Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-01-05

M ANA Olympia still remains 'h'
.,..,,;iI If the STAT, II Washington ana =
~, ...un;v Seai ui IhurS:on County.
TIE PRESENT.
~. have ,,en lhr early struggles
.,.,.,.h ..! .hrrrt ~ the County Of Thurs
ti.ti,. rnthc time she became the seat
.- .r.. .nyrr,.n. nj From that time
.....- .-oNih and Importance until very
r.....t, W.. thu growth and import
...... Il The territory. She is still the
.....u.,. ,,.u;rr If .he state. and posses
.. -..l resources of minerals. timber
~ ....,r,l,tural lands she must con
....u.. ,n h,. one OF jhc greatest. if not
,A. ..r.,,--si counties in the coming
state -, rs 2lanc" At her as she Is
HnldE.
~ uur climal, ii is not possible TO
-ppai in terms OF Jon hlsh prdise. one
.,tI,,is nrr-cminenl tut the mudEess
aud equability of weather ~ all sea
-un9. 70 t,lr Eastern mimi this viii
~,.ia an rAasg,ration. To the ave-
,oe ,;tizrn Of the Eastern and Middle
;fatrS. yvho has heard such tales or the
wild Northwest. this country seems al
mes, Arctic in lis severity. II IS only
r..-,utl, that they have come 10 reaiiI"
HE truth. and every nian who writes
=; ;Iur account of the ciima'A' 10 frIenuS
i'm lie East is a public educator Nhat
me of the IeniZrl!: ~ New \ orh. ih
instance. will helieye that roses ana
,hrj~autnpmums are blooming ~ ohr
gardens in December That our lawns
1rr .,!ll green and beautiful That no
NOW n:., been seen save that when
covers the Witt peaks of our masni-
ti,cnl mountains That only AT rare
seasons the Thermometer touches zero
Ia ,hr winter aud thar oElj for rev
hours? That though our Hover gar
dens are sti'l blooming in DeceIhhtt,
We plant orr .cgPtdble gardens LII
February?
How shall they know that %hen they
are seethiny in the burning sun %
July day. the Statle breeze from the
Oiympir range. coo. and delicious.
,inHrS down upon this lovely and pic
turfsquo iani? How shall they pir,
turt. - themselves the GOODNESS ana
eternal raimneSS that seems always to
he waited 10 us on summers day
from the eternal SHOWS that lie like L
crown of glory about the brow OF
Nourt Rainier? How shall they who
Sit beneatti :he deafening peals OF
thunder and The binding flash of the
fnr.,"d lightning. While tae rain comes
down ia Goods. ever dream ~ he gen
tie shower jhat fails in dreamy cas-
cura upOn This thirsty land. as the
blessing ri the Dmnipresepf on the
promised land" How shall VT y!rture
i, to ,bem? The cold facts are too
TAME. The average temperature OF the
sDrine months il - degrees r'ahren
hoit. for summer 81. fOr autumn IS de
grnpS and for winter IS degrees. IN the
mOh.i. nf January. which comprises
the Wintet season. snow sometimes
falls. but seid1a r"malns more than
few hours The days IS rule. are
clear and clam. with falling tt.nnera-
tire and frost at night. followed 81
fngsy ,i!ornng which draws the teeth
of Jack t'IuSt 2S it were. and vegeta-
tion and fruit trfes SSifer no INJURY
from his bite. As a fact the .rLit trees
are budding even in December. Ttix
fact and he further one that fruit
grows in great abundance is complete
proof that the winters ats 2lmost trop-
irai in their mildnesS. And I0,' the
summers. What can be said of them
that will he Simple justice?
They are simply .lr ilaa! summer.
From Aprjl 10 NoveEiber o4e long. glori
Gus splendid succession nf sunny days,
when life seems just 10 row like peace
ful quiet. happy strean--,he beautiful
s.mmeiland OF the poets dream. The
realization of it is found in Thurston
Co,lu.; The cong. delicious. twilight. ex
tending 10 4. ~ ~ O'Clock in the evening.
succeeded by : 900. eight. through which
:, nl. ,l,.t.,
/, r.,tr The shade. of discomfort. makes
Il Summer n1es4; the perfection of human
bliss.
TIE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
OF the topography Of this county may be
Slammed up ia a few words Along the
eastern line of The county lie the rich
bottom lands of the .>isQualiy river.
gradually rising toward the west. ielm
rairle. On the eas side of the river.
is about five miles long by two wide.
Chambers Prairie lies about four miles
southeast of Olympia. while Hawks Prai
r!e. Tenaiquot Prairie and Bush Prairie,
Iyins in the middle and southern portions
of the comfy. are all similar in size and
quality Mound Prairie. the largest in
the county. is about fifteen miles long
a large number Of mounds scattered over
It's whole surface ard Il central one rising
to the height of one hundred feet.
Twenty feet above the base of this mound
is large spring of pure. clear water.
frrtilizes che broad. rich fields. Lying be-
tween and around these prairie lands are
magnificent forests of timber through
whicht are many streams thai meyer fail.
What a field is here for the energetic sci
tier, The prairies furnish grazing at all
seasons ana the bottom lands rich fields
for cultivation. while the tmeber OF the
uplands will in few years be a source Of
inbounded wealth. They furnish fuel and
lumber for the needs of the settler and
the surplus affords revenue. Then the
soil of the uplands. after the timber Is
cleared away: yields rich returns to the
farmer Along the valley of the Deschutes
,.hich emptits into Budd's Inlet at Olym-
ra. many settler% have in the last few
years found fine homes and rict farms.
Tae Black River rises In small lake.
about th:ee miles from Olympia. and runs
to the south and empties into the Cheha-
lis. Ii is broad. fertile valley. which is
being rapidly settled UP. but where hun
,irc'S of good farms are yet 10 be secured
WHEAT Is THE STAPLE
Agricultural product Of the state, as well
as the county. and its superior quality has
made !, famous. The berry is full and
heavy. often exceeding by five to nine
pounds the standard weight OF bushel
The yield per acre is from twenty TO fifty
bushels. according To the care with which
it is cultivated Oats yield very heavily.
especially along tine shores Of the Sound
and ;he river bottoms Like wheat. the
oats exceed the standard weight, and forty
to forty-fve pounds to the bushel is not
infrcquent.
THE CULTURE OF HOPS
Is rapidly coming into favor with the |
formers of this county. The crop is always /
large aud has never been known to be at (
ta.ked by disease. The crop is simply
Startling in its quality and quantity when
compared VITA thai uf The Eastern states. I
\ serious drawback To the increase in cul-
;i.at.on has been the lack OF hsip TO secure
the crop at the proper time. Indians are !
Ia, geiy relied on Ia pick then ops. The ;