The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-01

tary Of the Interior. We make The fol-
lowing liberal extracts:
BIOGRAPHICAL DECEPTION.
Warrington Territory 10 bosndsd OF
the south BY The middle ehsnnel OF ths
Columbia river up o far - 46o NORTH
lati'"de; thence east along this parallel
To it, intersectioa With Snake river
thence DIVA Suake river and north on
the western boundary Of Idaho Teri
tory. beinx ll7o west longitude. to 49c
north latitude; Themes west on tho par
allel 49, neesh latitude ssd deyn thl
middle channel Of Canal dc Haro and
Strait of Juan do Fucs 70 the Pacific
Ocean; thence soutberly along the sasl
shore Of the Paci6c Ocean % tha
mouth ot Che Colunbis river. louSituds
124o uess Of 0rssnwieh. and contain
ing al area VI about 78 $50 square
miles.
This Territory is divided into two
divisions by the Csseade nountains Il
continuation of the Sierra Nsvada
ranR-). known - Eastern and Wssters
Washington.
These mountains take their name
from the Cascades Of the Columbia
river. which cots it's way through them
little east Of 1899 west Longitude.
The general course of the rauRs 10 west
of norti, aud east Of south. and it occu.
pies in width nearly l degree Of lonyi
ituds. leaving sbout 2H degsees Of
longitude for Western and 4 degrees
/ foe R~af~ru Wash1n~A.,s, >vnl..>:.> -
the Cascade mountains.
There arc four conspicuous noun
tai"s in this range within the limits ~
the Territory. varying in altitude fr"u,
| 10000 10 $4,000 feet. aud. Of course.
covered with perpetual SHOW. They
are known BY ths following names:
Mount Adams. Mount st. Helens,
Mount Rainier asd Mount Baker;
Mount Rainier bei..g the highest and
Mount St. Helens the most SYM m,aetr,.
col 10 its outlines The average alti-
tuds Of other portions of tho range il
about 45OO to 5000 feet.
The Olympic or Coast Range, in
Western Ws.hipgtoa. lyisg wet OF
Hood > CsuaI aid south 81 i6he Strait Of
Juan Ns Fnoa. contain 1lou6s Olympus
with an altitude of 5000 feet, also
snow.capred mountain and . most
beautiful landmark viewed from the
ocean.
Other peaks in this range attain On
altitude Of from 5000 to 1000 fest. and
retsiu their winter coat Of snow until
Jaly and August each year
7 One Of the most reinsskal1)Q feo1nres
10 the physical geography ofWeotsrn
Washingtoa is Puget 6nuud, the1Fest
island err. new 80 popularlyg hnoN1 BY
that nsDe. With shore line Of 1000
miles ir extent. and the water over its
entire surface 10 sufficiently deep to b
safely nsvigstsd BY the lsfgsst class Of
vessels known in the commercial world;
free If m shoals and rocks. and exempt
from dangerous storms throueho $he
entire year. 4 sfs-
GENERAL DRsoRIPr1oN.
Eastern Washington embraces within
its limits the larger portion Of what =
now aud should hereafter b known =
the Vsiley Of the Columbia. consisting
Of an open billy county. sgsnegally
sovsred With heavy grswthro1 bu9ph
grass, which u now extnai11f 81 knoiWn
to be the most nutritious iee for stock
found among the patur.l productions
of the earth. This grass grows 20 luz
urisntly that in usaS sections il 10 cut
for hay. yielding 1ron' oueito Two tous
per acre. The country 10 we'll supplied
with springs and creeks. alsordiLg -
~hn nnd~n~~ ~ ,,me> ala -AA>~ rhA