Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-24
&ashiagtpu STANDARD.
Puget Sound Rivers.

flows southwest, receiving the Nook
sack from the southwest. and .IHptie
into Bellingham Bay. Both >'r.r'l
are bordered with exc client lama
gold has been found on the trlbu =.
ries. Next south is the Swincmish
its source in the Cascades, and emp
tying into Bellingham Bay. The It'd,
lands at its mouth and upon til,
Swinomish Slough appropriated To-
cultivation are noted for their heavy
production OF wheat, oats and barley.
The Skagit rises in the C.,cade
range, aud empties by several
mouths in Port SuNn. The s,Nagit
Valley is an extensive and ric ng-
rlcultural section. and considerable
mining is carried Oh its uppe. va
tiers. The Silaguamish also emptes
into Port Suzan. The timber on its
banks is very valuable. Coal is
found 20 miles from its mouth. Tue
channel with the drifts removed
would be navisable for 25 miles.
The Snohomish empties opposite the
south end of WILDLY Island. Eigh.
teen miles from its mouth it divides
into the Skykemish anG Snoqualmle.
Tide flats permealed by several
chan. nels, stretch across its mouth,
back OF which are extensive Gran.
berry marshecr. The Suohomish and
the Snoqualmie a"e navigable within
a few miles Of SDoquamie Falls.
On the Snohomish and both forks
there is Il large quantity of first class
agricultural lano. The Snoqralmie
rises In the Cascade range at an slti-
1ude OF 5000 feet, flo. VS. westerly ~
miles, when it makes a perpendlcu-
lar descent of 27O feet 70. ming the
cele1rated Snoqual,nie Fab. y At
lee lowest stage of the river. y ldth
OF the falls, ten yards; when t. 'e
nver is full seventy-iye yards. Be-
yohd the falls are the famous Sin, 8
qualmie prairies. Duwamisi, emn a
Ii ": INTO Elliott Bay, upon which the J.
'lfy OF Seattle is located. lis main
= hAents are White and Gree c
Z, rs, Lake Washington lies back i
If Seattle. Its outlet four and ono r
half miles lone. emptic into Dao. 4
mish. After leaviD.. 49, , Inv 1,,It !
.:.on 49, yer receives Cedar
~, ii rises in the Cascade
aug An extensive agricultural
..ea is afforded by the valleys of
the Duamish and its tributaries,
with an inland navigation of thirty
miles. On Black River a vein of
coal was opened in 1854; now the
vicinity is celebrated for extensive
coal mining.
The Puyallup rises north OF Mount
Rainier, runs nortnwesterly, aud
empties into Commencement Bay on
which is situated New Tacoma, the
terminus Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad. The valleys of the Puyal-
Iup and Stuck afford large quantity
of the best agricultural land. The
former has become celebrated for the
successful cultivation of the hop,
and for deposits of excellent coal!
tobacco is also cultivated with con-
siderable success. Nisqually rises
south of Mount Rainier. In 1888
the Hudson Bay Company, at its
mouth, built Fort Nisqually, the first
permanent white settlement on Puget
Sound. On the banks were the stock
farms and upon the adjacent plains
the sheep ranges of the Puget Sound
Agricultural Company.
The Des Chutes empties into
Budd's Inlet, at the extreme head
of the Sound. At it's mouth is the
thriving milling and manufacturing
town of Tumwater-notable for the
'rter power. At this place, Col. NJ.
Simmons made the first Ameri-
settlement north of the Colum-
50. The Skokomish empties into
Hoods Canal. Its two continents
Use in the Coast range and join 10
,liles from the mouth. The valley
varies from to.3 miles in width,
and is of the finest quality of bottom
land. On both sides of Hoods
Canal there are other small rivers
with similar valleys, though not so
extensive.
Along the southern shore of the
Straits of Juan de Fuca, are several
streams heading in the Coast range
the principal are tue Dungeness
and Elwha, with valleys of excellent
land. All the above described rivers
are rapid, cold mountain streams.
Astounding with trout. Their deltas
are the resort of myriads of Wild
geese, ducks and other aquatic
birds.
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