Two Years in Oregon
Two Years in Oregon
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CHAPTER XIX.
Industries other than farming--Iron-ores--Coal--Coos Bay mines-- Seattle mines--Other deposits--Lead and copper--Limestone--Marbles-- Gold, where found and worked--Silver, where found and worked--Gold in sea-sand--Timber--Its area and distribution--Spars--Lumber--Size of trees--Hard woods--Cost of production and sale of lumber--Tanneries --Woolen-mills--Flax-works--Invitation to Irish--Salmon--Statistics of the trade--Methods--Varieties of salmon--When and where caught-- Salmon-poisoning of dogs--Indians fishing--Traps--Salmon-smoking. 219
CHAPTER XX.
Eastern Oregon--Going "east of the mountains"--Its attractions-- Encroaching sheep--First experiments in agriculture and planting-- General description of Eastern Oregon--Boundaries--Alkaline plains-- Their productions--The valleys--Powder River Valley--Description-- The Snake River and its tributaries--The Malheur Valley--Harney Lake V
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