, 1880-05-06

1t contains abont 10000 square miles
and is about 800 miles east and west by
about 200 miles north and south.
1t is divided by the Cascade range OF
mountains into two great physically dis
similar parts. known as Eastern Wash
mgron and Western Washington.
EASTERN WASHINGTON
is n prairie country, devoted almost ex-
clusively To stock raising, wool growing
and agriculture. 1t has deep, rich soil,
we'll watered, and vacant lands enough to
supply million more families with &rms
and it the Immigrant prefers home on
the piairies or designs raising stock ex-
tensivcly lie should steer Tor Eastern
Washington, which now has population
of only about 25, 900. a large per cent. of
whom have settled there within the last
tour years,
THE CLIMATE
is warmer in summer and u little colder
in winter than in Western Washington,
and greater variety Of crops can be
raised there, rs corn, peaches. grapes,
melons, &c.
The facilities for taking supplies in and
produce out are now not adequate. cheap,
or quick, being wholly by boats by the
way of the Columbia river; bur, in all
probability it will be only a few years
when the railroads now projected and un-
der coarse of construction, will place all
Eastern Washington in easy, quick and
cheap communication with tide-water on
Puget Sound, which is its natural and ul-
tinate outlet and base Of supplies.
WESTERN WASHINGTON
is tinbered country bordering upon Pu-
get Sound and the ocean, and Is devoted
to agriculture, numbering, mining, manu-
featuring aud shipping. The soil climate
and productions are nearly the same in
every part, as In the particular counties
herein described; but the proportion OF
agricultural land in these counties Is gen.
orally conceded To be greater than in any
of the other counties IN Western WASH
ington. Yet, IN en- h one Of them, there
are thousands Of acres of very desirable
lands awaiting occupants. There are
eighteen large counties in Western Wash
iugton every one OF which except Lewis
borders upon the ocesn, Puget Sound, or
the Columbia river; consequently they all
have first-class shipping facilities. Every
county is abundantly wateIpd by springs
aud streams of pure water. Farms lying
few miles back from saltwater aud
screened from the cool sea breezes by belts
Of timber, usually ripen crops lite ear
lier aud fruits and some kinds OF garden
truck do better. s. eli. ..f .r..'
If the immigrant wants a good farm
upon or near tide water, and Ia willing TO
clear it or. have it cleared; or if he wishe,
to engage wholly or in part In shipping,
mining, numbering, milling, fishing, log
cling or manulac curing, let him stee for
Western Washington. which, in all these
industries and their auxiliaries, offers very
good Inducements to men with enterprise
and capital.
STATE or WASHINGTON.
In 1860 the population of the Territory
was 1854; in 1870 it was 23.995. In
1880 it Is fairly estimated that 1t will be at
least 10000. At this rate-by reas)n OF
numbers-we may demand admission asa
State in about 1885; but it is generally
conceded that We will wheel into line as
one of the States Of the Union before that
time. The people are already clamoring
for Statehood and to that end have framed
and ratified by popular vote State Con-
stitution.
AS q Territory our political influence is
insignificant; as a State we will have as
much power in the Senate US any State in
the Union, with at least one vote in the
House OF Representatives. This power
will give us internal improvements, and
many other advantages which will many
times compensate for the trhing liz any
increase In taxes.
AREA.
The Territory contains 10000 square
miles; or, In other words, it is twice as
large as the State OF Maine; nearly four
times as large as Vermont and New
Hampshire together; over twice as large
as Indiana. or 5. Carolina; nearly twice
as large as Ohio or Kentucky; larger than
Scotland and Ireland together; larger than
the whole OF New England, which has
population of about 100000; nearly
twice as large as the State OF New York,