The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-31
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srra4 "a iNTEL-:GEXcta CrIres ooIdeu:l
EILExsBUEG, kiTTITAs VALLEY.
Yakima county. W. T..
Oct @ 1879.

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fal. IL October, ard occasionally falls
very deep. IL lhe vallsy the snow il
writer rarely lays on the grouad over
two months or falls over - inches
deep The winters a-c abou; Tx those
! Of Arkansas, kentncky ani Tenlessee
Tae most dislgreeab'e feature Of tie
climate is the strong winds tnat blow
in TIE -F,ing All fAH; OUT .i;;le wi',.
blows i. Liter or nli.umm-r
Thu psoIuctiyenrs, OF the valley Va
ries greatly. acc riirg to the care il
irrigation anl cultivation; the yield OF
whea. being all the Wy If 20 20 - 60
bushels per acre. or AL average Of 30
or 50 bushels. TIE Goodwin brothers
a-e IL" large; grsin raisers In the
foothills, YVES: of the valley most crops
can b. raised without irrigation. With
increased cultivation there is lessened
need If irrigation, "a the rains year by
year irc;enss throughout Eastern Wash,
iugton. Now fall wheat can be most
always grown withou: irrigation any
whore ia the Vail =. Many confidently
exp,cs that in few years there VIII
be no need I irrigation cor auv Of the
otucr crops .rown; tAe lncre sd ralus
being expected soon 20 lie entirely sutti-
clent for all purposes Of growing and
saving these crops. There are many
meadows that keep constantly green
witho out irrigation. as well as some fine
crops Of grain. potatoes and other veg
etables raised this season on which no
water was turned ali summer. Ga
Bulls ranch this season, leased by the
Smith brothers. they cnt some 500 tins
Of hay; one-half as much more they
cut on their own ranch. They hauled
In some 1000 large wagon loads of hay
this season.
Thorp at bis ranch keeps quite store
near the head Of the valley. and since
49,! d Oimstead has kept quite a full
stool. of goods, which has supplied the
lower part Of the valley.
ELLENSDUEG.
: TIE business center for .hc whole
valley is the rapidly growing town 6
Elensburg, almost exactly IL the geo.
graphical center Of the valley. abou.
ore mile northeast of the Yakima river.
Its location is about 40 miles from
Priest Rapids, 80 miles from Yakima
CITY. 20 miles from the summit Of the
Snoqnalmis Pass, lao mics from Se.
attic, 80 miles from the Pcshastin
mines and So miles from Mllersburg.
q. tbs mouth Of the Wenatchee river.
1t is almos: exactly in the geographical
center If Washington Territory. A
stage road from SEATTLE over the Pass
to Priest Rapids, thence straight to
Spokun Falls would Iass through this
place.
John A Shoudy nnd William Dennis
located here in 1871. All there was Of
the place the first year were two little
log cabins; q dwelling 10 feet by ~,
and a store II feet by II. In 1872
they built "a log store l6 by "a feet.
two stories high. In 1875 they dis
solved partnership. In October, 1875,
Mr. Shoudy went into partnership with
j Stewart. In 1878 they put up the
present store building, two stories high,
% by 50 feet. and now are building q
warehouse at Priest Rapids.
Shoudy's dwelling was put up in
1873 In 1874 Jacob Becker arrived
there and put up blacksmith shop.
All the other buildin 3 i'll Ellensburg
were erected this year.
Blumauer & Block, dealers III general
merchandise. came here fro1n Portland
last June. Their storeroom IS % by 81
feet.
The loading hotel OF the place is kept
by Marccllus Barnett, who gives excel
Lent satisfaction to all. The Ellensourg
hCtel is % by sc feet, one and half
stories high. Mr. Barnett will build
new hotel this fall and next spring, at
least doubli9g the present capacity of
his hotel.
The Stockaie Grocery is run by By
ant Il Bell. both we'll known to the
people Of seattle. They DO good
business Mr. Bell is the editor Of the
KHtttas I!'dr Wee. a. occasional paper
he issues for advertising purposes AID
for the fun Of the thing, rs he cannot
entirely give ~ the handling Of priat-
crs' tools
Humboldt Pack wood AID J " .Ien
nett eaeh run saloons. They are well
known on the Sound.
/ There are four preachers In the valley
! two # whom-Rev David Thomas and
/ Rev Il Hatfield, Presbyterian ami NTH
/ oli>t--re,iio il E.lensburc.
\ butchers SHOP il Kept by George
! Harris Several new buildings are 60
ing up, mo of them neat dwellings ;
,oFhap- the best is 10y J PfcS.ey. one
aud bali stories high. msin rart % by
Il, viGg 20 By 10 feet. he is also put
ting NJ near by turning and machine
shop IS by - fee;
{ The lhys'ei.ns Of the place are DR.
W G Red. graduate OF Louisville.
Ky, no located here some eight mon, ms
ago lie hasa good practice and is well
! liked Also Dr. " X Walk. who rot
long since married MIss Hattie Master
son. formoEly we'll known on the Sno-
honi>h.
4 visi, 10 Ellensburg seems incom-
p,e'e until one has sch that veteran
pioneer. Mrs Dr. Maynard. She is
making very neat home here. Her
adventures IL mountain climbing are a
wonder h all. For several years past,
although near three score years and ten,
she has crossed the Snoaualmie Pass to
sud from Seattle some four times each
ssasoD. Few young women are more