, 1882-03-25
THE OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
The Assotia Country.


With q eliua second 20 none on the
northwest coast, and a stock range un-
eaualled anywhere Timber and water is
to be found almost Everywhere, and the
Blue Mountains furnish wood for lumber,
fuel and fencing in inexhaustible quantI-
ties. and soon = market viii be right at
hand for everything that can be produced
In their gigantic efforts to develop the
resources Of the country, the .. H. d \.
Co. are 81 liberal to the settlers IN what
are now remote localities, that the people
are encouraged to making efforts that but
a few short moaths since they considered
themselves entirely incapable Of. About
a year since settlers began to settle Ia
this Asso.in country and to-day there Is
a town glorying in the name OF Assgtln
City, and tnree shipments OF wheat have
been made, and on the very steamboat !
write this are some 1000 bushels Of the
fines, wheat in the world, shipped from
SIX miles above the old time head ot navI-
CATION on Snake riyer, to the Eureka
mills at Walla Walla owned by the ener
getic firm OF Dement, Brothers.
The people generally, until very lately,
have hardly been able 10 realize the fact
that they IAN ship wheat at proht from
a point that has until very recently been,
to all intents and purposes, verltablo
terra incognito. Ii appears to be the
policy of the o. r. & n. 20. to encour-
age producers in order that they may GO
ahead and develop the country TO It's
fullest extent, and taking a broad and
cosmopolitan view OF the case is Il
poiicV in every sense OF he word, ani yet
il is policy that many cannot under
stand, because it is of Il benevolent aud
generous nature. Updcr the old .. y. X
n. regime there was little or no up
country produce sent to tide water and
consequently n" money returned, but
now every boat goes down loaded as
heavy As the low stage of water IN Snake
river viii admit. Eight dollars per ton
freight for grain is all that is charged
from the Assutin To Portland. As a gen
eral rule people will not believe in The
term generosity when applied 10 corpora
tiona Like the newly -hatched chicken
which begun life by debating To the old
hen it would listen to no advice or c"unr
sci on subject contrary TO its own III
clinations. Ii said. 81 do not understand
il, and what don't understand | wont
believe" 1t is very simple, thus com
pany are working ON business principles
with an eye 10 the future. They know
that the country is not peopied sufficient
" TO develop its agricultural and other
resources, and are therefore doing all IN
their power to encourage every one by
supplying them with a market, even at a
IbSS W
they will have all the carrying they want,
but they have TO offer Inducements IN OF
der to obtain it at present. They are
sowing the seed which will eyentaate IN
a magnificent harvest, and this Is the
whole thing in nutshell. Suppose
they will benefit by it, will they not hon
estly have earned it, and as thousands
will derive benefit also, where does the
harm come III
This is somewhat Of a digression from
the Assotin country, but one thing leads
to another which must be the only ex
cuse can offer.
The present may be considered to be
the FIRST seasons shipment of gram from
Assotin City and in all about 315 tons
have been carried away from there This
year il is estimated that $4,000 bushels
will be raised in the locality and the
same amount from the Idaho side, max
ing lOO, 600 bushels which will be ready
for shipment after the next harvest-net
q bad showing for comparatively new
country. In few years they vii! boast
of as many tons as they now do OF bush
els.
There is any amount of land yet to be
taken up on both sides OF the river and
in one week lately twenty land claims
we're taken up on the Washington side
alone
The banks Of the river on the Idaho
side being very steep, the grain is sent
down to the waters edge IN a shute.
Five cents per bushel is charged for shut
ing, sacling, warehousing and shipping.
There are some very energetic citizens
located here, who are doing all i'll their
power to bring this fine country INTO the
prominence it deserves. Messrs- Alex
ander Sumpter and O keefe own the grain
shute and warehouses, and are interested
in the town to great extent. MIR. Cor
noyer has built very 6ne ferry boat and
a leng-telt want is thus supplied. The
Almota took up the wire and Csl tain
Baughman. with his usual accommoda-
ton. stretched the wire across Snake
river for the proprietor, thereby saving
him lots Of hard work Al the present
stage of low water, there is great diff
Guilty in getting over the rapids above
Lewiston I'm order to reach Assoiin city.
and it ~as only by putting out a long
rope aud literally dragging the beat over
. rapid, tkst we gct there at ali; the craft
struck several times, but by perseverance,
aud unlimited sweet oil. the boa, attained
its point; she was about i've hours going
up, bu, the return trip Was made IN abcG,
80 minutes
OSE Of the theatrical managers OF san
Francisco has closed & contract with Os-
car Wide, the apostle of sesthe;Icism and