Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-17

mvdeYats rate. The bop crop u very
GOOD this season, and the wheat, hay.
and cat crop 10 unusually fpe in tie
YAKIMA valley. The business housss Of
Yakims City are all prosperina. The
First National Bank Of Yakima, Of
which have the honor 70 be president,
has erected . very handsome building,
butIt sand stone vault, and placed In
Il 4Q0D burglar proof safe, of the
NeNsale d Urban make. This baild-
ing and fxtares cost $500. Edward
Whitson II vice-peesi6e1t and cashier,
and Jos. Roosgbaoh, assistant cashier.
The espital stock h $1,000, all paid Up,
and tbs bank II very peosperops and do
ina Q GOOD business, which indicates
general prosperity. Yakima City has a
population Of about 100 people: has
four churches, 0 good scheolhoose, and
q bettsr court house than King county.
The county y veTy large, and will he
divided at the next session Of the LeRis-
Iatsre. The boundary line generally
agreed upon 10 half way between Yaki-
ma City and EllensburR. The easter n
half will still be known "a Yakima, With
Yakima City for its county aeat, and the
western half az Kiftitas, With Ellsns-
burg a. It's county seat.
Betveen Ainsvorth and tbs falls of
the Yakima the Northern Pacide HAIL
road Company have 20 men ct work on
the
CASCADE BRANCH,
Driving westward toward Snoqualmie
Pass. / learned that the force would
soon be greatly increased, and that a
twenty-five mile section would be CON-
plstsd this fall. The people now be-
iisye that the railroad company really
uean 10 build the Cascade Branch, and
are jubilant over the prospects, Of soon
being able 70 reach Puget Sound by
rail"
THAT DrTCHfNo ncHEnH.
"Yoo will remember" said the Judge,
that about two years ago q number Of
Seattle business msu invested largely in
lands In Yakima county. under the
United Stotos deosrt land laws, and We
are BOW Arranging 70 cut ditch sixty
miles lang from Q point ON the Yakima
river east Of the Lower Yakima gap
down through large section Of now nm
prodective country. We have an en-
cheering party In the hsld running the
lines for the waterway. BY means Of
this ditch ~ will reclaim at least 2J0, 900
acres Of land which In its present state
10 wholly unproduotive, bnt with irriea
ton can b made 10 raise Is or ~ bush
els Of Wlaeat to the acre.
"The country between Yakima City
and Ellensburg, with the exception of
the Wsaas valley, IL Of little account ex-
ospt for grazing. At EllensbufR You
strike the Kittitas valley, sxtendinQ
along mp the Yakima river for thirty
miles, With an average width of eight
miles. This In all good land, and very
large portion OF II Ia fenced and i'm
proved and will yield large crops this
year. !, IL exceedingly we'll watered by
the Yakima Iiver aud Its tributaries,
and ihore ~ excellent timber in the
mountains from rivo 70 twenty miles
distant. From EliensburR, extending
east and north for distance of from
10 to 10 miles, ID q very extra agricul-
tural valley, which il remarkably well
watered. This portion Of Yakima is
probably the best watered valley on the
Pacific Coast. In fact, the Kittitas
valley, east and west, In remarkably pro
ductive, healthfuf and beautiful. II has
q population Of about 1000 people
thrifty farmers in good circumstances
who are putting up good buildings and
making extensive improvements on their
places. There are Ave grist mills and
three sawmills in this valley, one of the
Rrist mills being q three story brick
structure. Skirting all those valleys are
mountains not very abrupt, which are
covered with bun sh grass and make fine
grazing lands, and the large herds of
young cattle ranging upon them are all
In splendid condition.
In thrifty little place of abo ut 900 in
hAbitants. IL has a good schoolhouse
and three large general merchandising
ablishments, the proprictors being
Shoudy d Stewars, Thomas johnson,
and Smith Brothers 4 Co. All these
houses carry large stocks Of goods, and
have the appearance of thrift and pros
parity. Quite number of immigrants
have rsssutly arrived and are settling in
the vallsy. The great drawback TO this
section Of country IL the lack Of mar
keG There are several hundred people
working In the mines near Ellensbure
| at which place they get their supplies.
very superior grade Of wheat is raised
In this valley, and smith Bros. d Co
expect 10 ship hour from EllensburR b
Portland this fall. During my visit
east Of the mountains, ate bread made
from Kittitas wheat Hour, and u wa
the hnsst bread have ever eaten. The
Firue National Bank of Elleusburg has
becn organised, with paid up capital
sepck Of 10000, and viii be ready fol
businsAs within 80 days. The officer
are: J. X. Lewis, President; Edward
Whitson. Vice President, and A. w. En-.
ole, Cashier. ehave leased q build.
Ing for two years, and are building 4
Are proof vault. We have ordered a
5000 pound burglar proof safe. with
time look and all the modern improve.
ments. Our intention IN 20 furnish The
people al the money they want for L.
climate business at one per cent. Dc,
month. The present rate 10 one and q
half and two per cent. par month. We
Will, 10 Sevsr, do Q very conservative
business, and go 10 Il that the hank d
at al times kept in q condition to meet
oil 10 obligations The people have
raised funds BY subscriptisu TO build a
WAGON Road 10 sRArTLk
And now have good pAasable road for
teams 10 lake Kitcheias, which h air
milca east Of the summit. Az thin point
1 = ss<sSs - INV OOsAk oont~ x00I0 Arc
forces at men on both aides Of the
mcuntains. pushing the work, and it 10
expected before snow falla 10 hsv.
good road over the entire distances.
Tbs people feel deeply Interested in
this enterprise, and are giving as libe-
rally toward 10 a. they can, aud they
expect the King county folks to stand
drn and help them ouI"
n
InE Rarrpz SrRAnRs AApRAx--Yes-
tsrday the steamer Madras steamed
into our harbor, flying Al bar stsrn the
British Aas. THIS 10 the nrss tune the
royal emblem has appeared upon The
bay aince about one year ago. whom the
same steamer arrived here and eaiIed
forth % much talk about her lack Of
cleaulinsa. The Mairas would NOT
take the 6rs& prixs - = clean vsssel.
bot the of6csrs say that ahs has been
"knoeking Q bout" % long trying to dis.
charge freight and pasnsnesss shaa /,
vas impossible TO keep her clean. She
vent 10 Tacoma. but returned W Seattle
for supply Of coal. and from here abe
A. r.