, 1878-09-01

"wasp-waisted." To sGy that lady was
as much as four feet around the waist
would be saying that she would be an
armfull and more too for any so fortunate
as to fondly press such lLdy to their
bosom. Of this lady, she is at least an
armlull, and weighs OF has weighed some
900 pounds. She is hearty and has
kindly friendly word for all, whites and
Indians alike, and has many friends.
Back Of Uncle Sis or JOSIAH Merritt's
place is the most beautiful natural scene
around the prairie. 1t is called en- the
charts and maps Mt. Tilton, but more
appropriately named Uucle Sis mount
ain in affectionate commemoratioa of
him who has so long lived beneath its
shadows. The sides of this mountain
are nearly bare of Vegetation. 1t is
high, bald and steep and seems 10 rise
abruptly from the level surface of the
Prairie. 1t reflects with almost lustri-
GUS brightness the beams of the sun, and
from its summlta scene would be dis
closed well worthy of the pencil of the
artist. In fact, it alone is one of the
finest in outline for the artists pencil or
the photographers art of any mountain
accessible in that vicinity.
FARMING ON THE PRAIRIE.
The soil is very fertile yet but little
land is well cultivated. The fern is the
principal obstacle. This can only be
kept down by the most thorough culti-
walton. Nearly all OF the old settlers
have large orchards OF four or five acres
each, many of them excellent varieties
OF trees. This is halting station in
driving stock from east of the mountains,
and the pastuling of these cattle aud the
raising of stock is the leading pursuit.
Where thoroughly cultivated, crops are
excellent, Mr., Cudworth has 30 acres Of
cats that will doubtless average over
50 bushels to the acre, while on Borsts
place, Mr.. Berry has an acre sown to
peas and oats where he expects to cut
over one hundred bushels OF the mixture
for hog feed There should be establish
ed cheese factory there next year with
500 cows. In few years, with thor
ough farming and strict attention to
business 1000 cows could he kept there.
That alone would soon make it one ot
the wealthiest places in the Territory.
TRAVEL.
The amount of travel may be inferred
from the following memorandum kept
by Phlo Rutherford of what be saw 90
over the Snoqualmie road in one month
while he was at work OF the Prairie.
White men 110
Horses 140
Cattle T06
and hyu Indians. Most of this came
over the pass.
SITUATION.
1t is 25 miles from the upper end Of
the Prairie to th summit Of the mount
ain pass 1t is As miles to Seattle and
40 miles to Snohomish city. The Seattle
and Walla Walla railroad. by the Cedar
river route will pass via RattIesntke
pariric, several miles south of it and
miss it altogether The chief obstacle
to It's thorough cultivation and prGgrtSs
IS the distance every thing has Ia ba
transported in wagons or canoes to or
from it. The families there are those Of
Mrs. Fares, Rutherford, Cudworth and
Berry, and single men, or men whose
families are not there are Merritt and
Peterson.
Mr.. Forcsman has started nice place
Que half mile above the falls. His place
is north OF that river. It needs one with
the pen of the poet and the pencil OF the
artist 10 do justice to the beauty, sub
Unity and wild and solemn grandeur OF
sSoQUALNIE FALLs
the finest sccne oi natural beauty in this
Territory. Every ,hing arnund thea
is ls nature lefl 30. man has not wArfel
iis l,caufy BY bis puny works a. has been
done q Nngara. The lali oi water hcre