The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-21

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lxnd and forming wealthy and Pfc
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the roxd from Tuasco 70 srooomSen
frfy. where before long > thriving
iowa VIII Be found; Le Grand
Mnr<h. settlement On and aregnd
: large tract 81 extra Enc
heasier marsh Land. located between
Park Piaee and snohonzish CITY; on
the upper Skyk0mfsh are prospesCu:
s<4siesneuts around CoehEape ana
Woods Prairie. Fern Hud and tns
mouths of Sultan and Wallace rsers-
Pifjrhurk river, . considerable stream
dovsnx into the saohomish just above
snohonish City. has > fine settle.
meut extending 6rst norfhsard
nom snohomi-h City about ten
miles thence eastward, up this
strean some 1--WE miles farther
while large tracts OF vaiHabie
lard. unclaimed, exists still further up
this stream. south OF the snoh0niish
river. above snohomish City. h the
lake BNecher settlement. where are
number O. fine farms and important
I,xxinx interests. Across the river
from snphomi-h City and southeast
al Lowell. i the Stevenson Beaver
marsh here and on the bank OF the
river. between these two towns. are
fine farms ana evidences OF steady
progress. Northwest OF snohQHisn
s.ity. between this and AarysviIle. Is
the Ebey slough settlement, especially
wefl situated for grazing and orchard
inc the growth OF small fruits and
yegstai,les' North OF Marysville i the
new Oua Cedar settlement on fertile
marsh and alder swale. which prom
ises a rapid development and future
prospeYify. In the delta Of the sno-
botui<h are extensive marshes. re-
ela;ued. which will soon become the
garden of the snohomish valley and
Push forward the growth OF Loweii
and MarysviIle. On the stiliaguanish
are the
TIDE NAKsH SETTLEMENTS
Around s,andwood where the tide
mash lands are Under dixie and highly
improved This is the garden tract OF
county. Florence i just
above this tract and in its vicinity are
many beautiful places near the river
bank, on bottom land.
Between Florence and the forks OF
the stiIlaguamish is located the island
settlement. Sfillaguamish Island y
several miles long all bottom land,
much Of ii highly improved. Here Is
postoffiee, store and
starting point for good town. On
the river bank. on either side oil the
island, but on the main land, are seye-
raj good farms. Around kent's Prairie,
on the south side OF the Stiilaguaniish,
and on It's south fork are many
settlers, all from what may be called
the Kent's Prairie settlement, pros
porous and growing region. During
The past few years settlements have
extended rapidly up the north fork OF
the Stiiiaguamish river. Here are
some OF the best lands untaken in the
county. No settlement in the county
has a more promising future than this
one. Perhaps the largest and best
tracts OF bottom land untaken within
the county are to he found on the
north fork of the Stiliaguamish river
aud on the streams flowing into the
upper part of the Skykomish river.
Next 20 these tracts are those on the
upper part of Pilichuck and the south
fork OF Stillaguamish river. On the
upland, back from the front, and in
various parts OF the county. are many
tracts Of fertile vacant lands The use
Of
fspIAS NAMES
or places would bother an eastern man
on his first visit to Snohomish county.
Yet most of the hard names have
arisen from carelessness in pronounc
ing indian terms or in retaining I'M
them would be truly beautiful
names OF places. Thus, smish" means
river, and snohomish river is fully ex-
corruption OF Skywa and SYLVIA river
means the same as Skokomish river.
'siotuck" il chinook for water or river.
''Gua" is the Indian word for little and
''mish' meaning river, Stillguamish
simply means "riyer-little-river." The
phrase ''Gna river" or little river
expresses the full meaning of the term
Stillaguamish river. Snoqualmie
means the country of the moon peo-
ple.r etc.
Snohomish river was first occupied
BY the whites in 1856, the time of the
Indian war, by the Northern Battalion,
Wash. Ter. Vols. James Long and
Frank Dolan came here to live in 1858.
The first considerable settlement was
made here and ut Mukiltoe in fs59-6D.
-tillaguamish was first settled In 1864.
rhe county was organized in January,
1851. No white women here until three
years after that date. But few fam
lies settled here before 1872; from
" hich date the development of the
farming interest made its greatestpro-
yress. Logging began in lstn. on salt
water. extended up the rivers in 1864
and largely increased in 1872. Since
which time il has grown with the
growth OF the county. The most rapid
development OF Snohomish county has
laken place since 1888. Snohomish
.ity contains fully ioho people, most of
he other towns have from lff) 10 200
people each. The total population OF
The county Is upwards OF 1000 people
and now rapidly increasing in num-
bers, Other statistics in regard To the
county and its resources and concern
ing Snohomish city and vicinity have
been recently published to which the
reader is referred for further informa-
ton in the premises.