Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-27
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IN. PosT .1srzILIoEscn
T.omply cbeerfully with your request
account Of my recent journey
~ ChshaIis valley and country.
WcbshsIia county lies midway botveen
c.,snhia river and the Straits OF Fuc i;
~ .r ooeen frontage Of GO miies--tvo
es.hs n the entire coast line OF the
mS.;,orv. extends eastward Fifty miles
- . noint near Poget Sound; runs. .5o
~ north and south, reaching within
Isht miles Of the Columbia, and con-
.s,cs sbout 1900 square miles, or ,JOO,-
- sn,sa. The surface is somewhat noun
s."ons but is mainly billy or level.
-. r,cuntaips and hills are covered all
80 With forest trees, white ana black
4, csdsr, hemlock and spruce, with an
ss.sdousl district Of cottonwood, all OF
;rmenss size; tho level portion consists
- orairie and river valley lands, which
i..ter are covered, where not already
sisarsd. With dense growths OF cotton
~ood. yins maple. alder and elder. Near
srd shout Gray's Harbor, and mp the
Gshslis river, tide grass land IL found
= no. Juxuriapt aud almost constan.
s...sation. The forests thicken as you
sssSsl tovard the sea, and the tees as
ms immense proportions. Many sim
- 60 will cut 10000 fest OF lumber
~. An expert employed by a mill
~omnany recently estimated some SEQ
s;cns as capable OF yielding from D,-
mn00O 70 5000. 600 feet each. The main
sunoiy of spruce is upon the rivers
Snr;no froic the north. The hber Of
~ Ar IL unusually compact. and so hne
- rain A to make il difficult IN find
80 annual rings without n magnifytnR
rcver. Hsmlock, rare elsewhere on the
sosst, sbounds in all these regions. The
ureesnt aud prospective value OF all TINS
fimber is beyond reasonable conputa-
tion. Simpson Brothers have estab-
Eshsd a sswmill of u, 600 feet capacity at
~ outIst of the Hoquiam. upon low
isnds fully reclaimed by dyking and
S,sinino, TINS redeeming a large tract
- othsrwiso useless land for buildings
ard demonstrating tbs facility Of rescu-
jcc other extensive regions of similar
sSsrsstsristics throughout the Terri.
tc,v. All this has been accomplished
rndsr the management of Mr.. Emerson.
iobseryed several forest olearings under
srluystion, being we'll In grass. growing
socd fruit trees and grain. Most OF It
Il cspsble Of producing as well as the
edioininQ county of Lewis, famous for
n fertility and crops where the timber
m Zen removed. The most do
ssrshle land for agricultural and
srsrina purposes lies upon the
riyr valleys, where the sod is
An mouldy, strong, fertile, exhaust
-, and kvsl. Once cleared OF the
thjck growth which encumbers 1t there
3 no end 70 its productive capacity Tor
vhsaf, oats, hops, onions, potatoes and
olhsr vegetables, fruits, and for all that
Iooald learn to the contrary. OF tobacco
and broom corn. II IL chiefly adapted
y grazing purposes, and large dairies
~ already ss, ablished upon sure foun-
dstions, ono Of which I inspected with
neat satisfaction a. indicating the i'm
portant and profitable industry which
Z 20 chara0terixe the valley. Reliable
residents assured me that there are not
loas than two thousand lineal miles OF
enoh allimal formations which can ac-
oomn0date and enrich with necessary
oiaarinre Of tho forests, many thous-
audi al families. I have no desire to
have timber land cleared for farming
purposes only, at wanton sacrifice OF
Lumbar: It's value being much greater in
tho original condition. A. j. Smith, a
long time resid. nt. assured me that he
has an enclosure OF red clover ia full
yiQor. which Was seeded by himself
tvouty-four years ago. A faot which
vill surprise eastern farmers who can-
not continue Il for three years without
uphsaval aud destruction by frost.
Vhite clover is irreprssaible, WHEREVER
mashine has access to tho soil.
Iron. coal and sandstone are found In
ths vicinity Of tho Black Hills and else
vhere. The climate is mild and pleas
ant In winter. but little SNOW falls. bat
little loo forms and 1.-Two stock can stand
"a ordinary seasons without shelter or
fodder. Many cattle are turned out a,
ths middle Vt October upon tho bottoms
ana tide grass lands to DO returned in
- spring when the butter making sea.
90 begins. Tho rain.f fall IL not exces-
N and ID never cold nor blasting in its
elecfs.. The summer season Is bland
snd mild, always cool and refreahing'
eeneoially In the night time, = Pecu-
1srity incident TO the found country.
( "a produced by the trade winds from
- eouth. tempered by the snow tops o'
- mountain ranses; the perturbations
q The atmosphere by tn, inhsx and
elIlux of the tide waters Of Puget Sound
q tinotured and improved BY the pore
hoalthful pine aroma OF the forests
The "a hreexea are especially noticca'
h)a as you near the ocean. Under thcse
heaiau influences people enjoy Rooe
hath. and live stock. horses. cattle
Aeeu. sviue, and poultry prosper and
Ikrivc. The sheep never soab, the
oseee u heavy and soft. -.
several villages are established; Wit
psespsct OF growth-Monscsano, Elma
0akvills and Cosmopolis, which prom
- 10 DO prosperous centres OF trade
Numerous school houses and churohe'
e vArisus denominations arc establish
a, and newspaper. which 10 we'll ana
ahly conducted, has quickly acquired |
hfQs circulation and influence
The water system Of the Cbehali
eountry 10 remarkable for extent an,
ulility. rarely eQualcd. nowhere surpas
~, permsating every portion alike
Chief OF all Ia tho Chehalis river. whicl
extenda through itR head tributary
Hack river aud Lake eastward, nearl,
b The Sound, with an average depth o
tAirty feet. forty five miles mp from th
eosan. Steamers have penetrated II
esarss for sixty miles. II is sufiicientl
uide for convenient navigation. deeg
tss from every kind Of obstruction
levur freexea. bordcred with forests q
pofenuiAl vevdure. dosing TO its vrr
10, and of times overhanging Il
m, clear waters. The river preeeut
aueoe Of enchanting beauty, vondel
iAp hahold. A hundred miles nostt
yeal tsom the Olympic range dcscen
m1ansmble stresma, which concer
srase hAo rivers. emptyin0 into th
CAsaaIh squidistant from each othel
tea min and at right angles, the Sal
soN The Winoocha. the Vish-kA. "a
hoaQum and the Umptulup, which
.'sa the ions and Elk flowing In fror
- south. roll their fierce waters int
- plaCid bosom of their common high
NY 70 the ssa. The beauty Of thes
sneams b astonishing to the traveller
0oectally the Winoocha, which il ia
too& distance uniform In width an
epeA. With gentle fall and quiet Eiv
~ 70 its limpid currenta. These laters