Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-09-07

considered the best In the valley.
Douglas Mimic Is general superlntend-
ent and has devoted year Of hard
work TO making the yard what II is.
He feels proud of his job, and has every
reason to be.
A hophouse dance is held nearly
every evening. The total crop OF hops
will yield ton TO the acre for the 35
acre. or more. There are no baby
hops in this yard. Ifany fault could
b. found 1t is that the yard was too
rank-the soil too rich. The vines are
very strong aud there is practically no
mold and no lice. The dying plant
and tools are all first class. Mr.. Crois-
an owns the next yard south. He has
two drIers, each with warehouse attach
ed. The yards are in their second crop.
Paul Wagner Is the bead drier. Louis
Ralph and j. II. Penland are firing.
The yield is ahead of what was
expected. There is no lice or mould 10
speak Of. Una Zinn conducts a nice
restaurant for all. Il. M. Croisan has
lay-on Of month from his positic n
q district solicitor for the State Insur-
ance Co. aud Is 10 charge Of the yal ds
In person.
The Croisan brothers own 0l5 acres,
the old donation land claim of their
parents. The old Jas. Townsend claim
lies next south and above that lies the
old X. II. Ekin claim. He had quite q
history, ran away from a saip, was
pursued by bloodhounds aud jumped
into the river. He swan several miles,
caught hold # tree and climbed out
He cav the dogs pass under him.
Twenty years later when he was we'll
to.do he met the chip captain and they
9 Iook hands and laughed over II. But
TO return TO hops. Mr.. Wagner dried
| vt year for Alex McNary, Of Polk
county, aud took the first prize at the
state fair. He has quite u reputation
a, skilfull drler.
The next yards are Herren & Levy 3.
They have over sixty acres and Kirk
Patrick Of Dallas is the drler In charge.
There are five driers, four In charge of
Mr.. Patrick, who has had ten years
The elevator man, Sam
Gee had narrow escape at the new
drier. The elevator would go up all
right but would not come down. Sam
went up TO expedite II down. II started
and Sam laid down on his
stomach TO enjoy the parachute act to
the fullest extent. He had not engaged
rapid transit but the elevator had.
When 1t struck the ground II did so
with such force that the Chlnaman
bounded three feet In the air and has
been rubbing himself with llniment
aver since. All he said was: Next
time i be heap smart" and you could
not hire that Chinaman to drop IS
feet again for the whole hopyard.
This Is one Of the oldest yards near
Salem and II will be all picked In ten
days. Two hundred boxes a day are
being picked. Thirty-flve acres W III
20 ton to the acre. The Herren Il
Levy drler is funnel heater, and they
wood very much, but some
Iay they do not dry as fast. Fred and
John Braning are firing here.
AT the Holmes yards there are scores
II tents and the town is laid of In
streets. There are Mckinley street.
cleveland avenue, and other popular
names. Mrs. Chas. Simpson runs the
Electric grocery store at the entrance
o the yards. l., A. Dickinson, Of
is in charge Of drying.
rnere are three houses, The first few
lays too many hops were picked, and
q It was wet weather, about 400 boxes
we're lost, as they could not be dried.
Here the man on wheel had to go
'ome but promises to come again and
nspect more Of the yards about the
lty. Salem is surely great hop
'enter.