The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-09
1lcu PalOUsf COUNTRY {.
!. MA Climate, Fertile Soil and
Big Crops.
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- ..f,olumbis BASIN comprises .
- .st;on Of Washington territory,
.x.tima country the "Walla
IN. eountry.'' the Big Bend coun-
~ .CoiviIle country" and the
- country being the princi-
Z, s.mes by which the different To-
- = The great Inland Empire
-, Sss;euatsd. Each OF these loeaii-
~ their own pecuiiarities Of
"a climate. The southern, west
"a middle sections Of the Column
g ss.;r have the Inildest climate,
!. ,;.ht<st soil, and less rainfall.
- he a lower altitude and by
~, wing nearer the Cascade range
. s.ountsins. over which must come
q. almost continuous southwest
-. bringing warmth and moisture
- ~ coast. Irrigation Is neces-
- q insure good crops In the
osrt OF these localities. The
n 4. the Iightest, and irrigation the
~ Z .sressary near the Cascade
l.e.ssts;ns. and further east and
l..sssssf the soil becomes richer, and
1870 rains more frequent until the
~. q the cggr d'Aiene mountains
s.srsed. where irrigation Is un-
s.ss..sry. and the highest grade OF
n - haze OF these latter noun
-. resrIy 100 miles from the Col
....sas ,iyef. lies the Palouse country.
-. .-,isfe Is, in general, rough and
~ Avery singular feature Is in
~ ,e,ue1rre being just the opposite OF
~ <1s1e rsturai formations. When
l.ssisrM the base Of a mountain
.- Re natural inference would be
,Ssf ffBs ere deep canyons wherever
: sf,s1n came from the mountains.
- - is the usual formation OF
.s.ssseein ranges the world over. In
sSs Patouse country, however, the
ssevons ret deeper as they recede
~ The mountains and while there
"a EASY grade ar.the base such Is
a he case farther away. For this
srason the Spokane d Palouse rail-
~ runs parallel To and bat
- miles from the CGur diAlene
uouufains, crossing at. right angles a
Ioser, or more water courses. Nearly
svsfy town In the Palouse country Is
a this railroad line, because Of the
lay Of the country and quality OF the
nj are better there than eisew 2eve.
Continuous warm winds from the
cosst make ii improbable that the
country will ever be infested with
n,sshoppers. And, for the same rea-
20, there is no possibility of the ter
ible cyclone ever endangering the
M or property Of people in the Pa
|ouse country. The ocean cur
1vats Of the atmosphere 30 tenn
- the climate that sunstroke
: unknown, and sleep il
lvef disturbed by suiiocating heat.
The Palouse country has plenty Of
1mher near by, and building material
! cheap. The country il watered
uith pure water, the climate Is mild,
I'd the farmer can be assured
q good crop every year.
here L good agricultural land
] abundance, and much Of this
] found in the hills region. The hills
n easily cultivated the farmers go
VI them with all kinds OF machinery.
Ixty bushels Of wheat per acre has
nm been produced near Paiouse
~.
The thermometer gets below zero
Is few times during the winter.
)sfng the past fifteen years the
Mound has been known to freeze 10
nth OF twenty inches, and the frost
lsuaily goes to depth of from six to
|ue!ye inches.