Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-05-04
LANDS AND HOMES.


LANDS AND HOMES.
Marion county is situated in the
,c.rt of the magnificent Willamette
alley. the central gem in the Gus
tor III rich counties that form thaI
nrincelv domain, and is the BANNER me
Commonwealth of the great nortn-
vest i'm all the essentials that 60 To-
words making it profitable abiding
,lace and a home for the thirty
farmer, the cunning artisan anu Ine
industrious mechanic.
Rich in its agricultural resources,
I'm its cultivated and uncultlNateu
ands. in its water powers anu anu
minerals; rich in its colleges anu
schools of learning, and WIN
climate unsurpassed for its salubrlty,
If nrespnts to the immigrant rom
the overcrowded states, where cola
winters and hot summers, WIN
.errible cyclones, prevail, VINO
comes to the coast with some
means. advantages that no other
.ounty in Oregon possesses. 49,.
Much has been written Oh lhls
western country that requires
stretch Of the imagination to com
,reheud. and numerous complaints
re heard from the class who nave
been mfsled by them, so IN thls
nrief sketch the writer desires 10
avoid eNageratiOn as to its present
and prospective advantages, asking
those i'm the east into whose hands
this may fall-particularly those
who have their eyes directedtoWarus
lhis coast-to peruse it carefully,
ceiling that it is not written to lure
utuuiprauts within its borders, but
,uly AS "A truthful description OF
and which, if it does not flow
milk and honey" contains within
its bosom wealth and resources equal
to any other country on the Paclflc
side of the Rocky mountains.
BOUNDARIES.
Marion county is bounded on the
north by the Willamette river ana
lutte creek which separates it from
.lackamas county; on the east 10y
uIackamas county and the Cascade
mountains, which separate it from
Wasco county; on the south by the
-autiam river and the north fork of
the Santiam, separating it from
Linn county,and on the west by the
Willamette river.
PHYSICAL FORMATION.
The county contains, inCludin-
valley, prairie and mountain Lands
about 100000 acres.
There are two main divisions, the
mountain and the valley. The
latter extends from the Willamette
river to the foot of the Casc&G.
mountains, u distance Of about fiji
teen miles.
The mountainous portion contains
some fourteen townships of mostl|
unsurveyed land; lying in a strjQ
twelve miles north and south by
forty miles east and west, and COM
prises all classes of land, from rich
narrow valleys in the passes, up
through all the grades of rollins,
hilly and broken, to that of rock
bound canyons and inaccessible
craggy peaks. 1t is generally heavily
timbered and in the near tutuC
will be valuable for its lumber Sul
plies. These hills and mOuntails
afford "A wonderful summer RAM,
for stock, and many of the more c..-
tcrprising farmers are availing thea
selves of this opportunity, and when
the cold frOsts of autumn approach
the stock are brought out to FRESH
pastures, thus enabling them to SUI
Vive the winter storms with little
care.
GREAT ADVANTAGES.
4 decided advantage Marion com-
~ has over many others is the d.-
versitied farming interest that can
bee carried ON thrOught the Cutu.
year; Notwithstanding this is We.
climate during the winter months
the uplauds are seldom too wet Il.
work, and long before the pI..r.
farmers are through with their suyJ-
ing, the hill farmer is preparing It.
his summer work. And Vet The
low lands are much preferred b.
mmy the yield per acre is generally
greater, and perhaps less labor is re-
gUircd to place the soil i'm proper
condition for crops; and then should
the season prove dry, the bolton
lands are sure to bring the hes
crops. No better farming land cn
Doe found i'm the United States than
lhut ON the noted Howell prairie,
Erguch prairie, Suutium prairie and
Salem prairie. The soil of these are
wonderfully productive, With good
cultivation, forty bushels of wheat
nd sixty of oats per acre can be
.gJyily secured.
FACILITIES FOR MARKET.
The Willamette river, with two
ines of railroad running the entire
.ugth ut the county from north To
south, with the Oregon Pacific road
crossing the southeast corner of the
county, affords ample facilities TO
reach market in any direction.
SALEM
Us the capital of the state and
county seat of Marion county, situ-
jed on the Willamette river-aud
$50 the o. a c. railroad. Costly
buildings have been erected, among
which the state capitol building.
county court house, Chemekete hotel.
opera house, new public school
building, Catholic school building.
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