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

dis.si-ts. and eleven ssho& houses in
tue oo1nfv. ard 200 schocI ehildrcz- II
- estimated that thiEty ns~ farms have
bsen opened dGrinS the year covered BY
his report
TErEsTos coCSTT-
Thar stnn clansv, With terVitogisi
s-ss % ato1. 90 zq71rs niles, oSespsss
a nearly os1s-al POzfiSc ~ western
Washington Oiy@pss, : beaG.lsgi town
q sboat 40 In5 sblta1ss. = t1s c91aiy
sat. AMI also tee Territorial capital
United Stats Land DIoes, a1d tie Of
q - Of tie {. \ Col!eetor % Internal
Rsveaa- are also heated here. fs has fxu
private esacziiOnsi establishments. 0Ce
conducted BIZ Sisters u Chzrlty, Roman
Catholic, ana ore, By the hsEh9disis.
located at the sa1fnsyn extremity. or
hez.d % Pagei Soand, Olympia : noted
for IL bo2slIks ASPECT. SEchar3s and
aoxsr gardens Surrounding t-s maj sr-
lty Of It's residences. Is has fss fasr
share Of manufacturing establishments,
three s4EsIlls, = clam caanery. sash
aud door ard furuitGre factory. eis.
TIE Egise0palians- Catholics, Metho-
dists and fresbytsriaos have churches
IN the city il Is also the loastloo Of ths
United States Signal Service ofii,e.
Iumwzter. a village about one rnIse
soath Of Olympia, n,iiizss the pict1r
esque Tanvater Falls Ia th= ulanufAc-
turG of h01r, SAY 200 barrels annually
lusaoer. sash and doors, furniture and
water pipes. seateo, on tue Northern
Pacific Railroad. IS tbs seat o. the Ter
r1t0rIsl Peaitentisry. An imme nse sssh
aud door factory, supplied 9Th the
latest aad best machinery, has jas. bees
established vita a vie= 10 the employ
msnt Of convict labor.
The total output Of the luAber mills
Of Thnrstop county Is about 9y00,UO
fee. annually, principally used - the
home market Agriculture. including
the production of hay, grain, fruit and
vegetables, takes a prominent rank IN
the Industries of the county. Grain
raised in Ihsrsto1 couREy took the pre-
MUM at the Centennial Exposition 10
Philadslphia in 1876. Extensive de-
posts of coal have been discovered and
located in the county these deposits
await Development An aggregate Of
5000 bushels Of grain Is reported Cor
the current year of this report OF live
stock there are about 1900 head the
assessment roll of the county foots mp
<3,li9,236 county tax levy, 81 mills ;
number of school districts, 81 value of
school houses, 5000 number Of school
children, l475: average salary paid to
teachers, 1888.
wAHKIAKUN SoUNTI.
Wahkiaknm county, aligned by the
Columbia river, occupies limited area,
say 400 square miles. Ii is mountain.
Gus and heavily wooded region, the
agricultural lands being confined to a
few creek and river bottoms, where
from three to four tons Of hay per acre
is prodacsd, and hardy fruits and ve2e
tables thrive well. There IL one sawmIll
in the esanty, with a capacity II 1900
feet per day. salmon canning is the
principal Industry of the coenty. there
being sGven extensive establishments of
this bind in the county. The assessed
value of property IN the coanty - 1920,
GO, aud tne c0uaty tax levy IA 6 mills.
Population estimated at 1900 souls. The
public schools are we'll cared for. The
county sea. is Cathlamei.
wALIA vALLA COUNTY.
Walla Walla county, lying in the
southern border Of the Territory, ranks
AZ second in the assessed value of prop
erty. It's chief town and county seat,
Walla Walls. ranks deservedly high in
wealth, enterprise and in the excellence
of its educational facilities. The cen
ter Of rich farming; fruit growing and
stock raising region, its growth il rapid
and steady. Among the products of
the county are mentioned 2,000 tons OF
hay; 20 tons of hops; bacon of the
value Of 5000 and beef Of the value
OF $l9S, 200. Live stock: horses. 1900;
cattle, 5000; sheep, $500; acreage of
wheat, 4,725; of oats, 1o,628; barley,
ll.079; apple trees, 500, 900; pear, IS, 600;
plum, 1900; pruue, 1000; peach, 600;
grape vines, 22,00e. There are fouf pri-
vate institutions of learning in Waila
Walls, viz, st. Pauls (Esisoopal)
Whitman College, Congregational
St. Vinoent's Academy, for girls and
St. Patriok's for boyR. both of the latter
under the Roman Catholic Church. The
population OF waila Walla city is esti-
mated at 5000. There are three other
towns in the county. viz; Waitsbure.
500; Prescott and Wallula Junction OF
100 each. The population of the csnnty
is 500; assessed value of the property
1886, 795; county tax levy. five mills
public school districts, As; school houses,
81. The Walls Walla city school build
ing cost 5000; number of school chill
dren, 2.7ol; average salary Of teachers,
go per month.
wHArooM COUNTY.
Whatcom county Ia situated at the
- "a
ianction with the Gulf of Georgia. Ii
enjoys the genial warmth Of the Japan
trade winds and currents which sweer
up the Straits Of fuca, but is compare
lively free from fo0s. Il is estimated
that there Is agricultural land enough
IN this county 10 support population
Of 10000 souls. The lower valley OF
the Nootsack is fertile and easily cleared.
This river 10 navigable for forty miles
from its mouth. The upper country Ia
mountainous. Much Of the lower part
of the coanty and all Of the upper part
Ii covered with q dense groakA OF valu-
able timber. Iron ore, said 10 be equal
IN quantity and quality 10 thai found ON
Lake Superior, is found in the vicinity
Of coal fields; and there are strong indi-
cations Of petroleum. Fish, game and
fruit are unasnslly abundant. Trout,
alibat, salmon, founders. cod, elams,
oysters, crabs and; mussels are Cheap.
Plans, curranta, gooseberries, apples,
pears and cherries are exceedingly pro-
liie. BetlinRham Bay, six miles in
length by about three IN width. Ia land.
locked. Upon its surface the largest
ocean ship can ride a. anchor. On its
shore whaicem 10 nestled. sn incospo-
rated city, aud the seat Of Whaicon
eoanty. Mhstcom Lake, two aad one
half miles distant, Is body of fresh
vater twelve miles long by one 70 one
and half milss wide, With an eleva-
ton Of 3l6 feet above the city. Ii Il
discharged through Mhatcom creek
into Beilingham Bay, and furnishes a
water power equal 20 that Of HoIYnks,
Mass, and tnsurea an aeundans Supply
Of fresh water For domestic use. T. i
from WhAtsom that railroad is being
built % connect with tue Canadian Pa
citis Railway. which, when completed.
makes Mhatsom the UnItsd States ter
mians of thai system. A mild climate
and large bodies of farming land on
Puget Sound, and It's coal and iron,
make Wbaseom county an attractive
heid for lAlsss AID capital.
WHITMAN COUNTY.
whitman csanty. with its eastern
line bordering on Idaho, and having
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