Washington Territory Algernon,
Lewis County to Port Madison, Kitsap County
Algernon, Lewis County, PO
McCrady C B, postmaster
Almoti, Whitman
County, PO address, Owensburgh, 16 miles __ of
Colfax
Duff T & Bro, cattle dealers
Whitman Bros, cattle dealers
Wilson F, lumber dealer
Alpowa, Walla Walla
County, PO 79 miles east of Walla Walla
Favor Daniel B, postmaster
Arcadia, Mason County,
PO 8 miles south west of Oakland
Graham C, boat builder
McDonald D, hotel
Peters Samuel, hotel
Wilson Edward A, postmaster,
and general merchandise
Attanam, Yakima
County, PO
Bland William, postmaster
Battle Ground, Clarke
County, PO 18 miles north of Vancouver
Capels H F, attorney at law
Leveriche B W H, postmaster
Woodin J A, mail agent
Black River, King
County, PO 12 miles east of Seattle
Carr Edmund, teacher
Drieppes & Morris, general
merchandise (Renton Mines)
Hardin George W, postmaster
Kerns D & I & Co, general
merchandise
McIsaac John, liquor saloon
McMillian _____ Rev,
clergyman
Morris, T B, hotel (Renton
Mines)
Parks D, blacksmith
Schmieg, Canteini & Co,
brewery
Wells Charles, blacksmith
(Renton Mines)
Beaver, Thurston
County, PO 6 miles south of Olympia
Judson Charles P, postmaster
Blakeley, Kitsap
County, PO 8 miles south of Port Madison,
usually called Port Blakeley, is a milling town, having
one large saw mill capable of cutting 12,5,000 feet of
lumber a day. The town contains a hotel, a school, and
public hall. The population usually numbers about 200,
of whom 60 are engaged at the mill. The facilities for
ship-building are of the first class, and two ship yards
are established, at which two schooners, and a bark of
650 tons were built in 1874.
Bryant William H, marine
architect, and ship builder
Jackson T J, hotel and liquor
saloon
Renton, Holmes & Co, lumber
mill, and general merchandise
Renton William, postmaster
Sanders Charles, marine
architect, and ship builder
Block House, Klikitat
County, PO 25 miles north of Rockland
Green Michael, postmaster
Whitney Nelson, lumber
manufacturer
Boisfort, Lewis
County, PO 14 miles south of Chehalis
Miller John H, postmaster
Reeves H P, stock raiser
Roundtree James, physician
Stillman J, lumber
manufacturer
White Alice Miss, teacher
White C F, hotel
White Jasper, blacksmith
Brookfield, Pacific
County, PO 45 miles south east of Oysterville
Bell Isaac E, cooper
Columbia River Salmon Co
Megler J G, postmaster
Megler J G & Co, salmon
fishery
Stoop Hugh, carpenter
Bruceport, Pacific
County, PO 12 miles north east of Oysterville
Fisher C, hotel
Martz William C F,
postmaster, and hotel'
Pegarder William & Co,
general merchandise
Reddell John & Co, general
merchandise
Brush Prairie, Clark
County, PO 12 miles north of Vancouver
Rambo James, postmaster
Burksville, Walla
Walla County, PO
Burk Marshal B, postmaster
Byrd's Mills, Pierce
County
Bressman G, cabinet maker
Pineus &, Packscher, flour
manufacturers
Cape Disappointment,
Pacific County, PO address Unity, 24 miles
south of Oysterville
Allen A H & H H, general
merchandise
Cape Flattery Light
House, Clallam County, PO address Neah Bay, 72
miles west of New Dungeness, is on Tatoosh Island, just
off the main headland entering the Straits of Fuca, in
latitude 48° 23' 15", longitude 124° 43' 50".
Cascades, Skamania
County, PO and County seat, is situated on the
north bank of the Columbia, where the river breaks
through the Cascade Range, and is the lower terminus of
the Cascade Railroad, six miles in length, by which the
portage is made around the falls of the Columbia, the
railroad having the distinction of being the first upon
which a locomotive was used west of the Rocky Mountains.
This connects the two towns of Cascades, locally called
Lower Cascades and Upper Cascades, both landing points
of the boats of the Oregon steam Navigation Company, and
the two comprising about all the population of Skamania
County. The river between the two points has a fall of
40 feet at medium low water. The vicinity is extremely
mountainous, and the resources of the town consist in
its river trade, and as the head of an important
portage. Game abounds in the surrounding hills, and
trout and salmon are plentiful in the main river and all
lateral streams, affording sport to the amateur, as well
as a resource of business. The scenery is grand, as here
the great Columbia breaks through the lofty Cascade
Range, and the mighty forces of power and resistance are
brought to mind by the torn cliffs, the jagged rocks,
and the rushing, irresistible torrent of waters.
Andrews A Mrs., general
merchandise
Brazee J W, civil engineer
Burke Maggie Miss, teacher
Esterbrook A & Co, lumber
manufacturers
Hamilton Helen Miss, teacher
Hamilton Samuel N, postmaster
Imans F G, lumber
manufacturer
Jones Samuel B, agent Oregon
Steam Navigation Co
Levens H A, physician
McDonald R, blacksmith
McKay M, car builder
Moffett Thomas, general
merchandise
Castle Rock, Cowlitz
County, PO 20 miles north of Kalama
Huntington William,
postmaster
Castlenook Fishery,
Pierce Co
North Pacific Commercial
Company
Cathlamet, Wahkiakum
County, PO and County seat, is situated on the
north bank of the Columbia River, 35 miles from its
mouth, and 115 miles south west of Olympia. The river is
here a broad and noble stream, resembling an arm of the
sea. The surrounding country is mountainous and well
covered with timber, and a limited area of agricultural
land at the river's side affords sustenance for a small
community. The forests are magnificent, and the
facilities for milling and shipping lumber are
excellent. The grand river, with its inexhaustible
stores of fish, furnishes a lasting resource. The
catching and curing of salmon engages a large capital,
and gives employment to from 200 to 300 men. The salmon
are caught in gill nets during the season, from April to
September, and are prepared for market by pickling, and
being steamed and canned, ready for use.
Birnie Alexander D,
postmaster
Hallett Horace, boat builder
Roberts G B, general
merchandise
Scarborough E, boat builder
and cooper
Warren F W, general
merchandise, and salmon cannery
Cedar Creek, Whatcom
County, PO
Ludlow John, postmaster
Cedar Grove, Whatcom
County, PO
Tawes McKinney T, postmaster
Cedarville, Chehalis
County, PO 24 miles south east of Montesano
Smith James, postmaster
Cementville, Pacific
County. (See Knappton)
Centerville, Lewis
County, PO address, Skookum-Chuck, is a station
on the N. P. R. R., 4 miles north of Chehalis, 54 miles
from Kalama, and 25 miles from Olympia.
