largely to the prosperity of this city. Many neat dwellings are 
visible, and healthy progress is manifest in every direction. 
The Seattle (W. T.) Intelligencer of July 18, 1870, says, “Last 
year there were constructed in this city one church (Catholic), 
eleven buildings for stores, and thirty-seven one and two-story 
dwelling-houses, besides some twenty smaller buildings. This 
year, up to the present time, there have been built, and in pro¬ 
cess of construction, one church (Episcopal), one public school- 
house, three warehouses, several business houses, one livery and 
sale stable, and forty-eight one and two-story dwelling-houses, 
some of them quite expensive structures, besides an unusual 
number of small tenements. Two or three of our hotels have 
been greatly enlarged and improved to accommodate their in¬ 
creasing business.” 
Steilacoon is located on the eastern shore of Puget Sound, and 
has long been a depot for shipping stock ; it possesses facilities 
for commerce and shipbuilding. Good farming land and stock 
ranges border on this place. 
Olympia is situated near the head of navigation, and is equi¬ 
distant from several prominent places. The capitol of the 
territory is located at this town ; the federal and territorial offi¬ 
cers hold their offices here. The Legislature assembles and the 
Supreme Court hold annual terms at the capital. The mails are 
daily distributed at this point. All the elements contributing 
to the development of this central metropolis imparts steady, 
healthy progress ; nearly 100 buildings were constructed during 
the 3 ’ear 1870. We append the census 
follows : 
report for 1870. as 
Number of dwellings, 
- 360. 
“ Families, 
335. 
“ White males, - 
720. 
u u females, 
410. 
“ Col’d males, - 
42. 
“ u females, 
16. 
Total within the city limits, 
1194. 
We devote greater space to the development of this place, 
being the capital and one of the first settled towns in our terri- 
tory. Our fair readers will notice the great disparity existing 
between males and females; this inequality is still more appa¬ 
rent in other less favored localities. We submit these'figures to 
such ladies as arc willing to “ change their names,” and invite 
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