Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-09
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correspondent o. the Ast0ridH
writes az follows of the beautiful Che
halls country:
The nsw steamboat Montssano, COM
manded By Capt. Whitcomb, and own
cd by tho b. w. b. I. Co., and intended
70 run on the waters Of the Chehalis
rivsr and Gray's Harbor arrived here on
the 9th, making the trip from Astoria
TO thi: place in ABOUT ten hours, the dis
TANGO being about 70 miles. The people
hsrs hailed hof coming with delight, AZ
they have long felt their great nsed of
evidently the boat for this trade, pos
seesinR a. she does several points Of OK
cellenco, being very staunch, oapaoious,
seaworthy, having great power and
speed, a. many Of tho people residing
here can testify to, being carried by her
on May day excursion down the river
and over the harbor, stopping At various
way points and returning again in the
evening Of the same day. The Presi-
dent Of the company, Mr.. LO0mis, &C
companied the excursion, who, with the
officers Of the boat, tried to make the
occasion an enjoyable ons for all, which
they did succeed in doing.
R0AOUk S00 Ab0ub0 VI u4b0S09t 0Ot0u Ou
the trip was that Of the improvements
already made and being carried on at
Hoquiam, the mill nts selected by the
well-known lumber firm Of Simpson d
Co. for their new steam sawmill, which
is in course OF construction, tho pile
driver being buGly engaged in driving
piles for the foundation. A fine wharf
and warehouse are already built and the
machinery u on the ground for the mill,
which IL expected TO b finished some
time in June, and will have q cutting ca
pacity of about fifty thousand feet per
day.
There is ample room for several first
class savmills on Grsy's Harbor, a. it
II, in addition to it, being q natural de-
pot to receive the supply Of timber
which can be brought down the many
streams which enter into it, an excelie ut
shipping point, being safe and easy of
access, having seventeen or eighteen
feet Of water "a its bar at extreme low
tide aud q straight, we'll defined chan
mel. There Ia an abundance Of good
timber ON the Chehalis and all it, tribu-
taries ~ we'll ~ the various streams en-
terin& into the harbor. tw0uld not be
exaRgerating to cay that there is a.
much good timber in this county which
is accessible, a. in any county in the
Territory.
Emigration is slowly finding it's way
here, yet We are hopeful that settlers
will find their way here soon in large
numbers 70 OCCUPY the extensive tracts
of vacant land in this valley, which are
rich and productive. The population Of
our county il but ono thousand, while
4 900 Su v<,<>vvH nd NOD hnrnno f<~p cov-
eral thousands. Monte6anO, the Coun-
ty seat, is situated about the head Of
tide water ON the Chehalis river and has
three stores, two hotels, one blacksmith
shop and ono -four and feed warehouse,
also well finished aud commodious
church and . good sch00lhOuso. The
moral, temperate, intelligent and indus
trious. There has not been . criminal
case on the court docket for this county
for several years, which IL no doubt ow-
ing TO the absence Of saloons and places
whore intOxicants are sold. The poOple
are determined that whisky shall BE- kept
out in the future.
After July LIST W will have . semi
weekly mail, instead of . weekly az at
present, from Olympia 70 Astoria, and
return passing through the valley, which
will b. 10 rs great boon indeed. Il 10
tho intention Of the Government to
have il carried BY steamer over - much
Of the route % possible between the two
places. For this purpose there ID IN ad-
dition TO the steamer plying between
Astoria and Bakers bay . Ane steam
boat ON Shoalwatsr bay and also the
Nontosau0 on ChohAlis river and Gfay's
Ia rI,1,r TINA panAapin0 n hokh aafn and