The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-12
Top Notch
Farm, Sites
Valuable
lilies. Huckleberries in
'pIsrofusion, Growing
Near Glaciers

III - a Is no longer possible to
sion ~ homestead Ia the vicinity
tsAe w there are stlll some thou
y W.. u acres open to entry wi'hin
49, x,nx county llnes'
the n an these potential home
- rssssss altitude 10 degree
ss a1si,nae ceases 20 be an UNI
VIZ s,rsue. but nothing could be
nass mistaken than the conclusion
ny. these lands arc too near the
.nss oslas to yield valuable asrscui.
sns ercps nor that they sre good
.ass ..,nlnr but stone auarries.
~. ~ssrs Is grass. for instance. And
Ia. me hay can hardly be regard.
marketable crop. most Of
49, -tcn notch farm sites are
sssr,v IDEAL for goat ranches.
ora n the last entries in the Sc.
I AN hna cfssoe was BY James Rob
,rs,r Of Kirkland. who took up
- Al the top OF Mt. 81 and means
h.vr a large herd. II IL believed
.n.t coat raising Is 20 play a large
,.,s "a the future agriculture Of
p,,~~s sound because tho goat not
cr,v ,hrsves on mountain tops. but
IN ,oxxcd off lands. growing fat
~h~rs COW would starvc.
RrRRlEs ANOTHER
VALUABLE CROP
ne productivity Of these noun
tain lands Is By no means limited 20
rnss Their possibilities for berry
rrpdurtion ought no, TO be ever
locked.
Hucklcberrics grew In great pro
nuion along with avaianch lilies be-
swr<n the very toes Of the glaciers.
- every mountain climber knows.
For untold generations the Muckle-
rhcct Indians have made annual
rstis on the prolific orchards" on
sop Of the ridgs Of the Huekieberry
msunsalns south Of the Northern
Pacific town OF haywood. and have
frslxhted away on the backs OF their
cayrsex thousands upon thousands.
Il rot millions OF tons Of fruit. Every
connolsseur knows that the higher
~ huckieocrry grows. the finer Is
~ flavor.
II was the knowledge that Wild
hurfes. mostly hucklcberrlcs. grew
h great profnsion In the valleys %
tn Puyallup and White rivers which
"a 10 tho invasion Of worlds mar.
ketx BY Jams and Juices nianufac-
Nod from tame raspberries. black
v6erries and ioganberrtes grown In
these valleys. and lands on which tho
berries grow sell for u thousand dol.
lars an acre.
II has been comparatively recently
discovered that iow-lying hills on
each side Of these Valleys under
proper cultivation. viii grow just as
large and Just as valuable crops per
acre a. the valley farms--is is even
claimed that thu hill farms are
better for the purpose. Ths future
Il the mountain lands Ms berry farms
h q course. cnty n matter Of
drsans; but there was a time. In no
very remote past either. when the
future Of the valley farms was mere
y that.
while Il h true that scenery
sists the market In that part Of
~ county where public lands
sre stiIl op<u TO homestead en-
ny. this feature Il by no means
70 be d<spised. n the value Of
The scenery 10 these potential
seres could be estimated by the
vzIne which view can give TO
SEATTLE town lot. there i not one
n these homestead sites which II
ut worth its weight in gold.
~ ACRES OPEN IN
DECKLER RIVER DISTRICT
Some 30 acres OF township Is.
nngs Il. are among these ungobblcd
ares. This Ia where tho Becker
fser flows. a region OF charm and
beauty. 1t Is beloved BY many
nountaineer who has taken tho hike
from Index to Monte Cristo. over the
trail Up the North Fork Of the Sky.
komish TO Tom cox's cabin. and then
The Becker river trail TO the noun.
tain town Of Skykomish. Much OF
the township Is In the forest reserve.
but not all Of IL.
Township Is. range 3. lies east OF
Falls City. and the tactical town Of
csrnation, and north of Lake Call
gan. township bisected by the Sno.
q1alfnie river. McLain's peaks are
n one corner. while Mt. Phelps low.
ers on the northern border. besides
10 acres OF homestead land TO be had
By any American citizen for the ask.
Ing.
In the midst OF ~ square miles OF
magnificent scenery. with Bessemer
mountain In the center. constituting
township "a. range .. are 100 acres
cDen 70 settlement. Lakes abound.
h'tie streams flow everywhere. and
Ne fishing Is good. Teneriffe noun
uln looms to the south. and Preacher
and Garfield mountains TO the east.
Within a few miles Of Green river
hot springs are 81 acres offered In
wTnship 20. range II. The township
les south Of Booster Club mountain.
sad along It's southern border range
We celebrated huckleberry noun.
ans. where. probably. Is the highest
nnd In the area.
wem Of this township. and south.
o. Eagle Gorge. Is township %.
nnse y Here the Northern Pacific
n ssload runs and the picturesque
Zen river PUSHES thru in cascades
rapids In this township the
ernment offers 24o acres.
y ACRES NEAR
A1NEkiFFE MOUNTAIN
~ government also has acreage
.uement In township 20. range
The AKGUMENTATIvE LIFE
1ne pessimist was nettled.
- ~ ne spoke his little part;