, 1878-03-13
Y al1irna County.
ITS DISTINCTIVE FEATURES.
KI'rTITAS VALLEY.

Is about twenty miles in length by fif.
teen IN width with various small streams
coursing through NIL parts of said valley
Nature of lund-rich bottom and sage
flats and benches, all good agricultural
land, when irrigated, and can almost all
be irrigated at small labor and expense.
Wood. timber and lumber very conven-
lent in most parts. One grist mill, one
saw mill, one planning machine, two
blacksmith shops, two stores, one very
small town (Ellensburg) and good dis
trict schools. Surrounding country, hill
and bench land covered with luxuriant
bunch grass; thousands of acres of fine
stock country as III the world. Much
good Ian open to settlement; rich quartz
lodges 25 miles south of said valley;
probably "A quartz mill will he put up
during the coming summer. At work
at present with arastras; prospects rich
and extensive. This vslley is in tile
northern part of the county, 40 miles
from Yakima City. Trail tlom Seattle
by way OF Snoqualmie pass, runs through
the central part of this valley. Also the
railroad via Natchez pass can he tapped
at the Nile valley, twenty miles from
Kttitis valley by good wagon road.
Nile valley is about 81 miles west or
Yakima City,
wENAs VALLEY
Is situated on Wenas creek, tributary
vt Yakima river. Valley 20 miles in
length; average width, one mile of til
liable land: sawmil at head of valley
some good land still unOccupied; easily
irrlgated good district schools. The
writer clails that the best wheat in the
couutry has been raised in this valley.
NATCHEE VALLEY.
Is situated on Natchee river, tributary
OF Yakima river; valley 20 miles long,
average width one mile OF Iilla5le land;
much land still unoccupsed; timber is
plenty and irrigation convenient; loca
uon sheltered and warm; good district
school; vacant land still to be had, bnt
settlers are constantly looking for homes
here.
CowICREE VALLEY
Is situated on Cowichee stream, tlibu-
tary OF Natchee river. Valley 8 miles
long, average width two miles. Good
school; abundant grass, timber and wa
ter. Some land still unoccupivd here;
fine range.
AuTANUM VALLEY
Is situated on Ahtanum stream: valley
25 miles long; average width, three
miles; sawmillat head of valley; Yaki-
ma City the county seat at lower end;
Yakima is a place OF about 60 buildings
and is improving fast. An extensive ir
rigating ditch is to be constructed into
this valley the present season and quite
an amount OF good land will then he
settled, which is now unsccupied.
sNIcoE VALLEY
Embracing the land on which the Indian
reservation is now located, is 40 miles
long; average width, 10 miles; Il large
beautiful valley, mostly fine tillable land;
people all anxiousto have it thrown op.
en- to settlement by whites; room for
2,000 homestead settlers.
PARKER's BOT TOM
On cast side of Yakima river, opposite
reservation. Valley Is miles long, aver.
age width two miles; extensive body of
bench land can be settled and cultivated
by constructing an irrigating ditch from
Yakima river, at moderate EXPENSE good
school; warm, pleasant and healthy 10
cation.
RRMAKKR.
Much or the bottom lands on all of
said streams ale now settled upon; and
much sage land There is still room Tor
many homes on good sage land (Which
land is very rich and productive) and in
good locations, The Cascade range of
mountains encircles, on the west, the
whole Yakima valley; and all the stream
mentioned find their sources in said