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, 1889-10-24
Until Noe. 4 only, u h5e
size photograph m gold
frame for $500.
e. I'D. KIRK LAN ID.

Send two cents in stamps to e. l.. To-
max, general passenger agent Union Pac-
cific railway, Omaha. Neb., and secure a
copy of Outdoor Sports and Pastimes,
containing complete rules for lawn tennis,
croquet aad base ball; Just issued.
, 1889-10-24

The best sausage maker in the town
works at II. f. Shnldt's market opposite
City hall.
, 1889-10-24
Ladies.

Call and see the artistic novelties dis
in millinery at Mrs. Browns, 1922
Ferguson street.
, 1889-10-24

Fine Greeley Potatoes at
Il. S. JOHNSTON & Bros.
, 1889-10-24

Cabinets for 5000 per
dozen until Woe. 4 at
Kirk 0MGJ'S.
, 1889-10-24

Cabinet Paragraphs
sUtH be So per dozen after
Won. 4 at AsrktGuSt'S. Call
carly If goa sUant Them at
5000.
, 1889-10-24

Lake Mahpalutah ice. J. l.. Murray,
1916 Ferguson street.
, 1889-10-24

The finest sausage in town can be OBJ
tanned at II. +. Shultd's meat market,
opposite City hall.
, 1889-10-24

Upon .N0r. 4 Il shall adopt
my former. prices ina photo
graphic cork, so eau at
once and take Advantage
of the present prices.
C.. ID. KIRKL.fN ID.
, 1889-10-24

Job Printing at the Leader Office.
, 1889-10-24

For good hack service call telephone No. 9.
, 1889-10-24

bargains ira ctOcks,brONSeS
and silUerlU0T-e fOs. October.
q. W. HKO wv,
The Eth Street .JelCele7..
, 1889-10-24

JOB printing at the Leader.
, 1889-10-24

JOB Printing at the Leader office.
, 1889-10-24

& Historical Dept Cheyenne, Fyo.
, 1889-10-24

document in poor Photographic condition.
, 1889-10-24
FOR A

Flowers-Mrs. Glafcke, 10th and Warrei
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ing in every direction except the Grand
eosEee. bot this has practicable cross
Jugs of all the strictly agricultural
COUNTIES az the territory. this viii
show the largest growth IN the next
few years, ~ the soil Is ready for the
crop and attracts the settler AZ once
Irrigation ia not pracfieed- as there
are no streams or mountains IN
the injector. Recent discoveries Of lime
stone, marble and coal are reported
This region il occupied BY Douglas
county and part Of Lincoln During
the past year or 20 it has been the
chosen land Of host OF eattiemen and
farns.seekers. Several stearnboats
we're pat into service on that part OF
the Columbia rivsr last year. and have
assfsted materially in the develop
ment Tworafiroads, the Washington
Central and the Seattle Lake Shore &
Eastern. will come from east 70 west
In tss,, and will inangarate improve
ments Of great magnitude. The soil
Is very rich, and wiil grow crops
Of anything the climate will permit.
DoUGLss corsTT.
This Is one Of the four big counties.
II Is 90 miles side and loo miles IN is
greatest distances, and covers 500
square miles Of surface. Wattervilie,
a thriving town, is the county seat
Badger and Okanogan are other
towns. Population, 200; assessment,
500 go.
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THE oKHN0GAN COUNTY,.
rHE wosr rEoxI1sc sfsEsAI pfsTaScr
rx rag x0gTHwKzT-

