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Rh the Sound. The comparative temperature of Eastern and Western Washington is as follows:

Manufactures—except of lumber, flour, a few woolen goods, and a small amount of leather—are almost entirely undeveloped.

Ship-building on the Sound is carried on to a considerable extent; but has not increased in the last two years, owing to a dullness in the lumber trade in San Francisco, and consequent cheapening of freights by sailing-vessels. In the year 1869, eighteen vessels, of all descriptions, including five steamers, were built on the Sound; but the following two years witnessed a great falling off in the business of ship-building and lumber manufacturing. A large, one-thousand-ton ship was built last year at Port Madison; and a steamer this year at Seattle. Ultimately this must become the great business of the Sound.

The following is the statement of Hon. M. S. Drew, Collector of Customs for Puget Sound District, for the year ending June 30, 1870: