An illustrated history of the Big Bend country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin counties, state of Washington . e north. Thesurface is chiefly a rolling sage brush and bunchgrass prairie, roamed over, until lately, bylarge bands of sheep. Part of the county isrough, particularly the breaks of the Snakeriver and places along the banks of the Colum-bia. Some portions are quite sandy. Timberdoes not grow in the county. Wheat is destinedto be>the staple production. A striking objectlesson of the rapid development of Franklincounty in the last four years is found in theannual rep
An illustrated history of the Big Bend country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams, and Franklin counties, state of Washington . e north. Thesurface is chiefly a rolling sage brush and bunchgrass prairie, roamed over, until lately, bylarge bands of sheep. Part of the county isrough, particularly the breaks of the Snakeriver and places along the banks of the Colum-bia. Some portions are quite sandy. Timberdoes not grow in the county. Wheat is destinedto be>the staple production. A striking objectlesson of the rapid development of Franklincounty in the last four years is found in theannual report of Superintendent of SchoolsGaiser, which has just been completed. In1900 therewere only four school districts, with87 pupils of school age and 86 enrolled. In1904 there are 25 school districts, 687 childrenof school age and 552 enrolled. In 1900 thetotal income for school purposes was S3, ; in 1904, $20,800. In 1900 the value ofschool property was $2,700; in 1904 the valua-tion is $20,545. Little more than $2,000 wasexpended for school purposes in 1900, while in1904 the amount required is $14,642. ROBERT GERRY. CORNELIUS S. OBRIEN
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