The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-06-15

marketed. Dealers to the yards and pay gold coin
for the crop certainly as II is raised.
The peach crop is already very important one in
the Yakima valley. Some orchards yield annual
income Of from $500 to eco per there orchards
Of from and oseha to twenty in bearing
and of hundred and have been set out
The Sound cities furnish ample market for this fruit
which is Of surprising degree Of excellence and is pro-
duced with but little labor.
The supply OF water for irrigation il plentiful and
convenient and immense sums Of money now being
expended in the construction OF irrgating canals The
following statement Of irrigation systems in
OF construction and completion will give good idea Of
the development Of the country and the confidence that
capital has in its agricultural value:
Not to mention the Natcheez and Cowychee ditch on
the west side Of the valley which waters many beautiful
farms, nor the Mckee ditch the east side, which
furnishes water for the great Mckee farm Of the
other completed works which have been made to gladden.
the earth for from 10 to 20 years in small way there is
the great canal Of the Northern Pacific, Yakima Kitt
as Irrigation Company, and which is far the most i'm
portant project of the kind undertaken and carried
successful completion in the northwest and probably
perfect piece Of work there is in the country 1t
extends along the Yakima river in the central part Of the
county for a distance of 65 miles on the eastern and
northern side, reaching out for 10 miles at the
point OF its greatest DETECTION from the stream, and
watering about 10000 in the famous sunnyside
country This canal is 621 feet wide top, 80 feet
the bottom and feet deep carrying $50 cubic feet Of
water per second of time, thus guaranteeing than
ample supply Of water for every Of land lying
Hereunder Already extensive hop and fruit farms
planted under its line, and the settlement is proceeding
with rapidty that is wonderful. About quarter Of
million dollars worth of land has been sold by this
company alone during the year. almost all OF it to actual
settlers The town Of Ziah is the necessary result
Of this opening up OF extensive agricultural and hor
cultural district.
The Selah valley canal is the town OF North
Yakima, along the Natcheez river and has already
notable farms under cultivation the result of its first
1t will rrigate about 10000 acres and
20 miles in length.
The ditch at Kiona, Of which company Mayor Huson,
Of Tacoma is president, will rgae from 10000 to 900
of land the Columbia and Yakima rivers,
between Kiona and Walus, in the southeastern part of
the county.
Another extensive project by eastern capitalists,
known as the Columbia Yakima Company, is building
canal from the Yakima river below Posser extend
the valley Of the Columbia, and water a large area.
Several miles Of this already built.
The latest project in Yakima county is ditch under
construction to water the upper bench Immediately west
of the cty-same $4,000 acres Of very valuable land
There is, in all these irrigation enerprisesall of
which in process Of construction-not less than
million and half Of dollars invested So rapidly is the
land being taken up and valuable is it becoming that
effort large scale is being made to redeem, by
of artessn wells the high lands lying above any
possible ditch system. In the Mckee valley company
headed by Mr. Hiscock, of Tacoma, is engaged in
artesan well boring Two successful wells have already
been sunk, yielding combined flow of and half
cubic feet per second.
The position Of the Yakima district with reference to
its markets and the development of the state is matter
Of the highest interest to the settler.
The main line of the Northern Pacific railroad passes
through the entire length Of the Yakima valley.
North Yakima the county seat is near the center of
the county, and though only years old has thrv
ing population of 200. 1t is about 40 miles from
Tacoma Seattle and Olympia the west and little
farther from Spokane the east Thus its fruits fresh
vegetables, etc., reach the principal cities OF the
state in eight hours time. That that they are
gathered one day and are on the market the next.
North Yakima is the exact center of the state east
and west and leaving out the mountains and uninhab
able regions the NORTH is close to the center north and
SOUTH 1t u.s. perhaps, truly the hub city of its state
than any other in America From it opens series Of
fertile Valleys which lead through the passes of the Cas-
cade mountains to western Washington and the Pacific
ocean. railroad direct from North Yakima would
reach the western slope between Portland and the chief
cities of the Sound.
This route is second only to the present Northern
Pacific route and such close second that Mr. Bogue
the former chief engineer of that railroad is said have
advocated it in preference to the present The Yak
lima Pacific Coast Railroad is now we'll under way.
Starting from South Bend, the Pacific coast it is
heading directly for North Yakima
Eastward the road lie open and the grade easy.
Yakima is thus within easy reach Of and 10 already
directly connected with her natural and main market,
Puget Sound, which is fast becoming great maritime
depot
She also lies in the direct line of future railroad de-
velopments
Her climate is excellent; the valley has been aptly
termed The Italy of the northwest" This name she
to visitors anG not to her people, though her
own people agree with her visitors.
Her crops fails, and her hops equal in quality
and quantity any in the world, also the
The demand for her peaches, her melons, her fine
fruit and vegetables is already in easy of the
supply.
Her rich and extensive school lands make her edu