Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-21

aAaa seattle mam xhlakn % shs
etmniss Aslnn Eaat - =.
David kslioRg, of tAs ssaffis Hi6s
and Iaaihe compsry. has iast retained
from husinsss strip sasl 81 toe moan-
tains and IS ssrY enthusiasts orsr he
oouniFy whisa Be visited. 10 oarversa-
iicn VIII 0sz-IErE1x1aNncHn repoFt-
er yesterday agiernoon ks said
Yes. have jan rssurned frsm the
1akima and Kiftilas valleys and The
o0ansEy AZ far east a. Spokane Fails.
saliing Seattle manufaotursd goods ana
buyizE the producfs - that ssction.
For tMensy Yeslrs 1 have heard Of thmt
secli1u Of The so1nfry, hut 1 must say
my IDEAS of IS and - w0ndarfui e.
scefces ueFe vEzue IL tho sEtrsme. AID
tbs visil has beeu q resalation 70 me.
The Yakima valley Il Is miies eide and
. miles loaR. The land y covered wlih
zsGe brush aEd many psopla call &
worthless No QreateF miaiake waa ever
made. tor the sol ID rieh. and b. 0alfi-
gation can Be made e pfodnsa almost
everything Er0ua IL q semi-tfopical
oounkKg - tie greatest profasion. Whiie
IN toe valley ] sac splendid swees p0ta
i0eas equal II not superior b th0ss in
ported from California; excellent broom
corn, Suggestive Of q great manafactar-
ina industry hgs eqaai 20 th0ss gr0un
n southern California silver skin
onions, equ4l % those imuoFied here
uztsEmel0ns. weighing Fifty pounds
esaa nops, eqaal 70 these gFewn in the
White River valley i've acre tract de-
voted % the growing Of peanuts With
marked success Gne specimens Of Coz
ton corn. eqaal 70 that grown In Iii
nois peaches, which ripen for four
months IN ths year, up to Ostober 18Th.
Ihe eo1uiFy Is admirably adapted to
ihe raising Of al kinds Of fruits and
cereals
Until the present time this vast scope
Of c0antry has been inaccessible, and
consequently not settled. Why, q peF-
son can ride for miles on the railroad ia
that seciion not sss human being
nor human habitati1n. / visited the
fakims reservation. which Is soon 20 be
thrown open 70 she puhlic, aud there /
found q beautiful section Of country,
covered with grass higher than mans
head. All that this country lacks Is a
thrifty population 70 make it one % the
4eaitaiest sections Of the United States,
And just think, b. nexl Dune this vast
and magnificent country will be only
half q days trsvel By rail from Seattle,
and predict thai in I've years there
viii % ten trains day through the
Snoqualmts Pass from this seetion 10
Seattle, when all the small fruits, mel
ons, grapes, sweet potatoes, etc.. which
- rs-au Rar.arss4 -. fH.fsaa....s. 49,.
come from the Yakima Valley. 1wsn
ty-nine years ago ! waa the first man
who ever travelled out Of Kansas Civ
over the plains u Ksnsas selling goods.
beoame very enthusiastic over what l
saw, and wr8te home 90 my folks .
glowing letter, ia which predicted that
IN ten years Kansas City. thea q msFe
village, would be q city OF Is 900 people.
Ny folks looked uSon the matter a. 4
Joke, and kept the letter ag a standing
Ike on me, and that letter Is pre- served
10 the present day, bat the Joke Is nov
on those who laughed at me then, for
by the eBd Of ten years Kansas City bad
% 0c0 people, aud has been growing
ever since. My predictions IN regard 10
Seattle's growth aid progress, after see.
ing the country directly east Of rs.
which will Katurally and OF necessity
beoome tributary TO the largest oitv
on the Sound. are far greater than
those ] ever entertained OF Kansas
City. The road will be completed
over the mountains BY way Of the
switch back by the 1st Of June, and
Seattle merchants must be ia the field
ready 10 compete for the trade OF that
section. We will look after the hide
and wool business against all oomers.
One Of our leading dry goods houses
and q grocery house should have men
IN the Eield, with prices that cannot Be
reaohtd by Portland houses. Our
cracker factory, soap factory. furniture
houses and other industrial and manu-
featuring est blishmenta should be
wide awake to the Rew field 80 soon 70
be opened up TO them, aud be ready to
comBete for the trade.
you can say 10 she home seekers,
and refer them to me. that there are
sections Of rich land Just east OF the
kountains large enough 10 make whole
counties. without an inhabitant on
thela, which may be bad for the taking.
Three years ago | organized q syndj-
cate and took sod claim on Oleiium
Lake. We 6aaliy Ravs II no, bat net
before We sent specimens Of the coal 70
Hsury Wizard and OtteE not bic Eas'
ern people The result is that the
NoFtaera Pseiic Railroad Company 1.
nos devaiaPin that miue AID viii soOn
hsvs 800 IA q Al work taking out coal
hy prediction - that ia tvsoty yssrs
Yakima oouuty will b. the richest
connty IN the Territory. Ga the Souhd.
hop lsnd az lsared is valued ~ 800
per aers, Vhiie Ia Yakims 10 can b. had
for s. DER ere. Between Elenssurg
and fakisla there ia canyon nine
miles long, through which the Rad
parallels the Yakima river. The scenery
Is very grand All along the stream
Chinese with their rude mining impl
menta are TO be seen washing out gold,
and John Saoudy, Of EliensburR, told
me that from one 10 fifteen oances OF
this gold came into his ross ssion every
day. Ia conclusion, let me saw 10 the
Seattle neroaants. be on your guard. be
ent rprisine. reach cut for the trade
that Is naturally aud justly yours. and
the harvest viii be abundant and worth
the effort