Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-04

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dark and forbidding eninences was
located treasure that would soon call
many men to it.
But a few short years ago Spokane
was a small trading post of, perhaps,
500 people. A few rich veins were
struck in the mountains near by. The
Northern Pacific r. r. in 'S3, in its
search for the coast, pushed onward
through the place; the miners natural
ly came here for their supplies and the
ranchers soon found this ready mar
ket for their crops. In short time
the people began to realize that their
young city possessed a water power
that was wonderful, and they began
to utilize it. FIGURING mills were built
to grind the immense crops of wheat
that the ranchers were beginning to
raise in the tributary country; lum-
Der mills were erected to utilize the
lumber that grew on the neighboring
mountains, and beautiful residences
were built. Beds of fire clay were
found near by, and fine granite quar-
ries found, and magnificent blocks
reared that equal and even surpass
some of the old cities of the
Eastern states. The Union Pacific
pushed through here and on up
into the mines. And the two great
Continental systems, in jealous rival
ry sent feelers out into the adjoining
country to secure the rich business
that waited for them. To-day seven
railroads come in here-two are trans
continental now and two more are
building in as fast as time and money
will enable them.
Spokane has a rich mineral country
tributary to it, and by some it is called
richer than that which has made Den
yer a city of 10000 inhabitants,
and it has hardly begun to be de
veloped. 1t has an agricultural region
that can hardly be surpassed, for they
raise anything almost and all the crops
are large. I would not care to tell
the Vermont farmer how large the
crops really are for am afraid he
would thing my veracity had been
sadly neglected since l left home, and
have fairly good reputation too.
Spokane has also water power which
is one-third greater than that which
was the foundation of Minneapolis,
now one of the finest cities on the con-
tinent. The population too is made
up of an energetic, ambitious, and en-
terprising people; who have identi-
fed themselves with the town and
this portion of the country in such
way that it is bound to move. Quite
a characteristic of the people of the
Northwest is the fact that nearly all
of them are, to use Western express
sion, "good rustlers." They have to
be. A great many young men come
to this country to make a home for
themselves, build up a reputation and
make money.
The climate of Eastern Washington
viii compare favorably with that of
any part of the whole country. The
summers are long and warm with cool
nights unlike the Eastern States.
There is a rainy season in the spring
and another in the fall, which comes
on after the crops are harvested. The
winters are short and not very cold.
The thermometer was once or twice
last winter as low as II below zero;
but it is seldom zero. There was from
II to 10 inches of snow and fine sleigh
ing for about a month, and the snow
went off slowly, soaking into the
ground to insure the crop this sum-
mer. Eastern Washington has never
know failure of its crops. That is
why the securities are SO good in this
| country. l have noticed quite a num-
Der of articles in the papers recently,
advising people to beware of Western
Securities, and I am not sure but the
advice is timely, as regards some por-
tions of the West, though those por-
tions seem East, to people so far West
as this. But in this section of the
! country I believe that a person can
make more money on the same
amount of capital than anywhere [
know of, if he be judicious and con-
farmer, who is the producer Of all
wealth, although he gets more some
years than others, is always sure of
good returns; and his markets are
growing better every year, for the
North West is the great migrating
point of the whole country to-day.
Ten years ago nobody came to this
country except in wagons and the
whole territory had population of
only 1900. This city was then only
struggling village Of three or four
hundred inhabitants. To-day it has a
population of 27, 900 and taxable
wealth of over SIS, 100000. On the 5th
day of August 1889, Spokane was Wis
tied by a fire which completely devas-
tated the entire business portion Of
city. The burnt space occupied nearly
! sixty acres. Since that time over So
| 900, 900 have been spent in buildings,
some of them larger and grander than
ever and of great architectural beauty,
beautiful monuments to American
and enterprise.
! That Spokane will be a large city in
the future is but a reasonable certain
ty. AS Seattle is justly proud of her
title, the Queen City of Puget Sound,
SO Spokane has undisputed right to be
called the Magic City of the Great
Northwest.
would be glad to write longer but
have already used more of your val
liable time than ought, so with pleas
be glad to see, I am
Most respectfully yours,
WILL @. UFFORD.
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