Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-04-25

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nation. 1t belongs TO Col. Sim
mons, the pioneer American settler
on Puget Sound. who has a little
room parceled offfor store, though
the stock is slim, and a still smaller
apartment dedicated us a post-officc.
As the Colonel repudiates being
"schoOl larnt," the post-otfice runs
itself, or rather some half Il dozen or
more having been sworn in as depu-
ties, help themselves and the few
who come here to inquire for letters.
The upper story has just been fitted
for the Custom-IIousc and residence
of the Collector and his family, for
which Col. Simmons receives the
snug little rent of $50 per month.
There are about dozen onc-story
frame cabins, of primitive architec-
ture, covered with split cedar siding,
wcll-ventilated, but healthy. They
answer the purpose well, for the
winters are mild though moist.
Snow and ice are comparatively un-
known, but it rains on short notice,
and without any difficulty. There
are some twenty or more Indian huts
ut short distance from the Custom
House. The Indians are of the
Vanish tribe, a filthy, tish-cating,
tiat-headcd set, who live without
much effort and arc content with such
clothing and conveniences as they
can purchase or obtain with the little
they earn by occasional labor for the
whites and the trifle they receive for
fish, ducks, venison, oysters, berries,
&c. Old Seattle is their chief. ven.
cradle looking personage who, by
his stately walk and dignitied car
riage, would remind you of Col.
Benton. lie is very friendly to the
whites, claims to remember the voy-
age of the renowned Vancouver,
and while he considers it beneath
his dignity to use the jargon of the
country, he will show you by friend.
ly shake of the hand and grunt that
he expects to be noticed by the new
conner. The only advantage this
place seems to possess over numer-
GUS places on the Sound, is the fact
that it is the first point OH the mag.
nificcnt inland sea, reached in the
overland portage from the Columbia
river, but 1 see nothing which justi.
fed the recent location here Of q
Custom House for these waters,
should there ever be any trade. just
as natural would it be, by port regu.
lations to compel vessel trading
into the Mediterranean sea to enter
at Marscilles intending to discharge
cargo ut Gibraltar. 1t never can he
an important commercial point, for
several reasons: 1t 10 too far inland.
and the long fats bare at low water
place il away above the head IF nav
igstion. 1t will, however. always.
prove an important distributing
point for the growing settlements ai
the head Of the Sound, and for tran
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