The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-03-11
FROM THE Pacific COAST.

A greater part Of the time have been
taking your interesting paper. For
the last year | have been travelling
through the country so much | knew
not where to have it sent. | have
felt it my duty to address. the Ex>
change for some time, for the benefit
of my friends and native country. If
do wrong you must forgive me. |
1 first went to California | found there
a great many different climates, Some
( of them are the finest in the world
and very productive, though it Is sub
4 ject to drouths. A few men own the
territory and they can ahoid to have
Il. drouth once and while, and then
make money. California is rather
poor place for poor men unl less they
want to work for wages. Wages by
the year is averaged at $1,000 per
month; of course where II man is bet
Der known he will get better wages.
There is no more vacant land in Cal
ifornia that is worth taking. AS
Washington Territory is the place |
commenced TO write about, | will
leave California. Washington Terri
tory has great name, it is true it
deserves high recommendation,
though is overrated by most all news
papers in the country. Walla Walla
valley is always in the lead with the
paper men. but when they speak so
highly of Walla Walla valley and 90
to show it to you they will show you
all Eastern Oregon. Eastern Oregon
is the best part Of Walia Walla walls
ley and i'll fact the greater part Of it.
1t is the finest grain growing country
on the Pacific coast. 1t is astonishing
how vegetables grow here on high
hills where they can't be irrigated and
is as dry as ii powder house. 1t hard
ly ever rains here during the summer
season and when it does it does not
rain to do any good All the low
lands have to be irrigated to raise good
vegetables, and then they grow Of the
finest size and flavor. The soil is of
black sandy nature. What is
known as the Palouse country is an
other noted place and lis far rs the
fertility of the soil is concerned it de
serves all the praise it ever had.
But the climate is not so good as in
other places. They have frost every
month Of the year, though they can
raise grain equal to any country III
the Union. The Palouse is the best
f watered and timbered part Of Wash.
ington Territory. The scarcity of
tim her and water through this coun
try is the only bad drawback we have,
and God knows it is enough. If a
, man does not think 50, let him try
, hauling water five or six miles up
hill for thirty or forty head Of horses
, and see what he says aboutit have
tried it, so | feel safe in saying it is
. ii bad job. We have to haul all our
? wood and fencing timber from the
> mountains. The section known as
the Spokan gets its name from the
Spokan river. 1t is highly recon-
e mended to emigrants, to which they
r 90 with big expectations, and come
e hack sadly disappointed and with long
faces because twas not Us represented
1t is represented as being IA fine eli
mate and productive soil, and when
they get there they find II cold, disa
greeable climate and the soil SOLE
, gravel bed, and not fit for anything
but stock and savages. IL is true j
: is well watered and timbered. Ia
5 king everything in consideration witt
n the advantages Of railroads, this is {
i. good country for poor man, The,
y are running railroads all through the
l country, so we will have no trouble il
getting our grain to market. There
K is any amount of good government
" land vacant and a chance for every
woman, man and child TO have home
- in Washington Territory The eli
v mate is much healthier than that o
J West Tennessee and the winter il
L more pleasant than that of ennessee
It We are never bothered with'mud OF
e rain so much as in the southern states
- An average yield of wheat is abou
{ 30 bushels, oats 45 and barley 40
o The going wages is $50 and $50 pei
y month. A man need never lay id,
n for the want of work, there is worl
!. for all. We have beggars and tram p'
: here, like all other places. Almos