, 1877-08-03
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE,
FROM WILDLY ISLAND.

Leaving Port Townsend in the lIt-
tle ferry boat, on Monday last, a
pleasant little run ahead Of light
southeast breeze brought us-within
an hour--to
EBEY's LANDING.
From this place one gets fine
view Of the surrounding scenery, the
distant mountain peaks, the hills and
valleys which skirt either side Of the
Sound, with their evergreen mantles
constantly mocking the futile efforts
Of man to invent or discover a means
of attaining perpetual youth. The
large prairie Immediately adjacent,
and extending some distance over
the Island, is divided into few
farms as fine as any would wish for.
The golden fields of grain, the
lowing Of horned stock, the bands
of sleek looking blooded horses, the
click and clatter of harvesting ma
chimes, and the plentiful showing of
farm wagons, hands, etc, blisily
transferring the products Of the
fields to spacious barns; all these to-
gether with cheerful surroundings
dotted here and there with neat, com
modious farm houses, combine to
force upon the casual observer, the
conclusion that the inhabitants of a
country like this are favored in more
ways than one. Vending our way
across the country, a distance Of 24
10 3 miles we came to the pleasant
little town of
COUPEyILLE.
This place, situated on the south
side of Penn's Cove, occupies a
pleasant site on one Of the finest
harbors on Puget Sound. The prin-
cipal places of business, are the store
Of Maj. G. 0. Haller, also that of Mr..
Alvah Blowers, and the hotel which
Is neat and inviting. Mr.. John Al
exander has neat house here under
process of completion, Leaving
tins place, after meeting many old
friends and forming the acquaintance
OF new ones, we returned in com
rany with "mine host" of Ebey's
Landing, Mr.. G. d. Campbell. Right
here 1t may be well enough to state
IN justice to Mr.. Campbell, that
more genial, kind hearted and oblig.
ing man than he cannot be found on
the coast, For his hearty efforts to
make our visit a pleasant one, we
pledge him lifelong remembrance
and invoke for his benefit the con
timed favor of all members of the
journalistic fraternity. Stopping at
the house of Rev. Thos. Magill, of
the M. e. Church, at the earnest
solicitation Of himself and family, we
shared the hospitality of their home.
Mr.. MagiIl was sent here last Aug
ust by the Oregon Conference of the
M' E. Church, and in his years labor
one enduring monument to Meth
odlsm may be noted. A neat, com
modlous and comfortable parsonage
has been erected, and will be com.
pIeted before winter. 1t is frame
building, II stories high, length 2G
.eet, average width, 22 feet, hard
finished inside, and will afford a
pleasant lodging place for the itin.
Grant gospel servants of the Church
ior wears to come. The actual worth
OF the house when completed will be
about a thousand dollars. On ac.
count of the work being largely done
by volunteer labor the cost will be
something less than this amount.
OH Tuesday morning, having
pressed into service one of friend
csmpbells horses, we made a tour
Of the island extending past Cove
land, Oak Harbor and Crescent Har-
hor, seeing many pleasant sights,
becoming acquainted with the hos
pItable farmer residents, and extend
ing the circulation of the ARGUS to
i1any homes hitherto strangers to
It's weekly visits. These latter places
will receive editorial notice in next
weeks issue, as also a question hith.
erto veXatious to the residents of
Oak Harbor, viz, the regular carry
ing Of the U. S. mail to their post
Office.
Crops on all parts of the island
look exceedingly well, with the ex-
ception that perhaps in some locah
ties the yield cf hay is little below
the average.