Andrews P, blacksmith, and
wagon maker
Crosby Clenvick, general
merchandise
Jameson James, general
merchandise
McFee William, blacksmith
Remley Joseph, blacksmith
Thompson Thomas, gunsmith
Wauch George, gunsmith
Weston _____, physician
Wingard Isaac, general
merchandise
Centreville,
Snohomish County, PO 30 miles north west of
Snohomish City
Caldon James, general
merchandise, and hotel
Oliver Henry, postmaster
Chehalis, Lewis
County, PO and County seat 32 miles south of
Olympia, is favorably located in the midst of a fine
agricultural country on the headwaters of the Chehalis
River, which is navigable for light-draft steamers to
this point, and in times of high water to a considerable
distance above. The Northern Pacific Railroad passes
through the town, this being 55 miles south of Tacoma,
and 50 miles north of Kalama. A good road also runs to
Boisfort, and another to Mopah, in Pacific County.
Schools and churches are maintained, and business is
conducted in an intelligent and enterprising manner.
Coal of good quality is found within two miles of the
place, and a company has been formed for mining it.
Dunlevy J, physician
Hogue G J, general
merchandise
Newland John T, postmaster
Vallard M, varieties
Chehalis County,
Bounded north by Jefferson and Mason, east by Mason,
Thurston, and Lewis, south by Wahkiakum and Pacific,
west by Pacific and the Pacific Ocean. Area, 2,300
square miles. Assessed valuation of property for 1874,
$322,327. County seat, Montesano. Principal towns:
Cedarville, Elma, Hokium and Satsop. The county is most
favorable for commerce and agriculture, having within
its limits the beautiful Bay of Grays Harbor, and a
large extent of bottom and prairie land of great
fertility. The valley of the Chehalis River and its
tributaries, the Satsop, Wynoochee, Westican, John's
Black, Skookumchuck, and Newaukum, running through this
county and parts of Lewis and Thurston, is regarded as
the garden spot of Washington Territory. Grays Harbor,
into which the Chehalis empties, was discovered by
Captain Gray, of the ship Columbia, May 7th, 1792, and
was named in honor of the discoverer by Lieutenant
Whidby, of Vancouver's Exploring Expedition. This Bay is
twelve by fifteen miles in extent, with a bar at its
mouth of five fathoms of water, and a narrow outer bar
of three fathoms. The Umtulup, Hokium, and other small
streams empty directly into the Bay. The Chehalis is
navigable for a distance inland of sixty miles, and from
the head of navigation is thirty miles to Olympia, at
the head of Puget Sound, which points are connected by
an excellently constructed wagon road. The western
division of the Northern Pacific Railroad, now passes
near the county line, from Kalama on the Columbia River
to Tacoma, on the Sound. Forests of fir, maple, alder,
etc., abound, enclosing lovely, park-like prairies, most
inviting to the farmer. All grains, with the exception
of maize, grow well, and vegetables and fruits are
produced. The streams abound in salmon, trout, and other
varieties of fish, the bays of the coast contain oysters
and clams, and elk, deer, and other game are in
abundance in the forests and prairies of the interior.
The climate is mild and agreeable where not exposed to
the coast winds, and altogether the county possesses
features of the most inviting character.
Officers: H. D. Taylor,
Probate Judge; C. N. Byles, Clerk, Recorder, Auditor and
Surveyor; J. P. Judson, District Attorney; M. Z. Goodell,
Sheriff, Tax Collector, and Assessor; Justin Scammon,
Treasurer; H. H. Halbert, Coroner; James Gleason,
Superintendent Public Schools.
Chehalis Point,
Chehalis County, PO 30 miles west of Montesano
Andrews Ada Mrs, school
teacher
Peterson Glenn, postmaster,
and hotel
Clallam County.
Bounded north by the straits of Juan de Fuca, east by
Jefferson, south by Jefferson, and west by the Pacific
Ocean. Area, 1,760 square miles. Assessed valuation of
property for 1874, &133,081, County seat. New Dungeness.
Principal towns: Neah Bay and Port Angeles. This is a
rich agricultural county, and occupies an important
position, bordering the Straits of Fuca from the Pacific
Ocean at Cape Flattery to near Puget Sound, The northern
portion, from the ocean to near Port Angeles, a distance
of fifty miles, is a broad belt of fine agricultural
land. In the southern portion is Mt. Olympus, the
northern terminus of the Olympic Range, a noble peak
rising to an altitude of 8,138 feet above the sea. The
Dungeness, Elkwah and Camel Rivers enter the Straits of
Fuca, and the Quillayute flows to the Pacific. Along
these rivers are extensive and fertile valleys, in part
occupied, but still inviting population to occupy the
broad acres and establish upon them happy and prosperous
homes. The Sequin Prairie is an extensive body of very
productive land. The climate is mild, but the rains of
winter are excessive, particularly on the ocean coast,
at Cape Flattery the full being as high as 132 inches
per annum. Numerous excellent harbors give the county
superior commercial advantages.
Officers: B. G. Hotchkiss,
Probate Judge; E. N. Pilcher, Sheriff and Assessor; G.
L. Boswell, Recorder and Auditor; T. Abernethy,
Treasurer and Tax Collector; E. H. McAlmond, Surveyor;
A. Abernethy, Coroner.
Claquato, Lewis
County, PO
Hogue George J, postmaster
Clarke County.
Bounded north by Lewis, east by Skamania, south by the
Columbia River dividing it from Oregon, and west by
Columbia River and Cowlitz. Area, 1,400 square miles.
Assessed valuation of property for 1874, $697,500.
County seat, Vancouver. Principal towns: Lake River.
Lincoln, Pekin, Union Ridge, and Washougal. This is the
oldest county in the Territory, having been organized as
the District of Vancouver by the provisional government
of Oregon in 1844. It then embraced all of Oregon
Territory north of the Columbia River, now comprising
the Territory of Washington, but as settlements were
established and population increased, other counties
have been created, and Clarke reduced to its present
limits. The county occupies an important position, being
at the western base of the Cascade Range and fronting on
the Columbia River, here navigable for sea-going
vessels. It contains a large area of agricultural land,
much of which is yet unoccupied. One of the surveyed
routes of the Northern Pacific Railroad passes through
the county, giving hopes to some that the road will
follow that direction. The settlements are connected by
good roads but the Territorial road from Vancouver to
Fort Steilacoom, passing along the Columbia to the
Cowlitz is at certain periods inundated, and as a
consequence and from the facility of water
communication, it is but little used. The principal
streams are the Washougal in the .southeast, the Salmon
and the Cathlapootle or Lewis River in the west, with
two large branches rising in the Cascade Mountains and
running across the county.
Officers:
William Ginder, Probate Judge; John P. Judson, District
Attorney; A. L. Coffey, Sheriff, and Tax Collector;
Charles Brown, Recorder, and Auditor; Jacob Proebstel,
Jr., Treasurer; John H. Fletcher, Assessor; Alexander
McAndrew, Surveyor; H. B. Woodd, Coroner; A. S.
Nicholson, Superintendent Public Schools.
