East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-15

not a one crop country, nor is it the
land of opportunity in one staple only.
oregon cattle, sheep and lambs fire.
quently reach the top in the livestock
markets and for Oregon horses, you
will find Umatilla horses being ridden
by Japanese officers in Manchuria,
English officers in South Africa, cow
boys in Alberta, and polo players in
the eastern states. Chehalis, the
world-noted PAGER, hailed from PEN
! dletCn.
Opening New Districts.
Or the great highway to the south
OF Pendleton lies Pilot Rock. the CEN
| ter of the sheep raising industry,
while farther south are Alba and
| Ukiah, the latter being in the beauti-
/ full and fertile Camas Prairie, great
dairying country. In the mountains
near Ukiah. Ind on Hidaway and Des-
| olation creeks. in Texas Bar basin,
/ and on the John Day are splendid
| bodies of timber, while extensive coal
deposits are also not far distant.
Here, too, are located popular sum-
mer resorts. which have hot springs
and hot bathing pools. Hunting and
fishing are excellent in the immediate
vicinity of these resorts, so that they
make an ideal camping ground for a
few weeks vacation during the sum-
mer.
rhe o. r. & y. company has set
aside S1S0,O00 for the construction OF
a railroad south from Pendeton. This
will develop a country rich in natural
resources which is as yet almost un-
touched. Land hunger is the thing
that most Anglo-Saxons are suffering
from and here this hunger may be ap-
peascd. Good land may he purchased
for from S5 to $15 an acre in Camas
Prairie.
\ Land of Promise.
Westward from Pendleton lies
Echo, the Meadows Herlniston, Una
tilla and the rich Butter creek coun-
try. Along Butter creek fruit, honey
and alfalfa are the principal crops.
the latter being one of the most prof
liable crops raised in eastern oregon,
as three crops year are cut and the
usual yield is about six tons to the
acre. Alfalfa sells for from Sc to so
Nbli' 81 II lS Il ''l'lltN l'thlllS Nlppt
sold either as hay or fed to stock.
Beyond Butter creek to the west
ward of Echo lie thousands of acres
of typical desert sand. sagebrush and
jackrabbits. awaiting the rovivifying,
fe-giving touch of water to make il
verdant and productive. Hermiston
and Umatilla are in the center of the
sagebrush waste that will soon bios
som as the rose. as the government
is spending S1,0OO,000 in an irrigation
project which will reclaim a large
area of this heretofore waste land and
make homes for hundreds of thrifty
and industrious settlers.
Grows Rich on Five Acres.
The following incident of a German
farmer near Freewater, who owned
but five acres, is typical of the county
Can you make a living on this
small place." was asked him.
81 not only made a living last year
but put Sl05S in the hank" he an
swered.
How did you do it on five acres?"
was asked incredulously.
81 have threc-fourths of an acre of
Lawtor biackberries. an acre and
quarter Of Strawberries, nearly three
acres of orchard, peaches and cher
ries. l keep five Jersey cows, raising
the clover for them in the orchard. 7
have, as you see, a big family of Leg
horn chickens that eat the waste fruit.
Then my bees make me quite bit
OF money, too. used to be a carpen.
ter and got SO a day, but there is moth
ing in working for wages. for man
always breads getting fired. or work
being scarce so he will have to move
| to new place.
at took all made to keep my FAM
lily. Now | save money and live 100
per cent better than ever did before
We have rich cream, plenty OF milk
butter and eggs, occasionally. frieI
chicken, honey, strawberries and plen-
" of fruit, and It all comes off these
five acres. I farm every foot of il.
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