Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-01
SOUTHERN OREGON is RICH
No More Inviting Region for the
Home eseeker.

The Portland Journal has the fol-
lowing article relative to Southern
Oregon and its advantages:
Crops this year in Southern Oregon
meaning by this term that part OF
the state lying between the Callipooia
mountains and the California line,
north and south, and between
the Cascade and coast ranges of
mountains east and west, are on the
whole as good if not better than
usual. Grain and hay there, as in
the Willamette valley, are somewhat
short, yet by no means a total or bad
failure, as they are in dry season in
California. Hops-for a good many
hops are raised in Douglas, Jackson
and Josephine counties, though not
nearly so many as in Willamette val
ley counties-promise full yield, of
superior quality, Fruit-and this
section of Oregon is as fine fruit re-
gion as there is in the United States
lis abundant and excellent, and will
bring large returns to the growers.
The stock industry in that part of the
state is flourishing-as we'll as il can
in these prosperous times, when beef
ON foot is low and on the table high.
Lumber mills are active and ap-
parently prosperous In brief, South
rem Oregon is in excellent shape in
every way, and deserves to attract q
very large immigration in the near
future.
AS to climate, that part Of Oregon
cannot be exoelled, If equaled, any
whore in the United States. There is
no excessive and prolonged rainfall,
as sometimes happens on the coast.
There is no very severe winter
weather, as sometimes occurs on the
elevated plains OF eastern Oregon. 1t
is as rule delightfully."- equable and
healthtul climate, such as, once lived
in awhile, is never left for long, ex-
cept on strong inducement or for ur.
gent reasons
The soil Of southern Oregon is vari-
able, but mostly a fine volcanic
gravel, exceedingly fertile when sufil.
oiently moistened. Portions of the
Rogue river and Umpqua river val.
leys need irrigation, most years, to
produce large crops; but streams are
numerous and contain abundance Of
water; and in time nearly all that
very rich volcanic surface ash will be
made to produce immense crops.
Perhaps Southern Oregon exoels in
frdit rather than in anything else.
One need not get off car moving
throuh jackson county to SEQ thous-
ands of acres. miles and miles Of or.
chards bearing tho finest fruit, es.
pecially, in point of value, apples,
raised in the United States. Peaches.
prunes, plums, aprioots and grapes
are also produced in profusion. and OF
first rate quality, Most of these or.
chards and vineyards are now young,
fresh, vigorous, and well cared for.
Mr. j, ID. dwell and others have
set an example in first class hortoul.
ture that many are following to theiI
own and the whole states advantage.
We look to see next year at the Levi,
and Clark fair, the finest exhibition
Of fruits from Southern Oregon ever
displayed anywhere in the world.
Its people can do this.
Southern Oregon is also noted fol
its poultry, especially turkeys From
one little town alone many thousands
of turkeys are shipped annually just
before Thanksgiving and Christina,
to Portland and San Francisco; and
many tens Of thousands from that
part of tho state, which seems o.
pecially adapted to raising fine
poultry, an industry by no means tc
bo despiscd. aud which offers golden
opportunities to hundreds of home,
seekers with small means-eyon right
around Portland.
Southern Oregon is rich in minerals
also, and produces annually muol
gold. Its mountains are rich, too, ia
timber, some of which is Of the choice
and exceptionally valuable varieties
To 90 into details no further. tber,
is not a pleasanter or more inviting
region between the great oceans fol
the homnseeker than Southern Orepon