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

HC8 @bk4CH AlaE hA W. ARA = SSs1
than ever before. and will eEent1A Ally
Teach the sane standard by JaiissuEs
management. Ct our growers.
" Tue keeping quality Of Washington
Territory hops a. better than that OF
tA0ss grown Oh the Pacific cOsss farther
sJu.h. ard hence IN years of large sar-
plus they viii command = better price
than has prevailed heretofore, ~hen our
whole prodnes was shipped to San Fran
cisco aud there sold and clsssed as Cal
I ifOrnia hops.
/ Tbs orsp - Washington Territory
for the foGr years prior 10 shls has been
as follows:
/ ISoJ- --.--..--. --.-.-..--- 80 0s!es.
! lrSl -.--.-.--.-. r...-..- .~s.ptf5
ios3- ..s--r.-..-.e@... .etso
f. less. -.--.... sSs1l
These fil,ares are taken frora the ssti-
mate of tbs Msssrs. Llienthsb s Co, of
San Fraocisso, and devote only the crop
movement tsrough tbs regular channel
| ~ trade for ahipmeut East and to SBa
/ REaDcisc5. To it should be added those
! used for local consumption IN tbs Terri
1 tory and in Oregon, amouatlng - FUZZY
500 stless each !tear, to tie best OF my
| judgment.
As stated befose. the crop of 1885, is
| excepFicnai ia this, that is Isthe heaviest
average yisld ever grown in any courtry.
| II Is noe yet all marketed. BOT euo12h
is knowR TO Warran she belief that fa1ly
=, 600 bases have been grown, aad many
place the yield still higher.
In, sou1f exceptional cases she yield
has been SIMPLY enormous. 2know Of
hop yards IN both tbs White RIVER an :
Pnyallup valleys thst yielded 400e
puouds per sors; and there have been
yarts of ac-ss harvest ID that gave
yieId Of nearly 1000 pounds per sere.
The soil hest adapted 10 rassirg Eops
IL she aliuvial deposit foUNd In ths river
bottom land adjacent to Puget Found.
Yet good resuiss have bees obtained on
the as5le lands IA certain lOcalitiees-no-
sably 80 on the spper White river
The frst hops were planted In the
Phya.kup valley m the yeag.iS5 T6y1lt-
ing m tbe produSsion of onybale.
Il ~ no:aced tkss the gfsnt incrnse
o< pro&srt5on is in she viciaity of ,be
paacs wheFs she fisss venture was Rlasae.
And it has resulted in buildirx up thssa
ssry hsrVe and prosperous i1sseresf.
Sires the openiEa OF the Sorthesn
Pasisie E4itzIad, dirsot sbiprSnts have
heen made 70 all parts of tsE~ United
States and to Loado1s fully tvseniy ca.-
loatss Of the crop of E5Si having up -
this date gOssober lTthb been Skipped -
the natter nlarset.
I AyaoucA rae bavs.Been disr1FageI7
lJythslow prices prevailing sevs-s year'SI
ago. md BY the difficulty experienced in I
processing abosArs to harvest sas crop,
vet IL isbestevei this .uesrest y rs vet
in it's nfancVs shat ths time il zot far
3istsDs when cor prcSkis1ious vsll be
largely iscseased. and tina, the Harket-
able volae OF suF hops vl.t reach mach
higher ssarSssCa than Dc~ prevssss
FLoRA.
The 1errissry yresentse Cora oferinR
greatly in the two paris separated by
the Casrade EDuafaius.
On the tweaty million acres of EsDher
lad in, the whosa Tertiary 1t is.esti-
mated there. are sssndiRgg -four hzuafed
blisen ,fse. % aefuhantsSsie timber ad
ti.at II .prirosyalss found on the western
side. Hhne satxzsted nsslcsphesv cen
stsltlv in soxtact With tks- cuast range
sye,en of uEIAeaFai. togseAer with the
tenlpefe sire; is.dases Sessststien al
msst tfopica. N it's iuxursacoce. CB the
hetasr soils, tie shot claE bills szs6 up
IaH.Ss, ank On tia Alluvia& plains snd
river bostoms, grow the great t-sDoer
trees VIII NH sup2sy the mseeTiai for she
chief industry Of Puget Sound; Tia red
fir. tPss~iotsaea Donalss'A the white
fir. 'Abies QFanos) the sxtka sgTGoe
fFsosa Sstssnsisb and the se1ar. tkoYs
cioanteaA Tissse grsat tsraSer trees are
varsoasly named and knoxEs chief ssbe-
casse Douglas, who FIRST 1ePorted sEsm l
20 science, did oot live to work up AID
rryort,hie vast collections.
