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

Nia"an county embraces Ieoo sou.re
mics OF territory. Ii has 142 miles OF roay.
ne. ., = OF 'Ae Pacific ocean and 100 along
the straits OF Juan de- Fuca. The cas-,
me IS indented with numerous hays ers
haFoofs Pors Angeles. the county seat
Possesses what may Justly be termed .ha
most perfect harbor In this or any other
country Al Lapush. Neah bay, East CIaI-
lam Port Crescent and Dungeness ara
'"uh9 haroors which can be utilized for
commercial purposes and as Ravens ~
refuge In times OF storm
Inc physical features Of the county com
o-he IN most picturesque manner both
mountain and prairie lann of the latter
There are about il. 200 acres, most of which
was ready for the pillow without the least
pFeAminary iabor OF timber land there
are in the neighborhood OF 100000 acres
with 1000 $500 feet OF standing timber
There are 1000 acres Of bottom lani. which
N most cases Is covered with small tim
ber, such as alder etc. but which, when
Cleared. produces enormously
Besides this there are about 1900 acres
Of grazing Land. These re mainly TO The
south III the valleys and uplauds of ths
Olympic mountains and are covered win
4 heavy growth of the finest grass. of..
times reaching 10 a height OF five or SO
feet.
Resources Almost Untouched
The vast natural resources OF C.allam
county have hardly been touched. She has
under cu.uv at!on something like 1500
acres. BIZ. not all of this Is worked to its
fun capacity.
The main products are potatoes, wheat,
oats. barley and hops Potatoes average
900 bushels to the acre. AS high as 700
bushels have been raiseo of one acre
Wheat often runs as high as 125 bushels 10
the acre All other cereals grow III like
proportion.
A- In sth re 4ta Ip,,u- a
country, fruits and berries OF all kinds
thrive exceedingly. Apples develop 70 per
lection, the trees bear ahundantly and ths
fruit IL OF excellent color and flavor
Cherries, plgms pruneS, pears, etc. cannot
be surpassed in size. beauty and richness
OF flavor Strawberries. raSpherries, cur
rants and such frui;9 Weld enormous crops
There has never been known failure
az any sort OF crop in Cialiam county.
Land of Great Possibilities.
\ review OF this section is necessarily a
story Of its possibilities Clallam county
has all the natural resources for a vast
manufacturing and agricultural oommuni-
ty.
Her timber resources can hardly be
est.na ted much less appreciated. Yellow
ami red mr. and cedar make up the bulk OF
her forests, Spruce and hemiock, how
evw. abound. also maple, alder and. at in
tervals. extensive stretches OF Alaska
cedar The frs ard ccfars Of this section
attain enormous dimensions. One tir tree
VIE .dad 81 80 feet Of lumber. In the hrst
TnH feet one cedar tree measured G. t-3
feet around. l. ia estimated that Claliam
county. at 81 per thousand feet far stump
agc, has sioo 90 90 CT standing timber
Ard there is not lumber mill OF any
pretentions within the confines or the en-
tire county
The numerous logging camps along the
shores Of the Straits are sending almost
daily booms Of the finest logs imaginable
fiftv and sevtnty-five miles Inland. 20 be
cur into lumber. most OF which passes
,A3ck over the same stretch IN ships bound
for South American and Oriental ports.
The UnG~hed Ff-heri~s.
The fish industry of this section r. IN
much the same condition "a the lumber
or the northwest point Of the county are
the great F}arery halibui banks, from
which are takes yearly thousands OF tho
finest halibut and which goes past our
doors 20 the upper Sound cities for local
consumption and shipment 20 Eastern
points Our lakes and mountain streams
are fairly aAva win trout, goldfish with
ont limit in the Straits. clans and crabs
or magnificent size and lusciousness
Salfnoa Of the finest quality swim past
tAe shores Of this county in countless
millions. ard wa have bat one cannery
= utilize this source Of wealth.
Mineral Awaits Miners.
Tie little prospecting which has been
aerA in the Olympic mountains furnishes
.sputabls evidence Of the existcrse OF
C~e3t mineral deposits. Nothing but sur
fac Indications $ available. bat they are
50 r.ch tha' capital alone IS neelsi 50
convert The Olympic mount aims inso ore
huge mining camp. All over the county
-. beds of sae finest clays FOR BRICK. pot