Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-01
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Dnv. Bnily's Impression OF h
Great northwest.

Great Northwest.
We have had quite a prolonged inter-
view with wi fellow townsman Dav. E.
Baily, since his return a few days ago from
Oregon and the Puget Sound country.
He is enthusiastic in his opinions as to the
coming prosperity of the great Northwest,
and more particularly of Washington
Territory and the country Immediately
along the Sound. He represents the lum-
Der trade as immense, the coal trade Of
only a little less magnitude, the fishing in
terest as of great Importance and a rapidly
growing industry, and beside all this, and
as the sheet anchor of all prosperity, the
agricultural our alone are capable
of making a big country.
The climate on the coast ia almost as
mild as that Of San Francisco, owing to
the Japanese Ocean currents. The soil is
| generally fertile, we'll adapted for fruits,
and the hop grows as though indigenous
to the soil. The past season the men en-
gagged in the hop culture made small for
tunes off Of u few acres Of ground, owing to
the price Of hops running up to one dollar
and over per pound, caused by a failure Of
Eastern and English crops. An excep-
tional year, it is true. but even in ordinary
years the culture of hops is a large and
increasing business. The Sound, he says,
is one of the most beautiful sheets OF water
be ever saw, extending as it does from
Olympia, the Capital of the Territory, to
the Straits of Fuca, a distance of nearly
one hundred miles. Its shores are covered
with the finest growth of timber in the
world, while in depth Of water it is capa-
BILE of accommodating the largest ships
that float, and its waters abound with fish
of the finest quality. From the vast
forests, stretching along on both its east
and west shores, lumber, ship tim
Der, spars, etc., are being cut and
shipped to all parts of the world.
Our friend Baily is decidedly of the opin-
ion that through and by way OF the Sound
a large proportion of the Oriental trade OF
China and Japan must com as soon as
the Northern Pacific Railroad is competed,
as by that route New York and the At
lantic Coast are 300 miles nearer those
countries than by way Of San Francisco,
and that indeed it must be in a very short
time one of the great highways for the
worlds trade. The Northern Pacific Rail-
road will be completed some time this
Summer and there will begin an exodus
to that country which will nearly rival
that of California in the palmy days Of 40
and so.
Seattle is now the principal town and
distributing point of the Sound, and, Dave
says, is the prettiest town he ever saw,
with the most beautiful site for a large
and growing city. Improvements are
being made on every hand, and of a kind
that shows the utmost confidence on the
part of the inhabitants as to the perma-
nent prosperity of the place, while real
estate is held at figures that, in many in
stances to our friend, seemed extravagant.
A number of Eurekans are settled there
already, among whom are W. r. Forrest,
Hugh Stowell, VIM. Shipley, VIM. Burns,
and others, and, from what Ben. Hawley
of the Seattle Daily Chronicle says we
opine, they are at least friendly with one
another. Ben. Hawley, in noticing the
arrival of our friend Baily, says in the
Chronicle:
Judge Baily, a prominent citizen of
Eureka, Nevada, is visiting some friends IN
this city. There are a number OF sage
brushers in Seattle and they all stand in
with each other. They are not particu-
larly clannish, but each n has a helping
hand for the other when needed"
We hope our old fellow-townsmen may
never become clannish, but we do hope they
may agree we'll together and help one an
other. Space forbids our saying more at
this time of what Dav. says of this upper
country; but at some future time we may
give our readers a further installment OF
his observations and conclusions.