The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-06


important accession 20 the state Fur
many years tins coaE.y was the chief
sawn,sEl county OF the state. ard. in fact,
In some wsys il sfan retains this dsSsznc-
ton TIE greatest sawnsEi: IN the world
Is located al Port Blakessy, and large
sawnssils are also iocasea al Port Ganssse
ara Fort Mntson- The halter for many
years was the county seat but in recent
years the town OF sidney acquired that
honor. Sidney has also an important brick
ard tile works and q number OF os.aer
industries Port Blakeley, Port Cam
bic and Port Madison are TYPICAL Pacific
coast sawmia towns Their main bust
ness is OF course the sawgnslls and lurs-
Der shippiag. and what other business IS
transacted incsleat TO these enterprises
is all in the hands OF the sawmiil com
panzes ard made part and parcel OF the
great work of one arm for each town Al
or near Port Biakeisy tire Hail Brothers
operate what are probably the largest
shap-hulsd.ng yards on the Pacific coast.
Port Gamble was al one time the chief
town or Puget Sound The sailing yes-
sells that came there for lumber brought
carzoes OF provisions, which we're de-
lvered 20 oths< parts OF rne Sound IN
Shops ard canoes. But the exclusive pro-
prsetorshap OF the land and business kept
Port Gamble sawmid town. ami her
metropolitan prestige WAS SOON wrested
away by Steiiacoom. by Olympia. by
Whatcom and by Seattle, which became
the chief cities OF the Sonad in rotation.
and about in the order named. While
numbering viii probably always remain
the chief 2adaStry In kusap county. aS
rieuIture has recently came rapidly 10 the
front In that county. and now the work
being done by the United States has
lent a new and powerful impetus to the
development OF THAI ccanty and the
towns adjacent to that work.
kittitss CoaaIy.
The exact geographical center of the
state OF Washington is oEiy a few miles
from EilensDurg, in the kittitas valley.
The main line OF the Northern Pacific
railroad runs through the county. The
chief resources for mary years were
stock-raissng and kindred pursuits but in
the last few years nearly every one OF the
staple mineral products have been found
within the county's limits, and this has
given rise 70 many towns. Outside OF Eli
lensburg. already referred TO. the most
important town in the county is Roslyn,
where is located one of the greatest coal
mines in the Northwest. 1t was this
coal mine that beat all past records In
the world BY exhibiting IN the Washing
ton state building at the Worlds Column
bian exposition a single block OF coal
weighing %. Is pounds. II was one of the
wonders OF the fair.
Cie-elum, a thriving town at the juno
ton of the Northern Pacific With the
Roslyn branch road, has given It's name
10 one OF the most important mining dis
tricts IN the State. the main product of
which Will be iron. CIe-elum also has
three sawnliils.
Wcnatchee is another important town
or this county. IL Is located ON the Co
iumbia river ana on the main line of the
Great Northern railway. Effort was
made at the last session of the legislature
to create a new county. with Wenatchee
as the county seat. So IL will be seen
that Wenatchee has ambition. She has
Also demonstrated pluck and the true
Western push, and there is no doubt that
the town has bright future. wenatchee
peaches and peach brandy have long been
famous. even before railroads or towns
apparent that the town is surrounded by
good, rich soil and enjoys good climate.
Wenatehee has three sawmiIis, a bank.
a newspaper. churches. schools, and is
planning an improved system OF water
works.
The richest placer gold fields in the
stale are the PeshastIn fields. In 1891
a single nugget was taken from these
mines that brought sl.ee0
Al icki.at county.
Here Is a county OF the state OF Wash
nigton that is without a single saloon.
or was thus distinguished when the writ
er hereof visited the county in 1880. Mel
Their has 1t a railroad. yet it's county seat.
Goldendale. is one of the handsomest.
best kept and most prosperous towns IN
the state. The appropriateness OF the
name Is fully recognized when one visits
the city In harvest time, fer then 1t neg
ties in the lap OF one great expanse OF
waving, golden grain. The place was SET
tied Il years ago. The Little knckitat
river furnishes ample water power for
many factories. Two Touring mills iocat-
ed here have daily capacity of 100 bar
rels OF -four. There are also three saw
mills. a single n5ia and a sash and door
factory. The town boasts of militia
company with an arTTsory of Its own, a
national bank, fine water works, a FIRE
department, two newspapers. five church
es. schools and all such metropolitan con-
triyances. burt not a single saloon.
Lewis COUNTY.
This county was established by the pro-
visionai government OF Oregon. December
n, 1916. II Is therefore nearly 80 years
old. Its original boundary on the north
WAS British Columbia. II should there
fore be looked upon as the mother by all
other Puget Sound counties The county
seat is chehaiis, at the junction of the
chehaIis and NewaGkum rivers, on the
line Of the Northern Pacific railroad X
has three sawuMIis. five single mills.
electric light system. three newspapers, a
national bank. and ships hops. lumber.
grain and flour. Coai has been discoy-
cred.
Chehal.s has a near neighbor and rival
In centraFla. which IN many respects Is
a town quite similar TO Chehaiis.
w!nlock Is quite an important town,
with numbering ana agricultural re-
sources.
Lincoln Count.
This county IS commonly included IN
the Big Bend country. and shares the re-
sources Of that section IN grain. stock ami
general agriculture. Tie county seat il
Sprague. on the main line Of the Northern
Pacific railroad. it has ear shops, esec-
sric light system, water works. Are Do
partusssi. two newspapers. a hank, breg-
cry, planning mill. an opera house. church.
es ani schools.