, 1882-09-23
From Umar'Ia Ccurty.
JUNIPEs, Sspt. Ii

JUNIPEs, Sept i6.
Que c: the mysteries Of bg1sa natu-e,
which few, ii any, cln understand, Is that
witch causes the traveller 70 aTake n the
most uaseasolabie hoU- ot tte nigh. or
morning without being eagl.d, whe.. Le has
previously made mp t.s mind to undertake
Journey. Bang anxiyrs TO inspec: certain
wel-toEiDg operations on land which re-
'ently inhsri;ei i.on E,y vea,raLls .ui
go6d-natur=i Uacls Samuel.
WEsTTAxD 10.
- s;a-:in-, as Aymss i.ei.h d.G. so
years ago, 70 light the enemy oi BIS Virgin
Qaoen on tie Spanish Mtn, We vesr s.9s.
enveioPed IL clouds Of eye, elr. nose sai
mouth penetrating dust. aud % The road 70
the Ger spriGgs. situa,ei o. that line Of
hlgh hills 20 The Wes: Of Nalla MALTA,
which Oh a clear day Is suca prominent
feature % the la-dsclpc in that direction.
There are sunls Who i", bat thousands y no
>s NHOHf N'tA-I N"'.I'i4tuN'lE '4i 1UG
siore Of tia. line u hills, Is l country,
which, Tor extent aud fertility, q ex,es.oi
ouiy by the Waiia Walll y..li.y. The only
difference Is IL the altitude ii tue former.
and the water and timber Of the latter Val
ley. In Al; lis essentials. ~ SOL i. the
same, beng Of . Iich, b!ac': iga.m. covered,
where not p!ougkel, with finer and thicker
bunch grass thaa in any other PARTON OF
Eastern Oregon
Fer years this c,aatry L.s been N the
Possession OF shsep AID estt!e hiag-, sad but
Tor the scarcity Of w.trr and tmter w,alI
today have been as lhickly :, trlrd SIS Cur
own Valley Il The Ws.ers. Good water can
always b. ohtainel by sinking wells, ard,
from experiments made III 5gee Planting on
timber cultures, 1 venture the prediction
ihlt groves hig ennngL t9 hold camp meet
ings iu Will lie on ever, section INSIDE ot zen
years.
Water Is most always citainabic at a
depth of from 20 & o. !ett. In the v eli IN
which / an particularly interested. they
have gone down over 10 :eet. and irom pre-
sent appearances 1t VII make irst-ciass
powder magazine ior the rcA5 two week, at
least
Tae country is inst Icing settle! rp. and
the plst yrar ovec u. 600 acse, ci land have
been freshly broken and w:ll l. seeded ,his
ial! and next sprng FER ,ha arst time: and.
moreover. tins large -:nrGat OF nrw acreage
can I've depenlei upon aunually ior III next
five years. Allowing !os only = bushels TO
the acre. which Is tie very l,we.t average.
there VIII be- the enormous amoant OF 800
900 bushels OF whrac inr rrxt year where
none ever gr,w tctJre
II Traveller visited tins country .cr the
first time from any OF the canyons running
into II, Columbia river. he would have
good reason - be thoroughly dis-asted with
the appearance at things, tcr more desc
late, sandy. volcanic, lava country never
experienced than hat extr2,i,ay iiorn Juni-
per S.a,i0u uP that cs3.yn Tor SIX or seven
miles; hur yet, oLcs yru r.ue-g- from the
canyon and attain the top Of the hills on
either side. the sceIg changes as II BY magic
and one Iuisss he experienced I, would not
;,,-ii-ve that tx",,su7l Jiifa --nces = aid svist
side by s,ir IL so short = distance. iou
leave NIL and al, a: onae you enter the
agricgltGris:s paradise. for on every side
are t. be Seen pleasant, s;ail,rg homes, wi;h
gardens and young tres blooming around,
cattle ald horses in tie ra7turrS, hoss n TIE
stubble, and ali the characteristics Of old
farms everywhere. Although unsPpr'Pri-
ate 70 TIE suhjcc. On which | have been
dwelling. Int. as even Salmon river dust
goes in political times. / viii wind up this
letter with the advice to political 0. ho-n--
yes, aud even three OF a Kind. editnrs-to
study Barns " Address 10 the Devil, " when
they are getting their pencils ready to huri
arathemas upon the martyrs on the county
tickets for county Offices. Th.s passage IN
.ha. pathetic eiinsion Is peculiarly arpropri'
ate. AMI |, therefore. beng a Il sale as
tance, presen. It with kind regards to the
editorial fienIs who 81 glory in prosecuting
candidates for officc on the score "t ''po!i-
rcsi necessity.
What pleasure al /! ,.e,
Fen t. , del,
To sCanl poor wTrtchcS
And hear EN- sl=ulir