The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-21

the Satsop. there srs half . dosan
+, streams that drain the south and west
slopes Of the Black Hills. .rhe princi-
pie Of these are the Neck Chehalis and
the Cloquii.um. From the Mock Che
halls eastward to Black river. including
| Por;er's Creek and the valleys in the
Block Hills ID room foe . large settle
msnt. Of probably Afty OF one hundred
families.
Oa the Mock chsh.lis and thence
/. west to Sstsop and north 10 the Black
Hills 10 room for from sisty to one
hundred families; giving each family
oil the b.t,"m land they need 70 clear
and cultivate. In this section the up
land is strong clay soil. fertile but tso
difficult to clear 70 pay 20 oultivsts.
The yellow Ar timber that grows on
this class of clay upland l. seid not t.
shrink 10 seasoning. but to leave per-
fectly tight joints. It - softer aid
easier to work then &c that grows ON
gravelly soil. East Of H,cklin's plaee.
! ou the north side end Ii the Btssk
Hills. between there and Olympia 10
room for fifteen families; while
west Of this place in Valleys among
these bills, between there and the Sat-
cop il room for thirty more isniliss.-
Most oil of townships 70 and 10
north. Of ranges and west, aitu.
sted north Of Black Hills and east OF
the msin Sstsop river, and sontaiuing
about three townships Of land.
consists Of IN excellent rsaeo Tor
stock. both summer and winter. Mech
Of the sill j. srsv~lly with seatterins
fir timber Ali OF this tract j. vith,n
twenty mil-s of It'd. water on The Sound
or Hood's Canal, and voold a6brd PCS.
turage for from Eve n ten thossand
head Of castl- the year {. uLd
On tho snail strrsms flowing ,n,o
salt water. on the upper Cloquiliur
the east branch of the Satso2 and the
south branch Of the Skokooish. that
draius this region ere homes for 1t least
fifty tamilies, where they each would
have sll the fertile bottom land they
needed 10 clear. besides this . big stock
range outside. Not . single settler
lives in ell this country. although
wagon al va cut across II humter
Il years agu from the head Of Hood's
Cann' to the Sstsop. By single settler.
Mr. Slaff.r. the father of Mrs Heinis
IL Seattle. Bo,tom land extsnds
sorne twenty wilss up the Satsnp This
stream il probably something ike
eighty miles l,ng It could bS uasi-
gated in winter twenty miles. The
settlements extend only six or eight
miles up the river. ..
The Wynoochcc dows into the Che.
halls from tbs moth. Its. mouth 10
opYwits Montssand Landing. This
river il as large - tho 6tilligusmish.
A large portion at the year steamers
O. run ~ this rissr thirty.livs miles.
In frrshet, they can 60 fifty miles 10
the canon The bottoms are about one
mile wide. and extend up 10 this canon.
The settlements extend only hdlf q doz-
en- milss up the river. ell the rest 10
vacant land open to settleuont, Pre-
baby there ere firm twelve 70 1ftesn
thousand acres Of fertile vine usaple
bottom land vacant in the valley OF
the WynMchee. that would b imme-
distsly avsilable for settlement.
South Of tbs CbchslisTrivef. withio
two miles back OF MoutSsauo begins
table land. where peayiy ell the timhey
10 dead. No sign Of hre IL to b seen.
The timber il small 6s on . clay soii.
little os mo- gravel aud al easy 10 clear.
Tbis tract 10 supposed to extend to set.
elements on North river, whioh COWS
into Shoal water Bay. There u sup
posed to bs in this tract avs Of six
townships Of fertile upland. that could
oil bs pro6tsbly brought into ouitiya-
tion, on which there 10 not Q ssttler q
the present tine.
COsmopolis 10 ten miles below Mon
tessno, near the mouth OF Chshalis
river. With the settlsment OF the
Chebalis country both 0ootesano and
Cossucpolis would b large towns. the
conter Of % active trade. and frequent.
y visited BY ocean steamsfs and deep
water ships. Now betweeo those two
places there are NO settlers at oil. and
pearly ell the land 10 vseapt. ooasist-
ing ol ahout four tbouaand aasse open
tide nsrsA. and tvo OF thrss time thst
many acres Of nassh land covered Win
more " lees opfuee timber, that b
dikisg 6rst esu b easily casared.
On Gssy's Harbos there are bssidss
this about ten thousand aorss Of choice
open tide marsh lasd. eatirely free
from timber. and - much moro that
has but little scattsring timbee @ it.
With psobsbly twenty thoasabd acsse Of
spruce bottoms that. With the dikjag
Of the open marsh ID ftoat ef them.
coald b - chssply reclaimed - tAs
open marsh land.
Nearly al OF the sids lepds q The
Hsrbor are ewsed By individsals who
80 theo @ stock Eaneea Thseo = 10
diking. = speak. Of done. and very lit
tie under caltivssioo. Twelve haDdiod
heel Of cattle feed on this land the
year round. Several mea ow1 over
one thousand scrss each q this led.
The cultivation Of Just ths marsh 1an1s
around The harboe, voeA aleseS i Ill
cultivated. a6ord . coomsscs - great
- wouh b reqaired 70 srssghs : chip
Of one thou~nd tons every vesk n The
year.
Bstween Cssmopelis and The mouth
OF the Cbehslis . the wishksh. juse
below its mouth II The Hokium. Most
Of the fertile land oa thsss ssrsams y
tide laad already estimated. Both ars
nsvieable Tor stsamsss On the tide. ths
Wishksh eighteen niles ead tho Ho-
kium ten miles
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