Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . pleted to the Touchet, and carried freight from that point to Wallula at $ perton. In 1875 it was completed to Frenchtown and charged $ Walla Wallarates averaged $ Freight tonnage from Touchet in 1874 to Wallula aggregated 4,021 tons;in back freight, 1,126 tons; from Frenchtown in 1875 to Wallula, 9,155 tons;back freight, 2,192 tons; from Walla Walla in 1876 to Wallula, 15,266; backfreight, 4,043; from Walla Walla in 1877 to Wallula, 28,806 tons; back freight,8,368 tons; fro
Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . pleted to the Touchet, and carried freight from that point to Wallula at $ perton. In 1875 it was completed to Frenchtown and charged $ Walla Wallarates averaged $ Freight tonnage from Touchet in 1874 to Wallula aggregated 4,021 tons;in back freight, 1,126 tons; from Frenchtown in 1875 to Wallula, 9,155 tons;back freight, 2,192 tons; from Walla Walla in 1876 to Wallula, 15,266; backfreight, 4,043; from Walla Walla in 1877 to Wallula, 28,806 tons; back freight,8,368 tons; from Walla Walla in 1878 to Wallula, 35,014 tons; back freight,10,454. Such are Colonel Gilberts statements. The estimated wheat production in the entire upper country in 1866 was halfa million bushels, of which half was credited to the Walla Walla Valley. Fromthat time on to the present there has been a steady development of wheat raisingthroughout the region south of Snake River, as well as north and throughout theInland Fmpire. In the decade of the 70s there came to Walla Walla a man destined to leave. OLD WALLA WALLA COUNTY 183 upon the entire region the impress of one of the most remarkable characters infar vision, noble aims, and philanthropic disposition that ever lived within theState of Washington. We refer to Dr. N. G. Blalock. Eminent in his profession,his ceaseless industry and progressive aims did more perhaps than any othersingle life to broaden and advance all phases of the section in which he lived andwrought. He was the pioneer in wheat raising on a large scale, as well as inmany other lines of activity and experiment. Making, though not retaining, sev-eral fortunes, his life work was to mark out the way for others less venturesome,to follow to success not alone in the acquirement of wealth, but in the nobler andmore enduring products of education, philanthropy, patriotism, public service,and genuine piety. Coming to Walla Walla in 1872 and entering at once upon a
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