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

The valley produces yearly 100000 bush
els OF grain. Total crop failures, cfhnch
bugs and cyclones are unknown. All
grains. grasses. vegetables. apples. pears.
prlines and berries are found 10 do well in
the valley Stock raising receives some
autensl on. The cattle shipped to market
last year from the county was estimated
at 1000 head; hogs, 4. 800 head; sheep. 900
head: and wool exported nearly 100000
pounds.
The Lumber Product.
There are % townships OF timber lands
IN the county. upon wh-ch there is stand
ing $500, 600, 600 feet OF timber. Three
fourths of this is a superfine quality Of
yellow pine and THE other fourth mostly
fir K,ickrtat pine has texture in the
fibre that Is much sought for fiaishngs by
builders. Recently Hon. Daniel W. Pierce
ex-repreSenoat.ye of the state legislature
who is interested in the Pierce sawm is
received an order for lumber n direct
competition with some OF the largest mills
on the coast. K4:ckitat pine for box lun-
Der viii equal white pine. Eight sawmills
with a total output yearly of 10000 feet
supply Kllckstat valley and Sherman
county, Oregon. With present sncon-
venionces of transportation, a few car
loads OF lumber are shipped annually away
10 more central points. Sherman county.
Oregon, is also dependent upon klickitat
Uns.ed Suites Land Comm ss.oner VIII
lam r. Dunbar. at Goldendale, informs
me there Is a number of sections OF gov
eminent land IN the northern part OF
Klickitat now open for settlers.
Khckatat winters are short The Goddess
weather seldom registers % degrees be-
tow zero and never continues over five
DAYS of extreme cold. Warm weather
seldom runs up TO i02 degrees and ehe
mean temperature - about As. The csi-
mate is very salubTaous Col. T.. r. Wise
was borne on "A cot over fifteen years ago
nom the state of Wisconsin. Ia an adj
vanced stage OF consumption. The pro-
longing OF his Mfe seemed a miracle TO his
Badger state friends Since his coming
ne has served KHcksat well IN the capac-
sty Of sheriff for two terms
Dr. y r Stovaell. a leading practitioner
here for several years. was sent TO Kick
ttat from Boston to de.
Water power on the KHckstaH river
abotInts. The Niagara falls (unharnesse.i)
OF the Northwest Is the Tumwahra OF the
Columbia river IN this county. Fishing
for salmon and sturgeon on the Khcka-at
side os The Columbia IS growing in greater
proportions year.y.
The Fruit Beit.
The Columbia river fruit best embraces
the plateau on the south slope 20 the wa
ter's edge The chinook" Hndian name
for warm w1ns4) peculiarly favOrs this belt
Of country. that win alluviaI or sandy
sol. free from clcds and easily cu.tivueed.
makes Il ore OF the most prolific fr,lst-
growing sections on the coast. Cal for1fa
rot excepted. The fruit be9t proper lies
south OF Kdckitat valley grain fields. en-
braces the Goosinoe his OF 1900 acres. and
the Wea-known cosumbus orchards ard
Vineyards Apparen - many benefits are
derived from th<. noted chinook" thar
blows along the Columbia river. TIE wind
= ore OF the great factors Of s9ae elements
that make THAI l0ca1ty par,scular.y
adapted for fr7xs c3Aure. I; purges the
atmosphere and ccols the Fe3ected rays
- me mt3sumuae- syn n sprsng time q
ais eyapurati5n and dispeis the frost ON
o. the atmosphere before x reaches the
1ar-aarl therefore "a fruit famine Was
never known ia X kat
n the orchards Of ne "frlEe best'' may
Re found 81 hearty growga. apple pear.
apr8coz. prSre. plum. cherry. quAnce,
peach. noctarlne. soft shell almonds. En-
z.sh wulau-. PEANUT. sweet pagz5to, grape
vine and 92le mulberry gli n ths same
guaEey 81 SOIL Hon John kong. a ma
I've q Pennsylvania ard a prorisrsecg
frssst grower a. Columbus ~ making a
Statement susne time ago for sre beuef. OF
sense Eastern f-5en3s said.
About Columbus p Ire lest ls,rs-so, ~,
tae coast for frT1sz culture. as We never s-e.
any asee froet IA tae spTsng 20 damage
which occurred on z01th ssde o. river a
TEX years ago. Our fru& --pezs early.
and as 90 size ard Favor ~ fairy equal ~,
Callferla product. We can raise @ greater
varety u frElf here then ans. place ever
s<saeee1"
Before having tse capabilities Of kick
tat so.i. VISA - add tAat thsrs are 1860