, 1862-09-11
WASHINGTON TERRITORY--ITs CLAIMS
TO SETTLEMENT,

We are in constant receipt Of letters making
inquiry in regard to the climate, resources, pro-
ducts, &c, Of Washington Territory. Many de-
sire to know the prospect Of securing good claims
the value Of farming lands, their proximity to
market, their nearness to schools, &c, &c. We
are almost asked for ddUice as to the proprety oi
man removing his family to this Territory, and
are sometimes told how the man has succeeded
in life, who are his family, and what is the ruling
passion or ambition Of his future. We cannot
give answers to these persons individually; we
have not the time nor the physical endurance to
write so much, in addition to the performance Of
our editorial duties.
In . few weeks large number Of immigrants,
who have crossed the Plains during the past
summer, will have arrived in our Territory, most
Of whom will be seeking locations for their future
homes. To answer many interrogatories, and
at the same time to engage the attention Of those
coming among US, we propose to publish series
Of articles, chronicing reliable information Of the
vast resources Of our Territory, its past develop
ment, and It's Inducements for settlement
We shall strictly avoid anything Of sensation
nature OvsrdrHWn sketches, or exaggerated state
ments. Our aim Is not to induce any to abandon
present location or homes, but, if their minds
are turned TO making new settlement, to com.
mend the claims Of this Territory to their favor.
aole nonce, and ProHsrsoeh information as might
ala IN lOrmlns a future choice Of residence. To
al such We say, We have great COuntry-a wide
held-room Tor alb-that We need only people to
develop our hidden but known wealth, our vast
FeSource"
we hazard nothing In stating that there is no
country IN the "Orld' where people pretend to
we I'VE oY eouvaung 'he SOL, 10 which greater re-
turns are yielded Tor the labor bestowed that
al mere secure an easy and good hVingi that
poverty sno deeIi'u''On are unknOWhi that every
kind Of labor Is remunsrative; that wages are
hign, produce high and nowhere does the iarmer
Or hller Of the soil receive higher prices for the
products Of the farm than in this Territory. We
also state, without fear Of successful cOntradic-
ion' tpat large bodies of land capable Of sub
llstlng large settlements, are YET unOccuPisd |;
that IN het' the best farming land In the Terri
tory e yet untAksni that the bottom lands Of
ne Payanup, Nesqually, white and Green rivers
q th'a county, Of the Chehalis CoWlitz, Black,
saisOp, and other riSeFs in our nsighboEing eOun-
ess, are PForoSneSd by,eOmPetsnt judges % Be
o INST rats sou, ana very small portion thereof
sstued upon that IN no country e greater in
dueensnt Presepted for agrieulturists- -for 10 al
sqeh settlements good market would be close
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AZ the country y surveyed and examinsd,
lareo itraeia q land, river bottom and prairie,
~ being msds known. Io pael out Of mind
lls rieh gold plAcers Of the salmon River and
Nsz Psless country, those vast plains east of The
Cascade range are Of superior quality iorgFas
ing landa, presenting Inducements Of high order
Q wool growers and stock raiserH West ofthe
Cascade mounsains 81 the cereals sxesp. corn
thrive Admirably; and where IN the world can
our vegetables fruits, and berries be surpassed
u yield, size, aavor o. sxesIlsnesR
Ina geographic view, lor commercial purposes
We stand unrivalsd By any State Or Territory Of
The American Union. From ths eastern shore Of
Puget Sound ws are neaFsr IN . direct line, 70
lhs Mississippi River and he Lakes, than any
harbOr On sheeoast, with feasible Railroad irack
across the Continent We are as near % China
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