The river press., 1883-06-13

rank Watkins place and found that |
gentleman at home, as he had Just fin
ished the work of putting out crop Of
fifty acres of2grain, with one team and
unaided-a considerable task for one
man. Frank is building new house
and making things look more homelike
on the ranch for the reception of Mrs.
Watkiifs that is to be- and who will
put inaan appearance before the boats
quit running.
VIM. r. Gallon lives further up the
creek, and it is but two or three miles
up in the mountains to w. 0. Dexter's
saw mill, which is running in full blast
his summer. Up coulee to the right
are Steve Stoner and Ed. Burke's ranch
es, said to be exceedingly productive
ones, but as we passed the turning off
Point before we knew it, we did not
have the pleasure of seeing them. Mr..
Stoner will have some sixty acres Of
grain this year and Mr.. Burke forty
acres.
Returning down the creek to take in
the lower valley, we stop first at G. G.
Fish's ranch, one of the best in the
valley, and which, when the improve
nents contemplated and under way are
made, will be hard to beat in the terri
tory. Mr.. Fish has just moved into
his new house, a large, two-story hewed
| log structure, and which, when COM
pleted, will be the best residence in the
valley. The house is beautifully located,
affording splendid view up and down
the valley, with every other advantage
that could be wished. Mr.. Fish has
extensive improvements, and this year
has 100 acres Of grain growing nicely on
his ranch, his brothers, who have a
ranch adjoining, having leased his land
this season. We accepted the hospitali-
ty of Mr.. and Mrs. Fish for the night
and were accorded such a hearty ranch
welcome as made us forget the tedium of
travel.
P. Woods & Sons ranch adjoins Mr..
Fiske's, down the creek, and is nall
respects an excellent one.s A nice new
residence is one Of the improvements
contemplated for this fall. They have
put in crop of 100 acres Of grain, be-
sides an unusually large crop of pota-
toes and other vegetables. Allen Woods,
whose ranch is back toward the noun
tains, has thirty-five acres of grain grow
ing, and still back in the mountains is
dairy ranch Of G. NJ. Woods & Co. They
have seventy fine COWS, and when we
were there were milking forty OF them,
making over $50 pounds of butter a
week.
| J. G. McCord's ranch is next. We
had not the pleasure Of meeting him as
he was off some distance on the bench
turning up the sweet-seented soil. Mr..
McC. is one of the old-timers on the
creek and has a nice place. He has put
in q crop of seyenty-fve acres this year.
C. II. Boyle's ranch is the next in line,
and with it's fine, large barn, neat resi-
dence and outhouses it presents a pretty
appearance although the work OF I'M
provement has but fairly commenced
Alex. G. Johnson, Of this city, Is inter
ested with Mr. Boyle ID this enterprise
and they are the owners Of fine bane
of Jersey cattle, among the lot being
thoroughbred bull and two cows of pure
blood, the others being good grades. Be
sides looking after his cattle, making i'm
provements, etc., Mr. Boyle has foune
time to put in crop Of 100 acres Q
grain, showing what kind Of q rustic
! he is.
The next ranch is that Of Jared Smith
/ Familiarity known as "Yank,p and hay
q ing been among the first to establisl
e himself in this beautiful valley he wa
! careful to put his cabin on good quar-
9 ter section. Mr. Smith has caught ont
the grain boom as well as his neighbors
t and has put in bigger crop than eve
t before. He thinks the HighWood val
}, ley is incompatible, and wouldn't trad
t his ranch for bonanza gold mine.
/, We now reach Hon. JOS. A. Baker
y horse ranch, where we tarry for Dime
9 and an opportunity to look through tn
|, stables, corrals, etc. For the purpos
IS designed the location could hardly b
6 improved on. Mr.. Baker owns the va
;e lev for q distance of over mile, and ais
it a large stretch Of the bench lying adjs
D cent. c}l The south side of the creek. il
is enclosing here pasture and hay fiel
[e Of over thousand acres, back of which
,e on the foot hills, his horses have an eS