Cowlitz ~ Jefferson County Washington Newspapers, 1894
Cowlitz County
Population 5,888; lumbering and
agriculture. Several large rivers, notably the Cowlitz,
penetrate far into the interior. The Cowlitz River carries water
navigation thirty miles inland, bringing the county within six
hours of Portland by steamboat. Value of land, $654,457; value
of all taxable property, $1,087,800.
Castle Rock, Population 697
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Cowlitz Advocate |
Ely & Hicks |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1886 |
Kalama, Population 700
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Bulletin |
W. H. Imus |
Friday |
Rep. |
1889 |
Kelso, Population
653
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Cowlitz Valley Journal |
W. P. Ely |
Friday |
Rep. |
1888 |
Douglas County
Population 3, 161 ; stock-raising and
agriculture. This county has nearly 3,000,000 acres of good
land, of which only about 35,000 is under cultivation. The
county is very fertile, producing in abundance wheat, oats,
barley, and almost any kind of vegetable known. Value of land,
$310,948; assessable property , $1,160,830.
Bridgeport, Population 300
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Standard |
T. P. Hopp |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1893 |
Coulee City, Population 360
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
News |
John S. Sinclair |
Friday |
Ind. |
1824 |
Waterville, Population 650
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Big Bend Empire |
Jos. G. Tuttle |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1888 |
Democrat |
Edward Johnson |
Friday |
Dem. |
1889 |
Index |
Jno. Jas. Graves |
Sat. |
Dem. |
1892 |
Franklin County
Population 693. Stock-raising is carried
on largely, also agricultural pursuits. The very best fruit is
raised in this county.
Pasco, Population 525
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Headlighter |
J. C. Edwads |
Friday |
Ind. |
1888 |
Garfield County
Population 3,888. The chief industries
of the county are wheat and fruit-growing and stock-raising.
Ameroy, Population 1,200
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
East Washingtonian |
Washington Pub. Co. |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1880 |
Wash. Independent |
F. W. D. Mays |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1880 |
Island County
Population 1,550; lumbering and
agriculture. Value of laud, $230,679; total value of taxable
property, $543,336.
Couperville, Population 250
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Island Co. Times |
A. D. Blowers |
Friday |
Dem. |
1891 |
Sun |
Chas. W.
Angel |
Thur. |
Dem. |
1890 |
Jefferson County
Population 8,304; lumbering,
manufacturing and agriculture, Jefferson County contains upwards
of 1,400 square miles. At Irondale, on Port Townsend Bay, the
Puget Sound Iron Company has expended about $500,000 in the
erection of smelting works. At Ports Ludlow and Discovery are
two large saw-mills, each with a cutting capacity of 500,000
feet of lumber per day. There is also a mammoth mill at Port
Hadlock.
Port Townsend, Population 4,731
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Call |
Pt. Townsend Pub. Co. |
Daily |
Dem. |
1885 |
Call |
Weekly Edition |
Wed. |
Dem. |
1885 |
Key City Graphic |
|
Sat. |
Ind. |
1892 |
Leader |
Townsend Leader Co |
Daily |
Rep. |
1886 |
Leader |
Weekly Edition |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1888 |
Telegram |
Fred Rassman |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1863 |
Quilcene, Population 300
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Quilcene Queen |
W. F. Satterlee |
Thur. |
Dem. |
1891 |
Washington Index|
Pacific States Newspaper Index
Source: Pacific States Newspaper
Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San
Francisco, 1894
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