The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-19
BIG BEND COUNTRY.
Land Of Lush gunehgrass and
Babbling Springs.
OPEN TO HOMESTEAD ENTRY.
Tney Never rrrsgzts sfe Great rias~ss-
wsssrvffre on Rec Lire g~fwe~n
Seattle and Spokane.


rssvr over the Northern Par.gc railroad
eoes nas cone nss-sr than s@ventv-kFs
ms. - tie Big Esad. a. tie rzIEroae hears
syush .sanaesfiztssy after lexy1ng spokaas
Va sssS 1oes rot change fts cogfse Eortss
wnra til Is = ri ;ize Columbia TiTer- Thss
/. all fasng chsagess. however By ~
s0r1hAsn Paezas as fast as sssa sfss money
can secersYsfSh K It's nsw lie scGtgr
t.sted 70 Aelussss a. present. zrisingi ~
e. shrough TIE heart Of this Sotesff4l
farming region ard saEe Is0 rules cTss -
present long aud dismal route
4 ~Ea be deserved ~ the rnnp that
p5ugias county fsfloass The greater part %
the Big Bend country.
The typography # this inaFnsass area =
gently railing s.snchgfass prairie mostly
devoid of tissher, sxeept along 'he western
border
TIE soil is equally as good Il not better.
than found ia the vesf-EHoTn Pascnse asast
wsaa ws!ia countries. asts the aasanisFe
~ t.e!ux easier worked. II L seads ~ TIE
s<eosepos!sion q volcanic rock and = pro-
fngsnosd by the celebrated Professor HIT
gard of the California state University, IS
the best and most lasting in the world. y
produces an average 81 thirty basass q
wheat, City ha*begs Il oats, ninety hasheis
Of harley ard 80 20 9g bushels q faotstoes
TO tie acre. Ibe eroath Ct al kinds oi
shade tfssz IL marvellous And all temper
etc rome ffRits are a great snecess. We
ffnly believe that the apples gTosn 70 this
part OF the country are the best grown IN
tie West.
Douglas county is bordeFed on the north
ard west by mountains covered viih tlm-
hsr. with small valleys between, dosn
which rapid rivers eonrse 20 the toluunia.
Hall os Douglas county Is stiii govern
fnen; land oren 10 homestead. presumption
r.d timber calture entry. Most all the
country lies beyond the Northern Pacific
railroad grants The most thicEiy settled
parts are in the northwest section. Decided
land il worth from s. TO 81 an acre. Claims
can be bought out from 500 10 81 go. As
10 climate no extreme t. ever experienced
Stock range on the plains the year round;
midday III summer is warm. hut nights
are invariably cool; rainfall ~ always
abundant, so that irrAyation II never re-
sorted 20. Failure OF crops il not known,
rs shown by the experience o. q few faml-
lies who settled in this coontTy twelve
wears ago. Na,eFville IL the county seat,
ard seat of the district cosrt Of Douglas
county. ON q direct line 10 miles vest from
SPOKANE Falls and 10 miles east from Sc
attic. On examining the map you will
find IL the exact center o; the state. Her
ehief claim for future greatness is on ac-
count of the peculiar typographical forma-
ton of Central Washington. forcing every
thing IN the shape OF railroads from spo-
kan. Falls going west land what roads
ittsiAtnn rn tsAtrU fn @t.pE a Al
Falls7) to come here preparatory to enter
ing one Of the many valleys. which spread
out from waterville like fan. and pierce
the Cascades and lead TO the sound.
Commencing southwest Of Water
VILE is the Wenatchee valley, and
continuing around the quarter
circle come from the Entiat, Chelan.
Methow and oksnogan. which latter Is d.
reetlv north Of us, and opens up the hand
somest and most direct practical railroad
grade Ia the Canadian Pacific railroad of
any point west OF the Rockies.
All of these valleys. which are very mar
row, have rapid streams lowing through
them and on to the Columbia river. From
these small streams can I've obtained power
Ia develop the coal. iron, copper. lead. mar
bic. limestone. cinnahar. gold, silver and
lead, all of which minerals are being found
in the above valleys. and cut up the mag
niteent timber which SO closely covers the
sides of the hills and mountains. the lead
ing varieties being pine. fir. cedar. spruce,
tamaraek AMI poplar
n Is a district which on account of its
wonderful resources will need thousands
of men Ia develop. and until the railroads
tap Maiervlla nothing can he done As
there is no farming land in the district
mentioned, the army 81 consumers will
have 60 be fed from Douglas county, on
whose western border is waterville. In
this fact lies Waterville's greatness OF situ.
alton. Again. a. Watervilie will be the
first town the railroad will tap after leav-
ing the Sound. il cannot help bat be
distributing point Tor the Sound cities.
and ON account of it, neatnes~ 30 the Sound
rail rates. of course. will be cheaper than ii
" were further east, which In tgrn brings
he farmer fer cheaper goods a. well as Ia
dispose Of his productions 70 the commits
sion man who ia turn sends IL Ia our home
snarket in the valleys west snd north. ol
ali the passes 10 the Sound Wenatchee IS
~ all odds the best. as from us head opens
no less than i've passes across The range.
A fepoTt has been sent atioat hv inter
eStesi parties in an Obscure town near us
that ore OF the railroads instead of coming
TO &aisfyille would go down Foster creek
which Is practically a continuation ol
Moses coutce. thence along the winding
yaiIey of the Colombia % NenAichee. 4,
any one acquainted with this route such
taik appears ridiculous for THE following
reasons By going via Waterwllle straight
road, almost. j. obtained from Spokane
Falls Ia Seattle. saving Ia the Northern
racihe alone of ninety tive miles over ii.
present route and taking its passenger,
through a magnificent bunch grass pTaifi,
81 the Way 10 tn. Columbia. which Is az
other great point over its present disma
route. Nv going Via Poster creek ans
Columbia valley rot only is forty fv,
miles added 10 IS rosabcsi, with
ts constant drain for operat
ing expenses. bat little savins
IN grade ~ nas,ie ~ the river aud down "a,
river 80 Wsnasches the expense would ID
enormous. A. she cliffs Ia many place
rise rrrpeadicGlariv from TIE waters esig.e
much tunnesiins through rock as hard a
ssiamsnt wenid have 10 hs done. and TIA
would Re very expensive railroad building
road will undoubtedly he hutit hy sithe
the Northern cF Seattle 6 Lake Store frou
Wstsrville via the west fork Il Feste,
creek and S;r0rhs north a. the Salmon
rivvr minrs and ga 10 the Canadian Pacific
ard which eventually woald Be continue,
souih "a give Portland = shoW Tor Tho sulgu
great t%sle % this wonderful ha1 unssyc.
eyed country, Again. great ettX came
- haii 18th a scarcity ot wste- In ths
WateTvtiie IS especially best. ot cours
her present supply > iFoia wells which 81
al exrr the taA.l. and tAentx-llxe fset lrnn