, 1876-10-28
q Trip 10 the Snoqmnlmic Falls.

lrclght lor different parties, ut 10 MN
utcs to eight O'Clock. 1t was the inten-
ton, if possible, to reach Falls City.
Every Que was in good spirits The
Nellie reached Fiddlers Bluff and steam
ed through the pass, in just % minutes,
stcmng II very swift current all the way.
! The time from the wharf to Mr.. Strctch's
place was one hour, and to Mr.. Mathews
place, at the forks, one hour and twenty
six minutes, beating the time of any
other boat that ever run up the river.
After leaving two passengers, and TAX
ing Mr.. Mathews aboard, we left the
landing at 2l minutes of 10 o'clock.
Our next landing was at Radclifl's which
we made in o2 minutes; taking on
board passenger and reaching Duvall's
ut II o'clock. Here we landed both
freight and passengers. We reached
Elwclls at 25 min. of II o clock, landed
several passengers and considerable
freight, then started on our trip again
and landed Mt Mr.. Poets at min. past
12 o'clock. Stopping but a few moments
here, we were soon off for Boice's, bav-
ing freight and passengers for Clark &
Wilburs camp. We reached the Bluff,
below the farm of j. Entwhistle, the
point where the Fanny Lake was COM
PEELED to turn back, passed over the
rifle without accident, and slid into
waters, never Travelled by steamboat be.
fore, ut precisely - min. past ? o'clock.
f. Dolan's camp is above this point, and
also above the Tolt, which place we
reached at half past o'clock. After
leaving Dolan's, at 25 min. to 3, we soon
entered the slack water, known as the 10
mile bend. We encountered many diff
ticutics, and finally ht o'clock reached
u rifle and bar, one mile below Falls
City, which after repeated efforts, 1t was
found impossible to pass; and, as the
river was falling, it would have been ex-
tremely hazardous to have don, so, even #
it was possible. Here we were reluct-
antly compelled, when in sight of the
goal, to tie mp for the night. Nearly all
hands immediately left for Falls City,
and the Falls, the latter distant about
five miles.
The running time of the boat
from Packard e Jackson's wharf to the
point one mile below Falls City, deduct
ing time lost making landings, was ex-
actly 7 hours and 30 minutes.
The next morning, the eXcursionists
having all returned to the boat, at s
o'clock, she cast off the line and assisted
10y u drag over the bow, commenced
dropping carefully down stream. This
was an extremely dangerous undertak-
ing. Yet it would have been made
without delay, had it not been for the
falling of trees across the river after our
ascension. OF that kind of obstruction
we ncountered, no less than six, from
point of departure to Mr.. Entwhistle's
rancho below the Tolt. At Mr., Els farm
we took on wood, and procured gen
erous donation of fresh butter, milk &c.
Mr.. L. also gave supply of fuel. From
there, without serious interruption we
reached Elwell's from whom we pro-
cured all the fuel we would need until
we reached town. Notwithstanding all
the many delays and difficulties, the
many points, sharp bends, hidden sunk
en- snags, leaning trees and shoals and
sand bars, we reached the straight shoot
below the forks, with only broken rail
and the loss of one rudder. Let it be
remembered, that in less than twelve
hours after our passage up stream on
our way down, we encountered no less
than six trees, that had fallen into the
river since we passed up; two of which
we were compelled to cut out before we
dared attempt to pass down. With
great caution, and great anxiety, not
only felt by the passengers, but doubly
so by her Capt. and Mr.. Stretch, one of
her owners, We made all the landings,
and reached within Ave miles of town,
when, owing to loss of one of her rud-
ders, and to the dimness of coming night,
we grounded on sand bar, forced on to
it by a full head of steam and ten knot
! current. and could not nossiblv pet her