, 1888-10-25
THE SOUTH BELT.
Great Improvement in the Pa
lOuse Region.
A MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
The Mountain Mining gOutlook-Interest-
Ing Information About
Oaksdale.

The REVIEW special correspondent at
Pennington gives the following new and
interesting information about the boun-
teous Palouse country:
From recent visit to the Falls and
interviews with many old friends,
| was surprised to find so much ignorance
existing, even among the od-timers, re.
garding the progress and development of
the great belt Of country lying to the
south of Spokane Falls. but the fact is,
that to keep abreast Of the development of
this Palouse country person must travel
1t once month, for every day almost, adds
Its quota to the sum of improvement. You
do not see all of this from the car windows.
Away back miles ard miles from railroads
the change is going on, substantial resi-.
dences painted tastily, taking the place of
the old slab bound shanty that the owner
proyed.up in, American bred horses in
place of cayuses of few years ago, and
leather harness with bright buckles for
the rope traces and knots of the past.
THE COVERT REGION.
Behind the high range of mountains
you now and then get glimpse or, from
the cars east windows, that look so lone
ly and solemn and deserted--away over
these mountains ut the head-waters of the
ers--are mines now being worked for
dollar or two day, that will ere long be
worked the same period of time for as
many hundreds of thousands. All up the
Palouse river, for thirty miles back of Pa
louise City, and stretching away, brokenly
to the Clearwater and st. Joseph divide,
is one of the most beautiful valleys in the
territory, which within the past five years
has, in great part, been dotted with
pretty white frame houses. This valley is
thickly timbered from point ten miles
above Palouse City, and will afford sup
ply of logs for the mills of that enterpris-
ing town for wears to come. At the head
of this valley where the waters of the
Clearwater and st. Joseph rivers divide,
is a series of narrow gulches in which the
new mines are located.
PHENOMENAL CLIMATE,
There is meteorological popularity
about this section, which is at least 700
feet higher above sea level than is
Pennington. IL is two weeks ahead of
the lower country in garden products.
This may probably be explained by pc
culiarity in cloud formations here, as we
frequently observe a pure cumulous cloud
or its compound modification, q cumulo
stratus cloud, sailing at a greater eleva-
tion than such clouds usually attain under
tutTlndl COuultlOUS III OLutT scC-
tions or countries; ana yet whilst the ther-
NAL conditions on the surface of the earth
are such, that If brought in contact with
cloud of that character it would imme.
didtely convert it into a cirrus cloud--a
class of clouds that exist only when the
temperature is minus the freezing point.
thus indicating that the upper current of
air is warmer than the lower current.
CONSTANT RENOVATION.
Every day shows something new in this
new land old ideas about what could and
could not be produced are being revolu
tionized by practical experiment. Fruits
that the old settler was positive would not
grow now yield handsome returns for their
cultivation. | rave smoked as good to-
bacco raised on the farm of Mr.. Cook. Sr.,
in Garfield county, as was ever raised in
my mother state of North Carolina.
ADVICE TO SPOKANE.
Now, in closing this, want to call the
attention of the Falls merchants to the fact
| that this section of country ls within TWEEN
| ty-four hours direct rail communication
with Portland; that freight rates on the o.
R. d n. have, within the past two weeks,
been greatly reduced; that not only Port
land but the Sound cities are cultivating
this Palouse country trade. and that it is
worth cultivatinQ and is daily increasing
| III NOIune. nave hHOWu VI Duu one SpO'
kane Falls firm who has sent man
through this country for trade and that
was the Cracker Bakery Company, and
think it paid them. This trade belongs to
you by right of geographical position and
natural lines of communication, You
neither drum for it nor advertise for i,
in the local press. You can compete fol-
it successfully. know from personal ex'
perience, and if you do not make an
effort to secure it, it will get fixed in other
channels TO your great disadvantage.
| SOLID PROSPERITY.
All our towns are prospecting and will
continue to do so. Some people think the
towns proximity to each other will mill
tate against them, but when you remem
Der the grain yield of an acre of land in
this country as compared to other sections
you will see that ten-mile area of tribu
tary territory. at forty to fifty bushels ol
grain to the acre. will support a good
lively trading point.--call it town, IL you
will REX.
Pennington, w. T., October 10, 1888.