The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-08-17
BEAUTIFUL HOMES IN THE MOUNT HOOD COUNTRY


como to the Mason place, now owneC
/ by London and Powers, two festiv,
, drummers travelling out of Portland
and who are showing their faith b.
their works, by spending their salar
les ,a clearing and planting to apple
on What will soon develop into a valu
abe place. They have staked thei
earnings there aud time will Prov
they played q winning card.
adjoining this is the home of Henry
Croft This ranch is also cut into by
the road, showing a fertile soil anC
green fields on either side. 1t is 1
hard slow struggle to develop a rancl
there, but each growing acre calls fol
another, and Mr. Croft along with hil
uoighbors will finally get there, anC
should some day have a princely
home
A short distance farther on, after
passing through a skirt of timber
Jim Reese's ranch suddenly looms uI
to the left. Jim is Appointment figure
IN and about town and along the road,
and ia an all-round man, and one who
1 often think missed his calling, fol
be would fill the role of an endman
in minstrel troupe on account of his
mother wit. Jim has a good ranch and
knows it.
viii HucLabays ranch joins the
Reise place and lies nice and will be
a good place when developed. Mr..
IlUCk8bay is now living on the Reise
place, but has built a large barn on
his own place and is preparing to
erect house this fall, when he will
be at home He recently sold 50 of
his lGD acre tract This brings us to
the foot of China hill, which none
forget who make the journey to Mount
Hood. There a plain travelled road
turns abruptly down the hill to the
right, and after crossing Wolf creek
and up the hill a quarter of mile
f,tcAes YOU to the home of }. II.
GroH, where we unharness the horse
and are generously and Hospitality en-
trrtaiHcd over night,
Situated upon a wide-spreading
plateau embracing hundreds of acres
almost level land, which seem to
stretch away to the base of Mount
l0cd, and completely surrounded by
stately looking timber and evergreen
hIls, there is spread out before you
the picture Of a beautiful mountain
home. At one sweep of the vision
there is presented picture of noun
tain, Of growing garden, orchard and
clover field that is resttul and satisfy
ing. MIR. Croft is not an old-timer,
1t being only four years since he found
a hitching post there, vet through the
daily efforts Of himself, a
ithfUl, devoted, untiring wife and
bis hard-Working, worthy son, Joseph,
they have already reached a point in
The way Of improvements about the
homo and the development and cult
gation Of the land. so that they are
enjoying many comforts and luXuries
Of country home that will soon far
excel the city palace. Such sturdy,
upright people are justly entitled to
an easy chair in old age. May their
list days e full of comfort and peace
a they sit together in the shade of
their own vine and fig tree, reaping
the reward Of their patient years of
toll.
+. p. Powell, the author of "The
Country Home, should come West
whore inspiration buds and blossoms
on every hillside and on every tree
to.
Joseph, the youngest son of j. H.,
has 100 acres about one mile from his
father, seven acres of which are
and upon which he is now
a house and barn. BY his
thrift and energy he is already the
owner Of all the stock Save one cow
On his fathers place. So it will
come to pass that Joseph, after coming
with his father to this the promised
land, will soon be able to point out
his focks and herds on every hillside,
and yet withal this Joseph will not
forget his fathers God.
4 Day Above the Clouds.