Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-05
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King County. 4 RsaA Needed.
Mr.. James Harris, Of Tolt Creek bot
tom, called q the Posi- IxrEE LIoKscEl
office yesterday and renewed bis sub
seription. Judging from 4 remark Of
two that he dropped. We thought some
thing Of interest might be drawn from
him about his section Of country. Mr.
h. was aRreeably communicative, and
disclosed the following facts:
From the head of navigation ON the
Snoqualmie riveI to the King county
line It is about thirty-fiye miles. The
valley Ii from one 10 ons and q hall
miles wide, with lateral valleys dsbouch.
ing into it, the principal one Of which il
that of Tolt creek, about three miles
long and Of about the same width as the
main valley. In all this region there
are only about thirty settlers while there
il room for very many more ON Govern
ment and railroad lands, the latter OF
which can be had for $3.50 per acre
The soil is covered with vine-maple and
hazel, and can b cleared ct a cost OF
from ZIG to $16 per acre. These lands
produce grain, vegetables, hops, fruit
and berries in great abundance and of q
quality unsurpassed. Mr.. James An
tustle produced Ave tons of hops this
season, which he sold ond the "a inst,
at 10 cents per pound. Today they
are worth 81 per pound. Mr.. Harris
raised 15O0 pounds, which he sold at 81
cents per pound. The whole section il
reported a. being very healthy. There
Ia schOolhouse with 16 children on the
roll. A sawmill at Falls City delivers
rough lumber at $40 per thousand feet
There Ii no store in the settlement, but
Mr.. Harris considers the opening for a
small trading establishment good one
There are on the SnoQualmie, within
the borders of King county, four log.
ginR camps. working ten men ON an av.
eraRe TO the camp. Within short time
two more logging camps will be in oper.
alton. The steamer Fanny Lake makes
frequent trips TO within four miles OF
Falls City, az docs also tho Nellie. The
steamer Alki a scow- bottomed aide
wheeler, has been built especially fol
the logging trade on the Snoqualmie
and Is rugged with An apparatus which
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heaviest logs on the bank and "yank''
them into the stream.
Mr.. Harris, ON his own behalf and
that OF the settlers on the Snoqualmie
and the TOlt, complains bitterly Of the
failure OF the County Commissioners to
assist the SnoQualmie and Tolt rivers
people to open and repair the road be-
tween Seattle and their settlements. 1t
is only twenty one miles between these
two points. and the road which was cut
out and afterwards partly filed mp by
the exceptional storms Of 1879 can be
put in good order for q comparatively
small sum. This road would bring this
whole section into direct communica-
ton with Seattle, and save the settlers
the expense aud loss Of time attendant
upon the long trip by water by way of
Sn0h0mish City. Besides this the road
would aid materially in settling up that
legion. 80 rich in Possibilities Of fertile
homes.
The settlers in that region are pro-
verbally hospitable and take pleasure
in showing new corners" where the
lines run. Quite q number Of people
have selected homes there this year, and
will move ON to their claims tho coming
spring. We hope the County Commits
si0ners will see their way clear to open
ing the road to that locality. II will
terminate at point from which Sno-
qualmie Falls will be easily and pleas
antly accessible to the tourist and to
camping parties Of our own citizens.