Puget Sound weekly Argus. [volume], April 15, 1880, Image 1

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WEEKLY ARGUS.
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PUGET SOUND ARGUS ;
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Port Townsend, Washington Territory. '
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name. the "Hoke Salmon Cotnpany.“ is
identified with the Hoke rivers. two smell
streams one mile apart emptying into tt e
Straits {our and five miles west rtthet-an
net-y. A store and Italian trading post is
also carried on here. and a post toilice is
kept. A remnant of the Claintn tribe ;
live here. and ply their tavorlte and orig- t
inai vomtion of fishing anti st-n'lnz "tried
but slightly by hunting and by tllilng th:
soil. The surrounding country is unsur
veycd. hence but two or three settlers are
found here. This point is aural-ting some
attention as the northern terminus of a
territorial road to be constructed. (-mtuect
ing therQuileute valley with the straits oi
. Fuca. [’rospectors saythatgood agricul
tural land may be team! here and time
in isolated patches all along the entire
route actoss the momnains— a distance
not exceeding 30 miles from the main
settlement in the valley to (Jinlatn Bay.
We have now observui almost the en
tire northern shore line at Clalatn county.
A tour miles more ot Westward travel
brb g. us to
”BAH BAY.
noted as theiocation of the Ma-kah Indian
reservation, maintained by the U. 8. gov
ernment for the benetit ot' the Ma-kah
tribe. This bay is the tirst harbor on the
straits coating in irom tho tan-an. About
seven miles distant is 'l‘atoo-ch island
and light home, just ott‘ the extremity 0!
Cape l'lnttery, and the extreme northwest
point of the county and of Washington
Territory. Neah Bay in a tlt‘t‘li and com-
Inodiona harbor. minding shelter tor vcs‘ ‘
eels of the largest size. it is protected on t
‘ Its northern side by Wit-mitiah island. 1
Besides the government reservation build- 1
logs on Its shores. there is a store and ‘
trading post. it is the western terminus
- of the U. S. mall line between Port
Townsend in Jefl‘eraon county and the va
rious post otlices in Ululam county. tier
vloe ls performed on this line. once a
week. by the Dispatch, a snmil but com
iortable and seasvorthy steamer. Neah
Bay is also the headquarters of the Puget
Sound Pilot Service. their boats lying In re
when not cruising otl‘ shore. looking for
vessels. It is the tilting-out lillt’t‘nfl well
ior small vessels that. engage in the fur
. seal fishery during the winter and spring
ot every year. Very little land suitable
for farming purposes can bl,‘ found outside
tire reser\a.'.~ou limits. This place has
been designated as a station tor the U. S.
Lite Baring Service. It is also the
location of n U. S. Inspector of Cus
toms. _
Crossing a narrow neck of land sep
arating the bay frmntho west shore. we
find a few claims located upon marsh laud
south ofthe reservation and overlooking
the Paclflcocean. About 18 miles south
" from Nesh Bay is llozette river and bar
bormith osmall imiian village flourishing
in its vicinity. The indirmu of this region,
inured to toil and hardship, are tar more
bold and daring than are those who tire
on inland waters. 'i'hclr successful em
ployment in the adjacent seal tlsheries has
resulted highly profitably to them. They
lusvetnouey. provisions and clothing in
large quantities. obnuned from the local
traders in furs. fish and oil.
Around liozeatte harbor and river a
limited amount ot land suitable tor tsrm- ;
iug purposes maybetouud. but it is all t
, heavily timbewd. A low miles back from
. the shore is a large-sized fresh-water lake
with some surrounding patches oi‘agrieul
tural timber land. The U. S. surveys
have not yet extwaled to this point. and
are not likely to for same time to come.
South from here. about tittt-en milm we
arrive at tht mouth of the notable Qui e~
ute river with Its extensne valley and fur
tile prairies which We will now consider
briefly. The
QUILIL'TK RIVER
Lu its source in the 0! )1) pic Coast more
0
“mum unsung ME1—"1375 7&1?“
about uppttsilu lilwha river on the straits.
it tiqu from thence in a southerly anti
westerly direction to the I aeitle ou-an. a
distance of about 40 miles. aml
empties about 30 miles below. or
south of. Cape Flattery. This river.
like all . otr.era that. contend
with ocean waves. has a bar at its. mouth
preventing vesselsdrawlng more than 7 to
3 feet at water from entering it with safe
ty. even at high tide. It is navigable. tor
all vessels that can enter. for a distance of
7 or 5 miles. only. and. tor smaller
emit. a di~tance ot'l2 to 13 miles. With
canoes it tnay he traveled a distance of 20
miles or atom. The valley through which
this river litrwa has never been fully I-x- .
