The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-07-16


waters logs are soon injured if left
afoat and the piling along the
wharf must be renewed at great
| expense every four or five years.
In Gray's Harbor, owing to the
infusions of great quantities of fresh
water from all directions, none of
these destructive elements exist.
Here piling will last for genera
ton, and if the lumber market is
dull and an over supply of logs is
fioated to the harbor they may wait
months or years without deteriora-
ton.
The facilities for logging and
booming as well as the faultless
sites for hundreds of mills, make
this country the grandest on earth
for its possibilities in lumber max
ing. Timber land is yet very
cheap, but with the growing de-
mand for American lumber and a
constantly diminishing supply of
material, l can think of nothing
more profitable than for one with
surplus cash to invest it in timber
land on Gray's Harbor. Capital
can now be invested in timber
land here so as to double itself
in a year. In fact one can now
buy timber for % cents per thous-
and, which in the near future
will be worth from S1.5O to 81 per
thousand. Shrewd spectators are
already looking up these certain
paths to fortune, but they are care
full to enter into no competition that
might raise present prices.
The fishing industry is one of
great Importance on the harbor.
There are several kinds of salmon,
black and rock cod, trout, sole, her
ring and brook trout. There are
edible CLAIMS and crabs Of large size,
fine flavor and endless variety. |
am informed that the salmon can
neries now in operation, and ship
$4,000 cases annually, case con-
tanning four dozen cans. This is a
very profitable and growing indus
try.
The ship-building industry is
making considerable Roadway.
Major Weatherwax has built two
fine vessels at Aberdeen, and Il
beautiful steamer is receiving its
finishing touches at CosmopOlis.
The towns of the Harbor are as
yet small, but are rapidly filing
up. On the north side of the Har-
Dor 16 miles from the outside bare,
Hoquiam of about 500 pushing,
energetic people, is situated and
three miles further east, Aberdeen
is located with 400 inhabitants,
and four miles further up the har-
Dor on the south side, Cosmopolis of
500 inhabitants is located.
Hoquiam has the largest mill on
the harbor and Aberdeen has four
saw mills, one foundry, one sash
and door factory, one brewery, and
four canneries.
Cosmopolis has one extensive
mill, the combined cut of the seven
mills on Gray's Harbor is over $780,
600 feet per day, and there are
always loading at the different
wharves from five to ten steamers
and sailing vessels, which sail
to Australia, Central and South
American ports, Alaska and all
Pacific Coast cities and harbors.
There is now one regular line of
steamers from San Francisco to the
Harbor and one from Portland,
Oregon, and three stage lines term
nate on Gray's Harbor.
There are two railroads now
building from the outside world to
the harbor, one under contract to be
finished by September LIST, this
year, and the other to be completed
by June 1st, 1890, and the right of
way has been secured on two more
roads that have been surveyed and
report says that both of them will
be running inside of two years.
The road to be completed by June
LIST, 1890, is down grade all the
way and as it passes through the
most extensive coal fields in the
whole north west, sixty five miles
from deep water, the engines will
be able to haul as many loads of
coal as they can, take empty cars
back, experienced coal men say that
the coal can be put by the side of
deep water for 50. 80 per ton.
Some of the reasons why Gray's
Harbor is the very best place to in
vest money in real estate to-day are:
l. Gray's Harbor has % feet of |
water on the bar at lowest tide,
(the tide rises from II to 10 feet)
,. The bar is the safest to cross
in all kinds of weather from Golden
Gate to Puget Sound.
3. There is no better harbor on
the Pacific Coast after a vessel is
inside.
4. The water in Gray's Harbor
is so fresh that vessels are cleaned
by stopping in it, and timber is