Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-20
.-vualI. CORRESPONDENTS.


rr.,-os Posi- -lSTELLIGENcER
V.us from the wiids of Western Wash
..,.on nav be of interest to your IN
.n,riug readers on the Sound.
r,o Cbehalis river flows through an
.u,;cul,ural region some five hundred
';,ss in extent, which, for fertility OF
..n and advantages to the farmer, are
..,sl, if ever txcelIed- The valley tx
..uds nm either side OF the river, from
.on,ce to the sea. in distances vary
;,s from one to ten miles. In order TO
a;, more definite description Of this
.a,.Is ieId / will divide It into three
.sc,ions, termed respectively the upper,
;n,s,mediate, aid lower { hehaIs val
la. Ihe soil o. tie npler region II OF
,,mbered and prairie formation, the
;,,,.r,nediate Is vine maple ano D. aver
as,n and the lower tlmbered ana tide
~, ran. although all interchange OF Ali
,osv hs found along the entire area.
H.. are homes for thousands, but as
-, i,,,le advantage il taken OF the op-
yo,,npIty by the farming fraternity, AL
iSnoob immigrants are westward wend-
inc their way III untold numbers. Ere
nld Father Time breaks the da"nlng %!
tsa, the mark If civilization IN Cheha-
I;s county Will have been al Eparent.
Admitting that all due credit should
he o,y-n TO the resources ot the upper
and iut-rrnediats CnehalIs valleys Will
10, the present speak of the lover valley
o,lv Flma. a town of about lJD peo-
rIe i, situated on perfectly level piaIn
son,e three miles III length by two IN
width. End presents a very pretty picture
IN one who has teen accustomed 10 Nv
inc IN a town surrounded by timber. In
The line of business HOUSES there are
,uo grocery stores, two saloons and two
hotels. quite sufficient for the wants of
the town. A city hall ~ III course of
sreetion. bt sides several dwelling houses.
Elma Is the terminus Of Capt. Wm. Ken
tons (of Blakely) coL templAted harrow
cage railroad from the Sound, for the
purpose Of ridding the intervening coun-
try of Its timber. In consequence, real
estate il held at high figure. To say
the least. Elma Is very desirable build
ING location. It's only drawback is Its
d stance of over a mile from the theha-
Ia river, which IL ndyIgable far above
this point.
Spaeding over stretch of country
twelve miles III length, dotted here and
there with itch Agricultural land, fne
tracts OF timber and small pralrIes, We
arrive at Montesano, a miniature town
f twenty buildings year ng", but now
numbering hundreds. Montesan0. Ike
Elma. il bullt upon rolling plaiu, Two
miles ia length 10y one III width. It's
business houses are num,runs. though "A
well selected s'o"k OF general merchau
disc Is much n.eded. IL ~ the supply
station of the surrounding country, ~
all roads leading IN and Ioing out inter
sect at this point. A three-story hot |
is being htted up, and will he ready for
public patronage by NJ y LIST. / he stee- |
pies of Two churches Iwer hthveuward, |
and on Sunday their bells pal forth |
clarion calls, (iIken.u 10 that of "A to !
vine bell, OWING 10 thor minute SIZE |
bcck0ning the saInted ,oBs ard comes
tic daughters 10 Worship. Both aro OF
the Methodist denomination.
Mohtesano Is situated, III u maritime
point Of view, at the head OF Underwater
ON the Chehalls river, and is, III fact, the
trst elevated portion (belng about 100 |
feet of country after entering Gray's |
Harbor that may not pe subject To over
how. The water supply is InexhhustI
Bile, as a living stream froui the foothills !
Of the Olympic range cuts the town iu |
twain eE route ~ the Che halls. Its
drainage facilities are unsurpassed, ana.
~ there IL one continuous current of
balmy breeZes from the ocean, lnsure5 |
healthfulness The prairie land of this
section IL free from gravel. of black
loan formation, aud Is Is ready pro-
dncer. Thus, with an open plain tor
building purposes, "A vast agricultural
basin back OF 1t, and easy access u the
mighty deep, MoDtesano bids fAlr III
time to win the title Of the maritime
metropolis by the sea.
Montesano, with II population OF GOO,
Is now m incorporated city. The cam
paign IL over; the officers are duly elect
ed, and will commence performing the
functions of their exalted D. sItions on
the second Monday III May. The cam
paign Is said to have been an exciting
one, and was fought on the high Ii
oense' sue. Col. Hawkins, a lecturer !
on behalf OF the temperance pfalanx.
endeavored to carry the no license
ticket, while Brother Walsh. of the u |
defte, stood boldly up for COIN and !
once mOie, III the annals of time, print
ers Ink gained the asc-ndancy, for the !
high license" ticket WAS elected unan- |
mously.
Adaily stage rurs between Montesano |
and Olympia, but the people are rot |
satisfied. and look forward Ia the da,s |
of the railIoad. They are firm III the |
Belief that some day now unknown |
railroad will touch the waves that beat !
AGAINST old PiyHou,h Rock. and. tray- |
ehng westward, greet the placid Pacific |
at Peterson's Point.
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