Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-01-03
THE SIZE OF IT,
From the Echo,

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From the Echo.
For the statistical part of this article,
We are indebted to our active, accommodat.
ing, and accurate town marshal, Mr.. 1. v.
Mossuan.
Olympia, the Capital of Washington
Territory, was laid out 10 the year 1850,
by Edmund Sylvester. It is situated on
an arm Of Puget Sound known as Budd's
Inlet, and about one mile below the head
of tidc-watcr. In point of beauty Of loca-
ton, Olympia has no superior and but fe~
equals in the known world. The town is
built in an elongated semi circle, on the
two sides Of The bay and on beautiful lit
tic cape putting down between two little
arms Of the Inlet. The ground on which
the town is built rises gradually, almost in
terraces, from the mud flats to an elevation
of perhaps eighty feet, SO that there are
but few residences that do no not have u
beautiful view of the bay, as it lies seclud-
ed 10 its forest. bound shelter, and whose
placid waters are as smoothe as glass while
others arc tossed to billuwy whiteness by
the winds which never reach us. Frou,
almost every section Of the town We have
a view of the ice-bound Coast Range of
mountains whose mngnificence would have
tempted the pencil Of Raphael; and from
the west side We have US grand view OF
Mt. Rainier as the most fastidious could
desire. There it stands in its grim majesty
looking down on us from the SHOWS Of a
thousand winters, while our hill sides are
dressed in the soft verdure Of perpetual
spring.
Olympia contains six hundred and TWEEN.
ty nine buildings--bcsidcs ou,houses-of
which probably three-fourths are occupied
as residences. Counting five persons as an
average family this gives US at the present
a population Of 1855, which is not far
from correct There are over 1870 places
Of business, as follows: Dry-goods, s;
groceries and provisions, 6; books and sta
tionery, 2; wa,chmakers aud jewellers, 3;
express Office, l; telegraph Offices, 2; law.
yers, 6; physicians, 2; BARRIERS, 4; hotels, 3;
restaurants, 2; bakeries, 2; bank, l; hard
ware, 2; tin-shops, 2; fruits aud confec.
tionery, 8; saloons, II; boot aud shoe shops,
4; livery and feed stables, 3; printing off,
ces, S; newspapers, (four weekly aud one
daily 5; blacksmiths shops, 4; furniture and
upholstery, 2; sadd'ery and saddler's hard.
ware, l; florist, 1; nurseries, 3; churches,
6; dray and truck company, 1; wharves.
=; tailor shops, 3; dressmaking, 4; meat
markets, 2; paint shops, 2; express wagon,
]; gunsmithing, l; public Libraries GOOD
Templars' and TcrritoriaD, 2; steam laun-
dry, /; Chinese wash houses, I; Chinese
stores, .; Photographic gallery, l; dentistry,
2; schools, 3; lumber yards, .; diaries, 3;
slaughter houses, 2; machine shop, l; saw
mill, l; cooper shops 2; sash and doors, 2;
soap factory, ]; skating rink, l; brewery,
l; cabinet making, !; carpenter shops, s.;
public halls (of which the Good Templars
have !, the Masoos l, the Odd Fellows l,
the City !, and the Firemen 81 6; secret
societies Masonic 2, Odd Fellows 9. Good
Templars !, Industrial C,.opcratives l,
U. L. of +. U. ID, I. There are two fire
companies, one Engine and one Hook &
Ladder company. There is Brass Band
and Choral Society.
In Olympia there are more than twenty
thousand lineal feet of good plank side
walk, exclusive Of bridges aud wharves; of
the sidewalk, 4 800 feet was laid within
the past year. The different sections of
the town are connected by bridges. whose
combined length is more than 800 feet.
Our streets are literally lined with shade
trees, and our gardens with great variety
Of fruits, flowers, and shrubbcry.
The Ulcers Of the town are twelve in
number, as follows One mayor, six coun.
cimen, marshal, clerk, treasurer, commit.
ting magistrate, and night watch. The
names Of the present board Of officers are,
W. W. Miller, mayor Samuel Coulter, S.
ID. Howe, I. +. McElroy, &. Ellis, SD.
Ruddell. aud J. S. Dobbius, councilmen :;
|. V. Mo sman, marshal; A. A. Phillips,
clerk; Il. W. Rycrson. treasurer; j. NJ.
Lowe, magistrate; \. Black, watch.
Olympia also contains the Capitol of the
territory, and is the seat of most of the
Federal and Territorial officers for the ter.
ritory. Federal officers resident in Olym.
pia are, Il. =. Ferry, Governor; ii. G..
Strive, Secretary Marshal Blinn, Super.
in,endcut Ct Indian Affairs; II. S. Greene,
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court;
}. Ii. Houghton, Clerk Of tho Supreme
Curt aud U. S. Commissioner; Sam'l G.
Wingard, U. s. District Attorney; VIM
McMicken, Surveyor General; Josiah 7.
Brown, Register, and II. G. Stuart, Re-
cc;yer in the Land Office. Territorial of.
ficers resident in Olympia are, J. NJ. Muir.
ply, Auditor; E. T. Gum. Treasurer !;
b. F. Yantis, Librarian; j. p. Judson,
Superintendent Of Common Schools.
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