, 1858-07-23
LETTER FROM sIMIAHMoO.

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Now that Simiahmoo city has become fixed
fact by the commencement of building and i'm.
proyement, as well as large sale and eager dc.
mand for lots, desire to make public, through
the columns Of your excellent paper, the more
prominent advantages which il possesses.
II is matter Of no ultimate importance to this
place that though parties interested in other
points, by dint Of successful management, have
induced many people, ignorant Of the geography
Of this country, to first visit them, she is ined
to outstrip them all. The tide is already setting
this way. Vessels ofall kinds, laden with mate
rails and passengers, are daily arriving from Bel
lingham Bay, and other places. Every inch Of
land bordering on the harbor Is taken up. So
eager are persons for claims that the Military
Reservation has been invaded, and town actual
ly laid off, It is to be hoped that people will
not purchase any Of their lots mention this
to caution the public against becoming the dupes
Of this ill-adyised speculation. s.
Simiahmoo Bay Is divided by the 4oth paral-
lei Of North latitude, the boundary line between
the United States and British America. The
site Of the city Of Simiahmoo Is on the American
side Of the Bay on what is called on the charts
Of the U. S. Coast Survey Drayton's Harbor,'
and tits really magnificent harbor, commodious,
deep, completely land-locked, and accessible to
vessels Ofany size at low tide ~
The site Is beautiful one It contains 40
acres Of land as level as house floor, 50 10
speak, il being prairie never saw a finer,
more pleasant or better place TO locate town in
my life. A person can commence building with
out laying out dollar to prepare his lOt-nature
has done that Good spring water Is plentiful I:
this Is no unimportant item. h''n,o ads z
1 Simiahmoo city Is 80 miles north Of whatcom,
and consequently that much nearer Frazer's
river. Il Is 90 miles 10 the mouth Of Frazer's
river around Pt Roberts, and little more than
half that distance in direct course. Fl. Langley
Is 40 miles from tho mouth Of Frazer's river; II
Is reached by land from here in 10 miles, over q
country through which good wagon road can
and soon VIII be cut A good trail Is already
open and in constant use. II Is only 10 miles
distance TO intesect the whatcom trail, 2b miles
from WhatcOm, should that route ever prove
practicable.
Steamers from San Francisco, soon 10 com.
mencc running direct to this point, avoid all the
dangers and intricasies Of Rosario Strait its baf
fling currents, tides, and sunken rocks, by com
ing up the broad and unobstructod Canal De
AFRO, the channel Of the treaty, as claimed by
the U. s. forming the boundary between the U.
| S. and British America. U.s. lQaaeii i.r ia5
arrangements arc on foot 10 put light drought
steamer on the river to run between Fl Langley
and IT Yale to connect with the ocean steamer
at this place BY land 10 miles, as before men.
toned. Hg
Now who cannot see that Simiahmoo city Is to
be tic American city. Several heavy men from
San Francisco have became satisfied BY actual
observation Of this fact and are trimming their
sails accordingly. F9N 'ttis - e slF z
The location Of the place is such that the
small outlay Of $500 or $4,000 will build a
wharf at which the largest ocean steamers can
come st low tide. Arrangements have been
made for the construction ofa wharf and hope
70 be able 70 report lis completion in fortnight
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