, 1877-03-03
WHOLE NO. 60.

lake, the head waters of McAliister's
creek expanding into Il beautiful lakelet
apparently supplied from deep springs
oi wells oI the clearcst water, and upon
clear sunshiny days attording the most
gorgeous Kaleidoscope views.
Its towns are Olympia, Tumwater and
Tcnino. There are pos,otficcs at Beaver.
Miami Prairie. Tcnalquot, Yelm, all CEN
tiers OF thrifty farming settlements.
Olympia Qot. Al deg. l2 min. long.
l23 deg. west) lies ON both sides of
Budd's Inlet, the extreme southern arm
OF Puget Sound, distant f,cm the ocean
cia. the Sound and Strait of Fucs, 20y
miles. The first settlement was in 1s46
called smithfield; in 1s40 named Olym-
rlh after the snow peak of the coast or
Olympic range, Mt. Olympus. In the
tall OF 1853, Gov. Stevens, first Governor
OF Washington Territory, ON assuming
executive duties selected il as the seat
OF government, which action was rati.
fed by the Legislature. Here are locs-
ted the offices of Governor, Secretary,
Surveyor General, Register and Receiver
OF tue Land Office, Indian Agent and
Collector OF Internal Revenue the Offices
OF Territorial Librarian, Auiitor, Treas
urer, Superintendent Of Instruction and
Chairman OF the Board of Immigration;
beng the county seat OF the county, here
also are the county offices. The Su
preme Court holds its annual terms here
aud terms of the District Court are held
hy the district judge OF the second dis.
trict. The Territorial library numbers
over 5000 volumes, and the Good Tenn
plars have an excellent library and free
reading room. The several well-selected
libraries Of the Sabbath Schools are
worthy ofmention. Two public schools,
one select academy and two well.attend-
ed private schools give instruction to
500 scholars, OF which 450 belong to this
school district. The Rpiscopaliahs, 10
man, Catholics, Methodists. Presbyter-
ians, Congregationalists, Baptists and
Unitarians have churches, and The Chris.
tians society. -Four weekly papers,
one daily, one monthly and one guar.
terly are published. The professions
arc Overstocked; the useful tra,les and
occupations are mostly represented, and
but few places excel in the facilities to
receive the necessary comforts OF life.
There is daily communication Sunday
excepted) to and from Portland, Oregon,
pia. stage to Tenino, the Northern Pacific
Railroad to Kalama, and thence by
STEAMBOATS,. Daily steam communica-
,ion is afforded to Steilacoom, Tacoma
and Seattle by the steamboats, Zephyr
and Messenger, which make tri-weekiy
trips ON alternate days; and the boats
of the Starr line leave for Victoria, B. G.,
on Sunday and Wednesday, p. M. Tri,
monthly trips to aud fom San Francisco
arc made by the steamers Of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company.
Population OF Olympia, 200; taxable
property, $691,Oi5.
Tumwater, at the extreme head Of Pa.
get Sound, is beautifully situated on the
southwest bank Of the Deschutes river.
The magnificent water power equal at
the lowest stage Of river to 900 horse
power, in freshets intensified to $1,000
already propeIs two Touring mills, one
saw mill, two sash and door factories,
one water.pipe mandatory, one tan
merry, one planning mill and several es
Establishments for woodturning and fur
niture making, besides the river supply
ing Tumwater and Olympia with water.
Tenino started cotemporaneously with
the running of the Northern Pacifi.
Railroad, is situated fifteen miles south
OF Olympia, and is the station OF the
railroad connecting with the daily stage
to and from Olympia. 1t is thrifty
little town, supplied with o school,
stores, hotel aud numerous dwelling
housea
A $4,000 tire ut Peoria, and 75,GVO
nnn OF Nnr HnHrn