rHg woeT YzqxSsFsc NfazzAI pisT1fcr
~ rHK s0ETHgEzT-
This country includes region Of
about 500 square miles, bounded on
the north by British coinmbia. on the
east by the Columbia river. on
the south By the Columbia
and wenatchee rivers and on
the west by the Cascade mount
aims. All but small portion i In
Guided within the limits 81 0kanogarl
county. In the southwestern quarter
the country Is comparatively low and
open. about like the Yakima country
TO the north and east il Is billy. Soma
Of the hills rising TO the grade Of very
fair mountains. Al through these
hills. however. are TO be found
rivers, lakes and valleys. making
very desirable locations for
farms and towns Peaches and
melons mature there, bat not 20 per
feetIy a. in the counties to the south.
other harder products o. the soil DO
well, and II Is not saying too much u
assert that few years hence the Oksfl-
ogan country will have annually an
immense surplus Of farm produce.
Even nov thousands 81 cattle are
brought from It's ranges 20 the cities OF
Puget Sound. What promises. though
TO bring Okanogan at once into prom
inent view, are discoveries Of precious
mstals. Mines have been found on
and near the Methog river that yield
quartz Of rich character. Under the
circumstances, the opening Of these
mines il slow matter. Two
years have already been consumed.
and the third fIs59) viii be required
for their fuller development. There Is
reason TO believe the mines are what
they are claimed to be. that IL, very
rich, and that in the Okanogan conn-
try Washington win have mining
region TO be compared with anything
10 Colorado. Montana. Idaho, or Ne
Yada.
oKASosAa COUNTY.
This Is the newest and largest cOun-
~ in the territory. II was cut OF from
Stevens county by the last legislature.
it, area Il almost sO0 square miles.
In Chelan it has the largest lake in the
territory. having length Of 30 miles
and a width Of FIVE. Population, 300.
Taxable wealth. s2o5,762
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Federal and Territorial once
Halders.

Delegate TO Congress-John Il. Allen.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Semple, qualified
April %, ISL; salary, 5000 per an
mum.
Secretary-N. II. 0wings. February
1885; $3.50 per annum.
Chief Iustice-Thomas Burke. De
cember -, ISIS; 5000 per annum.
Associate Justices-Frank Allyn, 5.
Il. Nash, ". e.. Langford; 5000 each.
Attorney-General-J. Il. Metcalf :
$l>0o per annum.
Clerk Of supreme Court Francis
Henry.
uryeyor-General-J Cabell Breck-
earidge: $3.50 per annum.
Acting Collector Of Customs-G W.
Thurman.
Deputy Collector Of Internal Reye-
nue.. Gwynn Hicks. Tacoma.
L. ;. Shal-Thos J. Hamilton
[. :. District Attornev-W. II.
White.
Assistant L. :. District Attorney
Charles r Munday.
Territorial Frank BlOd-
sett. February -, ISIS: $500 per an
num-
Territorial Audiror-John II. Mur-
ply. FEBRUARY ~. ISIS. slA0 per an
mum.
Territorial Librarian Ellen :. Ste
venson. February -, ISIS; 500 per
aunuM-
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
toni IT, Morgan.
Board OF Eagcation-I.. +. Follans-
bee, III. 5 SwiE5, W Il, Turner, J. ;.
Mcbride.
Regents Uujyersity-S. C.. Herren.
J. B. Reayis. John l.cary, C. r. Whit
tie-ey. J. ;. Wintermuie.
Trustees In> ane Asylum, Steilacoon.
Geo. 4. shannon, Amos Brown
Stephen JUdson
PenlteniiarF Commissioner. J.
sbarpstein- J. E Edmiston. 2. J..
Parker.
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this county. much milling Of lumber
and -four. The Oregon Railway q
Navigation Company operate three
lines in cclumbia county Popula-
t;on e7p6. Assessment. s. So. 100
GARFIELD COUNTY
This county i . miniature South
America in shape. being large IN the
north. and tapering in the south. It's
resources, products, climate. and
transportation interests are identical
with those Of Columbia on the west
and Asotin on the east Pomeroy Is
the county tosu, area 90 square
miles. Population, 900. Assess
ment. 81 .Ge. 1sa
AsoY< COUNTY
This occupies the extreme south
eastern corner Of the territory. front
ing Idaho on the east and Oregon on
the south. Its area j. 80 square
miles. County seat, Asosin. Popuia-
ton 1850. Assessment, S5s2.li7.
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Washington,s Wealth.

