The Columbia River . outhward on theline of the O. W. R. & N. Railway, passing throughvale after vale between the swelhng prairies, withwheat, wheat, wheat, oats, oats, oats, hay, hay, hay,cattle, horses, hogs, apple trees, and sugar beets,elegant farmhouses on the knolls and spacious barnsin the hollows,—the great Palouse farming country,one of the most productive in the world. WhitmanCounty has produced eight million bushels of wheatin a season, besides vast quantities of other products. A hundred and forty miles from Spokane the greatwheat plateau is broken by the profound abyss of SnakeRiv
The Columbia River . outhward on theline of the O. W. R. & N. Railway, passing throughvale after vale between the swelhng prairies, withwheat, wheat, wheat, oats, oats, oats, hay, hay, hay,cattle, horses, hogs, apple trees, and sugar beets,elegant farmhouses on the knolls and spacious barnsin the hollows,—the great Palouse farming country,one of the most productive in the world. WhitmanCounty has produced eight million bushels of wheatin a season, besides vast quantities of other products. A hundred and forty miles from Spokane the greatwheat plateau is broken by the profound abyss of SnakeRiver. Dark, turbid, sullen, not so beautiful as thenorthern branches flowing out of the lakes, this largestof all the tributaries of the River goes on its swiftand treacherous course to the union with the River is famous for its orchards. Almota,Penewawa, Alpowa, Kellys Bar, Clarkston, Asotin,are the most prominent among many points where thecherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, berries, Inland Empire Systems Power Plant, near Spokane, 20,000 Horse-Power. Photo, by T. W. Tolman.
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