, 1878-05-01
SPOKANE EdLLN.

great falls vi the Spokan. AT prestent
there is population of only about one
hundred and fifty souls in the town OF
which We write. This number will be
more than doubled in very brief time.
The Spokan country is even better
Tor emigrants than the far-famed Palouse.
It's farming lands are more level; it has
greater abundance of timber; it lies
nearer Spokan Falls, which must nee.
essariIy become great manufacturing
| town in future; it is belt OF country
which the railroad must necessarily drain.
In and about Spokan Falls the praries
are gravclly, and dotted over by numer.
Gus groves of pine trees, under which
horseman can ride with but little diiti
Guilty. There is a very large scope of
farming country, and timbered lands, that
will contribute TO the welth and prosper.
ity of Spokan Falls. The southern por-
ton of Stevens county is being settled
very fast. The county seat of this vast
scope of country the most extensive
county in Washington Territory--will
soon be removed from Colvile to Spokan
Falls, in order to satisfy the wishes OF
vast majority ofthe residents. Cenr d.
Alene hke.is situated about thirty miles
from Spoken Falls. This lake is sur
rounded by magnificent belt of fine
timber, which can he easily driven down
the river to the falls, where it will be
manufactured into lumber, furniture SC,
for the supply Of thousands of families
who cannot now obtain such articles else-
where. The falls of the SpoSan are one
hundred and .titty.siX feet A number of
small islands just above the falls are so
located MS to permit the utilizing of the
water trsm the entire river, ii necessary
in propeling machinery. In business
point OF view, Spokan la Is Is more
eligibly situated than any point in Wash !.
ington Territory cast OF the Cascade
mountains. This location is remarkable
for health and it is most delightful.
place IN which to live. 1t will not be
many years ere we oan refer To Spokan
Falls as one OF the very wide awake and
dourshing town in the eastern tier of
counties in our Territory.-HeraI,
When Francis II. wrote this article he
was either drunk OF else wasn't we'll pos
ted; for We are quite sure that he woull
not lie about "Spokan" Falls (Which he
ought.to have put final e on) or any
other rocky, mosquito--haunted hole
like It. In some respects the Article s
corret The writer rode into Spokane
town une evening, not so very long ago,
onthe hurricane deck OF dam-( (excuse
mel diminutive cayuse; the scene presen
ted is certainly charming to the eye and
senses. The little bamlc. is located on n
table land between thejunction OF Spokane
river and Hangmans' creek, which is
covered with timber, and the odorifsrous
pine, fir and tamarack woods create a
pleasant sensation. The grass on this
table land is very poor, there being no
adequate soil to produce II, but instead
the ground is covered with minute wash
gravel" The town Itself which is limi-
ted IN size by n very small population,
which increases very gradually is built
directly at the head of the beautiful falls
Cor rather cascades, for at no one point,
in fall 156 feet within two miles, docs
the water drop more thah.S5 or 40 foet)
and is enlivened by the dulcet strains OF
buzz saw in its single SOW mill. 1t is
by no means a flaming country and only
here and there is 3ound productive
little garden spot. Its advantages do
not lie in its agucuEtera worth, but in
its facilities for manufactures where
water power is desired; in this particular
the capacity of ofSpokune Falls cannot be
over estimated.
When Bro. Francis says that the
Spokane country is better place for
emigrants than the "far-famed Palouse,"
he tells the truth but if he had said better
dor Immigrants" it would not have been
so. There is as much diffemce between
the agricultural excellence of the two
sections as there is between daylight and
very dark darkness. The article other
wise, is very nearly correct; but if any
man immigrates to the Spokane valley
to make living farming, he win emf
CRATE to the palouse by the second year,
if be don't starye to death the first.
--PAelir.
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