Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-08-10

Showing the Material Development OF
the State up to Date" The title is enor-
nous; but then so is the state, and the
book lives up to the title. 1t is intended
for distribution at the worlds fair 1t is
often said that this is state OF wonder
fully varied resources; yet this fact could
not be better impressed upon the stranger
than by such a book as this, where are
placed together illustrations and statistics
OF our timber, fisheries, grains, fruits,
minerals cattle, railroads and seaports.
OF Chehalis county and Aberdeen the
book has this to say: B
"Chehalis county, bordering upon the
Pacific ocean, embraces an area of nearly
$500 square miles; population, 9,797 !;
Organized, Apr. IA. 1854. Montesano is
the county seat. The river Chehalis,
navigable for long distance, crosses the
county from east to west, flowing into
Grays Harbor, receiving in it's course the
Humptulips, Hoquiam, Wishkah,. Wy
noochie, Satsop, Elk and Johns. The
valley, watered by this river and its tri-
butaries, known as the "Chehalis val
ley" varies in breadth from fifteen to
fifty miles, of excellent agricultural land,
the streams being skirted with the best
Of timber. Prairies to the extent Of 50,-
600 acres, adapted for grazing, lie north
of Gray's Harbor. The bay SO named
was discovered May 7, 1892, by Captain
Robert Gray, in the ship Columbia. 1t
is Of triangular shape, with base toward
the ocean. At it's apex, twelve miles in
land, it receives the Chehalis river. At
low water the harbor is surrounded by
mud flats; it's greatest width north and
south is fifteen miles; its area is about
100 square miles. The excellent and ex-
tensive timber, with easy outlet to the
sea, the facilities to transport saw logs,
afforded by the many waterways lead
ing into the harbor and Chehalis river,
destine this county to become a most
valuable lumber district. Around and
near Gray's Harbor are several prosper
GUS towns, noted chiefly for their large
lumber, single and planning mills and
ship yards.
There are sixteen saw mills, located
respectively at Aberdeen, Cosmopolis,
Montesano, Hoquiam, Elma, Ocosta,
Markham, Oakville, and Porter, whose
combined output for 1892 was 124, 800 900
feet OF lumber. There are also eleven
shingle manufactures in the county with
an aggregate cut in 1892 of 80, 1000,
the value being $156, 1926 capital invest
ed, 1862, 500; men employed, 407; wages
paid, 1892, $142, $1,000.
The county abounds in fertile valleys,
extensive table lands, upon which thrive
all vegetable and garden products, APP
pies, pears, prunes, plums, cherries and
all the small fruits. Fish, shellfsh and
game abound; and it's rivers abound with
salmon.
Aberdeen, on Grays Harbor at the
mouth of the Chehalis river, was incor-
porated as city in 1890. 1t contains a
shipyard, salmon canneries, four single
mills, three saw mills, foundry and sash
and door factory. The Wishkah river
flows through the heart Of the city. The
city has steamer connections with San
Francisco, Astoria, Portland, Willapa
Harbor and all points on Grays Harbor;
also rail, telegraphic and telephone con-
nection with the Sound. All denomina-
tons are represented and all fraternities
have their halls. There are two banks,
public schools, a Catholic school, a hos
pital, two newspapers, water works that
cost $65,000 electric lights tor streets
and houses, an efficient fire department,
an opera house with a seating capacity OF
1000. Population, state census of 1892,
1860.
The educational requirement for the
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