Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-06
DEMONSTRATES TEE FACT

DEMONSTRATES TIE FACT
that. right here in King County, and
doubtless in many other portions OF
Washington Territory, the very finest
Results = sich follow Intelligent farming,
fruit raising. and shrub and flower c1i-
ture, can be accomplished.
REsToy.
This pretty village owes its inception
TO tine adj scent coal mines OF that name,
which l lid not have time TO visit. bat
which Ia due time will receive full at
ien;ion at my hands There are In
Renton about 30 people. To use tr1fe
pncass, tAere is the making of lotiE-
Ishing town here. 1t Is growing rapid
Iy. ard will grow. While il Is growing,
and people are clearing up their lots.
preparatory to buildlng, adjure them
to leave here and there a cluster OF vine
naples, that the lovely autumn pictures
which they create. and which TO me. Al
least. we're at tae tune of my Visit
source of delight, may be perpetnated.
Renton has tso general merchandise
stores. one variety store. two saloons,
ons hotel and livery stable. Ii Is.
moreover. the headquarters OF the
EENroS COAL COMPANY.
A blacksmith and carpenter are about
to locate there. Taere Is lively move
rnent In town lots for residence pur
poses, Messrs. G. =. Custer, David
Parker and John Bird have bu,lt com
Portable residences IN Renton this year.
Mr.. Clusters house - ornamental, as
Ill
Alexander, EnglebIoOm. Weir and HOr-
rocks are now building residences. A
comfortable school house IL part OF the
belongings of kenton.
Mr. GEORGE OSBORN
Is teacher. and, / was informed, has 90
pupiis on an average to manage. The
number is too large. The Renton peO
pie will need another teacher very soon.
BENTON il situated At tine junction of
CEDAR AND BLACK BIyERs.
Black River is the outlet of Lake Wash
ington, ard is about four miles long.
Near. or Just at, the point where IT joins
Cedar River is the fine farm Of Z. M.
Sm.thers. ESQ. His residence presents
an attractive appearance as the traveller
approaches by Car or otherwise. The
farms of DIR. Bagley. Col. Squires, Capt
John :. Hill, Mr.. s. II. Foster and Jor-
eenson Bros. occupy the intervening
lands bet xeen Mir. Smithers's and Lake
Washington. Three miles East of Rem
ton. on the north side of Cedar River,
SIX NEw CoMERs
Have rec nifty settled upon the hill!
handsome on government and Some
on railroad lands. They have means.
and have come to stay. In seeking for
Information was fortunate enough to
make the acquaintance of
Mg. L. L. THORNE,
Station agent at Renton, courteous
gentleman, whose work, while engaged
IN civil engineering, has made him Ia
niliai with The lay of the land III all
that vicinity. From hiIn learned that
the ai,gning lands Of Cedar River. Tor u
distances of ten miles from ;hc junction.
are occunied by about twenty farms. On
these are raised wheat. oats. barley, veg
etabies and fruit. There has been an
active movement in fruit tree planting
during the past twelve months, and 1t
will be continued this season. 4 great
deal of prime butter Is made on the
farms, and much attention IL paid to
poultry and swine. From the end of
the len mile stretch above referred 10 IL
ls eighteen miles. MS the river runs, tn
Eattiesnake Prairie. This eighteen
nii.e stretch is much of it
AWAITING OCCUPATION,
And susceptible Of being converted into
fine Lo,nesteads. 10 make this fine
region conveniently accessible, 1t will
he necessary To build Il road one-fourth
of II iulle long To the top OF n hiil near
Ksnton. thence .l0nga divide two miles,
where descent will be made into upper
Cedar River Valley, which resembles
the lower i'll its general features. Is from
one fourth to one-half mile wide. and
has Il growth of vine maple and cottou-
wood. with some cedar and iir. The
lircessaty roads should be built without
delay. Di. ihorne further called my
attention 10 the fact, that ten miles
from kenton, on the north side of Cedar
River, il u section of country known as
MAPLE WALLET.
Here seven or eight settlers, who me n
business, have recently gone i'll to pos
sess the land, and there is rIom for
more. consider it almost a waste of
words to dwell upon the value of these
VINE maple lands. Industry ana in;elii-
gence can convert them into homesteads
~ fair as tho eye ever looked upon. This
vine maple tract is about three miles
from the Syndicate and Oregon Inn
provement coal mines.
What 1 have written about Renton
and its surroundings il the result of a
hurried visit. and couple Of hours OF
observation and conversation: and l
have not said
HALF / COULD SAY,
And am very sure that have restrained
myself in the matter of giving express
sion 10 my opinions and c0nvictions.x 1t
needed only "a glance at the country to
assure mo that l had inadv. rtently
stumbled upon a surprisingly rich and
interesting nook Of King County. MIR.
Thorne and "A gentleman who WAS pres
ent at the interview, embodied i'll the
foregoing statement, we're about to ex-
patiate upon the superior attractions of
Squak Valley and other localities, when
called halt. / intend to visit those
sections, and see for myself. In con-
clusion, l remark again that the
no RACK COUNTRY"
Man ought to take trip to Renton.
The sight of the adjacent country might
have the much to be desired effect of
purRing his occuloeities, if may use the
term, from the thick amber and plum
tree gum which seems to enshroud
them. A. L. Ii.
now To SECUEE HEALTH.
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