The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01

King coanty during the sixties. Sno-
hokasSh has varied reScurccs. - have
the ruststses of she Seand connsrv rpn-
orally It's sol = ~ rsoa a. the tess
fhoaEh this j. 20. hzs listle use has
hitherto been n4ieoT "a. Nox. how
ever. a change hsf ecnse. and Sae-
houish lsrss and SsnoaonliSh
produce are heromins quite
noted. The valleys og The Snoho-
faish. Ssrsiaruanish. Skykeznssh
and Sno4aalnie arc al r;ch.
Timber has been the great resonroe IN
the past. and has d~arfed the impar-
tznce of every other branch cl indas-
try. One hundred ard ten million
ieef 0f tiraher were marketed in fSSs.
ard zoo 0oo. 900 feet have gone down
the Snchomish river alone during the
+ past - years The several railroads
projected and building IN King. Skarit
ana Whafcosl counties. Contemplate
lines into Snchomish also. One road,
the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern. Is
already there. having Is miles Of track
laid within the couaty limits. This
company VII further extend its lac
10 the north during theeoning season.
and in addition intends 10 build
east, over the Cascade mountains.
probably detecting from the present
line az some point IA Snohomish coun-
u. and going through skykomish Pass.
snohorniSh City Is the county seat. II
i well built. handsome town Of ZOO
inhabitants. Ssanwood, Florence.
7 Msryssiiie. fowtll. Auckiiteo and
Edmunds are other towns The raSt
growth Of Snohomish county viii be
illustrated BY the figures following:
Assessment 1878, Sss3. 10; 1855. Sig.'.-
746; ISIS, si.e97 .467. Population ISIS.
1852; lSs5. 2I79; tSSs. esc.
KING COUNTY.
Ifthere Is anything in a name this
couty Is well and properly named. In
almost every respect il leads all coun-
ties in the territory. Ii has a greater
Z population, casts more votes. has
larger assessment roll, larger town,
more railroads and more railroad mile
age, more manufactures. more general
commerce, etc. Like Sn0homish, il
/ fronts IS miles on the Sound, and ex-
/ tends east to the summit Of the Cas-
eade mountains, about 90 miles. Its
area i about 1880 square miles. In
this respect il is exceeded by num-
her Of counties in Eastern Washington
[ The resources of King county have re-
ceived considerable development. Incl
dent, of course to the large population
and the accumulation OF wealth. Its
coal mines were opened among the
I first, and their product has greatly ex-
ceeded that oi all other mines in the
I territory combined, amounting 20 co.,
coo tons in 1sSs, and 3 200 ,00o tons from
the beginning to the present time.
There are more sawmills in King than
in any other county. though none OF
the half-dozen largest mills are within
her borders. The King county mills
have a cutting capacity OF 10000 feet
day, and they are usually run to
the utmost. This vast quantity OF
. lumber goes almost wholly coo per
cent at least) into local Improvements,
and cuts but tiny figure in the great
exports OF the country. The atten-
( ton of farmers is given 10 mixed pro-
ductions-miIk, butter. poultry, fruit,
vegetables. hay, oats and stock for the
home market, and hops for the
East. Upwards of 1900 acres are
planted in hops, the an
nual product being about 10000
pounds, worth in average years
upwards of $4,000. The Northern
Pacific has SO miles OF railroad in
King county, the Puget Sound Shore
Line p miles, the Columbia & Puge,
sound rs miles. and the Seattle, Lake
Shore & Eastern u miles. including
main lines and all hEanches--2o0 miles
all told. The construction OF this
road has, averaged cost OF 81. 900 4
mile. or aggregated 5000 .0oo. Other
roads are projected both from the north
and the south. including the West |
minister & Bellingham Bay, from
Westminster to Whateom and Seattle;
the Seattle & Northern, from Ship
Harhor, skagit valley aud Spokane to
Seattle: and the Seattle & Southern.
from Seattle to Portland. Present
appearances favor the early eonstrue-
tion OF all these roads. In addition 20
coal, timber, and agriculture, King
county is blessed with vast iron depos-
its, with lime, bailding-stone, and ot!I-
er minerals, the development oi hich /
is rapidly coming about. tits also pc
culiarly blessed with waterways, being
located on the Middle sound, with /
Gne harboTs, and having inland fresh
water navigation exceeding one hun
dred miles in length. In these re-
spccts il surpasses the other Sound
counties. Its towns are Seattle Rem
ton. Newcastle, Cedar Mountain, Black
Diamond, Franklin. Durham. Kent,
Slaughter, Hot Springs, Hoaghton.
Gilman and Falls City. The county
sea. Is Seattle. a city OF - 900 inhsbi-
tauts. Except the northeast corner,
the trend OF the whole Of King
county l. to Seattle. Every lake
and stream in the other
parts OF the county empiies is waters
into the harb0r OF Seattle. This nat
ural course gives the city a hold upon
the county that never car he shaken, |
and lhat must be taken into account
by ali railroads operating hersaDouts, |
and By all engaged III trade The tsh- /
cries Of ihe sound center and have !
headquarters at Seattle. owing to is
being the chief market Il railroad Ia
ciines and its trade conyeniences.
King county had g02 inhabitants nc
eofding 10 the u. 3 ceasus Of isd0,
and 2l6l in 1870. THO years ago. ac-
cordiag to the territorial census of
1875, iis inhabitants numbered 5ttG
! In isss the number had risen 70 % so.
/ It's assessment amounted 10 81 ,s07 so
in ls7D. to e7.56s.ii0 in 1855, and ~
SIS ,0l5, 795 III isss
PTEErE CouSEE.
ThIsis one OF the three great coun-
tie. Of the Territory. IL j. also one Of
A4he oldest.% Its earlier growth vas
/ slow, the hrst Is years tiS5z 70
ls70l securing il a population Of only
l4ii soais. The las; Is years it has
done better: indeed. has done remark
ably we'll. it, inhabitants increasing 10 /
number 70 p Noa. It's taxable prop
erty has shoxn no les gain. increasing
! from 81 -. $50 in Is7s 10 $l402i ,s42 ia
ISIS Pierce county has about the
same area a. King. Its extreme