Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-04-28
LANDS AND HOMES.


schools Of learning, and with %
climate unmrpasscd for is EalubrltN,
10 presents 10 the immigrant from
the ovcrcrowdcd states, where cold
winters and hot summers, with
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 this
western country that requires o
stretch Of the Imagination to com
prchcud, and humorous complaints
are heard from the class who have
been mislcd by them, 80 i'm this
brief sketch the writer desires Ia
avoid cxagcution as Ia It's present
and prospective advantages, asking
those In the east into whose hands
this may particularly those
who have their eyes directed towards
this coast to pcrusc II carefully
feeling that IL ~ not written 10 lure
immigrants within its borders, but
only az "a truthful description Of q
land which, If IL does not Glow
milk and honey contains within
its bosom wealth and resources equal
lb MY hillil ''NllNA y VIZ WV t'' 'i''
side Of the Rocky mountains.
HouNpAREs.
Marion county is bounded on tho
north hy the Willamette river ana
Butte creek which separates 10 from
CuckumHs county on the east hN
Cmclumus county and the Cascade
mountains, which separate it from
Wusco county; on the south boy thD
snntim river aud ths north fork g..
the SuntIum, separating 1t iron
Linn cuuutyuud ON the west 10y Tie
Willamette river
PHYSICAL FORMATION,
The county contains includiu'
valley, prairie and mountain land.
about DlOOOO acres.
There are two main divisions, Oh,
mountain aud the valley. IhD
latter extends from the Willamette
river to the foot of the CusCu.
mountains, distance of about Oh,
teen miles.
The mountainous portion contain,
some fourteen townships of mostly
uusurycycd land, lying In "a stul
twelve miles north and south lg
forty miles east and west, and com
prirrs all Glasses of land, from rich
narrow valleys iu the pus-cs up
through all the grades of rolling,
hllly and broken. tu that of rurt-
bound canyons and Inaccessible
cmggy peaks It's generally heavily
timhcrrd and iu the near tutU,
will bo valuable for It's lumber SuI
plies These hills aud mountain
afford % wonderful summer mua,
tur stock, and muuy of the more vl. |
tcrprlsiur farmers are uyuiliug tuu
selves ut this opportunity, aud Whu
the vuld lru-ts ut autumn approach |
the stock are brought out tu fresh |
pastures, thus enabling them tu sur |
NlNv the winter storms with NU'v |
care
GUrNr ADVANTAGES.
\ decided advantage Marion vuuu-
ty has over many others i- the dl- !
Vvrsiiiel nuWiur Interest that can |
hv carried uu thuught the entire
year, Notwithstanding thr i~aW,t |
climate during the winter wuutl, |
the uplAud- ur ,cldum tuu wet Ju |
work, aud long hviuu the pr.H.. |
farmers are through with their eyyU- !
ing, the hin farmer l- preparing iuJ !
his summer work Aud Vet the |
lpW lands Uu much uvtrruN m, /
many, the Nlvldpvruvw f. generally /
guulyr. AND perhaps l,-. Iahur .- ia. |
qulUd to pUvv the -nll loo pmnr /
condition tur ynp-, and then should /
thv -,8-au uunNv dry. thv huttU /
Wudv Uue ruu Gao bring thv u.J I
rp1Is So better farming uud vu /
bg found iu tho United States than .
that uu the uaUyl Howell peUuy. .
tWuyh pu.uv, -Uuuw prairie aud |
SALEM pU,luy The ~uIl uf these uU. /.
wonderfully productive With uuud /.
cultivation. FORTY bushels ut Wheat
and sixty ut Wtt. per uvv vau by
readily -yvupd.
fA,uIuls ruW NAKkIL
The Willamette river with two
lines ut UulpAd running the rutiV |
lyngth ui the county NOM north tu \
-nu,h, with the Ougou Pacific nud
rp,,slug the southeast corner oI the /.
county, silupl, ample facilities tn
puch % market ln amy dipvtiou,
sALFM
90 NNNN NftINtNA hA AAlN nhNAt AllN j
county swat uf Marion county. situ- |
ulvj uu the Willamette river and |
uu the a. s. G. milruad Costly /
buildings have bovu vNvtcd, among (
which tho state capitol building. IN
county uJur, hous', Chtmvkytvh hotel. !
vIvu housy, new public schuol |
building, Catholic sohool huildng. N
Methodist yhuwh, Willamette Uni M
NleltN, aud many private residences / |
uud business bloyks which WW||
v'mIaw hNuwbly with oldvr and T. I
hrEvT uilys.
GENERAL. F.
All things c1u,idyrrd, the William. f.
tliy valley has thc lsst COUNTRY m
thv world and Marion county Is II
sls'ul v.uuully l,saIed thtnriu. F.,
10 Those ~yvhlus hOmgs iu the west.
uu heJivr opportunities oau d.
.tltnsi. Than afy found hyre. pvrsous
.ivsiuur information resardiur I
Marion county vT the Willamette /
valley, thOsg wanting farming I
bands rtuek farms. businoss puapgFtV