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


6tafea. The more important Of these
resources arc timber, GOAL, iron, marbie
and gypsum. There IL also = WIDE ex
tsnt Of agricultural land of almost IN
Whils the rssources Of the county
have besn developed to greater extent
thas those Of any other county IN the
Territory, and while more industries
have been established. yet they are but
In the infancy Of their development and
crsVth. The beds Of iron and marble
are inexhsustible aud Of unexoelled rich
ness and parity; bat, through lack OF
trnnsp0rsaS:on facilities. neither OF these
yaluabIe resources has ever received any
whatever, although they
are situated within sixty miles OF Puget
Sound, the finest laud-locked tidevaters
on the globe.
The principal resources 80 far devel-
opes, and those only inperfecfly, are
timber and coal, and, to limited ex-
tent, agriculture.
The population Of the county Is now
upward of 1900, being By far the most
populous a. well AZ wealthiest county IN
the Territory. OF this population the
city Of Seattle. a. shown by the registry
list at the late municipal election, 10 en-
titled to claim about Y. 600; being nearly
twice as large - any other city in the
Territory, and, in point Of business and
capital, outranking any other in even
greater proportion. In wealth. popula-
ton, commerce. enterprise and energy
il Is pre-eminently the chief city OF the
Territory, and in commerce and enter
prise il entitled to rank with many East
srn cities Of aosbls its population.
OF the 2040 square miles area OF the
county, 700 square miles are mountain
Gus, bat contain valuable mineral de-
posts. There are 10000 acres Of good
Agricultural land, of which l90, 000 aOres
are in the river bottoms, the balance
being scattered through the upland.
There are some 1900 square miles OF
timber, Of which about 5000 acres are
hardwood, maple, alder and aah) about
5000 acres Of white pine, about 64,COO
acres Of cedar. about go, 900 acres Of fir
and perhaps 1o,000 acres of spruce.
OF coal there ia known some 40 or 90
square miles, 1880 acres of which are
more or less developed.
81 TIMBER.
The $1,000 acres Of hardwood will av.
GRACE over 10000 feet to the acre, max
ing probable total Of eight hundred
million feet Of these valuable woods
The 1000 acres of other varieties will
average over 10000 feet to the acre
making total Of these varieties Of
twenty one billion six hundred million
feet. s
Much of this timber is accessible from
the Sound, the lakes and water courses
bat by far the largest and most valuable
portion Of il will have TO be reached BY
rail. Large quantities Of timber have
been cut during the last thirty years
though as yet bat feeble impression
has been made upon those mighty for
eets, which will for many years to come
afford remunerative employment tC
thousands OF men and add many mil.
lions Of dollars to the wealth Of enter
prising lumbermsn.
Logging has been carried on less ex-
tensively in King county than in some
other counties in the Territory, because
less of its timber supply is accessible
from the water. At this time opera.
tions are almost entirely suspended on
account of the dullness of the lumber
trade in this as we'll az other sections oil
| the country. The ont of logs for the
| year ending June 80, 1884, was 18, 96l ,b41
feet. board measure; number of camps
IL; number Of men employed, 2l3; and
the number Of oxen, 148.
Fer the year ending June 80, 1888, the
ont was 1851, PSI feet; camps, 16; msr
240 and oxen 160. The price per thou.
sand feet at tidewater has ranged fren
IS to 81.
LUMBER MANUFACTURING.
Lumber manufacturing is carried or
quite extensively. mostly for the home
or Sound markets; very little compare.
lively being shipped to southern ane
foreign markets.
The number of sawmills in the county
is l6, with an aggregate capacity of 425.
600 feet per day and ranging from Is te
Go 600 feet each per day. The power
used is steam exclusively. Of 'thsss
mills ten are in the city of Seattle ani
the others are scattered throughout thu
county. The aggregate value Of thest
mills and their plants is nearly 81, 900,
OOO, and IL requires the employment Of
about $50 men to run them. The Gu
Of rough and dressed lumber for the
year ending June 30, 1884, did mot faI
far short Of Ia, 0O0, 900 feet, worth, al
el2.5O per thousand. about ri zoo 0OO
| In addition. there was manufactlrei
during the wear about &2cO, 600 worth o
house finishing. sueh AZ door. Win
dovs, brackets. mouldinos. "a. 80. Al
kinds of woodwork Incident To ia.
buildino trade ara carried an In TIA c,t,
Of Seattle.
There are two LARGE frrniture mann
factories. with two or three lesser ones
These two eatabliahments have an 40
Qreoate cash capital of ei000O. AM
employ as men. Thsv nse stssm ,,ovs s,
Roth are inoornoratad connsrias. IN.
| inoorporated IN lS82 and the other n
1884. Value Of product about Sia5 On
anpualis- v'NS>
Ship and boat buildiuc In aIao a am
sidera bIe indusfrv' thouch litsle has;d.
repairing has been done duriuo ira n =
wear. There ara threa vayds each bsv
| inc marine vava. Fise ANAL SEQ :,
boats have bean built durino the vss |,
with An ecorecafe tosnaoa ~ 81 n
tona. Several vschts and aeslha..s i. =.
been built duriro the veay. INT n Ia rc =.
aaifinc veasels-
wal.
Coai mining, next TO lumber manu-
so.u1, ~. - we mos. important inaus
others Thers are too coI,is,;as a. ~
$780,, al .h;..-.;..~- .r rrS.