, 1881-03-12

ure the crogs for which the Nsila wAias
| country has earnei world wiae and YEA, !
d,,erved fame. There has been no failure Oh
| crous from drought since the land has oeen
| cultivated by the whites-a period OF twenty
| to- years The summers are dry, and the
bsr,e.. 1, never interfere,s with by rain tne
r,-,s,.ry me- v;l sometimes, for say three days a.
| a tim. run " ri 20 or even 100 bat tns
nivhts are always cad and refreshing. saa
.lerp il pos,ble 70 the tired dhsrses.er sfter tae
| most oppressive day
iHt soIi.
The lsr,,er potiisr cf the tillable land in the
country is peculiarly well sssFsei to the pro-
duc.ion of cereals Il Is weitknosn i'e'
that wheat will grow and mature Wherever
the bunch grass grows. no matter bow di',
.pusrrntly, the soa may appear. Barley and
oats Weld very good and highly profitable fs,
turns. The average yield mav oe SET aosn
thirty bushels Of wheat to the acre. and for5y
| five Of barley and oats. tnoasn 9's' '''
| that q,an.ity have been harvested.
FRUIT PREDICTION.
Fui, Of 4. very fne favor grows here.
Ap;aea, peaches, cherries, pears, grapes, anu
the diffe.n. k;nds os berries can be produced
n .xrtecsion and laruriance in :arro-t sry 10,
c,,itv in the county. Occasionally on inc
h;-b lands the LAT. frosts destroy the emnry'
t-,;, bu, there are extensive tracts along tne
-, that have always heretofore been irgs
from, l,t. and early frosts aud that p'sseSs "'-
The reonisites FOR orchards and vineyarus'
of. >oli-
The population of the country Is ecsn'~,
tan. Most Of the countries of Europe. and
abou. all of the Atlantic States are repre-
sented the larger portion, however, are emf
grants from the Western States and the VII
i.metts valley in Oregon. They have . well
deserved reputation As being h0spltable, IN
telligent and law abiding.
SCHOOLS.
The public schools are well provided tor
The careful and capable Superintendent, e.
w. Wheeler, attends closely TO his business,
and makes his visits of inspection regularly.
he largest atten,l.nc- Is in the city of Walia
Walla, where there are three school houses,
each for different district. Besides the pub
lie schools, there are in Walla Walla city. two
boarding SC hools for young ladies, three pri-
yate schools for boys and two or younger
children. In Waitsburs, the fourishing town
sixteen miles north, Is another school, with an
average attendance of one hundred. with three
departments. The school elitce is the pride
of that section, is not secondary IN any one
particular, either in buildings. paraphernalla, |
or teachers, the County Sch ol Superintendent
being the principal. Probably ne new country |
within the boundaries Of the United States IS !
b tier supplied with educational facilities than |
this, in every district there being an edihce,
and teachers engaged for at least six months. |
wALLA wALLA CITY.
Walla Walla city is An Incorporated town of
1. 900 inhabitants The different Christian
are about all represented here.
There are eight churches or houses Of worship,
each with full membership and attendance.
There are three fire companies, exceedingly
well managed snd organized S.ahls Opera
House and the Adelphi Theatre are the public
places of amusements, furnishing the different
grades of drama Other places are open and
shut alternately, as the sharp eyes of our Police
are continually rowing, and watching the mo-
rality of the city With the immense emf
grafton and rovin; sharps that always throng
To bustling cities, it is simply remarkable We
are So free from crime. Brick buildings are
fast taxing the place Of wooden ones, and al
ready some handsome structures, with glass
fronts and modern architecture, are To be seen,
favorabiy with those in towns treble
the population Walla Walla is the entrepot
Of the whole surrounding country. and from
mere block Of shanties of few short years
since, has grown in wealth and importance,
until It is the secund largest town Oh the North.
west Pacific.
COMMERCIAL CONNECTIONS.
Walla Walla is connected at present with
Port and, Oregon ami the SEA board by the
railway and the boats Of the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company; and in the near
future, Judging from th. energy with which
this enterpr;sins company is prosecuting its
work, there will be railway connection with
Dayton, Grange City, and all that vas: coun-
try rth of Snake river. This connection
will be made the present season, and We may
reasc nably expect, that within three years
We shall have direct communication with the
East by two routes-one hence to the Union
Pacific road, connecting in Utah and the
North Pacific road through Montana also
with Puget Sound by the branch Of the North
Patiic road, upon which work may be con
,iiered Is having broun.
ENCOURAGEMENT 10 INVESTORS.
There is no country in the United States
which offers greater encouragement to inves-
tors with little or large capital, As the case
may be, than this Some Of the money which
Is now lying idle in the Eastern States can
lind profitable investments in almost my in
iustry it may elect. OF manufactures
we have none, except h"ur mills. We
can produce the raw material for making
syrup and sugar, as well certainly and as
cheaply as it can be .iole in Wisconsin and
where they are now making so
much sugar that the Louisis IA planters are
becoming alarmed With the great variety |
and fine ou lity cf the vegetables and fruits
that can be produced, large canning estab-
lishments could not fail to be profitable
" oolen manufactures should certainly thrive.
In this connection it may be well to remark
that blankets should he male 4 speciality. The
L. 8. troops stationed in this interior country
and Indian AZ, nts should be- supplied with all
canned fruits, and especially with blankets Of
home manufacture thus saving the great ex-
,.-nse Of transportation To the government he
immense water power of the Touchet and Mill
Creek should certainly be utilized, and practi
cal men with money cannot fail to find good
openings for business if they will come and
see and enquire for themselves.
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