The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-21

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- nnsessa ss~esss ~ Osss.s 80
$500 sssn wss~s 1sasse-keeA~
1oss ass>st.s - Rspssssvss

That Y0stissn VI nkss5s esss1nsy
know a. fhe sslsisns1sv Il essssTss~ed Of
Hf1algo. Gu<mes. Cypress snss -sHesasr
fe1nssds. Fiaatga Issases. The issEess
q the eroup. IL 5sss ssx sttSsftins
considerable attention from fs~snx she
sesminus og the seattle 4 northern
railroad. The sosnraetion Of this Eosd
neans the building OF Fsaf.s CITY A.
Nhip HxYtspr = csfy that VII equas
MI exceed in size either seattle OF ~
coma. The abroad company II al
1Un4y af work on the uhssve~ and
.coot bunkers. and viii no dou5& use
eyery effort TO turn fffs Trade Of TIE
entire northwest psstitssa o. fnfss
sound ia shzf airectsafs-
F56aigo u probably the Oldest ses.sed
pnrt Of hkag5t eounty- TIE sssassa =
indentesi ssss the north be t'rsssism
bay OF sbe SAME rauss- Alsfsg tae
shyres OF shss bag are uaAns h<xssflSaA
homes. This land SAs originally sssf
il known ~ The lsr epsaiagse bus ffs
trees have been I'll cleared assy. ana
the beautiful green naessess. gently
sI0ping 10 the water edge. are '5sssesd
= pleasant slsst
This sanss H asso rsssses rfalty pro-
due1jse. In sane fssse~e the ssFisa %
wheat has becn - lsffsiseis tai TIE ssfs
year after year sssd ystatses sscasisrg
from ezp to 2ssl isssisess Per sssrs. Most
II this land has heen ussssEdfsiness. A.
Il IL fexsnsl that tssis iaskes q Tar mere
productive than IL 1ovssf osles~Ise -.
The productive erops falssesl are
wheat. tsosssoes and fruit. the latter
Rroxst IA perfection aIsi flEsfsix
much earlier than on the mainland
psiry Interests rsestse consoles ssfse
attention. The farmers Aaso dssote
4 great deal Of attention u Possatfy
raising. and having daily steanalssat
rervise, find ma sFsssslsse IA dssSosiasx OF
their prpiHeta.
The southern part 81 liaaig0 j. an
Isasiian reservation and consequently
IL in a Wild state. ~ the land - a1eSis
Y.s<d nv q handful 81 igs9ixss sho are
lxyo iusiossnt fa make any Improve
SAeuts. An exnepsssB ca Urls how
ever X the tide iasis. at the mouth ~
swinomish sauagta. which las t*ris
siskei and il fsow atssier cultivation.
Across ssaense9 channel ADD ~ the
extreme north se-s part of the county
are tsusa1e.. Cypress and eiissssif
islands. The sail or there islands y
similar 10 thai Of fsdsisu. bat not
quite SO productive. exeeps IA certain
favored lsscslifaes tiusass - The
possafsice for these islands and al this /
time Of the year II sssnrste fesuFt 1
Tor camping parties. ~ tfe cool. re-
freshing hresse from the ocean II con- I
sfantls coming in over the land
ReaisesfAte. values have been more I
than doubled bs the railroad boom on /
ftaairo. ard land on Gasfsses Is hssd .
nearly a. high - ia the vicinity 81 he /
future great city. The islands have !
Eve organ s1esi sehsral districts. Ia 1
which sebeus il usually tsasghI SIX /
months in tlss year.
Most ~ the geosi logging tiFilser has /
hccn cut oil except ca The reservation, 1
where some good iitstser j. sslis 10 be !
found. small tiusleT suitable tur 1
piles IL yet remaining.
On flsialen island are several lakes
The largest living between ksaaigo bay 4
and Deception pass. Is beautiful,
circular stewt Of clear water sith ais
island In The center These lakes,
being high at.ose sisie sAtef. viii
probably IL nsed 10 EarnsSss the water
sappiy Of the sisy 80 ls built al ship
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