'plored. yet its extent and fertility hr such
thatlt must prove the iocatiuuoi a large
ansl flourishing larming settlement. It
number of large prairies have already
been taken by plucky adventurers, and
‘ hundreds of acres at line prairie land still
remain vacant. beside-i large bodies oi rich
' alluvial bottom land. ooveted with a light
growth ot‘ timber. The prairie land dis
covered thus far in the valley is estimated l
at about 5.000 acres in the aggregate. 0! i
this amount about halt only has been taken 1
by settlers. Within the scope of country l
thus inrexplored. there is xood bottom i
land. in various quantities and locations. 1
i to an amount perhaps equating that oi the !
prairie. A portion of this land is heavily
timbered with hemlock and apruee. while i
the remainder nupport< the tuna -growth ‘
ot‘alder. ample. etc. At the mouth otthe ‘
river in a little murah land. further up is
alder bottom. The prairie first settled
upon was taken about nine yearn ago. It
is situated aimutthreo miles north of the
river. and about the name distance from
the ocean. it contains about 1.200 acres
of rich land. The original large fern
whit-h grew upon this prairie attained a
height ofti to 8 feet in some plat-ea. The
soil is a black loam varying from 0 inches
tolrlhu-hes in depth. it. rests upon a
substantial t-lar subsoil almost impervious
to water. Near thie prairie on the north l
aide. isa snutllz'r one. containing about
“250 acres. Farther up the river are other
aruallprairies scattered along until you ‘
arrive at the largestot all. situated upon
the delta formed by the torn: ot the river
about 13 miles irom its mouth. Farther up
still are tw’o more prairies—one contain
iugabout 700 acres, situated on the left
bank ot'the river ascending, and the other
a short distance above. containing 350 or
400 acres. These prairies are about 24
miles and 25 miles distant. learn-ctlvely.
from the month of the river. The lower
one of the two is situated adjoining a
clear mountain lake. about the size 01 the
prairie. itt thi-t lake are pretty mountain
trout; upon its surlace are wild ducks,
measlonaliy geese. and in summer there
is an air at rural beauty about the sur
ronudlngs unsurpassed in the wot-H. 'l'he
ltnhane. ot‘whotu there are about 250 liv
ing on and near the river (principally
at its mouth) say that there are more
prairies south oi those already mentioned.
‘ As the country has not yet been explored
by white men. we can of course give no
deserlption of it save to say that the writ
er hereof. looking trom the summit of the
mountains dividing the valley from Puget
‘ Sound, could seen vast rolling eoutttry
l away to the southward. bearing the same
‘ general appearance as that o! the val ey
‘ near the river. where the prairies men
’ tioned are situated? From this we may
lnl‘erthat the indiana are correct. antl we
i need not be surprised to find as much more
good land for tin-titers as has been described.
One thing we no know is that a vast scope
ofconntry. snlilclent for about 00 town
shipa or. 3.240 square tullefl. is located in
the western ends ot'ciaiatn and Jeii’orson
counties. south oi the mountaini, and that
this tract ot‘land all has a general appear
ance identical with that oi the portion in
which the prairies are tound. The trail
spoken at" as leading southward trout
l'y-ehtrivefistrikea Quieute at the upper
prairie mentioned, front whence it follows
westerly along the north side of the river
to the tnouth ot’ the latter. This trallwas
or 0 red by a few hardy pioneers about the .
yearlsm. Over It were driven the stock '
cattle med as a start by the few settlers
who first Went in. A new and shorter
route has been projected from the lower
settlementucross to Ulalarn Bay. a dis.
