Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01

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elf Supporting. TsesmR oS~rs Al IA
surpassed aeld for misunderstanding Opss
8tssus.
The uanut4ct0riss Of TaesHlA Alrs-sdv
10 oper4ts5a are - follows oaEHollss- 3,
s4sa and q 1soF fscsDries. !. tnraii1E-
factors. I J-8n Eorzs aud f01udrles, !:
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lng Z. als. !, shiEGis fglil-, J. candy fac
iS5-g. ! samoa c2unery, These Ia
dgztTiss ssgrs4snt ~ Aggregate caSital
ss0ak q about 81 .als]oo9.
Ia addition 10 Jas % the most iEo--
Oaghly eqgigpsd pu0lie sonooi n1ii1
ines On she coast. erected ai cost o.
s50at $500. inc z5aag fsrnItars. Ia
coma boasts u tee Annie Wright semi
nary for y0ang ladies', the ba.ldlnz nav
inR been crested ~ cost % <55.tfBl
and oeing snd1Eed By q. Il. Wright,
Esq, NJ Philadelphia With the sum OF
81 0D1. The sehosi - under the patron
eye Of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
4 ashcol for males, - BE- embossed BY
Sir. Wright, a. the above, y Also - be
crested. The churches OF Tacoma IN
erected By HF. Wright, are numerous,
and ~ marked beauty aad sXcslienee
Of hntsn.
sxAGrT oOUsTT-
skaeit county "a one Of the most
promising agricultural portions Of West
err Washington Territory. The Skag't
river. Eavixaoie for eighty miles from
IT, fnoatb, ferslliZsz a wonderfully rich
valley. and nesr ia mouth forms tue
eide hats or delta, Which Is often called
the e cwInomish country" after trioc
Of indians aoz occupying reservation
near Llc0uner. These dgked tids Z ATS
often yield more than 100 bushels OF
oats to the asrs. Laoonner. sometimes
styl-d the Venice Of the Sound" u
separated by = narrow strait from FL
dAl2o Island. which - within the county.
What is knosn a. the Conner Coal mine
is located on the sIuth side of the Ska
git river. ia township - north. Of raoge
. east. A considerable number OF e0al
veins have been fOand IN this township.
TIE c,al. being eoking coal, is neoea-
ssriIy well ad tpusd TO the manufacture
Of irJn of wnict there are Eve separate
aud distinct lode, in the vicinity, which,
according To Mr. ]. j. Conner, vary
from eight fee, 81 City feet in thickness.
Three tons of this ore, worked IN san
Francisco, produced 81 per can't Of iron
Of superior quality. There is also de-
post OF fire clay three miles southwest
from the coal and iron.
sag JuAs COUNT.
San Juan C0aoty, established In 1873,
embraces the principal islands OF what
IL known a. ths Archipslago de Haro,
among Whic2 are San Juan. Orcas, L0-
peg, Stewart, Johns and Decatur. Fri
day H4rosr, on san Juan Island, Is the
county seat. This last named island IS
the largest OF tee group, and Is noted
for the prodaesinn OF a superior quality
of lime, many thousands of barrels OF
which ara exported annually tn the cit
lee of Puget Sound and 10 Portland,
Oregon, and even beyond that point.
Tks total area Of the county II less
than 500 Square miles. The assessment
roll Of the county amounts 10 S2D0OO
in roaud hunters; ooaniy tax, mills
population, estimated at 100 to 1900 !;
uumosr of school districts. &; school
houses, Z; total value, &li00; number of
school children. 1886 per cent. of at
! tendance, 81; average salary, S35 per
month. The agricultural products Of
the county are limited in extent
Sheep raising and stock growing are
successfully pursued. Fine orchards
abound on the islands. Possessing In
perfection an oceanic climate, and haV-
ing less rainfall than the head of the
Sound, vegetation is earlier. The scerl-
cry Is beautiful, and these islands are
rapidly coming into prominence as
ans a
whether In search for game or fish,
skAMAEIA COUNTY.
Skamania County. with an area OF
over 400 square miles, Is rugged,
mountainous region, which owes its ex-
istsnoe "a county 20 the fact that the
Oregon Railway 4 Navigation Com
pauy's portage railroad skirted its
southern line. With the completion
of through line from Portland TO the
Dalles. the assessment roll of the county
has dropped TO $4,000. There are 2ll
school children in the county. The
oounty seat IL lower Cascades. There
is marrow bench Of cultivable land
along the Columbia river. some fruit
and about 100 tons OF hay are reported
lss the products Of the county.
sNoHoMuH COUNTY.
Snohomish county occupies super
ticial area Of about 1000 square miles.
Il borders on Puget Sound, its western
division containing large areas Of swamp
and overlooked lands which, when cul-
tiyated. give an enormous yield of hops,
grain. hay and vegetables The wooded
portions OF the county are densely tim
bsred with ff. cedar, maple and alder
Logging Is n prominent and profitable
industry Of ths county. Snohomish
City 10 the county scat. The products
Of the county for the year embraced In
this report are stated AZ follows Wheat
600 bushels: OATS 5000; barley, T200
potatoes, 10000; apples, 1900; plums
snd other fruits. 5000; hay, 5000 tons
hops. Is tens. Live stock HORSES and
mules. zoe; neat cattle. 400; swine
1900; siseep. 200; orchard trees In the
eoanty. ~ 900; manufactured products
2,661. 600 feet Of lumber; sash and dosrs
brick, heo.a and shoes. hiaeksmith's
work and furniture. total value. t6f 800
ilszesasd valns Of property in the county,
| Rao4. S69; county tax levy, - mills; pop
aiafion. estimated. 2ia0; numbeF Of
school districts. II, school houses, Is;
numoer OF acnooi ohflofens uoo.
| SPOKANE couxrY.
spokane county one OF tho most prog
porous and progressive In the Territory.
occupies central position In the sx-
treme eastern border. and h aboat 10
miles square. The assessment roll Of
TIE county shows real estate xl.0t4. ts7;
Improvements on same, 49, So; per.
aenAi prnpertv. <i.TT6.0ss2: total value.
t3. ixS.Ass. Number Of scheol districts
-: sch0oi houses, Is; value OF school
hoases. ISL 0oo; average salary Vt
teachers. s. per mouth. Cheney. the
enaasy asat Of spokane oounty, Is 10
Gated on the line Of the Northern Pa
siac Railroad. las miles east Of WallA
MAllA and al miles east Of Portland.
rhe first building Ia Cheney vas erected
ila the AEtumn OF 1850; il nov contains
about i.E0 inhabitants; u has a sab
stAntIal eoaFs house aud isil. four
ehafuhes, CsngFeRatsonalizt. Methodist,
Baptist and Cat6olie; Que soaring mill.
with capacity Of Zoe barrels per day;
tso hreRertess ak agricultural and
hardware houess; forr dry goods stores;
$50 furniture ss,sfes and cue furniture
uiAaRfastory; oae banking house and
all the aanai trades we'll represented.
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