Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-12-27
A Now Era Dawning for Pasco.

'"H"h' IL uas Soou climate, ana with
irrigation, the country around can be
made to produce almost any kind Of
grain and vegetables. 1t is situated at
lhe junction Of two navigable rivers, aud
one other Of good proportions draining |
good belt Of country. 1t i. the crossing
for the Northern pacifc's main line from
east to west across the continent. 1t i,
now bidding for the capital Of the state
OF Washington, with as fair prospects as
any town mentioned. The Xeadliqht
makes a good showing which we give
below:
Twenty-three miles along the south
bank Of the Columbia river, or ten miles
beicw and thirteen miles above Pasco
comprising no less than 40, 600 acres of
sage brush land are very soon to Le
transformed from simply retreat for
the jack rabbit and coyote into one vast
garden, by large corporation of capital.
lists, principally from Oneida, New York,
who will, early in the spring, begin to
construct large irrigating canal. They
will take the water out OF the Yakima at
or near Kiona, on the north side, down
to Yakima, past the foot OF Rattlesnakc
mountain, at which point the canal will
strike the low valley of the Columbia
river and continue northeaster'y to
sharkey's landing on the Columbia at
Lockwood's place, about Midway between
Rattlesuake mountain and Sharkcys a
branch of the canal will be carried across
the Yakima river and thence toward and
down the Columbia river to a point
opposite Wallula.
The canal company hav, purchased all
the odd numbered sections from the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and
thousands of acres of government land
were filed on during the week in tn.
land Office at Walla Walla by PARTIES
directly AID indirectly Interested in this
vast irrigating scheme.
The magnitude of good that will tc
done to this section, it the enterprise i,
honestly carried out, is impossible to
estimate. Were the land only fit to
raise grain and cereals, some kind of a
guess might be made, but the land to BE-
traversed BY this canal is particularly
adopted for raising fine grapes, peaches
apricots, and all harder fruits and
berries The altitude of this land is onl,
$40 to 80 feet above sea.levrl, whicl
makes it at least three weeks the earlies
country north Of California.
Hon. Paul Schulzc, general land agcn
for the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany, passed through Pasco 10 his privat,
car last evening, bound for Tacoma
He informed Headlight reporter tha
the railroad land lying along the Colum-
bia both north and south Of the Yakim,
river, is bonded to parties who intend t,
invest two hundred Thousand dollars i,
canals aud irrigating bitches immediately
This land is directly tributary to Pasc,
being directly across the Columbia from
Us. The northern end of the ,rac
being fifteen miles up the Columbia rive
| from Pasco and the southern end tie,
miles down the Columbia. This enter.
prise will develop the producing qualitie
Of what has always been considered sam
and sage,brush desert.
Nearly all the government land thu
can be reached by the water from tn
, bitches, has been located under tn
desert land act, and We expect soon to b
able to look from our Office window an
sSe the desert across the river, blossomin
like the rose. "God speed the day."
TACOMA, Dec. l1.-A ramor ",
. current on the streets to-day that Il
r Union and Southern Pacific railroad
had made traffic arrangements with II
Northern, whereby the Union Pacif
viii! come to the Sound from Pasco, ov,
D the Cascade division, and tho Sou.hel
Q from Portland, over the Pacific diyisio
n Medical Lake, Cheney, Ellensbur
], Goldcndale, all put in a claim for Il
:, capital through their press. More Y
q lagos are expected to be heard from 500
'e The OregoniAn's correspondent. "Sarol
ic gives some good points in argument (
;. Pasco.
:, Pasco is very ellisibly located on 4
~ banks Of the Columbia, few miles fro
Or the Snake river, town that will like
10 to be the crossing point for three or 70
he railroads, aud which is situated in t
!, midst of fine agricultural lands, mu
:. is already awaiting cultivation, and SO,
~ Of which only uceds an irrigating dit
'e from the Columbia, or from the srtesi
se we'll being bored near there, to % tra
81 formed into 6elds Of waving grain q
:. orchards. Geographically speaking. a
with reference to routes Of transpor
ue tion the town is most admirably locat
es Of course every one knows Of tho nu
erous railroad speculaiions about the pl,
Of the Union Pacific, the Mauitobs,
Ea- Chicago & Northwestern, the Ores
ay Railway 4 Navigation company, and [
ID Seattle, Lake Shore i Eastern Railw
with sn occasional reference to
q Chicago. Burlington & Quincy railro
on which line has nov reached Cheyen
to Wyominy, point further westward Il