, 1878-01-19

From the Daily Of Tuesday.
From Lake Warrington.
LAKE wAsBncroS, January Il. 1878.
To rHE EDrross o. TEE DISPATCH:
Al this is a time of the year when
there is but little news afoat and
newspapers generally assume rath-
er monotonous aspect, I thought q
line from this part of the country
might not be wholly unacceptable;
for the mere mention of this section
will be something new to the press
of Seattle. Although we often hear
the praises of the 'delta of the Ska
git" sung as. it were by thousand
tongues. we can also see the de-
scriptions of the tide marshes and
other localities of less merit; while
this beautiful lake and its surround
ings are rarely mentioned. The
country around and about Lake
Washington is certainly amongst
the most desirable in the Territory.
One advantage it possesses which I
regard as Paramount to all others, is
its extreme healthfulness, which is
nothing less than remarkable. While
the settlements on the Duwamish
and White rivers, as we'll as the city
of Seattle, have been visited by that
much dreaded scourge, diphtheria,
this entire community has escaped,
not one case having occurred. Al
though we have about twenty school
children in this district. I believe
no sickness of any kind has occur
red to stop their prompt attendance
at school. If any locality can beat
this in the way of health, it is their
turn next.
As an agricultural district. I think
it will compare favorably with any
other part of King county. AL
though we have not as much "bot-
tom sile," as the fellows on the riv-
er term it, the farmers here manage
to jog along through life pretty well
on upland farms; and just here I
would say if anybody thinks that
this fair land is too poor to pay for
farming it, I would advise them to
come ont this way and take birds
eye view of the splendid farm of
Mr.. John Wilson; with its splendid
orchards and gardens, and extern
sive hay fields, and its we'll filed
barns. and last though not least. the
large and commodious new resi-
dence of Mr.. Wilson. now being
completed, it is certainly the larg
est and best farm residence on Lake
Washington at present. and proba-
bly, will be for some time to come.
Mr.. Wilson is one Of our most sue
cessful farmers and fruit growers,
and is withal q good neighbor.
Another of our ent erprising citi-
zeas is Mr.. S. W. Mcclellan, who
is the happy possessor Of one of the
finest young orchards in Washing
ton Territory. It seems as though
trees grow better and bear earlier
for Mac than anybody else. Last
year he had peach tree only one
year from the nursery and not as
big as the hickory used by country
school teacher, which he informed
me bore twenty-four good sized
peaches of as fine q flavor as any
California peaches. Mr.. Mcclellan
also raised fine crop of all kinds
of vegetables. He is clearing quite
o large piece of ground on the lake
front, which will be q very valuable
acquisition to his place. Mac is
one of the right stamp and well
merits his success.
The scenery hereabouts is some
of the finest in the world. To the
east and south lie the Cascade
mountains clad in their beautiful
green, with new aud then a snow-
covered peak for variety. Glancing
along this range of mountains from
east to south the eye involuntarily
stops and remains fixed on Mount
Rainier, whose snowy peak seems to
pierce the very sky. A view of the
last rays of the setting sun as they
are reflected against the proud mon
arch of the hills, is certainly treat
that is seldom if ever enjoyed else
where; for. me to try to describe it
faithfully would be as useless as it
is absurd. OF the lake I cannot
now take time to speak, but will do
so at some future time. TAR-HEE1.
WoRK.-A young man who arriv-
ed in this city few days ago, and
who has already secured work at
cutting wood, saw man in Nevada
who was just from Seattle, and who
said it was utterly impossible to get
work in this city or vicinity. He
had stopped here three months, and
on1v did two DAVIS work in that time.