A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 by Ithamar Howell
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page 103 of 198 (52%)
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[Illustration: Plate No. 55.--An Okanogan County Valley, Palmer
Lake.] [Illustration: Plate No. 56.--McGowan Seining Grounds, Sand Island, Pacific County.] [Illustration: Plate No. 57.--Oyster Culture in Willapa Harbor, Pacific County.] [Illustration: Plate No. 58.--View of the Waterfront at Raymond, Pacific County.] [Illustration: Plate No. 59.--A View of a Portion of Tacoma's Harbor, Showing Ships Waiting to Load Lumber and Wheat for Foreign Ports.] [Illustration: Plate No. 60.--Railroad Yards and a Corner of the Business Section, Tacoma.] [Page 65] PRINCIPAL TOWNS. PORT ORCHARD, the county seat, is on the bay of the same name and opposite the navy yard. It is the chief distributing point for a larger part of the cultivated lands of the county, and exports not only agricultural products, but also shingles. The surrounding lands are well suited for dairying, fruit-growing and poultry-raising, which is also true of the entire county. BREMERTON, adjoining the navy yard, is the largest town in the county, having about 4,000 people and rapidly growing. It has a |
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