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

Il; number Of men employed. rs; and
the number Of oxen. las.
Fer the vsar ending June 20, ISIS. the
aus Vas - Sol 81 feet; camps. 10; men
at0 and oxen l60. TIE Price per thou
~and feet at ti5exSter has ranged frem
s. to s..
Lupber manufacturing is carried on
unite extensively. mostly for the hO1le
or SQUAD markets: vsTS little compare
lively being shipped - southern ana
foreign markets
The nurberaf szwuiils II the county
i I6. with an aggregate eapacl Y OF 4S.A,-
90 feet per dsy and ranging from 10 20
81 900 feet each per day. Tie power
Used Is stem exclusively. OF these
mills ten are 10 the city of Seattle ana
the Others are scattered throughout the
eo1rty. Tha aggregate v8lus OF these
mills and their plants IS neaFiy Slsoc.-
001, and is requires the employment %
about 30 men - run them Ire cut
of rough and dressed iunhsr for the
yesr ending June 30 1854, did NOS fall
far short of ia 0ca.0so fest, worth. at
Sl2-5o Per thousand, about $l,5O,0Ul.
In addition. there Was manufactured
during the wear about $2C0 600 worth Of
heuse finishing. such as doors, win
dows. brackets. mouldings, &c.- &c All
kinds of woodwork incident TO the
building trade are carried on in the city
OF Seattle.
There are two large furniture manu-
/ factories, with tEo or three lesser ones.
/ these two establishments have IN AZ
( sreysts cash capital of $4,000. and
| employ IS men. They use steam power
/ Both are Incorporated companies; one
! - -,
1854. Valae Of product about Slai,0 600
annually.
Shi p and boat building Is also con-
/ siderable industry, though little beside
repairing has been done during the past
year. There are three yards, each hav-
/ inc marine ways Five small steam
boats have been built during the wear.
! with an aggregate tonnage OF 2I403
tons Several Yachts and saiiboats have
b en- built during the year. bat 40 large
! sailing vessels.
Coal mining, next to lumber manu-.
factoring. Is the most important indus
try of the county. and will soon lead all
others. There sre two coliieries now
open and shipping coal. The output for
the year ending June 50. 1884. WAS 235.-
i61 tons: for the year ending June 30.
1883, PIG, 398 tons.
The mining Of this coal gives en-
plOyment to AS men, 10 whom $3.50
eco Is annually paid in wages. The
| value OF the output for the past year
putting the price a; 81 per ton at tide
water, is S9.0.G6S.
The coal so far mined is high grade
of Ignite. which has affirmed CREST pop
ularity for domestic and steam pur-
poses.
-Four new cpliieries are now being
opened, two os which will he lignits and
two bltnDinons ar semi bit lminoaS coal
of high eharaoter. Within few month;
the output of call from the mires OF
this county will not fall far short OF
1900 tons daily.
( There are veins of bis1minous casl OF
still better quality remainiug undevel
oScd, because no means of trausporta
tisn from them TO tidswater are availa
able. There ara also promising ont.
Groupings of anthracite 10 the county.
Tbs agricultural land, especially il
the river botto .ns, are very rich and pro
dqce an enormous Yield of hay, oats
and potatoes. Nearly every variety OF
garden produce grows in the creates,
profusion. BeetS, turnips, carrots. cab
&eges, onions. c@lerv. d., DO, grew with
little care. There is large ACREAGE OF
iaad which seems TO be especially adapt
ed to the growth of fruit trees. and an
pies, pears, cherries and plums grow
soundantly; while the small fruits, suct
az strawberries. blackbeEries, raspber
ries, gooseberries, ourrants, &c, arr
cultivated with marvellous saocess.
The hav crop of the current wear Il
estimated At 500 tons. worth. at $l2 pei
ton, SIS, 400. The yield will not average
less than three tons per acre. The croy
OF potatoes Is estimated at 80 900 bush
els. worth, at 80 cents. $4,000. Tn,
yield is from 800 t. 500 bushels pc
acre. The crop of oats is pa. at q. 90
bushels, worth, at 20 eents. 81, 800 Tn,
average yield is 50 Bushels 70 the acre
100 bushels are fr, q1ently rsissd on on,
acre.
The apple crop il about $500 bushels
worth, at 81 per bushel. Ssh. 800
n The quantity Of plnmI raised this yea
IS estimated at 5000 bushels, worth, a
g per bushsl, $4,000.
| By far the most important cron in th,
county is the crop Of hops. Toe sol
II and climate seem 10 be especially adapt
8 ed TO their cultivation. Ills bsliev4S
! that there is no other part of the worl
where hops can be raised so cheaply, q
where the yield per acre is so great. Th,
acreage is being yearly extended, HnC
30 such thing as q failure. or ever
/, partial fai.are, OF the crop has ye
> been known in this region. The cfol
in this county this ,esr is estimated
at 9T9 tons. worth, at 25s. per h.. thi
. enormous sum of $4S9,500 The acre
age Is $40 acres, and the average yielS
|, is put az ESQ pounds per acre. III,
crop is excellent in quality, and wa
secured in fine condition. There ar
.. ninety hop growers in the county.
From the foregoing summary of th,
! agricultural prodncts of this county /
will be seen that the amount of lant
under cultivation IL exceedingly suaan
probably not excesding COCO acres in al
crogs in the entire county, .includill
fruit trees. Taking into considerable
! the yalne Of the crops raised from q
|. limited an area, some idea may be oh
tanned Of the enormous value of th,
, annual agricultural prodncts of fhil
coansy when the 250.000 acres of its az
ricuItural lands lfreqnently spoken u
as limited in extsnD shall all bs undei
cultivation
IL will DO seen also that when the tim
. ber. coal, iron. marble, mineral and
. agricultural resources Of this counts
are fully developed, they will afford
smployment and support. in comfort
and plenty. for the population Of great
anc wealthy commonwealth.
There are nov over 6fty miles Of ecm.
plstsd railroad In this county and d
miles IN process Of construction, 10 b.
cssnplstsd within few months. I'm.
portant a. these roads have been and
will be IN the development Of the re-
sources Of the county, the most salusbis
and extensive resources are not reached
At all BY them, and the most urgent
need Of the comfy nos is line 10 reash
the rich and inexhanstibie ire. and
marble deposits lying in the Snogaalnie
Pass. Such q line would pass through
deposits of coal and tracts Of timber
and agricultural land unequalled in val
ne in this magnificent Territory.
King county has shore line on Puget
sound Of about sixty miles. exclusive Of
the thirty miles shore front OF Vashsn
Island, and q shore iine Of about eighty
miles on navigable fresh wasers, viz, on
Lakes Washington Union and SAmam
ish. Lake Washington is the largest
lake, With possibly one exception, ia the