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

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The chief industries at present. are
agriculture, fruitgrowing and lime
burning. Although 0rcas has many
large and fine farms, vet the major
portion of. cereals, potatoes and stock
are raised on San Juan and Lopez is
lands, the lands on both these latter
being essentially agricultural The
finest grades of oats raised on the
Sound for making oatmeal, are grows
on these islands, the grain weighing as
high As a. pounds to the buShel on
some OF the upland farms. At Argyle.
san Juan island, there is a well-built
mill which manufactures very fine
graJes OF rolled oats and oatmeal
The rapid introduction of farm ma
Chiuery j clear indication that farm
ing paws well The finest fruits raised
in the Northwest are grown on Orcas
island, which proves its mountainous
formation aud prove the quantities OF
lime, potash and phosphate in
the soil is peculiarly suited to
the culture. Apples OF the following
varieties fetch q high price in the
market: tthc lowest wholesale price
given for over 60o0 boxes, shipped nc
East Townsend, was IS cents, the
average price being Is cents: the
keeping varieties average 81 - per
hoxl. early harvest. gravenstein
Rhode Island grcrning, King OF
. TompkiuS County, Twentv-ounCe.
gloria Millardi, PeCk's pleasant,
Northern spy. Baldwin, Monmouth
/ pippig. English and Golden russets.
rihstone, Pippin. etc. pears. april
cots. plans and rrunes yield
well and form a large part
OF the exports; the latter. So
well 40 they succecd. viii soon
form one of the chief fruit industries.
Peaches and grapes do Wen. and
tomatoes aud green corn are grown
for shipment At East Sound, the
pflue'pl point ON this island, tracts
81 land are being divided into 10 and
I -si-scre lots and are finding rapid sale
the purchasers intending to go into
small fruits as sell As large; straw
berries and blACkberrics grown on
this archipelago average . cents pei
( pound These island, command
the whole world as their market
fruii can be shipped directly TO Vie
foria, Vancouver. Whatcom. Port
Townsend, Seattle an2 Tacoma and
bv way of Vancouver e. Manitoha al
f Liverpool. Throughout the archipel
aca land i cheap, uDciearei lands IN
{ lAAasre tract. averaging about $40 pei
re i'm 10 OF AAacre tracts near land
lne places about SO, these are chiefly
alder lands Cleared and cultivate,
lands fetch from $50 20 So Messrs
Won Sohrru & Van SAINT have a YER,
fine nursery az East sound. and ar,
selling very choice trees. This indus
Try IS ouly In lis infancy. There ar,
several large orchards Of from so {.
{ 1900 trees, she most. important helm.
oWuei hy Messr~ NvcrS, VIM. Wright
james TGiioah. Enoch Nav. NJ
Adams } L. Nierich. ". caldwell
W Sutherland W e. Clark. r. Dixon
and / Moore
Outside ~ agricultural aud frlii
c0ltaEe. large and small. the principa
re~oHu'es consist of ttne. lumber
marble and iroo The two latter min
erals have o0ly recently been inycsti
gated On inpc1 Island, there IS
ia &c iaeNs lei Fed lasYevv heuatite: "a
q gcas, near ..zst Sound, pvTrhutire
llrosnite. brown monte. resi iAsnsri
sseFnasSte and uther ore. have lAsen il
eoeeresl ant Al South end 81 the ISLAM,
cryStaili1esi hemsiite Black ban.
iron Is siso faanl a. East Sourd.
VI marble there Is an abundance. Il
facs al the limestone i capable 81 tax
tag on tine polish, audas il nearly al
wezsheFs vel would make a very FIN
halhiiug ssone- There are four princi
pa iesigss rsfaaing ia q northeastern,
uarscsson NeFosS East SOUND. one prin
eapai lesfss II Roche Harbor; and sew