TRANSPORTATION.
Kitsap county has no railroads, but its waterways are so vast and intricate that all its corners are reached by steamers, and travel is cheap and freight conveniently handled in all parts of the county.
Plate No. 55.—An Okanogan County Valley, Palmer Lake.
Plate No. 56.—McGowan Seining Grounds, Sand Island, Pacific County.
Plate No. 57.—Oyster Culture in Willapa Harbor, Pacific County.
Plate No. 58.—View of the Waterfront at Raymond, Pacific County.
Plate No. 59.—A View of a Portion of Tacoma's Harbor, Showing Ships Waiting to Load Lumber and Wheat for Foreign Ports.
Plate No. 60.—Railroad Yards and a Corner of the Business Section, Tacoma.
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 fire department, electric light and water systems, newspapers, banks, about 1,000 or more wage-earners and is a hustling town.
Charleston is another smaller town adjoining the navy yard on the west and rapidly growing.
Port Blakeley is an important milling and shipbuilding town of nearly 2,000 people, opposite Seattle. Its lumber goes to all parts of the world.
Port Gamble is a sawmill town of importance contributing to swell the large output of lumber shipped out of the county.
Chico, Tracyton, Keyport, Paulsbo, Seabeck, Crystal Springs, Colby, Bangor, Burley, Port Madison, and Olalla are all small villages, making progress as agricultural centers and as furnishing summer homes for business men.