PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS.
Colville is both the county seat and principal town in the county, having a population of 1,600 people, and is a growing town, a distributing center on the railroad, surrounded by prosperous farming communities.
Northport is the center of much mining activity and has a large smelter for the reduction of ores of the precious metals. It has a population of 1,200.
Chewelah is a center of agriculture, mining and lumbering industries in the center of the county, having about 1,000 people.
Newport, in the southeastern part of the county, is an important agricultural distributing center. A dozen other smaller towns offer great opportunities to the homeseeker.
Plate No. 77.—Raising Potatoes in Young Orchard, Spokane County.
Plate No. 78.—Basalt Columns, Spokane River at Spokane.
