 Within five years, there were 12 logging operations on the Snoqualmie River, providing lumber to the entire Seattle region.Within 15 years, logging and mill work was employing 140 men and sending millions of board feet of logs down the river.In 1882, the Hop Growers Association was founded by three Puget Sound partners, who used land purchased from Jeremiah Borst to create a farm that would eventually cover , of which was devoted solely to hops.