The ASSESSED yALTE OF TAXABLE PROP
ERTY IN THE TERRITORY.
The assessabIe valuation of taxable
property in Washington Territory, as
given by the official returns for 1883. is
$s4 ,641 .5iss an increase of $23, 07S. sos
over 1867, and a gain of S65, ,626 in
ten years.
OF the "a counties in the territory,
81 show an increase, two a decrease,
and one appears in the list for the first
time. In the list OF counties showing
an increase, Pierce stands first with a
gain of IS. l39, 7l2, and San Juan last
with S96s4. Spokane takes second
place with S3,270,s 74, Whitman third
with 81, SO. 1863. King fourth with 81
$4,000, Walla Walla fifth with 81 ,562.
7s5. and Adams claims the sixth with
a gain of 1855, 43i.
The counties showing a decrease are
Stevens and Garfield, their loss being
$235 81 and 1882 742 respectively. The
decrease in Stevens county is due to
the creation of 0kanogan county,
which in the assessment Of 1851 was
part of Stevens. The aggregate valua-
ton for both counties exceeds the 1887
valuation of Stevens $50, 391, an amount
which should really be credited TO
Stevens as an increase.
Okanogan, with an assessed valua-
ton of 1895. 1852 is the county appear
ing on the list for the first time
The counties reporting the largest
assessed valuation are King, sl5,0l3,-
795; Pierce, $l4 1921, $40: Spokane, ST.
Walla, 1874 $40; Lincoln, s2,33s ,0i3;
Ill. IL. cD
The county reporting the least
amount of taxable property is Skama-
mia, with a valuation of SHOOTS.
To make the total valuation Of the
territory 1854 ,6i1 ,54s) the i9 counties
forming the western division of the
territory--Chehalis, Clallam. Clarke
Cowlitz, Island. Jefferson, King, Kit
sap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skagit,
San Juan, Skamania, Snohomish,
Thurston, Whatcom and Wahkiakum
contribute Si7 1888 1857, and the Is
eastern counties Adams, Asotin,
Columbia, Douglas, Franklin, Gar
field, kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln,
0kanOgan, Spokane, Stevens, Walla
Walla, Whitman and Yakima-add
the remaining S37 ,247 ,5Sl, difference
of $40, 49, $50 in favor of the western
DIVISION.
Thirteen counties report assessed
valuations OF less than 81 600, 900; 10
report over 100000, but less than
81 ,n0,Go0; six report over 5000, goo,
but less than So ,o00, 900 ;one reports over
SO 900 600, but less than 81 ,000, 600; two
over 81 600 900. but less than 5000 600 );
one over $14.o00,000, but less than
sl5,000,000, and one over $4,000, 900,
but less than $I6,G00,000
The aggregate valuation OF the -
counties reporting an dssessable valu-
alton of less than 81, 600 000-Adams,
Asotin, Clallam, Douglas, Franklin,
Island, Mason, 0kanogan, Pacific,
San Juan, Skamania, Stevens and
Wahkiakum, six of the eastern and
seven OF the western divisions. 554.-
4oS, is $200,532 less than Walla
Walla; $3.50, 1897 less than Whit
man; $685. less than Spokane;
SS.067 ,45i less than Pierce, and SIS, 462,-
3S7 less than King.
Five counties gained more than
million dollars of taxable property in
one wear rs follows
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clusively salmon canning and lumber
ing. IT. towns are cathIxrnet, Eagle
Cliff. Waterford and skaFnoksws.
Population, 1900. Assessment, 49,
900.
cowLFTz COUNTY.
This county has 30 miles OF front on
the Columbia river and Is miles Of nayi-
gable water In the cowiitz. The
Northern Pacific also extends through
the county. Means of getting about,
II will thus be seen. are fair. and rates
Of transportation are reasonable.
C0wlitz il famed IN this respect. The
people are chiefly engaged in sgricnl-
tufal pursuits, the conditions silfaFor-
ing that occupation Kalama i the
county seat. Other towns are Mont
cello. Kelso and Olequa, Population,
400. Assessment. $780, 30
CLARKE COUNTY.
Historically this is one OF the most
interesting sections OF the coast. on nc
count OF the Hudson Bay and U. ;.
military posts at Vancouver. The hTst
settlement in the Territory vas there.
and with Il are associated the names
Of DR.. Mclaughlin, Gov. Douglas, SIR
George Simpson, Peter ogden, and
others OF forty. fifty and sixty years
ago. At the military stations at diff
fereEt times were Generals scott, Har-
ney. Wool, Wright, Grant, Sheridan.
ingalls,. Miles, Howard, and host OF
others now noted In their country =
history. Clarke county Il OF a com
pact shape. about . miles square.
Being in bend OF the river, it, front
age Is increased 10 20 miles. In the
county is found much fine timber, and
several enterprises have lately been in
augnrated looking TO its bringing out.
The soil Is generally fertile, and Is cui-
tiyated with excellent results. The
only paper mill in the territory Is at
LaCamas. Vancouver Is the county
seat. In Center Is country town on
Lewis river. The Vancouver people
are building the Vancouver, Kiickitat
a Yakima railroad. Its name indi-
Gates its route and two terminal
points. Population, 900. Assess
ment, $2,290,270.
sK4NAxA COUNTY
Area, 1900 square miles. Popula-
tion, 600. Assessment, SHOOTS. This
county is largely mountainous, -.
Helens and Adams. two Of the most
noted peaks Of the Cascades, being
within its limits. Skamania il the
only county that includes both slopes
of the Cascades. The people dwell in
N narrow striD along the Columbia
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Territorial Briefs.

