The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-08

BLAINE. May s.--sltuated IN the
extreme northwestern corner Of
Mhatcom county. Is the thriving olty
OF niaine. Il II on the east side II
the Gulf Of Geeseia, and h The al
Niding llne between the United
states and british Columbia. Il i
located on tho shores OF Dray ton
herhor. which n cut from the main
waters 81 Puget sound aud the Gulf
az Georgia b. a low lying fNnEe u
hills slopinK TO sandy Point an
which u large salmon canneFt ta 10
cated. Iusise the hafbot The va
tcrs are smooth an tho winaicst day
The channel II deep and wide. and
tsSvs II sufficient room Zoe the ma
sbaa - the Narid 70 float In sanity
Blaine l. on the direct route Of all
vessels leaving Puget sound for Al
aaka by the inside passage. II 10 y
city not only et present infass tance.
but Of many possibilities as a HreAt
shipping point when the trade of e,tF
northern possessions and those Of the
Orient shall have been more fully ae-
Nel0pod Scarcely 10 years old.
Blaine has population OF over 1too
people. ana every man. woman AMI
half. GROWN child among them h =
Nase-earner. This 10 made pea
slhle BY the immense canncriea In
ths vicinity, nlaine has four ehueeh-
IS. three brick sehoolhousca erected
at cost Of t2a.eoa, thrve large ium=
her and shinEle mllls. a crae canneFy
and ave sAimon eannsrtes, large ma
rhinc shop. one hfickyard The
Northwest Water company furnish :
q. water for the city. and ths Mon
arch Niil 4 Lumber company fttfn.
fHhes electric light Blaine n a sub
port of entry for the United States
revenue department. The combined
capacity OF Hlainss four eannerles
o. equal 20 thai 81 any other ave In
the world The greatest pack was
1se.oo cases In one season, with \
total valuation Of ti.1sa.e zoe Just OF
Point Robsrts. and within 10 miles Of
ans city are the richest salmon nsh=
ina ground In the world while near
the niDuth Of the straits De falca
ere fishing grounds that the banks
Of New foontiSui cannot outrtVal
On an. beach the north side OF
Blaine Il an iron monument which
marks the international boundary
line between the United States ana
British coluesbia There are nrtt-
tsh and American custom houses 1T
blaine.
w u"n ltlaANs EthHkNMAAa = NAAA=
way eastward 10 the flch miner Al
afs,r;ots o. ths Cascade RANGE. CIT
fing through the forrest % valuable
timber and the fna farming country
&ntaiNenink the grew "a 81 the toau
will be rapia. Considerable faFnl
produce gess from the vicinity os
blaine to tbs public market al New
Westminster. II -. which IL Is
miles distant b. wagon. Elains was
laid out Is years aao. I'm tho midst
Of the boom. snd streets were graded
throughout A. Area ora niis ~ssuaFs
There ara about ie miles OF plznh
sidewalk.
Blaine Is locatsd IN a rich farm
Ina country. the land cleared beInA
unrfvalad for fertility and hear Ia :
abunsinn, rFupa OF ali kinda % grain
Vegetables and fruit The alifnafs
g. particularly fsrorahte 10 raising
prolific crops. being miid Throughout
ths year and With plenty 81 ua0izlurs
60 insure the greatest pes@fisie De-
ssiopurnt Of all kinsts ~ siansa
Blaine = hy no means staining
etill awaiting the syests u fhe fu-
fure 10 make hsr 4 city. The people
have All Joined han4s ana are pali
ans together for the Eood ~ the eta
At prss~nt th@re sre four tfrve-
story basinss. baEiainsp h~inx sr~-t-
orally well represented Ia all blazf
n~s.es. fhsrr l. an o7ersfnF AZ pre-
ent for a small ioeai lumber. SSH
and door factory. eoid storage plant
opera house. bftckysrd street car
franchise and suod bank. and tn
citizens Of the toNn viii ofTsf IA
ducefu~nta to anyone starting Ia arg