The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-27
A Generous Tribute.

! The Oregon,aa's correspondent with
the late legislative excursion to our
city, sends to his paper the following
fair and just account of his observations
on that OCCASION:
"On Sunday afternoon the steamer
Annie Stewart was highly honored by
having on board the members of the
legislative body. the legislative and
Territorial officers, the reporter of the
Ore9onian, and quite q large number of
friends Of ..the members. probably nun.
bering about one hundred persons in
all. The weather from the time we
left Olympia until we reached Stella.
COON, was all that could be desired, as
tar Is beauty was concerned, but it was
not destined to last very long, as will
be shown after wards Immediately at
ter leaving SteilacoOm we were almost
in an instant enveloped in dense fog,
which made it necessary for our pilot
to keep mp a constant succession If fog
whistles, which had to be continued
until we reached this city. which we ac-
complshed with great difficulty about
midnight, when a general scramble for
beds took place at the Occidental Hotel,
first come being first served. whether
they belonged to the honorable body or
not. should have stated that while
on board. the House and Council re-
solved itself into n committee of the
whole. with Mr. Reed. president of the
Council, in the chair, (which for once
waa stooD and on motion it WAS re.
solved that those who wished to avail
themselves of the pleasures of trip up
the Puyallup valley as per Col. Blacks
Invitation, should start from this city
on the Aida on Tuesday morning at 2
A. NJ. and those who were mmc lszily
Tor Tor SteiIacoom. / wonid take occasion
here to mention the kindness evinced
by Capt. Ciancey of the steamer Annie
Stewart, aud the purser pro tenn. W. +.
Crosby, Esq, who each We'd with the
other in their endeavors to make the
trip as satisfactory and sgreeable to
those on board as they possibly could
do, and to Hon. Mr.. Stiles. my individ-
ual thanks are due for his efforts to
have the reporter Of the Orsgonion in
cluded in the resolution rs an invited
guest.
Of all the towns on the Sound. Seattle
is the most lively and business like,
especially az relates to its commercial
aspects. With its coal mines. its rail-
roads. ITS ships, steamers and building
prospects, it bids fair to surpass sren
Tacoma in tho brilliancy of its future.
UNIVERSITY.
On Monday. abou. / A. NJ, the mem
bers of both houses, together with in
vited guests, proceeded to visit the
University. now under the superinten-
dence Of Prof and Mrs. Anderson, for
merly of the Central School, Portland,
both we'll known as first class teachers
and instructors; and, although, during
the examination Of the intermediate
department . good deal of nervousness
WAS apparent. probably from the unus-
ual number Of visitors present. yet all
acquitted themselves well considering
the short time the school has been open.
After visiting the higher classes the
legislators visited tue exhibition room
and observatory, and from the latter
they enjoyed al excellent birds eye
I view of the city and its environs. In
the armory there seemed to be about
! dazen Springfield lnuskets and bayon-
cts. which have probably never been
used since the Institution was under the
direction Of Rev G. +. Whitworth.
SEATTLE AND wALLA wALLA Il. R.
At2r. as soon as all the men,
bers who preferred travelling by day
liyht had arrived at the railroad wharf.
q general rush took place towards the
cars, which were soon filed to excess.
the majority of the travalers being
those who had never seen . coal mine
in all their lives. Without entering
too minutely into particulars, let it
suffice to say that we enjoyed delight.
full ride. visiting the Talbot aud kenton
coal mines en- route. finally winding up
by running out to the end Of the line.
as far - completed. and beholding, 10
our astonishment. probably one Of the
greatest railroad cuttings to be found
ON the Pacific coast. The projected
trestle work bridge viii bs iD feet in
lcngth and ll6 feet in height. and will
command grand view Of Lake Wash
iuxron, ore of the wonderful inland
= seas. of our Territory. lave been
informed on reliable authority that this
cut is the very worst of the entire un'
dertaking. and that the building OF the
res, of the road lin comparisonl is ba'
mere child's play. The grade wi!i bs
nbost so feet to the mile until within
miles Of the summit. and the opening
up of such grand agricultural country
through means of this line VIII oni,
have been exceeded 5y that other gres'
event in the history Of Americs. fh'
connecting Of the link which draws ,.
closely together the mighty Au..,'
and the proud Pacific. thus uniting tn'
people together by an ircn band wn'ca
. / trust shall never be loasened. oc1s
are $50 Chiuainen and 100 white 'net
! now working on the rosd. which y :.
: ;,se,f suflicient 10 show that the peoP''