The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-01

,-~snss Yield In Eastern Washington
and n Large Export Trade.

and q Large Export Trade.
The Cascade mountains divide the state
a. washington into two great natural
,svssons. but there are other important
.,,gss and physical CONGREGATIONS Of de-
.s,4i character, among them the narrow
cast range, from 400 10 500 feet high.
pSyond this range are fine level stretches.
extending from forty to sixty miles east
~.rd OF the system OF mountain ranges
,ha Cascade range from 500 to 500 feet
IA height, form the stupenious water
she'd. the source Of many streams which
aid in giving the soil much needed moist
us, II is believed that Eastern Wash
lugton has 25,0J001p acres of productive
ard unproductiye land. Its constituent
carts consist of decomposei lava, and IL
4 precisely of the same nature twenty
fset below the surface. This soil. as dis
e!ossed by analysis. Is extremely white
t.ike the sand on the seaShore) and is
highly charged with aIkalies and acids
II Is no uncommon feat to gather from
thirty TO forty-!ive bushels Of wheat Der
acre, from what once appeared to be I'M
productive tracts. The soil is rich in the
tial to the highest development Of cereal
nfe 1t Is estimated that the wheat ca
paeity OF the state is equal To 5000. 900
bushels annually. This wheat, In proper
condition. reaches the maximum OF full
ness Of weight. the latter often being
frem sixty-five to sixty-nine pounds to
The blshel. or from five to nine pounds
over the standard Of sixty pounds De-
spite the enormous increase In home con-
sumption. which has steadily taken place
each year. the -four for export has, al the
lowest calculation. averaged for the last
SIX years at the rate of 1856, 900 to 81. 600
10 per annum. Nearly all of the staple
has been sold al Yokohama. Japan. and
Hongkong, China. from which seaports
the Hour has been distributed throughout
these empires. Within the hast year. ow-
Ing to the accessibility Of the Hawaiian
republic to Seattle and Puget Sound enter
Prise, large market has been DEVELOPED
Of Honolulu for our -four
large volume OF the wheat cron of
Washington Is handled by Seattle and Ia
coma houses and shipped to foreign coun-
Hies While considerable amount is
ground In the Touring mills at Seattle.
Tacoma. Snohomish, Spokane. Walla
"aiia, etc. The principal wheat grow
ing districts In which that cereal is cult
Sa'ed on an immense scale. are the Big
bend Falouse and Walla Walla districts.
tut the year 1881 the yield Is variously
estimated at from 100000 to Is. 600. 900
bushels. The commodity In the Seattle
markets Is quoted at from 40 to AZ cents
per bushel
TUT the year just passed the Puget
souha neet handled for foreign ports
si-sse cenials OF wheat and 3l3.sls bar
eis OF Hour. valued, as per certified in
voices AT sis,55501 This feet consisted
" hity-one steam or sailing vessels. and
'asy were destined TO English, Irish. Scot
ssa' herman. Belgian. Japanese and
Saihese ports. The largest shipment was
Haas by the ship Osborne. November Is
'ef hui. England. consisting of l0s. lea
.ea'ais on wheat, valued at sd. COO. The
%isest shipment Of -four was made p.r
snip William Law. consisting OF 81. $50 bar
res valued at ss5eo. consignts, to Dub
lin. Ireland
me wheat growing industry of Wash
hs'oh' within the last two years. has
NaAeh precedence over that of Oregon and
Ns'dorhia, and II goes without saving