Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-29
SEATTLE aap VICINITY.


Marion lfoxaj Rsgister. Aax- y
seattle, TIE Iasrss es,y 81 Wsshina-
tsn Terr1sory, "a piisFutnKiy loasted o.
RiIios Bsy. eas q the bess hsrbors 90
Puees SSand. it sxsnds foar 1iles
alaDe this deep ant seh shsltesed hay'
rsAehinR baekwtra ovee s7esss 90
Of hiRh platesns t~o Eniiss 70 Lake
Washingtou. q yssstY sEssss Of yates
q AHA long, yEgyiag "a slets tniSss
three 20 sven miles I5aks l4iots
SIMILAR body 81 tufe spFiise Sas1F sr.S1i
q satls egEass. lies DorshEsst OF ate
sitg aud y . Qrs@t psfAsure neszft-
The bar IL lsfRs, AFFORDS sk4rAiaFnt "a
eBorAge. aud - etid 70 q nsAste wee .ess
ths haFbsE Of fapiss yise ~ paetat,
esqas saffe01ainaS Tee ssenefy q
e.sttIs ard vieAnEsT IL ssxsesdiaRiy nnet
a. 1870 vtews tsf tee OsAss Range. sith
IA srox-,sppei sammsfa, fnHA b had
lookins wesswaRe, willis on tsseAst anM
eats, may Be- sect ths noble Casesds
rnoaniains, With tbe insis< Mouui
Rainisx t0serina above sai- THIS eitT
1000 inhsbttaBsl has large and hand
some bustHess bl0sks hiIed vita tHs-
rusn~s erseisa 81 Etosdas - suepsisd wakn
tsrss dxify and six weeklE nsHwapsp@rs,
ard does 4 large lsusiaegs psincspaily 10
eoai and laabsF. Osst tl0s0O Sefe
aren't IN 1882 rsls1ildisR ths Rss WORKS
AZ having asz naains. uhale slss slsctrle
ligsIs q largely aNgd. IL " we'll wstersd,
A. the gronnd IL honeye0RbeS With
surin0s OF ths pgtrest s2teT, safse
comes ffosa tie CaasAds mountains, and
over sax different sompRniess one vitn
4 caustni Of kz5olyfl. eotnuste vita each
other IN sappiysng 10 70 every aoose and
fastofy.
DuriaQ the past three years Seattle
has doubled iss popslstIcn and exrsnded
in imofoveasefsss, stthsF Vnbile og pr
vass. ogas 4sOo0D00. The Streets ara
bsIne rapidig eRsnsd, graded and p,o-
vided with sldsaalks; tlss sam spant
feY direct impfossments last yssI
afs,ouatiaa 10 ansJfss IMAM $4,000. and
a thorough sanitary system Of sever
assa has bces, introduced. The assessed
valuation Of city property Il over ssr-
Oo0.o00, and tNxss aEs very hght, S3Ile
both city and eSsnty ars free fihsm dfbt.
Heal estate Is RrsidHislly advancing And
the aanbsr Of transfers ID tArRes stsei-
tlsns 10 slis population consisting ohisfy
ef people who Ars alba 10 parcnass
property and impnsye ~. The hotels
are supnfior IN their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and a. seattle IL fsa ecIufsFzinR psint
Of al steamers, IL 10 q pleasant stop
ping place for tourists - well ~ q
dsliRhtfnl rssidaitos. II u isettled ~
"a Intelligent and entsrpftsinR class al
people, wk0 have aafr0niadea themselves
with all ths luxsries aad esnfFeniences
Of life. bnit etsbgsnt and costly resi-.
dsnees, beautifsd their lawns. elevated
the sOcial and neral ec7slition Of tbeir
city, and devoted much time and money
70 the cause Of edncati0n. The Terri
torsAl University 10 located here, and,
besides sessral seh0els Ut vari0us kinds,
there arc many clinrolaes Of dihsnsnt
dsnomsnatlsns, q Y. n. q. a. Organise
iion and Naturalist club.
