, 1857-11-20

an area OF Inland navigation save 10 the British pos
sessions to the north Of them. For depth OF water
boldness OF approaches freedom from hidden dangers
and the unreasonable sea Of gigantic timber coming
down 10 their very Shores these waters unsurpass
ed. Long before the time shall have gone by that has
elapsed since New England was settled, Washington
territory will have developed her resources and be
State more dcnsely populated than any upon the At
lantic. She has a climate exceeded only by that OF
California and when the abOrghe has fallen tully IN
der our subsection and the baneful curse the white
seller Of whskey TO the red man has been swept from
her borders her forests will fall before the echong
ring Of the woodmans AK, and her broad fields bring
4 gladness 10 the husbandman.
"In this section ind the work making good prog
ress In every department Astronomical observations
| for longitude have been continued base has been
measured at the entrance 10 Admiralty Inlet as the
groundwork OF the tranguation the tangulation has
been continued In Admiralty Inlet opened into Hood
Canal Possession Sound and into the Strait Of Juan
de Fuea. for continuing the work through this Strait
to the Pacific and connecting with work already eX-
ecuted in the Rosario Strait and Canal de HaTo.
| About month since, we noted the departure Of
the Northwest Boundary Commission for that terrific
ry, to establish the forynnth parallel Of latitude and
the boundary between Vancouvers Island and the
continent. The work in the channels in dispute has
already been finished by coast survey parties, and We
understand that according to act Of Congress, that
work will be accepted by Commissioner as finish
ed and connected with the initial point by the coast
! survey parties.
"Tbe topography Of Port Townsend and approach,
es Of Port Gamble and part Of the entrance 70 Hoods
Canal; with preliminary surveys Of Apple Cove and
Murdens Cove have been executed by the party doing
the astronomical and triangulaton work. The only
photography executed in this section last year, was
during the winter when the steamer under the
der Of the Navy Department. Port Blakely and ap-
proaches were surveyed, more especially to show the
point Of rock upon which one Of our sloops Of war
struck.
Mount Baker, lying almost under the parallel Of
f0rtynne, Is stated to be active volcano and has
elevation Of A9j feet; II Is covered with perpet
ual snow, far down visible, and with Mt ainer,
Mt. Hood, Mt. ST. Helens and Mt. Mclaughlin, oil
snow clad peaks Of the Cascade Range forms sight
that few may see excelled in stnpendous magnh-
eence and sublmity. Mt. Constance, the eastern
sharp peak Of the Olympus range, has height of 4,
Magnetic observations were also made at Port
Townsend whilst the party was observing for ash
muth, &c.
"The general reader will hnd much Of interest in
this report and the scientific investigator will be
ply rewarded by an intimate examination. To Pro
lessor A. d. Bache the Superintendent, be all credit
and reward for the noble manner in which he has re-
deemed the survey from the dying state in which he
found IT, to nervous vigorous health. When the for
mer Superintendent was appointed, he was quarter
OF century In advance Of the science OF the country
but he unfortunately stood still whilst the nation pro-
gressed at rate that makes the heart thrill To recal
now we can point with proud qualification to him,
who, standing prominent in the front rank OF sci
ence at home and abroad, conducts It with an une-
qualed combination Of the practical and intellectual
he has for himself a name imperishable; he has
elevated this truly national work into proud rivalry
with the great surveys Of the enlightened nations Of
Europe. 1or should we overlook the Assistants on
our coast, who have strenuOusy and successfully
aided In carrying forward the good work; separated
for years from their families, subjected to great
pense whilst receiving but the salaries they would re-
ceive at the east, and thrown upon their own re-
sources and judgment on almost every emergency,
they have struggled energetlcaly TO leave their mark
upon the geography Of the Pacific coast
We will now close this article as we pass
Seattle, the county seat Of King County.
We here find four fOurishing mercantile
and Numbering establishments. The first
one is that of Mr.. II. L. YEsLER, who has
also a steam saw mill, running night and
day, and manufacturing during the year, a
vast amount Of lumber for foreign and do
mestics ports. He has employed daily, in
the aggregate, throughout the year from
20 to 25 hands. Tho other business houses
arc those Of Messrs. G. G. TERRY, DR.. VIII
HANSON, (who has drug store connected
with articles Of general merchandise, }
PLUNMER l. CHASE, and HORTON. & Co.
There are two taverus or boarding houses
kept in the town--one by Mr.. SMoNs, and
the other by Mrs. CONKLIN. There are
some five mechanic shops in the place
carpenters, joiners, etc. Mr.. FRAvE Ma
THIAs and Mr. ADAMS, as carpenters, have
contributed much towards the building up
Of the place, which now contains, in both
. additions, some so houses. A tannery is
halsO in operation at Seattle, carried on By
Mr.. WOODEN, who has recently shipped to
California, besides several hundred tanned
"buck-skins," q large quantity of boot,
shoe and harness leather.
As We have often before observed, King
county has suffered more severely in the
late Indian war, than any other, bordering
upon the Sound At the date of the out
break, L. NJ. COLLINS, (who has been a set
tier for years, about three miles to the east
ward of Seattle on the Duwamsh river y
after the White river massacre-was the
last man to abandon his claim, and the first
man to return to it again after an apparent
cessation Of hostilities. Mr.. COLLINS vol
untecred in defence of the county to which
he belonged, and in behalf Of the territory,
in general excursions, and the result is evil
denced by several tufts Of "Siwash hair,
taken in defence Of his person and proper
ty. Characters of this kind, although not
properly appreciated by the generation in
which they live, become "SMoN KENroNs,'
and "DANIEL BooNs," in after history.
bS- The P. NJ. S. S. Co.'s Steamer faip
/ ed to connect with the Conskikbltion at