The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-04-07
4 CHOICE SECTION.

A CHOICE SECTION.
Few of our people really realize the
extent of valley acreage adapted to
the growing of fruit, tributary to Oro-
Vile. and it would be a revelation to
them and one that would strengthen
their conviction that OroVille has a
bright and promising future-ir cities
are builded upon productive tributary
territory-were they to take short ex-
cursions and see what there is to be
seen. Every body knows OF the large
sweep OF fruit lands chat surround Oso-
yoos lake, extending from the town to
the British Columbia line, as it is i'm
mediately under the eye from any
slight elevation. but in addition to that
area there is an unbroken continual
4 ton of reclaimable orchard land eX-
tending southwark on both sides of
the river. Much of it is still in the
raw and natural state, but many, ma
ny acres, on old places and on new,
are being cultivated, planted to trees,
and in the way of becoming a source
of income to the owners, and hence
Il adding to the wealth OF the county
Last Sunday, through the kindness
of j. L. Forde, the writer for the first
NJ time had the opportunity to go over
u the road for several miles on the east
side of the Okanogan river, and was
IA tD bo
character and extent of the easily
available fruit lands bordering on that
Al side of the stream. and the extent OF
a improvements under way. Just below
the Stansbury place the rugged rocks
of the precipitous mountain chain to
the east crowd down so close to the
river that there is barely room for
n the railroad grade and a wagon road.
n A short distance below the encroach-
ing mountains give back, leaving
u considerable fringe of cultiyable land,
almost every acre situated most ad-
mirably for irrigation, Like all the
| valley land the soil is what is desig-
mated as semi-arid, but contains the
constituent elements that insures the
4 richest frutage under the stimulation
of water and intelligent cultivation
land care. There's no more attractive
land for orchard culture anywhere,
d and that is what it will be devoted to
one of these days Already considera-
bic land is planted to fruit, and from
the active that owners are dis
II playing this spring in breaking out
and planting trees the day of the con-
81 tinuous orchard is not far distant
II 1t would be difficult to give list
of all those who are making i'm
provements at this time tor ten miles
N southward. II is satisfaying and tuf-
q licient to know that the good work is
n under way in locality that has here
n tofore been very much neglected, and,
n furthermore, to feel assured that the
u acreage still undeyeloped will be rap
81 idly reclaimed. There is some of this
q land, some of the most desirable, still
" held as indian alotnents Gradually
II this will change ownership, and as
III rapidly as it does it will be made pro
vi ductiVe
NJ Take drive down and see this land
81 OF promise at our very doors. 1t is
81 strikingly attractive at the present
81 time, merely frcm It's great possibili-
81 ties as a fruit producing section and
Y as tributary to this place. A few weeks
& later, when the buds and leaves and
q grass spring into life, giving the land
verdure freshaess, H. viii be much
N more beautiful tc look upon, and with
e it's varagated ccloring add very ma
81 terially to the pleasure of the outlook