Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-05
A GOOD SHOWING
CHEHALiS COUNTY EIGHTH IN
THE STATE, IN ASSESSED
VALUATION.
An Official State Publication, on the Resources
Of Washington, Gives Interesting lnforma.
ton Concerning Chehas County, Destined
to Become one Of the Most Important Coun.
ties in the State.


ties in the State.
The State bureau OF Statistics, agricul-
ture and immigration has issued a book
OF over 250 pages, entitled estate OF
Washington, Its Resources, Natural, In
dustrial and Commercial" that contains
more general information of the state
than any other volume yet published,
in which Chehalis county makes an ex-
cellent showing.
In the chapter on the lumber industry,
Chehalis county leads in the amount of
standing timber, the amount being esti-
mated at 1859 900 900 feet. The aver
age stand of timber per acre is given at
p 800 feet. This county is credited with
"a mills with a daily capacity OF 935, 900
feet OF lumber and 1900. 900 shingles.
The article ON fisheries show that on
Grays Harbor capital to the amount OF
$95, 2lO.oO is engaged in the fishing in
dustry, employing 297 persons, who
earned, in 1900, SOL ,1S5.00. The value
Of the output is placed at $15S,64S.00.
The following is the general article on
Chehalis county:
Chehalis county is situated in the
southwestern part OF the state, border
ing upon the Pacific ocean, and embraces
within its boundaries what is known as
the Grays Harbor country. Its area is
about 1900 square miles; population,
1921. The county is traversed from
east to west by the Chehalis river, which
navigable for long distance. There are
numerous streams within the boundaries
of the county flowing into the Chehalis
river and Grays harbor, the valleys of
which are fertile, and from which much
OF the timber has been cleared, and the
| lands transformed into valuable farming
land. The eastern part OF the county is
we'll settled, and represents one of the
most hourishing farming communities
in the state. The northern part of the
county is mountainous, the southern end
of the Olympic mountains extending
across it.
This county has vast forests of stand
ing timber, consisting of fir, spruce, cedar
and hemlock, cxcelling in spruce and
cedar any county in the state. The man
ufacture of lumber is the chief industry
OF the county. there being large sawmills
located at Aberdeen, Cosmopolis, iIoqui-
am, Ocosta, and other points.
{ The soil is rich and the winters mild.
/ The lands, when cleared, constitute the
very finest pasture lands, and make this
country an inviting field for stock raising
and dairying.
The fishing industry is also an impor-
tant factor in the industrial life of the
county. The total value of this industry
for the year 1900 of canned salmon, fresh,
salt, and smoked fish, and shell fish,
from Grays harbor, was $15S,74S.
Montesano, situated on the Chehalis
river at the head of navigation, is the
county seat. Population, 1884.
Aberdeen, on Grays harbor, is the
principal commercial center of the coun-
ty. Its population is 3,747. This place
has two or three ship-building plants,
salmon cannery, several single mills
and sawmills.
Hoquiam is another little city, four
miles west of Aberdeen, on Grays harbor,
having a population of 1924. 1t has two
large sawmills, several single mills,
and other industries.
The Grays harbor cities have regular
steamboat connection with San Francis
co, Astoria and Portland, as well as local
lines operating in the harbor. These
cities have banks, churches and civic So
public schools. There are sixty-four
schools in the county. The valuation OF
all school property in the county is
$97,13G.
The Grays harbor branch of the North
ern Pacific Railroad entends through the
county from east to west, running to
Ocosta on the south side OF Grays harbor
and Hoquiam on the north side OF the
harbor.
Other towns OF Importance are Elma,
Oakvillc and Satsop.
Tie total valuation d real property,
including improvements, IL .e'nrned ny
the State Board OF EqNalizatlon, ,s
/ $6,Sl4,So3 The valuation of personal
property, as returned by the county
board, is 81 ,l6l, 796.
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