The official Northern Pacific Railway guide - for the use of tourists and travelers over the lines of the Northern Pacific Railway and its branches - containing descriptions of states, cities, towns (14761007545)

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Title: The official Northern Pacific Railway guide : for the use of tourists and travelers over the lines of the Northern Pacific Railway and its branches : containing descriptions of states, cities, towns and scenery along the routes of these allied systems of transportation, and embracing facts relating to the history, resources, population, industries, products and natural features of the great Northwest
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Northern Pacific Railway Company Riley, W. C. (William C.)
Subjects: Railroad travel
Publisher: St. Paul : W.C. Riley
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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found and picturesque defiles of the Yakima canon, andthen emerges into the Kittitas valley, which is watered bythe Yakima and numerous tributary streams, and is wellsettled by farmers engaged in raising grain and stock.Considerable placer mining is done on the headwaters ofthe Tenaway and the Swauk, two large creeks which risein the Peshastin mountains. These mountains run acrossthe head of the Kittitas valley and present a magnificentspectacle of lofty rocky peaks crowned with snow, whichcan be enjoyed from many points ton the railroad. Thehighest of these peaks is Mt. Stuart, which has an altitudeof over 12,000 feet. The Peshastin range is a granite form-ation, entirely different in its geological character from theCascade mountains, which are basaltic, and of which itseems to form a spur. Near the base of the Peshastinmountains lies an extensive coal field. The ascent of theCascade mountains is made by the Northern Pacific roadup remarkably light grades, the heaviest of which does
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233 234 The Northern Pacific Railroad, not exceed two feet to the hundred, or 116 feet to themile. Kennewick (1,621 miles from St. Paul) is the first stationwest of the river and is situated on a broad, fertile plateau,recently irrigated by a canal brought from the Yakima ata point about twenty-five miles distant. The town is be-coming a center of small farming and fruit raising. Thesummers are long and warm, with a great deal of sunshineand hardly any rain, and the mellow soil is quickly respon-sive to water brought upon it by ditches, and producesextraordinarily rapid and perfect growths of fruits, vege-tables, alfalfa, grass and small grains. Prosser (1,698 miles from St. Paul) is a promising townat the falls of the Yakima river. These falls afford goodwaterpower for mills. The most important irrigating canalin the valley terminates on the north side of the river notfar from the town, and another important canal has itsintake gate on the river below the town. Prosser is thepoint of