The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-27
EXPERIMENTATION.

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OllMMu NICATION.
sae - & - k1oH1Hn Exrpsrs:
AIii 9 wOrds. from this section O
unci Z! Sans s Domain may be interest
ing your numerous readers at thi,
t!ms Our many wanderlngs broueh,
IT.. teer and myself to Tekoa las,
Wednesday. Here Mrs. Beers eldest
or0ther Z = prosperous hardware mer
cnant whom she had not seen fol
wenty.eight years. Tekoa IL part
81 the Palouse Valley, which is the
GARDEN Of this section of the country
brother-in-law assured me that he
nae seen . crop Of wheat of one hun.
dled and ten bushels to the acre on a
4 zen. acre field, both land and grain be.
lne measured. Wheat is forty.six
cents s 9 bushel and is shipped direct
e England by Pacific Ocean. This
Whest ts cut with a header and IS
sacked for six or eight weeks and
ehen threshed. At the time Of
threshing they have forks worked by
machinery which throw the heads on
IN endless canvas, which feeds it to
tne separator, and the grain is sacked
I ana sewed up Immediately. The
sacks are made ut the penttentiary
And the demand is SO great that the
jail is run to its full capacity.
The header needs the grain to be
dead ripe, and so it is October before
the grain is cut, and then it is hustle
until the grain is threshed, for fear Of
the rain. The harvests Of 1893 and
Sl6ol were ruined by fall rains coming
before threshing was completed, but
Y last year was much better.
Groceries and such things are about
the same In cost as at Redwood Falls.
The soil Is rich, and just now forms a
very muddy road. They have had a
cold snap lately, but today the sun is
shining brightly and the mud will
soon dry up. The climate here is de.
slightful; yesterday was driven all
about Spokane. and I rode bare hand.
90 which suspect could not have
done on the same day in Pembina.
On Friday I went to Spokane and
preached at the cathedral and Trinity
on Sunday. You will be pleased to
know that I was most kindly enter.
fMned by one.time Pembina family,
1t. and Mrs James G.. Webb. Here
also met Mrs. Brown, Mrs. 'Webb's
sister, who is we'll known to Pembina
people. Her daughter is happily mar.
rted to q prominent merchant IN the
City. Mr.. Chas. Tascheraeu il 10 busi-
ness here also, but like most men
mere, has the mining "bee in his bon.
sMet'' and SO, unless he is among the
;;toftanate ones and makes strike. he
viii probably come to grief. Men 20
crazy about mines and neglect their
legitimate business. and between the
Two stools they come to the ground.
All the talk here IL about mines, lust
. all the talk with you is ABOUT
wheat. I also met Miss Tillie Prittie.
once of Pembina, and L. K. Arm
strong of Bathgate. He, like i wise
man, IS on salary, and is secretary of
the Mining Exchange. I was very
glad to have him send his card into
the vestry after service, and lost no
time 10 calling upon him. also met
. young lady from my first mission in
Canada. and wherever I 60, am con-
stantly reminded how small the world
-. for / run across friends and &C.
Quaintances every place.
p regard Spokane as being a capital
town to live Ia; II like the climate, not
too cold, yet crisp, clear and bright.
The Spokane river has the double vir-
tue of being useful as we'll as orna-
mental. 1t divides up into a multi
;tude Of magnificent water power
privileges, capable of running twenty
times the machinery now in opera
ttOn there, and yet such is the greedi.
ness Of human nature; they have got
out an Injunction to prevent rival
electric company from starting. on
the plea that it would divert water
from other companies. There is any
amount Of power going to waste and
yet this company is enjoined after
thousands Of dollars have been ex.
pended. The government is putting
. large fort or garrison in the suburbs.
on beautiful site, and of course Spo.
kane will reap some benefit. This
city had boom and many fools drop.
ped lots OF money. / think the place
has now entered on q renewed life,
and II they do not lose their heads
over mining, they will haye legiti-
mate prosperity, but they are just
now In that inflammable state of ex.
al hs,h