tance at 30 miles or less. The opening or
this route will behastened by a donation
from the Territory. made at the last 3435- i
i alon ol‘ the Legislature. When this road I
O
is opened the settlers wi'l have an eaaier 1
outlet. and immigrants can rent-h the val- 1
ley at. far less estpenue and trouble—being I
landed at lloko. Claiom Bay. by the ;
steamer. where they can cover the dis- ‘
tance acres: the mountaim with pack anl- I
mul-t. and etlll later with wagona. in two
‘ daya’ easy travel. The settlers in the
l Quiieute valley number about thirty. chil
dren included, and me prlneipaliy located
neerthe mouth of the river. 'l‘hey hare
a post omce, recently established. and
some ol them are getting comihrtahly lo
cated. One of them Writes: "i think a
-man with $2.000 capital could do a good
business here by setting up a trading
post." The lndians met-very friend'y.
and the country awaits settlement. A
government survey ot a t'ew townships
law been made. and more will be made
when the growing settlement dcmaudt it.
We have now given the reader a general
idea at Dlalmn county as 11‘ 15. Much
more might be said. eapeeiully regarding
itenmny eligible locations tor tnauulac
turlug establishments. whenever the pop
ulation will warrant large inventmcnte of
capital. The inlente river. for immune.
atlimle water power tor mills at all kind-l.
and its extensive valley. covered with
epruceot the largest and fluent. variety,
and red I‘lr in abundance. Could supply a
large sawmill with material enough to
keep it going for many years to Come.
But it has not been deemed necessary to
ealipartleular attention to these facts in
thi< publication. We simply tell whatthe
country is. and give those who think they
can better their condition by removing
here an opportunity of picking out the
location they desire before starting. Al
thoughsuataiuing a very sparse popula
tion. ('iaL-nu county in so near out of debt
that her scrip is sold at about par. Her
citizens are quiet and peace-able. and her
resources anti room for development will
undoubtedly warrant many accessions to
her population. '
San J uan County.
This cmmly is made up by an archipel
ago. situated betueen the straits ol‘ Fuea
on the south, Whalcom county on the
east and north. and the Gull of Georgia
and Vancouver‘s Island on the \rest. The
aggregate area 0t these islands has been
e~timatcd at 250 square miles; the princi
pal ones are mentioned by name and in
the order of their size (beginning with
the largest) as follows: San Juan. Orcni.
Waldrou. Lopez. Shaw's. Blakely. Deca
tur. Bpldeu. John‘s. Stewart—and aevcral
smaller onea. The population ol the
county is about 600. and it! taxable prop
erty is reported by the Territorial Auditor,
for 1879. at $182,147.
50“.. CLIMATE AXD PRODUCTIONS.
The soil on these islands varies trout the
l richest alluvial deposit on the low ldlldi to
1 whitish clay on the tir ridget. A large
proportion of the area at the county is
. highly prodttctch. producing miscellane
otnt crops in gratifying abundance. The
climate is perhaps dryer than at any other
point on l’ugctb‘ound where observations
have been taken. us will be seen by our
' meteorolhgical report showing average l
rainiull in tho'l‘erritory. Windy Weather
prevails largely during the winter months ‘
while in summer the refreahiug breezes
from across old Ocean tender the location
not only delightlui but remarkably heal
thy.
SAN JUAN ISLAND
1 boasts about 100 voters. showing that it Is
nearly all rettled when we consider the
fact that it is only about is or 20 miles |
' bug with an average width ol‘nbout three
mile]. The western end of the idantl it
for the most part. a high mountain of rock.
although with this exception: the land in
nearly all lertlie. 'l‘wo district schools i
are'kept here during the summer months. ‘
and good roads traverse the lulllllil from 1
one end to the other. A large store is ‘
kept at the San Juan landing. near the
eastern extremity ot the island. by irracl
Katz. doing a general whole.~ale and retail
merchandise trade. Another store is kept
. by the Sweeney Bro-3., at Friday Harbor.
' on the northwestern shore.
The Presbyterian Church has a mis-idn
located on b‘nn Juan island. with Rev.
'l'. J. Weekes a: pastor. 'i‘his gentleman
holds divine servires regularly on San
Juan. occasionally Visiting anex, and
has a neat and L'OlllmtXHOlli church build- ‘
I lngnearly completed uahortdistmne train 1
l the San Juan landing. There are two i
PM "lilt'rs located on San Juan Mam], at,
San Juan and Friday Harbor respectively.
