The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-20

I stocks OF general merchandise, two good
schools, three or four church organiza>
tions. a public library and = literary
ciety. Earnest. thorough going, pub
I lic spirited men are in control, aud the
wholesome favor in all current public
sentiment is one of tie first things to
attract the attention Of the stranger.
Like Sacramento, Stockton aud Oak
land in California. Spokan is an inland
city. delightfully."- located. brisk with
local trade, and will soon be strong and
mature in social vn1 religious element
and rich in many beautiful homes
As facts now present themselves, l do
not see that it is possible fox Spokan
to outgrow the country that is tributa
rs TO 1t, or that capital invested will
ever fail of large interest. Facts as
they make the showing may indeed be
exaggerated by the excitement al Tays
attending the construction of railway
line. but there are here, aside from the
railway, elements which will ALWAYS
make Spokan the most prominent point
in Eastern Washington. Chief amoug
these is the wafer power. In at least
two respects this is superior to the far
famed water power at Minneapolis.
First, there is no danger of an overflow
at the falls. the flow of water being
under control at the lake; and second,
while the sides aud bed of the stream
at Minneapolis are composed of q stone
susceptible to the action of water, this
stresm runs over angitic basalt Above
the town the river is about $50 yards
wide. and very deep. Here the stream
divides into four channels, and after
succession Of falls, unites in front of
the central part of the town and makes
a leap of 60 feet. The total hight
OF the fall is 155 feet. The water pow
er covers an area of 120 acres, and is
sufficient 10 run four mills in each acre.
These falls are more than picturesque;
they are grand, possessing in a large
degree all the elements of the best
scenes produced by falling water.
Add to this the fact that in almost
any direction from, and convenient to.
Spoken rich farming land is available
to the man of moderate means, that
there is an inexhaustible supply of tim
bsr; and three elements OF prosperity
are manifest. In toe rich soil of the
river bottoms and on the prairie LAND
almost every kind of agricultural prod
uct grown III the temperate zone of
America can be raised. and much of it
attsins perfection that is rarely found
In other parts of the Union. Vegeta-
bles OF all kinds are grown aud here too
may be enjoyed all the pleasures of the
rod and gun in a most unusual degree
And the region so rich in scenic and
other treasures possesses most agree
able climate, mild and equable, with
none of those violent atmospheric dis
turbances SO common now in the East.
The last was au exceptionally cold win.
ter here, but it was the same East and
South land it would be wholly Unreason
able and foolish to predict that this fur
nished the model for all future wins
tiers. Climatic changes, the cause of
which may not be fully understood,
have followed civilization, and always
will. Evidence OF the most conclusive
character attest the assertion that the
climate here is unusually conducive to
health, the air being peculiarly pure
and mild, yet bracing. After looking
over this field carefully and i'm partially
canvassing all actual statistics relating
to 1t IN any way, / must say. and with
all due respect to other localities, that
Spokan Falls, aud its immediate vi
cinity, offers more and q greater vari-
ETY. OF Inducements. present and pros
pective, than any other region OF the
Northwest. There are, indeed, won
derful fortunes, aud honorable ones
too. lying within the reach of those
who are willing to trust the promise OF
the vast domain. Young men or those
with families. who In our great cities
are overcrowded aud overburdeued,
willing to work hard aud deny them
selves many of the Injuries attainable
in the cities East, for five years, can Sc.
cure for themselves home as fair aud
valuable as any that charms the eyes
of travellers through the old settled and
far famed valleys of Ohio or New York
And it is good place to make home;
tho speculative mania in stocks does
not penetrate here, the encounterings
teach men discipline; individuality is
regsined; tact and talent is appreciated
outside your own family circle; you
are identified closely with the best in
terests of the locality; boys and girls
who grow up here will be brave, self
reliant, modest. loyal and industrious,
such as mature into true and patriotic
men and women.
Here building material is cheap and
getting more SO each year; labor is
plentiful and wages good. The mate
rails for living are plentiful, and the
thrifty mind is not long calculating
that so far as food is concerned, q fam
lily can be supported more chesply than
IN New York or any of the large East.
ern cities. Then as to the prospective
railroad facilities of this place. Al
ready the Northern Pacific iorcs of
track layers are within thirty days
work, and there is every reason to be-
lieve that the shops and engine houses
will be located here. What that means
for the prosperity of Spokan need not
be enlarged upon here 1t is the basis
OF supplies ter three military posts
within sixty miles. 1t will be the
headquarters of future immigration TO |
the vast region north sd northeast
Here will be the mills that will fur
nish flour. lumber, leather, wooden goods |
and the like for q great territory, and l
there Is little donbt about Spokan be, |
ing the home of the Normal School |
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