Deseret Evening News | 1906-08-15 | Page 7 | Huge Transaction in Oregon Lands

HUGE TRANSACTION IN OREGON LANDS Portland Or Aug 11 of ot almost one part of ot tho the state of Oregon changed hands today toda After Atler extended negotiations the greater portion of ot the land included in the old Oregon Central r ry road grant w sr transferred from Crom the California and Oregon Land company to a n syndicate composed of ot eastern and California capitalists Approximately tel acres are Included In hl the th sale al and the tIll con Involved Is about j The principal purchasers of ot this groat tract are arc the Hunter Land company compan of at Minneapolis lInn Minn and Richard mehard Sykes a 11 capitalist of ot Santa Barbara Cal Associated with them are ure the theW theW W 11 B D S Trimble company com pan of ot James Jamestown Jamestown Jamestown town N D and Andrew K E I Johnson vice Iro president of ot the tho Hunter Land Steamship company compan The tract old Is III Isa Isa a strip of at land running from the Cas Cascade Cascade as cade code forest to t reserve to the tho Oregon Idaho boundary a n distance of ot approximately m 36 miles mile It U has a width of ot 1 I L miles The only anI portion that Is excluded from the sale lIale Is a Ii atria 25 o miles long run running ning through the Indian raer reer ratton 3 on The Th purchase of at the tract Is IK s declared to be the Initiative stop Mop of or an extensive Ie colonization project