, 1890-07-24


respondent is positive nothing In tho
line of u feasible route was found north
of Lake CheIan. Tho Methow range Is
the impelliment, the lowest pass In Tint
range exceeding q, 900 feet. This narrows
down the choice to Lake Chelan or tho
Wenatchee. Tho first hns the dissd-
vantage of being approachatle only via
Foster creek and the river, or via Cor
balies canyon and tho rivor, both routes
entailing added mileage over the Wen
Ntchee route. Again, for fifty miles
along her shores the road wou'r have to
carve out roadbed from solid rock, and
In crossing tho Cascades heavier
grades are encountered, to the
divide, than OH the Wenatchee
than the lowest one of the Wenatchec.
With these facts before the reader 1t will
look to him, as to this writer, that Wat
erville, Corballe,s canon and the We
chee river is from necessity to be the
route to the sound. The founders of
Waterville were all experienced engi-
neers, and its citizens, believing In their
Judgment have always lolt confident OF
getting all short limo railroad routes be-
tween Spokane Falls and the sound.
The REVIEW correspondents pradic-
tions Of the crop of Western Big Bend
arc now about to DO realized. In antici-
patton of the wonderful crop, huge
barns are being erected in all directions
from Waterville, thus for all timo strip
ping the appearance of uncer..
!ainty from the landscape, and
in its place are these monuments to the
fruitfulness of this region. Grain hay
is now being cut. When in shocks they
appear to cover the field. The average
will not fall short of two tons TO the
acre. On every hand We hear the farm
ers giving 1t as their opinion that
Douglas county will not only carry of
the first agricultural prize for county
exhibit at the great spokane fair but
will capture the three special money
prizes ior largest yields OH two acres of
wheat.
Douglas county wants Mr.. Robinson,
OF tile exposition, not to be niggardly
about space and position, as We will
give him not only n grand display, but
u big one, that this section may attract
the attention 1t has SO long desired
At IA public meeting under the aus
pices of the Douglas county board of
trade, 1t was the sense of that body that
a fourmill was imperatively necessary
to grind this years crop of grain, the
Washi hington Central railroad being too
far away to proiitably haul to 1t. A site
unu Tli 'OO WIS suoscTibeu Ut tHe niect-
ing. Three thousand dollars can easily
be raised In Waterville, and $4,000 in
stock will be taken by the farmers, who
will pay for II in grain. Mr.. "A. i.
Greene will be In Spokane Falls on or
about the 23d TO see II he can not get
some practical miller to take the bal
auce of tho stock and run the mill.
There is tho biggest kind Of money III
1t, as we have the whole of Douglas
north IA l.
titas counties for u market. We can't
wait any longer for the ''surc thing"
capitalist to get a move on himself.
To-day at the election of the Water
vile school district there was only one
opposing vote against bonding the dis
trict for 81. 0oO-to com plete its two-story
schoolhouse. The people are in hopes
that the bonds can be tioated at n low
per cent. The doubling of the court
house in size, is rapidly being accom-
plished and IL now MAKES a great addi-
ton to the Landscape. In size and ar.
state superior. Building is going on all
over the town. stranger the other
day, observing the wonderful activity,
expressed surprise at 1t, considering the
fact that the railroads had not given the
public notice o. building into Water.
vile. After having explained 10 him
the wonderful resources of this city, that
no railroad could remove, he no longer
marveled, but bought number OF lots.
Watervile's public plaza has n lovely
carpet of deep green clover that covers
its entire surface. The tall box elder
and mountain ash planted out last fall
in 1t are making a Wonderful growth,
surrounded ms the plaza is by pretty
lencc, IL is remarked by oil strangers as
n manifestation OF pride in so young a
town, uncommon in this state.
The censurc of Supervisor Hill of the
census, rs sent by this correspondent n
few weeks ago, was in part undeserved,
for II appears now that he sent a letter
to Matt Miles, who was taking the cen
sus OF this district (sOmewhere about the
2lst of June) To- continue taking the cen
sus Till com pletc regardless OF the time.
Douglas county will probably get justice
after all.
Travelling Freight and Passenger Agent
Stuart, OF the Oregon n Pacific, was n
visitor last week, and largo purchaser
OF real estate before he departed.
The steamer on the Columbia, be-
tween Rock Island Rapids and Casino,
has quit running again--this time, in all
probability, for good.