The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
FOR GRAY'S HARBOR.
An Appropriation Is Asked of
Congress.
The oRAYs HAEBoR COUNTRY.
An Area OF $500 Square NILES Vast
Lumber Fields ana Mineral Re-
sources

Hocrran. Dec. 81 Representatives
from the boards 81 tFade OF hoqalana'
kh~vdeen. Gosmopoiis and Monsesare met
at Aberdeen last SATURDAY IN response 70
the call % the COMMITTEES appointed %
draw Up q memorial 20 congress ASKING
liberal appropriation for the improvement
Of Gra7's haxssor ard The Cneiiaiis Eiyef 70
the bead 81 tsae-watsr. The cofnnnit1ee re-
ported the resulf 81 rs sabors IN the form
~ memorial. accompanied ~ letter %
senator Watson G. squire. The memorial
Is a. follows:
4arnDERa. wash. Dee. II, 1855.
10 IA Hea. Hesses e S.zwfrs. Hsskinstea CRY:
Ne. she people Of tie trays haFbor country,
yepge1enteS b. tie respective Boards o. Trade Of
Ha1uiasn Abersteeu. Gosm0poiis ard Monte
sana saesf respectfully vsfltion you and repre-
seat - selsoss.
Thai tie fsr3y's harhor country embraces me
territory lying hetweeu ths stSaits q 1sAa ds
Faes on the n0Fth, Ruges sound snd Ehe Cazesae
mountains on he eass. the Columbia divide On
the south and the rae.ar ocean On tie west
ersraeing an ara Of about 90 square Mica
wittsfn tksis baz5n IN uen the hAFbor lies there
e l,a foar6 nsusher., seeonfing 70 careful ezti-
Snaie, fas ocaogo1o0 fees OF iambsr Of qu4iity
nBsxcel5ed.
Tt,ls vast and eosnyasasiseiy unbrokea forest
tsaa. ecn5tnafioa a which furnishes water
wmy aa1 niles in length. mach Of wbica =
naxigatiIe for steamers sad nearly al available
for los dffstnw.
ire msnonat Of siraAer in the state Of Wash,
snxson i placed In ronad figures ~ oo0'003.o0a,-
90 bet From this Is viii appear thai nearly
one fourth 81 TIE saEfer Of tho state 81 wash.
inetou must aud lis oatles through Gray's bar
her
nat. The agricultural lands embraced in this
sses comprises $1,000 acres 81 tide lands, 500 60
acres 81 FigeF hstsou and prairie lands and that
toe greater portion ~ upaBas after The timber y
removed ase ayaslaiale Tor Agricultural purposes.
That, as yet. cur mineral resources are IA
s3rseloted bus TIE Investigations OF The past year
hsve esenisd the faes thai Fiea deposits OF iron,
lead, silver aud eappcg ao0ands Ia the Foothills
Of me Olympic meustAins In paying quantities,
and rsfsFense 20 the geosogieal nap viii reveal
ne extensive area Of eeal lands. the output Of
which il directly tributary 10 Gssy's barbof Tor
al satiet
That. the catch and pack Of fab Of Grsy'A bar
boY IA becoming an important industry ana re-
eenfly banks az cod and haiihnt have been To-
Gated OF che entranee Ia GTay's haFbog BY the
United states Ssh commissioners.
That, BY reference TO the official chart Of
trays harbor heretofore attached and marked
exhihls "a II win be seen that this body Of
water IA securely lard locked harbor fifteen
niles In width. extending Inland twenty tour
miles 10 the month OF the ghebaiis river, with an
outlet 10 the Pacific ocean only one mile IA
width
That, the ship emanuel through which vessels
enter and navigate this body Of water and Che
halls river 10 the head of tide water pasi-
eatloa IL ohstrucsed bars formed BY sunken drift
wood and sand. rendering navigation both aifii-
cole and dangerous. That above or Inland from
these distractions are located thriving and
prosperous towns where large milling industries
have been established. which Notwithstanding
the limited and inadequate shipping facilities
rendered so By an distracted channel. are pro-
dnciug and shipping annually s0s0eooo0
feet ~ Lumber, That By reason Of existing
distractions ia the channel Of Grays hafboF
aud the Cbehalis river, deep draft vessels cannot
enter, thns neccssisating manufacturers 10
charter emily coasters and compelling them 70
depend solely upon local coast trade, WHEN by
the removal Of thesa Instructions nearly enc.
fourth OF ai the lumber produced in the state Of
Washington, which hy careful estimate will
load i10a00 ships each carrying 100000 feet,
win find market Ia every seaport or the known
world
mat. owing 10 the fact that the Pacific coast
affords tut comparatively few herborS and
shipplna ports, the geographical location OF
trays barber presents prominent position for
an Important maTititae port, which with an
adequate appropriation sad expenditure Of
public money viii comp etc what nature has
partly provided. hareor for the commerce OF
nations
With eli these faets in view aud the rapid de-
velepnaent es the state OF Washington with its
uutosd wealth Ga lamher. mineral and agricni-
tusal resources. we respectfully ask yoa 20
secure the appropriation 81 the sum Of one
milton dollars GA 80 co., for the improvement
~ Grsy's kagbor aud the Chehslts river. And TO
IBIS end your petitioners will every pray.
The letter - Senator Squire. accompany
lng the memorial, was as follows:
AREHpxRx. Wash. Dee II.
TO Hon. Watson G. squire. Warrington City
nsas Sirs Herein we hand you petition for APP
pFapriAtiaB fcT Gray's hAfhos snd chehalis
river duly considered and executed by the re.
s,assgve oiaeeFs az the noards 81 Trade OF
itpqaiura. Aberdeen. Cusmopnits and Monte
saae. iuaiditioa 30 tAis petition g. goa as orr
rniie6 states sFnstor. Nc also forwart duplicate
~ Same - Hons John r. Allen aad John T.
wilson, and prepared memorial fos passage by
eRr state iesislsiure.
IN this demand pe exnees Yoar hearty cooper
atsoa ana honest work - secure an early sp.
nFepEislsen for the PURPOSE seT eut IN said pesi-
tiaa. Yen are personality sequatntet with tie
Harder eeuatFy Rad are eesn3ssa8 % our needs
ard tas pecsssiiy oi appropriation ard sxpena-
tt3ee 81 plalse tssasy 50 assiSs she saptd asvei.
npmcnS 81 TIE gsaafsy, Sud tae establishment %
Rn issFsyysanz commercial seaport upon ths
ca1xt lins as ear nsw state u wssAiHgtaa.
Endorsed by the soavtntien q Boards a
Trade Of Hogsissa, Aheuieen. CeSaopolls AMI
NaEtesAast