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TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



CENSUS OF 1870. 



"WASHINGTON. The population of "Washing- 

 ton Territory, which in 1860 was 11,574, and 

 in 1870 23,450, is now estimated at about 

 30,000. The taxable property is assessed at 

 $11,500,000, an increase of $2,000,000 in one 

 year. The public surveys have been extended 

 over 6,000,000 acres of land, or about one- 

 seventh the entire area. During the last two 

 years 563,000 acres have been taken up, in- 

 cluding 270,000 under the preemption and 

 homestead laws. The exports of the year were 

 valued at $40,000, and the sawmills turned out 

 about 130,000,000 feet of lumber. Vessels ar- 

 riving at the ports of the Territory during the 

 year measured 100,000 tons. Ninety-eight 



vessels are owned in the towns on Puget 

 Sound, and nine vessels were built there during 

 the year. 



About thirty miles of the North Pacific 

 Railroad have been completed, running west- 

 ward from Kalama, and thirty-five miles more 

 are undergoing the process of grading, extend- 

 ing toward Puget Sound. The road will be 

 connected by navigable water with the Oregon 

 and California route south of Kalama. A rail- 

 road is also projected in the "Walla Walla Valley. 

 These enterprises promise to extend rapidly, 

 and will, no doubt, contribute greatly to the 

 development of the resources of the Terri- 

 tory. 



CENSUS OF 1870. 



Included in the census are 207 colored per- 

 sons and 234 Chinese. The tribal Indians are 

 officially estimated at 13,477. The true value 

 of property was $13,562,164. The public debt, 



county, city, town, etc., amounted to $88,827. 

 The aggregate value of farm-products, including 

 betterments and additions to stock, was $2, 

 111,902. 162,713 pounds of wool were raise I 