Colfax, Whitman
County, PO and County seat is a newly built
town situated at the junction of the North and South
Forks of the Palouse River in the midst of a rich
agricultural section. The town in 1874 numbered about
one hundred inhabitants, and while supporting numerous
business establishments boasted its exemption from
saloons or drinking houses. A tri-weekly mail is
received from Walla Walla, and a weekly mail from
Lewiston, Idaho. The town is 23 miles from Pen-a-Wa-Wa
steamboat landing and ferry on Snake River, with which
it is connected by a good wagon road. The surrounding
country is sparsely settled, but is an inviting one to
farmers and stock raisers.
Beach, Jones & Co, lumber
manufacturers
Boone W W, attorney at law
Bordeau Oliver, shoe maker
Bunnell P D, physician
Davenport J C, general
merchandise, and flour manufacturer
Downing E M, batcher
Ewart James, hotel
King C B, livery and feed
stable
Nosler James M, notary public
Parr J, harness, and saddlery
Renada James, blacksmith
Smith Thomas J, postmaster
Smith it King, druggists
Wilson Emett, butcher
Woodard S D, cabinet maker
Collins Landing,
Skamania County, PO
Collins William, postmaster,
and general merchandise
Columbus, Klikitat
County, PO 20 miles north east of Rockland
Headley J C, flour dealer
Henderson J C, carpenter
Stark Amos, postmaster
Stark B T, carpenter
Stark E Miss, teacher
Colville, Stevens
County. (See Fort Colville)
Coupeville, Island
County, PO 3 miles east of Coveland, is on
Whidby Island, in Puget Sound, that grand body of water
classed as the Mediterranean of the Pacific, so well
adapted is it for commercial purposes and so commanding
over a large extent of country. Coupeville occupies a
very favorable site on one of the best harbors of this
great inland sea, and is a prosperous and happy
locality, where the principles of the Good Templars are
the predominant rule. Schools of a high order are
maintained, churches are established, and good order
prevails.
Morgan H, postmaster
Coveland, Island
County, PO and County seat is on Whidby Island,
at the mouth of Admiralty Inlet, opposite Port Townsend.
The Island is the largest in the Sound, being 60 miles
in length, and from 3 to 10 miles in width, and contains
a number of extensive and fertile prairies. Coveland has
succeeded Coupeville as County seat, and is a pleasant
and prosperous place.
Barington E, general
merchandise
Busby J W, manufacturer, and
general merchandise
Busby William, blacksmith
Carlton William E, postmaster
Jones G, hotel
Kelley Joseph S, teacher
Lyon D K, physician
Morse G W, wagon maker
Noonan Thomas, blacksmith
Snow J M, notary public
Wallace Sarah L, teacher
Cowlitz, Lewis County,
PO 23 miles south east of Coveland
Dubeau Louis L, postmaster,
and general merchandise
Farron John, blacksmith
Gilbert Richard, blacksmith
Howe Horace, attorney at law
Hylebos _____ Eev, clergyman
(R C)
Pinto H H, general
merchandise
Sarcault Eli, carpenter
St. Peter L B, teacher
Cowlitz County.
Bounded north by Lewis, east by Clarke, south by the
Columbia River, and west by the Columbia and Wahkiakum.
Area, 460 square miles. Assessed valuation of property
for 1874, $628,956. County seat, Kalama. Principal
towns: Freeport, Monticello, Oak Point and Olequa. This
county occupies an important position, fronting for 20
miles on the great Columbia, and embracing the valley of
the river whose name it bears, a fine stream, navigable
still further to the north, in Lewis County. The Puget
Sound division of the Northern Pacific Railroad has its
initial point at Kalama, and runs northerly through the
entire length of the County. The valley of the Cowlitz
and its tributaries is very fertile, having a large
quantity of rich bottom lands, which in the aggregate
comprise one-third the area of the County. These are
very fertile, often producing as much as fifty bushels
of wheat per acre. A short distance from the rivers the
land is unoccupied, and offers very favorable
inducements to settlers. The Columbia and Cowlitz are
both navigable streams, and furnish convenient means of
transportation for all products. The forests are, as
everywhere in this section of the Union, on the grandest
scale. Numerous roads lead from the valley of the
Cowlitz to the towns of the neighboring counties, in the
valley of the Chehalis and its branches, and to Puget
Sound. "The Cowlitz River," says J. Ross Browne in his
report to Congress, is worthy of particular mention.
This river, having its source in the Cascade Mountains,
between Mounts Ranier and St. Helens, runs west, then
south, and empties into the Columbia about fifty miles
from Its month. It runs the whole length of Cowlitz
County, and nearly the whole breadth of Lewis, through
good agricultural land, both prairie and bottom. The
Cowlitz farms, the Cowlitz prairie, and the Cowlitz
landing are familiar as household words, and date their
origin long antecedent to the commencement of American
settlement. The first name alludes to the claim of the
prairie by the Puget Sound Agricultural Company and the
area, for which the United States is requested to pay
under the treaty of July 1st, 1863, with Great Britain,
is 3,572 acres, or nearly six square miles. On this
prairie the Catholics established a missionary station
where recently a town has been laid out in acre lots.
Here, too, was the site of the old Red River settlement
of Canadian French, introduced under the auspices of the
Hudson Bay Company in 1842. The Cowlitz is a large,
rapid stream, and is still a link in the line of travel
from the Columbia to Puget Sound."
Officers: L. H. Whitehouse,
Probate Judge; H. H. Holt, Clerk and Auditor: J. P.
Judson, District Attorney; James B. Stone, Sheriff and
Tax Collector; E. G. Ingalls, Treasurer; C. C. Bozarth,
Assessor; A. C. Smith, Surveyor; George Strong, Coroner;
Samuel Vestal, Superintendent Public Schools.
Crab Creek, Stevens
County, PO
Bacon E Miss, teacher
Bacon R M, general
merchandise
Busey W A, postmaster, and
attorney at law
Ernist J, fur dealer
Harding J R. general
merchandise
Marlin H, millwright
Revenue _____, blacksmith
White B H, butcher
Willey N, blacksmith, and
wagon maker
Woods G, carpenter
Dayton, Walla Walla
County, PO 30 mile south east of Walla Walla,
is an enterprising town in Walla Walla Valley, on the
road leading to Lewiston, Idaho. Although a new town it
has several large mercantile houses, a woolen factory,
saw, planing, and flour mills, a public school and good
society. Being in the midst of a good farming and
grazing country it has become the center of a prosperous
business. One newspaper, the News, is published weekly.
