Cowlitz ~ Jefferson County Washington Newspapers, 1894

Cowlitz County

Population 5,888; lumbering and agriculture. Several large rivers, notably the Cowlitz, penetrate far into the interior. The Cowlitz River carries water navigation thirty miles inland, bringing the county within six hours of Portland by steamboat. Value of land, $654,457; value of all taxable property, $1,087,800.

Castle Rock, Population 697

Kalama, Population 700

Kelso, Population 653

Douglas County

Population 3, 161 ; stock-raising and agriculture. This county has nearly 3,000,000 acres of good land, of which only about 35,000 is under cultivation. The county is very fertile, producing in abundance wheat, oats, barley, and almost any kind of vegetable known. Value of land, $310,948; assessable property , $1,160,830.

Bridgeport, Population 300

Coulee City, Population 360

Waterville, Population 650

Franklin County

Population 693. Stock-raising is carried on largely, also agricultural pursuits. The very best fruit is raised in this county.

Pasco, Population 525

Garfield County

Population 3,888. The chief industries of the county are wheat and fruit-growing and stock-raising.

Ameroy, Population 1,200

Island County

Population 1,550; lumbering and agriculture. Value of laud, $230,679; total value of taxable property, $543,336.

Couperville, Population 250

Jefferson County

Population 8,304; lumbering, manufacturing and agriculture, Jefferson County contains upwards of 1,400 square miles. At Irondale, on Port Townsend Bay, the Puget Sound Iron Company has expended about $500,000 in the erection of smelting works. At Ports Ludlow and Discovery are two large saw-mills, each with a cutting capacity of 500,000 feet of lumber per day. There is also a mammoth mill at Port Hadlock.

Port Townsend, Population 4,731

Quilcene, Population 300

Washington Index| Pacific States Newspaper Index

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

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