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 ;
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Oe frila new I itj
lift (("
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fc- U l KMl Jfc
AiAih Vmif -
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Ow luiUMaM4 M
Kkr4 (Wr-
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Ob timk tut , .. jj
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fa tWf.. .... Mft
la btr bw4. ...... ttti
WUIBUBI , tii M1,
W.- imt
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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