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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1890)
WKST FHOKE. LOCATION AND ARIA Or WAIHINOTON TIDE af AfttMKI. At Haker'a bay, near the mouth of tl Colombia rim, at two conaidr rable trArtj of tide tnarah land. Thee are, flat, thoee on Wallicut river, I.toO acre ; eeeond, thoe on Cheenok river, 1,475 acre, mklnf about 3,1:3 act on the YVaahlnicion aide of the CoIurnlilA river. Around hhoalwater bay art tide marah landa m followi : AerM, WeM tn4 t ot It On Uar rirer fit Ob Hot ml I'tlii finn J Oo bimI ar NJU Bnd Napu ilnn , ... I.iu) Ob WilUi Hm ... a,iu) There at alao aeveral thouaand lct4 of brunh And ru tide or marah land on the eaat aide of the Ur. Tin total tide marah lanU of hhoalwater hay Are 15.CMI0 ami of on marah and 5 ,0 JO or more Aorta of prune marah. Around Uray'i tiarbur are maoy trad of tide manlt land, a follom : kerm. On lit eouth i-U, Kit trmk au Ob lu o(h UU, Juha't r rwk iuu Ob Ite tout tkU, IUlm'i trwk I.iu) 0 mti Nekh'e, MrfcUriaad Jueerwkt,aJloB iUeuihi'U .H0 IU(iU,uBttf.ilU rirer jb.ijij North M'U, WwtkkB nr i,nn North ebla, Frr'e crwk , Iuu North uU, llo.olm hf ,. i.uti North tiiU, Unv trk I U9 North tula, llampulip rler I.kjj WM(i.U,DM(ri)cU(Jr;iUrtif l) Thl make a toUl of 73,100 Acre of lido marth land in the Gray' harbor region. Of all thla about 20,000 are tide mirth rairie. Something like the tame amount I covered with mull truth or Maturing timber, and the balance U pruw tide marah, covered with heavy timber. On the ocean coat, from Uray'i harbor northward, are many atnall tract of tile oarth land, In all not eiceedlng 20,000 Arrea. At the mouth of (Juilleott river, and on the Neah bay In dian reservation, along hue river and WyaUh creek, are con aldereble tract of tide marah land. Tide marah ltnda are found on Ue eouth eld of the itraiu of Kuca, at I'jreht rivrr, Ihjnginee river, h-julm l ay and I'ort Marovery I -ay. Tlie total at theee and other place U Im titan 2,000 av re. FrutnTurtToenaend aouthward to Hood a canal, and around all the final, ruliht le found 21)0 acre. On Uie wet aide of the aound, hrtaiwn Fuuleetlr bluff and Ue Narrow there are I.OfiO err of tide marth. Above tte Narrow a are COO am of tide marah land, nut lm luding Nefjually. On lle eat aide of l"ugt tound the area and location of ti! latxl may be oWribrd aa follow a ; Ob NacMtlf tiw , t,r Oe frila new I itj lift ((" H lumnk rim ,,, yut fc- U l KMl Jfc AiAih Vmif - IWA f rim ..... .. In Ob A Uh rttf ,, H, .w Ow luiUMaM4 M Kkr4 (Wr- OaKUcit t ... .... rt' Ob timk tut , .. jj Oai4a4B .... .. t,i fa tWf.. .... Mft la btr bw4. ...... ttti WUIBUBI , tii M1, W.- imt BBalBB... ,,,..,.. an Theae Mtimat are very atnall for hkaa!.t ruunty il.U marh Unda. Te iWaver marh la at of IWant rlde. Only a pATt, before It waa rwlaJmod, lu rervl by tide, Hotn ii It la arui-e marah and aoine frvth wator manh. Ttiere are n4 far from ,000 arree In the whole tr. t, Im ludini all lh kin U of lan.la. It la now nearly all In ru!livalln. There are numev oua tract weet and north of It l'aer marth iJ ilmiUr char acter. A lo, on the hanilh there are fl.lM) acre uf nearly n marvh, the lni-rovln of which make ml lU un( an1 roltivation of Bruc and other timUr land J it t k uf it arwl but little hlfher than the on marh. In IU mut eiUn-UI lenae the hainlh tide marvh land may m tlinate l rri tain 10,0m) a rea. Aa all I)hm landa are benefited by d kea In front of them, and ran not U tinrovik until . It dtVe are Irtillt, many trai ta eaat of tU helnomlah may be Included, aid elaewhere, which are not n!ly tAr. td by dike or leieee, o Unl in all of f-karfit rvunt tU Mai of ail kin la ol IU Unla may be raliet W,0i) a ree. Home of these rtiinatea are greater thai) tlx given ytar ao, Iwcauee then the tide marthee rover! with Iteavy ajfu-e tlmtier were deemed alml worthleea. Ngw, when own bate learned bow to rlrar title at a returnable ein, thla rla of land I coftddernl to m very valuable, and, a hen itraB, Ihe moet valuable of all. In Milmatea ina-U year ao, only IU marahee rovrre.1 with A Hht growth or etth atleflnf w timber were liu lu Ul. In the largrr (iray'a lum and k I ojunty ratimatee her given, more 'fu land are Im bvUI. Tlma the total aiea of all ti la marth land e of IU ru range amount lu 1?),'M) acre. The are of 1'ugH und tl-h marsltee, Inclu ling all Ua U of iue 11 1 ma'ah, In ruind numUr, I ImiI 1',iid acre, fully im half uf ehM U In hkaglt ninty, Much freh tatr marth ail ordinary rlr UaUmo land on hkaglt rlr rela to U ffutot! aalnet IU high aummer freaUta uf that river. That U, lUre are IV),in) a. rr In that county Dial ru!r dike aiainM ti -Ue or Ue agalmt overflow their raltlv ation ran be vmlUt fully aecure. Out of lle i),(0 acre of tite marth lan-l In Iht (t, there are not over IfD.'Jf ait 4 tn liU math eUrervi clearing wa tmtttj, over oc half of et.lli U wtt uf tte roaat rang uf nwinUina. Nearly lhr urtle uf lU mean cuut lld manhee are biU'I In ). liray' brb4 tm. Tl.y are ort-ba!f greater than all l-katl omty Uft ).-. ! dftJjt JaVer, i rvVMi4 raoiactioH ton taLMOM. Tl WaihlngViN UgUlatore baa ) a bill lit the r Xnii'jti of aalnvAi la t)e Cul'tmUa ritef, tMwhj with (hrfm, and at tAli Ab al V &mt I rtrl lU r'iUth of tU law are that it iU.'l rv4 U Uhl Uke, ur f,h for, aalnviA la (UgHiUa river or I ".a IrtWaU, l twees Marth Irt aivl Ad ?U uf aavh year; an-1 d j'.ng lU weekly tbje Urn, til.; ! ail o'itk . w, fniUf an) til o'iVjck y, ta, runlay, It aF.all U en!afil ljrbh, kill of la any manner !etvy any aaln on u within ur4 tniUUI'w any rsrk ur uUr oUt'jft erwt! ar any trtra ur river h yxim uf t,M-'ft fi), f ( TI clw aii un fb'eater Ujr ahi lu Intary river, U mt4 frxn NterU IV.h br retU !,?. ahaH A4 U UefiJ any fift-l Mi, at b, trap, weir, wUl urutUr I J alaice W Uk eg f.h, tr atWn-1 u4 lhaa un third uf the way v the U.Ud ay eO', thanMl