The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-26

of territory. Puget Sound covers 1000
square miles, has 1900 miles of coast
lise. deep soundings. and bold shores
covered with perpetual verdure. con-
tains numerous beautiful islands, is free
from bars, rocks, shoals and storms. II
has an average width of elk miles and
an average depth Of ten fathoms. All
these waters are alive with the choicest
fish-salmon. trout, halibut, cod. with
innumerable geese and ducks salmon
canning on the Columbia is one of the
well known and chief industries of the
Pacific coast. Deer. elk, bear and
smaller animals of the hunt inhahit the
entire basin in large numbers. The
climate is bland and healthful The
accounts of rainy winters are grossly
exaggerated; but little snow falls, no
ice is gathered, and the thermometer
has..averaged during the past winter
Ace Fahrenheit. Summers are always
cool and invigerating. the mercury in
dicating sbout 650.
TRAVELLING FACILITIES.
Wa hington Territory will never re-
quire al extensive system of railroads.
being so well supplied with navigsbls
waterways. Nearly 800 miles. how
ever, are in operation. connecting the
Columbia river with the Sound, tap
ping three leading coal mines, and
rnuning to some of the eastern towns.
A great necessity is the Cascades Divis-
ion of the Northern Pacific, which !
am assured will be put in operation as
speedily a. possible. The Territorial
University has 100 pupils; q good COM
mon school system prevails; every re
ligious denomination is represented in
churches; taxation is light, and the
people are intelligent. energetic and
prosperous. The population is. I am
assured. about 100, 900. Ii is. however.
30 sparse that the census enumerators
did not reach many remote places. En-
igration has been prevented from
reaching rs in large proportions as yet
on account of Ignorance of the charac.
ter Of our climate and resources, the
necessity for filling up intermediate
States and Territories, the Frustrated
condition OF the entire country, and
the want of cheap and public con-
veyarcs to our borders. These causes
are now removed, and Q great multi
tude of people is pouring upon us from
every direction. | know of no other
place where they can live more COM
fortably or with less labor than they
can here. It requires health, weight,
courage and persistence to succeed
here as elsewhere. and emigrants must
expect TO endure the privations of life
in new country. holding before them
the certainty of future comfort and
prosperity. Capitalists could not make
Q mistake by investing their money
here in the purchase of timber, miuera!
or agricultural lands. and by establish
ing manufactures for the production
of all goods made Of wood, iron or
wool. Such opportunities for making
great wealth do not exist elsewhere.
FUTURE COMMERCIAL CENTER.
All persons here with whom have
conversed declare that IN respect to
climate. lands, healthfulness and sue
csssful business. they would not change
their residence; and these people req
resent every other portion of the world
Our situation is central, although we
are considered to lie upon the border.
Draw line upon this globe. said the
Governor. calling my attention to one
at his side. from Maine to the extreme
western island of the Aleutiau group,
and another from Alaska to the Cult Of
California, and they will cross on
Puget Sound. These waters are des-
tined inevitably 10 become the great
converging center of commerce for the
Pacific coast of Asia and the Indian
Archipelago. The productions of these
regions, furs. gold. tea, coffee, opium.
spices. ebony. ivory, camphor,wood.
porcelain. silk and other productions
and fabrics will, so surely as straight
line is the shortest distance between
two points, find entrance from those
regions into Puget Sound and be car
ried by rail across this continent, sup
plying this country on their way. And
as q logical result city. in many re-
spects the counterpart Of the city of
New York, will be established upon
the waters of the Sound as the great
Pacific center of travel and trade.
The Governor informed me that he
was soon TO journey TO the Atlantic TO
arrange if possible with railroad and
other transportation agencies tor cheap
er rates OF travel than nov exist ex-
pecting o large emigration coon TO
Washington Territory.