The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-28
San JUAN COUNTY.
FRIDAY HARBoR, San Juan Co,
Sept. Is. 1880.

American portion OF the Archipelago
De Haro and the key 10 tbs Gulf OF
Georgia and the territory adjacent
thsssto. thst It will probably b Of in
tsssst to your readers TO learn the re-
sources, prospects and condition Of st
lssss the most beautifully located
county VI Washington Territory.
A II we'll known, the islands OF the
Archipelago De Hsro lie st the bead Of
~ strsits Of Juan do Raca- The his
tory Of the snnexstion OF these Islands
20 The Ns,ionsi domain has been we'll
told 10 the magazines Of the country.
Il vss here that, when summoned TO
easreodsr by tho British commander.
The summons accompanied By . thsest
Of instant snnihiistion 10 case Of re-
fussl. that Capt Pickett. who sfteF.
vesds % giosieusly lead the charge on
Cemetery Hill. 1t Gsttysbarg. replied.
II will not surrender. and u | sm an
affiliated million Of men will come 10
nv funeral" thus schoing the spirit Of
the country 10 his Interpretation Of u.
This. W believe. occurred in 1854
Uutil 1879 Ssn Juan Island vas held By
Joint occu patton by British and Amer.
esn troops. and was under msrtiSl law
until that time. During the joint oc-
cupancy the islands IN dispute north Of
Straits Rosario, were slowly settled in
psrt By people from oil parts Of tbs
world, until now the populatiou Of
shs islands comprising San Juan county
has resehsd the sum Of 945 Inhabitants.
Thses are about fifty islands. great
sud small, that lie between Rosario
Straits ana Canal Do Hsro. The lsrg--
ct of thsoe--San Jnan. Orcas. Lopez,
WaIdsoa, Decatur and Stewart. men.
tiooed In the order Of their population
--prsssnt 70 the eye spectacle that
iamediatsly brings to nind tho sunny
islss Of ths Grscisn archipelago. SUR
rounded % they are by the small isl-
ends that hs about them. with the
mighty Cascsdes ssd Olympic
rsnges snciroling them on every side.
The staples OF these islands ere wool.
grain and lpotstoes. The system car.
Yisd on IL mixed farming and hsncs the
farmers, - . class. arc moro comforts
bly, situated Than are mos. OF the
farmers on Puget Sound who depend on
sos staple for their existence.
The sssesssd valuation OF the county
IL ti85. 900. The number OF acres taken
w end proved up on ID something over
II 900. The number Of acres improved,
according to the County Auditors
books. aggregate 2037. There are
about l00. 900 Ia these islsnds ell told.
90 much for the county Ut large. ~.
ill We have time to visit more islands
THAI Sau Juan. Of which this letter
will treat more particularly.
Ban Juan leland has q little moro
than half the population Of the county
10 passing BY the island one woald
never dream that within its bosom lies
some Of the finest little valleys for ag-
ricultural purposes that one could meet
10 Q long weeks travel
Kanska Valley. the principal Que. ID
about three miles long aud two ano one
half miles broad In Il are seen hne.
waving fields. dotted With some very
comfortable house,. and upon the east
ssn side Of the valley. on . rising slope
are situated the two churches Of the isl
sod--ons Catholic and the other Pres
bytsrian. The Catholic Church 10 .,
present unanished and hes no pastor
The Prssby tsrisn. Church. which 10 q
pretty . littls .stxucture - the church,
9oes eoste wish 10 -. owes iss con.
ceptisn, beauty and completion TO th.
energetic s0nets Of The Rev T J Wcskss
The church has bssn batllsd for Il
every timber. against dishSartenin(
circumstances. and spsaks vslumes, .
u poses On the hill. Of what man Col
do vhsa h ssts about u
There are two school districts on th
1slan1. snd Tho Apportiennsnt 70 eacl
district aaouats to about $500 annual
iy.
There ere four stores on the island
ssusly, AsswA 6wssney's, Katx's. Nc
IAohlss Brother. and MoCurdy Z
Thses are thres lime kiins on th
island. one 81 which 10 not In operation
The Eursks kiln tasns out shout oft
barrels II Arst class lime per day. an
he xeCurdy kiln 10 doing about d
y ANA see
There are quite number Of rsall,
COED elsims on thsl isiand 20 10 b
0Aksa up, and ~ know .of no place o
Puget Sound who're one Who 10 disposs
h I've IN insnlar retirement, and stil
have the hene6t of. church and school
could better ssttls down 70 .Agriculsu
ri pursnitA l might also remark tbs
thoes intsnding 70 purchase farmiu
laad oeelA NO whsf& q Puget Sound
look 70 bsstsr advantage for Q chanc
- bay than on 60 juan Islands
! De tie eAefsAsGnst oeeays6 .one Q
J toses 6lAssotsg ascidsnes tAal = SD
den The hearts Of . community. Ben
js0in Dauaon. aged IL years. . nativ
oe r0sedco eoanty. 0sergia. while q
play q neighboe's house, cav . O. an
% the beach. and taking up . gul
vont out 10 shoot e. Altar getting on
oe ~ sanss o. his return, the gun ftos
soene unknown eause went Of, and th
charge. tearing through the aorts
lcde0d ID The back Of the neck. kiliia
him iasksntly. OF . disposition Z
eeatls - girl. - chivalric - DO
OF HE Ase pessibly could b. studioo
10 school. and ssnarkably bright Il
intellect. Georgia lost one OF the nsbles
q her Gems and WAsAingtoa one Q
ths mosk promisiag Of her yoath. VIVA
made the aecidcnt still more dIstrsssinl
vaa that b had leis he fsthsr's home
% The Samish. 10 enjoy the benefit Q
the schooling Afforded By San Juan
and was living with his uncls. Oh
westeen Uoioa telegraph spssator. u
Nv Oewson: thus hsing away froc
his mokhse ana father 70 return col,
IA thn omhrncs Of daath. His tenohau