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

mineral region rscA n al n. precious
metals. wyshs- ter months over 4aaa
claims have been stakst OF. ard wisA
scarcely any development work TIE pros
poet = favoraose for very large shipments
OF ore 70 be nrGSe TITS writer; IN fact the
La Fle1r ard .hs Lrtle Giant. situated n
The Kettle River region. are already pre-
pairing % shlp
Timber and Bunehgrass.
The mean sifitn6s cc IN. county Is
about i,aeo feet above sea leve1. The val
leys being sc<nsTwha. fews- ard The inter
venlng mountain ranges reaching upwards
20 a hesSAf of 4 900 feet Vast forests %
timber cicthe the surface OF she county IN
great part. bat nor 10 the exclusion OF an
abundance OF hunehgrass range ard lib
era distribution Of land available ssr
farming.
TIE real beginning Of the rev growth OF
the county commenced wtth the consfr-le-
tor 90 the spoksae Falls 8 Northern raj
way In isSs This lire % railway trs-
verses the country from south % north
and affords q MOST convenient facility fer
commerce, not only opening the way 20 al
the trarescon sinenfsf lines IN the United
States. but reaching over 20 the great re-
gion OF British Columbia 20 the north. az
tording q market fo- every product OF tbs
sol a. prices which 81 once set the pace
for pros psrfty. As rule, e "a said
railway works % the and OF draining rhs
country through which Il passes or the
money n the hands OF the people. bat IN
this instance the contrsry hax been the re-
suit The rapid growth and development
OF the mines both IN iris county ard N
British Columbia came through the stsrnu-
ius OF The railway. ana the ready cash
quickly found It's way into the hands az
the farmer, the stock grower and thu
tradesman.
With the opening OF the doors OF CON-
rnerce came the qulekening Of the modern
spirit. More LAND was PLACED under cult
walton. many acres were given to the or
chard. and much attention was given 70
the raising OF all kinds OF live stock. In
other words. diversified farming wss made
the order OF The day. Eight years OF IN
disturbed prosperity has added 20 the
wealth OF the county. The shipping OF
fruit IS now beginning 20 De one of thu
leading Industries. and the orchards being
now able TO supply more than the local de-
mand VIII hereafter make regular ship
msnts to the East
Lumber, Lime ana Brick.
laundering as an industry, has grown 70
Ae OF considerable Importance. There IS
plenty of timber OF good quality and easy
or access TO tran importation. I'D to within
the past two years the local market was al
that was sought TO be supplied. but lately
great deal Of lumber has been shipped.
In the southern part OF the county there
are several large lime kilns, which supply
the markets with that commodity In such
abundance that all foreign products ara
shut out. The large pressed brick plant
Of the Washington Brick and Lime Com
psny. situated In the southern part of the
county. employs over 100 rpen, and Is ths
most complete establishment OF the kind
in tho West, supplying fireorick and the
most artistic designs IN building material
produced anywhere.
There are also number Of large DAIRY
ing plants in the county, and the Stevens
county oreameries are gaining a wide rep
utation for the splendid quality OF their
products.
The population OF the county lie now es-
tfmated at Il 90. against 800 in 1899. Most
OF the population Is distributed throughout
the county, the towns al being small.
Church organizations are numerous and
we'll patronized. There are seventy-etght
public schools and two academies in the
county. JOHN b. SLATER