Year: 1879

of one is description of both. The


streams rise on the west side Of Stsin


mountain and flow in = northwesterly


course, and sinking or spreading into
broad marshes go to contribute the wa


ters of lakes Malbeur and Harney. The


valleys are thirty or forty miles long, and
from six to twelve miles wide. The soil


is wonderfully fertile, the climate is not
excessive, and fine grain aid vegetables
are produced in abundance, every year.
and of the best quality. The gently
sloping hills are covered with bunch
grass, and the wild grass of the valley
will produce ton and a half of hay to
the acre. Here are rich and beautiful
homes for 500 families, with ample stock
range Tor all. Glenn and French hold
this vast body of land by the right of
undisturbed possession. We were told
by his book keeper that nc part of the
immense tract of land over which their
$4,000 head OF cattle roam has ever
passed any kind of title. 1t is true it
would he little unsafe for single set
tier to go into this country and attempt
to homestead, for all such are treated as
interlopers, and quickly invited to emi>
CRATE. One man went and filed home
stead on the took ranch of one Wallace
in Warner valley. and before be had time
to put up his cabin, Wallace took down
his Winchester and shot him dead, and
The stock men in the vicinity will tell you
that Wallace is perfect gentleman"
Nothing was ever done in the matter.
All these large tracts of land are held by
buster and braggadocio, and 1t strikes
me as being piece of unparalleled inns
pudence for one or two men to spread
themselves out over two or three hundred
square miles of Gods fee heritage and
attempt by threats and blows to keep out
the thousands OF honest industrious men
who are seeking for homes and employ
ment These lands are, nearly all of
them, subject to pre- emption and home
stead entry, and men of nerve and pluck
will come here and take it, and the time
is not tar distant when these rich and
beautiful valleys will be thicky populat-
ed and covered with happy and posper>
Gus homes Colusa Sun.


! CHICAGO, Dec. ia Utica special
gives an interview with Seymour. The
reporter asked him if he would accept
! the Democratic nomination for President
! if such course seemed necessary for the
partys success? He said LAS for N.Y.
self do not think there IS general dis
position to nominate me. nor do l think
i. wise to do so for various reasons,
should not be strong candidate, and
what 1 have said to numerous invitations
to make addresses upon political or other
subjects would, OF itself, be good rea
son why | should not be elected even il
nominated. While my name was spoken
of, 1 do not consider it anything more
. than one of the specrlations of the day,
In time OF political uncertainty. In the
/ face of what have said it is absurd to
suppose shall be nominated. have
no idea that shall be nominated by any
convention for President should be
guilty of self complacency, which would
be ridiculous if thought great party
were anxious to make me their candidate
against my wishes. Even in that impos>
sible event, l should do my friends a
very great wrong if | should go on a
ticket with the knowledge that ! was the
wrong man in the position


NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The Herald de-
votes page to Edisen's triumph in the