New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-26
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
IT'S CLAIMS UPON POPULAR INTEREST.
AMBITIOUS TO BECOME A srArE-A TALK WITH
GOVERNOR SQUIRE.

AMBITIOUS TO BECOME A srArE-A TALK WITH
GOVERNOR SQUIRE.
Watson G.. Squire, the recently appointed
Governor Of Washington Territory talked about the Ter
rtory to TRlBUSE reporter at the Hoffman House ON
Saturday. He snid nd that the people ~ the East
have not as rule. had much time to investigate the
claims OF Washington Territory for admission 10 the
Union Washington Territory IA the extreme northwest
portion ~ the United states Alaska Of course being
ceped n IA separated IN part from oregon on the south
by the Columbia River. which "a seven miles wide at s
mouth The Territory III, ldod into an eastern andi
Western part by the Cascade Range ~ mountains Tho
eastern portion ia largely open plains ahd prairie land
admirably adapted n grazing AMI the culture ~ wheaa
Tho average yield ~ wheat ia thirty ntn bushels 10 tho
apir The total production Ia aietlt rhutmnhs wheat
Ia shipped ~ titntpbnl ht hr way Of Portland ana
brings afspf pflep ~ Portland man iors ~ hIeaAa,
ht feasoh ~ tho tfhHs-ofranip shipping facilities. tatn
driven to tho asipn ainlna and west 0trt tho
ohn Mountains fnr tho at tho people ~ ihr nmbt:
dafiota tho sound The interior 10 beautifully diN CT
slhrd by tho rloh NaYsot Yakima, hias ana hloblltl
upon the fertile lands al which great crops ~ wheat can
ha raisoi Of small fruits proiilahly grown, and
herds nj cattle grazed The western portion nj the ler
tory rich IN r cedar ash and maple ana other woods,
forming the largest ami finest body OF timber ON the
globe The fir trees reach height of POO feet and are
used by the shiphullder there ard elsewhere The CO.
mba River and Grays IIabor water the southwestern
part of the Territory. Grays IarbOr Is deep and spa
cos the water measuring feet the bar at
low tide. Puget Sound IS magnificent body Of water,
having shore line OF LOO miles ndented with bays and
nlcts all OF which have deep water The Olympic
Mountain range rising to height of about 1000 feet be-
tween Puget sound and the defends it from gales
and makes the waters OF the Sound calm. number of
large rivers flow Puget sound and the shores OF
the Sound are sawm- OF which turn out 100000
feet of lumber in "A single day. I'm addition To this wealth
OF timber there large dcTo,it OF hitumlnouS. semi
btumnous and. higher up the mountains, anthracite
coal. Iron ore Of "A good quality lies in the mountains
The agricultural characteristic here is adaptation to
root crops OF all kinds Wheat does not Ito well on the
coast The river bottom lands produce fine hay. The
crops are simply enormous Tine and onchalf to four
tons an acre il frequent production. have raised
crops Of that my farm Tic tidal lands when
reclaimed by bikes produce oats Of the finest quality IN
mary cilous abundance.
AREA AND POPULATION
"The area Of Washington Territory X about $4,000
square miles; It's people and the people Of Idaho have
passed on the question of transferring 1000 square
miles from the latter Territory t" Washington Territory.
