, 1878-09-01
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beautiful, if not more 81 from being 50
wild and natural in all of its surround.
ings
If not already owned by private in
dhviduals, the title to the lands each
side OF the falls should he scared by the
Territory and set aside rs II public park,
where its wild beauty should never be
desccrated by the works Of man in rob
bing it Its beauty.
The river here Is nearly as large as the
Puyniiup or the Black river, and the
stream in its Ceasess flow into the
depths 50 far below seems as if gifted
with life of Its own, rs the shifting of
this column OF water to and fro. around
which plays the rainbow, and far down
as the eye can see from the bottom of the
deep and narrow gorge arises the hoarse
anthem on high, telling of the power and
force that impcls it to leap so wildly and
madly, into the basin made to receive it,
covered with froth and foam so pure and
white as to hide the waters beneath
from the eye Of all. No description
will be attempted, but al are earnestly
cntreated to go and see and be satisfied.
For those who cannot go, the ifelikc
and beautiful photographs of that ex-
cellent artist Mr.. Carl Missmcr are re-
commended as giving faithful repre-
sentatinn or this beautiful scene.
BELOW THE FALLS
The first place below the falls is Aliens
mill. Here is an excellent water power
owned and occupied by Watson Allen.
His saw mill is one of the institutions of
that section Despite the hard times, he
has one large raft OF lumber in the water
ready to drive as soon as the water is
high enough, and he will also go at
to work in the mean time to get out
logs and saw auA3er raft of lumber.
He issaso clearing up farm. Below
him are the places of Story, Thomas and
Stearns before Falls city is reached.
Mr.. Borst owns largely here. The store
is conducted here by D N. Taylor. Be-
sides the Taylors are Messrs Kimball,
Morse, Stearns, Janike, Griffin, Harris,
and Frank Dolan, before. Toll river is
reached and vacant land, excellent in
quality, for one hundred settlers in that
section. Just below the Tolt, 10 miles
from the falls is j. Entwistle's place, the
largest and best cleared farm off the
prairie, on the river. He has some go
acres cleared, 35 acres in hay and cuts
some 70 tons. His hop yard of 5 acres
looks u, If he would have heavy crop.
He contemplates next year putting in 30
acres in grain, to do this he will have to
remove some stumps and finish the
clearing of some lan'l partially cleared,
as well as get some improved machinery;
when one begins to farm this way Others
will soon follow. The Tolt river, above
him is wholly unocupied. 1t could sup
port 1000 people.
Below here on the Snoqualmie, are the
places of M. and s. Morris, Hilton, Pre-
nett, Fredrickson, Boyce, Adalr, Pingrey,
Anderson, Elwell, j. and F.. M. Duvall.
J. and L. Nc Gee, Brigham, Sellecks
Day, Frascr, Missimer, Sparell, Stack
pole, Mathews, beside several in the forks,
These places will be described in full
some future time, as this article was
mainly written to describe the upper
most region and to call attention to the
immense amount of fertile bottom land
vacant on this stream.
The lower prrt OF this river is so still
and beautiful, it resembles a lake, It
is navigable for the lightest draft steam
ers nearly to the falls. A Post route
extends up the valley from Snohomish
to Falls city. BY another year steamer
will propably be on its waters regularly
that will be built for that river and will
go to the head of navigation each week.
This will make it desireable home for
thousands ofsettlers.