The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-15
eRAYss. uARBoR COUNTRY.
Its Advantageous Position "a seaport
Tributary Country.


DR.. o. @. Chase Of Hoqulam. read the fol
lowing paper. which gives a good exposi-
ton of the great esfay's harbor country:
Ny several years experience In HOqu-
am. on Grsy.s hRrbor. when added 10 at
least forty years experience OF prairie.
mountain aud Pacific coast LIE. always
using all h0mUrahl3f means 10 induce a Hood
OF self-suppofiing Immigration. 81 an apol-
ogy for my Intrusion upon your valuable
time for a few minutes only The Gray's
harhor country is Ia its infancy. and until
the Fifty-thfrd congress made a parsi-
monious appropriation Of $4,000 or $4,000
IL lived and prospered upon It's natural re-
sources. How much more important
would our shipping become were we 20 re-
ceive congressional appropriations worthy
Of our position. midway between the
Straits of Fuca and the Columbia river.
thus making L AZ once formidable rival
for the future carrying trade OF the great
Northwest
A steamboat leaving Gray's harbor AZ the
same tine one departs from Tacoma VIII be
halfway 10 San Francisco bay when the
Tacoma vessel has reached a point oppo-
site Gray's haFbar And yet Gray's har-
Dor Is but 100 miles west Of Tacoma. In
case of vessels leaving Portland. or. and
Cray's harbor at tho same time the yes
sci from this port has start OF the Port
land boat of 100 mlles-Gray's harbor being
bat sixty miles north OF the entrance 10
the Columbia river. and the city of Port
land being Is0 miles from the mouth Of
that river Any steamboat that can enter
the Columbia river can safely enter Grays
harbor. and tie up AT the docks % tfle citv
o. Hoqltiam. II the oHter bar was improved
The largest tributary 70 the Chehalis riv-
or ar Gray's harbur. is tho Humptullps
river This river has sufficient water 70
assure profitable navigation for fiat ho'
toned steamers for sx uraaths IN each
49, A.
camps are Just starting In the vicinity or
1umpmlips city. twenty FIVE to forty
miles from rs mouth. The Humptuips
river has its heaawatrrs arising In thu
mountains. amongst timber of the finest
quality The htEhlandS freed OF timber
are Of grea. farming value crops 81 the
most diversified kinds. from cereals TO
roots, ana fruit TO hogs. can be raised IN
abundance o. these lands
The largest and most Important section
az this country Is ;he Humptullps valley
drained FOR flfty miles ~ q river n beauty
und freshness The land Ia very rich n
charactte as @nly Washington bottom
lands can he These lands desriael 90 D.
the garden and gtRnaFy ~ tBr haroor. are
suftcient % support population - ts az
people The bottom ignAs Rte covered for
the most part With rEh4 growth ~ vfnc
maple ana alder easily cleared ZEN
acres viii support q sn2lt family ~ com
Tor the products % thls fertile re4sson. rnd
high prices can always be oata5uet. TIE
growth 90 the humber snterest has been aut
3 81 rapid chat q has eNccvdei the ax"t-
cultural dyvelaUmeut an4 there ~ There
5ora good reason 20 believe that sasfla~s .s
-tis region NiIi for some Years 90 GENE un Z
. highly pre1t0Hie mRrHet ger their prol-
trets. Ths la13 up tNG tiunptudp-. he-
tween the river ari tire ccea0 - CFsnui lv
iarEe holders. who aCe d.Fil9g Il uF lH~
q small farms cl Ten "a forty az fees
aud VIII sea- on easy ttTms- lH--
thsr en- there aee II latttrs oa th@ un-
surveyed tract he9oug3nE t1 tbc soVcru-
iuoat ana s,ll north there '- q iHEe ua-
surveyed aTsa vca3yz for settlement Tagrc
IS moch inquiry as - lhe iAlmgtaFps eS-
rDu and Be- - altog~f1esE prp-sa 'Je tERt
within a few wears - Viii ga atlrs vtth a
vhuvsug agE'calWral pou1lat.og. Hus-
ofe5s ~ wdes al rivers Wtsi yvt be- ulii-Eei
tur s;ta nty3g uay E8ten whesc nov tae
canoe is the caiv rueaas ~ t,ausFrf s2t.a0.
Ia place cf ''ko'1g t9e leaA. rW sfants
should write Ask sach cues silrs AS inter
est YOU oriy state vuslr SKY wa-tts-i c-
single. how fnanv .n the taw'ly. former
occupation and residence arttfrs names
az persons ans places v~rv p'A}aly stare
the amuur- Faa Nlsh - iuFest WIN vou
wish go en2 ersEr rtE. always ~aeigS -e
stamps to seeare AN answer
Immediately nHif1 II aot tr-utar2 20
Chehal.s coHrty. So as .uweust t4s.iy -
valuable timber iR~jN very rsce. lsCa
vtsctaale uaia ~a. a-hs inHumars sis
Springs ~ pHHe. Haft. e1ts a3.er. -g.ser ( ...-
4nr A3Sa La lce gcrrr lt-aa.at..ss -yai.sy
So the Ca,nattii lake ecaf3ry y,s s-s ua
las tei water tcWeF. Most f tblN laul
s. earVav.a Ihls tau3 IS 3on. aeset 81 rIl.s
an1 veilcye Ake g'egass it sa.a- -EE-uta
aaa ohia R3th oee a-3eTcHet. sis To
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