The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-30
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
4 DeAc rIPsion Of the ktssitas = Hey
From - IsTE,1.crscrE Cores pols6eu;l
EILEssBURG. KITTITAs VALLEY.
Yakima county. W T.
a.. q 1870

Yakima county, W L.
Oct. 9, 1879.
Only within the past .hEse or four
years has any grain 10 speak of beea
raised IL this valley. This yea' il las
produced abou. 40, 900 bushels o. oats
and 1000 bushels OF wheat, besides
some barley and rye
Tie three thre.h,og machines be
longing t. Chas Kenneth, Packwocd
AID Hodge L Boyles ihresh something
over 90. 900 basheis. Of whlcA nearly
one half is thresAed by Kenneth ma
chine. Nearly %, 600 bushels Is left rs
cut OF the ground 10 DC fed = stock.
chiefly 10 ta::en hogs Consi cradle
bacon is cured here. which fiu3. = ready
make; in the mines
Cattle are fed by .ao.; .: tul settlers
during the winte-. Ia: Sum drive their
stock toward Prizes. ksi.1s and tbs
Columbia rlvtr j. the fl, v As,e there
is but little Snow sd p!el.y If Zee! al
winter. Tie heavy SHOWS u the Cas-
oade range II winter slowly l2el, dur
ing the sunni er ald keep up the streams
# the valley for irrigation, aLlle the
open ground IL wlate. towards the Co
!gubla aud the Tails there - hat scs-
sou give plenty Of p.s;urage.
IL this valley the sumner are warmer
than on the Sound. AID ,aty can grow
here any.hing that can he grown OF the
Sound 1ndividaai differences are found
10 exist m varaous parts Of the valley
On tie sagebrust valley lsnQ melons
&c. 90 yell. while j. IS too caid for
tie creek bottoms: Only f. ~ Zee, lower
down e1rn c1n u successfully raised
sqaAshes do sp!eaaialy; bat grapes snd
peaches can b. raised IN ouly .ew
sheltered localities. Very little has
been dole a. ": Ia trult cal.urv, yet
the in3ica.lons q e that xpp,es. peats.
plucas. cherries. dc tat al be profta-
bly produced N9sA.re cat faer DO
iatae. be grown than here. on.o,s Co
better. and ea5bages. tu-uips, carrots.
eeets. Ae. d. quite - We as Oh tie
sound
Very little tn Der }. found iu he
valley. bu; among tie footballs AMI W
al the canyons and RATION valleys west
ot the klttl.as thousands of nIlI 9us Ct
feet 81 white .lue tituo.r cau bt OBJ
tanned. Wit sawnIills 70 saw ii OF the
Yakima, there j enough Il tbi, litu bel
on t1is t3ses AID lts Tributaries 20 sup
Fly al Il EsSern Washington with
lan Der aad taei tor many years 70 esrue
j, viii cost iess b. cGt aid haul j. than
O. he Sound. because there is little or
no uneerbtash ani Go teed G.. building
costly logging rca3s. Ii can be hauled
on two wheeled ;ru, ks 10 Summer z.a
ca snow sleis It Winter TIA, TO. II
s2a2g.aer there ID - 40 3 &s.e :!aae
sTosn rAlus as there ) ga tas : and
BSforc Log ttIs fe1soa MI AEofi EN-
p!oysaeat for RAY iosger. IL eating
sad hsalI1g til. ;iaeer. Tie buacA
grass grows thick Y @suo2= t4l> usb ber.
- .tssre wtsald lie % reei IL a4ys1s
nuch hay. ss the wa:k oxea woal3
Eeariy ges la.lF uaa living upsa Ii.
greuaa where they worked
LOCAL sASVFACrrExs.
oae IL the mos. favorable features os
tie valley y ila uaE Der Of SNAIL uar-
atae.ugsRS establishments spring ing up
on every hand, which have os.ly 70 keep
pacs With tie Erowth Of the cean,ry 10
beoolas large and wealthy Tie psoaeey
aoarlas all AS established u Milton
aui Robert y Caas3sy in Noyeaeer.
ISIS. 90 Nltsoa creek. sogae four or eve
niiss nortaeas, # E.legslarg. They
use Ia ieet fall and will sooa - allie -
use Fl sect fa.. Tees have breast
wheel l6 fest II diameter ~!,A I've feet
breast. AID have cite ran Il aS-inca
Freneh bars, ghe building originally
~as 81 ~ - tet bs. Is naa - feet
square. l. capacity - II barrels tes
day II ~ aeavs' sssAiy run.
Two and one half talles fgoa Lllsas-
harg. Ga the IVES; hAak If tie Yakima