SAN JUAN ISLAND is the largest of the group, and its chief industries
are farming, raising stock, salmon-fishing, and manufacturing lime.
FRIDAY HARBOR, on this island, is the county seat and largest town,
with about 500 people. A telephone system is in operation throughout
the island.
ROCHE HARBOR is the home of great lime kilns.
ORCAS ISLAND is the leading fruit-growing district of the county.
EAST SOUND, near the center of the island, at the foot of Mount
Constitution, is a picturesque and charming fruit-growing section
and summer resort.
ORCAS is an important center of the fruit and sheep raising industries.
LOPEZ ISLAND is a beautiful stretch of fertile agricultural land,
much of it under tillage, and is the home of a prosperous community
of farmers and stock-growers.
LOPEZ is the chief commercial center, with a cannery and creamery.