Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-04-23
EVENING CAPITAL JOURNAL
LANDS AND HOMES.

valley, the central gem iH the Gus
ter al rich counties that form that
uripccly domain. and H. the banner
commonwealth Of the great north
west in all the essentials that go to-
wards making IL profitable abiding
place. and home for the thrlity
farmer. the cunning artisan ana the
industrious mechanic.
Rich iu it- agricultural resources
I'm if- cultivated and mncultiyated
lands. iu its water powers, and
minerals; rich In its colleges ana
schools Of learning, and with
climate unsurpassed for IL saubrltN
10 presents 10 the immigrant from
the ovcrcrOwdcd states, where cold
winters and hot summers, with
terrible cyclones prevail, who
comes 81 the cOu4t with some
means. advantages that no other
county iu Oregon possesses.
Much has been written Of this
western country that requires a
stretch Of the Imagination To COM
prchcnd, and numerous complaints
are heard from the class who have
been mi-lod by them, 30 In this !
brief sketch the writer desires 10 |
avoid exagcutiOn AZ to its present |
and prospective advantages, asking |
those In the east into whose hands |
this may fall particularly those
who have thcircye- directed towards
this CDust-tO pcruse II carefully |
feeling that II il not written 10 lure
immigrants within its borders, but
only as a truthful description Of IL
land which, II II does not "ilow
milk aud honey,n contains within
its bosom wealth and resources equal
30 any other country on the Pacific
side Of the Rocky mountains.
BOUNDARIES.
Marion county IL bounded on the
north hv the Willamette river and
Butte creek which separates II from
Clucllnmus county; on the east by
Clncknmns county and the Cascade
mountains, which separate II from
WnscO county; on the south by the
Enntinm river and the north fork Of .
the SnntInm, separating II from .
Linn county, and on the west by the
Willamette river
PHYSICAL FORMATION.
The county contains, including
valley, prairie and mountain lands,
about 100000 acres.
There are two main divisions, the
and the valley. The
latter extends from the willamette
river 10 the foot Of the Cascade
distance Of about flf- o
teen miles.
The mountainous portion contains
some fourteen townships Of mostly
land; lying in strip
twelve miles north and south by
forty miles east and west, and com l
prscs all classes Of hand, from rich
narrow valleys iu the passes, up
through all the grades of rolling,
hilly aud broken, 10 that of rock
bound canyons and inaccessible
rmggy peaks, lti- generally heavily
iimhurd, aud lu the near future
will hc valuable for it- lumber sup
plies These hills aud mountains
afford wonderful summer range
.ur stock, aud many of the moro vu-
farmers arc u,Wllur thvm-
selves ut this opportunity and when
lac rnll iubsl- uf autumn approach,
hu stock arr brought out to fresh
pastures. thus enabling thvm to SUR
,iyo the winter storms with little !
Wrn
UWUhr ADVANTAGES.
a decided advantage Marion couu-
N hgs over many others l- thr a. |
,vrlu,d farming iutyusf thut vm
iv carried uu thuusht fhg entire
fvT Notwithstanding this is 0. wet
climate during thy winter mouths
lac urhule au1 seldom lUn wet tn
work, aud long bytur the puiriv
arWyr uu through with their -y,d-
ug tby hlll Wmyr ls preparing toni
,i- summer work And set thvI
ON lands are much puhrUd hN
imuli lhv yiyIduvrugui- Hunrully
.rnt,r and perhaps less hhor l~ NJ
.ulpU tu place lUy soil lu puDpr l.
oudUIUu fr crops. and then should
hv rU-ou pwNy drN, the bottom
luds uu' auuy Go bring tho hv-t
pl,s Nu NyJyr farming land uu
s found iu the United State, than
hal uu the uutyd Howell uuIrir.
.uuuh VEUrlv. ~Iutum puIrIy and
Nlym prairie The soil ui these urr /
.uudyrmlN ppduutiNv with unud -
brN bushels ut wheat -
ud sixty ot uat, pyr ucp, v,u hv
.allN ~,vunt y
EAptuI- tuN NANNTU
M, NNmuyJt, river with tvo|
nr uf wiinul running thy ,uuw'
myth uf thy yuW,y mm north to|
luth. With thy Ouguu Pacific nad
'urluE tly southeast CORNER ut the