The county is so cut into by the inlets and bays of the sound that it has splendid transportation facilities by steamer to all the sound ports. The Northern Pacific railway reaches its southern boundary. No other railroads traverse the county but its logging railroads, which can give only a limited service.
PRINCIPAL TOWNS.
Shelton is the county seat, situated on an arm of the sound at the terminus of the logging railroad, and has about 1,200 inhabitants. Steamers from its wharves reach all the parts of the sound directly or by connection with others.
The logging industry, manufacturing lumber, cultivating oysters, fishing and farming are the chief industries of its people. It has four churches, good schools, a newspaper, good stocks of goods, volunteer fire department, electric lights, gravity water system.
The logging industry, which centers here, employs 2,000 men and pays out $120,000 a month.
Lake Cushman is a summer resort in the mountains famous for its big trout catches.
Allyn, on an arm of the sound, is central to much oyster lands, logging camps and fruit orchards.
Arcadia, also on the sound, is central to considerable stock-raising and lumbering.
Detroit is a prosperous village, proud of the grapes grown on some of its logged-off lands.
Matlock is a town on the logging railroad and central to large logging operations.