, 1882-06-24
OUR NEW rovYs
PatshR City.

OF ali the nes towns IN the upper country
lying south of Snake river, there Is none vet
in existence with brighter future before IT
than PAtaha city. 1t is snugly situated on
PstAha creek in the new county OF Garfield,
and il the nearest trading point OF very
large and rich agricultural and stock raising
country 0u the one hand is the country
known As the "Alpowai Ridge. embracing
hundreds Of thousands Of seIes OF
wHE,T. GROWING LANDS,
And on the other side wha. Is known As
Pataha Fiat extending east, west and
south, many miles, every acre OF which
reaches even far into the Blue mountains be-
yond the timber, and Of soil which Is OF the
blsckest and richest usture, and cannot be
eIcelled even in the choicest locations IN
Walla Walls and Umatilla counties In
spite of the absencs Of rain this season .he
crops look finer and OF greater promise than
in any other Sc .sion se have recently 'rav-
sled over, and oar travels have extended TO
beyond Pendleton. in Oregon, and through
all the principal wheat growing sections
south of Snake river with Walla Naila as
the center there are
FIGHrY MILES OF COUNTRY
On either side fen,ed In, and cultivated for
wheat and grain, and in the country between
Pataha city and Dayton the crops look bet
ter than in any other portion OF all this roun-
try. Yet but very few years since and
this fine country where farms are nos held
at higher price than elsewhere Ill this ter
ritory, men were sneered st and condemned
for their ''foolishness' in locating there. 1t
is now the garden spot Of the territory, and
raises inner crops and more to the acre than
any other part. The country is settled up
with thrifty and very industrious class oi
settlers, and they may well feel proud OF the
appearance their industry has given the
country there Is a neatness and evidence OF
thrift everywhere around that older settle
ments could initiate and profit by to their
great advantage. Grain is only one OF
many products corn grows and looks well
while the fruit snd other trees ornament the
landscape and will shortly be the means Of
greatly
INCREASING THE REVENUE
OF the settlers Pataha city itself is the
youngest of all the upper country towns,
and already shows signs and evidence oi
what its future is bo1nd TO he. The citizens
are alive to the competition all towns must,
according to the very nature Of things, have
to contend against, and are not merely pre-
pairing, but are ready to light for supremacy;
| substantial buildings are rapidly gong up
and two brlck stores have their foundations
laid brick yard has started, and better
than all the people are an unit ir working IN
combination for the future. Success de-
pends more upon the men
THAN UPON THE COUNTRY,
Is an aphorism the truth of which has been
established thousand times, and here they
are determined to leave nothing TO chance OF
to even the immense natural advantages OF
the country tributary to them. They are
determined to build up city that vii! brook
no competition, and to that end are working
The founder Of the town IS an old pioneer,
Vine Favor, who started 1t in 1873 by
merely giving it name; although knowing
their value he has given away two good Wa
ter powers and no less than go acres cf land
in order to induce business men to locate
here the result is that this system of enter
prise has proved to be ''breai cast rpon the
waters" TO be returned thousand fold.
THE FLOUR MILL
OF the place is owned by Mr.. John Houser,
and is . model in every respect; it has ca
pacity of 100 barrels OF -four per diem, has
two, and preparations are being made FOR
three run of burrs which will bring tue yield
up to l5O barrels every "a hours. The mo-
tive power FOR this mill is water under 90
feet pressure the mill is situated at the
mouth Of a gulch in which springs abound !;
the water is brought in ditch to point
opposite the Hill from whence it is brought
down in an iron fiume laid underground, and
such is its force that 1t gives ten inch La
felle wheel 1900 revolutions per minute, and
il has been calculated that a pressure of
|, 600, 900 pounds is the actual result. The
springs possess the popularity OF
RuyyISG LARGER STREAMS
In the driest portion OF The year than when
the snow is melting, and IN the hardest WIN
ters has never been Known to freeze, and
consequently the mill runs the year around.
The citizens are preparing to use the pres
sure and water for the purpose o! extinguish-
ing fires, sprinkling the streets, and water
ing the young trees which Will soon be
planted in the streets by this means the
grea. expense attendant upon fire company
will be avoided and will be another induce
mt Mt to business men to locate there by rea-
son OF low rate OF insurance which must nee
e,sarilly result from the city being possessed
of water and high pressure. For large and
heavy business location no town offers better
advantages. and We learn that several large
firm. have been spying out the land with q
view of speedily locating there. There Is a
fine school erected in the town with compe
tent teachers and educational advantages
always receive foremost consideration.
The climate, a, in the valleys Of this Sec
ton is noted for its equsbls temperature,
and in winter for its freedom from harsh
winds and hight snow falls.
Dayton.
The recently burned district Of Dayton is
L k,,.t IL Saa, and a.,