The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01
CITY OF PORT ANGELES.
Deep-Water Harbor at Mouth of
Puget Sound.
Over 100000 for Business Buildings
and Dweliings-Raiiroad Projects
Fine Tributary Country.
Ponr Angeles, wash, Dec. IS, 1890.

poaT ANGELES, Wash, Dec. IS, 1890.
Probably no town in she state has made
more substantial progress during the past
year than Port Angeles. Or rather, we
should say since last June. for it was about
that time that the town came into promI-
nence, and much of its growth has come
since. Port Angeles is on the Iirst great
deep water harbor at the mouth of Puget
sound. 1t commands the entrance from
and exit to the Pacine ocean and Behring
sea, and is directly opposite Victoria, the
capital city of British Columbia
The Federal census in June gave it a
population Of lob. 1t present there IS
an estimated population of 800. THIS in
cludes about 500 people who have taken
up lots on the townsite reservation and
are living there.
There have been over fifty business
buildings erected during the past year. st
an estimated cost Of sI0e.n0, and about
S35 dwellings. at an outlay of over $200. COO
There have been granted franchises for
two systems OF water-w0rks, one gas plant,
three electric light plants, and one motor
line. One electric light system viii be IN
operation by the LIST OF July, and one
water-wOrks system Is now under construc-
ton. An electric motor line will be built
as soon Is to streets, now being graded,
are finished. Present contracts for grad
ing contemplate an outlay OF about
$500.
Port Angeles has one large lumber mill,
one shingle mill, one wood-turning estab-
Ishment, furniture factory and brick
yard.
Three railroads are projected TO this
point-the Port Angeles Central, the Port
land, Port Angeles & West Shore, and the
Victoria, Port Angeles-& Chehalis railway.
The Port Angeles Central has been graded
about six miles out of Port Angeles. The
Northern Paciac is back OF this enterprise
At present connection with the outside
world is entirely by boats. The Union
PACING system has daily boats TO this
point, and all the smaller boats Of the
straits touch here. Port Angeles is q sub
port, and as a consequence many of the
sea-going boats stop here:
The country tributary to tits point Is
fast filling up. and new roads are being
constructed in every direction. A new
bridge has been built across the Elwha,
which opens up a splendid country to the
southwest. One hundred thousand dollars
viii be expended on roads within the next
six months.
Port Angeles has recently been made the
county seat. The population is being in
creased at the rate of 100 people per week
Two new wharves have been built and
another is now under way. A fine hotel is
now being erected, one church Just fin
isbed and another one started, making q
total of four in the town. 4 signal service
Office is located here, with daily mail and
telegraph service. Two new school build
ings have been contracted for, the present
large building being wholly inadequate to
accommodate the rapid increase of schol-
airs. Bills have been reported favorably by
congress to open up the Port Angeles town.
site reservation and donate the proceeds to
the county. This viii provide ample means
for the erection of hrst-class county build
ings. HORACE WHITE