, 1873-09-29
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Tho Surroundings Of scntt1c.



cerrfspo'denet ~ 3ne @ e",sao" e, ar'o"ns'
sE1Tr1s, "asu' ter' eops. ~ 1o7s:
,,,., In my last gave ps.o' hAe'cn OF seattlo:
ni'os lay on WHICH ~ @ ~ loI"teu' n,1 anoue
ls',os ,,, Ill lel's'h "na t,em ., "a II " a.les
"'a.n' Uhe m.'o ~ tna aoA,a H. y. ~, eoastle' an"
na, ,, mllo csst o1 'n' o"s' a'S 'no ooautl1ul
he'le laRe cAneo II
osluN uS LANE, l., .s.,,,.
"t'1un ID @nou. 'n1.o III m1a''' anu o1te"aa
north homo inies,-ltH hortnorh ehu po"lnE TO
the oaBt and south for distance Of nbout
milcB, being. somewhat tho aEapo OF q horso-
anoo. 1t aa sc,ons uep'h =" 70 iloat tho argest
sn'pe, "llo teec"o" W "''n. " toun % the "ose'
ern shore Of Union lay Of 14nko washington.
About ~ mloB east OF Elliott Bay aud Boattle,
..xo,o,, r,n .n .,,o ,ort,, .n,1 so,t, ,,,.,uo.
"""y ~ % ~ I'LL. 1as..a u''.s' .,"
OF aoous 10 ilon,-lss ",een eo po'ng 81 10 mica
mud itH dopth from 90 to 250 foot. This III ono Of
tho most beautiful lakes in tho world. In its
ccntro. toward its southern end. rises high
,s1,,a ,h,,,. K rni,ou In 1onctl, ona nrou -oi,o
,e'suu' "ouus ".oa - ..1 sau osot n1lo
III "latn Inlcnay eose1o" "''u e'"ho pFlIle'al
forept. Tho lake iB surrounded with immonso
forests Of flr-timbor, with hero atd there clear
80, xan',,sa s"AS@ ~.'~i@ - ~~ s'1''''s
1Ai0''''
OUR Fln-TfhnEh
growa to hoight Of from 150 to 250 foet, and Ia
Of a peculiar Character, being hardor tLan EAST
nm ,,;,,a rood;,v ,rortoa whi]o orcon hut ,y1or
o."r r "o s,a. NJ ~, ,r. "Au'A ~
seaaonoa' II pcconoS a'loss nhe iln1, "nlle IT'S
Many of tho buildings in this country arc put up
wit}nnt INV atut,dnr whatovor. Tha fr.hoari]a
",sl ;a, .a;, 1.aS ao;a r1."a ,,nr;a4 10 a,ana
'ncn 'h'ok' poi''s p'aeeu uI'Ba. auu on''ensu
on tho outsido, aro OF aulacient strength to hold
md tI,c flNnr with n1 ffa orf1f-
nnrv weirht of furniture. otc. and. when cov-
erod with cloth md paper on tic inside, aro con-
ai,lerod suniciontly comfortable for winter.
A ahin-cnunl cut from tho Day. near thu sout}
and of Seattle, through to Lake Woehi,11tou. ut
an oxpeneo Of about a50O0U0 would make the
most magnificent elto for
|, NAVY AND sn1p~yARDs
in the world. Hore, too, would be tho resort Of
tho soa-roing shipu Of the Pacific. Which would
sock to fie III tlo fresh water for two or three
| lnyB. eithnr to loosen tho barnacloH from thoir
sides, or to destroy tue worms that woro eatinr
| their keols.
| Of Elliott Bay, embracing about 1000 acreu
which aro haro Ut low tido and Inst acrosY t1o
| Day. about az mos woat Of Semitic. in eituatoi
the little town Of Frcoport. Mt tho f,,ot nj hirh
| it.uta,
| -. CEDAR RIVER.
d very clear aid rapid stream. riacs In tho Cas-
oades sbout 10 miles from tLia place, and after
| winding itA WAY to tho west and north through
blutis. rccelving &c. @ in ts courao @ unbor Of small
| or tributarioy It emptios into tic Black River
uoar tho ao,,tn ond Of Luke Washington. Black
River. the outlet Of that lake. runs to tho eouth
and wovt obout 8 miles. whero It unitos with
[ Whito Hiyor. aud forms tho Duwn1nish which
ruua about 12 mi]eB nearly northwest, and, pasn.
ing through the tido-ilatB. emptioa ipto e.
4 lott Bay at EeattIo. file country west
! Of tho Caacados is we'll watcred, with ~ clear,
cold, and Sparkling water as can bo found oil
tho faco Of tue globe. Innumorablo springs dot
tho liil-sidos, and small BtroamR run through the
| yulloys IN every direction.
arc covered with growth Of vino, maple, soft
I maple, allor, ash, mud cottonwood with some
/ eelur, Spruce auu Le1n1ock intermixod but, Oh
| tlo timber il not usually heavy aud tho roots
I follow near tho surface. tho land ia not yory
lard to cloar-tLp work Of which is usually lono
| by Indiana, at from $12 to Sl6 nor aero
The SOIL boing either Of q clayoy loan or sandy
| tepoBit, largely mixed with decayod vegetation
! is extremely rioh. Tho bluffs nro ali covered
j with heavy TIMBER chiefly tlrs ind ccdar ant nrt
hard to cloar,-tho soil being of light brown OF
| yolowish clay, and quito stony, presenting to III
Eastern farmer tho appearauco Of being WORTH
| less, but Which Ilaye been found to produce II
bushols Of luo wheat to tho nero, aud from, Ii te
i 20 bushels OF apples to tho troo on trocB III.
vEaErADLEs, cEREAIs, AND FRUITS
>of all Kinds, ylold largely except corn, melons,
| pcachcs. aha BfaPeH, ,-tne hlehte boih8 too COO
70 grow tnoso products TO poFioetlon While, IL
Ftho pralrle-conntry Gust o1 Tug Cascades, tho3
are grown III abundance and those prairlesa, q
}sHogo-prush plalns as they GRO genorally calloa
Which haYo baon herototore pronounced worth
e'loss, nave proved to 70 tho very 'ost u lands f9l