Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-14
Letters from the PEOPLE.
SEATrLE. My oh. $50

SEAIILk, may 'tH leo.
En-. STANDARD: The great even. of
the week has been the arrival and rcccp-
ton of Governor Solomon aud our citizcns
honorcd him without distinction Of rar,y
or creed. Several pounds of >altpcter
were burned, the people shouted and the
Young America element got up Il dance ut
the pavilion. where, your corr, sponlent
is Informed. the Governor and suite we're
entertained in true western style until the
wee small hours of the morning.
We are in receipt of news from that
band, daily, which is still playing down the
Sound and We hear the question ottoncr
than common now - DO you know Binn !?
Blinn of Seabeck ?" 1t has assumed the
phase of the "War of the Roses" Blnn
4 Co.. having annihilated Bradshaw. who
is in the interest of Gariiclde ostensbly,
and Bradshaw in particular.
j. i. Judscn is now on the war path
with them, advocating the claims Of j. ID.
Mix, our standard.bearcr for Congress.
The well known ability of Mr.. Judson as
an advocate. and the justice of his course,
with the enthusiasm which prevadcs the
Democratic ranks everywhere, must
result in large increased Democratic
gain.
The Seattle 1ntehgencer surprised its
Garfielde and Baglcy patrons last Monday
with wet blanket for the silyer-tougued
orator, giving the orator (Garielde) credit
for graduating from preaching to poker
and from sOlon to satyr. Your correspon-
dent would suggest that as many of Gar
fielde's friends are now filing this bill and
there are no vacancies in that line Of bus
mess, that Oregon would be good field
for future operations.
We arc looking for Judge Mix our del
egate to CONGRESS. We want him to come
among us. lie will carry everything be-
fore him. and teach the dishonest dema.
gcgues that men are not willing to be SoiI
and sacrificed at the expense of 50 notori-
Gus a swindcr as :. Gariicldc
Yours, Pontiac
Ed. STANDARD: 1t may be of interest
to some of your readers. to learn some
thing in regard to the Black Butte, com.
monty known as Black Hills. situated
west of Olympia. and between TIE head
waters of the Sound and the Chehalis val
ley. call them Butcs. because there i,
no main range. hut each peak seem, to he
independent Of the other. with numerous
valleys of table and bottom lands between.
the latter being Of excellent quality. aud
not heavily timbcred, and are capable Of
supporting population. The best quail
t,- 10 l., -
forty to eight hundred or one thousand
acres, surrounded by hilly or elevated
lands, principally covered with hcmlock
and cedar timber. which is easily de-
stroyed. The soil is principally clay, and
produces an abundant quantity of feed for
stock. Persons wishing to locate IN this
country would do well to spend some time
exploring this section.
A worl in regard to the difficulties to
be encountered in selecting home in this
wooden country may not be ami>s, rs
many come wholly unprcparcd for the task
before them. In the first place, it is ncccs.
sary to be prepared with suitable outli,
for camping in the woods for few days,
as no one can in one day obtain any CON
siderable amount of knowledge Of the
country. There is one leading road and
several by-trails, in these parts; but they
all run as far from the rich buttons as is
practical to avoid the mud. therefore it is
necessary to encounter many brush and
logs in order to explore the many rich
spots of land scattered over the country.
! know of two small prairies containing
sixty or eighty acres each, within four
miles of my house that are unoccupicd.
There arc but three of us settled, in about
twenty miles square.
At some future time | will give you
short description of the country west OF
here, including the Humptulup prairics.
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