Area in square miles, 69,99l.
Area in acres. 4i,796,l 60.
Acres unsurveyed (about) 20,95i, 600
Area of Straits of Juan de Fuca, 3iS
square miles.
Area of tide water inside, 1858 square
miles.
Total tide water in territory, 1916
square miles.
Shore line inside, 1892 miles,
Channel line from Victoria to Olym-
pia, III miles.
From Victoria TO Cane Flattery, -
miles.
Shore line from Cape Flattery TO
Columbia river. 10 miles.
Area OF Lake Washington, fresh
water, IL square miles.
Elections are held biennially on the
first Tuesday after the, first Monday
of November.
Legislature meets biennially on the
second Monday in January, at Olym-
pia. the territorial capital. Session,
sixty days
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THE mG uESp COUNTRY


COB fEt-
The lse BEND Is q term applied
- that asea at country I'm Centra;
Washington bounded ou three side,
by the Columbia river ash en the east
bv an imssiuaTy inc dr5aG from a
point near she uouih as She Spokane
river Go the boundary bcsNeea Frank
lin and Douglas counties, ou the foi.
umb.s. The great river makes l.a-
jc,our travelling so miles to reach s.
po.ut hsli tsat distance ffum the h..-
ginning q tac 'sbcnd Ihc river
d1N- iN Gee third chHael. having pra-
yioa,ly made tVo sh9s1 cEt atro,,
Douglas county rfom thc river g,
she river again the jrs ehsuno. ~
aia;n, ana asu knoWa e51iecs. ftc
Grand oolslse s. ls-iaes 10 tbe el,
sE3 Moses caHic0 snd E tee lr1ea
make ap ilic ,ocaas eupE bS Iar
oopntry T. la.ty sua g,4.iag t4iae.
sand covered. hg5ve the Iiaw Is jgiv-
en- hy ieSsgi4ut growth AZ hHea-
erase. The Coiua BIS siae, In rarky
aci Gar below tbc leve. ,8 sac ss.
rounding cogntFy Water IS obtained
hy dlggins SC, tae spFius ac5uE
taken IS she trsi settler Taese S
% serious ahstacse q ralHUa bll.d.
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Farming on WILDLY Island.

7 ItF TOW Y = IITI N = Us.
An Oak Harbor farmer raised %
bushels Of wheat an acre from eight
acres this year. From many fields of
oats lis bushels an acre are reported
There Is a large amount OF excellent
farming land on WILDLY island. The
island Is we'll situated as to the mar
kets on the Sound. Coupeville, The
county seat. IS a ilourishing town. and
the influence from the academy there.
under the management Of the Con-
gregational church of Western Wash
ington. is such as to make il q very de-
sirahle place for family residence.
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Happenings and Facts.

