Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-20
OREGON'S BEAUTY DESCRIBED
Former Nebraskan Writes for Benefit
Of Old Friends.
NTEILs OF THE VALENTINE STATE
Mru. Hattie Chandler stIwui. who
Waa Enr1y 8caiGeut of Nob-a-r.r,
Describes ncnuti~s ond wealth
Of Thirty-Third state.
Ills OF THE VALENTINE STATE


IN a communication % The Zee Mfs
Hattie Chandler F.lviu who had been n
resident Of Nehrcatl FOR ta,rty years when
she loft th.s STAGE o. make her home l1
oregon forty .cr5 aro tells q graphic
story OF the beauusa and wonders ~ the
western state. Mr.. stlw'l writes that she
has received man irgrIlce from her old
friends In Neb-asH. o.ncern.ug OREGON.
and that she is sne'.ua o let her friends
know all about her urerent home
dorgcour sceoa.s 90 f-oUcanpcd noun
tainE skies tinted -'g1 oil the r'-rlca Of
wondrous color aa0lIH-g.ras climate and
bounte9ua products ara tr- trirgf Mr..
sGiwiil describes Oregon fr q garden spot
and heaven o. aars ous 5eauty. according
10 the picture she pens.
Following Ia pert is AIcg sti,vlus &C
count;
Oregon is tho valentine state or the
union II was admitted as the thirty-third
star IN the GALAXY CT states represented on
our flag. ffty-one years ago. Our home is
near Ia Grande IN q valley called the
orande R0nde. surrounded BY a range Of
mountains known as tie Blue and Powder
River mountains. This name fits the
great range apty By reason Of the re-
riarItabie scenic Illusion they give IN their
wonderful merging ith the sky and clouds
in the reflection OF the sun. Looking al
the high peaks one seems to soc a huge
lake OF giistenins water when is shown out
in relief upon softer color OF the SKY sur
rounding Il.
Vast acres OF orchard. farm and pasture
land spread out over the foothills ana tue
valleys OF this glorious section. Thousands
Of cattle, horses ana sheep roam over the
grassy pasture lahda bordering tho streams.
with room far counuusa more. Ia tho
bosom OF tha mountains upon which We
Of the valley feast our eyes, deposits OF
rock JIG p wealth % material to bo
mined by man, Untold tons OF mineral
ore, Including sold aud silver, remain TO
be wrestsd rfua those mountains, aa yst
uRseRthsd by lhs Hihar's drill or p,UH,
"ThsFe airs many mills and factories Ia
ia GPaRds, ana Dish hatuh5Py numbers
among IT, sntsFbrisss, every year our
county faiF bpiuss 10 iiaht ths Fonarkabis
products ef tie country surrounding mere,
Awset cherries auouha, ana ara OF SUCH a
remarkable Size that oRs would mistake
them for Biutis, These cherries and the
lussiaus oranges as tns surrounding Of
ehHFds aFs ~ the sort grated originally by
Luther hHPRaHk,
la GFaaas hAa diBtiRstioB ia oattia
raising by FsRsBa OF It's many herds OF
bsitsd cattle, The animals Are jas black save
feF white utFps that 6NtsHns around
thsiF bsdiss, heltGd h0Ea RFa also GU
Fieus breed " animal 90 bs fsuRd Ia this
part ~ ths sssRiFY,
"La dFHHas n EnawR do tbs AstsF city.
Fhis city is tFBiY ths hsbts sf pretty asters,
~ fRsY gFsW % PsFfsotisa hsFs, Al the
aARHai RstRF ERHws aad la the vHrds of
hetaes, thsFs have been ssms beautiful
specimens ss All vRRistisB and 0siors eK-
hibitad,
"hysFywhara UP IN tina mountains there
are mAAY sparkling springs OF purs crystal
watsF tFinkna fsFtA from the rocky eiiIrs
80 stssB, supplying the many little brooks
and streams that lsRd TO QUE rivers FaI
uB upon ths mauhtAia TOPS is 10 be found
many lahRa that also set theiF supply from
these pretty little springs, Then when one
goes up0R the mountains RAd looks dewH
upeR = valley below they see picture
they RsYeP forget, My msthsF and l have
stood IN a thipk fsFsst No RQ high or
Mount Emily that Ia lsahlRs through tn,
trees 90 tbs Sky GA ena Side N appeared
a. " Il were BID body af water and the
signing VI tAs pine tFesa up 10 very hgf
IN their needy branches made us thinl
~ first that big body OF water was rip
ping over rocks, we Wsre up so hiEl
that we could lock down upon the eleudl
below ua,"