, 1857-11-06

white dress and relieving the eye of the
wild solitude with which it has just been
made familiar The post is pckeied in
and bastioned-is q strong place and ably
commanded by Capt. PIcKErr, in charge Of
Co. 3D." Of the 9th Infantry. Inside Of
the pickets there has been erected some six
buildings for quarters etc, exclusive Of the
suttler's store Of Mr. +. d. WARBAss, ont
side. To the end that our citizens may be
enabled to discriminate amongst the officers
Of the regular service, who arc friends Of
the territory and who are friends of its en-
emies, it becomes us 10 record the testimo-
ny that the people on the Bay have every
conf 9dence in Capt Pickett, and fully ap.
preciate his efficiency for the admirable de-
fences he has caused 10 be erected for the
protection Of that isolated settlement. We
have been given to understand that Capt.
p. has, by his gentlemanly demeanor and
numerous acts Of gratuitous kindness, en-
deared himself to the residents Of the Bay
in manner not soon to be forgotten. Like
the lamented Lieut's SLAUGHTER, NUoEN,
and other officers of the 4th and 9th; his
sympathies are with our citizens and not
with the hostile Indians or, in other words,
be is not of the "WooI way of thinking,
who, in connection with his hirelings and
toadies, have richly earned and well merit
an infamy that will extend into "the last
syllable of recorded time"
We leave Fl. Bellingham and the beau
tiful prairie upon which it is erected-slop-
ing towards the water at an angle Of say
2s0; with the regret that there is not good
anchorage for large vessel within two or
three miles Of it.
Immediately south of the military station
is the town Of Whatcom, the county seat
Of that county, where the falls Of the stream
pour themselves into the bay, and where
there are two mercantile establishments,
three mechanic shops, and in all, some sew
enteen buildings. This county is justly en-
titled to the appellation Of the "Berks" Of
Washington, inasmuch as there we're from
80 TO 40 votes cast at the late election, and
the democracy was on unit-no opposition
vote was cast at the polls. A splendid fort
has also been erected at Whatcom, picket
ed in and covering on area Of 100 feet
square, with bastions commanding the ap-
proach from tho water. A lime kiln is be
ing erected in the town, and it is understood
that any quantity of limestone slakcd lint
will be furnished therefrom during the com
ing season. On the river Whhtcom ther,
are several claims taken, as for instance
those occupied by Capt Utter, Mr.. Page
etc. The names Of tue persons who ore
doing business in mercantile pursuits, are
Messrs. Busey & Co, and Messrs. Jones &
/ Fitzpatrick. Tue mechanics are Msssrs
) Young, Freder and Lasher. The names o
the persons who have taken and occupied
r claims in the vicinity Of the bay, exclusive
Of those already mentioned, are Messrs
yale, Pottle, Poe, Reed, Thomas, O'Con
0 ner, Harris, Morrison, Lyle, Young, Pen
a Tder, Eldridge, CHAMPION, Mcdonald, Rob
; ertS. MeLane, Jewett, Yankee Barnes
Mallory, Hedge, John Barnes, and others
r On the northwest side Of the bay, (abou
Q two miles west Of the garrisont) emptie
9 into it, the Lummy river, which in the in
e terror is called the Nooksack. On thi
d river, for few miles from its mouth, will b,
# found an abundd nee Of fnc grazing lands
y but further up it is admirably adapted 70
e purposes Of agriculture. There are in thi
n vicinity three prairics, as far as has beeI
:. explored; the 6rst being about two mile
o in length, the second seven, the third one
!, by ono mile, on an average, in breadth each
" 1t is our opinion that should the northern
D. or Coville gold mines ever amount to any
IT thing, route to them will find its wa
If thither ria Bellingham Bay, north of Mt
10 Baker, up Frazier to Thompson's river
d The Hudson's Bay brigade trail from th
r bay northward, has been adopted by til
t. settlers, whose excursions have been nortl
|. ward. Before bidding adieu to Whatcou
a it would be very proper to observe that
D most splendid quarry Of sandstone, of til
N trua grind -sfnna Orit has hnnn onannd n
1t the southern confines Of the bay, on a claiI
formerly occupied by Mr. Clayton. TIL
Of products of the quarry are excellent an
er its source esteemed as almost endless
At might be well to remember that the la'
p Congress has appropriated some $50, 90
CT for a military road from Fort Steilacoo
r to the bay Of Bellingham.
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