The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-11-02
fine LAND IN
UPPER VALLEY
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the busy world, while retaining all O.
the primitive beauty and quiet of The
mountain home. Mr.. Marshall has
fine young orchard growing, mostly
apples, with a few rows of peaches
and expects to have the larger part o.
30 acres in orchard by another year
lie will also set out five acres Of straw
berries, which will give hin about
eight acres OF berries
}. IL. Thomas joins the Marshal
place on the south, and is laying the
foundation for pleasant and profit
able home. He is clearing the land
constantly and Will set out severa
more acres to apples and strawberries.
Mr.. Thomas is the owner OF d little
more than half of 50 inches of free
water that is taken out of Trout
creek, Mr.. Marshall owning the bal.
ance. Mr., Thomas is new in the fruit
business, being newcomer in the
valley, but is readily adapting him.
self to the business, and is in nc
way behind his more eXpel fenced
noighbors. In the pleasant urround.
lngs of the home Mr.. Thomas is ably
assisted by his good wife, and to hel
influence is the home indebted for at.
fractions that can never be attained
iy the two uelghboTs ON either side
until they, too, bring home a wife tC
snare the joys and comforts of life.
ii. /. Hanson is a close neighboI
OF Mr. Thomas, and single handed is
making substantial improvements tC
his 90 acres Of land. He has now
about ten acres cleared, three OF
which are in orchard just beginning
to bear and three more acres in apples
and Strawberries will be added in
the spring. Mr.. Hanson has a com
Portable home, good substantial build.
ings and the future is full of promise.
Allen MaCrum is making substantial
improvements to his ranch adjoining
Mr., Hanson. He is enthusiastic over
the future of the valley, and is clear
ing his land as fast as he is able. He
now has eight acres cleared, and will
add two more this winter, which will
be set out to apples and straw cherries
in the spring
Another neighbor will be added tc
this little hamlet next spring. Mr..
Billings has recently sold twenty acres
to Eugene Priss, who will improve
the place and become a resident OF
that section.
Going through the heavy timber OF
the Oregon Lumber Co. for more
than mile south, the traveller comes
to the clearing at the forks of the
road, where is located the ranch OF
James Cooper. Mr. Cooper is a resi-
dent Of kowena, Or, and his place
was cared for this year by Geo. viii
son. On account of being somewhat
neglected for a year or two past, the
old orchard does not look as well as
some Of tie other places This year,
however, Mr.. Wilson raised nearly
1900 sacks Of potatoes on IA acres.
This piece of ground will be set to
apples in the spring with about five
acres of straw berries between the
trees. The land lies nearly level, has
plenty Of water, aud being we'll shel,
tered by the surrounding timber, will
make a valuable ranch
Continuing on up the road for a
mile through heavy timber, the tray
elar arrives at the d. f. Miller ranch.
AAiE IFLlllbi ilNNo u4oIlC III q nov
which lie put up this summer, with
lis clearing Of fourteen acres gard
Ell spot in the midst Of the forest.
lie has the place set to apples, which
ARE showing a wonderful growth some
of the trees making growth of fifty
or sixty inches this year. He has also
straw berries set among the trees.
A short distance across Trout creek
is the home of Warren Cooper, one OF
the forest rangers. Mr.. Cooper's du-
ties have proven ed him from making
many improvements on his ranch.
Farther on r. j. Mclsaacs is i'm
proving lis home ranch, and making
ii one of the best in the upper valley,
Mr.. MClsgacs is native Of Iowa,
having had the place but two or three
years and is putting considerable en-
ergy and enthuslas III into the work,
and is recognized as one of the pro
.ressive ranchers of the upper valley.
lie has about 400 acres of land in that
section and is there to stay. On the
homo ranch there are twelve acres
cleared. on which there are now nine
acres Of apples, and three more will
lie added i'll the spring. lie Will also
plant three acres Of strawberries
among the trees. Mr.. MclsaaCs will
continue to clear the land and in
crease his acreage OF fruit and clover.
Louis BuIkhaId was found digging
potatoes aud pulling carrots on his
ranch adjoining the MClsaaCs place,
and the yield demonstrated the fertll-
lty Of the soil. lie secured about lOJ
sachs Cf potatoes from a small piece
of ground, and the carrots were OF
the kind that takes two hands to lift
them. Mr. Burkhard has three acres
in orcha d and three acres in berries,
beside two large clover fields. He will
clear several acres more this winter.
The north end OF the lava beds cuts
his farm in two, and the constant
stream of tourits that visit the place
every summer makes that secluded
spot quito lively during pleasant
weather. The wagon road is becOm-
ing so well defined through Mr.. Burk-
hard's place that he is afraid it will
soon become "a country road, to the
detriment of his orchard aud clover.
MIR. Burkhard apparently lacks but
one thing to round out his measure
If comfort and prosperity, and that
is wife. But ne says that IN that
case he would have to build a new
house. 1t is Tumored, however, that
lie has been figuring on a new house,
and We are sure that all of the neigh
D0rs viii be glad to be present at the
raising.
OrvIle Knox is another member
of the Bachelors Club who is making
good home He is clearing several
acres this winter, and will set out
more orchard, but is giving more at
tentlon to the dai y business. He il
milking seven COWS, and helping tc
swell the output of cream that goes
from the upper country to the Hazel
wood Creamery at Portland.
H. ii. Tomlinson is building
new barn, having the concrete toun
dation nearly completed for the base
ment. and this will add to the i'm
proyemeut of the new house which ht
built last year. He is also clearing
more land keeping pace with the
thriving community.
Robert Mckinney has just completed