, 1889-11-07
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THE COLVILLE COUNTRY.


THE COLv1LLE COUNTRY.
settlement and development of
the Colvlllc country are retarded by
the delay In perlectlng the govern
ment survey. Many years ago that
rich region attracted tho hardy voy-
agcur of the North, and in time the
government of the United States
sent in its surveyors and opened u
large aren to settlement. A
number of the early locators proved
up and We're given patents to their
hnd. Then errors were detected in
the original survey, and the land
not patented was withdrawn from
settlement. The townsito of Col
vile is on patented land; 40 also is
that of Marcus, aud II ColfaX capi-
tallst has recently located II town
tide at Kettle Falls with Valentine
scrip.
The Colvillc country Is II land of
fnlr prospect, and its resources, once
developed, will prove n perennial
fountain of wealth. Its mines give
promise of producing millions; it's
timber interests are sure to develop
into an industry of wide extent, Civ
ing employment to thousands of
men. As N grazing country ii is un-
surpassed, and tia possibilities in the
way of agriculture are as yet but
ialntly understood. Its soil and
climate will produce fruits, berries
ond vegetables equal to, If not excell-
ing, those grown in the Willamette
valley, These lnctsnrc rapidly becom-
ing known to the outside world, and
once that broad domain Is opened to
settlement, immigration and capital
will follow closely in the faint trail
of the surveyor, and in its place ex-
tend railroads and construct towns
and cities.
Colvllle has the main requisite of
wealth and prosperity-diversified
resources. n state possessing vari-
ETY. of industries is sure to become n
greater commonwealth than one de-
pendent entirely upon agriculture.
A prairie state can offer employment
TO but limited class-thc agricul-
turist, the stocknan and the profes.
sional element dependent upon
them; while an imperial young COM
monweath like Washington can find
occupation for all. Upon her
western borders she can employ the
sailor, the fisherman, the lumber
man, the farmer and the horticul-
turalist, while to the East she points
the way to wealth to the miner, the
stockman, the miller, the agrlcul-
turalist and the fruit grower. Upon
this broad and substantial founda-
ton, in all sections of the state, we
find superstructure made up of the
laborer, the manufacturer, the arti-
san, the mechanic, the capitalist
and the professional man. So we
can safely invite to our borders every
man of industry, and can assure him
employment at his trade or occupn-
ton, 1t mat ters not what may be
it's character.
Diversity of products enrich "a
state In still another direction. II
enables "a people to supply them
selves with nearly all the necessaries
of life without the compulsion of
paying tribute TO transportation
companies. OF course in land of
so much wealth people will call for
the finer fabrics of New England
and Europe and the luxuries of for
cign lands; but in time of war or
financial or industrial depression we
could turn TO our home products and
depend upon them entirely without
suffering or great Inconvenience.
The future now opening to the
imperial Northwest il like an ocean,
and we are timid mariners who have
scarcely begun the exploration of Its
broad bosom. They who fail to
grasp faint idea of its possibilities
will find in the next decade sue
cession of surprises that will toke
their breath away and leave them
farther than ever from Fortunes
goal.