The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-04

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I have shonxhi for some time that
would write . letter 70 the Courier. 20
.nswer the many Letters that ! ges from
The people ~ Dubois county. In regard Y
IL Oregon. ] have bern here some over
= xesr. and have seen the country in ~
-~nscrs. sprinx. summer. fall and win
Ter. u Is = cool. drv country. very
healthy. We have NO ague nor malaria
Of any kind: this IL Z high country
Eastern Oregon u the colde>t part 81 The
state. Here ia Union county the snow
in the mountain gets two or three leet
ae~p. but ia the VALLEYS not % deep.
ten 10 twelve inches lays ca The gfound
from two 10 three monshs. We hsvr
10 feed stock only when The snow is o.
the ground. This j. The finest stock
country have ever seen. We have the
bunch grs-s: Il resembles the bine grass
Won have in Indiana. NJ IL b better
vr.sx Stock xets wonderful fst on H.
This part Of Oregon Is mountainous
The valleys are small The mountains
are covered vi fh pine timber, and a = .
fine xraxiug place The timber - seal
teriux. not thick enough 10 shade tie
yrs.s % but Il grows knee high all over
ne face of thu earth Stock i healthy.
HOGS have no disease. nor do fine cattle.
.heer. or horses. Mich cows sell from
AZ Il. IS dollars: horses 30 10 $50 dollars
-.een 3 siollsrs. The land il very rich.
~nd we raise whe<t. barley. oats. rye.
Irish 10 Z oss. b s. turnip-, pea.
beans. rutrbagrs. sQuzsle~ and onions,
TOO cool Tor tender vegetables. l never
s.w such Irish potatoes in my life: cab
Ib.y.s thai weigh 80 lbs 70 the head.
An vegetables that grew here are sweet
- and better than they are in Indians
we set from c5 TO so bushels Of wheat
\ 10 the xcre: barley and oats from ~ a.
100 bushels. This IL the easiest place 10
make living ! ewes SAM Men come
here and in : few wears get rich raising
stock. We have the finest water ~ fhf
world: the hotter the weather the high
Y ar The water: from the snow melting on
ifhe mountains We have fne fl~h AND
lots OF lhem. deer. elk. bear and ante
llooe; rr2irie chickens grouse aud szse
hens
Y About an the land il taken up that l.
I fit for farming. Thousands Of sores o.
fine grazing land 10 homestead IL men
wants t. Get rich by raising stock this
il The place. Az regards society u y
4 bard. This country Was settled 81 me
miners and Gov boys. There IL lots q
gold here They are working All around
here digging out lots Of gold Labor 4
\ IN good demand; farm hands get from
81 to IS dollars : month; for workin;
in the mines "a TO 5 dollars day girl
get from 10 s dollars per week
Y This IL : vigorous, healthy climate
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morning when you get up you feel re
: freshed- We have . good market le,'
for all We raise: Irish potatoes are >
cts. per bushel; wheat 81; oats 70 barrie
-: sugar IL pounds for Adollar; cone
: liz pounds; clothing about the same her
as with you: bacon 10 cts Hour 81
per hundred: two horse wagons - ~
: 1.-Two horse piows e35: good harness -
: per set. A. regards our society The pes
4 pie are - good neighbors - you wAn
; in fact better - regards charity. th'
{ Il. il belring : new conner, than y
lneixhbors back east But there y mot
y swearing and bitter cnrsing here thu
q any place ever have been. The poop
: are honest: they al pay their debt
n We have no Sunday. People work
Sunday the same as Monday. YET II "a
lone dies here. they come for me
preach their funeral sermon We hs'
~ church here. but IL the people have an
g thing 10 work It on Sunday. they Coz
&c come 70 church. They 90 10 the sto
p and do al their trading on sunday
vi man wants 70 live easy and ma
p-lmonev. and don't care whether he 60
re TO church or Sunday school or not, u
ID. surely IL the plsce- II any one wants
10 know more about Oregon write 70
e Il North Powder. Union county. %
re Ron. and inclose stamps for return, an
ed will answer al questions The whit,
We are not 50 cold here q in Indiana.
So don't have any muddy roads;
he ground don't freeze here, and II DO
Of rain much
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