Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . distant fromthe ocean. Willapa Harbor, with twenty-five feet of water over the bar at low tide,is one of the few natural harbors in theUnited States. There is thirty billion feetof standing timber tributary to the towns ofthis section, two hundred thousand acres ofagricultural lands of the logged-off variety. oyster lands, twenty-five thousand acres ofexcellent tide lands and five thousand acresof cranberry lands. Regular steamers oper-ate from this port; in addition the NorthernPacific railway connects the city with alleastern lumbe
Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . distant fromthe ocean. Willapa Harbor, with twenty-five feet of water over the bar at low tide,is one of the few natural harbors in theUnited States. There is thirty billion feetof standing timber tributary to the towns ofthis section, two hundred thousand acres ofagricultural lands of the logged-off variety. oyster lands, twenty-five thousand acres ofexcellent tide lands and five thousand acresof cranberry lands. Regular steamers oper-ate from this port; in addition the NorthernPacific railway connects the city with alleastern lumber markets. Raymond has notoverlooked the needs of the men, women andchildren who make up her population. Everyconvenience and comfort common to largestcities are found: city water, salt water firemains, telephones, electric lights and streetrailway, excellent schools and churches, up-to-date mercantile establishments, splendid twenty-five thousand acres each of clam and hotels, theatres and beautiful streets and res- Paget Sound and Western Washington 177. 0 i jr. -^ _y ?———*— ?jr.
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