Gar most vAsaalsse fir bas-eeen kssgn
"a On AlSiss. n Pnus andsS Pfcea. Dr.
GfsT and Watson, our Sest and noly 1
general aufhorisy. make. % 'it q new
eeens. with toe name oiveRs0oye. This
fir. the Ps-aaetssQa DoualasA Is dsssin-
0zsshed By ths three-pa snsed srases OF
it's penlhnt ooae and 9~shick. reaSh
basas TAe tree " souletsaass twelve seet
ndismetev and three huusiEsd feet snons
it-wi!i oas twelve thoussnN feet Of lnn-
bNe
ne cossonvood tPopSssaA FreEsontii !
sssP the BALM Populus I sisAecarFo- are
assudant IN n few locsisaies Oh bosh
stsiesa of sas mountains; : bas on Esoes+
Ssand. being in demand Ger the manu-
/ fanure II barrels an easnsd 60 Sssole-
sale sle6sruCthon hecause-@s the vas sAhie-
lands whish shey occuEs. they sFe- last
disappearing.
| The hard woods uaeti' for furniture
I Tor ssAnnfaeiures and Tor ornaGos ntai'
| aaish are the OAK, tQsaFcus Psexyana =
! tho alder, Anus RubrAs thease. Frazs
! inns Ep-eqaual the yscs tfaxuS- Brew
/ mia AMI the maple sscer MAefephya
] lumA. These are aS0ndant ina fns
4 localities, ans are sery sAinablA but ase
sulpas,y wasted bscaase of ths.qgelsey
Of she lands which tbsN oosup[
\ Tie Characteristics shrubs are the oSE-
mel. aud thu spzfasas-TnsuJ' speeses.
ETbeSe, with the lus thioketss al ssslal,
tf;nai, IBERIA Shslloz. Oregon Rrape
i sRsrberisl ard fem. tchieas Pssris.
which IL m,,si AhuniaAnt anG ne tHnaie
81 The trailing hiASSberrv. sRiffsas Pc
| slstasb usaks the &,Fest tnpsnetFaoie.
save WISER The axe or the std asssza OF
the wilder lire hava-ieft thsscsFalss.
The dense SHADE OF the feresa gives
little opportunity Ter the oso~ts OF the
ypa.e lowiy herba. where the are has
oreped these sh2sles To ehe light, the
almost universal ire weed ksssiooidsnp
and the lovely bssxa eEe-E ansss Fusarla }
abourd.
H. xwzmps ana Iowl&nas the con bua.
fioH of dersy. sirnNw as qatck and ef<
feesiwe a. fire K~lf. speas large Spaces
70 tire LIGHT: and hsa> aisg0od ehis3s
the skuns cabbage % shs fscsne ceast
Il IsVsiehit N sni nsaT torFOs OF the
IovpfirNs nsOxsee. 1roS8 hRyead belief
save by thosa who bavn locked xgcn
thasg trnpicsl eoureDevs-
II Hypnans and Anianas make tlss Rreai
mss which meets the eve. and Ssaone
ID. many lsss obyiuRs forms = ssFefol
! seerch q AZ rsvsaI nzanS new specass ehAs
\ acserlskie Of this esSast alone.
The loser fesms Of the chryp.0Saios.
tie hcaens and tie fungi. asssnnd "
!! sreAsess professor. a. might hssxpected-
gsas ehiHf ins1resf in these, in The pres
rGt stsfe Of oEr &roxledee es them.
syringe from their ass1oxisisn b invade
the snere valuable terms OF vseSsAtioE
wk:ch fssies advaneins esyslixsssoa-
i 4 0Easie eeoAyine 4-sak OF the gEss,
fir speAsn OF above Will sGo.a 10 the
ssnisnt Ia bAoany Occupation fos aAys
land wsssks sf study, acecrdirg - TIE
Il thasoue! tnssR AID mssIafeness u his Ia
vc<sieafiaa. Noses. ferns. hchens.
fungi. heras, shraes. understands and
tres ara rooted In tie saturated bark