The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-02-03

ln this great westsfn county, shtro
there Ia SO much Wild l9ud, where millions
OF scies OF toll have never iolt the touch
Of the ploughmsn's share or the keen edge
OF the woodmsn's NJ, 1t does not seem
that 1t would be necessary to reclaim land
from the sea TO obtain acres foi clyilE,
ton. Bnt that has been done, and Ia
Skspit County. almost in the very north
western corner OF the state, can be found
scores Of the finest ranches 10 the world,
ly log behind dikes built to keep out the
sea and the ovelflows oil the skaeit river.
he largest stream that empties INTO the
sound.
This is tie yeritable Holland OF Wafh
ipgton. 10 Sksgit county are stusted
the famous Swiuomish fats. he Beaver
marsh, the olympic marsh and the Sam
i,h fats, all surrounded by dikee ranging
iu height from to l5 feet. There are
tide gates along the sea shore which act
automatically, aud which drain the land
30 perfectly thst crops are raised 90 land
suoh crops
For ages the big nv hos been bflug
ing down the bills tbf ttehcst sediment.
and there is really 30 b tHn to the soil.
II farmer 10 The E,rr @. little too
deep he turns up clay rocks, II the
Bsayer marsh rauchtr .l'5 lis plow
handle too high be SIMPLY G.Fs mp more
OF the noh losm thst tgare earY year
without fail such crop hsD tbe ed ranch
ers OF other sections ea1,ot UsHtye the
stories. One huDdrsd sud ta uty-Ays
bushels OF oats 10 the sctr tna and hali
OF hors or five tons Of ho, ra common
Yields while all sorts ~ .o ,tans give
eauslly large res -lts,
In order TO plog bis la ch OF
course, is soft spd epopsH ancbers
often put "tnley" shoes ". borsep,
tho shoes consisting Of - OGDEN
blocks, to prevent the anlmar tom sink
iug into the loan.
There are at pressnt ei Ing dls
triots In the county. a ~ every
ranch Of Any en- is ~ ether Of
these districts Folly 100 1s of dikeH
are 10 use ip the cn01y many OF
hem are used plso t. is, Very
picturesque are tbesr rwNaBkmente,
in many places NJ 'hev .'.t sroutd
through the tres W SAsglt ia
having . ifesbet g., g." pro ont 10
watch their dikes, aba l} r rin9 them
save their lands from 1'iou, Some
times very high tide ~ aVera dixie
snd cover numbr o. cses With fslt
water. II tho water uase stand too
long, ,hi. does 90 psrte damage.
AZ there is 20 biIg Ual sand aud bISck
Iosm to con uuct the clkes Of, 90 pe'us
nent wtrs be- ever been done and canuot
be until the river s 70 improved that II
has . reasonably straight chsnbeI to the
sea. Five or siI forks or mouths DIS
3DhFgt Tue Shtf I1tO tuv 'NNH"t NSN '"'
iel,. TINS formed IL excellent lspd II
he water shouId be oouhuei 10 one chan
,el thousands Of scres Of land would be 10
,lsimed, and the dsnyrr Of ogathJs reinn
q 10 minimum. by tbls lmpr sFmfnt
usgbifosut nsvtgable rig r, tfmipg
nth d b .nd II tSiag through Sesltb ot
iu, t,sr and al ersl lsad, sngit be open
a up aud would provide empiay snt ior
,onnlless bumbrrs oi peofl~.
II by resident of Wellington tss
.sysr seeu the verdsut h .lds oi The bksgit
.ts le, Lin 20 up sud take lock at
hsm. It vii p,y lin 81 he Sshts II
nov .ii stout the rssglfcts u Lls state,
i be- osuuot afford to take tlrt trip SOD
s.uts TO see sorls u the pfDdoets oi .boS~
IiI.dd -ids, let Llr 90 do~n smoas The
hnu,ss 70 Seattle std loot 81
b. hay spd oat. ztlrb sre b,oggtt from
favored rysl1l ~ -. beet Ig.ds,
The only fsilafs r. r. srasa there
. ube1 ttra.ses b'st .at .ts ~ ~ltg
tysias are rnt4ei ~HH
-Teddy-I Sattie tl.- F.a bisdjs
iladys- o.. bot Lucy 20 s, sei sbs'ii
II. NJ. sEs wolt Ia k.ss Lef too.