The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

MI greater than all six New Eng
land states combined. ar Penn
sytvania. New Jersey. Deiaware
ana Maryland together. Originally par.
Of the spanish possessions. the noftnern
boundary of which was not defined unui
some years later. this territory nov dessx-
mated a. Washington narrowly escaped
falling into the hands OF fae BRUSH
through claims set up BY the Hudson Bay
Company. which had established trad
ing most at Vancouver. near what liz now
the southwest corner CT the state. news
papeF men. whose memory 10 usually more
tenacious than others, VIII remember tns
cry Of tsA, 'F1fty-four-forsy or nsat,
Had the people of this northwestern terri
tory been Is successful I'm inducing the
government Of the United States TO make
ouch stand on the boundary question as
thav are nov dong In the matter OF Alas
~ Dytsieh Columbia would have been In
che United States. and We would have con-
eYolisd entirely the Strait Of Juan de Fuca.
Although . compFomise was made which
lese Bngianl In control equally with us.
the entire Boundary line was not settled
until Emperor William OF Germany. az ar
bissAtor, returned 10 Us the STAND at San
Juan.
Tue f,rss white settlement In this part Of
what was then the territory of Oregon
was made IN i1k BY the famous DIR. Mar
Gus Whitman, who settled 10 the Wal'a
WaliA country. \ native Of Kentucky led
the van ct the settlers IN 1874. He settled
q what 10 now q little village called Tun-
water. near the head Of Puget sound. The
early history Of the state does not differ
very much from that OF other frontier set
tlssneuts The Indians we're often trouble
ooms, and tho pioneers suffered hardships
ana pr,vations due 10 tho remoteness OF
their home from aid In times OF trial.
- "a L.
liza and had the honor Of being admitted
60 statehood November II. 1850
q . .
The state Of Washington Is divided into
two almost equal parts by the Cas-
cade mountains. division which makes il
great difference In the climate. produc-
ton and character Of the country. On tie
west side Of the mountains, and all over
the Puget sound country. although there
. considerable more moisture. there Is
remnrkabss eQuatllity Of climate through
out the year. which Is scarcely surpassed
anywhere. The summers are cool and the
winters warm: rarely. indeed. does tho
thermometer go TO zero. and then but for
q few hours, and II Is almost as unusual
for Il TO reach - degrees. This temper
allure Is due TO the moderatlng influence of
the japan current. The ground Ia never
more than slightly fraaen, and very little
snow il ever seen. Flowers have been
known TO bloom every month I'm the year.
ana the worst that the citizen has 10 con-
tend with Is a steady rain. which IL seldom
very cold How far from being injurious
this weather Is could not find better
proc! than In The fact that the death rate
II the lowest tn The United States. Many
people, however. prefer the greater ex-
tremes OF beat and cold 10 be found on the
east side. Even there the cold il seldom
uncomfortable. although the fall OF snow
is greater and the mean summer tempera-
ture IL - degrees. while In Western wash
ington II 10 es degrees.
There Is quite aisssmilarlty tn the char
aeter OF the sal. OF the two sections The
section 20 the west of the Cascades is un-
deubsedfy more literally endowed with
gifts than any portian az the Pacific North
west. The mainland bordering or The body
OF water Witch has haen called ne Mcdl-
tsfranean ef America. hs ming a wide val
ley between the Two ranges OF mountains
II made up Of mountain spurs. table lands
river valleys and fresh water and tide
water marshes and deitzs. OF these ALL
cave marsh and delta. are timber. with un-
broken forests. the higher attitudes grow
Ing nr hsrnio0k and Srruce table lands
FIR and spruce: valleys. Ar. cedar. spruce
cottonwood, maple ana alder. Nowhere Is
there 70 he found such timber. Trees may
be seer a. ratxht as plum tine. re 10 $40
feet high, ard FROM three to ten feet in
diamesef. en- ieunla(e acres. cns tree often
paving fos ie9 acres ~ land. and enc acre
often yielding as..oo 30 sano feet 81 ians-
her