Burns J A, shingle
manufacturer
CAIN A J, proprietor Dayton
News
Carroll & Coston, blacksmiths
Critchfield & Strom, lumber
manufacturers
Day Jesse N, postmaster
Day J H, druggist
DAYTON NEWS, A J Cain,
proprietor
Dayton Woollen Manufacturing
Co
Dexter A J, contractor
Dozier B F, blacksmith
Dustain James, tailor
Eckler George, lumber
manufacturer
Fottis M F, proprietor Walla
Walla and Lewiston Stage Line
Guernsey D C & Co., general
merchandise, and agents
Wells, Fargo & Co
Hadley & Co, lumber
manufacturers
Hendorshott William, harness
maker
Hoar Thomas, doors, sash, and
blinds
Hunt James, hotel
KIMBALL & DAY, general
merchandise
Kimball & Stephens, doors,
sash, and blinds
Long & Co, flour
manufacturers
Lyon M, barber
Moody William A, contractor
Moore, Chapman & Co, lumber
manufacturers
Opperman G A, bakery
Phelps ____, physician, and
varieties
Phelps Miss, photographer
Ping E, banker
Reese Lora Miss, academy
Richardson Daniel,
cabinetmaker
Rowley & Bunnell, hardware
and stoves
Smith J L, butcher
Sparks & Bros, liquor saloon
Striker _____, dentist
Sturderavint D M, livery
stable
Sturderavint R S, attorney at
law
Torrence H J, wagon maker,
and blacksmith
Wait & Metzgar, general
merchandise, and flour manufacturers
Watros Levi & son, lumber
manufacturers
Dwamish, King County,
PO 5 miles south east of Seattle
Canvenaugh M T, blacksmith,
and wagon maker
Dixon J, liquors
Horton Julius, agent Patrons
of Husbandry
Miller Henry H, postmaster,
eider manufacturer, etc
Reynolds J D, physician, and
boot maker
Wallingford J A, teacher
Eagle Cliff,
Wahkiakum County, PO 12 miles east of Cathlamet,
on the north bank of the Columbia River, has for its
resources the forests on the land, and the equally
inexhaustible supply of salmon from the river, the
catching of which engages two large companies, who have
extensive canning establishments.
Columbia River Packing Co,
general merchandise, and salmon cannery
Hume William, salmon cannery
Meyers A M, postmaster
Elhi, Pierce County,
PO 21 miles east of Steilacoom
Grainger John, postmaster,
and wagon maker
Ellensburg, Yakima
County, PO 40 miles south of Yakima City
Becker Jacob, blacksmith
Bell N N, carpenter
Canady & Bros, flour
manufacturers
Damman J G, lumber
manufacturer
Jordan William, furniture
manufacturer
Mead L S, teacher
Mercer Aaron, physician
Shoudy John A, postmaster
Shoudy & Dennis, hotel and
general merchandise
Elma, Chehalis County,
PO 14 miles east of Montesano
Galliher M, general
merchandise
Laity John, blacksmith
Taylor H D, carpenter
Taylor Thomas Rev, clergyman
Ward Ira Rev, clergyman
Young Joseph T, postmaster,
and brick layer
Eureka, Wahkiakum
County, PO address Eagle Cliff
Hume Joseph, salmon cannery
Ewartsville, Whitman
County, PO 8 miles south of Colfax
Wilber Giles D, postmaster
Fall City, King
County, PO 36 miles east of Seattle
Boham George W, postmaster
Boham & Bro, general
merchandise
Fidalgo, Whatcom
County, PO 25 miles south of Whatcom
Alard William, blacksmith
Barkhausen H C, sewing
machine agent
Munks William, postmaster,
and general merchandise
Fort Canby, Pacific
County, PO address, Unity
Allen A V, general
merchandise
Fort Colville,
Stevens County, PO and County seat, formerly
called Pinkney City, is on the south bank of the
Petahshin River, and about 16 miles east from its
junction with the Columbia. The United States military
post of Fort Colville is near the town. This is one of
the most important frontier towns of the west, being
within a short distance of the line dividing the United
States from the British possessions, and formerly was
the center of a large trade; but with the decline of
mining on the upper Columbia, the business of the entire
section decayed. When in the height of its prosperity,
consequent upon the rush of miners to the gold regions
above, its streets presented a unique appearance, being
filled with the representatives of civilized and savage
life, showing the extreme contrast in dress and manners
from the active merchant or government official to the
stolid or half-clad Indian, with the grades of the
semi-civilized trapper, or voyageur, and the half-breeds
in their deer-skins, moccasins and feathers between.
Steamers from this point ascend the Columbia to La
Porte, or Death Rapids, 270 miles by the course of the
river, north of the mouth of the Petahshin, although
business does not now justify their use.
Bradley Daniel, liquor saloon
Brown W V, general
merchandise
Cheverafills Victor, liquor
saloon
Douglass R H, lumber
manufacturer
Fenwick & Monaehan, general
merchandise
Fitzpatrick Bernard,
blacksmith
Kinsley John R, wagon maker
Martin Joseph, liquor saloon
Montgomery C H, postmaster,
and general merchandise
Oppenheimor M & County,
general merchandise
Fort Nisqually,
Pierce County, PO address, Steilacoom, 8 miles
south west of Steilacoom
Huggins Edward, general
merchandise
Fort Simcoe, Yakima
County, PO address Yakima City
Gardner S W, blacksmith
Headley C P, wheelwright
Jones James M, engineer
Kittredge F, teacher
Kuykendall G B, physician,
and surgeon
Powell H L, teacher
Stout J A, carpenter
Wilbur J H Rev, Indian agent,
and clergyman
Four Lakes, Stevens
County PO
Turner Edward J, postmaster
Franklin, Pierce
County, PO 16 miles north east of Steilacoom
Carson John, furniture
manufacturer
Clarke F A, attorney at law
Cook George A, civil engineer
Heminway S, physician
Law J W, wagon maker
Meeker E, groceries and
provisions
Miller A J, carpenter
More R S, brick mason
Spining C H, physician
Temple H C, blacksmith
Vining George T, postmaster,
and general merchandise
Weasner J R, furniture
manufactory
Wright J W, manager Western
Union Tel. Co
Freeport, Cowlitz
County, PO 8 miles north west of Kalama, is
advantageously situated on the Cowlitz River, two and a
half miles from its mouth, and 90 miles south of
Olympia. The town contains two stores, a hotel,
schoolhouse, a Methodist church and parsonage, and the
pleasant dwellings of a country village.
Wallace V. N, postmaster
Freeport, King County,
PO address Seattle, is a milling port on the west side
of Elliot Bay, opposite Seattle, having one of the
largest mills on the Sound, and boasts the possession of
the fastest steamer on these waters.
Williamson John R, lumber
manufacturer, and general merchandise
Glendale, Pierce
County, PO address Franklin, 18½ miles north
east of Steilacoom
McMillan James, general
merchandise
Thompson & Mead, hop growers
Weasner J R. furniture
manufactory
Gleneden, Lewis
County, PO 20 miles north west of Chehalis
Ingalls J W, postmaster
Goldendale, Klikitat
County, PO 25 miles north east of Rockland
Caldwell H, clergyman
Jacobs & Sayra, contractors
and builders
Johnson Thomas, general
merchandise
Keytes John, shoe maker
Miller & Golden, lumber
manufacturers
Oldham William, postmaster,
blacksmith, and wagon maker
Grand Prairie, Lewis
County. (See Winlock.)
Gray's Harbor,
Chehalis. (See Chehalis Point)
Guemas, Whatcom
County, PO 20 miles south west of Whatcom
O'Bryant H P, postmaster, and
manufacturer agricultural implements
Hangman's Creek,
Stevens County, PO
Wimpy L L Mrs, postmistress
Hoquiam, Chehalis
County, PO 18 miles west of Montesano
Campbell Edward, postmaster
Ilwaco, Pacific
County, PO address. Unity, 24 miles south of
Oysterville, on Baker's Bay, near the mouth of the
Columbia River. The place possesses a large lumber
trade, it being the seat of a powerful steam saw mill
producing nearly one million feet of lumber monthly.
