Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-28
From Urb,a, Washington.

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DEte EAaaa: fhia ing you
people a"sE down ia 81 si1a.,
would enjoy a ial.v % RI 5tlsh-
ngion. will write. 70 vol know
ihave lived hc.on1wthe y-ess
and made a close stY1y ~ .ais
wonderful Greet Nl- -Wg
In the first place tvo haee The
inest climate Ia tho world, IS
intense heat or cold. The m ny
5easul lasts about three months.
bus it seldom rai0s very hard
long, usually light showers. not
more than mist. still 1t is quite
gloomy much Of the time during
winter. The country is noun
tainous.. well watered and drain
cd by many navigahlc rivers.
The forests OF fir and cedar, rival
The famous California redwood In
size. Atrce from fifteen To twcn-
~ feet in diametcris not unusual,
and many are even larger.
The state is divided into two
distinct farming districts. the
Yakima valley east III the cas-
cades, the wheat lection around
spokane, and the reclaimed lands
on Puget Sound. The farm pro-
duets along the Sound are hay.
oats. oats, hops, peas, potatoes,
fruits and vegetables. Ministries.
lum boring, manufacturing, stoeA
raising and dairyiur.
There is enough lumber cut on
Puget Sound to supply half the
United States, and but for our
foreign trade, We could glut tho
market. In the NoSima valley.
all fruits except the cijroA traits,
grow to perfection, even melons
grow well and compare f1vJ-a5iy
with the famous Georgia melons.
But the soil seems especially
adapted to the cultivation Of hops
Many crops last season sold Tor
from ten to thirty thousand dol
lars. Stock raising Is carried on
extensively and on account Of the
mild winters yield good profits.
This is indeed the evergreen
state, with its gigantic forests OF
evergreen, and its fields and
meadows fresh and green al t.e
winter long. After a snow the
grass looks just as green IS
spring. In the mountains there
is considerable snow fall, and the
high peaks wear their white
caps sumner and winter. The
'cAanenk iHds temper tie at
TIsphere anu it is quite pleasant
during winter. Lands range from
ten dollars an acre t. one hum
dred and fifty. Tnere are many
acres available = home seekers
tnat can be homestealed for a
small sum but they are rather in
accessible row. As the country
develops roads viii bc built then
these lands VIII become valuable.
When the government gets the
irrigation system perfected in the
Yakima valley, there VIII he Z
vast area thrown open T. settle
ment. This IS indeed 4 rlea man 5
country for there never was SO
many opportunities Tor prodtaj le
Investments. Il IS also 4 poor
man 5 country Tor if he IS indus
trioua he can make good living
on twenty acres CT land. Intense
farming + = grand success here,
and there is market for every
thing. ALASKA must always be
be supplied by the north YVES.
. fieH there re our Islands. AUS
tralia AM tho Orient. Al the
cats raised on PUGET SQUAD go Z
Germany. salmon IS shipped al
over the world. The largest sail
ing ships are lowed into our port
and loaded with lumber f1r every
part of the globe. Washington
/ resources are 50 numerous il
would take pages t. DO the SUBJ
ject justice. Ii our kind editor
viii indulge me l would ike I.
write series Of letters giving
authentic accounts q tiis rapidly
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