The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-18
Correspondence.

Ed. GAzETrE:-Th great valley is prov
ing perfect success in all the products that
grow in eastern and northern, yes, and IN
southern climates. One mile from AIRING
ton which is near Burns, corn, tomatoes and
watermelons have been successfully grown.
A gentleman living in Harney valley near
old Ft Harvey raised watermelons and
strawberries two years. This year he
raised tobacco, which grew three feet high
Rev. Mr. Horner has box elder trees from
last springs planting that will average two
| feet; he also has apple trees from the seed,
planted at the same time which has m de
as rapid growth as in any country The
fact is this country is all right. All that is
wanting Is the right kind of men and
women who have pluck and energy to de-
velop its grand resources. Send along your
railroad. We need the puff, snort and whis-
ows from the herds of our cattle kings and
Swamp angels.
Right here permit ME to correct an error
in my last correspondence. You made me
saw ssrock lands" when it should have been
ssroad lands" 1 was under the impression
} when 1 eft Corvallis and first arrived here,
!, that the Oregon Pacific rrilroal had an IN
terest in the grant of land made to the San
!, tiam Cascade Wagon Road Company, but l
am informed by heir agent here that the
: Yaouina Bav R. r. Co. and o. F. r. R
have no title or interest in that grant. The
most rascally job ever perpetrated on thl'
C state is that road grant. 1t is steal
D That steal and the swamp business will b.
blown into fragments before five years.
. the enlightened world comes in contact witt
a this, the most misused and abused, We
l. meritorious part of our state.
This fall is splendid, plenty of rain h'
d not too much, light frosts aad but very III
Is tie snow.
There is an abundance of hay at frol
81 50 to So. 90 per ton. There has been cor
siderable grain brought from about tt
in John Day country anil Prineville. Gra'
~ such as wheat sells at q cents per poun'
oats and barley at 2 cents Potatoes
y cents; -four, six to eight dollars per barre
bacon at from IA to Is cents, lard in III
=, cans at Sl.5 to Sl75; rails in the timber
81 90 per hundred. and delivered within t.
,s miles $1,000; posts to s feet the same
- rails.
~ This country requires good fences. "a
tie and rabbits are perfec. terror to "
N farmers.
The sheep men will open up their care
next spring; they will occupy the base
Stems mountain and the hills south of nj
ed heur and Harney lakes, which furnishes
'ys finest sheep and cattle range in the wor
st, At this season and until spring everythl
lou is ssput onto the island" ''The Bnckaro
m are bordering as they say; they ale Or
BILE ing the stock from the snow line on
md hills to the valley. Some man could
vs. well by bringing well anger and turn
md pumps in this country. There will b
lou vast amount of we'll water used here. W.
'sts average from five to twenty feet. We
In need great supply of grass seeds. A s
rec store would do well. The timber cult
business furnishes a great demand tor II
series. Maple, box elder, lowbardy, P
lar and cotton W0Ou Will efIueh1iy ~
7ys demand. We need grist mills, and IN
'teo saw mills This is big country when
~ AZ, come to travel over it. We call everyth
and from the summit of the Cascade, the Ct
i'm and Callipooia ranges to the mouth OF
Columbia, the Will; mette valley. On
same basis taking all the waters that
per- from the Blue, Cascade and Stiens mo
by tains into the Malheur and Harney la
valley is fully as large as Willamette,
that will some day support as large populat
ledy The reason why the stockmen want
because they know it is valuable.
;ver opportunities are good for men who are
teed sirous of homes. Pay no attention to "
stockmen say to you about the cold; "
cattle, horses, sheep and rabbits can
and thrive by the thousands depend I
C c's.' it, humanity can live and flourish. If
come, come to build up from the bed 7
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