, 1883-09-20
Puget Sound.

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hands. printed at SeGttle: upon the
subject Il ruget Sound, its climate
and resources. Copies We're dlstHb-
uted IN large numbers among the
railroad guests recently visiting the
Sound. The former part Of the work
is devoted largely to the erroneous
idea heretofore prevalent among east |
ern people that our climate is rigor-
Gus and our soil sterile, as Indicated
bv our latitude:it also explains aclen-
tifcally the reason why the warm
japan ocean current affects our eli
mate so favorably 1t also adds:
Perhaps 10 other portion of the Pa
cific Coast is influenced TO the same
extent III its climatic conditions by
the japanese Current as the districts
bordering the waters of Puget
Sound. This interior body of tide
water extending inland nearly two
hundred miles. having fifteen hun
dred miles of shore line, covering at
least two thousand square miles OF
surface, of great depth, and ramitied
by bays. channels and inlets III every
direction, has an average tidal rise
and fall Of about twelve feet, the ex-
tremes being eight and twenty-five;
Calculating the area of the Sound
it will be found that fifty million
cubic yards of water are poured into
and ont of it every day by the tide.
In midsummer when the other con
ditions would produce temperature
of 90o this vast body at 50 . Is pour
ed in daily. and being 3So colder
than the surrounding atmosphere at
once absorbs portion of the surplus
heat. and thus aids the cool north
west breeze in keeping the summer
average down to GA .. In winter the
same volume of water at 50o parts
with its surplus caloric whenever the
atmospheric temperature Is below
that figure, and thus aids the warm
southerly winds in keeping the av-
erage down to 39o. Hence, it Will
be perceived that Puget Sound acts
as al immense heater to moderate
the rigor5 of winter, and as a refrig-
orator to cool the air in summer.
! This body of water is changed at each
ebb and flow of the tide, The in
shore current which sweeps past the
mouth of the Straits of Fuca carries
the outflow off to the northward, and
each flood tide brings into the Sound
a fresh supply of water of uniform
temperature with the Japan Current.
Thus it will be seen that the eli
mate of Puget Sound because of its
equability, its low rate of temperature
between extremes, its consequent i'm
munity from disease, is one of the
most delightful, health giving and
soul-inspiring of any locality on
earth.
Here will man find all the elements
of health, wealth and happiness
combined, with natures resources
surrounding him on every hand,
waiting the electric touch of labor to
spring into the active industries of 4
commercial world
Here are combined all the elements
of an agricultural, mechanical and
commercial greatness, all that is nee
essary to make Puget Sound the en-
trepot of the commerce of the world,
the mart of exchange for the Orient
and the Occident.
Here. with the grandest scenery
surrounding him on all sides, with
the elements propitious. with the
tides bringing healthful life with
flood and the white wings of com
merce at the same time, with the
steel bands of railroad already ring
ing with the throbbing business of a
continent, with the ocean highway of
the world at his feet, and the Gods
smiling on his efforts, man should be
contented and happy.
CUSTOM HOUSE STATISTICS FOR THE DIS
TRIcT OF PUGET SOUND.
Hon. A W. Bash, Collector for the
above named District, upon applica-
ton furnished the following:
During the year ending June 30,
1878, 10S vessels, 60 sailing and 80
| steam, were documented of Port
Townsend, the port of entry of Puget
Sound Collection District, with a
capacity of 81 600 tons.
There were entered and cleared in
the same District, at the Custom
House, for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1883, 1,314 vessels with an
aggregate tonnage of S13, 1862.
At least one-third of the Puget
Sound tonnage is of licensed vessels
running to San Francisco and other
coast Ports. They are not required
to report at the Custom House and
are not included in above estimate.
Adding these to the above to obtain
the aggregate tonnage Of Puget
Sound it is found to consist of 1871
vessels with a tonna ge of l,220, ,643
TONS
Of this number 2S8 were coastwise,
having 270, lat tons, and 1,026 were
foreign, with a tonnage of 543,815.
Only two ports in the United States
exceed Port Townsend in American
ocean steam vessels in foreign ira de,
New York and San Francisco.
Total col. for fiscal year 80 SIS, ,44S. "a
Total col. for fiscal year 81 26,579. 80
Total col. for ficcal year 1872 45, III. .72
Tosal col for fiscal year 'S3 56,211.S5
Av. monthly entrcss and clncs now $50
Ay. mo. ent. sailg. coastWise not rep so
Total monthly. 200
Total value of exports, foreign trade,
1oS3. 3.-........... 81, 100000
Total value of exports, do
mestic and coastwise, 1888, 6,900,00O
In addition to the above there were
exported last year hops to the value
of over 81, 100000, making an aggre-
gate OF exports of nearly S10,000,000.
Clippings.