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... grass in the summer and autumn , owing to prolonged drought . * Severe winters occur at considerable intervals . Thus the winter of 1861-1862 was very heavy ; I was told by Mr. Simmonds , a Presbyterian minister who farms land near ...
... grass in the summer and autumn , owing to prolonged drought . * Severe winters occur at considerable intervals . Thus the winter of 1861-1862 was very heavy ; I was told by Mr. Simmonds , a Presbyterian minister who farms land near ...
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... grass , and sup- ports on the sheltered eastern slope of the mountains a fine growth of pine forests . At the foot of the Cascade Mountains eastward are stretches of alkaline plains traversed in places by lava flows , where the lava ...
... grass , and sup- ports on the sheltered eastern slope of the mountains a fine growth of pine forests . At the foot of the Cascade Mountains eastward are stretches of alkaline plains traversed in places by lava flows , where the lava ...
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... grasses of Western Oregon are of a fine quality , and retain their fattening qualities until late in the autumn . The rains , which fall regularly in May and June , prevent an early drying up . In the foot - hills , especially where the ...
... grasses of Western Oregon are of a fine quality , and retain their fattening qualities until late in the autumn . The rains , which fall regularly in May and June , prevent an early drying up . In the foot - hills , especially where the ...
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... grasses , " so called by the stockmen because they grow in tufts , have the highest reputation . Three kinds are distinguished , which are Agropyrum repens , Sclerochloa Californica , and Koeleria cristata ( blue bunch grass ) . In ...
... grasses , " so called by the stockmen because they grow in tufts , have the highest reputation . Three kinds are distinguished , which are Agropyrum repens , Sclerochloa Californica , and Koeleria cristata ( blue bunch grass ) . In ...
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... grass , fruit , garden - vegetables , maize , roots , and in fact all the necessaries and luxuries of life . As you leave these bottoms , the soil of the prairies , with but few exceptions , although showing strong alluvial indications ...
... grass , fruit , garden - vegetables , maize , roots , and in fact all the necessaries and luxuries of life . As you leave these bottoms , the soil of the prairies , with but few exceptions , although showing strong alluvial indications ...
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Page 111 - State during the six months immediately preceding such election, and shall have declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, conformably to the laws of the United States on the subject of naturalization, shall be entitled to vote in the township or precinct where he may reside.
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Page 111 - Foreigners who are, or who may hereafter become bona fide residents of this State, shall enjoy the same rights in respect to the possession, enjoyment, and inheritance of property, as native born citizens.
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