August, 188a
,58
THE WEST' SHORE.
to be enlarged to an institution this year.
There is an excellent public school in
operation at nearly all seasons of the
year. A public library is one of the
ngrreaMe feature of the city. The se
cret societies all have lodges in this city.
There are 86 places of business, fairly
distributed among all branches of trade.
The business of Spokane Falls last year
aggregated $650,000, and it is believed
that it will 'go to $Sco,ooo this year.
Some of the merchants here carry $So,
000 worth of goods. There are several
carrying stocks valued at from $30,000
to $50,000.
Unlike most of the towns Spokane
Falls has a permanent look. This is
apparent to every one, both in the char
acter of the buildings and the sentiment
of the people. The liberality of this
people is proverbial. Within a few
months the citizens have given $5,575
for a new bridge over the Spokane river
t the town ; $3,700 for the Catholic
university r $4,, 00 for the Methodist
college ; some $9,000 for churches and
schools and other local enterprises. A
large hotel, in addition to the five now
here, will be opened shortly. There is
one large flouring mill in operation and
another in process of building-, one saw
mill, shinglc-mill and power lathes.
The post office here is an international
money order office, and all the other
conveniences of this character are here.
Chief mong the resources of the
place it the magnificent water power.
That, alone, when fully utilized, will
prove a mngnet of attraction for the
larger portion of the trade and grinding
of Eastern Washington. Several ba
rometrical measurements give a com
binedfallol 130 feet in 260 yards, or
bout ,50 feet in the half mile. The
t full i, a dear 63 feet. The power
'i practtcallysocreat that aay estimate
0-Mirwteb.me guesswork,
''"olroomformill.
. Tlu. ha, been estimated at from
5o to 300. Illlhree rc h.s
c best water poweron the Continent.
11 nu a basa h e fn.i...:..
""iu.iuuu. never
'.h.A,l.,icCN
nf rlimate. richness of
VYillVIl lit owtvmy
color, variety of pastoral scenery, ex-
r f , 1, 1 - - r. C HuAre anrt
tent 01 ioresis, nouicncsa
grandeur of snow-shrouded mountains,
will compare with any in the world.
Here may be fond scenes which have
no prototypes in any portion of the
globe, and all on that scale of magnifi
cence peculiar to the Pacific Coast.
bounteous blessings with lavish hands
throughout the entire domain, for she
yields no less her rich and varied scenic
treasures, than she does in her nodding
hekls ot gram ana extensive parks, it
is nn pvniTfrprxtinn to sav that this ri.
gion presents the combined landscapes
ro...:. 1 1 1 i.-i. tt:i.i j.
wi owiizcriunu aim uaiy, 111c nigiuanus
of Scotland and the English lake region,
the whole forming a panorama capable
of expressing every type and emotion of
beauty. Nothing can excel it in variety
and grandeur. Here. too. mav he en-
" ' j
joyed the pleasures of the rod and gun
i- 1 1 f a
in a most unusual uegree, tor in the
river at anv noint within nnp wvniri
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yards or twenty miles, trout of largesize,
and fine flavor may be taken. Prairie
chickens, grouse, pheasants and deer
aoouna in trie immediate vicinity..
Anions the sketches furnish,! V,,,
our artist, are those of the celebrated
Falls. Being hemmed in, and envel
oped at the base by huge crags of augitic
basalt, dark as night, in the shadow and
being fed by a grand and rapid stream,
the F alls possess all the elements of the
best scenes produced by falling water
"ey ure more tnan mere picturesque;
they are grand. Both above and be
low these grand falls there are many
places of attractiveness and beauty. Of
one, located about four miles below the
city, our artist furnishes a sketch, The
Pitcher and Barrel;" another, here at the
talis, is "The Old Man of the Spo
kane," very faithfully produced on
another page. Below the city along
the river there are a number of parks,
which for extent and beauty cannot be
matched in the Northwest. The can
yon ot the Spokane river begins a mii;
or so below the city, and from that
PJ to the mouth of the river, 5
r;i:'tfetlSCenerUverygrand,ideed;
pleted, there will be no more attractive
journey than that which begins at
Chicago, continues through the Western
States, through Yellowstone Park
touches the summits of the Rockies, the
grand scenery of the Pend D'Orielles,
the magnificent views of the Spokane
country, on to the Cascades, and thence
to the Pacific Ocean.
personal. -
Jas. N. Glover, now a resident capi.
talist of Spokane Falls, was the original
owner of Spokane Falls site. He came
here in 1873, and paid 200 twenty -dol-lar
gold pieces for a squatter's claim,
taking his chances of the site being on
a railway section, or being scalped by
the Indians. He escaped both, and still
lives to 'enjoy his wealth, and witness
the growth of this city. A year or two
later S. G: Havermale pioneered Meth
odism into this region, and now resides
here, hale and hearty and as he deserves,'
in the enjoyment of a handsome income.
Later, A. M. Cannon and J.J. Browne
followed from Portland, and purchased
a half interest with Mr. Glover. Mr.
Browne is a lawyer and real estate own
er. A. M. Cannon owns the saw-mill,
the Pioneer store, the bank and large
real estate interests. He is not only one of
the busiest, but most helpful men of this
c:ty. The go-ahead-itiveness and en
terprise that characterizes the men who
jjusu uur irunuer towns into prominence,
belongs to A. M. Cannon. He, like
the others named, gives liberally to all
public enterprises, and he is noted for
his hospitality and helps to strangers,
who, short of money, come here to la
bor and build up a home.
Spokane county property was as
sessed as below during the years named :
1880, . . . $ 821,860
i8Si . . . 1,144.024
l882 . . . . 1,630,54
Our neighbors need not be ashamed
of a record like that.
Fort Coeur d'Alene is one of the
posts on the Pacific coast. It is eacy of
access, being but six miles from Rath
drum, on the Northern Pacific railroad.
Lake Pend d'Oreille is seventy miles
auuvc opoKane alls. It is tony miies
long by from six to twelve miles wide.
The Northern Pacific railroad crosses
this lake At it AvtrmA urccf7rn pnH. Oil
a tressle 8.7S6 feet in length, and skirls
along its northern shore for neailyiH
enure lengtn, altording the traveler
very fine view of this beautiful minature
ocean, which is 2030 feet above the
ctual sea level.