, 1872-04-04

drawn from market on account of th.
railroad grant. Good lands near navi
gable waters can be obtained by settle
ment, at 81 so per acre. and some gooi
claims, with improvements, are for sale
at reasonable prices.
6. What is the climate? We hear con,
ficting statements in regard to thi.
point, and desire definite information.
The climate, like the topography Of
the country. differs from any other Of
which we have any knowledge, hence
there is nothing by which we can com
pare it; that of Ireland probably being
the nearest approach to it, and like the
latter, this country is covered with per
petual verdure. 1t is tie most eqrble
climate in the world, subjected to nc
vicissitudes of heat or cold; no high
winds or any such disturbance of the
elements as would be regarded as storm
in any other country. Ranges of noun
tains along the sea coast, to the north
and east, shield us from the blasts OF
of winter, and their perpetuaNy snow
capped submits, cool and purify the
hot air of summer. Once in ten years,
with regularity which has never been
broken within the recollection of the
Oldest Inhabitants, is a recurrence OF
what is called here "hard winter.
The winter Just past was one of these.
The entire snow fall here would proba
bly, measure the depth of - inches, and
the lowest degree of temperature ma k
ed by the thermometer, was fourteen
degrees above zero. Early in March
fruit trees were in bloom, and for more
than month past the weather has been
rs genial and beautiful as the most
pleasant month of May ever witnessed
in the old Northwestern States. The
usual winters here are characterized by
rain falls, unaccompanied by wind, OF
weeks, and sometimes of months dura-
ton, without an interval of sunshine OF
frost. This becomes very tedious to ir-
ritable persons, who for the nonce pro-
nounce it "the most detestable climate
on earth," but the pleasant seasons are
surprisingly delicious, and the pleasant
days in the year will average more than
in any other country in the same lati-
tude. Fruits and flowers of every vari-
ETY. adapted to the temperate zone, are
produced here in less time and in great
er variety and abundance than in any
other portion of the world.
Z. Is there much immigration into
your Territory?
As much as could reasonably be ex-
pected under the circumstances-the ex.
pense of getting here from the Eastern
States by the way of San Francisco. The
immigration thus far, has been chiefly
from California and Oregon. though
many of our most enterprising citizens
are from Maine, and during the past yeal
there were considerable number from
Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. There
are very few foreigners here yet. except
the Chinese, of whom we have abund-
ance.
8. What are the openings for news.
papers?
That is question which We do moi
feel competent to give advice upon; we
can only state the facts: There are al
present FIVE weekly and two daily pa
pers published at Olympia, with pop
ulation of about 1900 in the county
in Seattle, two weekly papers and dai.
ly paper soon to be started, with pop.
ulation of about $500 in the county;
in Port Townsend, one weekly, which
is ADVERTISED for sale, with population
in the county of about 1000. Of the
Olympia papers only one has ever beer
self-sustaining, and that only by the in
dustry and thrift of its publisher, aidcd
in the start by the public printing
There is not a newspaper on the Sount
the business of which would pay jour
neymen's wages for the labor expended
in its publication. A portion are sub
sidized by politicians, and the balance
are waiting for something to turn up.