The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-27
THE OLYMPIC
sos.oeesMESEAVE.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s''s''''''''s's''.''*c<t>>3
The establishment OF she Olynnc A.2
eSry reserve was one Of those n1istak.M
that are sometimes made by weii-,nsan,-8
but impractical theorists who ride ,hsv
hobbies on all occasions and under all ID
ditions and circumstances That there ~
lack OF judgment used by the commits
sion IN their Recommendations as "a -
boundaries az this reservation viii u
shown il this article, II 5 also evsss,t
that there was lack 81 reliable infe.-ns1
ton in regard 70 that part 81 the sta,s II
seems that II there haa been any .non-,&
made by The commission IN regard 10 49,
AGRICULTURAL possibilities Of he eou,,-I
west of the Olympic range OF r,,our,as.sa
me fact That IL was capable 81 saano-r,- -
4 dense population when cleared and ~
for farming purposes could have been I'll
lily esta bl!Shei
There is more good land west Of ~
oym2ics and along the shores Of the va
cinc ocean than there IS in Mason ana H.
sap counties combined. Every river an 4.
creek putting into the ocean from capX
Flattery 20 the south boundary of the -
est reserve has more or less rich hot,
land and IS capable O. supporting farr,G
Ing community varying in extent accorinE
10 the size and length of the stream. -
sides there are large tracts Of good ro,Nnxp
and hill lands OF Il dark ciayey chayae.eN
that only need clearing up and a c,,unlS
Of years cultivation 10 make them urosu,s
equal 10 lands of like character in othAE
parts of The state. a number Of the larse&
streams and rivers now have se;tlemsnsH
scattered along their banks from the oceaH
back 10 a distance OF from ten 10 for,N
miles. There are ten or twelve small rysrH
having their sources In the Olympic moun~l
tains and their foothills. -Four Of ,hsss2
the Qusnault. Queets. Ho COR OAals;) ~
Outlay hute. are equal in size TO the river
empiying into Puget sound. with the a.
cepIion Of the Skaglt and Nooksack. -
SIDES numerous small streams and creeks y
The total area az this forestry reserve Z
about a.sSl,ooo acres. in the following coua4
ties:
AcrskS
Clallam county NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Slid
Jefferson county NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40 -
MASON county Observation-Disclosures. s 1j~
Chehaiis county Observation-Disclosures. {lsA1f
Total ................. ............2,3laa
This estimate does not include the MakaAf
and Quinault Indian reservations. whc&
lie within It's limits and which aggregat&
about GSo.0o0 acres. making q grand tStais
OF 2,i6I,0t0 acres-a body Of land nearyN
three times as large as the state OF Rhads
Island. OF this amount about 10000 aeressa,
had been surveyed (outsde OF the Iniian3
reservatlons) and upon which there vas al
the time OF the proclamation setting asda1
these lands for forestry purposes numer q
Gus settlements and neighhorhcods tina. had
begun to look homelike and thrifty
In the Quillayhute valley there are faymsS
that have been cultivated for over twentd
years. with comfortable dwellings. orehardst
grain feds and hop yards. the product ~
the latter being the only thing that ceulf;
be shipped TO their nearest markets at q
profit. owing 10 the lack Of roads UntNs
about five years ago hops were canOeifs
down the river and shipped In small SAD
vessels and steamers 70 Seattle, while is&
stock were driven out over the old Pysb1!
trail. IL
On the surveyed portion there weu4
twentysever postofftces, to-wit: Blysx'
Exa. Piedmont. Fa.rholm. Wineton. Colln&
Beaver, Tyee, Bucyrus. Swan, OzettsI
iIoko. Royal. Suez, Albright. Shuwah, La
Push, Boston. Quillayhute Forks Bogst
chiel Clearwater. Ouee.s. Evergreen. oun{
ault. Lake Cushman and Sappho. 2
Besides these there are the offices a
Neah Bay and Granville, on the Maka~
and Quinault Indian reservations. OF theSA
Albright, Bogachiei and Suez have tsel
discontinued since the establishment Of IL
reserve. owing TO the settlers becoming Ola
couraged and leaving. Since 1884 the coas1
ties OF Ciallam end Jefferson have expendeI
In this part of tbs country large sums
money building wagon roads and expensive
bridges, until the people were beginning
see their way 10 better things and TO feel
that their days OF isolation were drawiasA
TO close. They now feel as II they wvr4
exiles, with TO prospect OF reaplng ~
benefits that they have a right TO cxpee0
from their years OF labor and privatcnf%
Large numbers OF people who had but RI
Gently settled there have already leaz
Others who have spent much time AMI
..xtet <h.sM
get title to their lands. and they. too. sA1
leave. They know that there can be n1s,
new accessions to their numbers and ha4
they will be unable to support sehoois7
make roads or build up a community -
which they could raise their families IN :
creditable manner. 4
While II is conceded that a system aes
forestry reservation for the conservation 90
the rainfall and the preservation OF oats
timber. not only for its economic uses. hasS
for the intimate connection that the fores4
hold with agriculture. commerce. climate
and health. IL must also be conceded tasN
reason and judgment should be exercise
In ali things. There may be a reason WIN
the Olympic mountains proper shorh ~
set apart as a national park for the rsff
ervation OF the noble game that make
their home. and where the tourist coz
spend his summer outing in his own coae1
try in the enjoyment Of views Of panoramY
beauty that cannot be surpassed on
continent; but there are no good reaso11
why the reservation should have been n
tended 10 the sea coast. taking In iefuX
lands and the homes Of the pioneer. ~
the time these lands can be brought into
state OF cultivation i.ge whole country w
need It's agricultural resources more LAY
II will need its timber. In the meanun1
it's timber will be utilized in supplying n
demands that il viii be necessary 10 matf
upon II. and the rich bottom and nene
lands Of the olympic peninsula wall 'as
make thousands OF happy hof1ies r
The forests Of this country are the resu'I
OF a climatic condition and not ise caas
OF H. The rainfall is from the prec.Ii.s1
ton caused by the constant mOisiure-iais1
winds of the Pacific coming In contact WI
the cool foothills and mountain Eanss<
making II possible for the particular kh1
Of timber In that region 10 exist ine
are good reasons why more than one-th,i
OF this land should bs restored 10 seiuef
ment without disadvantage 10 any intsfesla1
There is justice in the demand max -
nightmare be removed from these setle',f
50 that they may get the fBll measure -