The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-09
STEILACOON,

M4ny people erroneou8,y ima2in.
'ha. Stei!scoom. the county sea. Of
Pierce county. il a da,d town. ani We
have often heard the question asked.
How do the people Who re.ie there
make living: :" \ recen. visi. 70 he
picturesque it'll. place conyincei u.
tia. 1t was a. well TODD. and it, eli
zens as prosperous as many more Pre-
tentlou, towns in this northwestern
country. Almost every family il S.e.l-
accom- owns It's home. which j. GEL
orally comfortable, and surrounded By
a bearing orehari and thrifty garden.
Ibe place Is no: overrun by surplus
or drifting population, and each n.an
has his particular mean. Of support
The country Immediately surrounding
thi, ql.iu. little village Is grsye;ly aud
almost non tToisot.ve, ia. q little
farther back, on either .i-. !. 10 be
found some vi the richest agricLltuisl
land IN the Territory The f.mou,
Etsqu,hy Bottom. Puyallup Valley
and otheI fertile sections 10 Pierce
county are too we'll known TO need fur
Their mention ct present. The plains
and prairies II the county are admirably
adapted for shee . pas;urage. and thou
sands Of sheep are sheared annually il
the county. aud the wool taken TO
Stcilacootn FIR shipment Will tie
merchants there DO not make any great
pre,entions, yet they are all making
good comfortable living, AMI seem
Coutentrd Within the radius Of . few
miles Oh either hand are T. be found
logging CAMPS IL operation, AMI on
Saturday many of the loggeTs and
" ood ,ia.u congregate In the town. and
distribute more or les. money. Some
thirty thousat.d dollars are expended
by the Territory. each year, il keeping
up aud maintaining the Insane hospi-
tai. and SteilacoOm receives the lions
share Of :hi.. Uncle sam disburses
Thousand. Of dollars every year III
maintaining the Pcn!teutlary on Nc
Ncifs Island. and the most Of il passes
through the hand. Of Steilacoom mer-
chants and butchers Another great
source Of revenue 10 the town is the
Northern Pacific Railroad Brewery.
belonging to Schafer & Howard. 1t is
the largest institution Of the kind in
tho Territory. and its products are
shipped to all parts Of the coast. Mr..
Siegheld Marcus. the accommodating
book-keeper for the firm. and Deputy
County Treasurer. piloted Us through
the huge building. from cellar to gar
ret. and explained the various processes
through which the grain must be put
are at present making about seventy
two barrel, of beer per week. To DO
tins. about forty bushels Of barley are
USED. This grain is first put into
large tank, where it IS soaked for three
days. after which it Is spread out on the
floor Of dark room, TO the thickness IF
three or four inches and it is turned
over every three hours. during the
sprouting process. This continues for
about two days. After the sprouts
have put IN an appearance, the barley
10 put into a large oven ma lie for the
purpose, aud baked. thus killing the
sprouts. which shrivel up. and fall of.
The grain is then ground and mashed,
and put into a large iron tank, anu
boiled. at which tlme the hops are put
in 1t is then put into large watts to
ferment. After a few days, it is put
into large barrels to settle. from which
it Is drawn into kegs. ard shipped to
various customers, all over the country.
A team and wagon and half dozen
men are employed in the working Of
the brewery. aud through it consid
cradle sum OF money Is sent TO Stella
COON every year. The "silver salmon
fishery" near Steilacoom. employs
some twelve or fourteen men. and they
disbursa no small sum of money In
the course Of u year, and the Stella
COON brick yard is growing industry.
The county officers reside 10 Steilacoom.
Court is held there. The Commissioners
bold their sessions there, the county
school institute is held there and
taken all IN all. we know of many
places on the Pacific coas, that do not
possess near the business or CONNER
cisl advantages that Steilscoom does
today, At present the District Court
is II. session there. as also is the Board
OF County Commissioners. The ho-
tells aud restaurants are full. the saloons
ana beer halls are well patronized,
everybody seems 10 have money. and
the people of Steiiacoom seem happy
aud Coitented.