Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-04-30
EVENING CAPITAL JOURNAL


princely domain, ana l5 ll' DAili
commonwealth Of the great hOilh-
Vest i'm an the essentials that go To-
wards making it aprDlltable abldlht
uIena and a home for the thrlilF
farmer. the cunning artisan ana Ih'
industrious mechanic
Rich iu its agricultural resource,
In its cultivated and unculilFal'9
lands. in IFS water powers ana
minerals: rich in its colleges ana
schools Of learning, and WIN
climate unsurpassed for Us -aluDIi'l'
ID presents 30 the immigrant RON
the overcrOwded states, where co.liH
winter. and hot summers WIN
terrible cyclones, prevail VINO
comes 10 the coast with some
means advantages that no olh'I
county ~ Oregon possesses. 49,.
Much has Dccn written Of ihl7
western country that requires a
stretch Of the Imagination 10 con-
prehend. aud numerous complaints
are heard from the class who nave
been misled by them, 80 IN thls
briof sketch the writer desires to
avoid exagcmtiOn as to It's present
and prospective advantages, ASKING
those In the east into whose hallu7
this may fAll-partlcularly tho5e
who have their eyes directed towards
this coast-tO peruse 1t carefully
feeling that it Is not written to J lurt
immigrants within It's borders, but
only ms "A truthful description Of
land which. If IL does not nov
milk and honey contains within
Ga bosom wealth and resources cqum
onnv other country on the Iacillc
side of the Rocky mountains.
BOUNDARIES.
Marion county is bounded on the
north hy the Willamette river nud
Butte creek which separate it from
Cmrlumus county; un the east lN
CpcEpma- county and thg Cascade
mountains, which separate b. from
Wa-ru county ON the south l\ .lho
Eauuum river and the north iurN u.
thp -uuuum, scpmWlug ii nom
Linn cuuuiyuud ON the west hy ii.
willamette river
PHYSICAL FORMATION.
The county contains. iuclud.u
valley, prairie and mountain land
about uIO,OuO acres.
There are two main divisions, t.,
mountain aud the valley The
hitter extends from the Willmvtt,
river To the foot of the Cascade
mountains, "a distance of about q,
teen miles
The mountainous portion contains
some fourteen townships Of mostly
uu-uryvy,d land; lying iu "a strip
twelve miles north and south u>
furty mites east aud west and com
prisps an clussc5 of land, from rrh
narrow valleys I'm the pu~S,e, up
through ull the grades of rolling
hilly and broken, to that of rock
bound CANYONS aud inaccessible
emppy peaks, It's generally heavily
umhtrrd, aud iu the near iutWv
will Boo valuable for It's lumber sul
niles These hills and mountains
Eluud wonderful summer mua.
tur -tu,k, and many ui the moro ,..
trrurIsue farmers uryWWlun thuu-
erlNr. of this opportunity and when
the cold fru-ls ut autumn approach
the stock up brought out tu fresh
pastures, thus enabling them tu sut-
NiVr the winter storms With htt'v
care
oWrAr ADVANTAGES.
A decided advantage Marion yom
Is has over many others I~ the dr
Venluel farming interest that can
be- carried uu thuupht Tine yutu,
wear. uutWithethudluu tH.H .aU,.
climntc during the Wluur month";.
the upaud~ ugy seldom tnn Wet D..
work and long before tag puur,
hrmvr, arr Through with thy.r.y
Ing. the hlll Mauvr l- pWwr,ug uH
his summer work, And Vet Oh,
low lands Uur much pulywu ul
many, the Niyld prruvrt I- uvUyuIN
gpatrr. aud perhaps less labor i, uy
uulWd to place the ~ull u proper
condition for yups, and them SHOULD
the -tU-uu prove dN1 lhy bottom
lands an sum tu bring thv hy~I
crups. no better farming land uI
hv muud iu the United State, than
that ou the noted Howell prairie
French prairie, ~Uuuam prairie am,
Salem prairie Tho soil of these am
wonderfully productive. With guu,
cultivation, forty bu,hvl, ot wheat
and sixty ot Wts per ucnt can %,
UadlN ~tyupd.
FACulTun roN NNNKtr
The Willamette river with W,
lines of ullpad running the vuuU
lcugth oi tht county lwm north q,
@iuth. with the OWgou Pacific pa,
rns,slup the southeast vHuyr ot th,
county, aiionis ample facilities &,
rrach "a market Boa amy dlNvtlum
sAlHN
L. the apl,M ot Jhg state ana,
county ~tat uf Marion county stu
atoi ou the Willamette river au,
uu the %. a g. milu0d CustN
huld.uL- have Dyyu yuettl. among
which tNg state capitol Hl'dluu
county oIurt huu.,t thymyhyJy hotel
uTsu huu~. new public ~.huD
huldur. Catholic -ghul buildWr
Methodist vhuuh. Willamette Uni
NynilN. and many private p-idyuvy
and business blOvAs. which VII
omIap ANvmb.y With Older Uu,
hrsyI ytlvs
GENERAL
AN things considered. the William
rtty valley haas thr tsst country il
Jhc world, and Marion county d
aitaat vNuttmlly loyalpd thyNlu