New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08

hay are the average yield TO the acre. The great
value of these lands under the most ordinary cir
cumstances is obvious They are everywhere worth
two or three times as much as the land around
them, and when they lie In front of great city, as
they do at Olympia, Tacoma and Seattle, and may
lie at a great variety of other places, soon TO be
made the water front of great export cities. their
value is counted by thousands Of dollars to the foot
picturesque appearance Is presented by the ude-
lands around Tacoma and Seattle. You can see
fences built out into the water, over which the
Sound rises at high tide, but which are left deeply
planted in the mud when the tide goes OUT
marking claims that have been entered IN inc
United States Land Office by persons who nave
"squatted' on these tide-lands. Several serlo-
comic incidents have already occurred indicating
the determination Of the "squatters" 10 delehu
with their lives the property they have selzeo.
The new Constitution of Washington affirms the
title of the STATE to all these lands and series or
conflicts between the public and individuals Is
sure to result A problem analogous to this Is
being confronted by the people of the ard states
1t concerns public versus private rights 10 une
] great unnavgable waterways, which must IN tline
under the colossal schemes Of irrigation soon 10 DC
undertaken, be depended upon to supply the nee
essary water If eve.- one can tap these streams
at will the landowners nearest their eIeVateu
sources flor they are all mountain streams will
hold great advantage over the property-owhers
living lower along their courses In many cases,
indeed, these unfortunates will be crowded out
entirely, as the flow during the irrgating season
will not be sufficient to supply the ranches all
along these narrow, shallow and very long rivers
Tacomas trade, except in so far &c It becomes
In time manufacturing city, will be composed
Of timber, minerals and agricultural products
The timber belt includes the whole division OF
land from the Cascade Mountains TO the ocean
and from the Columbia River 10 the British llne
1t is about as large as the State of Iowa, and IS
densey covered with trees that will cut from
%, 600 to $4,000 feet to the acre. Estimates have
been made which show that the entire tmbered
district contains ! rs, 600, 100000 feet Their
use is being confred as much as possible 10 ship
spars and heavy building and bridge TIMBER,
| though O tremendous amount OF soft lumber is
being sent every week into every continent
Something like 5000, 600 feet day is the cut OF
the Washington mills, and while, of course, the
time must come when this magnificent belt VIII
be cleared and bare that time will not arrive
during the next century.
have already spoken at some length in this
correspondence of the remarkable coal and mineral
deposits to be found all along the line OF the
Cascades They are rapidly being developed and
the coal taken from this district is already super
seding the Pennsylvania Goals that have been Tor
"a long and at such fearful expense depended
upon for the supply of this Northwestern country
/ The soil and climate OF Washington are Tor many
partcular reasons adapted eXcellently well 10 the
raising of hops, grain, grass and vegetables. Ana
even the recital of every shipment that is made
/ from Puget Sound of agricultural products would
but tamelV express the possibilities OF the country
Tacoma is making every possible use Of these great
resources The business interests of her popula-
ton are as varied as the resources they can com
mapd and the growth of the city from 5000 in
1887 to at least rs 900 to-day is the result OF the
opportunities derived from purely natural condi7
tions The exports Of the Sound, for isSC WIZ
entirely of the products of Washington Territory.
| They will include 50o,000,00O feet OF lumber
80. 600 centas of wheat 100000 tons OF coal
featured goods and in this startling aggregate oil
tban onc.tbird l.. 4. Z.