The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-13
NORTH YAKIMA.
|us SITUATION AxD PDesPur< Re
yIKwIn.
Town ser~nade-Amus-
ing Phases Of the Yakima-Eiiens-
burg Rivalry.

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i Let Us consider Yakima a moment
And whyf Because. forsooth, il il he
ginning 10 demand il. and all reasona
bic demands should he satisfied. II
We we're to accept the statement, now
of my friend Guiiland. proprietor q
its only hotel. We must come to be
iieve that Yakima is the head center
of the earth. Now ! ana convinced
having been there. that Yakima i no.
the head center Of the earth. In fact,
| know il is not, and therefore believe
il to be duty | owe To ali OF those
whom my friend has led 10 believe
otherwise that We now consider Yak
ina. In speaking OF Yakima I mean
North Yakima. of course, always.
Yakima, proper, would not have
any one consider. 1t is a sad memory
and love cheerfulness.
To an observer standing in the heart
of the basin where is the new Yak
ina, range OF low hills from ten 10
fifteen miles distant. draw the fui line
of the horizon. A sharp dip in this
circle, at points almost due north and
south from each other, marks
where the Yakima now makes
its entrance from the north and. after
winding back and forth in the per
formanee of It's kindly mission to the
farms OF the valley. is permitted 10
pass out southwark TO the Columbia,
X Was at this latter point that John
| Shanno, an intelligent German, stakess
his claim and built the original town
OF Yakima--jaSt under the shadow OF
the hills. He seemed to know what
he was about for the railroad people
came along after awhile and asked
him for certain concessions in con-
siieration of which they would build
a station and take part in furthering
the interests of the little city. Mr.
Shanno figures in this many times told
tale as having, at this, dramatically
poist ted at the pass and. smiling At the
| railroad men informed them that he
knew his advantages; the railroad
nrust come to him; he would give
| nothing. OF what followed even the
tenderfoot has heard Those who re-
fused the company's offer To accept
land in the new town in exchange Tor
their own and be moved thither now
form very quiet little community
where the paved streets that We're to
be. have become grassy lanes. The
| few trades people that remain sit
| in their door ways during the hot
| afternoons and watch the trains 20 by
at Just little greater speed, they say,
| than at any other point on the road.
The grocer locks his door at mid day
to go fishing and the saddler, W. u.
York, has turned his shop into a
musee of old curiosities.
THE SKw YAKIMA.
But pshaw! We were to consider
Yakima-the new Yakima. Its streets
are laid out to fit dream OF coming
greatness. The main avenues leading
the way to the north and south passes
are 100 and 100 feet across. All are
fringed on each side with young trees
which are altered by constantiy-iiow-
ing streams from the great irrigation
ditch. The town has two banks. or
| will have when the damage OF the re-
cent fire is repaired-large stores, brick
blocks. flour mill, three thrifty and
creditable newspapers. planning mill,
sash and door factory, churches.
schools, livery stable. a land Office,
wagon shops. the House of Proyi-
denee" under the guidance OF the Sis
ters of Charity, the North Yakima
Academy. a stately court house, no.
tel, (and another in prospect,) law
yers, doctors and real estate agents.
In view of all these things, at ban
quet given TO celebrate the latest OF
Yakima's acquisitions, the Switzer
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il known as the yakima outrage
had been yindicated. cannot learn
that John Shanno was there.
That Yakima has pretty future
before il no one can stand upon the
rise west of the Young city and doubt.
| Looking east over its church steeples
il the Noyee Valley. Westward the
eve ranges up the beautiful valley of
the Ahtanum. To doubt in face Of
this view he must declare there is no
virtue in agriculture. Acres and acres
of what has been demonstrated as the
most productive land in the Territory
stretches away, beyond vision. into the
blue distance, reaching to its extremity
over two hundred square miles OF
wonderful farming possibilities. The
Ahtanum Valley itself embraces Us
miles. The Cowyche Creek Valley
| embraces, with the plateau extending
l to the Watches, about 50 miles. The
valley OF the Matches boasts not more
than ten square miles. The Wenas
Valley embraces % square miles; the
Relah about seven; the Mckee about
seven: Piets Flat about six and the
simcoe, which IL held as the Takima
Indian reservation about 800. A conf
pany OF eastern capitalists have filed
articles Of incorporation and have put
engineers in the field with view OF
putting what Is known ~ Sunny Side
under irrigation. This means nearly
100 square miles more Of tributary
country.
Yakima lies in the very center oi
all these valleys-then extend away
from or open into il, ~ you please.
No point Of the region named IL more
than seventy miles distant from It.
fHE YrruRE-
Exclusive OF the Indian reservation,
which il also in it, way land will be
come more and more 20 as time goes)
there Is naturally tributary to North
Yakima about 1870 square miles oi
Ifarms--a market for their products q
base Of supplies for the producers. II
lis true that the veriest fraction Of
this vast tract Is now under cultiva.
ltion. That Is why say that Yakima
has q pretty future That Is why it,
most enthusiastic boom resident
claims no more for il than 100 popu-
lation- For when all this land Il BE-
ling titicd-a mssterof not very many
Wears. I hope-Yakima viii have be
come a city with a very portiy. com.
Portable and weIl-to-do present" only
IL will have attained it, growth. Il viii
be q staid, proper but very beautiful
INLAND city, and 1900 people viii bve
there. The trees that in their slim
youthfuiness are nov scarcely noticed
| in their regular array at proper dis
tances on each side Of the
| streets. will then stretch forth
their umbYageous arms 10 each
iother and the long avenues viii lead
away under the green arches north
and south, east and we-t. everywhere
a "boundless continuity OF shade
The farmer will delight 10 come IN on
his sun baked fieids TO enjoy the luxury
Of its streets, its shady porches asd
Ienticing by-ways II viii have ampls
and delighsfui hotels. BEAUTIFUL ye-i
dences and green lawns, fountains and
delightful drive. When the train
from the east, after their three day.
run over the hot prsiries sfrikes
through the narrow pas to the south
this forest city. planted in the heart oi
the plain. will open 10 the Traveller ils'
| . dream OF Tdsss-
And canno: help vonf.er.neff a
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