The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01

E-ArNtAH ana western W 1SlluEllfl.
These in turn are subdiyided into
lesser parts, known as countries. -
These inclade the Puget Sound coun-
try, the Chehahs country, the Lower
Columbia country, the wylla Walla
country. the Palonse country, the Big
Bend country, the Yakima country.
the 0kanagan country and the Spo-
kane and Colyille countries.
THE PUGET SOUND COUNTRY.
EfcH LANDS sKIRTISG A uUSpSEp-uAR-
BORED sEA-
0f these countries the chief is the
Puget Sound. This includes ali the
counties bordering upon the body OF
water fIom which il takes its name.
These counties vary somewhat in soil.
climate, resources, and interest. but
not in SO marked a degree as 10 cause
alienation of feeling among them.
! They are all timhered. all have fisher
les, all have minerals, and all have
common highways to and from the
East, and TO and from the ocean, The
Sound itself Is viewed by ali with mex
pressible affection, and is bond of
union OF the strongest character. Its
waters are wide and deep and safe,
possessing beauties that are indeseriba
Bile, and enabling ships to move hither
and thither at WILL The storms are
few and far between that prevent the
navigation OF the Puget Sound waters
in their most exposed parts by even
the fTailest and most unseaworthy of
craft. The world possesses no finer
harbor or group OF harbors than
Puget Sound, nor does it possess one
surrounded by yaster. more
enduring resources. and which
in time will sustain a
population numbering many millions.
The resources OF this favored region
are bulky, requiring immense railroad
facilities and shipping for its transpor-
tation. Business here is still in its in
fancy, ard vet upwards OF sfsD large
ships, averaging 2000 tons each, sailed
oat of these waters in lsSs, loaded
with lumber and coal alone. The ship
ment Of wheat is being entered upon
in earnest. Nine vessels, carrying
497 600 centals, or about % 600 tons,
took cargoes of wheat to Europe dur
ing the wheat year ending July 81,
lSSS. AT least 10000 tons will be
shipped during the present wheat year,
and not less than 10000 tons during
the following wheat year. 4 portion
Of our surplus wheat goes East by rail,
but the greater part yet finds market
through the outlet of the Co
iumhia river One railroad is
only enough to inaugurate the
business; the compile ton OF the second
and third roads will secure for Puget
Sound a monopoly OF the wheat trans
portation OF Eastern Washington and
Northern Idaho at least. Everything
seems to be tending At present towards
Puget Sound.
Eight sEw RAILROADS
Are now heading out from the Sound,
intended to bring to these water~the
travel and trade OF British Columbia.
Eastern Washington, Southern Wash
ington and Oregon. In addition TO
hese several of the great lines OF the
country. now operating in California,
Oregon, Montana, Wyoming and Da-
kota are locking this way for their e.
nal western teEminuses Our towns
are growing more rapidly than those
OF any other part OF the Pacific coast,
and yet the feeling is general that they
have only begun to grow. Our enter
prises are yasteT each succeed
ing year Our sawmills, with
their towns, ships, steamers, lands,
camps and railroads, are mammoth
concerns, the biggest of their kind in
the world, with capital OF hundreds of
thousands OF dollars invested, and in
at least tEo cases millions OF dollars.
Iron viii be the next great industry to
develop, and il. toe. will require nil
lions ot capital and thousands OF men.
The year 1859 viii show much progress
IN the opening mp OF this future great
resource, ami iss9 viii probably wit
ness the full establishment OF at least
I one iron-naking works among Us equal
10 the saost extensive now in the
/ United States In
AGEzcuLTUEAL RESOURCES
PGget Soaud Is not lacking. nor is
their Development behind. Oats are
grown to the extent OF I,0oo, ,OO0
bushels per annnm. The yield varies
from 20 bushels an acre to
100 and over, averaging at
least 90 bushels. The best oal
lands are the dyked swamp lands at
the mouths Of the rivers. Fabulous
stories are told of the products of these
places. whole fields yielding 100 bush
els TO the acre. and occasional yield.
being reported of 40 and even 80
bushels Oats seldom bring less than
SIS q ton, and quite as often bring $50.
be profits OF production can DO easily
calculated Upwards Of 500 acres are
planted in hops, the production being
ieoo pounds per acre, against 6d
pounds in the Eastern States, so
pounds IN Europe, 100 pounds in
Oregon and 1870 pounds in California
No such thing as a pest, blight or fail
ure vas ever known here, and the only
thing that limits the production Is the
Eant Of picker. As II Is, fully lo,rs
persons are required three weeks each
year 10 gather the crop. The number OF
persons available Tor this service viii OF
course, increase with the peopliug OF
tae coantry. and il may be depended
upon the hop acreage Will increase no
les rapidly. Puget Sound Is une1-
celled, If not uae9ualed, Is fruit re-
gion. Ii produces in large quantities
and 10 great perfection apples. pears
plura<. ounces, prUnes, cherries
straw berries, blsekberrses. rasp5errie:
and cnrrants Other berries and tree
fruits are also grown, As peaches
grapes. figs, gsoseberries. etc, bat moi
yet in great quantities, and sometime