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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1887)
WALLA WALLA etc, complete the list of the industries. Woolen mills and oil mills are under consideration. When the time comes that manufacturing can be made remun erative in that region, the advantages possessed by Walla Walla will draw here the most important of such enter prises. Near the city, on an elevated flat, is the United States military post, a view of which, looking across the city and valley to the Blue mountains, is given on another page. Since 1873 this post has been constantly occupied by six companies of cavalry. At present, a portion of the Second cavalry is sta tioned here, the other companies being garrisoned in smaller detachments at other posts in the Department of the Columbia. About $200,000.00 are an nually expended at this post, much of it aiding to swell the business of the city. The regimental band, a most excellent one, gives a concert every evening. The officers of the post are courteous to vis itors, who are politely escorted alwut the grounds and shown all objects of in terest The territorial penitentiary, a view of which is given on page VM, has just been completed at a cost of about $80,000.00. It stands on a tract of one hundred and fifty-five acres, adjoining the city, which was donated to the terri tory for that purpose. The work was begun in June, lS8fi, and completed in February, last The immense wall, of stone and cement, encloses a parallelo gram three hundred and thirty feet by three hundred and ninety-six feet It is six feet wide at its foundation, threo feet below the surface of the ground, and tapers to a width of sixteen inches at the top, fifteen feet above the earth. A plank walk, with an iron railing, en circles the wall on the outside, three feet from the top. This is for a guard walk. Two brick guard houses and two wooden sentry boxes, occupy the corners of the AND VICINITY. m walL The structures are of brick, ami consist of a cell building, a wing and an out building. The cell building is ono hundred by eighty-four feet inni.lA, with cement floor and corrugated iron ceiling. It contains eighty-four cells and a cur. ridor. The wing contains kitchen, din ing room, hospital, store room, etc; the out building contains the lauudry, Imth room, etc The selection of this place for the location of this necessary public institution, is an acknowledgment of its advantage as a jwint of easy access from all parts of the territory. In educational matters the city has always occupied a preeminent position. The early settlers of this region followed the traditional policy of American pio neers of devoting a great deal of alien tion to the erection of school houses and churches. Common school educa tion is provided for the young in all set tled part of the county. The city com prises one school district It has one brick building, the largest brick school house in the territory, and two frame buildings, which contain twelve nvmia. The eight hundred children are divided into eight grades, under the tutorship of an efficient corps of thirteen teachers, the whole ably sujrintended by Prof. Kerr. Many farmers reside in the city in order to avail themselves of the edu cational advantages afforded. Several private and sectarian schools are main tained. 8t Paul's school, for girls. Mi L Weaver, principal, with three assist ant, is an institution under the control of the Kpiscoial church. The attend ance is about seventy-five, ami all the branches taught are the same as are usually taught in young ladies seminar, tea. Ht Patrick's academy, for hoys, is under the control of the Catholic, au thorities, and has an attendance of about sixty. Professors Donovan and IloLl inger are the instructors. Ht Vincent's academy, for girls, is connected with lis