Hunter John, hotel
Hunter & Carruthers, stage
proprietors
Goff L M, carpenter, and
machinist
Island County.
Bounded on the north by Deception Pass, east by a narrow
channel separating it from the main land, south and west
by the waters of Admiralty Inlet. Area 250 square miles.
Assessed valuation of property for 1874, $465,073.
County seat Coveland. Principal towns, Coupeville,
Crescent Harbor, Oak Harbor and Utsalady. The county is
composed of Camano and Whidby Islands, the latter being
sixty miles in length and of irregular width, and is
noted for the fertility of its soil, the salubrity of
its climate, and the moral deportment of its
inhabitants. This Island occupies a commanding position
in this most magnificent body of water, fronting the
broad straits that lead to the ocean, and resting on a
country of illimitable resources. It can be easily
connected by bridge and viaduct with the main land, and
if thus made the terminus of the Northern Pacific
Railroad, its importance would be greatly enhanced.
Puget Sound, of which Island County is the center, is
one of the grandest bodies of water in the world, when
its extent, its many harbors, its accessibility, its
extended shore line, and the character of the
productions of the surrounding country, are considered.
Extending from Cape Flattery 200 miles into the
interior, with a shore line of near two thousand miles;
studded with fertile islands; abounding in countless
harbors, where a ship's sides will touch the bank before
her keel will graze the bottom; towering forests on
every hand, and mines of coal beneath, and on the
shortest line between the great commercial centers of
the Atlantic and Japan and China, give it a value which
only the most vivid imagination can estimate. The
county, though cut off from the main land, is in quick
communication with every section by water craft, as in
this inland sea it is as natural to step into a canoe,
sail boat or steamer, to go from place to place, as in
Venice to take the gondola to traverse the water streets
of the city. But on land, excellent roads have been
constructed, connecting every place; and the villages,
farms and improvements generally indicate a well
advanced prosperity.
Officers:
Robert C. Hill, Probate Judge and Auditor; William
Fowler, Sheriff and Assessor; John Gould, Treasurer;
Joseph M. Snow, Surveyor; Charles T. Terry, Coroner;
Joseph S. Kelly, Superintendent Public Schools.
Jefferson County.
Bounded north by Clallam and Puget Sound, east by Puget
Sound, south by Mason, and west by Clallam. Area, 1,670
square miles. Assessed valuation of property for 1874,
$531,442. County seat. Port Townsend. Principal towns:
Chemican, Port Discovery, and Port Ludlow. This county
occupies an important position, as its eastern portion
presents an extensive front on Puget Sound, at the
entrance of the Straits of Fuca. Port Townsend, at the
northeastern extremity, is the Port of entry for
Washington Territory, and possesses an excellent harbor.
The interior of the county is quite mountainous, and
covered with dense forests of pine and fir, but quite
extensive tracts of open land exist, very favorable for
agricultural purposes. Roads connect Port Townsend with
Port Discovery, Port Ludlow, and Hood's Canal, and with
agricultural settlements, but are few, and water
communication is chiefly relied upon between the
principal points. The divisions of Puget Sound bordering
the county are the Straits of Fuca on the north and
Admiralty Inlet and Hood's Canal on the east, the latter
separating it from Kitsap County.
Officers:
James G. Swan, Probate Judge; George N. McConaha,
District Attorney; J. J. H. Van Bokkelen, Sheriff, Tax
Collector, and Assessor: James Seavey, Recorder and
Auditor. L. B. Hastings, Treasurer; N. J. H. Fortman,
Surveyor; E. N. Rice, Coroner; John Rea, Superintendent
of Public Schools.
Kalama, Cowlitz
County, PO and County seat 17 miles south of
Olympia. Is eligibly situated for business, on the north
bank of the Columbia, 77 miles from its mouth, 45 miles
from Portland, Oregon, and 105 miles south of Tacoma,
the Puget Sound terminus of the Northern Pacific
Railroad. The town site was selected in the Railroad
Company as the starting point of the road on the
Columbia and the headquarters of its operations in the
Territory. The town was laid out in February, 1871, and
rapidly grew into importance. The great Northern Pacific
Railroad, designed to connect the waters of the Atlantic
with the Pacific, running from Duluth, on Lake Superior,
through Northern Minnesota, Duluth, Montana, Idaho, and
Washington, to Puget Sound, was commenced with great
energy, on the section from Duluth to Bismark, on the
Missouri River, a distance of 100 miles, and the section
from Kalama to Tacoma, a length of 105 miles, have been
completed. The total length, when the sections are
connected, will he about 1,700 miles, traversing a
country of great resources, and capable of supporting a
vast population, though now but sparsely occupied, and
slightly developed. The depot and office buildings of
the railroad, and the Kazano Hotel, constitute the
principal structures of the town. A wharf 700 feet in
length gives good landing facilities for shipping and
steamers on the river, receiving the largest sea-going
vessels. River steamers connecting with the railroad,
make frequent trips to Portland and other points on the
Columbia and Willamette rivers. Coal of an excellent
quality is mined near the town, and the lumber resource
is unlimited. A fine water-power is afforded by the
Kalama River, which runs a short distance northeast of
the town. The catching and canning of salmon engages a
large capital, and constitutes an important resource.
Several hotels, business houses, and two churches,
Methodist and Episcopal, adorn the place. The Kalama
Beacon was established in May, 1871, and is published
weekly.
Bloomfield N H, attorney at
law
Brogdon Samuel, blacksmith
Burke J A, butcher
Charney Casper, shoe maker
Crooks J T, cooper
Dickey H W, restaurant, and
liquor saloon
Forbel Andrew, cooper
Frost Daniel, carpenter
Gardner W A, butcher
Greer William, restaurant
Hosford A Orchard, general
merchandise
Hornier Ruth T Miss, teacher
INGALLS E G, postmaster, and
general merchandise
Isaacs Jacob, dry goods
Martin W H, butcher
MONEY M H & M L. job
printers, and proprietors Kalama Beacon
North Pacific Railroad, J W
Sprague, general superintendent
O'Brien J Mrs, hotel
O'Brien John, barber
PATTERSON A M, proprietor
Fulton House
Phillips John, livestock
dealer
Sharp _____ Rev, clergyman
Shurble Bros, brewers
Smith & Millard, wood dealers
Sorly O, shoe maker
Stockton Charles, house and
sign painter
Vestal Samuel, teacher
Watkins George, cooper
Whitehouse L H, physician and
druggist
Woods J W, tailor
King County.
Bounded north by Snohomish, east by Yakima (the summit
of the Cascade Range being the dividing line), south by
Pierce (White River being the line), and west by Puget
Sound. Area, 2,300 square miles. Assessed valuation of
property for 1874, $1,651,526. County seat, Seattle.
