Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-07
DAILY Observation-Disclosures
A FEW QUESTIONS ANswERED.


Mr.. T. C. Van News, writing from
bloomington. Indiana. inquiries A. fol-
lows:
/. Il there much malaria in and about
Seattle, and on the borders of Lakes
Washington and Union.
2. Do rheumatism and neuralgia
prevail to any extent.
8. Ia the climate favorable for cases Of
lang troublesI
T.; Do you have much rain during the
summer. and II 20 during what months!
In reply to the first question, We have
TO say there il not one particle OF ma
Iaria Except that caused by dirty peo-
pie around their homes i'll or near Sc
attic, or on the borders of Lakes Wash
ington and Union. This region is as free
from that faint as is midocsan or the
SUBMITS Of the Rocky Mountains.
Rheumatism and neuralgia are no!
more prevalent here than elsewhere.
There is nothing In the country or
climate 10 induce either nalady, and
they are quite As uncommon, We be
lievs, as in California, Texas, Indiana
or New York.
What is said Of rheumatism and neu-
ralgia is equally applicable to lung
troubles. The mortality records show
no particular fatality cbarQsabls " dis
orders of the lungs.
We usually have three or four inches
Of rain daring the summer, the half Of
which comes prior to the 4th of July,
and the other half subsequent. 1t
comes in light showers. purifying the
atmosphere, laying the dust, and re-
freshing all nature. No ono has reason
10 be other than grateful for our sum
mer showers.
Miss NJ. z. Larrsbee. Of Fargo, in Ds-
kota, writes a. follows:
Business is good here, but | wish 10
know II there may not also be Al dosir-
able opportunities for III in your Terri
tory AZ in this. wish to know if there
arc still government lands TO be- taken
up, and If not, at what price one can
get lands in eligible, accessible locali-
ties. This is fine region for wheat
raising, and / find plenty Of employ
ment here, but | do not like the prairies.
l came from the hills. and long for the
hills still Tho wind sweeps across this
level country 10 terribly that we are
confined to the house for days at time.
Would you advise me TO seek your
country before the Northern Pacific
Rairoad il completed! My brother and
and myseif are far from wanting to IN
dsirs another winter in Dakota.
Miss Larrabee sesms to be made Of
the right stuff TO suit this country; hav-
ing pluck, enterprise and vim. We will
not advise her 10 come here. nor any
ono else, but for all that We are CON
vincsd shat Washington Territory IL
incomparably more desirable as place
of residence thnn Dakota. As grand a
region a. il that for raising wheat. tn .
excslls it, aud as great ~ is Dakota
destiny, Waslin2ton's is even greater.
Government land can lie obtained here
10 suit any one, In il timber land or
prairie. highland or valley, agricultural
or mineral. The Government probably
retains the ownership Of fully 10000
600 acres. The Northern Pacific Com
pany owns nearly M mnch as the Gov
eminent. and between tho two there ID
ample choice for 10000 farmers. IL,
however, ono has abundant means. and
wants q particularly desirable place, in
settled country. near the towns, he
ahad better buy farm already made.
RI fine places a. lay out of doors can
II obtained, improvements and all, AT
IN go 10 so an acre. though here
la there, a small and most desirable
cc cannot be got for less than 500
- acre, and in at lest one instance
~ have known $2O.0o0 refused for
Lacrs farm, near Seattle. There IL
entire absence here Of the tOrnadoes
Z. : make tho open country of the
stern States so Objectionable.
ther is it IN winter No cold by from
70 20 degrees. The times are good
-, money il plenty, wages high and
work for all. We believe it better for
Dpls intending TO come at al early
7 ", 20 a. 10 got tho benefit Of the rush
ftaiu to come in 1893 and 1884.
neither for farming, trading. manufac-
bring, speculation, for labor, for pleas-
10, for health. or for any other Of a
Dultituds of like reasons, the intend
pg immigrant cannot do better than
1 >cats at some one Of the thousand de-
6rabls points in Warrington Territory.