town has a population of about 500 people.

OROVILLE is the chief town on the railroad, near the northern border,
and is the terminus of the road. It has about 500 people and is
growing. It is an important ore-shipping point, surrounded also
by good fruit-raising and agricultural lands, yet unirrigated.

BREWSTER, at the junction of the Columbia and Okanogan rivers,
has a population of about 200, and is an important grain and
fruit-shipping point.

OKANOGAN is on the river of the same name, about midway between
Brewster and Conconully, and to this point the steamers ply in
the higher waters of the river.

TWISP is a growing village in the Methow valley, devoted chiefly to
fruit-growing and mining. It is an important distributing center.

PATEROS has steamer connection with Wenatchee, and is an importing,
growing center.

BECK, BONAPARTE, ANGLIN and BODIE are other new and growing commercial
centers.

CHESAW, in the northern part, and NESPELIM, in the southeastern
part, are important locations.


PACIFIC COUNTY.