which will make aggregate Of 10000 square miles, or
about twice the area OF Ohio. There are in Washington
Territory twelve strong posts OF me Grand Army 81 me
Republic. The people are RENAL kahly Patriotic hotWith-
| standing The cont guilty OF British Columbia
The climate i, agreeable and mild thirty -eght de
grccs above zero is the average for the winters In SUM-
mcr, So; in autumn - IN SpilnE o. lhrrc was no
",niinrnt The finest of fruits are raised ana you can
Are the churches pretty well and evenly repre-
20 YES A. Seattle the Catholics have large and well
c6palans are erecting there and Bishop Paddock IS
building a school at Iacomh The Metholi;ts are t'tal-
fishing literary Institution ~ olympia; Waia Naia mas
Nhitmau's College. Ihcrc are several lnllhn ie>'Na-
tions Tine Indians uO1en-ye anj frequently indus
irol- Ih't may DE -,t" 'dH- on s!r H tI ~, mn
bright costumes. Ihe western part OF TIE territory sh
Great hop country and The Indians are very useful rs hop
pckrrs thousands ot u'h come il"lh an VI'',pHo 'pl
mat purpose They seldom get liquor since ID" law
tcil, liquor to an Indian. They address the wbcs IN
language called chinook it was invented 10y the Jr-uit+
and Is common Ian rs the Latin was to the wise
mon of An nations iu MEDIEVAL Europe The important
,I, en-, ,,, MUM az Up4h.ton 1rrrnry H. tho com
pction ot railroad communication between the Western
,brutrh the r,rIdc Mountain. by way of suoqu,lomo
r,.4 II Ia said ilrit the Northern Pacific Company viii
build thtuugh stampede Pass, few mile tuir south
When tnia connection Is otlcd % viii develop valuable
Mining nud timber utric L. and Give the quickest transit
tlr wheat and cna ud to the coast aud rr supplies nom
the coast Tor thc p,op'c of the hel"r
POLITICAL rrAIrms.
The ptcpoudtriuor of political strength hn7 always
boou ON the side ot the Republicans AMI from the class
of Immigrants now coming tou' should Judge that the
rrrrltor, IA ukclv 10 remain Republican The dclcsncs
To Chrneo voted for blaine ou n the ballots our voting
population Is yer, large m W"pPri"n TO- tine nnm9'i O.,
v..ri amt mon. net long aga aud Tine, nll found
husbands ht one. the people hnNc approved 'u.li
tJon uud have applied For admission in me hnn ~"
application hl7 been h,oubl' REGARDED nnd n Us 90
urrt, that TIM uru Congress viii admit the l,rrltnry
= state Washington Territory has lusrr population
thnu Nrvnln ut Delaware The nWs ~ the Territory pn-
rnunga voting hi NuWon. The experiment Ia being tried
tui4 year tor tho Hist time -,
o. lin the vumpu tthht ru Interest In h0lit7 Y
rhr, wauiioat s,lt interest IN municipal 'lsr'l"ns
rh,, arr lao trl,r ~ ecN" go lu"lH hn much int'-
cat dns attended th, o,po urui lu lhti dc'uh 'h,i
justice Uusot A. utp,nr hha Insisted nr"n 'ht'h ih"
lava uu this Iuut 1h frunlr luiuiH ttr arln'irl linh
hp host istcs, ami an Tar 90 h' hH'h artu tue t'p'i
mont uf making az Wthra ltum hnth Httr7 Nuha wen
and B., attended With minor Inconvenience only. lh ihr
i, nf -rtr 900 If the 1000 votes cast lh late cleo
tun Wrio tho votes ut Numrn,'
rAcIs ~ rnE NiW GoNrrNoW7 Ilff.
Governor squire appointed to his present position
ON Iuy Of this year, AMI the app 'intnrn was con-
nrmcd hy the senate two day. Later lie was graduated
from the Wesleyan University, M"lilctoNn, ionh., Ia
lob and has been tIu,tcr OF that uatutoh Tor. ten
y,ir. Early IN the war bee captain o ONO sharp
shooters, Later me- promoted ana made Judge Al
lo.c of the District OF Iruac7Scc He lttd Law WIN
Judge Ruin, r. IWmoy. Of cleveland ono aii was "a
mIitrl 10 practise los the supreme Court ln l-n- Alter
m, war Ee WAS connected with the Remington Arms
COMPANY at Hon. y. =, and married daughter oi lhr
senior member oI tt company. lie mas lrrh hi'Ih'r
of the Republican Committee of NcW-lork Tor hummer
az wears I'm 1879 hr withdrew FROM me Remington
Couary iii -po,rl OF his interest ana went 10 MHSA-
ton TERRITORY has been there about ten months OF
every year since.