The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-08-31

sNessSsy AA> ksts'F AtekShANe W AAkNk ttlNt
even Dakota, melting In o few hours the
snow in Oregon and Washington Territory,
and allowing the stock to crop the herblge,
which Is green and growing under the snow,
whole winter through. and flowers bloom in tho
open mir long after tho frost has withcred the
vegetation of. Virginia. Thunder storms are
2 blizzard or cyclone. The farmers can pillow in
the coolest part of Oregon as early as February,
and IN nearly oil parts Of it 10 can have nm Or
tho fruits and vegetables OF the warm and cold
temperate zones. Tho cultivated grasses thrive,
but wheat hay. six TO eight tons an acre. can be
timothy. Wheat ranges from thirty to sixty
bushels to the acre, While flnX yields from TWEEN.
" TO forty bushels and furnishes a fiber equal to
barley and rye grow beautifully, but corn is not
g universal crop. owing to cool nights. Pork ia
iattened on pens, wheat and barley, making a
tir1ner and swoetet meat than the corn fed. but
not 30 tut. There has never been q cOmOlato
failure Of crops.
In the Eastern States the bottoms along tho
streams are usually of heavy soil, the poor land
being up on the high places. Here this is ro-
verscd; as a rule the river aud creek bottoms
east Of the Cascades are snndy, rocky, and un-
!ands apd hills, aid not always, indeed rarely,
TO be seen from the cars. Taking Oregon over,
to give the range of productions from apples to
an agricultural society or u nursery catalogue,
The resou ces OF the State. however, are not nil
OF an agricultural kind. There is stored AWAY
ranging over no less thaii thirty-six distinct
natural products OF value. while every condition
fayors stock ,husbandry in the highest d gree.
States, and begins otake high rank III II producer
OF finc horses and dairy products. In climate,
SOL, t m ,;D,,. min and grl.zing lands. and in
!nco1npnrable advantages. It has a popq-
lation mainly OF the best sort for rcsltou-
st5le citisenship. .tntellissnt and sclt-rcliant,
an annual death-rate Of q to each 1000 soldiers,
tho lowest in the Union, md census STATISTICS
ttcn. No epidemic has over prevailed. Living
expenses arc y trifie y than in the East and
labor Is better paid. There IL variety enough,
suit the different tastes, capacities md OK.
perienSos Of tho newcomer WHO has probably
never r. lived IN q country Of such opportunities,
try must adapt himself to now methods n
conditions. no one should attempt to make
Q home IN the Pacific Northwest or anywhere
f0r himself and assuming the responsibility for
much Of the possibilities Of this soction. through
the Kindness OF the Board of Immigration, at
whose rooms can DO seen q rich display OF the
products OF the State, aud whose oflcers are I'll.
ways ready to welcome strangers mud tourlsta
W1tNOut leo. RELIABLE is furnished
FREQ 10 all alplicanth.
WHAT OP %PoRrLAND2
" ~ the second richest city per capita In tho
environs. Of about G0.OOA. tho location Of tis
city is most picturesque; tho Vows to DO OBJ
tanned from tho hcights west Of tho city. or from
Paramount Lookout, soon to DO quickly reached
by cablo cars. arc truly inspiring. Hcro nature
has wrought with q holder hand IN tho lnlg y
featured suIllimity Of the scenery Than III lands
white peaks. miles and miles apart, and inter.
vening crags and hills Of blue arGs en-. and two
great rivera, tho Columbia and Willamette,
Twin vA1lQvo with tlfr:ffv fnrpp,a nroa,,S.,v .5n~,..
to the winter. tho whole scene backed by verlant
Woodlands. Below us is the city, with broad,
s sasa sbo st;s sso f tsse. ssa s' Sse,; slY35Ss a s sp!Tss ri. ris.
deis from distant lailds arc 1isctn,aius their
Sasg g This y the trade center and metropo-
,1a 1I Of ~ Is s yss1s' y MSIt wiii not i sds%,t here shs; y yo,
are old, yet when you were pulling down your
Cl,rist,nas stocking this fsir. city had
ofi.hpa ls stsets an ' Goo m miIs;. s e he the ass. s%l aass
was . wilderness. Upon those hiilsides.
now crowned with homee q comfort and plenty,
now sso solid squares 90 oi 'i Susine .ss' blocks Ml tSe
vol Ihowlcd andthe wild deer wandered; whiie
fhs riScfl, n1w crowded BY sailingi6rafts Of every
s snss, s n liz sussa. o1 %i(Sia sAs sh Ssr bls ssi sSss Or IL, .hs
Year speht. s4.6O0v.obool in pubic 1afio Sra IT,
there veIs but ~ 5iog' nuts . bark zig:
EsII si., Where nov hun4tcd trains deily m:
picked their way along 3 bridie.psti. IL ~
aistsact WHARF, last yeay willions' worth Of sta
p pins S Sesds x nj Sisefe: 3 s ssM s fnd;:s, ws =, 'E, Y
now Portland has tour daily. a9tson ns Ve s, Sos sSd
ensss n e s6lyS pa = II ssn! aRe MMs,.sSg Q,s:
.ids!saiks: Il S.. eisetais iieS.s si sa.. - ts s%,lss e.
asnsSt,eslsgra snd mssssnSsF Ser.yvioe, and
9 DAY. There mo public libraries sai reesdfns.
Soom0, good otels, sdosen banks.andfour strao5s
ss,,, esG;np me. + hs: The + n.st htish-sohool