The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
FRUITFUL 0RCAS ISLAND.
Its Three New and Prosperous Resi-
dence Villages.
Thousands of Acres Of Frnit Lands Con-
tiguous to These Natural centers-
Developments of the Year.

Conditions change continually as the In
crease of population. The advent OF manu-
facturers and the inflow OF money alter
the one time thought 70 be large. but now
prove to be small, ideas OF orr people IN
planning villages and towns and cities.
This change has come to East Sound. The
old idea tof the last three yeaFsI of build
ing up village OF houses for residents and
summer visitors, and which idea has pros
pered in its day, has enlarged, East Sound
has started on new lines to build up q viii
lage like Riverside, and not only one but
three. which shall eventually become one.
These villages will be bounded for the
present bY the mountain ranges, but as the
mountain fruit farms develop, they viii
gradually join hands. East Sound proper
contains for one village about $50 acres.
West Sound for another anont the same
amount. and Doc Bay for the third about
the same acreage. There are thousands of
acres between or contiguous to these three
natural centers, lying ia mountain slopes,
trenches and valleys, three very 6ne bodies
of fruit lands being now rapidly developed;
these are the Lake Lawrence. the Cascade
Lake and the Deer Harbor districts. Lake
Lawrence, though small, and although
about 100 feet above sea level, is one of
the most beautiful spots on Puget sound.
The ifregularity Of outline. the Fsseeiniees
at one end rising = thousand feet above
the water and the rolling country of noun
tain tops and slopes makes this lake stand
distinct from all the lakes west of the
mountains. There arc altogether over
80 600 acres of land fit for fruit cultivation.
the soil being heavily enriched with lime,
phosphates from the green sand and pot
ash. There is no disputing the fact that
the the fruits grown on this island ars the
finest OF their kind on the Pacific slope: the
true test, price, tells its own tale. This
year. as usual the highest prices for APP
pies aud pears obtained in the various
sound markets was for the fruit shipped
from Orcas. There is another important
factor which viii help 70 determine the
future of this fruit section; il is IN the
center of all the markets; It Is a trie hub
Take the map and place your finger on
Oscas island, and draw lines TO Victoria,
Vancouver. New Westminster, Port
Townsend, BeIlingham Bay. Seattle and
Tacoma, and the lines will radiaie like the
spokes Of a wheel Every year there is an
alteration 10 steamboat facilities for the
better, and next summer viii see daily and
tri-weekIy beats from this point TO al i'm
portant cities. Another thing viii greatly
help the fruit industry Of THIS island. and
that is the Oreas Island Fruit Growers
Association. with headquarters at East
sound. Under the auspices OF this society
the members viii ship their trusts packed
hy methods and regulations instituted BY
the shipping committee, and the fruit will
be guaranteed 20 purchasers by the brand
of the association. This society also
handles most OF the lands for sale through
its corresponding secretary ard some OF
the largest real estate firms IN the cities.
The corresponding secretary has in his
hands today ten and twentyacFe tracts
amounting TO over zoo acres, ard Is about
10 publish 3 map showing the coniigura-
ZION OF the island and the tracts for sale
The most important ard salabie fruits
raised have this year brought the following
ufices on the wharf here. summer and
fall apples. Sc 10 81 per box; winter apples.
81 q to Si.73 The keeping apples for the
sprfng market viii range stu higher, prob
ahiv A. high as 20. Pears bFoaghi Sla9
10 = per box. Aprieots, stse per pound.
prunes. for the dFyinghpase, 5ssc per
Mound. Strawberries. lfc per pound, and
black the same. Ia one instance, i
Is said. 81 .To1 was made Ell small fruits
Oreas Is a rev settlement compared with
the other Islands. inc bnlE 81 the ptptsia-
non having come Ia during the last I've
wears. and -. while there are feN old Or
ehayds. there are large nHmher u young
ones. 1t has been demonstrated that the
finest and most luscious peaches and
srsr~s IL the Northwest are grown aEnong
toe mountains OF the island. And aftentiea
4 now being turned 20 tomatoes aaa
esntalonne melon raising ~ pTohizisle n
vessment Like the channel island 9ef-
ses. Orcas vii become n the taiasH ons
vast fruit ard vegetable garden. tnsF-
rses PRODUCE lannon's crops, and
s,~fnr GOOD ugsees. Not culy j. she isiaFs
fsnsoas a. ! fruit growing SEXTON bai i
has @bsae Ene n1Anai4ctaTtes Asso' nasna,
faesasiss that are growing and giving rsoEa-
- az great gnsnfe snccesS Tbs Cascade
raw faahey. Save and snsfssis faetosy
etc.,. ! uArnt6ren1 water power ana i
ee.pssmuffx hasv. The Seattle Line toEn-
naav ~ EsseIse. The san JusE N0Eafy
Isme Company ii West Sound. tAe Useas
suse szs,rsrsav. on the aest ShoFs ard the
EBras essuranv ~ East Saaad are a. hsasy
tuynfnx cat israe az hns quality. There
are swa small hr8ekyarns asid TTps f'ssks -
ii larger ones ere iang. 80 hAst Sound
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Rros. 4 small ss5wsFe store, ksEt ~ NJ.
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