Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-08

Tss Bevesssmens. Feriasisy. eIfm.ts.
Rine Mssissss, Sssss ana
Crest sessapers.
70. r. Rsnoh. Yield ans Fnessis.
Very LITTLE Il knogn Easf and South
Of this inEeresking e1suntrg To .
New FngIapder. Washington Terri.
tory h 90 far sway fhsl be scarcely
notices that Il belongs 20 he Uab0n.
The Californiess are 30 uiut.h skssottIs
ed Ia the development Of their oss
State that Iissle astenlioa h given 70
this outsider pennsyfyaniA might,
II she only knew, be very Jealous OF
this counsTy. 80 rich M coal beds thai
Il has hssn chrssfened the . PeBnsy&
vAris Of The Pacific Coast FoFtan.
ately. or otherwise, Washington has
been osefIookesi BY other part Of our
great country. But shiie this i the
case, The esgizepa Of this Territory
have NOT been sleeping: Drither hHss
they been idle. IL II il conlpss aIiyely
little kn0wn noss, Il siiIl not b. ieag
until Is viii command is share Of she
public interest,". Its Resources for
ship binding are urequaied say
where Ia the United States Puget
Sound. with IL 59i mites Of shore
line, and over 2. 000 square mite Of
surface, Bayigsble throughout lie
whole extent ftr the largest deep sea
vessels, IL one Of the Rtandest harbors
10 the world. The c0nntry border
ing 90 the Sound abouDds In immense
wealth Of timber, such as Is requir-
ed for ships and steamers With
these facilities, besides exhaustless
quantities OF coal and iron. Il htiofds
every advantage for commercial and
naval enterprise. Previous tc the
announcement Of the bdllding OF The
Northern Pacific Railroad, WashIng.
ton Territory and snfronEdiag coan.
try was comparatively unknown,
but with the completion Of that en-
eafprise immigration and capital
poafed In from various quarters, and
"a unusual era 0f activity and indus.
Try was the rasalt. Factories aad
mills were built, agriculture WAS H.
trnducad, the IaFga coal felds were
opened, and population rapidly In.
creased. Chief among the products
manufactured IL lumber. The
whole face of the country. from the
Cascades 10 the Pacific Ocean. Is q
magnificent body Of liiaber. Stsnd
Ing timber. In tho Puget Sound re-
gi0n, Is estimated ~ l60, 600 900. 900
lest. The mills, for the year 1854
cut 800. 000, 900. feet. The inland
traffic Of the Sound engages seysnty-'
seven sieanaera The land surface
area OF the Territory Il 50. 90. 600
acres. OF which 10000, 900 acres are
Ia timber lands.
PoRT TOWNSEND.
Port Townsend Is notable a. being
the port Of entry and location OF the
cnstom.house Ia the Puget Sound
Collection District. Il is the county
seat Of Jefferson county, and situated
on 9 beautiful bay, which opens into.
or rather IL an arm OF, Puget Sound
fts location Is ninety miles east Of
Cape Fiattery, and about sixty miles
north of Olympia
Port Townsend has United States
Court and q District Court for the
counties Of jefferson. Clallam, Island
and San Juan. Daily mail service Is
had BY the steamers 10 all prominent
towns 90 Puget Sound. 20 the south
and n0fthward. 10 Victoria. Mail Is
carried monthly from this point 20
Alaska. Port Townsend Bay Ii al
ways lively with ahippiag. from
twenty-five 70 fifty craft, Of all sizes.
both sail and steam, being frequently
10 slight at once. The custom dutiea
\ for the Government amount annually
10 about $4,000. The town Il CON
spicuous for IFS substantial business
buildings. having upwards Of half a
dozen hne stone structures. The
business portion OF the town u To-
Gated on q sAud.spit. The residences
are back on Z hill, commanding a
fine view Of The bay and its borders
IL has population OF shout |, 500
The town Is fasoraiiy situated a. 10
geographical position, Port Tawn-
send holds She key to the great Puget
Sound. with Ail It's commercial advan-
tages. The principal Industries are q
steam saw-mEll, sash and door factory !
foundry aud machine shop. This
town q well Supplied with business
and professional men, but there Is
plenty Of room In The couatry tribu.
larry 10 the town for yoang men who
txke an interest Ia agricultural pnr.
suiia Near Ifundale. Chimaeum
Valley, daifying region, proieces
Annually about SO, 00ll worth OF but
tar and cheszis. The iron.works n
lfondale, which Ia two miles from
Port Townsend. erected Il cost OF
eiO0. 900. win reduce the bog aFs In
70 pig iron
sEAT1'Lri
Seattle. like feu other Pacific
Coast citics and towns, has had a
!" hoossi.s This IL indicated by her
handsome buildings. and other signs
or past prosperity. AZ present she Is
receiving her share Of The duh dimes,
besides the local psirplexities that are
naturally cDtlsequent TO booms. II
one could but put flls ear 10 TIE public
kay.hOIe, ha might hear whisparings
not altogether hAtt,tfing. and res quite
interesting. 0nce upon time an
orator addressed az sea Of upturned
faces. but were be 10 address the busi.
ness men OF Seattle, be would find
their feees turned down. When
sympathixed With them. they told me
that they would rasher have good,
steady healthy growth than 4
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