, 1883-07-14
CORN, WINE and OIL! /!
SPOKANE.
"a Land Flowing with Milk
and Honey"

The days of "boom" have depart
ed, whether to be dePlored or other
wise must be as the reader may best
decide. They have, no doubt, served
a purpose, and as that purpose has
been to the rapid development OF
heretofore unknown and fertile
plains, making homes for the thOus-
ands daily flOcking into our already
too densely populated eastern cities,
it would seem as if it might hold
place in the great category of human
events as a new creation, superin-
duced by and under the distributive
justice Of the Great Giver Of all good.
1t is not my purpose to dwell upon
its speculative privileges suffice it to
say. One cannot pass over that most
wonderful of modern achievements,
the great n. p. r. r., without view
ing in admiration the vast area of
what but a few years ago was bar
ren waste-nOw, on every hand, far
and wide, the thousands upon tens of
thousands Of acres OF fields of golden
grain, ,the many cities Of unrivaled
prosperity, the many happy homes,
the corresponding spread and stabil-
ity Of educational and other institu-
tiOns, the diversified manufactures,
nutritious grasses, in fact, every
thing that tends to the substantial
development Of our grand country,
Of which there is none greater under
the sun. l am now brought more
particularly to that portion of our
great Republic,
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Assuming that the reader is al
ready familiar with its geographical
position, it behOoves me but to make
passing allusion to it in general, and
cOnfine myself to that portion Of its
grand subdivision known as the
GREAT SPOKANE CoUN TRY
In, particular. This, until the advent
Of the n. p. r. r., was a terra iHcog-
Rito to all but a few scattered adven-
turers. 10, reigned supreme. To-
day he is mild and submissive, rap
idly adapting customs Of civilization.
As l sit here writing, one present in
my office informs me that he has
81, 600 to his credit in the First Ma
tional Bank Of this place. Many
others, there are Of whom, am in
formed, having at their disposal from
So, 900 to $4,000 in banks and at in.
terest. Some have good farms, well
stocked, and are prosperous.
SPOKANE COUNTY
Is the most easterly Of the Territory.
To the north Of 1t is Stevens, lying
between it and the British posses.
sions. Its erea Is 10000 square miles.
Its soil, climate, timber, stock ranges
and mineral resources is perhaps un.
surpassed by any other like area on
the continent Tributary to it are
the Great Bend Agricultural and
Grazing Lands, the pine forests Of
the Ceur d'Alene and Pend d'Oreill6
lakes. The rich mineral lands Of the
Okanagon, Colville and KoOtenaI
ranges, tributary streams, and many
lakes, all Of which are supplied with
fish in endless variety, trout and sal.
mon predominating and becoming
in season a great source Of revenue
to this vast domain. It's chief attrac,
tiOns are pleasant, healthful climate
freedom from malaria, absence OI
strong winds and severe thunder,
and lightnings (tornadOes being en-.
tirely unknown), and the great pro.
ductiveness Of its soil, standing al
the head Of any other State or Ter
ritory in the Union, as has been es.
tablished by statistics from the Agri
cultural Bureau at Washington, D.
c., that the average wheat produc.
tiOn stands,at 2sl bushels to the acre
and on most unquestlonable authori.
ty dare to assert that so bushels Il
the acre is not an uncommon yield In
the many rich valleys Immediately
surrounding that great commercial
metropolis yet IN em6rogo, which, II
point Of grandeur Of scenery, mag
nificence and utility of water power
commercial end manufacturing ac
tivity, salubrity and healthfulness o.
climate, purity Of its water supply
(from flowing crystal mountain
springs), takes formal rank amongs
its more pretentious rivals. I speal