The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-18

There the people hare every vin.e'
from oas 10 three AID fo0r feet of Sow,
while Lere 10. untrrquso.ly the whole
season passes by without the fall q q
single inch. IN the matter d climate
each section Of the Territory posse sses
advantages over other sections. and, On
the whsle, almost any ons fran any
where can here be suited.
Our soil 10 varied, consisting o!
heaviy-wooied lands, valleys. and open
prairies Taken altogether. it i. god
a. the best o. the finer xhea; lands
sixty. seventy and eighty bushels per
acre have been raised. four and five TOYS
Of hay cut, and six AID eight hundred
bushes Of po.s.oe. gathered. Bat the
lands tha. have produced s. above il
dicated are above the average in
quality.
Band 4-The population Of Seattle
At present i. sbou. thirty Ave hundred
Lots range here in price from 80 70
$4,000 Their size is 60 by l20 feet
Good residence lots sell usually a. from
one hundred and fry to three hundred
dollars apiece. The terms Of purchase
depend principally upon the ability Of
the parties buying and selling to make
q good trade.
5--Lit.le or no Government land i.
to be had within eight or ten miles Of
town. jus. beyond those limits, how
ever. in what are here known as the
Squak. Snoqualmie and Cedar river
sections. there IS plenty Of it. and as
good a. the best that lay. ont Of doors.
Cur people are always glad to see
and welcome strangers, and especially
those who come prepossessed in favor
Of the country and with the evident in
tention of remaining among us. As for
other encouragement none is usually
given. People who have to be hired
to come and paid to stay are not the
kind wanted.
Z and Seattle contains prosperous
churches Of the following denomina-
tons: Methodist Episcopal. Metho-
dist Protestant, Baptist, Presbyterian,
Congregational. Episcopal, and Roman
Catholic. 1t alec contains the Terri
torial University, Of which i. is Justly
proud. five distric: and several private
schools. Her educational facilitie. are
the best in the Territory. Teachers
salaries range usually from fifty to
eighty dollars-s few going below the
first named amount and q few above
the last named, but not many.
9-Groceries. meat, &C.. are abou.
the same in price here as in Oakland,
and certainly are no higher.
l0-There are about a dozen physi.
Clans in this city-nearly equally divid
ed in number between the alopathic
and homeopathic modes of treatment.
live don't know about the pros
poets for milliners, &c. but mea and
women who are really "first.class" in
these lines Of business don't need to en-.
quire about prospects for they can get
along where any body else can.
l2-No bathing esta blishments are
here except those connected with bar.
ber-shops. One OF these. however. is
Of the medical electric order.
10 and l4-Of water we have an
abundance, AID it ,as good as plenty.
OF wood the same. The Ir.ce Of the
latter is usually three dollars per cord.
l5-Washington Territory is divided
BY the Cascade mountains into eastern
end western halves. The eastern half
is open and very lightly timbersd. 1t
is rich in soil. and capsbl Of produc.
ing grain. fruit, stock, etc. The We ST.
ern half is more diversified. 1t con-
tains vast amount Of fertile land. and
1t the same time has enormous mineral
resources, magnificent timber aud 6sh.
eriey not In he exceljod