Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-02


io,atiup a colony? Can yoc forn,sn uie
-i.b = c.y,uty and q elton mapof wash
;nc4nn Territosy. OF soma psrs Of isf II
fh~re any railroad comm nieat3ou from
the Union Psci6c Railway 20 fh It eoun-
nv II 70, please tell M where u ieavss
,hs Union Psei6e and where is sfSskss
the Ternt0sy.
II can make tbs arranRsDeofS 20
suit. I .an bring quite . lafxs colony
inro that country tnis fall Oar object
ID 70 ind q rlaoe where We oan carry On
farmiuo and stock raising Jointly, and
a. - c.IuySuieut 70 maxkst ~ psssanae.
Your, very respectfully,
AcMII.ks WrLsos,
Nj Sterling III.
AcHrlLEs WrLsm, Nj. StsriinZ Ill;
Sir-Your Istteg Of inquiry - NJ hand.
Our answer mul uscsssasiiy be eSnsfsi
ia ia nature, embracing only tbs prom
ioeut features and referring " prices ~
they are in toe avss age. Bat, vnsn you
arrive with your colony. We promise you
20 ts - specific that yo1 shall he both
Glad and sorry: glad that kind Provi-
denos ever directed you 80 30 Tar land,
and sorry thss you vas not born here.
thu. you might never have knovn whs
il 10 ~ struggle with the hercs eisnenfs
OF nature for ths frai.s of your honest
tod, rs you oftsn must 10 your present
home, and tia: you might aissvs have
lived in q land Of pesce and plenty.
whsss ths happy qui-tods Of nature -
usv-s disturbed by dcsssuctlss storms;
vhers lichtninQs do not fsxh nor thun-
ders sosl, and whers tbs terce cl;.sts ~
viuter dare not come; for tho warm ar
that comes like breath from the great
father Of waters, whose name - " Pesce-
fui," takes from this biass its weapons
ics and leads il back 10 its homo ia the
north shogn of 10 strength A the
breath Of the ocs4n relufna. durln9 tbs
warm days Ut surnmsr, from tbs hons
vf the uor.h wind, il fills the land With
q delightfully."- oooi. pleas mt aix. refresh
ing tue hot brow Of tie toiler. Bat your
sorrow for the psst will be spssdiiy TO
isysd BY the prompt rsspouss Of tbs
generous earth to your demand foE
bread.
Ny dear sir, for = while lot me stand
you up IL your mind eye on tbs snowy
crest VI She Cascade range Of mo0ntstns
where you may v,sg the Landscape Ger
To ths eastward you may bshold an iu-
msuss tgAcs Of land, mostly prairie,
partly dessrt The arabic portion. Gov.
cred By = rich bunch grass, furnishes
food for stock the year rooad With oui
preservation in sbs form Of hay. Thil
vast region has many rivers and streams
that arc tributary % the great C0lumhta
EVER. The desert land can most all oil
it b reclaimed by irrigation, and when
- trssted beeounss exeellens farm and
grazing land. The arabic land bsfoss
mentioned IL very productive. and when
cultivated cannot b exosllod In the
growth Of cereals. Thirty 10 dfly bush'
sIs Of vhaat par acre b quite common
other small grains yield In proportion
Oats yisld from 70 70 100 bushels POI
acre. Stock Of all kinds thrive in ID I
region. This 10 really tbs farming Dor
ton Of the Territory. Its climate II
considerably different from that east OF
the Rocky Mountains; IL 10 not subject
20 severe stosms nor high winds. Ihl
tsmpsrators RUS - high In summer u
100 degrees, perhaps In extreme cases
higher, and in winter ooc ssi0nally eetl
- loW - 10 degrees below zero. Thoss
vho inhabit that region are favored viii
good health mostly.
Nov turn your face westward. Al
entirely different sceue grsets your eyes
The whole country u sssmingly one vas
forest. Hare and there, however, arr
small tracts Of prairie land. not any on
Of which embraces moro than . town
dhip, and there are very few Of them
Near tho oeuter u this region 10 th,
waters Of Puget Bouud, sort Of iulanl
"a connected by the STRAITS Of PuoI
With the Pacific ocean. These water,
are deep enough 70 carry the largest vss
I'D knovn - coGmagoe. and are sxtsn
dvs enough. Together With IL mulfttnd,
of river tyibutar1ss, to furntsh = mean
II transportation Tor The products o
every farming community in this region
Nunscrous large lake. l,s In tbs interior
On the other side u this f0rsst 10 snoehs
range Ut mountains the Coast range
Ths c0untsy bs4secn shess ranQss n
mountains 10 ealisd the Puget eoon<
aOonafy.
To this country in particular vs nov
sall year sftsntisu. Thess b In shia ~
eio1 esegy facility, svssy advantage Ani
tngredient neccssAFy 70 make . peuspss
oos HtAts, filled Nth prospero7s cisisl
and prosperous. iutslti GENT and ssdue<
people. The forrest that you - vouls
luvnish tAs markets of Am<rics viii
chvios Lumbar for q century. The ~,
upon which IL grows, is cleared and cul
tivatsd, v0uid supply shs snsiSs Pect01
coast With fruitn aad voQr<ahloa n ~
SootAiilsef thsos mnoutnius - - -
- bods az coal and Iron kr0vu 10 exis
anyvhsrs: bssides. thsrv d aoid AID IN
W and othor pfceioue mc1ala IT,
essat elements o( opmmesoe, situatsd
a. thsy sse, cuoveuisut 10 naviaahle -
sef, naturally vii attract Al liz indus
tssss knouu % eivilisaijoo. We nav,
alnDady q ous nldeA, ex1oneissly earrisj
"a, MINING. iumbsrina. shipbcilainc ~
spch aeeompanyina Indcesrien - iros
foundriss, ensat{ne voeke. ho1iee vork,
and maohins shors. sursocndsd bv NET
sautile estnhliaiassnes q a. kinda
lpuadpd utua the epdA l,a1is a 4 -
aud induss1tous pouulasioo WI uaid n,
u vosk. Thsss somaunisiss as eou,
psiasd bv The stisrine cisiss locatsd a,
swioas uiasss aloua - 3oond. 81 vAieh
Heatsls, the Commercial coussr. md -
card which nearly a ~ eniafan ~. 4,
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