, 1883-03-01

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onI wv, ',,'I,' ;nIaod ~ to ontra s,,rfaco of +ho
ol,,rt,,. ,.,,, l,,,, ,.hnn dnrndodo of its timber
,irt f,Lnt Jo,. 'r n,,,Ii arrive j. csnociaIlv
Wall ,''.' "lartod ~ Cra2ina and ora,n-
roi,in,, "i.i ,,,,' Wbite clover sroms to bo
;n5;rorors ~ thaeoil ond is absolute
" ;rronra.siblo in its Growth wherev
rr thn spn shines mon il. But the
rraat o"ricnItnraI and Grazing Dor
| tion Iin3 c,st Of thn Cascades, the
a,rnot nIotom oF tho Columbia, Here
m,n tbirtv millions Of ncres of land
prairio Iand-IcyeI, undnIatinc and
monntoinons mrinlv bara Of ypgata
lion, snyo sauo brush and bunch
rrass NearIy all tbis country is ca
pablo Of nroducinU, uDdar proper
cultivation predictions amounts Of
whert we barlcv oats flax and cul-
tiyatpd %rasses The census report
indicata3 AN AVERAGE whcat cron of
twcntv.sevon and one half bushels to
the acrcthe LARGEST AVERAGE yieldmen-
toned there T Laye seen n field Of
2 800 acres which welded an average
of thirty five bushels. Of those
LOCO acres averaged fftv bushels.
The season for SEEDING extends ncar-
" equally well from October till Nav.
and for harvesting, from July to De
cember. The straw, being firm and
strong, stands, and the hull, being
firm prevents the grain from rafting
out. During the last season, 10000
tons Of surplus wheat were sent out
Of the territory, and the estimated
production for the next three years is
5000 tons per ye0r. Not one acre
in a hundred, even then, will be under
cultivation. The grain is especially
adapted for export. not being injured
by transportation"
What kinds of fruit grow in your
would-be state!'
Fruits grow luxuriantly to great
perfection and many native to the
warm latitudes, such rs pruncs, grapes.
etc, grow well. Vegetables also grow
exceptionally well. Stock is raised
extensively; beef cattle, Of which
100000 head were exported last year.
dairy cows, sheep and swine all thrive
and prosper"
"how about your coast line"
WASHINGTON is destined TO he =
great maritime and conmprciaI cen
ter of the Pacific coast Pnret sound
the great Mediterranean Of this con
tinent. covers an aron Of twenty tbon.
sand sou9ra miles. has = shore line Of
two Thousand. an AVERAGE width of
seven mics and n dentb ne thirty to
two hundred fathoms which is free
from rock. bar or shoals. Ii ramifies
throngh the main NORTON Of Western
Washington, furnishing easy and
safe outlet to the world for the pro
ducts have told you about. The
rivers afford inland navigation OF
two thousand llneal miles, the chief
being the Columbia,w which runs north
east two hundred miles, through
Eastern Washington bearing the wa
ters which drain an area Of tour hun
dred thousand square miles. Seven
hundred miles OF railroad are already
bullt. The Sound is connected with
the Columbia, and connections will
soon be made with the Atlantic sea-
board by means Of the Northern Pa
cite railroad, which will be completed
this fall.-three hundred miles only
haiTlh8 TO DC constructed, TWO hundred
ill45' ol T., the ROAD Deu Ior Which Is
maze; 1heSe WaJ'fS are mhaolte9
~ salmon hailo9t, troot. cod ana
eGlShty Hihel varieties OK iash, ana
'Afee million dollars worth Oh salmon
We're canned last year on the COlum-