The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-08
WASHINGTON RIV
Representation u Non1o
to Congrea
ABOUT oNE-rExTM uuap7r


#ASHkESfeN StxHs AFtU 0~@MX I@1'{
meeting at the House commtt1po y -
and hArhory. Reprssentativu &
Washington made N sxtun6on = N
ON behalf Of Improvements ncon3 u
state He presents the elaimo q
hareor. The Cowiits. urp9 -
Columbia. Olympia harboF. 49,
hcnhish. Chshaiis. Nooksank, -
izh and Svinomish riverA q
He showed that The Co1umkn -
tributaries drain region almo1s uGol
for agriculture. Erasing - =
products, which cannot y 1onoG111 =
out seeming exaegsratienA - Fl 8
drained BY this rivsr and ~ tEi1~ 4
ea5.3S5 square miles. its pzinclpol II E|
the snake river, draining 10Bj - G
miles: the upper Columbia, o11US &
mouth Of The Snake. 81 .13 oQum0 &
and the Columbia below ~ eno1A ~
square miles, "a So
The upper Columbia can = -
for about $50 900 and b. mn1o u (
from fasco above the Cano1I6n
thus giving an opportunity - ~ ~
agricultural and mining recton - - 8
market At navigation rwteA MAtce
Of the engineer corps. mAto : V0 -
haustive report on this impe61 ~ Is
which Was before the cosn1n1o =
upper Columbia can b. nn61o 1uQf
from Kettle Falls to paint II ri b
Columbia. distance Of nearly 50 ~
opening up asection of great tott1l1y IT,
rich IN precious metals, buiidine ol1rC Fl
timber. The opening up g ~
would be Of great heueaf q NroRn,SS
The nrincin.I rhetr,,ctios, 1. "a 1Ks = :
n.i,a. :. a,.-..s- q. 80 - s:
- usSse"s s~ehN As'u i - x d 6!
sn's vie enklnecf WkRs ~ 49, -. Il
necuca expenditure o. vvh -
struct the boat railway below To nol
the Columbia and make IL nocn1 81
proyements Of the upuar rivor V1Is< 4
In rnnnd nnp.h~r a ai1o "a Yn ~
mat. ~. ~, ,,v,,.s,,.s s,,ss - - isss-
Cascades arr not snken ma con ~ - d
The amount al sraf1o alons - fso1,11z
il enornous. on which rafao - o115|1 =
high. The following ID rart = = 11I1
on this subject nov before con1cr,11n: ;:'l
ma. -.,..s.h...,,,.. 49,. ..s..>1 IS S
s,on. IL The siinstion vosr' ess9~ilSS< iSs7
The fransportstion rsies lhscurSSof ~
valley cf the Coiumbia an uilll e i ~
ously oppressive % the preineoR -
unfcssonabie ana inaeseanDte q 80 x
~. s,, .ns ,n'ssx.1 = ~ y "A z ~
s.st,r ,ss,s,, an ,~.s,. s,sS
rors,~.s a. hsroi~ rsss-.s-s - - 5S2~ ~
relief: ana the rsssons IA oSo 49, !
tons OF you commitooa 80
year $50 In ne toll0W1nG 1
That ne infsrsse e ne pecy1s 9. r.. b =
u..s nosan -. s-.n.!-a y - ~ - .
81 y H. ycoia1esis 81 % ssS y tse ~ ess1i e'1 E
CASCADES 81 the Coiunbia. and o.
psopxiaalons b. made thorenneD - q &
has ths vesk of cnnst1ne11n9 (
sso1nd Ins DAllee and Qell!e p! e
s1la..s s.aanae Ir.. nssz. - = :. .-2
3 ~ssss s. ~ 49,, ~ y. =. +. ., |
800, sscr,a - snssss1 ,.,.,. ,,5sk ss.S Fl
the United stases 1rovomn&nf |. r = r. &
fun forcs. bat with s(son1ce oon21 h ~
- when the former fepcfs - no1a IS
The next question of tmno1tSn6n r.
improvement Of Gfay'D hnxtof.
much o. no surveys haso h6on =
10 viii b impossihle % Obtain
enough for the survoys loonlnS
ultimate comriete improyoannS9
Of the obstructions IN ~ ekono61 r.
hsrbor and the Chchaiie ftvue.
dangerous for vessels e oatoe.
that few good harbors aro a. r
coast, and the geographical por1
makes this one especially voluo<
maritime trsffic calls for q ndoon6
priation ct the earliest puesih{o
The rnakins navirshae feanlhfo o.
OF tide water in Cbshalls sivue WoG
the entire country tributary tUo -
or three days nearer ths mnekoM
Francisco.
On the Nooksack no approc1loof -
been made except for snar1Iie
,,~ow~r..ut ~ tbt. v4w~. - rin1S11 - -