, 1878-04-12
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
IT'S INDUCEMENTS TO ENIGRANTS.
CHAPTER VI

The real value of Puget Sound fir,
for ship timbcrs, was discovered but
a few years ago, since which time
IFS fame has spread rapidly until, at
the present time, eastern ship build
ers prefer it by far to any other ma
terial to be obtained. The principal
shipyard ON the Sound is at Port
Ludlow, where, within the past four
wears, some % vessels of various
sizes have been built by the Hall
brothers. At other points too this
industry is approaching Importance;
and, from present indications, the
time is not far distant when
half the world will look to this 10.
'caltv for the production of vessels
of all kinds to meet the demand.
Puget Sound is the popular or
general term for the whole of Wash
ington Territory's vast inland sea.
1t embraces the different divisions
known as the Straits of Juan de
Fuca. Admiralty Inlet and Hoods
Canal. These are again sub-divided
into numerous bays, inlets and har-
bors of various sizes. Admiral
Charles Wilkes recapitdlates Il copi-
ous and minute description of this
handsome body of water in the fol
lowing language:
Nothing can exceed the beauty of these
waters and their safety. Not II shoal eX-
lists within the Straits of Juan de Fuca.
Admiralty Inlet or Hoods Canal. that can
in any way intcrrul II cir navigation by Il
7Igun ship. venture nothing IN saying
there is no country in the world that pos
seSses waters equal 20 these. They cover
an area of about 200 square miles. The
shores of these inlctS and bays are remark
ably bold: so much 90 that in many places
ships side would ,trike the shore before
the keel would touch the ground. The
country by which these waters are sur
rounded Is remarkably sanbriOuS, and oil
ters every advantage for the aCCOlmmOla-
tion of vast commercial ana military
marine, with convenience tor docks, and
u great many sites for towns and cities. at
all times well supplied with water and
capable of being well provided with every
thing by the surrounding country, which
Is well adapted for agriculture.
The Straits of Juan lie Fuca are % miles
in length. and have an average width OF
ii miles. At the entrance eight miles IN
width; no danger exists and it may be
safely navigatcd throughout. No part of
the world all0rls finer inland Sounds. or
Il greater number of harb0rs, than are
found within the Straits of juan de Fucn.
capable OF receiving the largest class OF
vessels. and without a danger IN them
which is not visible. From the rise and
ialI of the rides Is feet every facility is
offered for the erection Of works for II
great maritime nation, The country also
affords as many sites for wateI-power aS
any other.
Among the different harbors OF
PUGET Sound are: "Neah Bay, Port
Angeles, Dungeness, Sequim Bay,
Port Discovery, Port Townsend,
Port Ludlow, Seabeck, Port GGmole,
Port Madison, Port Orchard, Port
BIakeIy, Elliott's Bay (Seattle), com,
mencement Bay, (Tacoma), Stella
c,om, Budd's Inlet (Olympia), lula
lip, Penn's Cove, UtsaIady, Useless
Bay, and BclIingham Bay. The
rivers emptying into it are: the Lum
mi, Nooksack, Saamish, Skagit, Sto.
loguamish, Snohom 81, Snoqualmie
Duwamish, White, Green, Black,
Cedar, Puyallup, Stuck, Des Chutes,
Skokomish, and also other and
smaller streams among which are the
Dungeness, Pysht and Elkwa. Puget
Sound, proper, has shore line OF
$50 miles, although the body OF wa.
ter known under it as Il general
name has an aggregate shore line OF
1894 miles. Its principal towns are
Seattle, Olympia, Port Townsend and
Tacoma, numbering in population
from near 5000 for the first named
down to about 600 for the last, ard
ranging in order as the names are
given. Then the milling ports are
Ports Gamble, Discovery, Ludlow
Madison and Blakely; Seabeck, Ut.
salady, Old Tacoma and other lesser
points. These number population
of from l5O to near; 100 each, accord
ing to the size of the manufactures
Port Gamble being the largest
Among the other towns are: Stella
COON, Snohomish City, La Conner
Sehome, CoupeviIle, Skagit City
Stanwood. Oak IIarbor and others
Next to these towns are those started
on the Indian reservations, of which
We shall speak more fully hereafter
Continued next week.