The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-08
WHAT Is SAID OF SEATTLE

we esp IRON the Rocheser N j
Adeertiser, the following extract from ;
letter of its travelling oorresponden,
concerning this section:
BE- looking az the map Of Washington
Territory and vicinity, and the inland
sea, known nowadays a. Puget Sound.
at its northern head. will be seen the
location Of Victoria. the chief city o!
British Columbia. place OF about
5000 inhabitants, and whose resources
lie in the immense grazing country that
lies back of il, its coal fields. the gold
mines Of Cassiar and Frazer river, and
its fur trade through the Hudson Bay
Co. Victoria will always hold lis su-
premacy north Of the straits Of Fuca.
and will faster raise in prosperity " hen
the American people, realizing the foil Y
Of allowing an envious European power
the possession Of great territory to
the north Of us, will walk over the bor-
der and annex it,
The next place OF importsnc. look
ing South is Port Townsend, situated
on the West bank of Admiralty Inlet
at its junction with the Straits Of Fucs,
il contains about thousand lnhabitant
and 10 the port Of entry IT all tho
American Sound country Being the
key in a military point Of view TO the
American waters, it is provided with
battery of artillery. but like all other
portions of the Northwest it is poorly
defended, for should this mountain en-
circled Sound country be once occupied
by an enemy. Uncle Sam would find it
more difficult to retake, than did the
Germans the turning Of the passes of
Vosgers.
The next point further South, and
greater in Importance, is Seattle, fifty
miles distant, and fifty miles still further
South lies the beautiful capital of our
Territory Olympia place of l 800
inhabitants and occupying Il position at
the head OF the Sound, that for beauty
of scenery is hard to excel
The city of Seattle contains seven
churches, three daily newspapers, three
public schools, ard the University Of
Washington Territory Thus you see,
that for population of 1900 people,
with the adult population largely pre-
pondcrating, they are we'll supplied
with educational facilities
The city is the general supply depot
of the Sound region. and contains
stores of general merchandise. saw
mill. grist mills, boundaries. machine
shops. a ship yard and the coal bunk
ers of the Seattle, Renton and Talbot
Coal Mining Companies. 1t is also
lighted by gas, and the spring. in the
heights are utilized TO supply water for
culinary and drinking purposes to all
parts of the city.
The city needs more manufactures
The sash and blind shop here has fousd
it difficult to supply the demands made
upon it, 1t also needs brick making
machine, for with good clay the exist
ing yard, with its other custom, failed
in being able to supply two-story
brick building that was erected here
last Fall, the owner thereof having TO
send to Olympia and purchase his
bricks at the price of SEQ per 1000.
These, together with all wooden ware
manufactures, arc sorcly needed, and
offer great inducements TO men in these
lines of business, for the material is
very cheap hereabouts.
The contract has been let for build
ing fifteen miles of the Seattle & Walla
Walla Railroad, which takes the road
up To the Renton and Talbot coal mines,
where it will obtain daily freightage
Of | 500 tons Of coal TO carry to tide
water besides miscellaneous merchzn-
disc. Prom there it will he pushed
over the Cascade Mountains, thus open.
ing up tho immense agricultural dis
tricts of the Walla Walla valley and
Eastern Oregon.
In answer 10 many interrogatories As
TO the opportunities. held out there TO
immigrants, we suggest the following :
So far IS mechanical and brain labor is
concerned, they have an unlimited ac-
count to draw upon in California. The
man Of small means an1 with manu-.
featuring business At his fingers end,
can 20 there. live comfortably and
grow rich The capitalist can find in
terest aud business for all the money
he takes there The man with capita!
of from &, 900 to $4,000. if he under
stands or has made study of the " dy.
nAmics Of cities" can in very few
years make millionaire of himself
but To advise persons Of no means to
e. there, would be pct to deserve the
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