Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-10-26


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The whole O. Sqsswk Valley contains
about ? 500 acres II Arstl- land. aboGt
one-half o. which is natural prairie. aud
all II rich quality OF land. The val'.y
contains nine or ten settlers, but is. he
li.ve, all 81 .im,d Tie farmers appear to
be con.en.od and doing well, even in these
hard times.
Passing the next day from Squawk TO
Snoqualmie Valley, also containing about
$500 acres of arabic land. 1,GOO of which
are prairie and all of good quality, the frs,
thing which attracted the attention was
the abrupt height of the surrounding
mountains, especially toward the east.
And here let me remark on the difference
in judgment Of different men as to the
height of the same object. A had myself
estimated the altitude at about 1000 feet
above the valley-an opinion which afer-
ward somewhat modified. Asking one
man, he estimated the height to be 5000
feet, another said 1000 feet. third said
l. 200 feet. My own modified opinion is
that the craggy mountain rises not far
from l 600 feet above the valley.
Here also the farmers. Of whom there
are about as many as in Squawk Valley.
seem 20 be thriving and contented. They
all. or nearly all, have orchards. many of
which are in bearing and the trees loaded
with fruit. And before leaving this branch
of my subject, ! must express my thanks
to the inhabitants of both valleys for the
hospitality with which we were enter
tanned.
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though the volume OF. water pouring over
them at the present time is comparatively
small (the river heing now at its lowest
stage). yet the sight is magnificent. About
half mile above the precipice. the waters
begin to hurry onward, as if impatient to
take the leap that is before them, until just
above the fall. as if maddened by the ex-
citement of anticipation they gather to-
gethpr for final plunge at the very brow
Of the yawning gulf beneath, down into
which they pour. at first in all integral
black volume which soon becomes of
fcamy whitcness and serrated. while down.
down they 60. looking like streamers of
liehtest and whtest lace blown by strong
wind, Until in the descent that which in
its commencement presented integrity in
its volume becomes broken into white
spray, seeming as If each atom had be.
come a nomad, wildly rushing onward Of
its own force. And still the incessant mo.
ton continues nor can the mind divtst
itself of the idea Of action instinct with
life ne the eye gazes upon the hurrying
mass still rlunging into the SETTLING. trem-
bling, boiling cauldron below, where, nj
last as the eye wanders down the bed Of
the stream. the broken particles Of water
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