The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-02-02
IRRIGATION ENTERPRISE.
n. Ri,A Takina Lands b h DsulihGlIy
WatHel.
Developments work In the Great vaI-
ley In Progress and In Prospect.
Alfalfa and all Other Expert.
mental Crops Doing well.

i mentnA Cropa DoAmB Weths
The tourist on sailing into the mngnth'
cent harbor OF Seattle, and nom the dech
OF one Of our stately floating palaces, view
ing that growing, beautiful commercial
emporium, with It's warehouses, stores,
and elegant residences, rising up, terrace
like, from the placid Eaters Of the Sound
all enshadowed in q background OF living
green. with the snowy peaks Of the Coast
range In the near perspective can have
but little idea nom his surroundings Of
the character Of the country and climate
lying In eastern washington, beyond thu
giistening mountains.
Taxing the cars at Seattle, q low hours'
ride, through the wonderful Stampede
tunnel, transPoses one into district, in
which the conditions OF climate, sou and
temperature are a changed nom the ply
seal features OF Seattle a. those Of dit
ierent zone.
Passing down on the line Of the great
n. 7. K. K. continental route through the
giades and valleys OF kittltas, following
tne wlnains course OF inc iakima nver'
where Il has cut ID way through the
southern spur OF the Wenatchee noun
'Ains' .ne ttaVeler u conveyed into the
Efs.' pam On 'ne .aHimA country.
nefe ON e'e!y sioe are seen' instead o.
nlls ec.elco Win eVessieen io!ests' nFoAa'
,lcn, ai,u.l.i P'aiaA' are On ei.ner mana:
AnS'eAo Q. we moiSt ciima'e OF the SOUND
country tneie u . walmth and acidi'y IN
inc Atmosphere Snicn reminds one Oh
noLtnern Mexico or me san Joaquin plains
OF Caiiioinia; ana TINS - Yakima county
o. Warrington, extending 10 miles nom
me Ooast range eastward 70 the mighty
Columbia and eishty-nVe miles nom the
"enatcnee on the north 70 the Aiickltat
mountains on the SOUTH q series Of i'm
mense, prolinc prairles' place where the
sun shines niAe.tenths OF the year rain
tall OF eight inches annually, and tenn
Perature 80 modified BY the southwest
trades coursing up the canyon OF the Co
iumpla river as 70 remind one OF more
southern attitudes. Foryears BY the stock
men ana settlers these great plains were
considered suitable only for cattle ranges
ana tne nome o. the wild horse. TfaT-
erSed diagonAlly BY the Yakima river, q
stream that with ~ tributaries the Match
ees' Ahtanum' Wenas' Topnish and
other branches, anordS an inexhaustible,
unceasing water power and supply for oil
possible irrigable purposes, science has
noted the great possibilities Of this sec
tion'
Careful thermometrical statistics prove
the climate 70 De about the same as north
ern Caiiiornia' lnteiheentesumates show
that there Is plenty and TO spare OF ma
lures fructityer, water, In the rivers. OBJ
AeFvatlon demonstrates the soil TO be OF
the rest unexcelled anywhere. Necessi-
y demands that these great advantages
De utiiHed 70 supply iood TO the rapidly
increasing tens OIL tnousands oil the sound
cities
me educated American farmer has al
ways proven nimSeh eqnsi 70 any emer-
sency and abls 70 supply the demand
responsive 70 Toe exiseneies OF the Occa-
SION.
Io-dAT' therefore where iour years ago
were uncu'lvsted Pralrles' the home Of
sIes1 nelus o. unIes'tAlneo Nla eat.le
sno vlC'o p, canas o. eayIse ponies shG