The Miracle Town Rising from the Sagebrush

When you disembark from the train on the Northern Pacific railway at North Yakima and take a survey of the city, the first impression is that it is not much of a town, but stroll along a little farther into the heart of the city, among her substantial business blocks, nicely shaded streets and good sidewalks, and you are met with an air of prosperity not found in any other city in Washington territory. You change your opinion at once, and say here is prosperity. These miles of sidewalks stretching off in all directions, and the two rows of shade trees on either side of each street, show that her enterprising citizens have not laid out a city for 2,200 people, but 22,000, which is sure to come inside a few years. Four years ago not a house stood on the townsite, but the indications point to a still greater prosperity. The old town of Yakima some four miles south had been a trading post for years, but after the new townsite of North Yakima was located, the old town dropped out of existence, the settlers moving bag and baggage in a few days; it being a common sight to see six and eight houses on wheels on the road at one time, drawn by numerous ox teams, bound for the new location.