The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-02

ecassful 1. there Is IN ths entire Union.
and certainly not IN the most representa-
tive OF all the states, single county
which Is richer IN the natural elements
OF wealth, or one which offers greater aa-
yartasex 20 home-seekers OF moderate
means. who are willing ana able 70 work
aal able and willing 70 walt reasona-
hle time for reasonable reward for their
iahar. The county r. the most northwest
~riv, though not the most westerly, county
81 Tire United States. II reaches frcm the
snowciaa SUBMITS OF the main range OF
the Cascade mountains on the eastern
harder 20 the blue waters % the Guf %
Georgia ana nelllngham bay On tire west.
ers even fnta these waters. for two Islands
az considerable ssse-Ellza ard Lnmmi--
ara Included ~ SIS territory. It's northern
limit - fhe fnrtv~ninth parallel Of lati-
taae. the southern boundary Of British
Columbia anH its southern boundary Is
the northern Noe q SkaHit county. which
was creates bv the division az whstccrn
cauuty ~ gsS7 ~ t. approximately 100
mites m length ara twenty-five mites in
With. snf its superficial area = oniy
triiie less thnN $50 square miles, making
n SIXTH IN point % size among the thirty
rour counties q the state. ard mare than
twice as large 80 the state o. Rhode Is
isrs larger BY 90 square miles thas Del
aware. more thar hair as large - Con
large as New Hampshire. Vermont or
Massachusetts II e a great domain ard
rs Topography - &c vsrSea sui asrsctive
"a ~ resources which are ihs couasy's
.tanstnx Invitation 20 lshsr ard capital
sns she Sets8 fnensstion ~ So industry
ans wealth T1se eastern portion. from
tNa ssrs-ssffs ~ fhe Cascades - fhe head
waters Of the several streams whicA unite
"a form Ess So0ksack river, which drains
.he fertile vai3ev ~ ths same narne. Is a.
almost fra k1ess wilderness 81 mountains
So forests mountains whies are believed
- - rseh IN precious ~sts's ara forests
vhsse wsaith % tl1Ner reaehss 20 re
- - eternal snowS. II = q va aat p'c~
.ap~saue region. tsis eastern hslf % the
,,.grt~ e-ersrx sriAit Inducements % TIE
sastla~ whs weNta faise fruits art eere~
"a vegetables a-a I've stock. Nns a.
ss~sf-r rnanx ar-rNeftons - rAa SPORES.
r~an harsv enough - ro1Ee g - TIE
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screams ara 81 ~uinx the MOUNTAIN saes7
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