, 1889-08-08
FROM wATERvILLE.
A Splendid site for n Large Town,
with Desirable surroundings.

quiry as to the resources of Wateryillc
and rs to its claims ON the future from
all classes of people in Spokane Falls
that I thought brief recapitulation OF
the merits of Watcrville would be ap.
prcciatcd by your readers. WateryillC
| is the county seat, and seat of the dis
trict court of Douglas county, on direct
air line 100 west from Spokane Falls and
| llO east from Seattle. On examining tht
map you will it the exact center OF the
state. Her chief claim for future great
ness Is on account of the peculiar topo
| graphical formation of Central Washing
ton. forcing everything in the shape OF
railroads from Spokane Falls going west
| land what roads building west are not
going to Spokane FallsD to come here
preparatory to entering one OF the many
valleys, which spread out rom Water
willie like fan, and pierce the Cascades
and lead to the Sound. Commencing
southwest of Waterville is
THE wENATCHEE VALLEY,
and continuing around the quarter cir.
Gle come the Entiat, Chelan, Mcthow
and Okanogan, which latter is directly
north of us, and opens up the handsoni.
est aud most direct practical railrond
grade to the Canadian Pacific railroad
~
All Of these valleys, which are very
narrow, have rapid streams flowing
through them and on to the Columbia
river. From these small streams can be
obtained power to develop the coal, iron
and other mineral deposits which are
found iu the adjoining hills. II is u dis.
! trict which on account of its wonderful
resources will need thousands of men to
develop, and until the railroads tap
Watcryille nothing can he done. A.
there is no farming land in the district
mentioned, the army of consumers will
have to be fed from Douglas county, on
whose western border is Wateryille In
this fact lies Watervillcs greatness of
situation. Again, as Watcrville will be
the first town the railroad will tap after
leaving the Sound it cannot help but be
DISTRIBUTING POINT
for the Sound cities, and on account of
its ncarness to the Sound rail rates of
. course, will be cheaper than If IL We're
further east, which in turn brings the
farmer for cheaper goods as well as tO
r dispose ofhis productions to the commits
sion man who in turn sends il To our
home market in the valleys west. OF ull
, the passes to the Sound WCnatChec Is 10y
, all odds the best, as from its head opens
/ no less than five passes across the range.
The report has got a1iOat, somehow,
that one of the railroads instead of COM
ing to Watcrviie would go down Foster
creek, which is practically Il continue
p ton of Moses Coulee, thence along the
winding valley of the Columbia to
p Wenatchce. To any one acquainted
, with this route such talk appears ridicu-
: lous, for the following reasons: BY
&, going via Watervillc II straight road,
q almost, is obtained from
h SPOKANE FALLS TO SEATTLE
n a saving TO the Northern Pacific alone of
y ninety,tive miles over its present route
G and taking its passenger throuh o mag
+ nihccnt bunch grass prairie all the way
q to the Columbia, which is enother great
Z point over its present dismal route. BY
q going via Foster creek and Columbia
|, valley not only is forty-fiyc miles added
g to- its roadbed, with its constant drain
e for operating expenses, but little saving
II in grade is made to the river, and down
l. the river to Wenatchcc the expense
1t would he enormous. As the cliffs iu
many places rise perpendicularly from
the waters edge much tunnCling
through rock as hard as adamant, would
~ have To- be done, and that would be very
~ expensive railroad building. A rOuu
will undoubtedly be built by either the
:; Northern or Seattle d Lake shore from
Il Waterville via the west fork of Foster
= creek and straight north to the Salmon
+ river mines ana
n ON TO THE CANADIAN PACIFIC,
and which eventually would bc contin.
d ucd south to give Portland show ioI
s. the future great trade of this wonderful
10 but undeveloped country. Again a
e great city cannot be built with scarcity
e of water In this Watervillc is CspcC
y ially blest. of course her present sup
ply is from wells which are all over the
town, and twenty-five feet from the
surface, which guarantees purity
II be from Bndger mountain, only
Ie three and one-half miles away, who's,
'r numerous springs and creeks turned
=. into pipes, with a fall of hundreds
y of feet, will supply easily a city
r. tains, being covered with fine pine tim
lt ber is our source of lumber supply II
present for all the Big Bend west o
Il GRAND Coulee. Three mills are KEEP
v busy TO supply the trade, their yard
Dt being in Waterville.
:; The steep and prccipitous; wal Is o
st Moses Coulee and Foster creek and tn,
G. Columbia river force the trade of thirty
II one townships of the finest grain an,
5; vegetable land in Washington territory
"a in the lap of Wateryille. What othe
lc city in this territory can make thi
: showing? The Northern Pacific ha
IS now 200 men
2, RUSHING THE ROAD
!" west from Davenport, and this fall VIZ
~ shall see the welcome cars, which vii
IN make the now dreaded trip to beautiful
Spokane Falls short and pleasant
With no town of any consequence nearc
than Spokane Falls or Seattle to retarC
ld our progress, with two trunk lines as
o. sured, with the mining and lumbe,
X west and north, und agriculture cas-
,d and south, with the handsomest towI
~ site in the tcrritory-excepting beautiful
I'd Spokane Falls only-why should we no
re think that after Spokane Falls, Seattl
he and Tacoma, should come WatcrvillG
IL the heart of Washington?
as NEW ADDITION.
Wv The firms of Snow & Green an,
Charles Liftchid ~ Co. purchased yes
tcrolay the claim corncring on the north
lis west with Waterville town site. 1t vii
or be called Park addition. II will bo :
n cut by roads that its undulating suriaC
". will give magnificent acre tracts o
It. which to construct pretty villa house.
'e Charles Liitchild IL Co. now handle f.
both firms Green's first and second ad
ditions and Walters first addition am
Park addition.
lis There IL seldom n person coming {
NJ Watervillc who is not more than please
Is. with the magnificent situation AN
the appearance OF our grcg
old town. No struggling street, or store
CARRYING anything from pin to an az
chor but tour handsome avenues, lo
er feet wide. are devoted to business, wit
speciality stores-in fact regular littl
art uity. Our three hotels can give all Oh
Il. comforts a tired stranger could wish lo