Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-10-09

receipt o. ycur letter Of this date, requesting
in regard to the number OF actes
of public lands surveyed in Washington Terri
tory, up 10 the close of the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1856? In compliance Herewith, |
herewith respectfully submit, the following
statement, r.z:
Number Of acres surveyed east
ofthe Cascade Mountains ...- . ,53I 1888 81
Number Of acres surveyed west
of the C..scad. Mountains. 90. 2,I2l, 305 "a
Total public lands surveyed in
the Territory .........j, 25s ,69i 10
Very respectfully,
Your ob'i servani.
+. p. FERRY,
Surveyor General ". T.
WAGON READS.
One Of the most immediate ard pressing
wants o: our Territory is roads. and there is
no place in the Territory whore good wagon
road is more necie'. than between Monticello
and Olympia. Neither is there any road in
which more Of the people are interested than
in this. over this road passes all the mail to
and from the Sound country. In the best
weather it is bad ard in bad weather it is well
nigh iupa4 sible. Your attention is especially
called TO tn is matter with the hope that yon
will be able 10 devise some means for greatly
improving ti,i; road and keeping it in repair.
There has been granted 10 the STATE of ore
gnn. hv the General Government. TO aid in The
construction Of wagon roads one million two
hundred and fiftv-six thousand eight hundred
{ 2iG 500 acres Of land do not think II too
nuch TO hope that Congress will grant TO Wash
ng,on Territory, if not rs much as as been
given to Oregon, vet enough to enable us 10
buiId Mt least two roads from Puget Sound to
the Colombia river. One over the present
mail route already spoken Of, tn, other over
the Cascade Mountains from Seattle to Wallu-
Ia. Ani also to build two good wagon roads
one from Wala Walla 10 Colvillc. and one from
Spokane bridge to Pen d Grille Lake. would
re, pcctfulv suggest that you ask Of Congress
grant Of hud for building these roads. all to
be done unicr the control of the Tcrrit orial
Legislature.
cJDIFIcATioN OF TIE LAWS.
In conformity with an act approved January
aath. 1865 To provide for digest and codiica-
tion OF the Statute Laws of Washington Terri
tory. which authorized the Governor to APP
point three Commissioners In revise. digest,
and codiiy the laws of the Territory. Governor
Moore appointed TO that duty the following gem
tie a Commits iouers, viz: Hon. J. II. Lassa-
ter, First Judicial District; Hon. Elwood Ev-
ans, Second Judicial District; Hon. B. F.
pcani-on. third Judiciai District. am in.
formed by one OF the Commissioners, Mr.. Ev.
ans. that the work has been performed. and
that report of the same will BE- read to Your
hoaorabl. body at an early day in the ptesen,
session.
NAIL FACILITIES.
Our Territory i bat lily supplied with mail
facilities. mail route was established more
than two years ago from Waila Wa!la to Seat.
tie, ra Yakima, over the Snoquame Pass. 4
contract WAS awarded for carrying weekly
mail, bat the bidder failed to petiorm the ser
vice. Since that time The roHte has been ad-
Ner,isrd. hu, the Post Office Department has
not awarded thu contract. Tae Department
should provide Tor carrying the III Ill on this
route. Additional mail service is also much
uccic} between Olympia and Port Townsend.
y weekly mail is entirely inadequate 10 the
continually increasing business between these
twoinporiAni points. and The immediate Towns.
We should have AT least Il tr-weckly mail \
daily mail is also much needed between Ulym-
IL, and the Columbia river. As this increase
of service does not require the action of Con-
crcsS it is to be hopc2 that the proper repre-
scnta.ion of your honorable boiy will be made
- the Pos, tti,c Department aud that this
much rov!rd ms.l service will be supplied.
LriHc" ANp NANrFACrUnEs.
A. yc, lumber is the principle commodity
mAnuttrtutr, in the Territory. This branch
Il very pro spcrou> condition. Although | have
not tip statistic, - show the amount irinuclc.
tnrcd aud reported Yet i; i, much greater than
ever before, ii the same lcusth OF time.
We arc accustomed to speak Of onr supply of
iumhcraS inc vltauStlhic, vet unless sor,e means
can he devised to project oar forests from the
ra,agcs Of fire. such as we have experienced
during the last tw" summers, it will not be
many wears before the whole numbering busi-
ness will hc crippled for want Of timber. This
subject deserves your careful consideration
in connection with the numbering interests of
our TERRITORY. Our forests OF hr, cedar and
pine, are inviting shipbuildsrs to ourTerriory,
and oticring inducements incTuallcd any where
else This branch Of business has made
good beginning with us Let everything be done
to foster and encourage it.
COMMERCE.
The rapid growth of the commerce of Puget
Sound and of the Northern Pacific coast de-
mands of the General Government that some
steps should be taken to give protection to our
harborS aud shipping. We are now absolutely
without any haroor defcnces, and every town,
every mill, every steamer, and sailing vessel on
the Sound would be ut the mercy o! any hos
tile ship which should choose to enter the
Straits Of Fuca. Happily we are now at
peace with all the world. But should we from
of tho maratme powers Of the world. this
Sound would certainly he an inviting field of
operations for hostile fleet. AS harbor de-
fences and forts require much time and care in
hulding, it does seem that works Of this
kind which have been projected On Puget
Sound should be no longer neglected. The at
tention OF Congress should be called again to
this subject. Additional lighthouses are
also needed. Six points have been select
cd where additional lighthouses are needed
and where lands have been reserved by the Of
iccrs of the United States Coast Survey, be-
tween Admiralty Head and Olympia. The
building of lighthouse on the points selected
will he grea. benefit to the shipping of Puget
Sound.
STATISTICS AND JOURNALS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
: Some provisions should be made for furn ish-
ing copies of the statutes of Washington Ter
ritory and also copies of the Journal of the
Council and House of Representatives to the
different States and Territories, and also to the