, 1875-05-01
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Sa. attracted O. -a m. ..s .H .r..
&C CO. >au fr-u,i,o. ,a,.rr- .a rc-
gard o. the b,asft- that lal ac-
.ruei o. England from hcr clio
rliag .chcmcs that Ly ai.i.ns
.u the Development ot the rvspur-
cc- Of a new country she wss pro
noting the welfare uf Lcr own
manufactures. In like manner,
the writer stated that san Fran
cisco, As the great central mart Of
this coast, was interested in the
development and prosperity Of the
whole Of this Pacific slope.
The same broad principle will
apply to any town however small
it may be, that desires to benefit
its own ends. 1t causel me to
think on what had been already
done on different parts of Puget
Sound, and how sadly neglectful
Port Townsend had been of its
own interests. Fifteen years ago
Port Townsend was called upon
to aid in opening the trail from
the head of navigation on the Sno-
homish river to back of the noun
tains via the Snoqualmie or Cady's
Pass, for the purpose of opening
what was then thought to be a
good mining country, to which she
literally responded. What was
the result? (At the time there we're
not twenty settlers on the river,
few, or none, of them had been on
it six months.) The attention of
the people of the Territory was
called to it; loggers found timber
on it; farmers poured in to supply
the loggers, and at this day Wash
ingtoI Territory can boast of no
more prosperous agricultural coun-
try than the Snohomish and its
tributaries.
Eight or ten years ago Father
John Denny was around the Sound
soliciting subscriptions to help in
opening a wagon road from Seat
tie across the mountains via the
Snoqualmie Pass. The Seattle
people contributed largely, other
parties aided them, and l believe
they received some help from the
Territorial Treasury. The road
was constructed. What has been
the result there2 Thanks to the
energy of Father John Denny and
the people of Seattle, we have
been ableto buy beef cheaper than
ever. Seattle sells beef to nearly
all parts Of Puget Sound and re-
ceiyes the money for it, paying
back the stock raiser in a great
measure in trade. This and other
avenues of trade which have been
opened by them have increased
the prosperity of their city four
fold. But who will say that the
Snoqualmie road has not greatly
contributed to the benefit of Seat
tle2 n7o 7am y
The remark has frequently been
made that Port Townsend has no
back country torely upon. A great
er mistake was never made. True,
she may not have so extensive a
valley as the Yakima, but we have
a coast line Of over fifty miles that
has hardly ever felt the tread Of
an OK, affording the best of ranges
for cattle, " keep them ii
good conditl d the year round
at that. We have valleys anc
ranges enough between here ant
the Quillehuyte to raise bee
enough to supply city ten times
the size of Port Townsend. Now
the next question is, how shall
Port Townsend profit by her unde-
veloped back country? Twenty
years ago the pioneer settler Of
Dungeness padded his canoe to
and from Port Townsend, bring
ing his produce and taking his
trade in return; he follows the
same route to day, with very little
deviation. If he wishes to come
to town quick he has either to take
a canoe and run chances on the
boisterous waters Of Fuca Straits,
or walk by an intricate route via
Port Discovery, crossing the water
twice, costing him as much to come
to town besides walking half the
way, as it would to ride on his owr
cayuse to town and home again
paying all necessary expenses