One Of ths greatest elsmsnis in Seat.
tie's prosperity To- the inexhaustible
supply OF esal found west Of the cascade
nsounsAzns. which h br0aght here II
miles By rail, stored IN tEanenae coal
bunkors along tbs water froat, and
shipped ~ sseana sollisra to oil points
on the Paeiie otslan. Oser tao million
dollars have been already exhausted in
developing these mines or providing
facilities for tfRiispoftation, and the
largest mine alone produces 800 TONS
daily. Tbs agricultural resources OF
tbs country tFibassry 10 Seattle are ex
tensiys, though principally nndsveloped
an yes. lroa ofe is found In abundance,
nearly all OF which 10 singllarly Tree
from impurities llnd 10 fully equal 20
any mined. Tue facilities for reducing
and anxing are tlnsuFpassea, ~ e0al.
limestone, 10 q and water are plentiful.
Hut she naosi lump rtant Industry Is that
Of luusee. Toe dense forests near be-
attic have an extsnsiyp frontage up0a
Puget sound, facilitating the handling
81 lags, which are rnads ap into rats
and toxed 10 thu numerous saumiliH ~
seattle, wt.srs tney ara worked up Into
lumber. The nsills Last year eet mp i've
handred miiliox feet, aud Il ID estimated
that IL waaid take I'D ysmts 10 exhaust
the supply, wnFsiiig at this rate. Tbs
fir and svefzsessl, ranging in age from q
day 20 iys haudred years. aud from the
aize 81 . finger ~ three hundred feet
high, wish an aysraee aiamster Of ssx
feet 10 mo most conspicuous treei aud
the sad cedar IN the next fnoSt itnpprt
ant. II In estimated that i've thouasnd
men ara given constant erspl0y nenf IN
the mzils and hlmpsa Gangs, and the
shipbuildipR industry 10 rapidiy growing
b. reason Of the tlnriyaled advantages
seattle can oissr.
Tbs majority ~ stesiners plying upon
Puget Sound make Seattle their head
quarters and asshlt ~ hasiness, while
fully one half She freight sent from this
soand 70 Han Frszicis0s ls fufulshed ey
Seattle. When its railroad Is hniahed
east thFoeeA tho Cascade mountains,
there will be d great increase 10 the
trafhe 10 Asiatie ports. besidss many
furniture ana other factories, wslose
fetal prodaot u considerable, there are
several machine shops and iron works
which eraploy q great number Of men
aud produce taRfiy Thousand dollars
worth OF manufactured iron each year.
special indncaiiloiils iIfo offered manu-
factufers u all kinds locating here. aud
this is Qua soerea % Seattls's uontinned
prosperity. The climate is delightful
en- account OF tie pure aud braotng SEA
hfesxe whieh eohtss Vi from the broad
Pacific, impartiug Ifs bnd buoyaney 10
ali who inhsle II. Mott of the EaslsrE
people who teaAin and enjoy this few
manths never desire t0 leave u. AZ q
Eensral rule tn taefuafy stanas about
s0o above xsro tho entire winter, aud
enc readily beaoaies accustomed 70 the
shert wei eeaspn. Choice fsk Of ali
kinds oan be had a. moderate prices,
and She tenfist o. spurieman will llnd
abundant attractions 10 the dshna,
huntine or seaatIri 10 he feand near by.
Ihess Wishing tpforniktien concerning
the coal, iroa OF tfnbei land san obtain
y Of Msssrs. ~ u Ttaiplsman q Co,
and all desiring 10 isnew about real
tssate, iarm lands sur loans can write
mssers EsheiuiAn, Llavullyn 4 Co.. In
each eAss thssosiisR stamp for return
POSTAGE. II GlwWnnent land 10 do
sired, Of which tllsre IL an abundance
" Meetern Washington, tbs Register Of
Ne Y, I. Isasd tliiise a. Olympia should
be addressed.
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