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

patouse empire ts TIE name applied 20
tat corseon OF the Eastern Washington
grain ard frgse beit lying nortn OF the
Snake river and south ard essE OF the
re % yosca1tc formation from Spokane
s0slHwess 20 the mouth Of fhe Pasouss
r@er II lea asgnoss wholly In Wh1t-
man county. and q ver1tabie empire
g. Il. + consists entirely OF the rich
est agricultural lard. formed in low.
Irregular his which roll away win
Q bsilowy effsct. and from their midst rise
two lofty hattes SfeptOs and haEnisc,
standing 1850 feet above the surrounding
country Ike mighty sentlneIs. Standing
upon either OF these elevations, almost the
entire empire can % surveyed with good
gas on clear day.
The aoli. black and heavy, OF almost IN
srnited durability, has already made q rep
utztion IN enormous yields Of wheat. oats,
barley, rye, fax. potatoes. corn, VeEeta-
tiea. apples. pears. pluu1s. prunes. cher
RES. graees. peaches and all kinds OF ber-
Vies. that has hsralaed the fame Of the
zsaIouse country far and near.
where wheat Is King,
Wheat IS king. and for the production %
that crop the Paloase empire IL unsur-
passed. Never a year passes but what
crops are harvested yielding from Atty 20
seventy~five bushels per acre OF fine mill
sng grain. with a large. round, plump ber-
r. the favorite already % Eastern mil
men In this crop as In all other grains
and vegetables. failures are unknown and
pests almost 50. But while the leading
product OF this favored region Is wheat
enc takes a pace second % none in pro-
dgelng fruit. having twice IN the last three
years won sweepstake prizes az the Spo-
kane fruit fair, at which nearly every
county in Eastern Washington and North
Idaho vas represented.
whitman county was organized by q ter
ritorlal act OF November % 1871. including
g. that time all the country east OF the
Columbia and north os the Snake rivers.
Since then seven other prosperous counties
have been cut out OF II. II Is yet one OF
tire largest counties and by far the banner
agricultural county OF Washington. The
assessed valuation for 1896 is g. eo0. eeo
larger than Walia Walla. the second agri-
cultural county. All farming industries
are conducted without irrigation, and the
section Is admirably well supplied with
water by means Of springs. which are to
be found or nearly every section OF land.
Living water IS 70 be found IN nearly all
the valleys BY digging a short depth. and
several flowing arieslan wells have been
sunk In different parts OF the county.
Plenty of Railroads.
The county f. amply supplied with trans
roTtation facilities. being tapped BY the
Spokane & Palouse branch OF the North
ern Pacific which extends from Marshall
junction 20 Genesee. Idaho. and A sub
branch OF which from Pullman extends
from that place 70 Moscow and kendrick.
TIE main line Of the oregon Railway &
Navigation Company from Spokane 70
Portland extends the fun length OF the
county. entering a. tho northeast and
crossing the Snake river into Columbia
county at Texas Ferry. the extreme south
western point. A branch from this lire
extends from colfax 20 Moscow. and an.
other from Winona 20 Seltfcs. connecting
with the main line Of the Northern Pacific,
e. Cornell by a branch from racross.
eambosts ply the Snake river from RI
psra 10 Lewiston, Idaho. and carry thou
sands Of tons OF grain and fruit products
q market every year The county Is fur
nished with perfect network OF excellent
wagon roads.
The county contains 2fao square miles
o. 80 acres, During the season of
isAa there have been shipped about s o0o On
bushels OF wheat and loo 90 bushels O,
barley. Fruit raising Is stili IN rs infancy.
bar hundreds OF car loads have been ship
ped 20 Montana and Eastern point. Thou
sands 81 acres % orchards will come into
bearing IN the next three years. and one
company has engaged 1900 apple trees for
planting IN The next four years.
Land f. low priced now and good i'm
proved farms within a few fyfes ~ a shin
Ping point can he secured "a prices rang
ms from go 90 so Der acre. or these lands
TIE United States Surveyor general has
sd W BIS annual report: NO other nor
ton OF The national domain. 80 rich IN all
the elements for hountiful cereal nroaic-
toss. lies SO near TO the ocean"
JOE SMITH.