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


pious. bG, 70. excessive. showers o. ram
especially aaa7. the county . horticulture,
20 the grasses Of al kinds particularly
timothy. clover AMI blue grass, 20 Stock
raising and dairying. as well as 20 ne
heavier agricultural products CO roots and
grain. Fruits OF a.. kinds give abundant
yield and o. The highest quality. san
Jua. apples 60 all ever The country and
defy competition IN their perfection. small
fruits are exceptionally fine IL Yield and
favor. Last summer the writer weighed
the yield OF strawberries rom less than
quarter 0: an acre OF ground. which
reached total OF : 20 pounds OF a. nne
| berries as ever gr2cs3 The table.
Stock docs well OF TIE open range he
year round. Dairy stock. Of course re
CURES :eesi!3g. ard root crops are enog-
NOUS. Sheep raising has been very profit;
able in the past and is again improving.
after few years OF blighted WOO. mar
ket THIS county holds the great record
Tor wooi producing. one that has never
been approached by any other locality. In
the early days Of prs-eval quietude and
pioneer simplicity and honesty, the sheep
| CO certain Islands have frequently yielded
an annual average clipping OF wool reach
Ing the astonishing figure Of 80 pounds
Per sheep. and have been known to break
the beam al 3D pounds. Since the advent
OF switt revenue launches In these waters,
however. This particular breed OF sheep
has become extinct. Nevertheless the wool
yield Is s'!li large and the quality Il our
mutton touches the heart land palate) Of
every ep.cure 10 An exact nicely.
Several small saw mills ard shingle mills
represent us In the lumber industry with
ouS which ve would be out Of fashion tn
Western Washington. Fir, cedar. spruce
ard alder gro. here
Poultry raising is extensively ard profit
ao-y pursued number Of model poultry
farms are conducted along the lines q
modern scientific methods
We have rot been without our pe~!o6e %
mineral and coal exeitemsntg. but "a nt1e
gold, SILVER. copper and coal have been
found IN may places they have not been
developed in paying quantities Many OF
cur people have developed the proyerb.ai
notwithstanding faith of the mustard
seed. however for several mountains have
been at least partially moved
Fine clays OF many varieties and OF pros
pectife great value abound. Also sand
stone, limestone and marble Of excellent
quality.
|. Lime the Chief Product
The chief Industry Of the county is the
Manufacture Of very superior quality or
lime. whica is sent into all the markets
OF the Pacific coast. from Alaska 10 Pana-
ma and 10 the Hawaiian islands. The de
mand for the product has in the past he
enormous. During the pas few years II
has been much lighter. owing 20 the pre-
Va,ang business depression. but many
rev markets have been opened up even
during the duh times. and the lime
L. received with universal. favor The
demand Is again showing a marked In
crease. When operating To full capacity,
1900 barrels OF lime per day. the Roche
Harbor works. together with the Stayeless
Barrel Company az the same place. fur
nlshed employment fer go TO 300 men. As
very little Of the product Is consumed a;
home, il Is the avenue through which
flows INTO the county very large amour;
Of money. gathered over a large expanse
OF territory, and expended here for wood
logs. bolts supplies ami labor Tie out
put for 1897 was over 90 0l0 barrels Of lime.
while that Of barrels Of various kinds AID
sizes was largely in excess Of these fig
ures. The writer OF this article has for
more than ten years been charged with
the respousibil!ty OF the development ard
management of these two Industries. and
therefore prefers TO quote the language
OF the bureau OF statistics under the C m
missionership OF the Hon. J. H. Price, late
secretary Of state:
"A; Roche Harbor. on San Ju1n island.
is located the Roche HRrbor Lime Works.
having a capacity OF l,5UO barrels per day.
Tho lime rock is % per cent. pure lime
and Is found In unlimited quantities. ard
with it a large quantity OF marble sss-
ceptible OF the highest polish, This in
dustry has been In continual operation dur
ms The past year: In fact. II Is one OF the
few industrial institutions OF the country
that has escaped al least partial paralysis
through the depression OF recent years. \
large part OF the product OF the lime works,
in fact. most OF X. is exported.
"A staveiess barrel factory, having
daily capacity of 4. 900 barrels. IS a kindred
industry located al Roche Harbor. undo,
the management Of tho company operating
the lime works"
The Fishing Industry Grows.
regret that the limits Of this article
will not permit that attention Ia the fish,
Ing industry which II deserves. our
waters have always teemeG with many
varieties OF excellent and standard food
fishes. But as a rea. industry. the taking
ard marketing Of these fish is a new one
covering only about four years. ard yet
this county is rapidly becoming the storm
center" Of the salmon industry Prota-
bly, SisAe1o are row invested IN traps. gear
ard fishing appliances, while much
larger sum could hc pYo9;ahlv employed
A well-equipped ara successful cannerv IS
operated az Friday Harbor. the county
seat. by the Island Packing ConrDanv
whose output last year, "a said 10 have
been about 30 go cases OF salmon About
81 co. is invested in tbs enterprise.
good newspaper, a bank. numerous
stores ana NadinG posts trGit-drt Ing and
herring curing establishments. nurseries
AMI other lines Of business deserve fuller
mention.
Average temperature. 434 degrees
Average rainfall. 80 p inches.
Health and Pleasure Resort
IN the near future :hese Stands Viii be-
come the Mecca for toth healta ana Meas
ure-seeAers Beautiful summer reStde.l -
~ ne wealthy men q the cities vii o.
nanrut these shores. aad i picture, -
much raTer beauty shan he Thousand
ls.e~' ~ tae =. Lawrence WI here ~
found Boating. bunting ami fishing are
FIRE The scenery is magnificent. The
sunsets are Giof 15s Climb 10 tAe IN
rutt % some 90 o7~ awA. fic1s hills ~ mod
est mountains ana panorama unequal ~
lies az our fect- isehjua ue rae mountains
in white abcaf us the Islands in green
heroa3 IA t.e sea Match e<4 vista a.
sergaSst7E beauty NJ wonder Il son o.
Frame" HNc'a 5nf'i. BE "vto To I'm
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