The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-17

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ries place. Also Mr.. McDuffy, near by
in 1859. On the Dechutes Mr.. VIM.
Nixon planted his orchard in 1859,
afterward the Gordon place.
The oldest orchard at the Cascades
was planted by Col n H. Gates, other
old orchards are here, Altwell's etc.
At Hood River, Hon. Nathanial Coe was
the pioneer orchardist of 1853. He was
an educated horticulturalist A delicious
plum, Goes golden drop" attesting his
ability to produce new varieties. Few
orchards today are laid out with greater
care and beauty. When they came into
bearii G, fruit was SO scarce that they
had to net their trees to keep the fruit
away from the birds. This early history
would be incomplete, if we left out the
old pioneers-the Joslyns-who settled
at White Salmon, WASH, in 1883 They
Immediately began the beautiful home,
which is crowded so full of happy
memories in the minds of old timers.
In 1856, they were obliged to leave
their home on account of the Indian war
and when they returned i'm 1859, it was
to find their home burned and their
orchard entirely destroyed. They reset
from the COe nursery and many are the
boxes of apples, pears, cherries and
plums sent to The Dalles friends and
market.
The close of the Indian war marks a
change in donation claims. Many new
farms were taken and old ones planted
in orchards. Thus we find the Bottoms,
Menefees, Logans, Rices, Walkers,
Rudios on Fifteen-MIile, Theodore Mes
pile, Lafayette Caldwell, NJ. Nj. Gushing,
John Moran on Mill creek; Captain
Danragh on Three-Mile; where Elder
Fisher afterwards bought; Brownies at
the Three-Mile crossing, Bushtree on
the Floyd place, Brown and Marshbank
at the K. S. Thompson place, Talbot
Low on the Frizzell place, Geo. Snipes
on his lower ranch at Rowena, John
Irvine on Chenowith creek, Mr.. Curtis
across the river, Jim and Nate Benson
and John Marden at Hood River, j. HI.
Mosier at Mosier creek, Col. Fulton and
H. Donnell at Ten Mile creek Buffers and
Shamrocks at the Tygh. There are
others, two or three in these localities,
whose history has not been obtained
In 1862, The Dalles had the following
homes with bearing fruit trees and
II fr,,itc in thoir opdc ha
renee Coe place, now the Geo. Ruch
and Congregational church property,
Mr.. Graves in the same block, now the
VIM. Condor and McGee property, and
the Juker place between the two, the
Humason home, now the residence of
VIM. P. Lord. the Vic Treyitt place,
now E. Schanno's, the Laughlin home,
and the Buchanan place, the lot now
occupied by Col. Lang's family, had
few trees and a vine covered house.
In 1861, Elder Fisher bought out
Capt Derrah and the following spring
began the orchard and nursery which
held so prominent a place in The
Dalles markets for number of years.
He, too, was an educated horticultur.
alist and florist. 1t was rich treat to
be guest ia that home and enjoy the
fruit and flowers. 1t was his purpose
to have the finest pear orchard in the
state.
1t will be noticed that up to this time
the orchards we're planted on creek
bottoms or springy land. Elder Fisher
held the belief that fruit would do as
we'll on dry land as or moist, and
planted few trees and vines as ap
experiment. Tbs most desirable creek
farms had been taken. People wanted
homes. Miles upon miles of rich fer
tile government land lay untouched,
because ''fruit and vegetables will not
grow without water" said the old
timers. In 1854, Caleb Brooks settled
on dry land, one mile south of The
Dalles in Dry Hollow-renamed Am
berdale. He planted few trees in
the valley. thinking to protect them
from the Winds and cold, thus making
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