The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-06
go MINES OF Whateom county Increased
saear output enormously in 1894.
uhssmss cou..x

ssss1 output enormously In 1ses
Ahsinsn Cosasy.
TIE county named IN hc-c~ - sx.
Whitman embraces tfs fa~-f--vs.s o.
solse valley. one OF the 9r~a.ss. 49,
pfeaucing secticns Of the far wsss So.
tered throughout the ccunsv are . $50
Der OF towns Of nearly sus.ai sr,r<.~s.r,..
City.
Coifax, the county seal. il sra 81 s,.e
eness towns OF Eastern waxasnrsar
having been a trading post IA the rssre.-
aays Of the Northwest. :. s,er.erIs. Iske
tne other towns In that sectfon. s.x av~s-
cultural and kindred pursuits. co,fax has
TWO -Four mills. three sawrr;Ila. q blaming
MAii and number OF small factories
ne volume Of trade OF the town IL sur-
pfissIg. and ID only accounted for ~ the
ieftiiity Of the so.I tilted By the farmers.
VINO obtain their supplies and dispose az
TIER products at coifax. This same fact
- true OF all the other towns in whs,
usan county.
A'uiimaa ID che Of the most wa,se-awa;ea
towns OF Eastern Washington. Here i
iecaied the Washington agricultural sol-
lege and school Of sciences. one OF WASH
lngtons chief educational inststutiorss A
IsE years ago a fortunate experiment Of
DoraIS Tor artesian water resulted favor
aoiy. and now there are many f,,yvirp
wells In the town giving IL the distinction
enjoyed by no other city In the North
west, OF being called the "cEty of Fa,w-
Ing Wells" Pullman Is a great srasr.
shipping point and enjoys a thriving basi-
ness In the lines dependent on such re-
sources
Palouse also enjoys a large volume Of
business, resulting from the prsalgaI nro-
auction Q, grain. but In additioa there il
much Numbering business done there. the
logs being brought to the mills By way of
the Paiouse river. running through the
city and furnishing the cheapest trans
portation for sawiegs. All these cities
are well supplied with schools, churches.
banks. newspapers and other evidences of
metropolitan life
AT Iniontown, In this county. Is Ioeat-
ed the only distillery in the state OF
Washington.
Penewawas Ain0ta and Wawawaf are
on the shores of Snake river and are the
principal shipping point for the fruit pro-
auced on the banks OF that river, srclud-
ing peaches, grapes. apples. pears. cher
ries. etc.
Yakima County.
The principal city IN this county is
Norfh Yakima. the county seat. hut nsw
towns are springing up with great rapid
ny ana II Is not an easy matter to keep
Informed OF them all. Here the watch
word Of progress is IRRIGATION" and
there Is no denying the fact that wonders
nave been and are now being done in
transforming what was a dreary waste OF
sageorush plains into thriving farms OF
marvellous productivity. AZ these trans
formations occur new towns are needed
and spring into existence almost before
the need OF them is really known Thus
have arisen the towns of Z4liah, sunny
side and Prosser Falls. all enjoying in
ereasing business and gathering into
their midst all the thriving business IN
cldeEz To farming towns
adams County.
At one time.not long ago devoted en-
tirely 10 stock-raising. this county has
developed INTO grain-producer and agrt-
cultural county of no small Importance
The principal town is Rltzvilie. the coun-
~ scat, on the main line of the Northern
Pacific railroad. II Is a thriving agricu,-
tural town and does much more business
pose who only sees the town from a car
window. The town enjoys the possession
Of a newspaper. bank. churches, schools
and not few first-ciass business firms.
AsatIa County.
This is the most southeastern county in
the state. and depends upon aer1cdstuf
fruit. stcck-falsng and some small ium-
hering industries for subsistence. There
atone. Silcott and Theon. Asotin is the
county seat. situated on the Snake river.
a few miles from Lewiston. Idaho. The
town has good schools. churches and a
numbered business houses enjoying Luz
cratlve trade from the surrounding farm
ers. Snake river is navigabsa at this
point. giving good transportation faeiiI-
tics. Anatone. on the same river, ie miles
south OF Asotin CITY, has sawnsIli. own
ed hy Hon. William Parrish. who repre-
scented the county in the first three SEES
sInos OF the state legislature. There Is
also a shingie mill there. Theon. on the
Snake river. stlli further south, also has
a sawmili and shingle mill. Sslcott Is
situated on the Snake river. north OF
Lewiston. at the mouth of Alpowa creek.
Agriculture is the principal resource. but
in early days 1t was on the route oe the
great stage lines. Here are sim growing
and bearing fruit some apple trees pro-
tuced fron, seeds ssroashs 10 this country
by Father Spalding. a NILSSON
airy who came here In 1876 with
Marcus whitman. The Seeding trees
were given to the Neg Perez In-
dams and planted by them ar slicott
Ia issT. where the,y still stand, one Of the
few monuments to the memory Of those
great pioneer missionaries.
ChehaI.e County.
This county embraces the weil-knsswn
section orSiray's Harbor. with 4ts cluster
~ busy, thriving towns. Tsae county seat
Is Moniesauo ON the ChehaiEs river and
surrounded by the rich fields OF the Che
halls valley. The county has Is sawsasils.
whose CONSUMED output Is afrogt Ii. aaa coo
feet per year. Eleven Single mills have
a yearly output II aa.se 90 shingles. Be
sides this great lumber resource ard the
products OF the farms. the county has
considerable wealth ia IS fisheries about
draws HarboF. The principal towns be-
sides the county seat ara Aberdeen. Hoo
ausam. cosnAspoiis, Elsna and ocosss
They aii have churches schools. Banks.
newspapers ana SacA elsn2enSs of Town
growth and progress as jaStIy the belief
that Chehsus county Is one % the most
important portions OF ths state.
tsr the great SAINT beaches Of shis coar-
~, bordering the Pacific oee&G. Is beng
nasls up ere OF th@ EayoTfte summer re-
at fba