Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-17

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population Of over 1000, but In .Janu
ary, 1891, ii had increased TO 1000
Since the latter date, howeve. time
. have been duh in this city as well NJ
everywhere else on Puget sound. and
doubt if there are more than 1000 neo
pie in Fairhaven today. Those VIII,
are here, however, have come here Il
locate permanently, and have shaped
their plans accordingly.
Falrhayen, as limited above. has n
number of large business houses of
bfick and st0ne-ail of them solid and
compact, and a number of them
stately. Stone quarries, providing n
material equal TO any ia the country.
are within easy reach, while fine brick
clay of excellent quality is plentiful,
Among the handsomest BUILDINGS I'M
THIS young city, the Fairhayen hotel
Is, perhaps, the most imposing. IL IL
lOur and One-half stories i'm height or
brick with stone trimmings, and was
erected at IA cost of about $l5OOOO. /
found this hotel superior 10 any in
washington state. Everything is con-
Quoted in first-class shape. The in
terror httings are elegant, and every
appurtenance for the comfort Of guests
is provided
FAfRHAvEN's RESOURCES
Or course the lumber interests must
naturally afford the principal source Of
industry and profit Of all Puget sound
cities for some time to come. There
| fore, located in Whatcom county and
only few miles from the Sknpit
county line, Fairhaven Is tributary 10
rInhngl 10 In,
counties have an approximate area of
$500 square miles, and on a conserya-
tive estimation are credited with
100000 acres of the finest timber
lands on the Pacific coast. wish YOU.
tn New England, might feast your
eyes ON the great stretches Of virgin
forests / have seen this week i'm the
vicinity Of Fairhaven. | have. since
November |, visited the forests of
northern Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and the province of Ontario. but
nowhere have | ever seen such timber
as here on Bellingham bay. Il Is prin-
cipally fir, cedar, hemlock, maple and
cottonwood. In Whatcom county
there are twenty-three sawmllIs, those
ON Bellingham bay alone having am
aggregate cutting capacity of 600, 900
feet daily.
MINERAL WEALTH
Immediately tributary 10 Eairhaven
are some of the richest bituminous coal
lands on this continent; magnificent
coking, gas and steam deposits of great
thickness Of vein, and practically mex
1t may be of interest TO
those who desire to learn of this state
To know that the coal lands of eighteen
counties cover an approximate area Of
] OOO,OOO acres. One of the greatest coal
III the state which has been
developed, however, il the Blue Can
yon mite situated on Lake Whatcom.
eight miles east of Fairhaven, LIS feet
above sea level. The product of this
mine is shipped both by rail and water
from Bellingham bay. | am told that
It IS the nearest TO tide water Of any de-
veloped mine in the Puget sound basin.
AS an indication of It's value / direct
The attention Of our readers 10 the fol-
lowing analysis: Moisture twater), .35:
volatile combustibie, 1915; fixed car
bon, 60.95; coke, 70.9O; ash, 0.95; sui
Dhur, 45; color Of ash, whitish gray.
As gas coal II possesses qualities of
very superior nature, and for such use
3 I'm very active request. For steam
purposes II has been thoroughly tested
md pronounced the best on the Pacific
,oast.
Not only are Whatcom and Skagit
,oun ties rich in timber and coal, but
Ilso in iron, which IL found In vast ,
Quantities carrying from 50 to 20 per |
'ent. pure metallic iron. Gold has
,een discovered both in lode and placer
mines. The veins are true fssure with
,ranite walls, and the ore Is galena and
Iuartz. The Monte Christie and Cas- ,
ade districts are the richest and most !
Extensive at present. Valuable asbestos
nd graphite are also found within a
hort distance Of Fairhaven. White !
MICA, copper, glass, sand and mineral !
'aint are all near at hand and only ,,
wait development.
Tributary to t'airhaven IL a large :
rable area, there being in Whatcom
ounty alone nearly 10000 acres OF the
ichest Of agricultural lands, only a 1
cry small per cent of which Is under u
uitivation as yet. Most Of this IL In a
he famous Nooksack valley, which Is $
ow traversed by the Great Northern, :
Pacific and Northern Pacific }
and which will soon become p
ne OF tne rcnest lrult ana farming u
ections on the Pacific coast. c
RAILROADS
In the matter Of railroads Fairhaven l.
more favored than most young west /,
rn cities of her size. When the Fair II
aven Land Company commenced the p
uiiding Of Fairhaven, IL also COM e
lenced the construction Of the Fair q
aven Il Southern railroad, twenty v
X miles In length. This was soon i
fterward bought by the Great North lf
m railroad ,whi IA connected its branch q
'om Seattle, known as the Seattle a. v
Iontana railroad, with il and has b
nee completed a line from Fairhaven g
TO New Westminster, Brit u
h Columbia, there connecting with I
ne Canadian Pacific railroad. The
Bay d British Columbia