The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-17
,lILT IlfELLICENCER..
..,..day, Sept. II, 1878.

-r,rAs-A gentlemen just
nv. ..,0., the mountains Civ us the
i i'sa 's' interesting facts ooooer :.
b''0- .;oo Geo. Smith and indians
,ht s.c''O the mountains on the 9th
s..s.d s ossi Of BOG head of fine beef
ss!s n.D Fos. & Borst. of this city.
ate s..n.at started on the 9TH. and
Or 'c'vws hselcr. who is on the way
go =. a. head Of sheep, for sale. lit
~ ~ 90 be passed Haunson, with
u isf'ueSi milk cows, Snyder. of Kitti.
sdfo.s. y . land of work horses, all on
y w. we. - this city. Crockett started
~, ~ ,sth With . large band OF cattle
. 500 y 49, 4 Wsdleigh. Geddis started
nf ~ ,sns date with one hundred
~ 81 hocs. The range is excellent
- y 4 ~ he stock in that valley is look
= = ~. GOOD condition. Harvest
81 n over and the crops have turn
=. "a, the wheat crop throughout
d - y Is Bushels to the acre. and
sss. II ,;sld Of the valley this year
= :. - - 6ssbsls, which is selling there
= -. = ~ots per busbel. while oats and
20 = h;ns so cents per bushel. One
~ new clsims have been taken
sa. -. vear in the valley, which are
L;nnroyed. All the settlers who
!. /. .csoups of Indians are back at
= - their places. The sawmills
~ M Z, hort Of Supplying the demand
= ~ ,s = Staples. formerly of this
y ~. 4, erected . water-power plan
!. .;Il on Wilson creek and turns out
"a cork. Five houses are being put
Z .hich will cos. over 81 200 each.
r. X u.ual cost of q settlers house Is
9. ~ Shoudy d Co. have moved into
ii, nav store at Ellensburg. which is
-, 1870 y being fitted up gay" The
- oftbs large dancing hall overhead
! = % rubber springs. The people
~ another store and a blacksmith
III, bot above all q shoemaker. rs
~. 4 none of the latter in that coun-
-, 4 great deal Of winter wheat will
i. ovp this fall as it is found the sqir-
s. DO not trouble it IS much as that
.ays in the spring. j. d. Olmstesd
h, sovn 100 acres OF high upland in
,Laat 70 demonstrate whether or not
,nie an bs raised on these high lands,
ssh;ch ars above irrigation. The result
|, .vsitsd with much interest by the
ruien Canada Bros. are increasing
n capacity of their grist mill and
j,sitts new mill will be grinding with
4 thirty days. Derr, who built
bddsss on our Newcastle railroad 10 at
x,osst building . county bridge across
be Natchez river at Yakima City. 1t
vill b finished before Oct. LIST. He will
10 bald toll bridge at Ellensburg.
,noos the Yakima. thus rendering all
vstab Of the valley accessible at all
Insoss of the year. b. K May
Arahed 5000 bushels Of gram on the
Suiih BIOS. ranch. this fall. The set
lan have made wagon road q distance
/ thirty miles toward the Columbia.
he miles remain yet to be made before
uagons can run to Priests Rapids.
]pary 4 McCorkls are preparing
b tho construction of Q wharf AMI
nnhousc at the Priests Rapids land
=. They will put up the buildings
lafiag the low water of February. The
Is n. Co. have agreed to take pro-
he from this point to Portland at 81
y to. but will charge $50 for up
wight u the came place. At present
| nsts the settlers so to get ton Of
night from one Of these places to the
W. All the gold mines in this
4ioa are paying we'll. There is yet
snh good lsnd4h this valley open tor
and considerable gold land,
w Tilton, who recently brought
pgs train OF immigrants to this Terri
~, states that at least one-third Of
v party will settle in this valley.
fruit ! beiug successfully raised there.
ladge Thorpe has fine pear and peach
sop tbs year. The pass and roads are
o aptet order. our informant having
nniroa Thorpe's place to Snoquslmie,
y ailsk 10 twenty hours riding.
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