Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-07
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TITS 10 the EealihIsst and mOst pop
uie9s county IL Washington. II has
eos II LOO inhabitants, and 40 asse.sed
valuation las; ysaE Of tlo.l47.G40. The
face Of toe county 10 diversified by bill,
valley. lake asd stream. There are
sboat is4 90 acres Of agricultural land
in the eoanty. The rstssiudsF il hsaTi-
~ timbered with hr. spruce. hsalo *.
cedar and other trees Tie cultivated
lands predace large crops Of vegetables,
bay. kopa. grain and fruit. and for mix
cd farming and dsirying the country
cannot be surpassed. There are extern
sivs belds Of excellent coal and large
deposits OF iron. In King County. a.
sell as in all the Sound counties, the
same kind % climate prevails. and q
description Of ths agricultural re-
sources Of ons will generally bold good
With all. All sfoand the Sound in the
midst Of the umser. along the river
bottoms aud 0u the upisnds, elearines
ars being made, homes bsiit and settle
menss established. which, 10 q few
years, will be hoarishinR farms aud
thriving villages While The country IL
not attractive 10 the prairie farmer,
10 possesses superior attrg eiions
fer settlers who are familiar wtth and
have been accustomed 90 q tinbered re-
Eiou. The extra cost Of fitting an acre
for czltivatioa 10 ofsrbaiAnoed by con
tiguty % narkst, Quantity and variety
of Production, absolute surety of crous.
value Of ths tiUbsF sold ana reserved.
fFeedom from extremes Of heat and
aold. immunity from hard winters, ne
neaMisAiins heavy outlay for feeding
l. wsA ka
products Of the farm may be turned
into cash. For the small farmer. thst
large proPortioa Of the agricultural
eiass vito prefer 10 own 9 "a .rtsr sec
tion and farm il we'll. rather than 70
oxn = ~hole section and i've In yearly
dread of fAilare Of she one crop on the
success Of which dspends his only profit.
and failure Of which brings rain. the
ooantry lying vest Of ths Cascade
range eannot be beaten. IL IL 10 every
way adapted for general farming. dairy
taR and fruit raising. and - saoh viii
attract and support a larger population
than those regions where bonanza farm
ina is the rule and small hsldinrs the
exeepsaon.
seattle. the eoauty seat, and tha
largest city IN the Territory. 10 nicely
attnated on Elliott hay, 1916 uiles from
Portland. and has population cloSelv
approAahtnR 1000. IL to well hailt. has
taAny nno business blocks and eosfiy
feAidenccs. and 10 rich In ali che re-
ssarces that 20 - make q pru@penoux
commercial metropolis IL has a well
shsitered harbos, entirely free from oh.
sAfaets0ns. With good anchorsce ana
water deep euoa9h for the largest YES
sels alongside the wharves- The Tsrt,
teEial University, Eve school baasas
many churches, three daily and several
weekly newspapers. several well ksDt
hotels. gas aud water works arn sons
Of the features Of this basy city. Ia
oannecsed With the coal iisssls OF Na~-
castle By railroad, and IL h the prtacioAI
part os fnget Sound for the fleet % lar1s
passsnges steamships in tee Paeifss ooast
tFads and The steam oollieFx os the Or
eaon improvement Company's Hpes
Besides tue heavy experts Of lumber
and coal. there u iar-e kasiuezs an
salmon packing and In mAaafActarws
Of wood. irun. noar, etc. Ther. a.
thsce nafaoaal aEd one private bank
ssT4rSl theAtess and a aumher Of laros
sAEmsila. Thousands Of toas sf esasl
are annually shipped 10 san FrApctsno
and otter markets.. and several hundred
rsiaers are enpl0yed conssansly. A
street. railway system also adds 10 is
sassfovsssgtan appeArsnce. Seattle ID
dsafsned 10 becoare 30 Portland uhat
sona eitlea as BOSTON, and RAlt,uaore ar.
% New foFk and PhilsaiespAia. ana ha3
q TIE farming eoantFy a. its haak that
Portland has, u woaid prove formld. !
Aoas rival As Il - Il has no rival in |
washington Territory worthy Of tie
nafnss and IN paSA and ecersy hAs 70 /
snpcrioss on The eo4ss, There are no
othsf towns Of note In hine ooanty.