The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
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THE eoAsT AND RIfEE-
Timber without End FEsheries-Agr f-
culture aud Datryfnx.

THE COAST AND RIVER
Timber without -FEsheries-Agri-
culture and DafryfRg.
TIE notable characteristic Of the counties
lying along tbs Colambia and in the Pa
citic Is their mighty forests Of FIR. spruce
and cedar, ash. maple. hemloek and oak.
with here and there open spaces OK valleys
and eieaTings that are remarkably fertile
and productive. The resources Of these
counties are more uniform than those OF
the Sound counties, and. generally speak
ing. q description OF one answers fairly well
for another Two OF these coanties-Jef-
fersOn and Gtallam--have been inclnded in
the Puget sound region. The region Is sim
liar N IT'S timber 70 the Sound country but
coal and iron hare BOT been found here as
richly as they have on the Sound. Fishing
Is engaged in here much more extensively
than II Is IN the Sound, and the Colunhia
is lined with establishments for the capture
and canning Of salmon. Anpmber Of can
neries are located likewise at Shoalwater
bay and Gray's harb0r. At shoalwater
bay there are great beds OF oysters, which
turn out mighty product annually. shoal-
water bay and Gray's haFhor are considered
the best hRrbors on the Northern seacoasf.
They are much alike. about twenty feet OF
water beng upon the bars AZ entrance of
each at low summer tide. Within there IS
deep water, good anchorage and ample sea
room.
The lumber industry of this district is
second only 10 that Of the Sound. Many
vessels are loaded at the Bay and Harbor
and from the mills along the Columbia
The district has been tariy in develop
ment; bat within the past year there has
been great progress in every section. Gray's
haTbor. Shoaiwater bay and the towns of
Lewis county (which, il may be said here,
belongs distinctively neither To the Sound
or river district1 have been especially
active. The inhabitants are engaged
generally in numbering and logging, in
fishing, in the cultivation of oysters, in
farming and in raising stock.
Chshalis.
Chehalis county lies between jefferson
and Mason on the north and Pacific on the
south. Like the Sound counties, il has
vast unopened resources of coal which viii
sonse day be developed. The Cnenalis
river drains the county and the fertile
Chehaiis valley with its varied agricultural
and fruit products. The tributaries of the
chehaIis are the satsop. Wynootchee.
Wishkan and Hoquiam. The Johns ard
Humptulips empty direct into Gray's
harbor. like the Chehaiis. This county,
hitherto of the usual lines of travel, has
within the past year experienced un-
precedented prosperity and the population
has doubled. It's principal towns, Mon
tesano, Cosmopolis. Aberdeen, Elma and
Hoquiam are subject to special mention
elsewhere.
Improved land (aeseal ..............,.... 6.252
Assessed acreage 81 .ZsS
Value OF lands ............ ..... 81 6Qo.564
AsseSsHble property .s................S g. Soa.58f
Taxation tnilisl ......-................... 1877
Pacific.
This is the southwest county of the state,
fronting on both the Pacific and on the
Columbia river. Shoalwater bay, with its
twentY-four miles of water front and its
several sawmills, is located in this county.
Oyster cultivation Is carried on extensively.
about 5000 acres of the barber being util-
lied. Cranberry marshes, wide in extent,
are located here. There are three canneries
also on the bay. Stock-raising is carried
on extensively, and grains, hay and vege-
tables are grown IN perfection. Like the
other counties OF this region. there is a vast
quantity OF timber, The principal towns
are Oysterville, the county seat, South
Bend, Bay Center. knappton and Iwaco.
Population 1895. ...........-.-s--....-. 800
Assessed acreage '----...-.. lSl.Sa2
Value Of lands .. .... .......s .-...... Ss54,asi
Assessabe property ......-.-....4.......2 sei li9
Taxation lmillsl .s..-.-................. IS7
wahkiakum.
This is one OF the small counties. Ii is
located ON the Columbia, above Pacific,
and has forty miles e2 water front. It's
products are logs, fish, dairy, hay and
fruits. Its six cannerieS packed during
1883, $4,000 cases of salmon, worth $3.50.
coo. Each employs one hundred fisher
men and forty Cinnamon. The county.
like others OF this district. abounds in wa
ter courses, by which travel is done en-
tirely. Roads are much needed. There is
much coal, iron and silver in the hills. The
principal towns are Cathlamet, Skamok-
ava and Brookheld.
Population .........-....... 200
Assessed acreage ...................... 74sss
Value OF lands. ........-...... xanSaz3
Assesssble property e--...s......-....... $5iss72
Taxation gfnilisl,.. .......-..-,,-.. I32
Eewiitx.
Going ap the Columbia, the next county
is Cowlitz. with thirty miles water front
and twenty-five miles OF navigahle water
IN the Cowlitz. The industries are largely
agricultural, the soil being very fertile.
There are s number of sawmiils. four
ereameries. one Touring mil. aud a sturr~
con packing establishment. Stoek.raising
and dairying are carried on generally in
the valleys, and there is considerable pro-
daction OF fruits. The principal towns are
kalama, Freeport. kelso, Castle Rock.
oiequa, Oak Point, Carols Point, Wood
barn.
Improved land .acresl ..-.........-..... iaEs
Assessed acreage ..........-.-.... % al
Value of isnds .... nj az
Assesssbie property ....s.............. xi,or BaS
Taxation tualiis3 ........-... III
Clarke.
The products Of this country are as di-
yersiiied as any in the state Besides its
agricultural industries, fruit raising is
largely engaged in. It's prunes were hon
orea with first premium at the New Or
leans exposition. Dairyiug Is carried on
extensively. ana there II much raising OF
the stoek. The Ia Camas papcr mills are
located in this county.
Clarke county has about SO square miles.
and water frontage on the Columbia 81
90 mi'es. It's principal towns are vancoa-
ver. Ia Camas And Ia Center. It's Re-
publican BY so majority.
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gnaFsuveS iaHsS lseresl ..-. nl-s
Assaasca acreage .,.-.... staae
Nase of ACIDS q a. fsts
kssessaele FsePsFsy .-.......... SaeN Ns
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