The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
STEVENS.

Stevens county. which ia the namas,h
OF the first governor II the serrisnrv 4
Washington. though a wilderness less ,hr
ten years ago. Is now, without douh "a
most prosperous county IN the sa.e q
Washington. While we can lock back crt-
less than a decade TO the tina vaen ire
population was made up OF net ever iM
souls, mostly Indians and remnants OF he
Hudson Bay Company's posts We sumher
the euteTprising people now At more than
IL, 900. Most OF this popuiatim b itstre.
uted throughout the farn!ne dstgiesA
scarcely half of II being N he towns.
The surface Of Stevens cousty 10 hrakr
IN fact the entire region Is cut Up hy ~
ranges OF mountains Astounding IN
game, and the Intervening slsa
Astounding In fish, making verisahis -
disc Tor the sportsman. The general ~
face OF the country Is well set IN forests q
fine timber, pine. fir. cedar and famssse
beirx predominant. and or nnea auaiu
for numbering purposes. The Valleys N w
mountainous regions are deep, Win tiea
soil making the finest OF farms. the ranges
covering the foothills reaching back 10 ms
mountains afford the finest pasture To-
stock Of all kinds; and the uplands sfp~
cially those along the Columbia river. ="
particularly ada pied TO the raising o. or
chard fruits OF every variety. Al No
mountains are rich In vas. deposits Of nd
eral. and II is safe to say that asess's
county. within the next year viii denoa'
strate the fact 10 the world that within so
boundaries lie two Of the Creates nins
on the western hem phere-the kepaehe.
on the reservation. the largest producer o.
gold and the Bonanza on the east sce 2.
the Columbia river. the largest sasss''saa
property row in the state.
Stevens county has over 80 miles q faa.
way within her boundaries and W m'Rs =.
telephone lines traverse the County, 10 -
the interior mining districts and more pov
ul0ls settlements. The wag1nNass ~
well opened and in good ccsdstlca "a u.
older settled portions OF the eauars. ~.
particular attention is being gwen 20 az
large sums of public moneys sSaTssas1
tho work OF opening the highways 10 am
from tho newly developed poEt2hs " =
county. The trade of the country . an
local, that "a 10 say. al OF the iraa ~.
,ts,'a r,F the county find ready casa ~s
Ike, nj home the only exports Of any W
sequence being the product OF ,ao n's 4.
Tho rrea. sec.fon Of country COVERING -
eaet holf Of the coded portion OF fns ).
yllIe Indian reservation and e1xpsss
north rnerv hundreds of miles INTO bFpE
roIIr-ltIp. Il mountainous and cniehy
able for the mineral products. Etne %
lands hefrx tit for cultivation he ga" :
t,oruiation "a a consequence ORA
their su4tenance from the farming
ard stock ranges farther south. ga
ready and the highest cash nsfAes - -,
rroduc.s ~ the farm This section % -
state OF Washington IL peculiarly 'S' I,
ate in having the advantages on'' -
railway and steamer c9nhecsiSs ..s<
leading 20 the south 20 three .,sss.
continental lines Of railway, ana 80 4
, ing with the Canadian Paeihc 'a ...st
the north. affordiug cheap flsss "
pcrtat}on on every line OF tfa"re- Ger
The society Of the county ,.~-rpr
best. Near.y all the religious .are,,
ticns ara well represented az. 49,
orders have Their ORGANIZATIONS ~, ..,.,sz
fla all tie towns. The pubic scno ...ss
has hen developed - the hlE.ess -
40 - .ar,. are q number OF seeiS.'. !,
schools ihat VIII rank VIII" ~"
tiielr class o. tae coast 60. eocs.s
"A n field OF enterprise. stevens 80
", ..,-s~-. ad.sptsge that can os =.
.nssaf hv any county 81 is Size .,a<s
xve.. I, = mineral country. . -. -.
country q farming country. tiin.+' = =
trv frllt country. and the fruits = 4 !
d5.,rv r7ay b. reaped in msanafae'ar'nss -,
-. 49,. ~ t,.. art Its soil IL ihs
the St-,...e IL unsurpassed rs sdv.n. =.
a. 20 locatlan ara access o..4fy o'.. -,
,,rat u.ss - traye! are gnHqilalsa' = s.,,s,
=, il In. In idis fancy to hope Tor -
neId :o- the progressive man .rra
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