Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-27
Sus C. sy Rsssss.


FROM lie WEiasxzSfze Farmer.
Ne nasse~ Ia So1cd lo<7-n.Es r~ppss
s1zt extensive lard sz.e- have hesn m.d>
N tb- vicinity os Gravs axr.~ss. OF tie
eoes. of WzAhsrzrsaa Territory. Is
dn~su's matter Whistler r-pgfs Of lscd
saies ara ccrrec. % not- fhr fscs exists
that al the eszs. rs.xson Eorsa IL toe
Cogzzhta 20 Straits Of Fcca u very ral-
rasse. and "a ee..xzn- q: 10 remote dgy-
90 coce into oooAsdsrafsoe - Of fra
consequence
Ths northern PacsSe railroad srsv-
ersss :hs ooccsry abocs midway ossvss
sae Cascate Eo1asatns and tie eoass,
and can easily De scppsied With bsanch
ros<3s 70 expIors the Chehaga Fallsy,
which RIVER terminates AZ Cars Haf-
boz, and 20 brig other 6lssxic.s into
nsss ~ they skxu - ssestsd. 1hs fact
remains tha. q e0ccsry o1s hundred
n.les sQzzrs lies between tie Columbia
and Puget Sound. uzca a which .
good snal AID Ays far for c1i:iv4sioo.
Al this reg;oc 10 fertile. wooded and
vatered thoroughly. and capable O.
supporting hGntred Thousand popcla-
sioG sloce- Much OF in surface - cov-
cred vita the finest ssnhse. scAs g-o1z-
In the bottoms are saa. maple, alder.
AID ca tie 1plancs 2rs IL, spruce. heos-
.ock. sanaarack and cedar Of great
yalzs. To remove tais wood NIL be ex-
pe2slve, bot tie world - alrssdv losok-
ing towards the Pacific for its lumber
scppiy. and good timber claim Any
Stese Viii II > fsS years be Of szl1e 30
the settler. When the s1ube, - OF tie
settler can readily ges rs lard II past
1re, and as al tbs couasyy has adApea-
tIoc fog dairy sag. be can make u very
remGnesatIve 20 have good grass Of
cocrse. any man visa ecergy and mus
Gle can cEear OF portion 70 Use a. he
Gsy choose, IL there IS no open land
convenient TIE fact thai forests vii
soon pOssess great Tas1e TO themselves.
and the reso1rces Of ali tais country 10
tie rrver or the SEA, its vicinity TO great
r1arkess-vIA 5000 De an Ind1ceoeas
for 80 tlsEen..
This one hundred miles square co.,
s:itu:es abou; oae-srensissh Of the Pa
cise Northwest CHANGING into the
near future ve can see that when tne
pressure Of constructing main lines OF
travel ID over railroad enterprise VIII
see the greet yal1e Of this region and
vii buIld roads 10 develop II Il seems
20 q tia: Il vii deserve system Of rs
osns which can easily be constructed
without as great expense As many roads
have cost A main line from Olympia
so khs mouth o. the Columbia rIyer,
With branches 70 con 1acr Il by the Che
halls valley With the Northern Pacific
and 10 develop toe valleys of streams
tna. enter S1oIwassr bay. and another
branch up the coast towards the STRAITS,
vill briEg 20 market very completely a.
fne . Country a. the s1n shices en- Tc
at:enps Description oain1.s'y OF this re-
gloG Is not cur pCrpose, b1s We STALL
to1ch on its advantages Ii Is good
stock and CairyIn2 eoGns<y. Upland
and loviand alike viii produce grass N
prof1ssoa- Along the ocean - couSi6-
cradle extent Of tide land The streams
have rlch bottoms and tbs bench lands
are valuable. Tne ClieEalls valley WAS
orcs an arE1 OF shs SEA and h immense
ly fertile Tie valley lArd IN that sac
ton covers million and a half acres;
ali OF it Is good for hops, for meadows,
gardens and many crops. especially Pc
.atoes and cats The uplArds will grow
grass, wheat, orcn ards and most cereals
and roots. Is Is settled In parr, Just
enough TO sh0S iss great value, bat
there u room for ten smes It's pop1la-
ton. and even more. What We xsy OF
this Is also true Of the cocnsry south
Of the Columbia giver. On tbs coast re-
gion Of dragon. Some tine enterprise
viii reach over into the coast regions of
Ore2on and Washington and make Il !
possible 30 utilize all tbs natural atyan- /
sages of the long lima Of coast and val
leys that reach she ocean There ii al |
ready an enterprise On foot 10 build a /
70 develop Coos county and |
counect the coast there With the oregon |
And California railroad. The great
natural advantages Of the coast coun-
hes cannot be easily ovesestiuased. /
Not ooiy de- they have good soil TO q !
IArge exteat, bot they possess forests, /
mines Of coal and iron and many min
sral resources that mast create immense |
wealth.