TRANSPORTATION.
The Columbia river is the great highway of the county; no railroads are within its borders or near. Owing to the small area of the county, this condition is no great drawback, as all the people have ready access to the river wharves.
PRINCIPAL TOWNS.
Cathlamet, on the Columbia, is the county seat, with about 500 people, and is the chief distributing center of the county.
Rosburg, Deep River, Brookfield, Altoona, and Skamokawa are centers of industry. This county offers exceptional opportunities for the frontiersman.
WALLA WALLA COUNTY
Walla Walla is the county of many waters. It is the most western of the southeastern counties of the state, and is bounded north and west by the Snake and Columbia rivers. It has 1,296 square miles and a population of about 30,000. The elevation varies from 350 feet at the Columbia river to 2,500 feet along its eastern border. It is a succession of plains and rolling hills, covered with bunch-grass, with some trees along the streams. Its soil varies from quite sandy volcanic ash in the low lands near the Columbia to a heavier clay loam in the eastern parts. In common with much of eastern Washington, these lands increase in fertility with successive cultivations. The climate is mild, healthful and vigorous.
Plate No. 81.—Farm Scene Near Colville, Stevens County.
