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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1882)
ternary, 1 88a.; THfc WEST '.SHORE. '' ough the weather has not been extremely cold, 'i Yakima City snow is two inches deep ; here it is six inches, on Umptanum mountain, 1$ miles from here, two feet deep while 1$ miles further on, in Kittitas valley, there is eight inches and nice sleighing. There is usually three months' snow ; sometimes less, and occasionally a severe -winter like the last one. The mail h been car ried on wheels so far this winter, three times a week from The Dalles through this settlement to Kittitas (north of us 30 miles), distance 1 50 miles. There is prospect for a daily mail after next July. J. H. Purdin in Jacksouvillt Times. BUNCH GRASS. The lands to which this designation anuliej are located east of the Cascade mountains, and of just such lands there are sufficient for an immense population. Bsef enough of the finest quality and standard, wheat enough to supply the civil ized world can be raised on these lands, and East ern Washington is composed largely of this bunch grass soil, with streams innumerable bordered by fertile valleys, all rolling on to that great artery, the Columbia. The country is rolling but little of it is so high or steep that it cannot le cultivated. No timber erows on these lands, only this pecu liar kind of grass which grows in heavy bunches , live vi bia mines npuri. i ui grafts in very nutri tious j even in the winter when dry it has the strength of good hay, and is much relished by horses, cattle and sheep. Nature has compound ed the soil of these lands with the very elements which produce wheat and vegetables and various grains, the great number of streams flowing during the entire year render irrigation practicable. Once this is accomplished, what belore seemed an irreclaimable desert, is suddenly transformed into luxuriant farms. Orchards and grain fields now occupy what was once supposed, to be a vast waste in nature. OREGON STATISTICS, 1881-2. COAL RECEIPTS AT SAN FRANCISCO. During the year 1881 coal was received at San Francisco in quantities and from sources of sup ply as follows : Australia , 121,767 tons Ureal Uritam 490.451 British Columbia 151,706 Atlantic 26,64 Seattle, W. T 145. 73 Coos Bay, Oregon , 20,621 Carbon Hill, W. T 18,307 Cnaplle4 Aram Records rile mmi Cer tified t sva Correct kjr B, P. Ks.rl.art, ecretarjr of tttate. A Princely Grant. The North rn Pacific Railroad Company , has, within a month, had 325 miles of new road accepted by the United States Government 100 miles in Dakota and Montana and 225 miles in Washington ana Idaho territories. JJy this accept ance, the company acquires 5,700,000 acres of agricultural and timber lands in Washington and Idaho and 3,500,000 acres of farming and grazing lands in western Dakota, in all 8,320,000 acres. ' Pullman, a new town situated on the South Palouse, 15 miles- south-east ol uoliax.on the line of the Moscow rail road survey, is on the eve of a boom. It consists of one general merchandise store, two blacksmith shops and several dwellings. An extensive furniture manufacturing establishment is in course of erection. 1 he place was formerly called ihree forks, but in petitioning for a postofl.ee, the name was changed : CI 1 1 Ft B.I ill una 'Hi ft n mi mm 1 m I l m jgggjgaggg "8 II! It m ?3 It Ms 3." s: hi !5 p. in I ilSSBSSS If RS5tSr,!f S i 1W 33W8S.MWgStS8i.Wr mwmmm Mam PTf T flr C5 tU 3 " f r r 9t SHIP BUILDING ON I'UGET SOUND. Vessels lielow named were built in 1'uget Sound yards Inst year 1881 1 JViimt ami Rig. Whtr Im'U. Tonnage. Sloop Mystery . I't. I.uillow , , 6 " City of Seattle.... Seattle 7 Schr. Two Jacks " 6 Iennie.. I't. Townsend 15 .me Carson ....I't. Iliukeiy tdit Maria Smith " 365 Annie Larson .... " .......377 Bark'tine Wrestler I't. Ludlow 470 Kit sup , " 694 Ketricver Seabeck 548 M. Winkelman... " 532 Steamer Hornet I't. lllakely 8 " Hit Arcadia 80 " Jessie Seattle..... It " Sea Witch " 38 " Alkl " 45 " I.illie " 80 Totalt Two sloop, live schouners, four bark entinei and six steamers, of the aggregate of 3,509 tons, l'KKCIOUS METALS. The value of the yield of precious melali for ten years jinsl, ending December 31st, 1881, hn been as follows 1 California ' $l8, 117.101 Nevada UI.OU.8ai OrtK"" I,8.;7,S49 Waiililiigton i,i;j,3,So Idaho . ao,4N8, 14.) Moniana...( 36,344,10(1 Vail S.4J.IJ Arltona, ao.7jS.y;i Colorado 07. IIiS.HjS Mexico.... i6,iyo.iii( lliilish Colutiibia 13,610,044 New Mexico..., , 3,3jJ,iui Dakota 14,598,821 Alaska 1 1.000 Total' $801,259,101 Nevada l about rooted out 1 California has been gradually slackening up, whilst Oregon, Washington, Idaho, llrltuh Columbia and Alaska. comprising the I'ucilic Northwest, have been liarely prospected, and with the advent of Iran porlution facilities will, from urcsciil indications. surpass in the production of precious iiititalt all other sections of (he Pacific coast In their olm- lent days. A SOURCE OK WEALTH. Quantity and value of lumber, laths, etc., ship. ped from I'uget Sound, W. T., since Novemiier 18691 No. feci No. Laths No, of Kpai lAimljer. & Pickets. Shingles. V.ilii-, 1869., 1,887,000 311,000 1870. . 16,993,000 l,4S9,ooo 2,326,000 $57,6to 1871.. 25,795.000 563,000 2,727,000 22,350 1871.. 24, 985,000 202,0001,505,000 29,459 1873.. 37,302,000 955,000 4,6o,Ooil 2O.O24 I874.. 22,907,000 2,113,000 2,748,000 30,203 1875.. 16,907,000 1,365,000 3,076,000 ai,80u 1876.. 19,300,000 1,561,000 2,470,000 .3,500 1877.. 41, 145,000 Mio,o 4.0'VS.o 17.765 1878.. 32,695,000 1,874,000 3,2a,ooo 8,115 1 879., 20, 5 1 5,000 1,605,000 1,335,000 16,805 1880.. 13, 364,000 793.000 3.345-ouo 3,880 384, 196,000 14,370,00031,13500 $344,341 In 1879 tht exports abovt given are lm u months only, or until Nov, ltd Lumber valued at., $3,841,901 Shingles " 62,470 Spars " 344,191 Liu hi and picket 57,4.0 Total $3,306,301 Exports for 1881, 174,186,700 (eel valued at t $1,718,226 to rullman.