, 1862-10-16
UNFTTNKss OF FORT Angeles As THE
FORT OF HNTRH OF PUGET SOUND.

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80 ''uou VIZ" !. uSe'eSS expenditure o. pu"'
~ 'uU' O.s'us" Oe'"s .cS" oao A,'n 70 QUEENS
S"O "~u sS'''eu !" P'OAlm''y 10 Suen 'Oca''OnS-
.nA' POSS'Oy oe,ng 'ne indueementto se"lement
"eoenOunced the ne'ArIous scheme ot aFederal
Omeer using the influence and patronage OF once
TO AID IN . private speculation bad enough IN
all conscience but IN this instance highly agra
va'ed' because such prostitution Of otieial power
nAs WORKED great damage ana inconvenience 70
.ne commercial interests Of our Territory, and
INJURY 70 Arse portion Of our citizens without
tne remOtest cOunterValllng Oeneht to the Gov
s.n"enL inc territory or y" people; excepting
H"Ays alctOr em'tn' ana the Free Love oonsP'r-
stOrs lnlt'ated in the mysteri's Of his infamous
sPecuAnng scheme.
we now propose 70 give our reasons Tor the
CONSCIENTIOUS ano thorough belief that Port An
gelos S peculiarly united Is the site Tor the
OuS'om mouse Oi tnis Oo''ecnon District by
relsrring 70 map Of washington Territory h
Wiii % observed that that portion Of its coast
forming the shore line Of the Straits Of Fuea
Iorms considerable bay its headlands being
Tongue Point on the west and New Dungeness
SPIT on the east drawing . line connecting
.nese tao nenolands. leaves Sy az the deepest
'naen'atcn 81 EalSe Dnngeness Or Port Angeles,
ano tns SnOTe line Of ths hAroor Of Port AngelCs
y aOOu. louFteen miles south o. the sAld ans'
eonnecans me tSo heedlAnas relsFEed 70 Ihs
track o. saing vessel IN or out Of the straits,
would naturally Dc some distance north Of said
'lne ana, q course WhsteVsF distance north Of
s1la llne sne Moeio % sailnsl aooea 70 me iOur-
teen miles would oe the actual distance out Of
her way oroh her course she would bc compelled
. make y order 2 enter The bayof Port Angeles
Every Vislt there would Of consequence increase
the isnsih Of hsr Veyego ae least tWentySight
niles % say nothing q delays incident % changes
Of tde, winds e. 70 : sailing vessel o. steamer
heading ron Port Townsend % Victoria, iAirly
% her courss, 2 rslerenee to ne map would give
ne Increased distancs' and man convefsAnt with
the slnPles. mathematics need not Be tod %
any more than that the length q one side q :
triangle cannot equal mat o ne soihsr lsoadesi
.nlcn' ~ .ne NAy' !, ~ illaslranon o. ne
departure q . vessel from her track % 50 INTO
i1e pay o ross AnseloS- d 1900 "a .,i
y ne suaia o. Laea she SA.ef y felaafsAoly
asapi ne reports q surveyors stating mat Y y
deepest portions bottom was not tonnd WIN 100
Aincms O. line receives ne waters o. The
Sah q. seorg's, Aqmlfalig lhleh kugei SOUND
ano tner yalt ana numerous oayA nnroofs, ~
ls.s g. fhe current therefore runs win great
velocity ln 70 place lesa th.n three miles - houi,
md q Port Angeles as high q i've q six nil.a
Nov suppose vessel trying 2 81 out q ne
stnliA beca''aed aoieaet q this line q hsmeres
q an ebb tide and this sviie current She would
q neeeslity Be swept past the bay On the ebb,
and drilsd back ioFlrdu Ad air,lly'Inlst With
the returning hood. The uaier confined within
these aeadlands vcald b cutcl tle current
This Of frequent oseutfenee during The summer
months Without shaleipht wind % stem ihe
iids Or rurrrnt vessel = unable p make ths
shors % anchorAgs I'll ,ide o. wind nay Avo'
How much more dlmeulst mu1i b lntrlled by
eompslling them, ID such vsaih1is % work int
Posi Aug'lps . enter o. Clear Rn
iAesin: the shores Of the Straits q Fuca are
pluA eoysfed ri.h hlsh timber. Even he q
nous embryo emporium o. Victor smith, kfee
Love. and ifse uao q 9ogeInn ent fond1' Z iiasli
lor.i'a upon ine s'de q M seventy let hlgh,