STEVENSON, a small town on the Columbia river and railroad, is the
county seat and has a population of about 450.
Tributary to Stevenson is considerable improved land, and the people
are engaged in stock-raising, fruit-growing and farming.
BUTLER is a town of about 300 people on the railroad and river.
CARSON, CAPE HORN, MT. PLEASANT and BEAR PRAIRIE are smaller villages,
destined to become centers of commercial distribution.
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
Snohomish county extends 36 miles in width from the Sound to the
peaks of the Cascade mountains, adjoining King county on the north.
It has an area of some 2,500 square miles of territory, a population
of about 63,000 people, and a great storehouse of wealth in its
natural resources. It is one of the largest and richest counties in
the state, with a mild and healthful climate, magnificent scenery,
great diversity of landscape, innumerable water falls and plenty
of game.