Cyphers, Levi H.

The following data is extracted from History of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon and Washington, 1889.

LEVI H. CYPHERS. - Mr. Cyphers, who occupies a very prominent position in Snohomish county, having served as sheriff by the choice of the Republicans as well as democrats, is a native of the Keystone state, having been born in Monroe county, Pennsylvania, in 1849. He engaged in business at his early home, but at the age of twenty-six acted upon the belief that there were better opportunities for young men at the West. He accordingly set out for the Black Hills in the fall of 1875, with the expectation of digging gold, but, upon arriving at Cheyenne, found that miners were excluded by the Government form the region. Continuing his way westward to San Francisco, he was ready by Christmas day to embark for the northern coast, and brought his journeyings to an end at Seattle. from this point of vantage, he took a general survey of the whole Sound country, and, as the conclusion of his investigations, selected Snohomish as the site of his future home and business. since his residence there, lumbering or logging has occupied his attention. From superintendent of camps he advanced in 1880 to the operation of his own, in which he employs twenty men, and owns a tract of timber land on the Skykomish river. He is also engaged in ranching.

In the fall of 1886, Mr. Cyphers was elected sheriff, and still holds this office. Although the county is strongly Republican, he received a majority of over seven hundred, and was on the Democratic ticket. He has been very successful in business, and is well established financially. He is as yet unmarried.

Source: History of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon and Washington, 1889

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