Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-05-08
LANDS AND HOMES.

schools Of learning, and win
climate unsurpassed for its salubrity,
If presents to the immigrant from
the overcrowded states, where colo
winters and hot summers, WIN
terrible cyclones, prevail, who
comes to the coast with some
means. advantages that no other
county i'm Oregon possesses.
Much has been written OF tins
western country that requires
stretch Of the Imagination to com
prebend. and numerous complaints
are heard from the class who have
been misled by them, so IN TINS
brief sketch the writer desires TO
avoid exageration as to its present
and prospective advantages, asking
those I'm the east into whose hands
this NAV fall-pardcularly those
who have their eyes directed towards
this c0ast-to peruse 1t carefully,
feeling that it is not written to lure
immigrants within its borders, but
only as truthful description Of
land which, if 1t does not "now
milk and honey" contains within
lis bosom wealth and resources equal
TO any other country on the Pacific
side Of the Rocky mountains.
BOUNDARIES.
Marion county is bounded on the
north hy the Willamette river amt
Butte creek which separates ii frolu
Clackamas county; on the east by
EIucl,oInas county and the Cascade
mountains, which separate it from
Wnsco county; on the south by the
Santjam river and the north fork @!
the Santiam, separating it ron!
Linn county, and on the west by tie
Willamette river.
PHYSICAL FORMATION.
The county contains, includn.
valley, prairie and mountain lands
about 100000 acres.
There are two main divisions, the
and the valley. Ih,
latter extends from the Willamett'
river to the foot of the Cascal,
a distance of about ii'.
teen miles.
The mountainous portion contail.r
some fourteen townships of mosit!
unsurveyed land; lying in n strl
twelve miles north and south by
forty miles east and west, and con,
priscs all classes of land, from rich
narrow valleys in the passes, up
through all the grades of rolhng,
hilly and broken, to that of ruck-
bound canyons and inaccessih e
craggy peaks. 1t is generally heavily
tm6crcd, and in the near future
will bc valuable for its lumber sun
plies. These hills and mountain
Edurd wonderful summer rams,
for stock, and many of the more Ci.
tcrprising farmers are aVailing then
selves of this opportunity, and whyu
the cold frosts of autumn approach.
the stock are brought out 10 fresh
pastures, thus enabling them to SUI
vivc the winter storms with little
care.
GREAT ADVANTAGES.
\ decided advantage Marion coUu-
IN has over many Others is the dt-
vprSiHed farming interest that can
hc carried ON throught the cntr,
wear; Notwithstanding this is a We
climate during the winter months
the uplauds are seldom too wet o.
work., and long before the pru..
farmers are through with their sc,.-
ING. the hill farmer is preparing j,,
his summer work. And yet th,
low lands are much preferred uE
many; the yield per acre Is general.
greater, and perhaps less labor is r'
gurtd to place the soil i'm pNi,I
condition for crops; and then shuUlu
t.v season prove dry, the hottUm
Mud~ are sure to bring the bose
crops. 80 better farming land cam
hc found i'm the United States than
t.at uu the noted Howell prairie.
uuvh prairie, Suutiam prairie and
salem prairie. The soil OF these are
wonderfully productive With good
cultivation, forty bushels of wheat
ul SlAty Of oats per acre cau bc
al,ly secured.
FAtILTtES FOR MARKET
The Willamette river, with two
..e of railroad running the entire
yaalh of tine county from north to
..u,h, with the Oregon Pacific ruad
sng the southeast corner of The
county utlurdS ample facilities To
ch % market I'm amy direction.
SAIlM
l- ,hc capital of the state and
glly spat ut Marion county. situ-
.,i vn the Willamette river and
U fhc a. IS 4. udlrad Costly
r.,apvs have been erected, umoug
hitch the state capitol building.
uuryvuur, house. Chomukotchotcl.
..u house. new public syhoo,
Gi'lWG, Catholic school building.
Methodist church, Willamette Uur
N.~ilN, and many private residences
..I business blocks. which ViH
euur0p avonhly with older Mt
Hru,r cities,
GENERAL.
\l thiuys considered, the William
.,fc Nellyy has the best country m
..g world, and Marion county b.
..nut cyutcr,lly located therein.
To tno,c ~1ekiug homes I'm the west.
- uvtJCr opportunities can De-
.ltpd, than are found here Persons
desiring information Varliug
Marion county or thJ Willamettp
valley, thOsc wanting farming
lands stock farms, business prnrertv
ue cliy residences, will be prlnptlv
and Ulably informed by aadpsSiur
Ihe Wen known hm of Willis 4
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