The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-03-16
Haa1 River YaIItT.

Its northern boundary L the Coluul
bia river; its eastern q high sgur o.
divide putting out from Mount Hood
200 feet or mOre in height, admirztly 7
protecting tie valley from Gid winds IN
winter and the hot, destructive wind:
in summer that come frorl the east; IL.
western boundary the t5Tnberei sI01e.
d the Cascade range, while the brad
base Ot Mt. Hood completely blocks the
valley 10 the south. The srzilz u.yrti1,r,
Of the valley Is some twenty niles In
length By an average width Of FIVE niles.
o. - 90 acres. Deduct 400 zcres f0-
bluffs and tracts too rough fOr cuItivz-
ton, and Te have 5000 acres suitable
f0r tiilage. Hood river receiTez all The
drainage Of the north and east side Of
Nt. Hood, and the melting snOEs Of
summer maintain large and constant
nOE Of water. The river has descent
u over 20 feet 10 the mile, and canal
eight miles in length would direct any
portion q its waters 10 the bFOz Of the
plateau just above the village and go
feet above the railway line.
At the present time all the arabic
lands On tie vest side Of Hood river
have irrigation facilities, and q good
commencement has been made on an
irrigation ditch On the east eide Of the
valley that will cJyer 60 acres. In
brief time there will not be ten-zcre
tract in all this district but what may
have its running brook, its fragrant
meadow.
The country adjacent to the upper
reaches Of Hood river Is covered with
forest growth, and the timber adjacent
to the river has been estimated a. hiyh
az billion Of feet.
Last year were shipped some 1900
eTates, or over one million pounds cf
which went TO Omaha. st. |
Paul, Duluth, Denver, Salt LAKE and
other markets. There are also about
l2Ds0U standard fruit trees, largely ap- |
pies, in orchard form.
Such, in brief, are come Of the char |
acteristics Of Hood River Valley; bet
apart from these it has an esthetic value |
that should not he overlooked. Here
beauty and gublimity are added to
wealth Of forest and soil The climate
= most salGbFiOus, the air LUXURY to 4
breathe. The western breezes come fra
yrant with the od0rs Of tie pines and
irs Of hundred miles Of forest. and /
IOwhere does the glorious sunlight leave
warmer blush On fruit and flower than
n this mountain vale. Ascend 10 the
eyel Of the plateau just above the vii
age and objects Of physical grandeur
ire everywhere about. To the south, 80
,eautiful and seemingly so near, rises
he graceful, immaculate shaft, Mt. Hood,
hat all OrcgOnians love. To the north.
ADAMS rears its bulky form more
han II, 900 feet above the sea, sovereign
i all the lesser peaks from Shasta to
Sainier, while at their very feet flow in
easless measures the garnered waters of
N empire. Modest and plain our
ZONES, but grand and incompatible our
The fruit products are not limited to
pples and strawberries, but include
ears, peaches, prunes, blackberries and
II varieties Of email fruits, while clover
nd the various grasses, wheat, potatoes,
egetab!es and garden products succeed
dmirably, especially under irrigation.
Six or seven saw mills, three Of which
ut from $1,000 to 5000 feet OF lumber
er day, employing many men, are OPP
rating in the valley. The available
iater power is fully 10000 horse power
nd equals that OF Spokane. Hundreds
visitors spend their summer vaca-
ons in the valley, camping, hunting.
shing or wheeling, each year. There
re no cyclones to terrify, no Billiards
, chill nor thunder storms to destroy,
fater is pure and abundant, fuel TO be
ad at slight cost above the cutting.
Lands can be purchased at from s25
S2OO per acre, according to location,
improvements, etc.