The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-09-06

property will be cut up into small
tracts aud placed on the market.
: Q. ID. MaoGowan has added much
to the appearance of his ranch within
20 minutes drive from the station, by
the addition of fine 5-room cottage.
lie has II acres cleared, of which sew
on acres are set out to apples, includ-
ing acres in bearing. Mr.. McGowan
contemplates digging an 'artesian we'll
on the place, which would double its
value.
W. A. Stark has 40 acres less than a
mile from town which is being partly
irrigated from large spring which il
capable of flow of about 10 miners s
inches of water. About half of this
amount has been turned on the land
and Mr.. Stark is growing a larger
qmoun' of garden truck, which he
finds quite profitable, lie is consid-
erably interested in ground cherries,
as he this year picked five orPtes from
volunteer plants scattered through his
garden, VIII oh netted him S. 40. Mr..
STARK says they are prolific bearers,
require hut little attention, and find
ready sale on the Portland market,
Among the industries of Mosier
may be mentioned the box factory of
Green 4 Denny, which is turning out
about 300 apple boxes per day. Since
the fire of year ago the place has
been rigged up temporarily, the
water power being incomplete.
Up Rock creek about five miles
George Cham berlain is saving u, 600
TO ID 600 feet of lumber a day. He
has sale for all of it ia Mosier anG
the valley, fuInish'g box lumber foI
the factory and lumber for bull iings
His mill is located in the midst OF
tiuo timber.
l., l.. Van Noltwick's place marks
another exception among the unde
veloped ranches on Rock creek. He
is using goats with unqualified sue.
cess in clearing land, and now has
about 10 head making their living off
the brush land on his place, and at
the same time clearing the land of all
vegetation mailer than trees. The
goats more than pay for their keep,
givingsthe cleared land to their owner
as handsome profit with supply
in sight for several years to come,
With the exception of few in
stances to note improvements in the
south end of the Mosier valley, it is
not the intention of this article to de-
scribe indiVidual places. The trip
through this section of Mosier wa,
made by the writer with view of as
celtaiuing what lay outside of the few
highly developed ranches near town,
and which have been described from
time to time through the columns OF
the Glacier. 1t was at once apparent
that there exists several thousand
acres of choice fruit land in an unde.
veloped country. While in section
of the Cascade mountains that stretch
es away broken, wild and picturesque
to the eye, yet the ridges and can.
yons are reached by we'll made roads
and comparatively easy grades from
the railway stations. Available land
is to be had near the town and at low
prices Separated by but one ridge
from Hood River valley, there Is a
marked similarity In soil and climate,
but the usual small decrease in rain
fall and corresponding increase In
sunshine as the distance increases
from the Pacific ocean.
Boy Aged II Attempts Suicide.
Tired of life at a very early age the
DalIes Chronicle says that one Of the
youngest would be suicides recorded