The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-24
FROM OUR TRAVEL ING CORES
PONDENT.
From San Francisco to Seattle.


10th, we left San Francisco on
the steamer Dakota bound for
VictoriA, and the Sound. The
scene at the wharf Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, in which line the
Dakota belongs, was the usual one of
hustle and confusion. Boxes, bales,
packages, and baggage in apparently
inexplicable disorder, every body jost-
ling AMI crowdiug. aud hurrying to get
his or her business concluded and bag
gage and freight "a board before the
hour Of sailing; the officers giving
orders in loud and commanding tones.
and the poor Chinamen working like
b AYERS. with truck and by hand. Juggling
the promiscuons mass on board. The
steamer was to sail at II NJ, but did
not get away until al hour later. The
day was bright and sunny one, one of
those gems Of California climate which
are sometimes seen even in San Fran
cisco. but which is in that locality an
exception and not the rule, and as We
stepped on board where We found many
familiar faces and kindly greetings,
and then looking around us we saw a
pleasantly smiling collection If passen-
gers all apparently in good spirits, We
felt that the voyage was to be a pros
porous one and full Of pleasant remin-
iscences
At last We got under way, and as we
came out of the hsrbor. through the
Golden Gate, and past the heads. we
found no fog. a d the sea and the inner
bar quite smooth. But as we came far
ther out and crossed the outer bar, and
two hours later passed Point Reyes, we
found the sea quite rough, and q strong
head wind. This continued for about
forty-eight hours, and as the ship was,
in sailor parlance, eight" that is to
say with bat small cargo on board
and as we were butting with head
long sea, Of course the progress was
slow, and many Of the passengers were
quite sick. But after passing Cape
Mendocino the sea became much
-. SHAY, at two o'clock, We crossed
the latitude of the Columbia river,
and reached the cape on Friday morn
iug at eight o'clock, where we foand
some fog and a slight rain. We reached
Esquimalt at half-past two P. NJ,
where we discharged freight and pas
sengers. and left at midnight, arriving
at Seattle at 1890 r. NJ. the next day.
Glad to again reach home after our ex-
tended journey
The Dakota is fine ship. very
easy in the sea, with but little
motion and perfectly sea worthy SO far
rs our limited judgment can tell. The
people should see TO it that this line
receive such u support as to insure its
continuance. 1t is big thing for
Puget Sound that we have direct steam
communication with San Francisco,
and We should not allow our selfishness
tn SO far control us as to pave the ways
for discontiuuancc of this very con-
venieut means of commune alton and
travel
When We came on board the Dakota
at San Francisco, we were pleased Ia
see the smiling continuance Of Otis
Freeman. Esq, agent of the Steamship
Company for Puget Sound, and to learn
that he was to accompany us on the up
ward trip. 1t is my conviction that
Mr. Freeman is the right man in the
right place.
Upon our arrival in s,eattle-our
home the place To which. in all our
wanderings. our heat has turned with
longing-our Mecca" our shrine of
worship-we were mere than proud
of the progress and improvement shown
by oar people. We had told strangers
that our pleasant little hillside city
was growing. and that its future prom
ised 10 be brilliant. But we had not
expected that the day had already
dawned, that the brilliancy of its future
greatness had already cast the slsnting
rays OF It's rising sun athwart the
horizon But these truths came 10 Ms
with more than common force when we
ga1ci IT the city. from the deck of the
steamer, aud SAW the many new evi
denees of cur growing. metropolitan
proportions. These CONVICTIONS weie
iANsS IhlIibaN tta4i ever, AUTn aEttl
landing. we saw the particular i'm
provesneuts gong on Tn, United
States Hotel the Fraucmthal block; the
Seattle and Waila Walla Railroad
'restle works across the bay: the grad
iag Of the streets; the numerous fine
residences going up on every hand:
the Increased activity III business cir.
Giles on the streets; and better than all
else. the improved confidence of our
business men in real estate. Seastl,.
has been entreating for long weary ye,rs.
Tor mere recognition of existence,
aud now, almost before the world is
ready 10 accord that even, we are fast
Sprlnglng 10 - commanding position.
Capital. business. commercial enter
prise is now, and soon will be more
largely. seeking our locality, and ere
long We will be debating terms, aud
taking our proper position as one u
the business centcrs of the world, IL
stead Of suppliautiy entrea,ing for a
mere existence. All hail 10 thee, Seattle,
the day star Of thy prosperity has
arisen. Already its generous beams
have begun 10 inaugursie. and euliven
Ere long will the splendor of noon -day
be upon thee. and thou shalt reign
queen Of commerce, and the mistress
If the sea that lies at the foot Of thy
gates
And Row. Mr.. Editor, upon cur re-
ttfrp homo and tha conclusion cf a,~