The vote on delegate in Stevens
county vas tie.
Greene received one more vote west
OF the mountains than east Of the
mountains
King county gave a Republican ma
lorIty OF one over Pierce county for
delegate TO congress.
Tacoma and Spokane Falls cast the
same number 81 votes for delegate
Western Washington has more tax
2b.t property by Sl",l SIS than East
ern Washington.
Western Washington east more
votes hy 41l5 than Eastern Washing
ton
Western Washington Republican
majority over Eastern Washington
was 2S07.
Western Washington comprises all
counties west 81 Skamania. Eastern
Washington Includes ali counties east
Of Clarke
Allen carried every county west Of
the mountains hv majority over
voorhees, u 1tEi Voorhees, carried
iuree counties in the Territory east Of
the mountains as follows
Coiuubia-Tafal vote -. Voorhees,
majority
Flanklig-Total vote 10. yoo-hces
majority IS
saa-8zuis-Toisl vo,c ia, Noorhees'
llsI1rity q
O-er5a's p,uzalj.y f5r Harrison. 6.76a
Nss1luste- f.,uyaiity for Allsu- 7,57i
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territorial ariiitar. SKI lsise 3 sr1tif =
ms issuance g progress EoiEilh-
s-a-1'-u - g portion 81 tar increased
Nl-e ~ -2xafsle propeTtw- FS-solal
and rel. is due 20 tsse li4;lur &c yaii-
READ property The apparent de-
crease n tbs sessCd YAiuaglgl in
stevens coUasv Is owing 10 Glss form7-
tign OF a new go 8ufv. 0Sznogan. out
% z portion u is area. ~ the last
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4 Thrifty Young Mans Success.

\ few years ago yolng farmer
came from the East and located on a
farm across from Port Townsend. on
>cow bay. lie went in debt Sl509 for
his land bat paid every dollar Of the
indebiedneSs in two years. from the
sale Of butter and eggs.
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The ouf3 xeiusiye halter IN Sesffle, is
Charles eldstein. IN the Yesler- Lesry
block. 81 fioldzfeil has been il the city
Ak war ~ has an extensive t-ase Be
sides ~ stock Of ail manner of head
eo7eriaa4 he is agent for the 9orld-fe-
,ownssI fnox silk and stiff hats. he al
tends 70 cleaning and repairing bats.
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Plenty 20 Room ia yyhatcoIn County.
Mha--.-- n-.-.-.--.a.

There d . constant stream AZ settlers
coming to Whatcom coanty with their
iamines and household goods. They
uo n0' simply come 10 look. but t.
stay this immigration t.ocsll { as vel
affect the growth Of the towns to q
sreat extent trt vill eventually assure
Their prosperity
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For free descriptive matter Of Wa.h-
ington Territory and Seattle. or for
real estate IN any part o! the cily. cali
on or write 10 Eshelman. IIeWellvn &
Co, Real Estate Brokers, Post build
ing Seattle. Wash.
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For ~ descriptive matter Of wash
ingto9 Territory and Seattle, or for
real Date IN any part OF the city, call
GA 0 Frite to EshslmAn. Lleweilyn <
Co, bal Estate Brokers, Post build-
ing. Ealtle. Wash.
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rosecnting Attorneys.

The Moving prosecuting attorneys
were ccted in the districts named:
Waa Walla and Franklin-T. J.
Andf,.
Spssane, Stevens and 0kanogan-
". { Jones.
IAcoln, Douglas and Adams-Wal-
lacfAount.
oriield and Asotin-W. y. NoH-
sirfer.
ghitman-L y. Plattor.
.olumbia-E II. Fox.
yakima and kittitas-H. J. Snively.
larke, klieitat and Skamania-A.
I Miller
Lewis, Cowliz, Mason and Thurston
w. A Rcynlds-
! wahkiakuu, Chehaiis aud Pacific
Geo. J. Moot.
Pierce-Frtn0nt Campbell
King, kitip and SuohOmish-W.
W. NeTlin.
Jefferson Clallan. Island and san
Juan-IOhTJ. Calhoun.
Sksgi; al Whatcom-H Mcbride.
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EsAe.man, Liewe.isH X 10 awe de-
scrituvc pamphlets maps. cts. OF Sc
a;f.r the Q-ees City Of Washington
Territory free 20 ail who cali en- or
rT.Je tn them.
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For free descriptive matter OF Wash
ington Territory and Seattle. or for
real estate in any part Of the city. call
on or write TO EShelman. Llewsllvn &
Co. Real Estate Brokers, Post build
ing. Seattle. Wash.
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THE wALLA wALLA COUNTRY
HISTORIC REGION, AND woRID-FAMED
FOR Trs WHEAT.

