, 1889-09-05

: is the Alpha and Omega of fine timber.
In the tree it is tall, often 800 feet high,
and straight, and a single tree has been
, thrc ugh the planer green and come out
as smooth as eastern or southern pine
that has been IN pile for a year.
a SPLENDID CLIMATE.
although near the 49th parallel of
north latitude grass grows the winter
through, and flowers bloom iu the open
air at Christmas time. Snow seldom
falls and then lies but short time.
Much less rain falls than on the opposite
side OF the sound. Taken as whole it
is more equable and moderate than any
part of the United States. The extreme
range is 10 degrees above zero IN win
ters to 80 above in summer The cy-
! clono and blizzard are unknown, and
! there are no thunder storms to frighten,
no winds to destroy, and no Venomous
insects AID snakes. Instead of being
of, as in Southern California and Flor
ida, one is constantly Euoyed mp by a
| osio by the fresh salt air and the life
giving qualities of the sun whose heat
! lei east of the Rockies FOR long months
| forces man 10 abandon her and resort to
artificial heat, hut here human life can
work out It's destiny in a friendly air,
I MI Lh.a
summer never parches; where the hon
eysuckle embowers the p0rches and the
rose bush is small tree in the garden;
where red raspberries are as large rs the
Lawton blackberries; where currants can
be picked from step ladders and black.
berries grow to the housetops; whare the
young pine is g!ip3 enough for fishing
! pole ana the large fir is the whole mast
of the largest ship; where the cedars are
giants aud the Balm of Giiead a fine
tree; where strawberries bloom Us carly
as April, and the harvest never fails.
CHARMING SCENERY.
| Port Townsend has picturesque To-
cation. Look which way you will, an
enhancing view of wood. mountain and
water meets the gaze. To the east Mt.
| Baker is seen, monarch Of the Cascades
whose snow white summit pierces the
thin air of eternal winter, with jagged
! line of snow peaks leading off an hun
dred miles to another sentinel-Ranier
while TO the west the Olympia rarge
throws its white caps against the sky,
which the evening tints with charm be.
yoDd our pen to desert e. To the north
across the straits of Fuea. the blue
mountains of Vancouver islaud-tar be-
yond Victoria, the sleepy old capital of
British Coium bia-fGce away on the hor-
izon. at our feet the busy town and
wharveI with ships and steamers from
far countries, while here ana there along
the shoses columns OF rising smoke tell
US of saw millS, fish cannerie5 and other
| industries.
AGRICULTURAL ADVANTAGES.
To th- south and west there is wide
range Of land capable of producing ali
tine crops OF the north temperate zone.
an area which, when brought under cul-
tivation, will support Thousands OF fam
lilies. Washington Territory already
leads the country in the yield per acre
of potatoes and wheat, and TO euumerate
what is possible in the way Of cereals,
fruits and vegetable, would be to repeat
a seed catalogue. The conditions are
most favorable to fruit growing, the tree
begins to bear early, and there are no
estructive insects. Cattle, horses and
sheep are easily cared for, dairy farming
poultry raising, and nearly every feature
of agriculture is possible near Port
TeVpsend. FOR men who are willing to
work and assist nature this section Ger
talniy offers diverity of opportunities.
PORT TOWNSEND soTTHEgH RA4LRvAD.
r The pesrest railroad to Port Town
IseDd is the Northern Pacific, just across
tho sound, and fleet of steamers owned
by tie o. R. 4 n, maze daily trips from
, Tacoma to Port Townsend. The Port
! Townsend Southern railroad was organ
lied about year ago, to build road to
Portland, Oregon, q distance of 207 miles
= with no grade to exceed one per cent. the
1 entire distance. This road now in cours
of constr uetion has been absorbed by
the Uuion Pacific railroad company aud
{ there is no question in the minds of con.
= servative men that the prophecy of Chas
2 Francis Adams "that Fort Townsend &c
a years hence would be the largest city OF
), the Pacific COAST. will be fulfilled.
D gtfE eiTY ITSELF
The visitor will find Port Townsend
a no mushroom place, no rough frontier
or mere seafaring community, but on the
contrary, we'll built and orderly city oi
some I. aM people, with churches, schools
banks. free reading rooms and library
two daily papers, the ARGUS, morning
ard the Call, evening, publications; sub
= stantial bTiok and stone busine ess blocks
L we'll stocked stores, good hotels, fine res
s licences, electric lights. street railway
9 telephone, telegraph, wafer works, board
= of trade, number of manufacturing es
tablshme uts, and a hospital, intelligent
J, ard enterPrising people. The busines.
+ part is on level with the wharves, while