, 1889-10-31
THE RICH BIG BEND.
A Section Which stili Offers Great
Inducements To- the Home Seeker.

WATERvILLE, Douglas county, Wash,
rained OIL and on to such an extent that
the ground is thoroughly saturated. An
immense amount of breaking is being
done, and more fall grain will be put in
than ever before. New grass is up
already five inches high. The stubble
fields are all green, which makes our
country look delightful. Such feed
gives the cattle and range horses all the
fat necessary to easily stand the winter
cold.
At the Office of Liftchild & Co. are on
exhibition great variety of grain and
vegetables raised this season. Strangers
exclaim with surprise at the sight, as the
report had been circulated we had Il fail
uro in the Big Bend. We admit our
crop was not one OF our best, but it was
far removed from failure as this exhibi-
tion shows. The gram in fullness and
length of head was up to average, but
the straw was shorter. Among the
above collection are solid cabbagcs
weighing thirty-six pounds, potatoes
from three to four pounds, splendid
y
We raise much better corn than is raised
in the East, but not so good as is grown
in the middle states. Our non
corn beats the world. Red top clover
heads out wonderfully, with from 140 to
100 seeds i'll each, while those who raise
II for seed in the East count from 80 to
20 per top. Alfalfa in this collection is
over two feet long. Watermelons are
unusually sweet and of good size.
o. tru
planted as yet, the returns demonstrate
that Douglas county will eventually be
a great fruit section. Her apples are the
best this side of New England. Walnut
and chestnut grow wonderfully fast
Box elder and locust attain eight feet on
the average iii two years from the seed.
There are still thousands of acres of
splendid government land here that will
easily produce anything enumerated
above. And remember without a
particle of irrigation, and for which we
are thankful, as irregited lands mean
malaria and lawsuits without end.
"A brewery is now being set up here BY
Hanch Bros, one of whom is graduate
of the st. Louis brewcries, so Is exper-
fenced with the character of barley and
water to produce the best beer. He said
that our barley is the finest he ever saw.
lie located here, as from this place ship
north.
The North Pacific graders are hard
at work on the grade between Almira
and Grand Coulec. This grade Joins the
twenty-four miles OF grade made last
year, SO that by the middle of November
we shall be within forty miles of the
grade. 1t all probability work will be
kept up toward us as long as weather
will permit.
The people of Waterville are at last
finding out that our friends are in Spo-
kane Falls. All travellers from there say
all speak good word for Waterville and
the Big Bend, whereas travellers from
other towns invariably say that our
country was traduced as too dry and
Waterville no good. Many have been
dissuaded from coming to one of the
states by petty jealousy.
The Spokane Falls REVIEW is thor
oughy cosmopolitan journal, and in
future those of us who know how fairly
you are treating us will work for sub
scriptions.
LOCAL NOTES.
Judge Snow, though in bed with his
broken leg, will be on hand for the OPEN
ing of the legislature if il breaks another.
The stages from the east now make
the trip in two days, as passengers are
set down at Wilbur instead of Dayen-
port. BY the LIST of November they will
make the trip in a day.
We have roller skating rink now in
full blast. ", -
Rev. Mr.. White has come in to take
charge OF the Methodist congregation.
Rev. Mr.. Warren, the Presbyterian
minister, IL not only very talented, but
very popular with all classes.
We all are happy to see Spokane Falls
forging ahead as ifno fire had occurred
Long may boom the beautiful city OF