, 1871-12-18


Indian who directed him to follow the
road leading to the river. In this way
they travelled eight miles That night
they met an old Indian who secreted
them under some mats and the next day
brought them to town. The other set
tiers fed from their homes to Seattle,
where they
ERECTED BLOCK HOUSE
near where the Pavilion now stands.
The Indians burned their houses, killed
and drove off their stock, md at the
close of the war there was scarcely a
house standing in King county outside
of the limits of the present city of Seat
tie.
On the 26th of January, 1856, the In
dams, following up their outrages, and
numbering between four and five hun
dred. attacked this place. They COM
menced the fight about 8 o'clock in the
morning and kept it up all day. The
wives and children of many of the set
tiers took refuge on board the bark
Brontes, which was at anchor in the
bay. The men went to the fort, and
like the early settlers of the Atlantic and
Middle states, determined to sell their
lives in defence of their cabins and fire.
sides. The whites lost in this affair
two. It is unknown how many the In
| dams lost, as they carried off their dead
and ever since have rufused to tell.
|. Several are known. to have been killed,
| however. The two white men, who lost
their lives were named Holgate and
| Wilson. Holgate was killed in the door
of the fort, and Wilson on the point
near the present residence of Mrs.
I Pltmmer.
THE sLooP OF WAR DECATUR
was lying in the harbor during the fight
and threw few shells into the woods;
but the salvation of the place was ow-
ing to the determined defence by its
citizens.
When Seattle was first laid out, it was
the only settlement between Fort Stella
COON ard Port Townsend. There are
now several thriving towns between
these points.
Many of the earlier settlers were bach
elors. Some of them firing of their
lonely life, sought out the dusky maid
ems of the forest and, wooed and won
them. Others. however, preferred the
solitude of bache,ordom. In 1868 an en-
terprising Yankee by the name of Mer-
Ger seeing the wants of this latter class,
went to Boston and brought out fifteen
or twenty young ladies'. These were
soon all married. In 1866 forty or fifty
more were brought out, and it was not
long, ere the
CIvILZING INFLUENCE OF WOMAN
began to be felt. New and tateful resi-
dences sprapg up. The hitherto wilder
ness began to blossom, and from the
ground came up the laugh of children,
the soft voice of maidens, and the sweet
and solemn hymn of Sabbath Worship
ers. The low of herds blended with
the rustic of heavy grain over the
dark brown burrows, and the young
city like fair elysium opened her por-
tails to the weary immigrants from less
inviting lands.
Seattle is beautifully located on site
that gradually slopes upward from Du-
vanish Bay. Looking from the city
to the West over this sparkling sheet Of
dark blue water, the eye rests upon the
snow capped Olympian range of noun
tains, with its foothills and low lands Of
cedar and fir clad in perennial garments
Of green. On entering the harbor the
cold
WHITE SUMMIT OF MT. RAINIER,
towering nearly 1900 feet above the
level of the sea, and which like a senti-
mel of the DEITY keeps watch and ward
over the busy population below, looks
down in silent granduer. We defantly
challenge any section of the World to
show the equal of our city in prospect,
beauty of situation and salubrity of eli
mate. The harbor is commodious and
safe, and steamers and sail vessels are
constantly in sight. just back Of the
city are unlimited fields of coal now
being developed, and Seattle coal COM
mands in the San Francisco market tie
very highest price. The Territorial
Uni, ersity is located here, and schools
and churches are sufficient for the public
demands. Many handsome residences
with well laid out grounds are to be
found. Upon the whole we are justified
when We say that Seattle is the first in i'm
portance on the Sound. The city since
the year 1868, has grown rapidly. The
population now numbers near two thous-
and. Over thirty new dwelling houses
have been erected during the past year.
and the prospects are that the influx of
population in the next will more than
double that Of any preceding year.
On the east side of the city, two miles
and half from the bay, is beautiful
body of fresh mountain Sater, known as