Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-08-29
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

A Marvellous Opcaing Up ef lnaustSies
and settle .aent Through tbs Advent oi
Railways--A eenatry Rich y Aerisul-
tue, Timber. Minerals, stock, and
Watcr-i'ewer-- Unsurpassed Climate and
Wondcrfui scenery.
PORTLAND. Oregon. Aug. ~. 1888 S--In ~
mind of the observer who tal,as but fnfttye
Eiances from the car window In hast0nluG
through the Pacific Northweat. the fmprus-
sions created may not belAltoGether skvor-
able. but the man who coines aud looks for
facts will be favored by q constant success
sion Of surprises. Its agricultural resources;
its mineral wealth: fts timber; its manu-
factnring possibilities. through the close
association Of water-powe and raw ma
tertai: Its climate: and a full share ot those
superb creations OF nature which distinguish
our country from all others. convey TO the
intelligent traveller the most gratifying
shoughts. assuring him OF It's future prog
ress and prosperity.
waEnE n OREGON?
1t IL tho State Of the P,ciilc Northwest,
and has The ocean for its western boundary.
II II bounded on the north by Wushtngton
Territory, on the east by Idaho, md 4cL the
south " Nevada and California, N has an
area u a61d0 square mileas u osff -~txty
million acres larger than Old England and
New England combined, and Is capable OF
supporting ten persons where II now has
one. II you have never been there, admit
that you know nothing or very little about
II. Oregon has not only variety Of material
resources. but there Ii difference In the
climate cast and west Of the Cascade
Mountains. On the coast there are four
Seasons. hut two only are conspicuous--tho
wet and the dry--whle in the eastern part
OF the State there Is a greater range Of
temperature. the winter. however. rarely
having more than u few weeks or months Of
snow. with summers cooler and more equa-
bile than in the States east. he rainy season
on the coast is in the winter. and the idea Ia
common that the rainfall Is excessive, but
wrong. because the Signal Service shows
every South Atlantic and Gull State to have
from five TO twenty inches more Of rain than
Portland. where the annual average Ia Ef-
teen TO twenty inches In excess Of the States
OF the Upper Mississippi Valley. In the
Southern States the rain IL heavy: out here
the showers are lighter, come oftener. and
never with driving wind. and without tho
shivcring dampness usual to the rainy sea-
sons on the Atlantic coast. The snowfall at
Portland is light. seldom enough for sleigh
ing. IN the heat Of summer there IL no sun
stroke. nor the lasslude Of Southern Cali
fprnia. and no night was over 80 hot rs to
preclude the need of bed clothing. The
reasons for so mild and uniform climate 80
lar north have been 20 often told that a
mere mention of the chief one Is all that is
necessary. This Ii the influence Of the
Japan current an immense gulf stream
In the Pacific Ocean which sweeps toward
the North Pacific coast and affects II as the
Gulf Stream does tho British Islands. The
potency OF the Jupan current Is seen when
We state that the annual temperature OF
kitka, Alaska. Ia about that OF Minnesota
This current Is the source OF the Chinook