The west shore., April 01, 1884, Page 120, Image 28

THE WEST SHORE.
T kill lllmlini n nuiiiiu mill in ww til '-iiivii'i
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ill connection witn mo sawmill, utner woou-worKing
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llllll'llllicry will im rinwsi i:mijr uim hiriii(. nwim
Oilmiiliin mi spurs of tlio Cascade Mountains ar
mouse forests, extending across tin rniigo to tlie S
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it fertility, liearing, besides tlio pino forests nnd bunch
grass, rose bushes, choko-cherry bushes, haws, willows,
etc, Tlio pino trees average two to throe foet in diameter,
tfdi mill straight, mid making fine lumber. Many'of the
trees aro found that aro fivo to six feet in diameter, which
. irn.'inroil into lumber Bells at the mills nt from $10
L, fifi iMr thousand. A shingle mill is now in operation
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Ill' lirwi ..i..v.-, n -(3" - 7
giving inexhaustible lunilior resources.
I if 'lii Itii, Hntiil Ctlulitt'V J. A I iiiiinliluui wlin nrvivod
mi the coast several months since from Manitoba, writes
from tlio Willaniotto Valley to his friends in Wisconsin
us follows: "I havo been pretty well over the State of
Oregon, and have been as far south as the California
line; have Ix-on all through the coast counties and nil
along the foothills of the (Wades, and up and down
both sides of the beautiful Willamette Valley. A man
with a few thousand dollars could fix himself very com
fortably in this charming valley. Hut for the man of
moderate means, liko yourself and our Eastern friends,
thorn lies a district INK) miles up tho Columbia known ns
the Badger Mountain country. This beautiful stretch of
country is Winded on the east by vast coulees, on the
north, south and west by the Columbia. It covers an
area of forty by sixty miles, Badger Mountain proper
lies along tlio Columbia, and has on the northern end
alNiiit 1'2,(HK) acres of magnificent timber. A sawmill is
now in operati and a Mr. Williams, of Manitoba, will
have a saw and flouring mill ready for business by Sep-Umilx-r.
This will bo on the east side, within an hour's
haul of Okanogan. Douglas county has the coming city
or tho plain, Okanogan, for tho county seat Okanogan
is beautifully situated. Sho has a grand sweep of coun
try all around her. linking away toward the east over a
vast expanse of gently undulating prairie, the eye rests
ii ho dark blue me o tho now famous gold mountains
of tho (.ur d Alone, 200 miles away. Turning toward
tlio north you can track for 100 miles, through auenuallv
rich mineral region, tho silvery windings of the grand old
Okanogan; looking toward the west you never tire of
lonk.ng uixiii jlm snow-clad jioaks of the beautiful Cas
cade range, the foothills bare and sides covered wUli
limbn,TI ,ll.H ??TU 'M) f without a
limb. ho grandest s.gl.t from tho town is to the south
over n billowy prairie, tho sunniest and richest H ave
over Heou, and you know I have seen a good Dart of Z
country Ml, north and south of the 1LWL?
regard to em.grating, I would unhesitatingly Vy Come
at on and bring all your friends with v,... .,, i
but tli.Tos rtw.m for millions more" omeauj,
U ; I uZ J r " w'"u'r "r ' circle." and while
wriU-rs, .ml'ita iKX'T
oarvful atudv of the vari 1 fl vi after a
tfU'rmuoh though a.? .abu tV,181",1 im antl
different mod, H 111 ,L U) am,mg tIie
m Mting the eounty
locnted the county seat at this point As the title of the
whole country was in the United States, it became neces
sary to secure the town site by some means, and to do
this the services of Judge W. Abbott Lewis, the leading
land lawyer of this section, was secured, and through him
title obtained to forty acres, which hav been platted inlo
a town site, regularly laid out, with all streets 100 feet
wide, nnd twenty feet alleys through every block. The
site selected is on a gentle swell sloping to the southeast
and overlooking tho surrounding country. The plat has
been surveyed, and already some fifty odd business lota
sold to parties who will improve them at once. The
owners of the town have adopted the policy of not selling
lots in lnrge numbers to speculators, but preferring to
sell to those who intend improving and occupying them.
Business openings of all kinds will be found here in the
various branches of trade, the professions, and mechanics
of all kinds will find room and demand for their services
and will be warmly welcomed to this new settlement,'
where they will find excellent opportunities to build up
business for themselves.
The greater portion of this is Government land, nnd
much of it hns been takeu( up by actual settlers. The
Northern Pacific Company's grant pushes out into the
Big Bend and includes some very choice agricultural
lands. Anticipating a rush to this" locality during the
coming year, the company, through its agent in Portland,
Mr. Paul Schulze, has not only prepared for it in the
latter city, but has located representative at Spokane
Falls, who will guide new-comers to this land of promise.
Across the Columbia to the west and northwest of the
Big Bend is the Okanogan mineral region, whose rich
lodges of quartz are attracting much attention, and where
will be developed some of the greatest mining industries
on this coast. A railroad running from Spokane Falls
through the heart of Lincoln county to Okanogan,
offering an easy outlet for the enormous bulk of grain
and other products which the Badger Mountain country
in a few years will produce, is one of the projects the
energetic business men of Spokane Falls have in view.
Such a road will be absolutely demanded by the
necessities of commerce, and if not constructed by the
Northern Pacific as a feeder to its main line, will be built
by private capitalists as an independent road. Its ulti
mate extension through the vast timber, mineral and coal
bolt of the Cascades to some harbor on Puget Sound
would bo a natural sequence.
North of Spokane Falls is the county of Stevens, in
which is the Colville region, nlready attracting much
attention by reason of its fertile valley lands, magnificent
timber and valuable ledges of quartz. Last year many
immigrants settled in Colville Valley, and the indications
are that this season will see a greater number still select
homes in that beautiful region. Chewelah is the name
of a town that has been laid out on a beautiful site at the
head of Colville Valley. Its centrul and commanding
position will make of it the largest town north of Spokane
1' alls. It is building up rapidly, and has a good saw mill
already nt work. To the northeast of Colville lies the
great jywtenai country, chiefly in British Columbia, but
Partly m Idaho. The plans of the Columbia & Kootenai
L..iy a iransportation Comnanv for deve bDina tins
egion have been given in previous issues of The West
partly :
Itailwa
regi
shore, liiey embrace thA nono; f fwtv miles
of railroad from the Upper Columbia to Lake Kootenai,
y winch a combination of rail and steamboat transporta
tion will offer al the necessary facilities for taking in
niaohmery to work its quartz ledges, its forests of timber
Jr l78 of "able land, and for shipping to' outside
rflulih!i?roduct? of the many industries that will be
developed there, An eet granting a charter rod land