Principal towns: Bensonville, Fail City, Renton, and
Freeport, The county possesses many features of great
importance, and in its improvements is one of the most
advanced in the Territory. Bordering on the Sound, it is
favored with numerous excellent harbors, and its western
portion is beautifully interspersed with prairie,
forests, and pleasant lakes. The Snoqualmie Pass, the
gentlest in ascent, and only 3,080 feet of altitude,
crosses the Cascade Mountains in this county sixty miles
from Seattle, over which a good road now passes, and
where it is proposed to take the Seattle and Walla Walla
Railroad. Broad prairies lie at the base of the
Mountain, and coal of a tine quality lies beneath,
making it a most inviting section, even without the
railroad. The Falls of the Snoqualmie are among the
attractive wonders of the county, and are visited by
many tourists. Here the river of that name plunges over
a precipice two hundred and seventy feet high, and is a
grand object. In the midst of wild and romantic scenery.
The principal rivers of the county are the Snoqualmie,
Dwamish, White, and Green, bordered by rich agricultural
lands. Lake Washington is a large body of fresh water,
twenty miles long, by from two to five wide, lying but
two and a half miles east of Seattle, and on its banks
are found inexhaustible mines of coal of the best
quality. A railroad has been constructed for conveying
these coals to the harbor, and mining is carried on
quite extensively.
Kitsap County.
Bounded north by Hood's Canal, east by Puget Sound,
south by Pierce, and west and northwest by Hood's Canal.
Area, 400 square miles. Assessed valuation of property
for 1874, $786,892. Population, 1,500. County seat. Port
Madison. Principal towns: Port Blakeley, Port Orchard,
Seabeck, and Teekalet or Port Blakely. This county is a
grand point or peninsula projecting into the sound, with
a total shore line, including Bainbridge and Blake
Islands, of 130 miles, bringing every portion of the
county within three or four miles of navigable water. As
a consequence, roads are but little needed, the
convenient water communication answering every purpose,
which is generally adopted. The county is noted for its
extensive saw mills, one at Port Gamble said to be the
largest in the world. The different towns are all on
excellent harbors, and ship the product of their mills
direct to every quarter of the globe. The principal
resource of the county is lumbering, and in this
business large numbers of men are employed.
Kittitas, Yakima
County, PO 60 miles, of Yakima City
Canidy & Brother, flour
manufacturers
Mead L S, teacher
Olmstead J D, postmaster, and
general merchandise
Parrish G W, attorney at law
Tharp Mortimer, general
merchandise
Klikitat, Klikitat
County, PO 28 miles north east of Rockland
French E, general merchandise
Levins Henry T, postmaster
Klikitat County.
Bounded north by Yakima, east by Walla Walla, south by
the Columbia, River, and west by Skamania. Area, 2,000
square miles. Assessed valuation of property for 1874,
$261,082. County seat, Rockland. Principal towns: Block
House, Columbus, and Klikitat. Population, 1,000. The
county has made some progress during the past three
years, but is still very sparsely settled. Much of the
county is arable and fertile, producing the small grains
in good crops, the harvest of 1874 giving a yield of
over 10,000 bushels of wheat. The Columbia washes the
entire southern border, and the Klikitat rising in the
mountains of the west, waters the great and fertile
prairie of the same name. The western portion ascends
the Cascade Range, and in the extreme northwest is Mount
Adams, a lofty peak, rising 9,570 feet above the sea.
Rockland being opposite The Dalles, is a landing place
for steamers, and the starting point of the road leading
to Fort Simcoe and other points north.
Officers: M.
N. Harper, Probate Judge; H. T. Levins, Recorder, and
Auditor; A. Schuster, Sheriff and Assessor; Thomas
Connell, Treasurer; M. N. Harper, Surveyor; John Graham,
Coroner; P. E. Michel! , Superintendent of Public
Schools.
Knappton, Pacific
County, PO 35 miles south east of Oysterville
Knapp J B, postmaster
Oregon Trading Co, general
merchandise, and manufacturers lumber, barrels, and
broom handles
Konnewock, Yakima
County, PO
Flint Isaac A, postmaster,
and general merchandise
La Conner, Whatcom
County, PO 25 miles south of Whatcom
Allen Sarah, teacher
Anderson M, boat builder
Andrews L L, general
merchandise
Calhoun Samuel trader
Conner James J, hotel
Conner k Gibbons, traders
Dennison J N Rev, clergyman
Gaches George, postmaster
Gaches J & G, general
merchandise
Highburger Jacob, blacksmith
Martin B L, general
merchandise
McDonald J H, carpenter
O'Laughlin James, hotel
Rowlands O, physician
Winslow E D, physician
Lake View, Pierce
County, PO 5 miles east of Steilacoom
Ward Moses, postmaster
Lewis County.
Bounded north by Thurston and Pierce, east by Yakima,
south by Skamania, Clarke and Cowlitz, and west by
Chehalis, Area 1,580 square miles. Assessed valuation of
property for 1874, $879,880. Population, 1,700. County
seat, Chehalis. Principal towns: Boisfort, Cowlitz,
Highland, Newaukum, Saunders, and Skookum Chuck. This is
one of the best agricultural counties west of the
Cascade Mountains, comprising within its limits the
fertile valleys of the Chehalis and Cowlitz, and the
broad prairies embracing their tributaries. These rivers
have their sources in Lewis County, one flowing
northwesterly to the Pacific, the other south to the
Columbia, and both navigable, affording cheap means of
transportation, to these has been added within the past
few years the Northern Pacific Railroad, running from
the Columbia to Puget Sound, and good wagon roads
radiate from the county seat to the various surrounding
localities. The eastern portion is mountainous, having
the summit of the Cascade Range as its dividing line,
and the western part is generally level, or rolling, and
highly productive.
Officers: A.
B. Dillinbaugh, Probate Judge; J. P. Tax Collector;
William West, Auditor; J. H. Long Treasurer; Nathan
Howe, Assessor; H. N. Stearns Surveyor, and
Superintendent Public Schools; H C. Bostwick, Coroner.
Lewis River, Clarke
County, P 25 miles north of Vancouver
Miller & Gaither, general
merchandise
Reid David, blacksmith
Simmon John H, postmaster
Lightville, Mason
County, PO 18 miles north east of Oakland
Light Erastus A, postmaster
Little Falls, Lewis
County, PO
Ansley David, millwright
Booth Henry, wagon maker
Cantevell James C, wagon
maker
Gourdier George, postmaster,
and blacksmith
Pratt John, carpenter
Rogers Silas, carpenter
Lopez Island, San
Juan County, PO, a fertile island in the
Straits of Fuca, between San Juan island and Rosario
Straits
Deere D X, physician
Hutchison H E, postmaster,
hotel, and general merchandise
Weeks T J Rev, clergyman
Lowell, Snohomish
County, PO 6 miles north east of Snohomish City
Jackson D B Ac Co, general
merchandise
Smith E D, postmaster, and
hotel
Lummi, Whatcom County, PO 8
miles north west of Whatcom
McDonough Catharine,
postmistress
Lynden, Whatcom
County, PO 20 miles north of Whatcom
Hawley Enoch, shoe maker
Judson H A, postmaster, and
blacksmith
Makah, Clallam County.
