The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
SKAGIr.

In ire ter OF the northwestern coun-
ties. situated between the forty-e, gsth
and foTty-ninth parallels. with whatcom
county on the north and Snohomish
county On the south, IS Skazit eoun-
~ Il Is about twenfy-four miles
vide from north 20 south. and about 100
miles hong. the eastern boundary beng
the snow-capped summit OF the Cascade
range OF mountains. and the western tho
tice~wasned shores OF Puget sound. With
sn THIS AREA can be found almost auy var
sty of climate from sha Gear. cod and
hraciug ar Of the mountain valleys to The
soeT and ba,TnY aTu1csfhsre OF the sea
coast. TIVE county contains about 1s 0o0
square miles. or !, II. 900 aore-. ard within
IS boundaries can be tusirad as great a
vsf. sty OF SOL and resources as Of cls-
usaae. Indeed. 50 varied and extensive
sre the resources % Sksrst county, al
though largely urgdevcsoped, snat & - al
ready ore OF the first couufs 80 OF thu
sta-e. and 70 TIE growth and development
Nhioh The future years must hr5ng, IN
s0ns tines Of production 81 viii surely
head enc tx'
Among these resources -s1at are bring
Eng the county into prominence may b
mentioned - timber. tts minerals, -
fisheries ard So farms or rhs frs
skas9t county - one OF The great Der
reEerN - or ttfe STATE. The timber eraa Gov
ersng SCI, 80 acres, Vast QUANTITIES. %
some OF she finest ulsrcrztrlrs HE climber tn
she Nuos3d have already been market esi
hlFt . conservative estimate OF ehe timber
sg.N stsu4DS places me stssnpage a. Is
S7 ,sS5 40 fess. or lage years the Eastern
demand for cedar sssngfes and riae pres
e0ca - .as county % great bodies q
cedar. have caused q large number q
xh-ng,s nils "a - erected, and the
shtnga tnsiusiry has 50 rapidly developed
THAI last year the pro3uct % the eoanty
ausoussted 50 Geo. 90 satn giles. Wsth 1hs
return % genera prosperity the OUTDOOR
for the luolaeT end eas0gls Industry "a
Sxagst couu<y - very Srssht one. nor
n1ucA 81 sse Gns embe= standing r. .n
proximity 50 RIVERS au1 she Sound. ard
t1sus peculiarly eonvenierst for ioEg.ng
ard udl,sng.
Geld and Coal
or mineral wca8th cozl playr ths r.ost
Important part ara c5ves promise % dsve,-
cu.rx tnso an Industry of VERY large pro-
portions The zeal he,6s embrace Eor8
than EeN acres. ara - qBal.tv varies
from a i.Enlte 20 se.nl-anthsaclte. Nura
~ &c ts excelieut ca& nE coal rsTs.lsR zha
re. ea~ateS CannsilsVEIe coSa. ard sjresEy
f. g teiug DEVELOPED ny ere company Raw
tax shsrey men So work. Contiguous 90 ths
coaI hets srs large lFon deposits. wEsca
have bern demonstrated 20 possess hsEA
commercial vaIus. ar4 inclusse red heuA-
t3tF- ulaTaeetc. s,rsp ard chrome ores.
TIE caansv - Also rich n prece0as Enst-
ga ~ unknown extent asd wealth No
useTels Ea.gabe 6sds have receEtls been
made 81 the mining e ssrlc.S % she Czs-
ca3es wasea are naw ia course cf develop
rueaG ard tuss ~ tse hops thAf those pres
pests wf1 ore Gev hscorsa great frInEur
camps ana asEEe producers % geld auG
SILVER.
Ihs fsang iH1astry aas Strung srrs
sreat prominence 81 ga c0snty the past
yeaT 2v tAe estsetss 81 aneut a. Anaears@s q
large fsh cacus-.ess wA5eh Aave made &
tse laAeus asa Sers3uc5nS county % the
sszse- Al.he2Eh s ssQzs sazsoa. lie sack