Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01
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-5ussuneh ~ 10 reports u this
,,slzsrs.s sr from this Territory, addressed
-sg va.sr flee. have bsss. pgtlEsset since
a. sszsf 1873. and the only annual ~
.1yssFss ssss-zl snsly published were, ta0sgn
,srnfnxss,Ie. vet @Daaewast brief IA extent,
kayg-s ssgr zt4 best - maze 10 you as
a. : zxes sniatioa a. passios@, "a tns
a,zsaf sfsye zilgSa1 ne, u si tns lmpor-
sM.,f fs-ts connected With tGs resources
asvS ss1ssssonsnt Of Washinztoa Term
tory, ~ requested b ysa. For tnis
tE.TItass asvs diligently e1frsspoadsa
NfG6i sass auditors and assessors Of aB
'1xs sxEz1sies Of the Territory furnishing
eskssat x,rfu led blanks 10 be returned, aHd
wtsh a. tns Managers OF ~ various sd
sya.sfEar-sf and business Institutions Be
sS3es g1~esfsg upou my ovn kno@iesize
AZ klas TsFrt,ory. eisaned during Fsss-
E,zszse hsge during the past i've OF six
ysssrr. 1 lsass gathered and eomptied q
1,yxrs.ysg 81 iap1 srtant faess FROM ieadiuR
-grsafsAsaes in reference 80 the Reseral3n
rrak- syesslnsie and nlisnstsc ehaTsctsris-
sirvs' ice oGAl aaa iF,sn Fnining. h0Fticni'
arf4a. 8pEteaitural aud manafa1tuFinF
arsssssets. tbs fshsriss and the bora aEd
sGznz OK the Territory
Vfss data thas offered, together With
zisg "a ansaagy reports OF our EDUCATIONAL.
rbngisatte aud penal institntions. ana
ar aft h4t,ik Of tbs financial o1B5iiOn Of
the Ysrsieory, IL Published, VIII nos Only
be N greet service ia encouraging aad
a.snsziating our people, hot Siii Furnish
ssstAfsls information TO ths tntebdiug
isSaz is,raat, and viii indicate tot0n9rtsa
:tss -sshsful basis Of our claim for early
1asEuiaaoa inso the Union 81 states.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY
fa bounded cn tha north By British Co
laassstk, en- the east by Idaho. on toe
xsszfkl Nv Ofag0n, and sn ths west By the
Psnsnc oceasl, or, according 20 Eoses
Fr.srs the Survey ord Generate Office, a.
seSisszs: bsginning at the mouth 81 the
sgl1sslrIll,a kiveF, near the l2tth degree
ssg uassa Longitude, thence upthe middle
ssisznBe, of the Columbia 10 the interaec-
tS@n ri the sGth degree Of north latitude,
Esszayws cast along said 18Th parallel 10
xse ss,is.dlS ciiamncl OF the Snake River,
ssm1see down said river TO tho taouth Of
stsGlsaFwatsr River, thsncs NORTH along
ffzth degree west longitude tJ the t9th
SssxxHe OF north latitude. thence west
sIzanss dhe49.h parallel 10 the main chan
nj az Canal do HAr0, west OF lSSd de-
sxEt.E, vasl Longitude, thence s0uthoFly
wsa ea2twardiy along the middle channel
~ ~. Haro and the Straits OF Juan de
Fxes 70 the Pacific ocean, thencs along
fiha eastern shore OF the Paeihc to the
Exsos VI beeinninR; tnus oouspfissnp an
zs~fs II, s9,soi square miles. Of which |
sE1lt is9algs, leaving O., so square mtlss |
90 Lard surface, of vhich IL 10 estimated |
Ass~a - !00e, fd0pcres are in timber lauds, |
SsGKsls k10 acres riah allnxfsi Bottom lhndf, !
aAapS ltfl,noo, 90 acres are prasries and
rkasnf.
iTilH Cascade range OF mountains en-
xxa1ds sUreas tho entire TevntoSy, porth
- ss1ih, dividing the Territory iuto t~o
ssssxtatss. (of sbich the sastetnrDost "a
<ssHai aha iaTRer) aad renaets direct
ESsnutanication between tne Two SEQ
sREaa, IN the middle and nsftnetn por
ekana ot tho Territory, ImpsectoAols.
psxsspt tiuripR the summer season, when
,ssxs sdncsaualtnie aud otter passes are
7aSsraIsatiy travelled by herdstsen driving
zsssss- cattle 10 the Sound. Ordinary
sSanu.u nieation Is carried on by way 81
ana G, aunbis River aud the railway 10 |
Ot1can. which follows it's sesinern bank.
s191Ss sstGtieulty Of eeInDunaaaiion wiii be
rFptc uyne 40 soon M the aaaoane branch
-af ais S0rthe. u Paeihc haufeso - otn'
TtsvA. !
Tho fertile cereal procuring prairie
EknSs aud plains are situated in tne east.
.xzn mari, and nearly all the rich allasiHl
lSntit,n lands are In the western part OF |
efua Tsrsttory.
Yrs~s ecanery OF the Cascade range - /
Theoretically grand, affoEdiue views OF |
.E.sf. e.ilu9sai venhx as Nj. Baker, NJ. |
Etniniar Indian. fAkhcmal MI. ~, /
4 aasera and Mt Adenta, announcer nsau-
! a m -snreof mountains. Of lesser hight, |
-szsR~a .ha 4 ,s papic. lies along The coast |
aAsswsea Puget Sound and the faeinc. |
x2graipg q atlightful prospect from TIE |
fsaI.sl ssnd ita vicinity.
fha picturesque Attfaets0bs OF this
f,s,unl.rx, with he alaeier -assestd noun
- aswsfs yfslls. ham sessir winding
,rps.,vvs. ysssh ,thsif ,psustpstoas blnns. We
49,, a<nanss az ir&and tslans dotted
~...s. 10 fs1.zs. broad forest sktssed iakes,
s<...s.,i.I.x furnish new aud intefestibg
go sor the loarIsl amd tho artist.
IRA great Columbia River, rising in
"a 80, ~sts rshsd lost moth Of ihe
- ,r,, ,,art of she faFritnry, receives
,sse-,ssxs.,s,s waters Of Clark's Fork. dow
~, Sss1,..st,... then ths OkAEagan and
-, .o.s,5eral,ls streans, making its
- hend te she xssstsart. and therge
I..,ssas a.sr,theas,efIv, 10 Joined BY "
- sxsn~ras- tha Yakima and Snake
s,,..r,, ,hrN trnvarsinr she entire eastern
,,xv - referred 10, then hows sinsig aae
-. n.,St.., N tha r fiiory, reg ~.
- -. ~rxis ma CoNIits rivers west ~