\ HISTORIC REGION, AND woRID-FAMED
FOR IT'S WHEAT.
This country occupies the south
eastern corner of the territory, or that
part south OF Snake river. Ii also ex-
tends into Oregon, but with that, OF
course, this article has nothing to
do. II got its name from Walla Walla
county, the original limits of which
included the whole region. aud which
was named after Walla Walla river.
stream rising in Eastern oregon.
The Hudson Bay Company had a
post at Wailula 20 years ago and n little
latter Or. Marcus Whitman and his
missionary as ociates settled them
selves q few miles in the interior.
their mission being DESTROYED and ID
persons massacred by he Indians in
1916 Walla Walla. Ike Vancouver.
thus early became a noted point, and
after the Indian wars its settlement
quickly followed The present town
OF Walla Waha became prominent as
a fitting-out point for the Idaho mines
in iS6l ~, '6S ard later. The
FIRST farming in Eastern Washington
was done there The soil Is extremely
fertile, and for thirty years enormous
crops have been grown on the same
land without enrichment or irrigation.
The surplus wheat of the Walla Walls
country will amount 70 SJ9,G0 tons
per annum. IL is also the great fruit
region Of the territory. producing and
. exporting vast quantities Of peaches
melons, CraPe>, prunes. berries, and
other fruits. The country Is also OF
attractive appearance. From the
. Nue mountains wood and lumber are
obtained. The streams are the Waila
Walla. Touchct. NH creek. Dry creek
Iucanun A>oiln. Grand Ronde. and
OlpoNa, with the snake and Column
hia on the North and West. In Is-5
the whole Wala Wslla country had
aa1 inhabitants. against over 5000 at
az present Is taxable wealth that
ye1ramountcd 20 81 or ,Jss5 in l>>S 20
Sil 81 .ss-,
wttGs WstIs yoENEY.
This oeeupics tbe western front W
thc country, ana has = SURFACE extent
81 lieo mile Arricalta-aily and
tamautaHy It Is ere ri che
mat fsyo-c5 g! pisces. Tbe poo
f,c a5c atliei auA prosperous
The Oregon a Washington Territory
ANA OvEo1 Railway q Na,iea-
toa cowpaai5s have large mileage
au3 Uoa great s.s~5ues- Waila Walla.
Wa't-tgr W-l4aia. Nhittsaa arl
Prescott aye the towns. Wal.a Wli1
81 tae county ,aat. f. Is So substantial
and loycls ciiy 9s ssk isaab55ant. The
Territorial Eers teztaEy Is lessses3 there.
Agriculture is tss e-cs. resource
togalsc1u. j-4tt As eaeat So
81 HiN
totrsriS CafSrE
Eh.- ie7 Hs So ta Wasla W4l.a ami 3,
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rand total Sl.sse.7sg sa.s4l.54s 2s.g7s.so

sDec-eAse-
The following exhibit OF the total
valuation OF taxable property for the
past 10 years viii give fair idea Of the
rapid strides our territory is making
In m atorial r.rnprsss
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The greater part OF this county lies in
the Big Bend country. but q ITS more
pOpulous parts are in the Spokane
direction il has been included with the
latter its area is about sS0 square
miles. The Spokane and the Colum-
bin rivers fow along the northern
border. and a numher Of creeks and
small lakes arc elsewhere to be found.
The Northern Pacific Washington
Central. and Seattle. Lake shore 4
Eastern railway give excellent faoi,i
ties for transportation The great
hunch-grsss plains, 80 dear to the
cattle raiser. extend over Lncoiu
county, Productions are almost
wholly agricultural Sprsgse, with
800 inhabitants, is the county seat
Davenport, Harrington, Crab Creek
solaiia AMI FAuwcatheF are other
I towns. Assessment. $a.TSS ,nt}
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IL you wish 10 learn about the -
sources Of the wonderful Washln es s'i
Territory and Seattle. the Queen t.t5t
call on or write to EshelmAns lAe"eiiyN
4 Co.
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legislature. The aggregate valuation
II both counties Is $50. 81 in excess OF
thes reported last wear: