The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-13

~ Y.YwPfa. OFT. T-wfth ire evl-
EAS dent l1Eens % .3cassslg As near
~ lo#zl6-e aa1 ssHI have Sesp
saGe1 communication. the pr
neerx - gns %ortnwest exfas-
Ishei : t0mnssfs a. tae extreme head o.
Puget ee881 sIsd caIie'@ L Olympia. Il -
.ha capital city ~ the sFats OF " asa.ag
f@s @fsd oHs ~ the oi1est t1sns ia TIE
state Osgng.a nGz a town OF about
G.g0 Inhabitants. "a sssrrD0Ede3 sy al he
natural advantages mat could h@ 1essres.
fsrafssfslv t1e taes tAat 1t h. Eaos the c0Fa-
uaeYc-as metropolis s5si4y ca ~ attrsD-
8ted T. .hs Change 90 base O. operations
vhseh oaeslrrsa = ass the Northwest y III
fnwassG by railroads an1 the r@g4oa had
10 face afFaut saa 10 Business fro1s an
other STANDPOINT than tnst originally de-
signed. Tss change made necessary re-
Adjustment 81 wrica the railroad towns
OF course hal q temporary advantage. AT
r2!s tiuse olympia WAS unfortunate IN not
helag Ga aHy great railroad line. whereby
its great resources could b. properly de-
veioprd 70 regain coE;Foi cf the situation
ana command u Just share OF the patron
age ot sha surrounding region. has been \
dow process. hat has Dsen accomplished
IL It's extent that the towns prospects
acre never brighter than now.
oelvea by betng Jeff of the ane By
graTscens4aeutai railroad has baen o5vi-
sf@d by the building q he Tacoma. Olym-
5l2 & Crayz Harocr read which connects
IL with the Northern Pacific.
In the eaFiy history or the tawn II was
heavily Handicapped fer hack OF har1or
facilities After TIE admission % Wash
sngtoa as state annual appropriations
were made by congress for harbor I'm
progssnsnt mere. ard To-Day the approach
by water II tArogga H.dc and deep chan
mes from desn water and safe anchorage
two mics below tae city. The Dqs Chutes
river empties into Bo9d's Inlet from the
south. and the possibilities for a fresh
water iassn nj the south end Of the !1le;
for nominal expenditure OF money
makes II highly probable that ouch al
Improvement viii be accomplished AT no
distant day
by a most decisive vote Olympia was
chosen the capital Of the state in the early
days or Statehood The general govern
snent has endowed the staie with Is2. so
acres OF lard. from the proceeds Of the
sale OF which public buildings at the cap
ital are 10 be erected. The foundation
and basement OF the state house have been
completed, and further work awaits IA
turs legislative appropriations. The build
ing, when completed. viii occupy a park
twelve acres in extent on what IL known
as Capitol pont. q C0ispicuo,s elevation
extending into the bsy about midway be-
tween Olympia and Tumwater. suburb
One mile above the main city with ter
is expected will be- converted into a
fresh water basin, The capitol grounds and
building. distinctly visible for fifteen miles
down the Sound, will form a fascinating
picture.
oiympia's Great Resources.
Olympia today stands sadly in need OF a
better utilization or hs natural resources
chied among which Is i;s magnificent water
power. The Dies Chutes river flows into
the southern extremity of Budd's inlet a
mile above Olympia. II rises in lakes at
the foothills Of the Cascade mountains
has n length Of thirty miles, and a volume
eEcosiing s.p9 cubic feet par minute at
tbs lowest summer stage. For a quarter
OF a mile above tide water the river
PUSHES down a narrow rocky canyon.
rowing over lodges OF hard basaittc rock
and makes total descent OF eighty-two
feet to the Sound This descent Is broken
into three fails OF q. 26 and 90 feet Rs
spectfrely. But little OF this power is
utilized. The middle falls SUPPLY the
power for the electric lighting system OF
Olympia and Tumwater and also for the
street car line running from the east side
OF Olympia through its main street TO
Tumwater. No civ!l engineer could have
designed better work than was here done
by nature. and there Is every reason 10
O@!ieve that any capitalist who means to
actually accomplish something viii meet
with good induce uents from the owners
ana so sHcurs one OF the best water pow
efs IN tho W.s.. and. at tho same time
one wa'ch possesses the advantage of be-