Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-02-08

eaten In taste 1t resembles fresh fat
PORK. and .;ss noae @. that rank fshy
flavor We are apt TO associate with
whales blubber. The oil they use for
eating Is qnite "a sweet. ard dried hall
hut diPpei into it is not unnala'able.
Still there are but few white men who
can stomach such fare: those who can.
are regarded with admiration. Ii is
certainly not a stvle of food that I
would use from choice, but | expert
encei no iii effects from living on il
exclusively for four DAYS.
When We were ready TO leave. I no.
ticcd Peter make up a small parcel of
halibut and hlrbber. as supposed. for
a lunch. hut soon sonnd it was intended
for quite another purpose. There is a
large stone about midway between
llosett and Tso,-ess, called by the ln-
dians Sc-kar,jec-ta. They think this
stone is some deity or other, and to
propitiate it. they throw food over into
the water whenever they pass it. a
few weeks previous, / had gone with
Mr.. Webster, the Indian agent, to Ho.
sett in canoe, some bread was then
thrown towards the stone; and now,
when we were opposite to it Oh the
shore, Frank took the parcel of halibut
and blubbcr and threw it as far as he
could toward the stone. Peter said if
we had brought some food for the
stone when we came down, we should
not have felt so tired as we did; but I
saw no difference, the hills and prcci-
pices were quite as high and tiresome
on our return as when wc went down.
There is small river, near Hosett,
not quite as large as the Tsoo-css, but
quite deep and rapid, and in the shall.
lowest part. where it runs over the bar
at its mouth, it is waist deep. We
crossed it in canoe when going to
Hosctt, but on our our return could
find none, so the Indians stripped
themselves and carried me across in a
style quite novel to me. The current
was very swift, and the breakers Of the
ocean dashing directly into the mouth
of the river, so they carried mo across
plank fashion, that is to say, 1 had my
arms round Peters neck, resting on his
shoulders, andmy feet and legs stretched
out, restingon the other Indian should
ers. In this fashion they carried me
over perfectly dry although they came
very near dropping me twice, the cur
rent and breakers nearly capsizing
them.
The coast, from Flattcry Rocks to
Cape Flattcry, is alternate sand beach
and bold rocky promontorics, composed
mostly ofcong glomerate, with occasional
veins of sand stone, shalc, aud evidences
of coal. On top of these cliffs the land
is rolling, without anything approach
ing to mountains. 1t is covered with
a dense forest of cedcr, spruce and hem
lock, and some fir. I noticed on the
IIosett trail, several cedar trees Of
enormous size; but tho timber as a
general thing is not Of good quality.
Wherever the land projects into the
sea, the base of the cliffs are strewn
with great boulders and masses Of dis
cntegated rocks, very difficult, and in
some places dangerous to climb over.
These rocks are, in many places, worn
bv tie action of the waves into tantas-
tical shapes. Some look like tall pill
lars: others like vessels with all sail
set. Some are worn into deep caverns
and snbteraneous arches, offering rich
fields for the researches Of the the nat
uralist. At one place, about midway
between losett and Tsoo-ess, a point
of rocks projects out from the main
land, connecting il with a remarkable
shaped rock by means Of q natural
bridge, supported by two welI-turncd
arches. The rock is shaped just like a
pine apple. and on its summit cluster
of small trees serve to complete the
resemblance TO the tropical fruit. 4
fine sand beach passes through these
arches. and Cor half mile on each side
the walking is very good.
The whole Of this portion Of the
coast. however, is unified for the resi-
dence of white men. With the excep-
ton of the prairie at Tsoo-ess, | saw
nothing offering the least attraction to
settlers, and unless gold or silver may
be discovered in this region, | see no
prospect Of its ever bcing Of any use
except as the abode Of Indians and
wild beasts.
After tiresome tramp we reached
the Wyatch prairie at dark. and by the
assistance of the Indians, made my
way through the swamps and mud
holes. and finally reached Neeah Bay
at 10 p. H.. thoroughly tired, and quite
satisfied with my experience in census
taking. JAMES q. SWAN.
A nl,;losorhav savs. g. Sonac men's