Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . THE CHEHALIS TREATY Grand historical painting in the hall of the new Chehalis County Court House, commemorating meeting andnego iationsof Gov. Isaac Ingalls Stevens and party with the Chehalis, Ouineault and Ouillayute Indians, in Febru-ary, 1854, which finally resulted in the signing of the treaty, provisions of which are still in force. These remark ablepaintings are by F. Rohrbeck, and are of the same spirited character as Westward Ho! and others in the histori-cal Capitol at Washington, D. C being as brilliantly colored and strik
Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . THE CHEHALIS TREATY Grand historical painting in the hall of the new Chehalis County Court House, commemorating meeting andnego iationsof Gov. Isaac Ingalls Stevens and party with the Chehalis, Ouineault and Ouillayute Indians, in Febru-ary, 1854, which finally resulted in the signing of the treaty, provisions of which are still in force. These remark ablepaintings are by F. Rohrbeck, and are of the same spirited character as Westward Ho! and others in the histori-cal Capitol at Washington, D. C being as brilliantly colored and striking. They are well worth a journey to see,and are exceedingly creditable to the people of Chehahs County, in thus recognizing the value of pictorical chron-icles of early historical NEW PALATIAL CHEHAUS COUNTY COURT HOUSE AT MONTESANOThis grand building stands well back upon high ground in Montesano. It is a prominent feature in the landscape, beingseen from a great distance. It is a typical structure, reflecting the boundless resources and wealth of the Great GraysHarbor Country. CHAPTER ELEVEN. CHEHALIS COUNTY: ABERDEEN, HOQUIAM, MONTESANO, &c Chehalis is an Indian word Chehalis County occupies the central por-tion of the tier of counties bordering directlyalong the Pacific Ocean. It is one of thelarge counties of Western Washington, hav-ing an area of 2,600 square miles. Expertshave estimated that there are more thaneight hundred thousand acres of standingtimber in the county, an amount not equalledby any other county in the state. More thanfifty lumber mills and shingle mills are inactive operation. Some of these rank amongthe largest enterprises of the kind in theworld. In addition to its timber resources,the county has much extremely fertile agri-cultur
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