Nevada County picayune., 1890-12-25
WASHINGTON.
Capt. John Ansley, late of Arkan- sas, Gives His Impressions
 of the State.

sas, Gives His Impressions l of the State.
 T EDITOR WAsHINGToN DEMOCRAT. - 9 On the 2lst of October myself and , family arrived at Montesano. We t came as pioneers of a small crowd p who will leave Prescott, Ark, De-
 cember 10, 1890, for this county. l Since our arrival, we have received , so many letters of inquiry that we r seek the use of your columns to give desired information.
 We came rapidly over the North
 ern railroad from Portland to Taco ma, by Multnomah to Kamilche and by rail to Montesano. The "Evcr- green State was charming to one
 who had just crossed the long , stretches of treeless and grassles s
 plains and mountains of Kansas, Col
 orado, Wyoming, Idaho and Eastern ! Oregon. The immense timber tow
 cred over the train and seemed an
 unbroken forest, save the openings
 for new town sites, and an occasion
 al ranch or farm. Resources are
 piled up on every acre of land, but
 there are not enough people and.cap-
 ital here yet to make an impression.
 The future of Washington will cer-
 tainly be grand. No wonder the
 railroads are pushing so eagerly into
 the midst of these grand resources.
 No wonder the people are thronglng
 the transportation lines, only to be
 scattered and almost unfelt in terri
 tory so large. There is plenty of
 room for millions more, both of cap
 ital and of labor.
 We were warmly welcomed in
 Montesano, beautiful city, situated
 on terraces rising one above another,
 all in heavy green robe of clover
 and grass. Balmy sunshine, pleas
 ant breezes, and crystal water make It seem land of perpetual spring
 time. Montesano is city of rare
 beauty and is surrounded by such abundant resources that her possible
 development is almost unlimited
 Elma is a pretty town, full of life :,
 well located, 10 miles east of Monte-
 sano. We saw more open or ranch land here than anywhere else in the
 county. The bottom land is very rich. The prairie land has gravel
 and is not so fertile as the bottoms A trip down the Chehalis river to
 the harbor passes you out of the
 farms, but cities are thick. Cosmop- oils, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor City, South Harbor and
 Ocosta dot the shores of the Harbor. | All are young and seem to be grow , ing rapidly. Logging camps and lumber men carry on the principal industry. Lumber is as yet the only export. This industry, though large, is as yet in it's infancy. Just , think of it, For almost 90 miles { square, Chehalis is one vast forest
 of the largest and best timber on l earth. This industry alone is sui.
 ficient to build Chicago on the l harbor. AS yet it is almost un, I touched. Yet, the trade keeps six ' to ten ships all the time loading al
 the wharves.
 Ranchmen value their timber and e make no haste to slash or clear thei - lands until they can first dispose O l. their timber. So the logging camI d must precede the ranchman. Int . population of the lumber made town q consume so much fruit, vegetables and forage that the agricultural in
 dustry is mainly devoted to supply e ing this demand. AS yet the ranch :. men have not supplied this demand l. Half those articles are shipped her O from California and from the East
 The profits on few acres here ar V equal to large cotton farm in Ar I- kansas.
 e The soil is very rich and produce
 very heavily of grains, hops, fruits
 and vegetables. Poultry, the dairy 'f and stock raising pay large profits '- Shelter and high feeding keep every e thing fat. Improved lands will se '- high but yet are cheap. Most of tn It surveyed U. s. lands have been take 's up. But there are several unsur '- veyed districts in the county il P which claims can yet be taken o e bought cheaply from first hands n More people and more capital is tn 't great need here. We say to one anC t all come as soon as possible an, e "get in on the ground floor and groy
 mn with tho country -