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a number of tasteful, and crcn ornamen- block anil it sMc nee. Tin supply of wa
tal residences, surrounded by ihiulo tcr from this source la ample, and affords
trca, which have grown to goal pro- an t xerllent and unfailing water jower.
porliona in that brief period. These This power i now U'ing utilir.nl by tho
abado trees, lining all the street, and roller mill lU abundance, taken with
the flower gardens both of which aro the fact that a fall of ninety fat may U
constantly supplied with moisture from secured in three mile, ami that it can
the ditchea previously referred to, aro a be cheaply handled, render thla one
charming and refreshing feature, too of. of tho moot economical manufacturing
ton lacking in our Western towna of re- joint in the Went Other industries
cent birth. will ioon avail them lvi of this opjor-
The businens interest of the city aro tunity to secure ch ap and reliable jow.
extensive, and embrace nearly every tr at a point so favorably situate fur
mercantile pursuit found in prosperous reaching market The United Htate
and enterprising communities. There land oflico for the Yakima district Is lo
are six largo store dealing in general cated here, where all entries havo to to
merchandise, two hardware stores and made by settlers ujn government land
agricultural implement warehouse, two in Yakima, Klickitat, Kittitas, lKugln,
grocery stores, three drug stores, one Lincoln and 8tvens counts. This
clothing store, ono dry goods and notion joint was selected U caue it wa the
store, ono boot and shoe store, ono jew. most central in the district, ami, a wrll,
elry store, ono furnituro store, two YarU the moat accessible. The same jitioti
ety stores, ono bank, ono tailor shop, ono is occupied in relation to the whole ter.
millinery store, ono drcas making eatab- ritory, and will jrohahly reault in the
lishment, ono bakery, one restaurant, choice of this city by the nU for the
two hotels, two livery stables, a photo- seat of government There is a large
graph gallery, two blacksmith and wagon and growing sentiment in favor f I
shops, a jaint shop, flooring mill, plan- moving the capital from OljmjU to a
ing mill, and sash and door factory. The more a ntral location, where it rniy be
professions aro represented by three reached with equal facility by residents
physicians and seven attorney Three from the thickly wlllM regions nut of
weekly newspspers are jmblished here, the Columbia and the crnlersof pula
Two of them, the Signal and Itrpullir, tion on Paget soumL Though no stej
aro local and political, and aro among have been taken to that end, yet Yakima
tho leading journal of the territory, seems to U looked um by tU major!
Tho third, the Fttrtnrr, is devoted chief, ty of jj,lo as the mt eligible sit,
ly to the agricultural and stock inUretU Provision made for this when the
of thi region, and has a wide circula- tiwn was laid out, and araj.! ground
tion. re n t aside and dMicatnl for th u
Tho city will lay a system of water of the territory for capital and other
works next year, by which pure, health, public building. It is ttot at all !&
ful water from tho Natche river will bo probable that this growing, rp-rou
brought in iron pif, giving a jTessurd young gtant will I ulert'd a th tap
of ninety fat, sufficient to throw a stream italofthe future state of Waahifcgt'Q,
over any house in town. His will af. One thing is ivtirrabla. I in this i
ford, by means of boe apjratu only, gard YaVima has no rival tl. gn.rro'js
ample protection from firt and will ad. width of tL-stre U TUsUndsrd width
mil of running wati-r ia every busite is eigty feet but Yaktaa avenue, tU