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

FOR many years the lead.n~ s,-.
county n Western WaShingso., ~'3
son, ana but Little attention IA. s~ ~
10 agricultural pursuits. w.. @''vsa
haV.ng ranches or claims prefs-,.s
work IN camp rather than earn No. 2
tAe much slower process az ssr~@
their farms. OF late lands arr asss.tR
idly cleared, orcharus p.an;ei .,.s ~
gran and produce raised. whssA -. -.
supplies the large demands far - 10y s,-.ss
camps. The new orchards ara nax -
ing INTO bearing and cons 3erahaA 49, 49,
class fruit already finds Is way n -
ket. although Il VIII De sevsra. ves,s \.
fore a sufficient surplus Is raised IA, ~.
ment. ~
The county's three large lorr.nx -
roads. from Il 70 S. mics il ienrss =.
The heaviest producers OF sawlass /. y.
Sound, their day output aggregaf,ns ~ w
900 feet. From three 10 i've large cs,..
each employing about Cd men, are 49,.
on each railroad. taxing the rolling 80
10 Keep the landings" cseaY Of loss ~.
Penlnsular and Shelton Sou:hwes,sr. ~
roads terminate al Shelton. where ~ ~.
g.ng companies MAINTAIN extensive nasr'.
which are Largely drawn. On hy a. n,
mills of the Sound TOR the.r log sansFss
and especially for long or select loss
Great Logging Output.
The log output OF Masoa coan,v a..
nuaiiy reaches i50ooa.ooo feet, which e..
mated at the reasonable figure Of Is =,
thousand. makes a total value Of thfs.-
quarters Of a million dollars. Abcus IA
men ind employment In The woods aud 4
work Incident TO numbering. a, an ayerss,
wage OF $40 per month. For the month 4.
October. 1885. the product OF the lesalnx
numbering concerns was as fesows:
Pen.nsular railroad Simpson I.oufnr
Company. two camps, 4.0ssfa feet. MAso,
County Logging Company. two camgs
l,4iSo0o (small month";. Pert Hakeley M
roads. G.. Simpson a Co, saree eAmgS
$500 000. Shelton Southwestern ralway-
+. +. Williamson. two camps, ard seysrs.
smaller loggers. 2.SsNNfD feet. Tbs r..
gether with the product of about a dsres
small logging camps about the COMFY.
WIFI bring the months product 70 ahoaI
l5,oo0.0 600 feet
Three small sawml.is supply the local
demand for building material. bu; haa
and soft woods IN grea; variety are a.
cess. BILE and Mason county affords ssy.
eral good locations for manufacturing
pants TO work up the raw material iaa
anything for which wood Is used. m
Shelton Southwestern railroad which nex
Jacks about two and ha.f miles Of eaa-
nection, VIII give Shelton raj conmancs'
tion fer Eastern shipments.
Oysters and saimen-
Clustering and fishing are TWO indus'r'w
OF secondary Importance. although en-
=
Ping season and bringing large an'euas
OF money into the county. wh.ch largsy
goes 10 labor. The dim.nutiye. Fhalsa
succulent olympia oyster makes is haiHs
in oyster bay, the chief silapins pois,
and about 800 sacks a week are sa'lss
from the various bays, bringing from -
10 So per sack. Clustering nfshss $500
So. COO each season 70 the oysieffnen tgR
siderable trade is also done IN sa'gpa+
clans 10 marke, Throughout nv yea.
Although Etile market ashins = u.sN
the bays abound VITA all ksnds o asA
During the salmon season. however, p1es,
ably 200 men. each party WIN noais =.
seines, are engaged on Hood cara -
later In the run" In the other pays 49, ..s.
Shelton. fishing for the cannefisA r..
Is remunerative. although tne ssaaea 4.
short. There are no canneres V -
county. and only one small concern - ,
converts dog salmon into o. anu w.
tier. the opening OF new indassfs :.
Shelton. the county seat. - q w, -
prosperous town OF about w rsops
Churches. schools. newspapers anu IM
canti.e lines are well represented. anu y,
town has cont. nued TO grow rssafuisss y. 4
dull tines. New houses are DufH ana ~
manent improvements are msae 80.
wear. Financially both Shelton ana Ma -
county are IN excellent eondit0h' w
small debts and warrants al par
IL offers inducements 70 snosssns'a.. r.. 4.
nile who desire farms. homes Or ~
Vestments. GfAsi "