, 1890-05-15
GLORIOUS C0LVILLE.
One of the Grandest Regions
of the World.
SOME OF ITS FUTURE CITIES
Agricultural Ros ources-M Mountain
Scenery-Noble Game-The
Mighty Columbia.

"Colvlllew shriolled the brakeman
almost In our ear, while lately talk.
ing II trip over the Spokane Falls Il
Northern railway, and rudely start
ling girl from deep enravlsh.
ment, captivated, as IT were, by the
noble grandeur Of Its lofty mountain
scenery lining either side of this
great and productive hay country,
the Colyille valley. CHANGING from
the window, we see on u slight emi.
ncnce the picturesque and flourish
ing city Of Colvillc, with its substan.
tial and costly brick buildings, and
forest-clad hills, with snow.capped
"Old Dominion" forming the back
ground. Descriptions of Colville
and surrounding country have APP
peared I'm the REVIEW from time to
time, still too much eau not he said
In praise OF this enterprlsing young
city, the beautiful valley, and
grand mountain scenery, covered
with giant timber, aud rich
In gold, silver, copper and
granite, marble. limestone and
slate. Standing ON the plaza of the
Old Dominion hotel, grand pan
Drama greets the eye. Mountain
after mountain succeed one another,
until lost in the clouds or look like
mist i'm the distance, while the rich
and fertile valleys, watered by nu'
merOus streams Of pure spring water,
lie between, from which Is waited
the sweet perfume from myriads OF
wild flowers.
The town of Colvillc Is n progres.
slve and cnterprising place of 100
inhabitants. II is bound to favor.
ably impress the newcomer with
its splendid location and its posi-,
bilities. 1t IL laid ont on a broad
bench or plateau, with fine well.
graded streets, and with sidewalks
running through its entire length,
lined ON either side with substantial
brick buildings, handsome frame
business houses, or neat and cosy
cottages, all supplied from mount
ain streams of pure spring water, that
Is always cool, even In the
hottest days Of midsummer, Tho
town has made wonderful growth
within the last six months Hand
some brick buildings have taken
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hlse. ms lhoreaslng u9illhi,u. An
buii, on ,ho nSrnar @ ~ SIaim anI
S.III streets 6Oxloo rant
by l.. w. Meyers, and there
Is u possibility of building u
handsome summer resort up on
tne mountain siue, where mag
.i,' ni,iecut view o, ,ne ci.y I ni,u sur
rouhuihN country can ne ooallieui
ana Wnicil Woiilu soon necoile very
p'puhI' lor hchitnIor or ihofe ue-
hghtiul piace couid not DC found
iihll " 20 hlso contemplate inc
erection on u oflch business oiock on
NAM stipet, ahu otners would
nul'u couiu they ootain nrlcNi thc
TWO bFohShrus located mere being
uhaple To. supply tle ueiland' lilc
same can Oe said oi thc llmekiii,S at
olu Town, Wnlcn are run TO tilnr
iulleSt ".pacl,y anu nro 10 DO en-
hrbed' inc f'dison Electric Light
company WIN put III u pinht ol 90"
lncnhdcsceilt ana twenty arc ilgh's
Tor hghtliig the Guy. rms WIZ he
III op.re non iils'ue OF ninety d'Ss,
contract TO Ihai erect having peeiI
urn"n UP; me ulliow uip III Col
Nlllc is nth hg ot 'le p'st'
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ue va" ,, no'i'i''io'' no'o,' "o"
iu'' ",' wv i-ut"p'"n 'h,n' mas ,'-
ce'Vcu general oVerhn''llhg' Inc
dlnlng'r0oln mas been enlarged and
handsomely furnished, rcpninted
and repapcred, and the same can be
said of the rest of the house. This
hotel IL orowded. Tho silver Crown
hotel. Wlllinm Varker nronrictor il
more thar, crowded and he couId
fill ns many more rooms dld hc have
them. Tic North Etnr hotel as
well ms tbe three restourants have
the samo report. I'm fnct tho stroc,.
nre thronped with peonlo--unw-
colners secI;iuq "A home i'm Tho Wtst
attracted here through the fnr-slgb,,
ed and o,Iick-wittcd citizens of Snl-