Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-30
THE CITY OF ABERDEEN
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSY METR
GRAYS HARBOR.

lllc UfdyS HdfDOf country.
Chamber of Commerce.
Manufac turing Openings.
Among the establishments that would yield
handsome returns ON Investments on Grays Har-
bor may be named:
Pulp and paper MILL
Sash and door factory.
Furniture factory.
Soap works.
Excelsior factory.
Fish smoking establishment.
Tannery and Tannic Acid plant.
Charcoal plant.
Oar factory.
Box and basket factory.
Moulding mill.
Pulley factory.
Creosote plant, for creosoting piles, etc.
Implement factory.
Grays harbor.
Grays Harbor is one Of the largest bays on the
Pacific Coast and is perfectly landlocked. 1t is
entered over a bar on whicn there is at any stage
of the tide not less than % feet of water The en-
trance is almost straight, the breakers being on
each side of the channel, which is we'll defined
and cannot easily be mistaken. A jetty has been
extended three miles out to on the south side
OF the entrance BY the United States government,
at cost OF 81 ,O0U0 900, and surveys have been or.
dered for a similar structure the north side,
which the engineers estimate will give channel
30 feet deep over the bar, enabling the largest
ships to enter in safety.
This body of water is almost an inland sea of it.
SELF covering an area of IS miles, and is situated
40 miles north OF the Columbia river, and 80 miles
south of the entrance to Puget Sound, and Is rap.
idly taking its place among the most important
harbors of our country for the commerce of the
world. Distance in towage for sailing vessels is
about as follows:
From Portland to the sea ...... 116 miles.
From Tacoma to the sea-. .... 120 miles.
From Aberdeen to the sea- 900. Is miles.
The surrounding country is covered with dense
forest growth, in which the Douglas fir largely
predominates, spruce, cedar and hemlock coming
next in the order named. The country north of
Grays Harbor, between the Olympic range and
the ocean is exceedingly productive. This strip,
extending to the straits Of Fuca is from 20 to 80
miles wide, and when cleared OF timber is very
rich and fertile. Numerous streams flow into the
Harbor the largest being the Chehals. Humtu.
lips, Wishkah and Hoquiam. Along the rivers
rich alluvial soil, highly productive of OATS bar.
ley, timothy, hops, clover, vegetables, and small
fruits Along these valleys some of the fnest
farms in the world are located, although as yet
not one acre in hundred has been brought under
cultivation
Not being on the main line of railroad has re.
talded the development of the Grays Harbor coun.
try, the tide Of immigration tending to settle near
its first halting place on the Coast, so that today
section Of the Pacific Northwest offers the ad.
vantages to prospective settlers, with large or
small capital, as does this favored region.
The climate on Grays Harbor is noted for it's
cool summers and mild winters. The mercury
seldom goes above 80 in the summer, and rarely
falls below 10 above zero il he winter.
The mind can scarcely Nprehend the great
forests of this portion of " ern Washington.
1t is estimated that the merch able timber tri.
butary and which must comeh the waters of
Grays Harbor for manufacture zach the enori
nous sum OF one hundred and Gig billion feet,
sufficient to keep one hundred saw ills with a
capacity Of sixty thousand feet G zach, run.
ming three hundred days in the year, in operation
for one hundred years. This would employ a
fleet of vessels averaging ten day, carrying six
hundred thousand feet each, for one hundred
years.
Although the leading industry on Grays Har.
Dor at present is numbering, yet the attractions
presented for farming dairying and stock raising
are very allurihg. Within radius of few miles
of Aberdeen and Hoquiam 1000 acres of tide
fats very valuable as agricultural land. Half
this area might be made ready for cultivation by
means of dikes at comparatively low cost. while
along the streams thousands OF acres OF logged.
off lands that can be bought cheap, and converted
into profitable farms. Some government land is
yet subject to filing in this region, in isolated sec.
tions, where those desiring to adopt pioneer life
may secure 160 acres.
II desiring further information concerning Aber.
deem or the Grays Harbor country, write the sec.
retary Of the Aberdeen Chamber Of Commerce.