Book/Printed Material The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington territory.
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Image 1 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... w^jmmsmm^ma^£m^m^i^m£mm and m^m^^mmmimimimnm^mm^i^^im. WASHINGTON TERRITORY ^i ▼T^^w (••••••••I WITH A MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS. [1-073.] Xii:BU,-A-I?, 5r OOF THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF EDUCATION. Division Shelf. JVo PRESENTED BY .Jrr/.AL- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 2 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... .mi PACIFIC SLOPE LANDS. The Northern Pacific Railroad Co. OFFERS FOR SALE 10,000,000 ACRES OP Siiunfpd in the region.fi trave7\^ed hy its line in Oregon and Washington Territory, and available for immediate...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 3 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 4 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... ^r. r^i^. ^--^-^^^^^^m^m: Mt. Rainer (14,360 /ee;!). ML 8t. Helens {9,750 feet). BIRD S EYE VIEW OF PORTLAN] Mi. Adams {9,570 fett) [Published by permission of Messrs. J. K. Gill Co. Portl- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 5 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... iEGON. ML Hood (11,025 feet). owners of copyright.]- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 6 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... The Pacific JS^orth-west. of social and material development. Towns and cities bad grown up, possessing all the elements of a stable prosperity. But the wide expanse of the interior country remained almost...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 7 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Introductory. Califoriiia Railroad, from its present terminus at Roseburg, to connect with a branch of tlie Central Pacific Railroad at the boundary line of Oregon and Cali- fornia, has been sparred on....- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 8 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... The Pacific JS ^orth-west. GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTOEICAL. OREGON. Oregon is situated between the parallels of 42 and 46 18 north latitude, and between the meridians of 110 33 and 124 25 west...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 9 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Geographical and Historical. until 1848, excepting, however, a few years prior to 1824, when its sway was dis- puted for a time by the North-west Fur Company, which latter corporation was compelled...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 10 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD AND OREGON RAILWAY AND NAVIGATION COMPANY S OFFICES, PORTLAND, OREGON.- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 11 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Washington Territory. WASHINGTON TERRITORY. Before Alaska, which is not yet organized, was added to the domain of the United States, the most north-western part of the country was Washington Territory. This Territory...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 12 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... The Pacific Morth-ivest, as tlie Oregou-Wasliington Indian War, was the result of these repeated out- rages. It raged violently from the autumn of 1855, to mid-summer, 1856, before the Indians were forced...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 13 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Topographical. mountain range known as the Western Spur of the Blue Mountains extends at rig ht angles with the main chain, in a course from north-west to south-east, from tlie month of...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 14 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 10 The Pacific Morth-west. Grande Ronde, the Powder, the Burnt, the Malheur, and the Owyhee Rivers. From its confluence, at Ainsworth, witli the Columbia, it is navigable to Levviston, in Idaho, a...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 15 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... TJ O Q i^l S H 13 SI.- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 16 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 1 The Pacific J^ orth-west. purposes. The valleys of these streams, with those of their affluents, have an estimated area of 2,000 square miles of alluvial agricultural lands. Water-power sites are quite...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 17 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Climate. 15 north- west and south-east, and not east and west as they do on the Atlantic declivities. The mean temjierature of January ranges from 10 to 20 higher, according to locality,...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 18 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 14 The Pacific Kortli-west. fresli and verdant by the dews of niglit and occasional fogs in the morning. The extreme dry season begins in July, but even the warmest summer days are...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 19 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... The Soil. 15 The foregoing description of the climate of Oregon and Washington Territory must be understood, however, as applicable only to the general meteorological characteristics of the two grand divisions of...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 20 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 16 The Pacific JYorth-west. in this soil of volcanic origin jiroceed. Tlie clods are easily broken by the plough, and the ground quickly crumbles on exposure to the atmosphere. Although the dry...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 21 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Healthfitliiess. 17 Utah, Nevada and other States. Even the white sage bush, when its leaves have been mellowed by the frost, is relished by the cattle. Most of the fruits grown within...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 22 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 18 The Facific Korth-west. the country. Moreover, as a rule, those prevalent elsewhere are found to be of a milder type in Oregon and Washington, and consequently less dreaded. Many diseases become...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 23 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Productions. 19 production, the facilities for securing suitable soil, poles, fuel for drying and cheap (Indian) labor for picking. This crop has never suffered from insects or disease. Of recent years flax...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 24 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 20 The Pacific Korth-west. Apricots,, quinces and grapes may be profitably grown, and, indeed, they are produced to a gi eater or less extent. Many parts of the country are perfectly adapted...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 25 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Productions. 21 The wheat was sowed in October and harvested in July, August and Septem- ber. We cut and threshed and hauled to market same day. This farm is wliat is known...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 26 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 23 The Pacific Mrth-west, ing as to fit them peculiarly for ships spars and masts. The yellow fir is not infrequently 250 feet in height; the pine 120 to 160 feet the...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 27 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... CO k t— I n f O z C3 C?3 h9 OQ O P- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 28 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... ^4 The Pacific Jiorth-west. FISHERIES. The waters of Oregon and Washington Territory abound in fish, of whicli many varieties are of great commercial value. Particularly is this the fact with regard to...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 29 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Productions. 25 was 1,650, including ten steam tenders. The cost of a boat fully equipped with net is iibont !f!600. Tlie gill nets used are from 250 to 300 fathoms long and...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 30 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 26 Tlie Pacific JYorth-west. Gold was discovered in Jackson and Josephine Counties, Southern Oregon, in 1851. Some time afterwards auriferous gravel was found in large quantities in Baker and Grant Counties, Eastern...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 31 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Productions. 27 greater, in consequence of increased transportation facilities. The total output during the ten years since this mine has ueen in operation has been 800,000 tons. Other coal fields on Puget...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 32 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 28 The Pacific Morth-west. Horses of an excellent type are largely raised. The soil and climate, combined with good blood, have succeeded in producing not only the best kind of draught animals,...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 33 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... Education and Religion. 29 flesli, they were not large bellied like animals fed on ordinary grass. The farmers and stock -men, therefore, do not use grain, because the animals keep in excellent...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 34 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 30 The Pacific Xorth-west. are conducted under the auspices of the Episcopal, Preshyterian, Baptist, Roman Catholic and other churches. Teachers Institutes hold annual meetings in each judicial district. For higher educational purposes...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 35 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 36 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 32 The Facific JS orth-ivest. gious organizations rank as follows Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Congregationalists, and five minor sects. Since the date named there has been a large increase of...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 37 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 38 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... 34 The Pacific JVorth-west. other thriving towns and cities in Oregon, with their respective populations, as given by the United States census of 1880, are Salem, the State capital, 52 miles south...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 39 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ... The Willajnette Valley. 35 raountain peaks to thickly wooded liills, rich meadows, shady groves and pastoral dales. lu view of its manifold attractions, it has been not inappropriately termed the Eden of...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882
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Image 40 of The Pacific North-west : a guide for settlers and travelers; Oregon and Washington ...- Contributor: Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Date: 1882