The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-18
WASHINGTON.
The Forests. Hills and Prsiries
Of the sasuish Country.


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olympia marsh ana Aoas =
general westerly aifsetos = 1919.
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= bounded ~ iofsss-sose1sa hll.s
which are ar soiiss psaees .s.s'ss -
and high pD toe ss.aaa = -
gradually npSs'as ana $50 -
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Tngsl sya,1s, = - = $3.50 sse :.
eese'es Nssn 1870 sl'ss.s = !. -
heavy unASf e1esps IN 'eN psa.s
The hills along The north see Of i1f
valley are covered xifh denee. siasos'
sn<rfansfEf.s forests of FIR. cedar anfl
~,.~ue. m.nw ~ the tre~s Icing al
-
o.pas s4S $3.50 -.
borasriag Gu sne ra'hssn FIssI NJ AIs
two nst1rd ofsnlngs IN the midst q
The timber These Issei .prz;rses pre-.
.~nf beautiful asr<zraxee To the
1890 49, he ...atgenfx GENES ssrsor
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tnSM AtssI af1sss&i's foi a4s'41s 49, $50
narrow IRAN fnrosgn the WOODS. DEF.
man prairie embraces about 81 acres
AID Warmers prassse about TO. They
are 10th sstuafxd on the north hank,
Ia s..-s .,.sx.es.rt ..,,e sS~ars tbe
- - v. -. IT, - -. i y
rseI ~ 1Iash F.vpeaa Aas 'ss :. =
the hnest KIND q mop land ana - aaso
we'll adapted TO general farming and
stoek.raisinr. The land contained In
f,,..e ,,r.svss.s e MI taken mn hat only
.~tsx urS.r T~v,;tsvatso,s The rev
Pzoy u,' 49, @..'' 80.
railroad Duisding noftn irom oeasue
Ia expected 70 cross The river between
these two pyairies, which viii give them
both q good easfsef. Considerable land
living adjacent il stu snbject to entry.
There Is very little. ii any. govern
u;ens land in the lower part Of the
yallev. A LARGE amount II In the hands
"A sr@culatore. however. sud can be
purchased for $40 or 81 per acre.
There are small xle&rIngs scattered
khrourfa the woods upon which fam
if;es are living. waiting patiently for
the DEVELOPMENT OF the country and
establishment Of better means Of CON-
rnuuicatiou. AT present the settle
nenfs sre somewhat isolated on ac-
count Of bad reads, but they are be-
ing rapidly improved. and two or three
YEAR, viii zee skse woods insersected
with excellent roads. The principal
sgrostucf Of the small farms in the tim
Ter consists sf vegetables, for which
The longing camps furnish an excellent
msrkef. The farming and Logging in
teYesss are not in conflict here, a. in
some numbering districts. On the con-
srary. they work together in perfect
harmony, to the great advantage of
both.
There are six school districts and
excellent schools six months ont of
the year. The population of the val
ley and fats IL about 700 all told, In
GLIDING about 20 Indians. WHO are per-
feeily peaeeable. scme being engaged
in AGRICULTURAL pursuits, Others IN fish
sng, hunting. etc. The principal town
il Edison. IL is situated on Edison
slough, or the North Fork Of the Sam
sxh. which il nzvsgabie for steamers 10
q distance of tao miles above the town
Near this place ii Q small portable saw
mill. capable q cutting 1000 feet az
lumber per day. The finest, ciegress
lumber 70 be f0ufd in the world IS
manufactured IT this min. Szmish
cedar il becoming somewhat famous.
Edison wDuid be an excellent location
for shiugiemiiis. sawnaills. pail iaeto-
riss. etc. and r.es OF means are in
yite.i To Inspect tie many advantages
10 he found here for establishing ali
kifsG. Of manufactures ia which she
principal material required Il fr.
sururs ana cedar. The demand for
r.,eh reanwfaets1-es l. zlrsast uf.lin,-
lt3d- The town vii soon have a first
class sys,era Of wsser-vorks. water TO
h.. h,ps,vt,f frfrss \ Iarre sr,rtny in the
fauthills The Intention il 10 also xau-
Div the fats froua stse sxsne syssesn.
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or t,,s ,;rsr Ia ~. sssr,nsx a.a are
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n,sss,ts, "a The r3gar Epraishss en,rlsy.
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ara Iulians ara. ef,vHxed i, the ft.h.
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8 notsd S3,1fh os me r.nish aar,
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uhIs.e gre.t a.stssr clans have s.~af,tiv