The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . y 5 If) w 00 13. rilK NIAUAUA Ol- rilK Snoiiiialmic Kails, iiiiictoen niili-. Statllc, an I2() fi-ct higher than Niagara, and furnish ihc cily with iinnicnse power. SEATTLE leading shipyard. The power used in a greatnumber of the mills and factories is electricity,generated by the falls in the rivers flowing downfrom the Cascade Mountains, furnished to con-sumers at a very low price. There are manymills and factories loc
The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . y 5 If) w 00 13. rilK NIAUAUA Ol- rilK Snoiiiialmic Kails, iiiiictoen niili-. Statllc, an I2() fi-ct higher than Niagara, and furnish ihc cily with iinnicnse power. SEATTLE leading shipyard. The power used in a greatnumber of the mills and factories is electricity,generated by the falls in the rivers flowing downfrom the Cascade Mountains, furnished to con-sumers at a very low price. There are manymills and factories located just outside of thecity limits, and the United States Navy Yard ofPuget Sound nearby, contributes largely to theprosperity of the city. This navy yard repre-sents an expenditure of several millions of dol-lars, and is a fully equipped construction andrepair plant, employing about 1,000 workmen,and has the only United States drydock on thePacific coast, large enough to dock the battle-ships of the navy. The drydock is 627 feetlong, 39 feet deep, 67 feet wide at the bottomand 130 feet at the top. The commerce of the city has increased evenmore than the manufact
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