, 1880-04-08
PORT DISCOVERY

win, or dependent upon, the extensive
steum mills located there, owned by s. l..
,Mastick 4 Co, and devoted 10 the manu-
facture of lumber, laths. spars and shin
giles. Numerous logging camps, employ
Ing 4 large force OF men each, are in al
most constant operation at various points
along the Straits, getting out logs for this
mill, which Is one OF the oldest AMI most
reliable enterprises In the country. Clus-
tered around the mill, and upon the hill In
the rear OF ii, are the comfortable quar-
ters aud fine residences Of the employees,
which are the best evidences In the word
OF the good pay and care they receive aud
the comforts they enjoy while In the cm-
ploy Of this company. A public school is
taught there from three to six months q
year, and divine services are held occas-
sionally by ministers from Port Townsend
aud Seattle. A large part of the men en-
gagged at tile mills are neighhoriug iarm-
ers, consequently sober and industrious.
A small steam ferry plies between the
mill and the landing at the road leading
to Port Townsend, sncc or twice a day,
connecting with good daily stage which
carries passengers and daily mail from
Port Townsend to Port Discovery aid
back. The bay of Port Discovery is
magnificent body Of water from one and
halt TO two miles wide and eight miles
long The land fronting OH 1t is not as
whole considered productive, although oil
has been taken principally by SPECTATORS
during railroad terminal exCitenents) and
several fine cultivated farms are to be
found, The lands owned by spectators
can now be bought very cheap. Thts bay
runs nearly parallel with the bay Of Port.
Townsend; they being only two and one
half miles apart at the neck of Quimper
peninsula, Il magnificent place Is formed
by nature, with frontage upon both bays
for the building Of II city. AT one time it
seemed probable that this neck would be
selected as the terminus of the N. p. II.
r., and every acre was speedily taken by
eager spectators at high prices, and laid
of upoL paper into u city. There are
those who still cling tenaciousIy to their
land with the firm belief, which Is not an
unreasonable one, that he railroad and
city will yet come.
..,.. TIE WESTERN SLOPE,
or that portion Of Jefferson county lying
west and south of the Olympic Range,
from what Is known of 1t, is believed to
contain more and better agricultural land
than the eastern and northern slope along
the shore OF Puget Sound. 1t contains,
inclndng the southwestern part of Clal-
am county aud northern part OF CIlehalis
county. about $500 square miles, or
enough to furnish farms OF 100 acres eacll.
lS.200 heads of families, provided it IL all
tilahle, which il Improbable. A large
amount Of IL however, must be excellent
for dairying and general farming. and ut
the present rate Of Immigration it will all
b. Occupied IN few years, when We may
expect 10 see beautiful rural homes
,hroughout that whole coast within view
Of the Pacific OCEAN and within hearing OF
the ccaSeless roar OF its surf. There is no
reaso' whatever why this body Of land
should mve relnaine, SO long unknown
and unoccupied. except that the territory
contains so many other attractive places.
IL .,if al -
i, So difficult OF access by reason OF the
high range Oi mountains which separates
it from the Sound. So far as danger is
concerned settler in this region would
have no more 10 lear than lie would any
where on the Sound. The only way Of
getting IN there now IL by steamer from
Port Townsend down 10 Pisht. Hoko, or
Neah Bay, aud thence by trail which is
long way around and tedious. But it is
possible If pass cannot be found through
the mountains directly back OF Port
Townsend and Port Discovery. that u
nearer way may be found around the
southern spurS OF the range. starting from
Hood's Canal, thence westerly along the
south boundary Of Jefferson county.
The climate of the western slope must
be very similar to that of the eastern
slope. and considering the whole matter.
one thing il certain, and that Is. no Inour-
tains If ~ high aS ths moon, will prevent
the determined pioneers Of this age from
finding" good way IN and ont to this