Settlers Guide To Washington Territory And To The Lands Of The Northern Pacific Railroad On The Pacific Slope

Author : J. M. Harrison
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330140536
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Harrison's Guide and Resources of the Pacific Slope, Vol. 1 written by J. M. Harrison and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Harrison's Guide and Resources of the Pacific Slope, Vol. 1: Part 1, Embracing Washington Territory, Giving a Minute Description of Its Lands and Facilities for Settlement, Land Laws, Climate, Resources, Etc As we will hereafter often refer to these several kinds of land before-mentioned, the reader will please bear in mind our description of each, under its proper head. But, before proceeding further, we will refer to that magnificent and beautiful sheet of water known as Puget Sound. Vice President Colfax, in the Independent, very truly says: "No one who has not been there can realize the beauty of Puget Sound and its surroundings. One hundred miles long, but so full of inlets and straits that its navigable shore line measures 1,760 miles; dotted with lovely islets, with gigantic trees almost to the water's edge; with safe anchorage everywhere and stretching southward, without shoals or bars, from the Straits of Fuca to the capital and centre of Washington Territory, it will be a magnificent entrepot for the commerce of that grandest ocean of the world - the Pacific." There is, perhaps, no sheet of water in the world better situated for commerce than that of Puget Sound. Being accessable at all times by the largest class of shipping, as long as a vessel can live at sea, she can enter this haven; no matter from what direction the winds may blow, she can here find shelter. On its shores are magnificent forests. In its waters and coasts to the northward, fish abound in great variety. Vast deposits of coal lie adjacent and convenient for shipping. Considerable bodies of choice agricultural laud are of easy access. These, together with the completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad, are soon destined to build up a vast trade in this part of the world. Description Of The Principal Rivers Emptying Into Puget Sound Together With The Lands Adjoining, Etc. All the rivers of any considerable size, emptying into Puget Sound, take their rise in the Cascade range of mountains. The first of these, and near the head of the Sound, is Nisqually river. It takes its rise in Mt. Ranier; most of its course is through a mountainous region to within about twenty miles of its mouth; for that distance there are some bottom lands; also table land adjoining. Choice lands are quite limited on this stream. We saw some very fine maple timber on it. There are some considerable prairies in this vicinity, and south of Olympia, of a loose, sandy soil, generally gravelly, and mostly used for grazing purposes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.