(See Neah Bay)
Maple Grove, Clarke
County, PO address, Battleground, 14 miles
north of Vancouver
Leveriet & Carter, wagon
material manufacturers
Palmer J C. lumber
manufacturer
Rhorer Daniel, shoe maker
Martin's Bluff,
Cowlitz County, PO 5 miles south of Kalama
Martin William H, postmaster
Mason County.
Bounded north by Jefferson, east by Kitsap and Pierce,
south by Thurston, and west by Chehalis. Area 1,020
square miles. Assessed valuation of property for 1874,
$254,236. County seat Oakland. Principal towns: Arcadia,
Kamilchil, Lightville, and Union City. The county
embraces a portion of the waters of Puget Sound whose
deep and far-reaching inlets afford numerous good
harbors and milling sites. The Olympus range of
mountains extend through the northern part of the
county, and several broad and fertile valleys are found
along streams that flow to the Sound. The surface is
well diversified by hills and valleys lakes, rivers,
prairies and forests, making it most attractive to
settlers.
Officers: A. F. Chapman,
Probate Judge; John P. Judson, District Attorney; G. W.
Huntley Sheriff; F. G. Morrow, Auditor; E. L. Willey,
Treasurer; F. C. Purdy, Supervisor; Alexander Pollock,
Coroner; John McReavy, Superintendent Public Schools.
Montesano, Chehalis
County, PO and County seat, is on the south
side of the Chehalis River, 15 miles from its entrance
into Gray's Harbor and is surrounded by a broad extent
of exceedingly fertile land. The town contains a good
schoolhouse, Masonic Hall, county buildings, etc. The
river is here navigable, the harbor at the mouth is
good, and the surrounding country is accessible, all of
which point, to the advantageous location of the town
assuring prosperous future when the rich country shall
be occupied by an industrious and enterprising
population.
Byles Charles N, postmaster
Monticello, Cowlitz
County, PO 8 miles north west of Kalama, at the
junction of the Cowlitz with the Columbia. The site is
an eligible one for business and the town once was of
considerable importance but the building of Kalama as
the terminus of the N. P. R. R. deprived it of much
trade, and it has since declined The resources of the
place are considerable and it its former prosperity may
be restored.
Henderson Levi, physician
Huntington Chandler,
postmaster
Huntington E H, hotel
Huntington H D, stock dealer
Huntington & Smith, lumber
manufacturers
Riordan John, shoe maker
Smith N R, general
merchandise
Mossy Rock, Lewis
County, PO
Winston Laura Mrs,
postmistress
Mount Coffin, Cowlitz
County, PO 11 miles north west of Kalama
Barlow Bros, salmon fishery
Bush D W, salmon fishery
Cleveland & Tryon, salmon
fishery
Cressy William, salmon
fishery
Fisher G W, salmon fishery
La Dii C, postmaster, and
horticulturist
Paulding W D, carpenter
Mukilteo, Snohomish
County, PO 20 miles south west of Snohomish
City
Collins, Rhineheimer &
Robbeson, fish packers
FOWLER JACOB D, postmaster
Frost & Fowler, hotel, and
brewery
Tull V E, fish packer
Nanum, Yakima County,
PO, 50 miles __ of Yakima City.
Schnebly David J, postmaster
Napavine, Lewis
County, PO, 7 miles south of Chehalis, and
forty three-miles north of Kalama, is a promising
station on the N. P. R. K. and is surrounded by a fine
agricultural country.
Bernier Marcel, blacksmith
and wagon maker
Chlopek J W, teacher
Honnesey P, teacher
Jones & Novil, lumber
manufacturers
Lynch Timothy, carpenter
Urquhart J & J, general
merchandise
Urquhart James, postmaster
Winston T K, surveyor
Neah Bay, Clallam
County, PO, 65 miles west of New Dungeness, on
the Straits of Fuca six miles east of Cape Flattery. At
this place, it is said, falls a greater amount of rain,
132 inches annually than at any place known, showing
more than Astoria, in Oregon, which reported to the
Smithsonian Institution water separated by bar of sand,
and makes one of the best harbors between San Francisco
and Puget Sound. The bay is full of shoals, and is about
half uncovered at low tide, but good channels run
through every part. Oysterville, from its position,
commands much of the trade of the Bay, and enjoys a fair
degree of prosperity. High expectations are entertained
of its future importance as a watering place, or
pleasure resort, the beautiful scenery, pleasant
yachting, fishing, and hunting grounds offering
unsurpassed attractions to those in pursuit of health
and recreation.
Briscoe John, postmaster
Carruthers R, hotel
Crellin & Co. general
merchandise
Espy & Co, general
merchandise
Lomis Edward, boat builder
Soule Edwin A, postmaster
Soule S Hood, boat builder
Stevens L, hotel
Pacific County.
Bounded north by Chehalis, east by Chehalis and
Wahkiakum, south by the Columbia River, and west by the
Pacific Ocean. Area, 1,140 square miles. Assessed
valuation of property for 1874, $3355,588. County seat,
Oysterville. Principal towns: Bruceport, Chinook and
Ilwaco. This county comprises the extreme southwestern
portion of the Territory, bordering on the Columbia and
the ocean. Its principal feature is Shoalwater Bay, and
the predominant resource the fisheries, particularly of
oysters, in that body of water. This is one of the best
harbors on the coast, but the country contributory to it
is of limited extent, which detracts from its
importance. The Willopah is a considerable stream
entering the Bay from the east, and its lower portion
constitutes a bay of itself, being broad and deep, and
the tide rising in it for a distance of seventeen miles
from the mouth. In the valley of this stream is much
arable land and several settlements, among which is
Bruceport, one of the oldest towns in the Territory.
Near the mouth of the river is an extensive steam saw
mill, shipping about 600,000 feet of lumber per month.
The forests in this section are among the finest in the
world, consisting of noble trees of fir, cedar, spruce
and hemlock. The Palix, Nasal, Necomanche, Cedar, North,
and other rivers, enter the Bay, and afford fine harbors
at their mouths, giving great facilities for attacking,
manufacturing and shipping lumber from the grand forests
that line their banks. The southwestern extreme of the
county terminates in Cape Disappointment, which is the
outer headland at the mouth of the Columbia, and
encloses Baker's Bay, upon which is situated Ilwaco, an
important lumbering and fishing town. A short distance
up the Columbia a valuable cement rock exists, which is
extensively mined and prepared for use. In the same
section silver-bearing veins are found, adding the
resource of mining to the many others of the County.
Officers: M.
S. Griswold, Probate Judge and Superintendent Public
Schools; Robert T. Turner, Clerk, Recorder, and Auditor;
J. P. Judson, District Attorney; J. H. Whitcomb,
Sheriff, Tax Collector, and Assessor; John Crellin,
Treasurer; H. S. Gill, Surveyor; J. N. Lane, Coroner.
