The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-01-12
WANTS TO KNOW.
Writes From HOquian. wash. VIII
Some Old Timer Take the
Matter Up.


/ some Old Timer Take the
Matter Up
( The Echo received a letter a few
weeks ago from q gentleman on the
west side of the mountains who desires
4 to settle in this section and wants 10 en-
gage in the fruit raising industry. He
wants to know something of the general
fertility and productiveness Of the Cas-
eade Orchard lands, and whether from
past experience Of settlers late or early
frost are a. menace to apple or pear
blossoms and early vegetables.
Now, the observations of the writer,
who has lived in this section for the
past four years, prompt him to say that
while frosts pei haps fall here from
week to ten days earlier than in the
immediate vicinity of Wenatchee, and
perhaps in the spring there may be
natcbee, but then trees are just that
much 4ater about putting out buds, 50
the danger is not greater here than an
the lower valley of their getting caught
by frost. Last September the writer
was at Lake Wenatchee, which is about
$50 feet higher than the elevation here,
and he saw growing, and ate just as
fine vegetables as he ever saw in the
Wenatchee valley He also saw hang
ing on the trees apples as large and
fine as ever grew in the state Of Wash
ington, 20 feet from the shore of the
lake, on the place of Oliver Bates. A
letter addressed to him or to w. F.
Blan1enship, Leaven worth, Wash,
would probably receive an answer.
Both of these gentlemen have lived on
Lake Wena0chee for the past fifteen
years, and what is true of that section
would certainly be true of this. They
are property owners and tax payers,
and as truthful and in every way re-
sponsible as any men we know of in the
county. We have referred to them
without permission but have reasons
for believing they would answer an in
quiry in regard to this country. How
ell Ralston, who has lived within
half mile of this town for the past four
teen years, and is thoroughly respon-
sible, could also be appealed to Tor in
formation. as could J. E. Shubert who
has made vegetable growing quite a
business. We are referring to these
men because it may be supposed in our
desire to see this country settle up we
may not be entirely fair. In round
numbers the elevation at Wenatchee is
800 feet, at this place it is ] 1870 feet, and
and at Lake Wenatchee it is almost
1900 feet.
We have been told by reliable fruit
raisers that the apples grown here are
superior to those grown in the valley
Immediately surrounding the town OF
Wenatchee. In the Wenatchee market
we have been told that the apples
grown ten or fifteen miles from We
natchee, back on the hills, from 500 to
$40 feet above the valley, are superior
and preferred by fruit buyers for their
greater soundness and superior keep
ing quail ties
The writer has lived in a dozen diff
ferent states-north, east, south and il
Washington west of the mountains,
and prefers this climate to all
others The mildness of the winter.
freedom from wind and dust, good
water, productiveness of the soil just
about suits him, and he has decided to
make this his permanent home. Life
in this locality is not very strenuous.
Indeed, it is not necessary to make it
so, if one can be contented with a mod
est income.