Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-08-15
NO.3O.
Washington Territory.

tn the year 1874, settlements were made Olym-
pia, and between that place and the Cowltz Riv-
er. Previous to this time, the Hudson's Bay
Company had possession of nearly the entire ter
ritory, aud all of the farming and grazing lands
were under their control.
In lS49, and the two succeeding years, the en-
igration that came across the plains began to set
tie in this portion of the then territory of Oregon
Since then the population has greatly increased,
and settlements have been made throughout the
length and breadth of Paget Sound. Had there
been no Indian outbreaks, the population would
have doubled .u D.
The resources of the territory are numerous
and inexhaustible. The forests abound IN mag
n6ccnt cedars, frs and pines which grow to an
immense size, and from Which the finest lumber
10 the world is made aud the most finished spars
are prepared by nature. The soil consists Of q
dark loan, running to the depth, in many places,
Of six feet On such land as this the finest crops
are raised that can be produced in any country
Puget Sound is one of the most magnificent iu
land seas in the world 1t is formed by an inlet
from the ocean which runs up over two hundred
miles and branches out in three directions. IL
varies in width from six TO forty miles. Islands
Of all sizes and shapes dot its surface. Some are
covered witH vegetation others with rugged
rocks. They all indicate that in bygone days
some great convulsion of nature has here taken
place.
The waters Of this Sound abound in salmon.
cod6sh, hailbut, rock, oysters, clans, and other
she'll fish in profusion.
Olympia is beautifully located at the head OF
Puget Sound, two hundred miles from the ocean.
1t is the terminus of the land, rs well as water
travel. 1t contains Touring mills besides many
water aud steam saw mills, and is the mart of
great lumber trade.
Straeoom Is charmingly located at the base Of
high hill below Olympia. There are at Stella.
COON, also, several miilssboth saw a6ld Touring,
aud large company is here engaged in shipping
spnrs to the Sandwich Islands, San Francisco,
Australia, China and elsewhere. About mila
from this place are the military barracks.
Seattle s situated some sixty miles down the
Sound in the immediate vicinity Of which ara
extensive coal veins. Much OF the coal extracted
from these mines finds It's way to this port. The
town contains two thousand Inhabitants, and
several mills, stores, aud other concomitants offs
tourishing town
Ports Orchard, Gamble, and Ludlow are all
thriving places. At PorL Gamble, ships arc con-
stantly loading for foreign ports. Tho Custom
House Is located at Port Townsend, one hundred
miles from the capital. ae.1 H..
Al Bellugham Bay there is a large settlement.
and, n military post. Great quantities Of lumber
are shpped'from this place, and vein OF bitumi-
nous coal extensively worked. The coal IL OF
superior quality, and the mine is nexhaustable
Vancouvers ISLAND is separated from Sau Juan
Island CHE right to which is in dispute between
our government and the British) by the Gulf of
Georgia It lies about one hundred and sixty
miles from Olympia. The island is ninety miles
long and eighty broad, aud abounds in minerals,
gold, copper, and other ores, There are also fine
farming lands on the island, Victoria, the main
depot of the Hudson Bay Company, has popula-
tion of over 2,000. Upwards OF million dollars
worth of furs are shipped hence TO England an-
nually. -... ..
The Custom Iouse statistics exhibit the fact
That upwards OF fifteen thousand of tonnage clear
annually for foreign ports, with the products OF
the Territory Over u million and half Of capt.
tai, domestic aud foreign, is employed in tho
lumber and timber business alone on Puget
Sound The population Of the territory Is now
estimated at ten thousand souls,
There is no orion of our broad and magnif.
cent domain that presents more encouraging In
ducements to the enterprisng and sagacious emf
grant than the Northwestern Territory OF tho
Pacific.