Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-04-16
SCENES ABOUT coLFAx, WASH.
Former Audrainian Tells Of Alternat-
ing Sights in the Great North
west-Wild Oats a Pest.

west-Wild Oats a Pest.
. Correspondence OF the Ledger.
CoLFAx, WASH, Apr. S.-We are
now ready to say, the surroundipp
! country adjacent to Colfax, furnishes
some very beautiful scenery, which
beauty exists In the singularity Of the
landscape. Out on the topmost hills
: adjacent to Colfax n is confronted
with a very irregular lay OF land, look
ing very much ms if caused by some
volcanic eruption, back 10 the distant
i past. There lies, spresd out before
/, you, roll upon roll OF earth OF every
conceivable shape and h~eighth-now
and then ranges OF hills or mountains,
reaching above the mainland, which,
at this a OF the year, is covered
with snow; looking at them from o
distance, with their carpet OF snow
and growing pines, they form a con-
trast adding much TO the beauty Of the
scene. When you first look out upon
.he picture, 1ne heart involuntary
springs UP 70 HIM, the maker OF all
things, and, you excialm In amaze
nient; "the mysteries OF God are won
uei,uh WINE speaking OF the gen.
eiai aspect OF tnis singuiafiy Deauti-
~ oou'ivfy' ! wouiu not neglect 10
mention its real y~alue-its fertility
anu somewhat O the seasons.
"p'unian couh'y aii' IN 1he heart
~ - 10 hho"h mere as ehe faiouse
country, consists ihos1ly Oh a Dlack
ioan', perhaps from alooc . SIX rect
~ y y - rich anu seems 70 De es-
peoiaif W ene groWcn oi
"neau' paiicy' oa.s anu alfalfa Oorn
p noe eio"h mere pccauseo Oh ene snorc-
ness u sne season ana coid hignts'
seee'apies 10 nne, WIN q excep-
o'on' perhaps .. tomatoes; Y ~
no peer anu ene berries Claim second
piace 70 no part Oh the country.
|. solar as informed, regard 70 pests
u que way u re'aruing Tue growon y
oropS' VI uahihe ,ne piace OF tnem' u
WIN oaes' whicn iaiI SUBSTITUTE
~ s auu
mhiie uney may no1 oeso pau an asso-
ciate 10 meet, tney are considered a
nuisance especially Wnen we WISH 70
r'oe aoiop y "noao " oUnvi sia'n
no"ei' 'neau'an.as oa'in we
m"'oans 40 iespeo'o snio nou
Ivy, We eau ieeu oai VIM oa's WIN
. ueeeoe =, pionv' "nno o.i pooi
oio.nei iuAe nuso e.Dnei uon n
puohsh,ns u svdi'u aiooiiioni vne MY
al ooohiepuii'
40 W 'nc seasons ~ 'nis 'ooailus we
"uso uepenu upon iniorn'aeion, lm-
parCeu " .nose VIM nave iiseu 'he
ionsesp ~ .hese par.s' anu why say
surnciene ram ia'is W secure Oiie ripeh-
ins y, an eiain, eu0h DO - sio"n neic'
onereoy oDsiaeine. tne necessity Oh n
f'Raoion' whicn' ih many plates noV
very lcnotc' Miiere 'riieavion seelns q
prerequisite " SUCCESS ~ agriculture
irrigation muse' OF necessity increase
sne expense required 10 run alarm.
Inc money spent IN irrigation, II pun
on ene iafm thae uoes nou heeu water
ing' "ou'u gfauua'iy increase .iie acre
age enaoiins tne iaimer 70 own .
cultivate q larger larm' WIN ene same
expense cne man u puV 70 WHO runs d
smaller one py irflsav'on.
Ihen, d other advantage this ra
iouse country mas over ooner paris
which must De irrigated, Is tne iaco Oh
having plenoyo ram against 1he Scarc
ity OF water IN some iocaiit'es' III par
Ulcuiar' 'he ai'u JANUS, wheic 1ney
once nau wa.e, pue .ne inhuA having
oeaseu' oonpehn'K 'ne iain az
siuefaoic expense W SECURE d suno
ehcy oy sinkihe afVes'aii "els' WIN
Il II ALn INNn III q HI NIIN