, 1872-08-08
Down the Sound.

There is no pant of the habits.ble
globe which affords more del. hit u
routes for short summer excursions i'll
every direction, than Puget Sound.
One day last week, awaiting ourself OF a
short respite between publication days.
we took passage on the magnificent
steamer North Pacific, at 3 o'oclock III
the morning, and after touching at Port
Madison, Port Gamble. Port Ludlow.
long enough to exchange saluaiions with
| friends, at 10 o'clock landed ut the
marine headquarters of the Sound at
| Por: Townsend.
In this most delightful town We spent
the greater portion of the day. III gen
ial intercourse with those rare repre-
sentatives Of hospitality and goo'i-fel-
lowship. o. +. Gerrish, Drs. Minor and
Calhoun. Capt. Bailey and 1t. Rogers.
Van Bokkalin, and last. through not
least, the scientist par erceIteace of
Washington Territory, the admirable
Swan, whose contributions to science
and useful information have been repro
luced in all the modern languages and
acknowle 1ged by scientific societies CT
this country and Europe, without attrae-
ting any particular recognition at home.
"A prophet is rot without honor save
in his own count y" A visit 20 his
studio and museum, where We spent
several hours, would prove rare treat
to the student of natural history. for its
many curiosities in the animal. veg
etable aud mineral king onis as We is
Indian works of art, and to us the in
structive and genial conversation Of
the professor WAS not among its least
interesting features. No tourist should
visit Port Townsend withontW.,lling up
on Mr.. Swan whose devotion to science
has never abated one jot his Zeal fol
sound intercourse.
Our >prightly and invaluable CORE
spondent, 'sBarney 's 0 Regain" WAS on
t. rough his winning ways We received
conslderab adiilons to our subscrip-
ton list At O'Clock in the evening We
took passage W til Billy Button for IL
drive across the peninsula TO Discovery
Bay-seven mites ever fine rolling
country with ,all timber interspersed
with we'll cultivated fan ims--as pleasant
Il drive i'll good weather as can he found
in the Territory. At the landing Mr..
A. C. Clark keeps a public house with
horses and boats for the accommodation
OF travellers. Here we took IL boat for the
port, milling establishment ON the op-
posite side OF the bay, three miles across.
The bay is one of the most attractive
Of the many beautiful bays extending
from the Sound, and to sail across 1t Ill II
deiiciously cool evening, bef re II gen
tie breeze, was one of the most delight
full sensations we ever enjoyed.
At Port Discovery we met our friend
c. E. p. Wood. the manager of the mill,
and gladly accepted the cordial hopitall-
ties of his house. from which there was
no escape. His is not the largest, but Is
one of the most successful milling estub-
lishments on the Sound; every thing Is
kept in beautiful order and its mlnage
ment is unexcell, d. Its capacity is 80,
600 feet of lumber IL day, and 1t is now
Running night aud day. TINS Is ais"
quite shlp-bulldiug point. A fin
schooner was launched there few
months since, and apothe, is NV on
the stocks, being built for Gooddl Il
Nelson, and George Clark, of >an Fran
cisco, and IS to be commanded by Capt.
Alfred Brown. B. 4. Webster Is the
shipwright. Its dimensions are lis feet
keel, 3O;l feet beam, 10 feet deep. a'd
will carry $50, 900 feet of lumber. he
barks Jenny Pitts. Capt. Blinn, and
Samoset. Capt. Goef. We're loading with
lumber for San Francisco.
The following day We accepted the in
vitation of Capt Moves to return TO Port
Townsend on the steamer s. L. Masiick.
the staunchest and most powerful ting
upon the Sound built for the Mill coin-
pany at an expense of about S4O.OOo.-
1t would be SUI leifuons to say that the
Captain ranks equally with the steamer.
for among the many admirable sailors
and gentlemen who command on these
waters, Capt. Noyes has no superior.
We reached Port Townsend in time to
visit the Marine Hospital, which is beau
tifully situated and admirably conducted.
under the management of DR.. Minor.
and the Episcopal Church, perfect
gem Of art and taste, finished according
the design and under the direction of
a.