King ~ Klickitat County Washington Newspapers, 1894

King County

Population 65,031. King County is the leading county of Washington in population, resources and wealth. It has an area of over 1,800 square miles. Its most important resources are timber, iron, coal, copper, marble, and hardwood timber. Lumber manufacturing, next to coal mining, is the most important industry.

Ballard, Population 600

Fremont, Population 600

Seattle, Population 43,914

Slaughter, Population 900

Kittitas County

Population 8,791. The resources of Kittitas are timber, coal, iron, gold and silver, besides the natural agricultural products. The timber, coal, farming and stock interests are already firmly established.

Ellensburg, Population 2,771

Roslyn, Population 1,484

Kitsap County

Population 4,623. The industries are confined principally to three immense lumber milling establishments, whose aggregate capacity is about 500,000 feet per day. Much of the soil is adapted to fruit and vegetables, and considerable fruit and grain is grown.

Charleston, Population 400

Sidney, Population 850

Silverdale, Population 350

Klickitat County

Population 5,150. This county is largely given up to stock raising, although it has in the country about its chief town of Goldendale a district in which diversified agriculture is now well established.

Centerville, Population 345

Goldendale, Population 800

Washington Index| Pacific States Newspaper Index

Source: Pacific States Newspaper Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San Francisco, 1894

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