'l‘he~c United are served regularly with
. Weekly mall to and from Port 'l‘ownmni.
; llnch'oi‘ the land being at a high and dry
y nature. sheep raising constitutes perhaps
l the leading industry ofthe island; although
i an important ieatum is its
uaNt‘ram‘Um-z or Lulu.
In several places on the western portion
of the island. there are immense deposits
oi'ilmestoue. At one ol'tbese points. Mr.
.lns. Melinrdy conducts a large lime. kiln
when-the pure and unexeelled article is
turned out in quantltlesreaehlng thousands
ol barrels annually, At another point the
Scurr Bros. own a large lime kiln which
will soon be operated in full blast. We
may expect the tusnniiteilne oi lime to
be a leading and important industry of
San Juan county lor many long years to
come. judging from the extensive deposits
'ol the raw material to he («urnd within her
limbs—nature's bountilul provision.
Very little good laud remains vacant on
San Juan island. although land partially
l improved can be purchased at reasonable
prices varying from $2 to $lO per acre.
| Most oi the larnis are occupied by families
and. as usual. nearly every nationality is
l represantul. Aiodge of Good 'l‘emplnrs
flourishes on the island. anti also a saloon
for the retail oi‘ spirituous liquors. ‘
OIiCAS ISLAND
is next. in size to San Juan. There are
about 45 families reported to do llvlug
upon it. Their chlcl’m‘eupatlou is titrat
ing and bending. besides the production of
lime as on San Juan. A portion oi the
island is hilly. indeedalmost mountainous.
and consequently It Is csfaiciaiiy adapted
to raising sheepnnd other Stock. it .llfl
two post oiiices. viz.: Ones and East
Sound. At the former place. Mr. R.
(,‘zlines conducts a large lime kiln and ex
ports large quantities of lime every year.
Good schools are taught on the lslaml. but
no regular church privileges are enjoyed.
The settlers are most all well-to-do,
though some of them would doubtless
change their location tor a moderate. con
sideration. Very little “trod land remains
vacant except tin.- np'anrh which are com
mor. property ior grazing purposes.
Nearly all of the island is heavily titn- ;
bored. and the snmlier kinds‘of wild game i
are iotlnd in large numbers. A ;
FisilEltY
was located on the southern shore .of this ,
i-laud about two years ago, but no eom- i
pany or individual have ever invested i
capital enough yet to carry on the business ‘
profitably. Large nmnbers of halibut.
, salmon and many small kinds oi fish are
found in the waters in all directions. and.
when espital canines to the rescue there
will be a lucrative industry carried on.
i adding materially tolhe wealth and ltu- .
: pin-lance ol the county.
‘ Loraz ”LAND.
‘ next in size and importance is about 10};
miles long by 3'5 miles wide. 'l‘hi-t Island
has settled np rapidly within the pest live
years. and there are now about 30 families
living upon it. Most of their claims are
but slightly improved as yet. because sul
ticirut time has not yet elapsed since their
commencement. A store anti {mt-00k!
arelocsted on the shores of n iliilliil boy
on the northwestern side of the island. '
iron) which point roads radiate In diil'erent
directions tln-ough the settlement. The
island has receuti y been divided Into two
school districts, one school only having
been taught there heretniore.
A gentleman living upon Lopez island
has written a description thereof from
which we quote largely. especially as the I
description of topographical features is
applicable to many oi the other islands in
the county—in part at least. lie says oi
the island: "it. has many tine harbors
and Very beautiful scenery. its 'avrrage
altitude (350 feet abore high tide line) ts
all included in the government surrey. it
has two military reservations ot’n'it) acres 1
each. and a ligili-ilutlic reset-ta ion oi 40
acres. it has about 70 actml ~ettlers. and
oi this number about one~hall have fami
‘ lies—the remainder being single men.
The inhabitants number a little am 200
persons. About one-halt the land is dull
open for settlement. nearly all of which is
‘liitnble [or agricultural purposes. Near.
1y all the states in the union are here rep
resented. the state of ion‘a leading in
numbers. ltnprormi terms are worth from
'5 to S2O per acre. according to improve
rCtntinned on eighth page.)
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Farms to Lem.
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