Telegram-herald., 1888-01-23
a THRIVING TOWN.
Where a Large Number OF Michigan Men
are Located.

whsre a Large Number of Michigan Men
are Located.
Westward the Tide of Empire Takes Its
Way"
The expression is sn old and yet truth
fol one. How many former residents of
Grand Rapids and the State of Michigan
can De found in the far West. In most in
stances they thrive financially aud estab-
lsSh themselves In comfortable homes.
The great Gray's Haroor region in Wy
omirg Territory. has attracted many peo-
pie from his city aud vicinity. Frank and
Charles Draxe, former prOprietOrs OF the
Drake Steam Laundry here, have l0cateG N
Aberdeen. thriving town ON GraY's Har-
Dor. At the iDs ance of these gentlemen
the Aberdeen Herald, OF January 5. pub
fishes a lengthy description of the hsrbOr
and town tor the information of those who
have friends there and who think Of locst-
ing in that district. Aberdeen. which IS
the business center OF Cbshalis county,
Is q sown Of about eight hundred
Inhabitants. situated az the confluence OF
the Chehshs and Wishkah rivers With
Gray's HarOOr, a. a point where the latter
il about 8 so feet in width. These furnish
a large natural harbor. protected from
storms, With good depth of water. The
channels which lead TO the ocean. fifteen
miles 10 the west. are we'll defined and
afford ssfe and easy paths 20 any ocean
vessels which NAV land at the whxrves to
receive the products OF that region.
PreviOusto 1854, Aberdeen was not know1
and the place whsre tne thriving town now
stands was overgrown with scrub timber
and tide grass. One OF the first 20 invest in
property, after IL was plated. was A. J.
West. vel know mill mao from Aichi-
gan. VINO purchased fifteen scres a. the
mouth Of the Wishkah and erected . saw
mil. which has since been enlarged and
now has ali the latest improvements. J. =.
Weatherwax. also a Michigan man. followed
with a large Investment which he's deve-
ioped into large milling, shipbuiding
and other extensive manufacturing inter
ssts. Emery. Mack q Wood formerly fro o.
this State formed a partnership. and their
mill bss been IN operation for eixhs months
This firm hss hst considerable trouble two
Of me members meeting tier desta bY
drown.aS some time sgo. The Article gives
4 taDu stsd list 4 the Improvements ma :
n the town during the pasf sesson. sho Sin :
an increased value of $40 1850 AsaoE :
the nsnufsctu7in- and other enterprises
srs four saw mills three ia1h miiis. three ssl-
mon canns-ies, ore shipyard. one box fac
tory. one Veekly Newspaper. = baux. one
furniture store. one drug store. thrse gen
srsl stores. snd twenty-five other stores
snd oisces ~ business. ATong
the most important investments darr (
the nsst season veia those OF Wilson Bros.
sswnili. and J. g. Neg.er. csnnerv. Thers
s. = daily mail ans eKrress Inc and $50
stssmers Zach ws7 everT day on the barb r
ard rivers. Ore steamer ru1s fnree times
rer month between Aberdeen ana the
Columbia River and ere every NO weeks 70
san trs1cisr aud A sstiiuz fsst e twenty
vessels afrlv7 sud depart safa month -
deliver the rrednefs - tAiifornis sna tns
Hs~sian fsisnaa and other Southern
ports r. ezrsah lire = pr0iected sn1 the
Ruzet s8aai sni Grs7's HsT1or railroad. /.
nov nndsr construction. wid probably
make - 6rxys dsrbor terminus a. A eer-
uees Faere has been ~ particular hoonn
hat the tovn hss s51gl dans et III papu' g.
ti5n aui vaIra-ion 81 rroaer,g 10 Eae past
rear TIE dav wages af the pe ei
Aberisen ard vicinity is esfSssasrf At So 50.
end sil sre confident fast in she res- i1-
ssre is - ~ astroE 1.isaa city q 2 q
E nean dimensions