Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-04-02
LANDS AND HOMES.


,,.;or county is situated in the
MallSFtt aF tbe magnificent Willamette
hear ~ +ba central gem in the Gus
valley ,,;nb counties that form that
ter Oh IL, domain, and is the banner
prluCyeSlIy, eSlIy,wealth of the great north
com nIl tbe essentials that go to-
West, ~ waking it profitable abiding
WaIu7 and n home for the thrifty
Plaov5 so1ar the cunning artisan ana Une
iiaaidinstrious mechanic. .u.z
in9Ii9b picb in its agricultural resources
NJ ~ cultivated and uncultlVated
IN AZ in its water powers, ana
lailuS, rich in it's colleges and
nliuei nliais of learning, and with a
sGllootte sS!-vyoto unsurpassed for its salubrity,
cLlllla.e llIagonts TO the immigrant from
u PlSV,s,orcrowded states, where cold
lne tors and hot summers, with
tSsrTibie cyclones, prevail VINO VINO
comes to the COAST WIN ,Lo atI,aI s1liIe
uoans UOa advantages that no oUher
nnunty nlrr,, in Oregon possesses
Much has been written OF Uhls
4ltorn Mur country that requires a
Weestob of the imagination to com
suJLond and numerous complaints
ILoord from the class who have
apo, ae n1isled by them, so in this
paF peeFF sketch the writer desires to
uliCi lIS;d ovageratiOn as to its present
nJ a,S'T Tnrosnective advantages, asking
anu nosa Pm In the east into whose hands
tbis his NAV fall-particularly those
Tbo have their eyes directed towards
VIZ Tho coast-to peruse it carefully,
sLning snI that it is not written to lure
ieerliS sr,iSSrants within its borders, but
ulll unII- 9s truthful description of a
Samd which. if it does not 'how
NH n,iiI, and honey,n contains within
~ ltlii BOSOM wealth and resources equal
10 toonv other country on the Pacific
sida Of the Rocky mountains.
BOUNDARIES.
Marion county is bounded on the
north nv the Willamette river and
Pntte creek which separates it from
CIackamas county; on the east by
CIackamas county and the Cascade
maintains, which separate 1t from
Wosco county; on the south by the
Santiam river and the north fork of
tbe Santiam separating it from
Linn county, and ON the west by the
willamette river.
PHYSICAL FORMATION.
The county contains, including
valley nrairie 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 Cascade
mountains, a distance of about tif-
teen miles.
The mountainous portion contains
some fourteen townships of mostly
unsurveyed land; lying in a strip
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 rolling,
hilly and broken, to that of rock
bound canyons and inaccessible
craggy peaks. 1t is generally heavily
timbered, and in the near future
will be valuable for it's lumber sup
plies These hills and mountains
afford wonderful summer range
for stock, and many of the more en-
terprising farmers are availing them
selves of this opportunity, and when
the cold frosts of autumn approach,
the stock are brought out to fresh
pastures, thus enabling them to sur
yive the winter storms with little
care.
GREAT ADVANTAGES.
A decided advantage Marion coun-
ty has over many others is the di-
versifed farming interest that can
be carried on throught the entire
year; Notwithstanding this is wet
climate during the winter months,
the uplands are seldom too wet to
work, and long before the prairie
farmers are through with their seed
ing, the hill farmer is preparing for
his summer work. And yet the
low lands are much preferred by
many; the yield per acre is generally
greater, and perhaps less labor is re-
quired to place the soil in proper
condition for crops; and then should
the season prove dry, the bottom
lands are sure to bring the best
crops No better farming land can
be found in the United States than
that on the noted Howell prairie,
French prairie, Santiam prairie and
Salem prairie. The soil of these are
wonderfully productive. With good
cultivation, forty bushels of wheat
and sixty of oats per acre can be
readily secured.
FACILITIES FOR MARKET.
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