Grant county is new, but has large undeveloped resources, and is awaiting the newcomer with abundant offerings for his energy and labor. ISLAND COUNTY Island county is entirely composed of a group of islands in Puget sound, the largest two being Whidby and Camano. It has a land area of 227 square miles and a population of about 5,000. RESOURCES. Lumber, agricultural products and fish make up the county's resources. Considerable of the timber, particularly from Whidby island, has been removed, and wheat, oats, hay, potatoes, fruits, poultry, butter, eggs, etc., are now shipped out to the splendid nearby markets at the chief seaport towns on Puget Sound. The soils in the northern part of Whidby island are of remarkable fertility, some of them producing as much as 100 bushels of wheat per acre and immense crops of potatoes. In season the waters of the county abound in salmon and other salt water fish, and many of the citizens of the county find profitable employment in connection with the fishing industry. PRINCIPAL TOWNS. COUPEVILLE is a town of some 400 people and the county seat, situated on a beautiful bay in the northern part of Whidby island. It is chief distributing point for the county, has a sawmill, shingle mill, fruit-drying establishment, stores, churches, schools, a newspaper, etc. OAK HARBOR, further north, is the center of a large farming and logging district. Two canneries are in successful operation. UTSALADY, SAN DE FUCA, CAMANO, CLINTON, and LANGLEY are smaller villages gradually becoming summer resorts for people from the large cities of the sound. Steamboats furnish good transportation from all parts of the county. [Illustration: Plate No. 53.--An Okanogan County Orchard in Bloom.] [Illustration: Plate No. 54.--A View of the Country Along the Okanogan River in the Vicinity of the Okanogan Irrigation Project.] [Page 61] JEFFERSON COUNTY Jefferson county is the second county south of the entrance of Puget sound, stretching from the Pacific ocean eastward over the peaks of the Olympic mountains to Hood's canal, and turning north gets a long waterfront also on Puget sound, and taps the Straits of Fuca. It has a population of 11,000 people and 2,000 square miles of territory. RESOURCES. The resources of this county are largely undeveloped, and yet it is one of the oldest settled counties in the state. Originally its entire area, barring a few small patches, was heavily timbered, and it is estimated that the county still has twenty billion feet of standing timber. Its soil is remarkably fertile, and the products of its farms have long been famous. The Olympic mountains contain veins of precious metals, iron and manganese, none of which have as yet been thoroughly developed. Fishing for salmon, sardines, shrimps, clams and crabs is a very important industry. SOILS, CLIMATE AND PRODUCTS.