The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-05

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gelga through the northern part ol
/ Cialhm county
This road lu noW built only a few
miles from Port Angeles and ths
+ promoters are planning 90 rush q
E along With ~ much speed az j
+ uua aIhle While thlH road ID an lu
+ dependent line aud claimed 20 bi
+ separate from this Port Angeles
/ Eastern. there are many Who a.,
+ watching the manner ga which 10 d
built and the men behind the enter
I prise that believe the road % sim
plY a part 90 the Hartman HfhCmi
/ iu projecting the Port Angeles a
Eastern southwark aud this rpat
westward Ia order 90 capture par
uf the business iu the northern par
90 the Olympic peninsula.
Tho ato1a Qua In bonds sold fel
F the Port Angeles q Eastern 10 hulil
from that city 10 olympia Is gii e.
F be- more than q actually needed To-
{ The eurb Had II il thought that 4
part ~ IL ulil b. uaed % huild fht
PORT ANGELES q WESTERN
Whether this - actually a part
~ the plan OF not lH hard % tell
bat the new iiue q the wcaf Is faHi
besominE a reality
The plan ar outlined ~ one II
The promoters of the road. ia 20 huua
directly weat through Ciaildm
county following the shore a. faf
a. ufar tlFabir Numerous feeders
eau be bHilf iufo The ioeEInE eoun
trF and thus tap the rich timhef
helf Tho line Is surveyed north
through the little tuNm ~ Twin.
fhenea slightly 90 the northwest q
glallam Prom here IL will ran Iust
north 90 the spur 81 che mountains
that extends into the north corner
81 che p6uinsula
After passing thta apuF - the
muunfalnH it WlIi turn 20 the south
and Watt % touch near flaitefy
soath - beer are the towns ~
0teife and swan. witch are backed
- rich bat undevelnpei timber
lands Here the mountains come
very mar 20 the shore and If Il
claimed that mineral deposits If
Considerable richness have hean
uruapeetcd Ia the mountains 10 the
east
Mora la the next town fo The
south and below here VIII o. the
only difficult part ~ the ruuHtFuez
ton The mountains Tor a long dias
lance approach the aharr. bet their
Reat alopa Is rllh Ia timber re-
HnurreH The whole distance
through jefferson county will take
the road through a mountainous
section ~ great scenic beauty on
the west ia the ocean. In an tea
majesty Hhlin on fhe east is the
Olympic range which a Enou
capped fof the greater part ~ ths
year
After passing through jefferson
county the road VII be built with
out much difficulty. a. no great
ranges ~ mountains viii be en-
epuutefrd In Chehslia county per
mission from the government uill
have % ha obtained in order % pass
through The Quiuault Indian res
creafiuu The reservation ia frinn-
Eular IN shape and building around
II would be an unnecessary part Of
the work. az IL "a believed that the
government viii welcome a road
lntu the aertian
Across the reservation Is a short
stretch 81 country "a Gray.s harh0r.
which has heroine
Az ATTRACTIVE POINT
- the Northern Pacific. whether
the road viii be projected 20 the
east % connect with the line from
Port Angeles 10 olympia haa not
been ElFen out a. yet. but the con-
atruEtiQn % liue across here
would give a belt line around the
mountains and would give the road
control ~ the richest timber dis
trict nov unopened.
The agricultural advantages NJ
this section are also claimed ~ be
unsurpassed Every acre on thn
shore line and for many miles bad
Ia productive and aH soon as khe
timber f. cleared Will De eonFersfi
into one of the best producing paHa
uf the state A few farms are now
found Ia the section 10 be opened
bat they have no market except thr
laFFinE camps In the mountglBaf
The mineral wealth Of the noun
tain section Is partially unknown.
Tranpens and hunters say that the
Indications are promising Com
blning the timber and agricultural
resources and the possibility on
mineral wealth. this section offers
good Inducements for railroad
and the promoters Of the Port An
geica A. Western say that the road
viii Do paying from the time it o.
built and opened
Port Angeles offers good adyan-
iaKeH ua a harhar and n shipping
point It's location near tho ocean
makes it "a very desirable place and
the character ~ tho hnrhof ia such
that IL rs protected from the strong
winds that sweep down the sound.
ana II IA large enough 10 aeeommn-
date q large fleet Of ocean going
vessels
The choice parts OF the harhor
front ara now controlled hy railroad
Interests and recently several big
deals have been under way. show