Palouse, Whitman
County, PO 12 miles west of Colfax
Davis Jesse, postmaster
Pataha, Walla Walla
County, PO 54 miles east of Walla Walla
Favor A J, postmaster
Pataha Prairie, Walla
Walla County, PO 59 miles east of Walla Walla
Long Ransom, postmaster
Pekin, Cowlitz County,
PO
Caples John W, postmaster
Lancaster C, attorney at law
Wood & Caples, general
merchandise
Pierce County.
Bounded north by Kitsap and King; east by Stevens; south
by Lewis and Thurston; and west by Thurston and Mason,
being separated from the latter by an arm of Puget
Sound. Area, 2,000 square miles. Assessed valuation of
property for 1874, $1,050,084. County seat, Steilacoom.
Principal towns: Franklin, Nisqually, Spanaway and
Tacoma. The county is of large extent and occupies an
important section of the Territory, extending from Puget
Sound on the west to the summit of the Cascade Mountains
on the east, a distance of 65 miles; embracing noble
harbors, navigable rivers, broad prairies, grand forests
and rugged mountains, it presents a diversity of
resources and most lovely scenery. In the southeastern
corner is Mount Rainier, the fairest, most majestic, and
the loftiest peak of the Cascade Range, reaching an
altitude of 14,444 feet above the sea. The Puyallup and
the Nisqually Rivers take their rise in Mount Rainier,
the first on the north and the latter on the southern
side, and flow through a most desirable country to Puget
Sound, being navigable from 20 to 30 miles of their
course, and furnishing excellent harbors at their
months. The Nachess Pass, in the Cascades, is within the
limits of Pierce County, through which has been
constructed a good wagon road from Steilacoom to Wallula,
a distance of 234 miles. The Northern Pacific Railroad
enters the county from the south and finds its western
terminus on the waters of Puget Sound at Tacoma, a noble
harbor, where the Puyallup River enters Commencement
Bay. The settlements throughout the County are generally
connected by good roads, but the sound and the rivers,
next to the railroad, offer most convenient and
expeditions means of inter-communication.
Officers:
William P. Dougherty, Probate Judge; George B. Kandle,
Clerk, Recorder, and Auditor; G. N. McConaha, District
-Attorney: J. K. Smith, Sheriff, Tax Collector, and
Assessor; John M. Downey, Treasurer; John V. Meeker,
Surveyor, and .Superintendent Public Schools; Samuel
Roberts, Coroner.
Pine Grove, Stevens County,
PO, 100 miles south of Fort Colville
Blane L, teacher
Gashiel F A, attorney at law
Philee T A E, physician
Ross Stephen, general
merchandise
Sanders William A, postmaster
Swift A C, attorney at law
Teby C D, attorney at law
Pinkney City, Stevens
County. (See Fort Colville)
Pioneer, Clark County,
PO
Field William, postmaster
Pleasant Grove,
Yakima County, PO
Barker Jacob, blacksmith
Bahl M M, barber
Frisby B B, teacher
Geddis S R, postmaster
Marsalner ____, physician
Read J B, teacher
Solomons William, cooper
Point Williams, Whatcom
County (See Samish)
Port Angeles, Clallam
County, PO, 16 miles west of New Dungeness, is
on a bay of the same name on the southern shore of the
Straits of Fuca, four miles long by from two to two and
a half wide, constituting a very safe and accessible
harbor. Vessels bound up or down the Straits of Fuca in
stress of weather take refuge in Port Angeles, where
shelter and good anchorage is found.
Vidler John, postmaster, and
general merchandise
Port Blakely, Kitsap
Co. (See Blakely)
Port Discovery,
Jefferson County, PO 8 miles southwest of Port
Townsend, on Port Discovery Bay, named so by Vancouver
because it was the first he entered in his ship, the
"Discovery," in May, 1792. Immediately in front of the
town is Protection Island, also named by Vancouver. The
scenery then, as now, was attractive, nor have the years
intervening changed the climate nor general features of
the country. The description written by the great
traveler answers for the present, giving at that date a
glowing picture of a section now rising into importance.
He says: "On landing on the island and ascending its
eminence, our attention was called to a landscape quite
as beautiful as the most elegantly finished pleasure
grounds of Europe. There was an elegant lawn covered
with luxuriant grass, diversified with an abundance of
flowers, and protected from the northwest winds by a
coppice of pine trees, symmetrically arranged, as if
planted by art for a special purpose. While we stopped
to contemplate these several beauties of nature, in a
prospect no less pleasing than unexpected, we gathered
some gooseberries and roses in a state of considerable
forwardness." The scenery and the seasons are the same,
but the solitude is now broken by busy industry. The
beautiful forests are falling before the woodman's axe,
and ships of commerce, not of discovery, bear the
graceful trees, now reduced to useful material, far away
to foreign lands.
Clark A C, hotel
Downs George W, postmaster
Louback A Rev, clergyman (Episc)
Mastick S L & Co, lumber
manufacturers, and general merchandise
Powers J, machinist
Pugh John E, hotel
Ramus E, varieties
Rice L, contractor
Ryan R E, teacher
Weymouth A, blacksmith
Port Gamble, Kitsap
County, PO 30 miles north of Port Madison, near
the mouth of Hood's Canal, is one of the largest milling
ports of Paget Sound, having one, or a set of mills
capable of cutting 500,000 feet of lumber every
twenty-four hours. Such a business necessarily creates
quite a town, and a large fleet of vessels is required
to transport the product to market. When the mills are
running at their full capacity 400 men are employed. In
the long winter evenings consequent upon this high
latitude, the operatives of the mills maintain amateur
theatricals, and such interest is taken in dramatic
representations that traveling companies always find
this a profitable point. A good school, public library
and town hall are among the institutions of the town.
Bishop William, shoe maker
Collins John, hotel
Edwards William, shoe maker
Houghton J S, physician
Jackson, D B, postmaster
Puget Mill Co., lumber
manufacturers and general merchandise
Port Ludlow,
Jefferson County, PO 13 miles south of Port
Townsend
Altridge K D, hotel
Hall Brothers, ship builders
Harris George W, agent Wells,
Fargo & Co, manager
Puget Sound Telegraph Co, and
notary Public
Harris & Doyle, liquor saloon
PHINNEY ARTHUR, postmaster
and manager
Port Ludlow Mill Co
Port Ludlow Mill Co, lumber
manufacturers and general merchandise
Port Madison, Kitsap
County, PO and County seat, is on an excellent
harbor of the same name, and in the midst of forests,
which constitute the great resource of the town. Here
are extensive sawmills, capable of manufacturing 100,000
feet of lumber daily, and giving employment to two
hundred men. The town is quite well built, and is
superior to most of the lumbering establishments on the
sound. A road leads to Teekalet or Port Gamble, but as
elsewhere in this inland sea, with its labyrinth of
inlets, canals and channels, water affords the favorite
and most convenient method of intercommunication.
Comstock Joseph, hotel
De Shaw William, general
merchandise. Point Agate
Lund Andrew, boot maker
MEIGS G. A., lumber
manufacturer, and general merchandise
Primrose P J, postmaster
Index
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Washington Territory Index |
Washington Business Directory
Source: Pacific Coast Business
Directory for 1876-78, Compiled by Henry G. Langley, San
Francisco, 1875.
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