The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10

Scenes Ia western CIaifam County
Need Of More koada.

Scenes Ia Western CIaffam County
Need Of More Eosds.
Mr.. 8 ". Clark has Just returned from
trip through that remote section OF the
state lying between ClsIlsEn bay and the
Hob river in the far western corner Of
CgaIlam county. and Is enthusiastic over
the beauty of the scenery. the great size Of
the timber and the richness OF the SOIL.
he went from Cgaiiam bay 70 Forks
prairie, 9 distance Of thirty-fve miles, over
the new road which the county has cut
through the dense forest 81 cost OF 81, 100
mile He found the soil OF the praarie
fertile and producing the finest crops OF
hay. oats. potatoes and hops. while veg
etables grow In great profession. In ae-
scribing the rest of his "trip he said:
"From here we went over wels.beaten
trail eight miles TO the Bogschlel river.
where there is quite a large settlement OF
hardy pioneers. As yet but lew women
inhsbit the land. but the weii-onnt caoin
contains one or two lonely oscheiors Nho
give the traveller hearty welcome Iney
are well supplied with al that Is necessary
70 appease the hunger OF fellow man:
There is q tri-weekiy mail to this river and
supplies come mp from the coast Al Lapush
in Indian canoes. a distance OF twenty
miles. st 3 trifiing expense
From BogachIel river We went over q
bad trail seven miles 10 the Hon river
This beautiful valley promises al tnat one
desires in making & rural home. Inc
scenery Is unsurpassed, the SOIL - oiacAs
sandy loan, as good as that found In ONO,
Indiana or Illinois and il is generously
watered with many cool springs ana
sparkling rivulets coming down from tue
snow-cIad Oiympics. Here are thousands
OF acres of surveyed and unsurveyed land
awaiting settlers. The Hob river Is mid
way between Port Angeles and Gray,s
Harbor, and has forty or fifty settlers who
have from five 10 fifteen acres under cniti-
walton.
s'The drawback of this country is poor
roads and no bridges across the streams
But the time of better facilities Tor getting
in and out Is near az hand, In TACT the
county has let the contract Tor buhding q
road from Bogachiel river to the Queets
on the south side of the county, distance
of twenty-five miles. and Is also TO have
ferries across the larger streams. Nnen
this Is completed this county Will be ae-
cessible at any time Of the year. Inc
great need of this country is railroad.
At this time large party OF men Is LOOK
ing over the route, taking note OF ali the
advantages of the country. supposed 10 be
in the interest OF some railroad company.
1t IL generally thought the road will run
from Port Crescent BY the beautiful Cres-
cent lakes, thence down the Soiduck river
TO Shuwah, then in q southerly direction
to the Bogachisl, Hob and Queets rivers,
and on through the Qniniault reservation
to Gray's Harbor. There is no doubt but
that such road would be paying invest
ment. as il wonld go through the finest
belt of timber in Washington. and an ag-
ricuItural country not inferior 10 any IN
the state. The west end Of Clallam and
Jefferson counties will in the near future
be clipped of and form a new county. As
il is now settlers have to 60 100 miles 10
Port Townsend to pay their taxes.
1.-THE completion OF the harnor improve
ments proposed by Senator Squire VIII
give new impetus and a needed outlet to
this country.
'.On the return trip We passed Beaver
postoffice which Is kept In a small house
surrounded by dense forest. Still within
its walls spicy weekly paper, the Beaver
Times, is issued. Surely that editor has
pioneer pluck and hat full Of brains. As
we dismounted for lunch ter miles further
o young man came out OF Il cabin followed
by six children with hair ofvarious colors,
i was in q deep study how . young man
could have such medley of a family. but
was told that he was a school teacher. As
/ saw no houses, | asked where the
scholars came from, oh, they just come
out of the BRUSH he said. A schoolhouse
10x10, q live school teacher and six
scholars, shows the push of frontier life. /"