Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-07-18
THE rER MINUS.
limited to Tacoma ~ sseattIc.-Sot ses


limited to Tacema or sseattIc.-Sof yes
DeciGecl.
Judge Rice and Capt. Ainsworth, n. i.
Terminus Commissioners. accompanies Dy
Gen. Spramue, returned from Puget Sound 10
kalama on last Saturday evening HE Emma
Hayaoard wsis ilere in special waiting Tor The
Commissioners, who proceeded directly to
Portland On arrival OF the car, about Ts20 D.
in. Gen. Sprague proceedadi 10 heaaqllariefs
OH arrival.
Alter visiting the east side Of the Sound IS
far down as Aackelleo. the Commissioners
hold in allegiance choice between Seatsie
and Taco,na, which they will announce N
the course OF two or three weeks. as we
hear. Both places offer large subsidies o.
land. and the former an adaitioaaIc SUD-
sily $50 rumored) Of S15000O.
AS one or tile ether oi these places will be
selected as the Terminus OF the Northern
Pacitic-and consequently to become the.
Great City OF the West. succinct deserip-
ton of each may be interesting at this lime.
Tacoma is down the Sound Oh the east side
81 miles north of Olympia, in Pierce county,
and contains about 100 inhabitants. 1t is sit
uated on Commencement Bay, the sile being
OH the west side, upon an obtlIsa triangular
peninsula betaeen The N,rroWs and Com
| nencenent Bay. the base line Oh the soHn
between the Bay and NarfoWs extending cast
| anu west about six miles. and the north ana
south serteX on the west side OF the peniif-
| sula about the same length to TT. Defiance.
/ The town contains a steam saWmlll, oWheu
! hy Hansen, Aekerson ID Co.; one pubic
| school, u public hall, a hotel and store.
1 Tie country surrounding 1t Is well wooded;
| fn..fhar in Ina iiateriar il * oDen prairie An
| Indian reservation is located on the east side
! of commencement Bay along Its entire coast
! line of about six miles, and extending four
Or five miles beyond the bay southeriy, with
a width OF from three e. tive miles. 1t seems
to us that this Indian reservation must be
abolished it tie opposite side OF the bay
| becomes railroad ely, or it will become a
serious !aindranee to adjacent Development.
4 Seattle is about thirty miles north of Taco
1 ma.on Eliot Bay. aud is the county-seat Oh
Kings county. Elliot Bay, on which the town
/ is situated, IS six miles long, and has width
OF two and halt miles, which gives about
fitteen zlie5 OF coast lines. Ii has an average
depth of torty-fiye i;ltiaoms in tue middle, and
! fifteen fathoms on g anchorage ground; II
| ID land-locked except at a narrow entrance.
aud is safe from all storms. Water power Is
abundant in the vicinity. The place has
room enoug to contain large city. being
! four miles IRON north 10 south, and contains
about eight thousand acres. Three miles
| back Of .sesttle is Lake Washington, a body
of flesh water twenty miles in length and
| has an average breadth of tour miles, beside
| being deep enough 10 float the largest lass
| OF vessels; its altitude is ei2hteea feet above
| the Sound. 1t is entirely feasible to connect
| this lake with the Sound as dock for skip
ping. Coal. iron and timber are all album
! dant in tile vicinity. The town contains
about eighteen hundred inhabitants, and Is
at pres mt the commercial centre of Puget
Sound. Three-fourths OF the lumber bust
ness of the Sound concentrates within a
radius of thirty-fiye miles Of Seattle; and a
the logging camps require a great amonnt
of supplies, this town is their depot. Occu-
A plying i central position ON the sound, it,
selection as tile y. p. r. r. Terminus by the
Commissioners is not All impossible contin
yeilcy. though it involves the necessity OIL
Immediately constructing above thirty super.
nunerafy miles Of tracn more Than should
| be required if the choice falls upon Tacoma
5-Katdnsd Beacon.