Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-27

$3.50. r. esn1n. ooon Ia
vield n from 500 " 500 bo1bol9 per
soro. Th6 opopHol 60 = yue - =! ~
burhe,s, worth. nc 80 oenfs. Ga 800 The
aveTaee y1sl0 b 90 bushsis % the sore;
100 bnshels ere frequsnfly saissd On one
Tss spp,s crop i about 81 300 bs1helA
worth, q 81 peF busheI, 50 30
Tia quantity Of plums raioed this year
i estimated Is 5000 hashels, worth, a.
- Per bushsl, $1,000.
By far the most important orop in the
county 10 the crop Of hops Tue SOL
and climate seem 10 be especially adapt
Cd 70 their cultivation. Il Is believed
that there is no other part OF the world
where hops can be raised so cheaply, or
where the yield per acre is 50 great. The
acreage is being yearly extended, and
no such thing as q failure, or even
partial failure, of TIE crop has yes
been known in this region. The crop
in this county this rear Is estimated
af 979 tons, worth. at go. per h., the
enormous sum of $4,000. The acre
AGE 10 $40 acres, and the average yield
Is put at ESQ pounds per acre. The
crop is excellent in quality, and was
secured in fine condition. There are
ninety hop growers in the county.
From the foregoing summary of the
agricultural products of this county It
will be seen that the amount Of land
under cultivation is exec dinghy small,
probably not exceeding 600 acres IN all
crofs in the entire county. including
fruit trees. Taking into consideration
the value of the crops raised from 50
limited an area, Soma idea may be OBJ
tanned of the enormous value OF the
annual agricultural products of this
county when the $50, 900 acres of its az
ricultural lands Frequently spoken oil
az limited in extent) shall all be undel
cultivation.
Il will be seen also that when the tim
Der, coal, iron, marble, mineral and
agricultural resources Of this county
are fully developed, they viii AFFORD
employment and support. in comfort
and plenty. for the population OF great
and wealthy commonwealth.
RAILROADS.
There are now over fifty miles Of com
pleted railroad in this county and y
miles In process of construction, to b
completed within a few months. I'm
portaut as these roads have been ant
viii be in the development OF the re
sources Of the county, the most valuable
and extensive resources are not reached
at all by them, and the most urRen
need Of the county now is q line to reacl
the rich and inexhaustible iron ant
marble deposits lying in the Snoqualmi,
Pass. Such line would pass through
deposits of coal and tracts of timbe
and agricultural land unequalled in val
ue in this magnificent Territory.
King county has shore line on PuRe
Sound of abou. sixty miles, exclusive o
the thirty mileS shore front OF VaSnor
Island, and shore line OF about eight.
miles on navigable fresh waters, viz, OF
Lakes Washington. Union and Samam
ish. Lake Washington is the larges
lake, with possibly one exception, In tn
The q. s. Government has under con
sideration a project for connecting thes
lakes with the Sound by short shil
canal, with locks. The probable COS
of the Improvement would be abou
81, 000, 900.
| aa FISHERIES. se
There is one oannery in the count
for canning fresh salmon and four pack
| ing establishments for packing sal
| salmon. During the season of 1888
| 5000 cases were canned and 1000 barrel
4 l.. rr,pkh 30
spectively 81 per case and $3.50 per bar
rel, amounting in all to $4,000. Thi
| industry gave employment to three hun
drsd men, to whom S2S, 800 in wage
we're paid.
| BRICK.
The best of clay is found in the count
near the CITY of Seattle. In 1888 fou
yards were in operation, from who
three million bricks were turned on,
In 1884 there are six yards, and thei
product has been 5, 700, 900 bricks. Tn
bricks are worth s. per thousand
These yards give employment to fifty
six men.
| EDUCATION.
The number of school districts in th
county is Al; schoolhouses, 80; averag
value OF schoolhouses, $500; highes
cost, $4,000; lowest cost, $50; tota
value Of schoolhouses, $109, 695; numbe
of school children, 1906; per cent. O
attendance, 20; number Of teachers, g.
highest salary, $125 per month; loves
salary, $35; average salary, $50.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
The city of Seattle, with its 100
population, its commerce and manufat
turing industries. being the most i'm
portant integral part of the county, Q
at present developed, as well as the mos
important city in the Territory, hav
considered it best to treat its institu
tions, its commerce and industries. I
some extent separately.
The extensive water front has large an
costly docks, wharvss and coal bunker'
from which large trade with ever
part of Puget Sound and its tributarie
il carried on. There are ~ steamboat
of various sizes, with an aggregate tor
mage OF 5lo3.04 tons, trading to thi
port. OF these, all bnt two are owne
at or hail from this city as their HON
port. At least 30 of these steamboat
are engaged in carrying freight and pas
sengers upon regular routes and maxim
regular trips. The steam marine of 81
attic greatly exceeds in number an
tonnage that of all other ports Of PuQe
Sound put together. To this feet q
steamers 10 largely due the commercis
supremacy OF this city.
There are, besides, four ocean steam
ships engaged In the freight and passer
ger business making regular trips b<
tween this port and San Francisco
These steamships have an aggregat
tonnage of over GOO tons and rang
from 800 to 5000 tons each. Two Q
these ships are first class in every RI
speot. Two are built of iron and tw
OF wood. In addition there are two iro
steam golfers constantly plying betwee
this port, San Francisco and Portland
They have an aggregate tonnage o
about 5000 tons and are of first elias
construction. In addition to these, sail
ing ships Of the largest tonnage are FIRE
quent visitors at this port In quest O
carRoes OF coal and lumber. Il is ey
pected that there will be feet of 2
to 30 sailing vessels constantly engages
in the coal and lumber trade bctwee,
Seattle and San Francisco, upon th
opening Of the new collieriss, durin
the coming year.
The lumber manufacturing industrie
OF this city have been heretofore re
ferred to with tbs exception Of lare