Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-12-03
The Svinomish Country.

returned from tour down the Sound. Ia.
kindly furnished us the data for the follow
ing statement in regard to the location. ex
tent. quality Of the laud. aud the huotius
facilities Of the Swinomish country. with
which he famiiarized himselfe duripg .
weeks sojonrn there:
What is known as the Swinomish Flat.
is about eighty miles north, or down The
Sound from this place Swinomish Slough
separates the mainland from Fidalgo o,
Perry's Island. The flats or tidelands arc
on both sides Of the Slongh. but by far the
larger quantity is to be found on the cas-,
side. The main body Of tidelaud is abou,
six or seven miles in length by two miles
in width. In its natural state it is covered
by a rank growth Of grass and weeds
Ordinarily, the tides do not overflow it, bu,
owing to the numerous small sloughs that
traverse it in all dircc tions, aud the porous
nature of the topsoil, it is completely sat
urated with salt water, at least once day
The highest tides spread over the surface
from one to two feet in depth--but this
does not occur but once or twice year
Dykes from three to four feet high, com
pletely exclude the sea and salt water, aud
render the land fit for the pillow. 1t breaks
casily and, is of untold fertility. Mr.
Dodge has one Of the finest farms on the
fats. He .threshed over twelve hundred
bushels Of barley from twenty seven acres
and much was wasted in gathering. The
yield of oats on Mr.. Southerland's farm
exceeded this. Mr.. Calhoun has also q
fine farm dyked in. The cabbage, turnips
parsnips, carrots. onions and beaus, grown
on Mr.. Dodge's farm, cannot be surpassed
in size or for quantity produced in given
space. Esquire Maddocks, who lives some
two or three miles above Mr.. Dodge, sent
the Judge cabbage. sufficiently large to
last month, and the Judge says he is a
cabbage eater.
There is fine body Of tide land west of
the Slough, but is not cultivated, owing
to the fact that the Indian Agent claims it
as part of the Reservation.
Mr.. j. s. Conner, a whole-souled, wide-
awake farmer, merchant, postmaster, no.
tary public, and "mine host" to the cas-.
ual sojourner there, has business cstab.
lishment at the head or south end of the
Slough. He has quite farm dyked in,
and will pillow and seed the same the next
spring. His place is called la Conner"
iu honor of Mrs. Conner, one Of the first
white women on the fiat.
The Telegraph Station is almost direct
ly opposite {" La Couner," in the Indian
town.
The tide fats are hunters duck para
disc. The ducks are everywhere and all
around. A good shot on the wing can
kill hundred per day. Go, ye hunters,
go! but don't forget your rubber boots
Seattle lntelIgencer.
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