Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-10-19

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tics into Badi's Iale,. the extreme bead Il
Puget Sound. about two mir. from ,Lis
city. the capital ct Washing on Territory.
Its mouth. named Tumwairr. is no. only
notable Tor its very extensive aud valuable
wafer power, but also from the fact that
here Col. N. +. Simmons. the pioneer
American settler north of the Columbia
river. located in the Fall Of 1915.
Several small streams empty into the
west side of the Sound. but the first river
to DO mentioned is the Skokomish, which
empties into the elbow Of Hoods Canal,
twcnty-eight miles northwest Of Olympia.
This river is formed b. two conflucnts.
called the north and south forks. taking
their rise in the Coast Range Of mountains
and coming together about ten miles from
the mouth Of the main river. Upon re-
moving the customary distractions Of col
lscted drifiwood, tho main stream is navi-
gable its entire length. The Skokomish
valley varies from one to three miles in
width, with soil equal to the best bottom
land in the Western States. The growth
in the bottoms consists Of alder and vine
maple. Union City has been started near
the mouth, and several claims have been
taken. A great quantity Of very desirable
land is still vacant. Information derived
from survey ing parties justi6,s the state.
ment that the land upon the forks is SINH
lar to that upon the rivers. Tho average
yield to the acre in this valley is as fol.
lows: Potatoes, six hundred bushels
wheat, forty bushels peas, sixty bushels;
timothy hay. Ave tons; oats. seventy
bushels.
q Into Hoods Canal, at different points
from five to thirty miles below the mouth
Of the Skokomish, several streams empty,
the valleys of which are marked BY the
came general features as that of that Of
the Skokomish. The good lands are not,
however, in such extensive bodies as TO in
vito large settlements.
Along the southern shore Of the Strait
Of Fuca, several streams enter therein,
which take their rise in the Coast Range
Of mountains. The principal Of these are
the Dungiuess and Elwha, the valleys Of
both Of which arc fine agricultural lands.
The former is fully settled. and several
farms have been taken upon the latter.A
The n. p. RAILRoAD.-The Board Of
Direction Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
met in New York Sept. 10th. The best
spirit prevailed. and the prospect for OBJ
tanning the required subsidy from Congress
Was considered rery good. The Board
ordered Gen. Tilton. Chief Engineer Of the
Pseihe Divisioa to commence surveys on
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