, 1886-02-25
The at'rrkln ar9as,
Washington al the Exposition.
rHE rnErE A.LEm-A,- rNr..rL-N.

as suggestive exhibits in the States
Building Is that from Washington
Territory. AIT Ezra McoEer, the
Commissioner, l. q thirty years resi-
dent Of the Territory pioneer, il
fact-and 1t takes but q brief co-yer-
satiOn with him TO show that, III up-
pointing him. Governor Squire
selected tie very best man for the
place.
The leading industry of Washing
ton Territory i lumber the supply
being inexhaustihie. and an immense
export being reported. The Doug
las fir Is unsurpassed for ship build
ing. y sample plank IS shown. J3
inches wide and u fest long. that
was cut from the side Of the log; also
a section of a fir tree $ feet IN dia-
meter and 300 feet high. Another
plank, Of yellow cedar. 30 inches
wide; also, one Of white spruce. 10
inches wide. These are ordinary
sizes.
The list Of other tree samples COIL
prises: oak, white pine. tamarac,
maple, ash. alder, elder. cottonwood.
hemlock, red cedar, laurel, yew. crab
apple y feet in dianotcr)- mountain
mahogany. hazel birch. cherry. beau
tiful maplebery1, peach, apple etc
The hazel 10 { inches in diameter
Fancy blackberry bush Is feet high:
a gooseberry bush 2S feet high,
saw them.
Coal is the next industry in i'm
portance. Samples are shown Of 4
very good Ignite ana various excel
lent bituminous varieties; also GEth-
racite. This latter Is from the only
mine OF the kind yet found. the
coal is largely exported; and it is
certain that the coal area tall IN the
western or mountainous part Of the
Territory Is equal to that of Penn
sylvania
The iron ores abound, and are: bog.
hnOmite, magnetic, and red hcmatitF.
Limestone of the best qualityis pleu-
tiful, near the coal veins; and the
Commissioner shows in one large
central group coal. coke, iron ore,
limestone, lime, lime tluX. and iron in
pigs.
Wheat is an immense and con
stantly increasing crop, vast quaint
ties being exported, chiefly to Europe,
one quarter million tons being
shipped there last year. II averages
50 bushels to the acre. and j. Il sure
crop, as, on the same farm. SeediH~.
harvest ana threshing go on al the
same time-the harvest lasting IL
long as 40 days withont injury to the
grain. Oats come next rs Il crop. az
an average yield Of 70 bushels to the
acre. Not much corn is raised, the
people having such am abundance OF
cheap and fine wheat flour.
Tae famous bunch grass Is shown.
1t covers over 10000 square miles
in the eastern division of the Terri
tory that is, east of the lofty Cascade
Mountains, and vast herds of cattle,
sheep and horses there grow fat on
it all the year round. The PECULIAR
ty is that it cures on the ground and
retains its nutritious qualities. West
of the Cascade range stock are fed
chiefly on the cultivated grasses.
Timothy grows s feet high!
Hops are famous crop The
growing vine, very luxuriant, and the
bale ready for shipment, are shown.
Last year 100000 lbs. were sent to
the eastern and western states and to
London. The yield averages 2G00
lbs. per acre: the price averages 10
cts. per lb.; the pickers are chiefly the
native Indians.
have not space to describe IN de
tail the state exhibits, as in fish
smoked, salted and canned salmon,
halibut and cod, and fish oils; in
fruits-splendid apples, pears, plums,
peaches and prunes, most of the last
dried; in vegetables Irish
potatoes, white and mealy, onions,
turhips, carrots, etc.; the garden
seeds; the berries; the dairy and
apiary products; theferns and mosses:
the tiles, bricks, marble. sandstone,
granite, leaf tobacco, eic., etc.
One big glass cube contains = first
class article of refined white sugar.
made from the sugar-beet. The beet
grows well and abundantly in the
Territory, and this promises to be
come leading industry there. The
sugar can be easily made, Mr. Meeker
stated, at 4 cost of less than 5 cts. per
pound.
The territory is developing Won
derfully and in the right direction
The trans-eontincntal railroads are
carrying an excellent class of immi-
grants in great nuglber5 from the
eastern and middle states; local rail
roads are pushing right and left; the
steam and sail interests are large and
valuable; towns. villages, farms.
foundries, mills, steadily increase:
churches and schools abound; and
the climate, like that of Oregon. is
remarkably healthy Indeed, Ore
gon and Washington Territory.
contiguous to each other. are alike in
their leading features. Their exLib-
its here are both tip-top.
The exposition. as | wro.e you in
my last. will not be permitted to
close. The "croakers" are silenced
completely. The management and
the board of states and territories
arranged, last week, to carry thei,
mission to the end. This is positive,
The famous Mexican band will
return here soon and delight an
lovers OF music. HKoN.
AdviraS -.a.aivaj f,.,-,, ca, T.,