Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16

en- ccnsta:.ly ard persistent'y ig>
oreI. The commerce of Puget
nund entering from the oteai
roagh 'Aa Fnca Straits, reaches IN
aow Soun1 6-s' sciore it enters tn
wi ling ttauDe'a that lead to th'
'potr Srnaa. TIE route of the
u trot,. .ro.a Lake Superior TO Pu
tSluai ,h~ouZI, tha Skagii Pas.
- was -; ti.s. proposed, is fully two
tgnirea ~.led shorter than an y
roate }r0rc spI that terminates IN
! he Upper Sound The r"al and ir"
mines on taP >kagit river, are OF Y
about 20 m,'eA defiant from the
Straits. ani csn reach them by WA
ter, down ;ha S; kg.t uver, Nnd
through re:t ptiun a-s, Or tr r":'-
ruai 20 Snip Haruvr, and burrows
B,v, 'ou.tci at the inrcr en-
trauce 10 the straits. They are not
over fty nlles FROM IroNdAle
where extensive ,rou works are al
ready established; on:y twenty
miles from tiis water "a.
Point WlItam;. and ~ overcoming
Il grade Of 400 text, they can g-ach
Bellingham Bay at " hatcom, not
over lhlr,y-Sve miles dlstant. Tie
F.azer river valley, with the ;ermi>
nus OF the Canadian Pacific ttai-
road, and the caplto! vi British Co.
iumtia, CANNOT De- Cia,sed OtherWisc
than as belonging u the Lover
sound region. he timber ct thu
Shag.,. olm.sh, and NO"ksack vel
icys. whirh his heretofore teeL
iowe0 ~ The Upper Sound, can H..
,nangsaeturel INFO lumber On Bel
i.ngnaHl Bay, at Edison, ohip Har>
boz, Bay E'ew anu DecepI.o" fass
~ better advantage tnan up tne
ooana, day To u hundred m.ies
from tuc StrLiL5. " a1iesaie
houses located at Port Ioansehu
,.c.vria, " naLc1m and LicOnue,
ale nearer, ana therefore more acces.
siLir, ~ tue merchants DONG bds.'
ness on lhe Luwer Souhu, tndi
luvsc located at seattle ANN iacUne
he Iuter.sls Ot II natrouI, okaS,t /,
san Juan, Island aud J,Ii> rso"
Counties, iy!nR as they 10 auJaten.
~ TIE S.raI,s VI tuea, and IN,
track CI CoMuIeIce leading iron.
ine ocea.. ~ tbo Upper Souau, ic
Qu,rc nor only d Land Once ~ oi .
.v"nsenu, but they should ioster
,raue aud manufacturers Va eIriJ
'arieiy III the,r must, wL.eh ha',
mthcIio brru drawn ~ the Cppe.
oounu W the superior cnterpr.s,
aid Discrimination ui the LusIaese
Lucn All tuat t'calIty. lac pr,s"n,
announcement accommodations, an.
the enormous expense involved III
going 10 Port Townsend, are III,
prlncil al otjections ".e.- ny Tia,
ReveilIe aud Mail against locating
the Uis.r.et Land Office ~ tna'
place. 1t ~ true, the expense al
present il out of all reason, COM
taied Wan tue tar longer, ant
.a.aper fvutc W vty "ir... 49,.
NO oeiei,cs .aas the emterprisihs
nnerca.uts VI " naLcVM a"u L".,
| IuTnsead VIA long permit Nj. be.
currs GosUei oh,p w D,Unupoi.ze th'
,rade aiiu aro" ~ vi these turit,ns
unno, MIN has proniu.t,sS cuaiA.,
vi ~ between TIE Two piuees
W hen the new iron steamers army.
now Un Luc.r va acre, The oLa
! .iu \uIlh i;.t.hC w.ii Le put -,
The Seattle> " haLcom route. ines,
will prvLabl, 20 by way OF P0r
Townsend, oonne.t. , w..h > 81
.unt,, a. A.a,, ties Ut, ru..
~ .iilam, aud p"ss,uiJ At Deeeptio.
Pass. Small steamers 1T Lacounel
and up the ekaglt, could conmec
with these Loals At The latter place
or NJ AnacorIes. Thus every OBJ
Iectlon 10 the District Land Uftic
being located at Tort I"wnse.u
hat wouii affect The I"". Il b
sit nd Whatcom Counties, woul'
be reinoyeu.