Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-24

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r>rritory, bounded on the north
~ Columbia, on the south By
- he east by Idaho, and on
81 ~ Paoifio OCEAN, eoatatne
!. - soren, a6oEdinG an aypsoxj-
& s1lsf1a naetufaRe OF 0,DD1o00
<ie-S fhsn half of the 'Eorritory
s u ~ fbe Cascade range, and h
Z <s 1870. The climate Of this
= efacfly that Of England, and
81 = oenefaily very rich, the a1Iu-
.sy Pueet Sound reaching q
"a upwards Of = hundred feet.
~ range are found the ex-
y heet ana cold, while the soil,
-. n ioueous aud metam0rphio
Z Iic6 and barren. With ocos
S-<iie valleys. The mouufain
I, O. Cascades Ii considered
<ss & America, and includes au
S<1e9no- MOu0t Baker Ill 800
~ Ihs Territory Ii veil water
- many fine harbors, Of which
"a. i1s-nd. penetrating 100 miles into
<.sSrIoe. o6ers collections. 4 ma
a - population west Of the
- oa11Ied around PuGet 6ound.
~ Inmhsf business ID extensive
~, -. The popuiati0n 81 the
ss.s~ Is 1850 vas 7y,12O, Of whom
sSz - males. and II. .66l Of 3orsien
k - Tkere are several beautiful
+ ~ Sr1endve peat boRs and large
- y noal IA the Territory, and rich
& ~ fl6nines ia its northeastern 80
10 ~ farms In the Territory em-
4 ! I5ss5 /. .<0o. .l21 acres. OF which Isl, BAG
- iacroved. The farm products
- ~ 6uSbels Of barley, 2306 bushels
d <sskvheot, 80, ,163 bushels Of corn,
n SS buehels Of oats, 7i24 bustsls Of
N 322 bashels Of wheat, 12.29
n fIaxsesd, 147z gallons of sor
ssz s,olssgss, l06, ,el9 IONS of hay, 2e,-
+ 4 5srnde Of honey, 97z pounds Of
- Gx}0 hounds OF tobacco fgrown
3. r - seree). |. .035, III bushels 0f Irish
s;111ooo with an AVERAGE yield OF las
ss511n % thk acre). 703, ,277 pounds Of
lfrom ia acrbs), 17,0lB pounds Of
s'ssssxSorn. 1882 bushels Of peas and
ssss5: vsIus OF orchard products,
Si6 S{s value Of market garden pro-
17.7i8; value sf all four pro-
1sSl1. &.2l2,750; value Of fsfms, e13,-
IN ~: yslne or farming implements
1eebinery, $685., S,5i2. The fetal
~.SskSr 81 farms was 652a, Of which
6T - euitiyated by owners, 200 rent
r ~ f1sd money rental and 26z for
7S1o6 IL products. There were under
11uS. Is rs and under 10. a.; 10 and
s r,11r %. III; 20 aud under 80. 207 50
S5i onder 100. GIL 100 and under 600,
To go and under 1000, 252 1000 and
II1 crop estimates for 1888 show
- Increase Of wheat and oats, the
7sH being 8,l62, 100 bushels Of the
- snd 2,480, 400 bushels OF the lat
. lhs grain of oats, like tn Il Of Or
~ b very large. and the average
33 II A.W bushels TO the acre. In
~ eefeals the yield per acre Is: In
~ corn. IS 90 bushels; wheat, 1899
tultols; barley, 49, 50 bushels; rye, 1875
to1kSa.
1Ioek-saisine In ths Territory Is chiefly
6c5ductsd east Of the Cascades. West
3 TIT range, counting mountain forks,
IocltIlIs, valleys and tide lands, there
~ ahoul 1905 600 acres of pasture land,
~ ihs character of the region is AZ l.
NlluFsl. and II does not produce sufh
e1nt cattle for hume consumption.
E>st Of the Cascades there Is an i'm
n6nse available pastnrage, but none
Iknt uan be considered hrst-cIass wild
U1turaee, overlooking and other causes
11yIuQ worn Il out. The great plateau
& ths Columbia, included between the |
epokane, Columbia and snake rivers, is
Ihe most important grazing district In |
Htenf and quality. Its general topo-
1nphioai character is rough, there be-
II considerable eruption In spots Of
rl1anic rock, while the ground 10
1stsn with dried-up watercourses,
- deep, with precipitous basaltic
- Strange enough, the poorest pas.
enn In Eastern Washington 10 found
G1Flhe rivers, belts of sand bordering
q ~ vateloourscs for miles, beyond
~ ths pasturaQe improves. The
~ plateau contains 5000, 900 acres Of
s1l11le pasturage, and at present
- 1900 cattle and 5000 sheep,
111Ia2 ln acres TO each unit of stock.
~ q the Snake river in the Walla
N.Ia diasrict there is good pasturage.
- ~ stock unit claims 10 acres, bat
Mnp'dly increasing farming interests
- 9euding out free range" except
elepea the Snake and Touchet rivers,
Nm there ID scarcity of water.
zshima aud Klickitat counties have
ward Of 100000 acres Of available
nrAQe. klickitat is rugged, with
anyons and high divides, Il being
el1ted directly on the west OF the
a.enlain range aud half its surface Ia
~ ~ by foothills. In Yakima coun-
~ krans is 10 a great extent eaten
= nuch % that the cattle forsake
ooeeoms for the plateaus, over which
II Wander In summer, going TO the
saekieat country In winter. The yer
81 Ct Eastern Washington consists of
IA erAaa, rye grass, white sage. goose
aough grass, blue joint, cane
- aliiloria, willow, greasewood,
49, mRe and rushes. The Territory
49, had n. .SfS horses, 6a6 mules and
~ working sxen, 1862 milch
1,lll other cattle. go, ,633 sheep
'ye Of lambsl, aud 46,88 swine.
~ value, 81. BOZ, ,392.
~ manufacturing establishments In
eN nombeved 26l. with total invest
w.. e $500. .497. yielding products
g 9 y, 250, ,l34, and affording en-
aent TO li47 hands. The most i'm
aI sstAblishments are saw and
slne mills, OF which there are 81 Of
= l0snsr and 5 OF the latter.
SUMMARY OF WEALTH.
Ess................ 3,S44, ,224
49, products s.............. 4.2l2.7D
siusimplemsats and ma
ss.nesy.................... 95S.5l2
ock... k.................. l3,S06. $50
~. clories.. es............. 3,a02, ,{97
ss.assalaetrrsd articles 2S0'Ist
isssoa................... 1900, ,o0o
=. psrsonal prop'ty, mines
pfcvcments.. ....... unknown
49,
w.................... .&5l. .276, 500
- sooools Of Waahincton Tarritopy