The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-11
From East the Mountains

bcr ;'gth, 1873.
ED. IxTELLIGKSCEE - Wen I
glsncs At the nap oi Washington Ter
ritory, naturally have a desire u
learn what the modern geographer
state, regaf.iins tin physical gvogra-
ply oi the Territory. aud to ny utter
surprise. | discover that NY ideas
and personal kne~le,lge Of the country
east ii the Cascades. are directly 10
conflict with that as Il a:a,l III all Of
your school geographyS, that state
That the eastern section l. s. east OF
the Cssca,iesi =, steril. and destltate
of wood That the country Is dry; the
general surface of the country stony.
and adapted IL pastura2e oaly- These
grave errors should b. corrected, and
correct description forwarded 10 the
American Geographical aud Statistical
Society, that they may rectity the un-
just ar.d unmerited report q published,
taught ana accepted as truths, to the
detrimcnt Of one OF tie best agricul-
tural portions Of the Pacific Slope-the
country as whole lying east Of the
Cascade mountains, from the Northern
boundary u the extreme Southern
limit of our Territory. not only as
stock raising but emphatlcaliy as an
agricultural country, Is III every point.
either as 10 climate soil, etc. superior
TO the whole array of Nebraska. Kan
sas. Colorado aud Arizona, tt say moth
ing OF the state Of Nevada or the
limited agricultural resources of Utah.
As regards the scarcity of wood the
country Is in much better condition for
that necessary article than any section
between the Rocky mountains and the
Missouri river, and there are but fcwllo-
calities this side Of the Cascades to the
Columbia river that i without sufficient
timber for incl la this communication
1t Is not my intention 10 give a graphic
sketcl of al Eastern Washington Ter
ritory, and if you but publish the state
ment OF facts concerning klttitas, which
is but a limited pary of our country, the
reader will obtain general outline of
the whole, and form some idea Of the
advantages that our Territory possesses
kittita> Valley i situated IN longitude
II ives. and altitude /. north, lying east
Of the Cascade mountains and Is los
miles south IF east from the city of Seat
tie The valley has an average length
OF thirty mules and fifteen in width On
the west and southwest are the Cascade
mountains. with intervening foot hills,
which are covered with v.ry heavy
fsy1 - ,,fh har
woods. On the east ara terraced up
lands aud hills. On the north aud south
segregated dome shaped hills Flow
ing through the valley Is the Yakima
river, with It's numerous tributaries on
each side. extending tie length and
width of the vallcy--neycr falling
supplied a. they are ty springs and
lakes, which are fed by the eternal
snow-clad peaks and mountains Of the
Cascade range. Tie Yakima and the
various tributaries are skiited with
luxuriant growth of colt III wood, cher
". balm aud alder.
The hills aud uplands, in fact the en-
tire valley aud surroundings. are COW
cred with "A thick growth of nutritious
grasses.
The soil needs bu; to he tackled. the
seed scattered and the yield is enor-
mous wheat producing sixty and sew
en:y FIVE bushels per acre. barley, rye.
potatoes and all culinary plants pro-
iucing as it nature ordained this local
ity as the hJinc Of such growths and
productions.
AS yet the ;al.cy is Spdrsely settled.
but the majority that have come and
settled are of the true material. and
possess the night qualities 10 build up
and develops the hidden treasures aud
unlimited resources Of this locality.
which may be truly named the Nile
ot the Ocoldcut." The settlers are a
class Of people approaching the bless
iugs nt morals. and social order, pat;
rots of educational Interests. open g.
enterprise. and aid progression.
The valley is sufficiently large II sus
tain! Il population OF thirty thousand
inhabitants. At the present We 40 40,
exceed over two hundred votes
There are thousands of acres yet -
be had ani taken under the pre-emp-
,ion and homestead laws. Abundance
Of room tor men with ana without fam
ihcs. So they have the requisite quail
iicstioi's necessary for new country,
industry. energy and determination.
This locality like all ueW countries, has
no use for croakers. grumhlcrs and up
start aristocracy. We want men and
women hot things. nor ab.condcrs
from civilization, but .hose that are de-
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