The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-22
WASHINGTON.
The Rapid Development Of the
Gowiifx Country.


Kxsso. Feb. z1~--In spite OF shs
winter weather. the bullding In TIL
town does nos stop. during the pzs'
veeS two new buildings have beer
completed and two begun. AL the
carpenters hare - much work a.
they can do, and even more than they
care to do, in the face Of the rain The
rain. however. has not been heavy
enough 10 raise the water IN The rivers
sufficiently to ran out the logs.
To this unusually low water II also
attributed the poor run o. srnslts-
These fish hare never been known 10
be so scarce or high priced a. now
Arrangements have been made BY
Columbia river dealers 70 ship smeit
70 tbs Eastern market. They viii
probably be In good demand, and this
viii have quite stifisning influence
on the price With such a large
amount Of river front a. this ceanty
has. the condition Of the fish market
Is quite an important affair. Probably
oue-fourth OF the inhabitants OF this
county are engaged. af least part ~
the year. In catching or handling fish.
There Il q fine opening here for can
merry. There are salmon cauEht IN
great MURDERS. and II the sfnelt we're
property canned they would make a
cool article Of American sardines.
Th~r. there Is large amount OF fruit
raised through this section, and II
there was prospect Of q good market,
At horne. there would he more. A
eannery. rightly managed, would have
work here almost the whole year
round
There has been considerable activity
i'm the entry OF timber lands back OF
OAK Point. on the Columbia river,
near the west line Of Gowiifz county.
The reason for this y the extension of
Brooks logging railroad. which has
been In successful operation for some
time. This road Is at present about
eight miles long, and Is well equipped.
There i considerable talk of another
short Jogging railroad. 10 be put up
the Ostransier creek from the Cowlitz
river. There is no doubt that such a
road would be profitable. The finest
belt of timber in this whole region,
however. il left comparatively IN
touched. This IL the timber on the
upper Coweeman. This Is. for large
mart. or, unsnryeyed government land.
and il i doubtful il il viii be surveyed
soon. Should congress IN the mean
while repeal the timber land act OF
June 3. fs1T. there is no telling when
this could ever be opened, for much OF
the best OF ths timber lies at the foot
of Mount ST. Helens. where the land
Is so rough that Il would never be
houlesteaded. While there may be
many abuses of the present law they
will not compare in amount 20 the
damage that would be done this sec
ton BIZ It's repeal. The lumber inter
est i the foundation upon which this
section II building it, financial future.
and ANYTHING that tends TO injGre that
industry tends TO injuFe this section
for q long time.
The country Is advancing rapidly In
three very important popula-
Ton. roads and schools. The wave OF
immigration which floods the ternsi-
nal points 10 the north and south Of
as Is bringing many permanent set
tiers here. In point OF roads the
county Is improving rapidly. The
unusual amount OF clear weather this
winter has teen utilized 10 open sew
eral good roads-notably the one from
Silver lake 10 the mouth OF ostrander
creek. which will shortly be extended
10 kelso, total distance OF ~ miles.
The kelso Academy Is being pushed
RAPIDLY, Prof, w Ii. Gore, of Med
ford. Or, hes been rendered the prin-
tipalship. and after looking the ground
over carefully has accepted The
building will he erected Immediately
and the first session Of school will
begin in September. This viii be the
only acadeinical institution between
Tacoma and Portland Having . fine
site, and with the prospect of first.
class buildings and Instructors there
is every probability of It's success. A
large number oil students are already
promised