, 1881-09-17

t Our energetic executive has made Z
| good impression in North Idaho - i evi
dent from the following extract from The
Nez Percc Hsrs:
/ Turning his attention next to Wnh.
| inston territory, Gov. Newell dwelt los.
insiy upon his hvoeias topic Of RESOURCES
of Puget Sound: he spoke Of trcss fhees
| II feet through. rs fset high and 6o in
circumference: hc told ~ of 3 single stiek
Of timber from which 81, 900 fest Of lum'
Der had been pcodaced, Of the numhee
md capacity Of the saw mills on Puget
Sound which cut tso hundred million
feet Of lumber yearly. He told % Of the
entire ARIA Of Puget Sound being under
laid with coal. and Of the great increase OF
trade in tho last s weeks that esnp3oys a
line Of 6Ve steamers to csry h away. Of
the iron and other mineral known TO
exist on the scaboard ssd in the interior.
its climate unexcelied and Of it, Z ,000, 600
acres Of arabic land and balance Of 81,
0Oo, 900 Of good grazins land.
OF North Idaho the speaker said thst
in coming from COlfax he had that day
passed over q country that amazed him
he echoed for North Idaho the sentiments
Of the late Senator Morton who said that
the walla wsllA country Vas the destined
home OF millions North Idaho and
Eastern Washington" said tina governor.
sis not e1celled BY the Geneaee, Mismi
or Mississippi valleys on the Atlantic
slope. l have never seen such barley,
oats, wheat and hax as l have seen to-day.
II surpasses, in my Judgment, anything
that was on exhibition at the CcnteR-
NAL. l know of 1000 acre farm in
Walla walla valley that produced s., 900
bushels Of wheat. Farmers can seed here
from Angus. to June and owing to the
nature Of the soil that facilitates the
stoeling Of grain but one-haif the amount
of seed sown in other localities 10 needed
here. The Almighty, in the plentitude
of his power, has designed this country
to be self sustaining. The great cities Of
the world are situated on the belt Of Puget
Sound, and Puget Sound itself commands
the highway TO the great commerce of
tho Orient. The great tide of emigra-
tion, said the speaker, that has been set
ting ever westward from the time of the
landing of the Pilgrim Fathers on Ply
mouth rock has at length fairly struck the
fertile plains Of the great northwest, and
our development viii hence be much
more rapid than heretofore. There is
not a member Of congress who appreciates
the magnitude and Diversity of our re-
sources, and We should petition congress
for the admission to the sisterhood Of
states.
Gov. Nexsl ooncluLsed NJ eloquent ed
dress Of 45 minutes by few appropriate
remarks on the subject of annexation Of
northern Idaho TO Washington Territory,
in the course Of which he expressed him
self and the people Of Warrington as
being ready 70 receive US with open arms
into the loving sisterhood Of states.
Gov. Newell is shout 80 years of age,
of fine physique and military appearance
He has lived all his life in the Atlantic
states, and has been representative in
Congress and Governor OF New jersey.
He has long been possessed of desire to
Journey TO the land Of the setting sun,
and his appointment BY ex-President
Hayes TO his present position afforded
him the opportunity of which he has
ayailed himself literally. The manner in
which he has assimilated himself with the
ideas of our western people and his en-
thusiasm on behalf Of our new country ia
phenomenal for New Englander, and
We hope that Oh his next visit TO Lewis
ton We shall he able TO greet him as our
new governor-the governor OF a great
state bearing the honored name Of Wash
ington