The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12
Tangent.

TANGENT, Or, Aug Sth, 1898.
After being absent from Tangent for
niI.e months we have got back to our old
stamping ground once more contented to
remain tor awhile. After being iE Cal
ifornia dunng that period of time, and
noting the advantages, and disadvantages
Of that superior climate, We we're glad to
get back to Oregon. A person never
knows anything about a country unless
one goes and sees for himself, and then
one can be satisfied to their own know:-
edge; but We were never so deceived in
a country as we were about Southern
California. From what we always have
heard of that country we thought il must
be a paradise to live in, but we found
such was not the case. OF course they
have beautiful winter weather, but not
enough rain falls ID insure any kind OF .
crop. The orange ciop there is light aud
also lemons and other kinds OF tropical
| fruits, is scarce, but We found out that
there will be an immense crop OF wal
nuts. The trees are heavily loaded
down with them aId some trees are
breathing down with nu s. They had
about one-fifth of crop of hay this year.
| Hay was worth all the way from $40 to
! $50 per ton. AS we travelled along We
could see some few farmers cutting wheat
around in small spots. In the San Joa-
Quin valley they mostly cut their grain
with the header and stack it; bu, there
was not any grain to amount 10 anything
in that section. Around Montague were
some nice fields Of grain, but the grain
was very thin. From Los Angeles TO
LsthrOp and from there on were mostly
vineyards, to Sacramento and from Sac
ramento on We could not see much, it be
ing in the night; but when wegct on the
Oregon side of the mountains and came
down into the valley beyond Ashland
then We cav plenty OF golden whea.
fields. In ali Oregon cant't be beat for
beautiful scenery.
We left Los 1 ngeies, CAL, Wednesday,
July 20. and arrived in Tangent on SAT-
urday morning at or near O'Clock, July
23rd. The citizens were glSd 10 welcome
us back to Tangent AMI to know We had
arrived safely aud the ladies of Tangent
| we're very kind % our mother on her re-
turn trip and We feel very thankful to
them for what they did for her last fall
when We left, also for being so good and
kind to her after she got home.
Mr.. Thomas Dugger and wife. OF Al
bany, made us q short visit last week.
We found things in and around Tan
gent about as usual; also found Hon. J.
J. Beard in his gleeful mood and his wife
who has been spending some few months
with her daughter and her mother in
Yreka, Cal. She happened to be on the
same train We were on but did not dis
cover the fac: until We got off the train
at Tangent. We also found every one
very busy taking care of the crops. The
grain does not seem to yield as much per
acre this year as il did last year. Some
OF the summer fallow wheat is yielding
only Is and Is bushels to the acre. Mr..
Chas. Bryan has had the largest yield
around here and his wheat yielded %
bushels per acre.
Dir. A. Y. Smith, of Oakville. was in
our village some few days ago. He says
oakville ls very lively and that people
are very busy.
We found that Mr.. Jesse Moses still
runs the city store here and his peddling
wagons.
Some one has informed us that Little
Rose Bud is thinking OF changing his To-
cation from 0Akville 20 Shelburn for
some unknown cause. We guess he is
going TO Egypt.
AMERICA.