at its doors, abundant rainfall, and agriculture is successfully
carried on without irrigation.

TRANSPORTATION.

The Northern Pacific railway connects its various towns with both
Portland and Seattle, and the North Bank and Oregon & Washington
railroad, paralleling the Northern Pacific, will add greatly to
the facility and cheapness of its transportation. From Vancouver
northeasterly a road is in operation nearly across the county,
headed for North Yakima and the East.

[Illustration: Plate No. 45.--Mt. St. Helens and Reflection in Spirit
Lake, Lewis County.]

[Illustration: Plate No. 46.--LEWIS COUNTY SCENES. Dairy Farm and
Hop Field. A Valley Ranch.]

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INDUSTRIES.

Much of the southern part of the county is devoted to fruit-raising,
prunes being a very prominent factor in the county's output. General
agriculture, with dairying, are very profitable, and to these are
to be added fishing, lumbering and mining.

PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS.

VANCOUVER has a population of about 8,000, and is rapidly growing.
It is the county seat, and is connected with Portland, Oregon,