The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

OEAh uEADERS OF THE NEW NORTHWEST.
Seattle. queen city of Puget Sound
where two weeks since this correspond
ence closed-was bright with the glow
of myriads of lamps, and overshadOwed
by the silver-spangled mantle of night,
as we bade goodbye to loved friends,
hearkened a moment to their fervent
"God speed" and hurried to the wharf
where painting lay the steamer, ready to
convey US to Olympia. The trip being
taken in the night, all objects of interest
were shut from view; no, not all, for we
watched with admiration akin to awe
the brilliant path in our vessels wake,
thinking as we gazed of the fabled ser
peDts of the sea that
"Moved in tracks OF shining white,
And when they reared the elfish light,
Fell off in hoary fakes.
Midnight found us reluctant to shut
out SO much beauty, but remembering
that on the morrow we should be anx-
ious to use our eyes to some purpose
spying out the loveliness of yet other
scenes, We took counsel of prudence and
retired.
Morning dawned, and the vessel was
mOored at Olympia. Making a hasty
toilet we were soon upon the dock, view
ing the "mud fiatsn glistening in the
morning sun, and waiting patiently for
the tickle tide to stretch across them her
magic mantle of sparkling waters.
If fSeattle is the most thriving city of
the Sound, Olympia is the most cozy
and homelike. The newness that Is so
apparent in her sister towns, is not here
seen. The steady, settled appearance of
her streets, the quiet, orderly and meas
ured tread of her inhabitants, her peace
full homes embowered in trees whose
branches were heavily laden with fruits
FURNISHED by the golden touch of au-
tumn, all spoke of quiet respectability
and placid contentment born of time
and culture.
A walk of an hour through the city
and about its environs disclosed much
that was beautiful and grand, and over
all brooded the same spirit of quietude
so grateful to those who are tired OF
'Iife's endless toll and endeavor."
Olympia did not escape the specula-
tions and disappointments of terminus
seekers, many of its most prominent
citizens indulging largely in the former,
and quietly submitting to the latter.
Five newspapers are here. published,
which, together with the fact that the
NEW NORTHWEST weekly visits very
many of these lovely homes, proves con-
clusively that the inmates thereof, as
well as the denizens of the city gener-
ally, are not only generous but progress
i've, and well posted in passing events.
Whether owing to the fact that the
editorial labors of the week were COM
pleted, or to the early hour of our call,
we failed to find the knights of the
quill who preside over the columns ol
the Standard and Courier, and leaving
our compliments with the obliging and
gentlemanly foreman of the latter Office,
we bowed ourself out, and turned our
steps toward 'Tumwater.n
A walk of a mile, perhaps more-very
pleasant at all events-and we were in
sound of the gleeful waters of the De-
schutes, as they leap from point to
point and ledge to ledge of rocks,
forming a succession of cataracts
that gives a picturesque beauty to the
place, and is utilized in turning great
wheels that set in rapid motion vora.
cious saws that devour with noisy gusto
huge relics of the "forest primeval."
A more quaint and comfortable spot
for summers rest and recreation thar
this village Of Tumwater could not vel
be conceived. Sanguine eterminus-hunt.
ers several years ago here invested ir
real estate, upon which they built many
'air castles" too fragile to Withstand
the corroding fingers Of time; and ovel
the place once peopled with swarming
population by the imaginations of en-
thusiasts, solitude and silence-broker
only by the music of the fall-hold un
disputed sway, while wierd beauty
encompasses alike Nesting homes
sounding waters and silent streets.
A delightful evening with friends O
olden time was succeeded by night o
refreshing slumber, and this in turn
by morning of drizzling, lowering
gloom. Nothing daunted, however, By
the forbidding prospect, we quickl!
donned our apparel, tied blue vel
over our ears, muffed up well in cloaI
and shawl, and with skirts well in han,
waited for the stage. We stood ther
proudly conscious that nothing wa
lacking to complete our outfit as gen
uine pilgrim of the "strong-minded'
literary type but the traditional blu
cotton "umbril," which unfortunatel!
did not accompany our luggage.
The stage arrived in due time, NOR
crowded than ever was Broadway ON
nibus, for there was not room for evel
one more passenger, so we retraced ou
steps, dOffed our toggery, shook out ou
skirts and spent the day in reading
chatting and rest, in one of the sweetes
homes in Christendom.
On the morrow we were more fortu
nate in securing a seat, having, wit