, 1889-01-10
RICH AND PROSPEROUS.

The Promising Future Of Davenport
How 1t Has drown.
Davenport is one of the coming towns
Of this region. said Mr.. H. Bolster yes.
terday. He had just returned from trip
ts the Salmon river country.
IL find" he continued, "the same solid
growth and enterprise there that we have
here. The men who have invested their
money there are shrewd, conservative busi-
ness people, and they are sure to make it
60; Davenport is supply point for the
Salmon river mines. The Egypt mines
are located about twenty miles from the
town, and the marble quarries, about the
same distance from there, when developed
will furnish employment for hundreds of
men. The agricultural country tributary
to this place extends from Davenport to
the Columbia river and 120 miles north to
the boundary line. All the Columbia
river country west of the range OF noun
tains in which the Colville mines are
located 10 tributary to Davenport. It is
also An outftting point for Fort Spokane,
o government post Of thousand people.
II is also the grain depot and market for
all the tributary country.
'There are ten lumber mills within six
teen miles OF the CITY, and although they
are running to their fullest capacity, the
supply is not equal to the demand, which
has greatly retarded its growth. A
hundred barrel -four mill will be built
within six and half miles Of town and
will be running this fall.
There was AN immigration OF 1000 into
Douglass county and as many in Lincoln
county, making 1000 new settlers. Placer
gold mines on the Columbia river are
worked by Cinnamon, who come to Dav-
export to sell their gold dust. Rich gold
mines are located within eighteen miles of
the town. In 1888 Douglass county had
twenty people in it. Lincoln county that
year polled vote of about 700, giving
the county population of about 2000.
Wheat will average 80 bushels to the acre;
oats about so; barley, go; potatoes. 500.
Oats cut into hay will yield about four and
a half tons to the acre. Pears. apples.
plums, cherries grow plentifully, and
the straw berries. raspberries rnd goose
berries raised beat anything on record
All the fruit grows without irrigation.
"In industries and business houses Dav-
export can boast Of barrel factory, a
shingle mill. rs stores, livery stables, 2
butcher shops, 3 blacksmith shops, Q agri-
cultural implement warehouses, Q lumber
mills, the Tacoma and Northern Pacific
Elevator companies, and an enterprising
newspaper. The Echo and @. & G. flour
mills will begin to build warehouses I'M
mediately.
"The Northern Pacific railroad will be
running trains into the town in two weeks
and the Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern is
within few miles of it. and will, no
doubt, be in there IN a short time. This
will give the place fresh impetus for en-
terprise. The town will be Incorporated
in the spring. water works and thorough
system of street grading established.
David Wilson, manager Of the Columbia
Investment company will put up 100000
worth of buildings, one to cost $25, 900. of
brick and three stories high; Ostroski 4
Co. will build large, corrugated iron
building to cost $4,000. At least $780,
900 worth Of new buildings are contem-
plated for next summer.
'Among the new industries will be ii
sash, door and moulding factory, u brick
yard, the ground for which is already Sc
cured. The Northern Pacific will have
stock yards there. it being the principal
stock shipping point of the Big Bend.
Isn't that promising future?"