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Chehalis County A Land of Promise for Workers
Chehalis County Washington spans 2600 square miles with 25000 people and a coast line of 60 miles. The piece highlights lumbering agriculture and fishing as key industries, notes rail and steamer links, and emphasizes fertile bottom lands, potential for farming, dairy strength, fruit and berry production, honey from clover rich pastures, and untapped mineral possibilities. It cites rainfall 60 inches at Montesano and compares to eastern cities, plus 1904 farm and tax data and local towns Aberdeen Hoquiam Montesano Elma Cosmopolis Oakville Ocosta Westport Satsop Porter.
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Chehalis County
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Jefferson County
Thurston
Mason
Pacific
Lewis
Grays Harbor
Quinault
Olympic
Jefferson
Clallam
Moclips
North Beach
Straits of
Juan de Fuca
Northern Pacific
Oakville
Costa
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
San Francisco
San Francisco and Southern California Points From Grays Harbor
Pacific Coast
Chehalis Valley
Humptulips
Hoquiam
Wishkah
Wynooche
Satsop
Black Rivers
Ches Valley
Montesano
Thurston County
Aberdeen
Western
Wash
Chehalis
British Isles
Elma
California
United States
Pennsylvania
United States Weather Bureau
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Charleston
Indianapolis
Dubuque
Leavenworth
Duluth
Cincinnati
Cosmopolis
Ocosta
Westport
Porter