weston and |
there connect with the Blue Mountain Rail |
road to Walla Walla. Whitman and Wal !
ala; then feeder could be readily bull. up
The Umatilla river by the Meachem pass,
THE LOWEST PAS, On The EASGE,
discovered by the old Huinu. survey. into
he Grand Ronde valley, aud then that fer
lle section would emerge from Its long pc
nod OF enforced isolation and pour the treas
ares into the lap % the great valley OF the |
-olumbls. II this enterprise he inaugurated
{ would be the hest payin. investment in
the country. for :hIs route iHtersects rich
agricultural section th-, "a f,s entire ienc,n;
or not only luld the extensive prairies be !
directly tributary 10 il. hut il would pass !
through the thickly settled meadows on the !
CmatIlla River, tap the reservation and most /
sguclch the proposed line from /
| .Uatilla city 10 P-ndleton, and It would |
possess the additional advantage, by no |
means to Ice despiSed, Di having its termi- |
nus at good landing on the Columbia be- |
low the rapids. where boats can load one |
hundred tons more freight than at any other |
point above, and freight would be trans |
ported dG1rH the river instead Of up. Apart .
FROM this embryo enterprise, however. Una |
tilla viii soon he IN the full enjoyment OF /
rapid transit. for IN addition to the Cello < |
WailUla road. the construction Of which is |
being rapidly pushed forward to speedy COM |
pletlon. with comendable vigor. the proposed |
NORTHERN PACIFIC TRUNK
line VIII intersect her northern boundary |
from east 10 west, and it is in view of these !
facilities that the county. |
aided by the grand and unsurpassed agricui- |
tural resources Is so rapidly coming to the |
front as the very latest thing ont In agricul |
tUral III Doraios. TothoSe acquainted with |
the geographical features OF the county, the |
TACT canno: iail 10 be impressed strongly up- |
on the mind that the county of Cmatllla, IN 1
this State, and the territory comprised with |
IN the limits Of Walla Walla and Columbia |
counties, in Washington territory, are of |
themselves sufficient for the formation of a |
state. Tor nature has given this scope of !
country natural boundaries in the Blue |
mountains to the south and the Columbia |
snd Snake Rivers 10 The north and east,
The climate and soil, the character of the I
people and the Similarity Of is products, |
all combine to give Il strongly marked in |
dividuahty, entirely distinctive from the
surrounding country End il is no idle hy- !
pothesls 10 suppose that their are many now /
hvingwho will participate in the privileges of !
paying taxes Tor the support OF this outlined
state government. BOHEMIAN.