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

seat - Coaco1ullS. formerly failes7 Sai-
raea CITY. on Saamon creek 1t IL reached
by stage ices from cauaee City. about 80
miles distant. Tslsicss Is the present trrna-
mas os the Washington Central railroad.
Ii has two sawrnEfls and weekly n~ws-
paper. Other towns are s@1esan. Golden.
LoomSstors ard Ruby
Pacific County.
This county forms The southwest corner
or tia state. 1t is an old county. having
been created By the Oregon legislature on
February 4. ISL It's county seat for
many years was oysserville. appropriate
ly named from the chief industry of that
part Of the county. but the present
county seat is South Bend. = city of con
siderable Importance. at the head OF
Wasiapa harfor. II has three large saw
mills. two sfsn@le mills sash and stecr
factory, planning min. large tannin extract
works. banks. two newspapers and seven
churches. II Is the terminus OF one
branch of the Northern Pacific railroad.
Iiwaro is ore OF the most important
fishing towns In the state. Ii IS located at
the mouth OF the Columbia river and IS
at the entrance 10 the long Ocean beach.
the favorite summer resort for Portland
and neighbortng cities.
Pierce County.
This county, much the same as King
county. has many thriving towns outside
OF the county seat. Tacoma Puyallup Is
the next largest town. and has surprised
everybody with its growth and prosper
perity. Hop shipments and the industries
dependent upon general agriculture are
the principal sources OF business. though
there are many factories and a full
quota sof banks. newspapers schools.
churches and hotels. At Meeker Junction,
a portion of puyaslup. is located the iaTg-
est meat packing and dressing establish
ment in the state.
Buckley is a thriving town, dependent
largely upon her numbering industries.
orting is another town OF considerable
well-founsled pretensions. Here IS iocats
ed the states Soldiers Home,
Steilacoom, al one time tho metropolis
OF the tcractry of Washington, is row
within Its means and has few vaalting
ambitions. Here Is located the Western
Washington Hospital for tae Insane.
san Juan County.
As already stated, this county Is COM
posed entirely of islands. lying IN the ex-
IRENE north OF the states limits, and
known as the Archipelago de Hare. ow-
ing to the picturesquesness OF lis COM
ponent parts and the remarkable deve4-
opfsent Of It's resources this county Is
one OF the most interesting In the STATE
Another matter of interest IS The early
history, while the islands remained
matter of contention as to VINO should
possess them. the United States or the
British government. Soon after the set
Element OF this question In favor OF the
United States the islands began to be de-
yeloped by entefprislng settlers. Nearly
the entire supply of lime used on Pugst
Sound GENES from these islands. The
principal working kilns on the Islands are
located at Roche Harbor, on San Juan
island. which turn out about $4,000 bar
reis year. There is also a sub port OF
entry and a United States customs Office
located there.
Friday Harbor IS the county seat ana
is the chief city, located on San Juan
island. 1t is made one of the principal
shipping points Tor the products OF the
weIl-tilled farms.
Probably the next town Of Importance
is East Sound, on Orcas island. which Is
a quaint little agricultural village. where
the people are contented, happy and pros
porous Not far form this t6wn is the
water power sawmiil OF Newhall Broth
ers which does fine business supplying
materials for the islanders homes and
orchard and farm packing boxes.
Other towns and postoifices are Argyle.
Decatur, Doe Bay. Grlswoid, Lopez ISL
and. Maple. Olga. orcas. Richardson,
waidron and Werner.
skaglI county.
This county is less than a dozen years
old as a county, having been created
November Is, 1888, but 1t is nevertheless
On the front rank as a county o wealth
and progress. and every one at all In
formed knows that Skaglt county is as
solid as the rocks OF Gibraltar. With an
abundance of iron. coal. timber and the
richest farming lands on earth, there Is
no computing the number of people who
will eventually subsist ard grow rich on
the resources OF this one county.
The county seat Mount Vernon, Is
busy. substantial town on she banks OF
the Skapit river, with the Great North
ern railroad running through the town,
EIt'4HE IfdHS}F9i$4tzsH ~ t9si 1tt& eatfks
The Industries at present consist of two
sawmlils. two single mills and the usual
quota of banks. newspapers, churches
and public improvements.
Formerly the county seat was located
at La Conner, near the mouth OF the skag
II river. and in the midst of the reclaim
ca tide marshes OF the Samsh. whose
equal for fertility has never been report
ed in this world. La Conner Is today one
OF the least destinations towns In the
state, bat II is backed by wonderfully
profitable farms. and Is consequently al
ways in the midst of plenty OF prosperous
business.
Anacortes. located on the shore OF Pu-
get Sound, was expected TO become the
county seat and principal city OF skagH
county before now. but the financial
stringency caught the promoters IN the
early days Of the town and they are now
waiting for further developments, rely
ing upon the belief that the gate city Of
such a county as Sksgit must become a
city teenlsng with every kind o. CONNER
csal and Industrial activity.
other towns ana postosfsees In the coun-
Nv are Avon. Bayview. Birsisview. Bian-
chsrd, Burlington. Clear Lake. Cypress,
East Anacortes. Edison, FfdaIge, F'l3aigo
CITY. Fir. FredoaEa. Gait. Gibraltar. Get-
mes. Hamilton. Lookout. Lyman. McMar-
ray. Mansforsf. ainnthofne. Padilia. Prai-
RE. Rosario. samfsh. sauk. Srdro. skagis
City and Woosley-
skamania County
Probably the smallest county IN the
state. II was organized on Mareh ?. 1874.
In this county was constructed the first
railroad west Of the Rocky mountains.