The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-17


j. Borst. -. ............ $50
B. Collins ............... ...... l6O
MRS. Fares lou
A. @. Kimball 80. 165
Nj. Morris .................. lou
Z. Peterson. lou
Others own small pieces there.
In 1860 Miss Lucinda Collins was
married to J. Fares. Her home was on
White river. Her father was one of the
four first settlers of King county. It
is claimed for him that be put up the
first house, built by white men. on the
Sound north Of Steilacoon. A short
time after Miss Lucinds's marriage, she
and her husband located on the prairie,
not only the first white woman oA the
prsire. but for four years. the only
white woman within 30 miles of her.
and in all thst time she saw none. 1t
was four years nearly before any white
women were settled either on the Sno-
homish or Snoqualmie rivers. The
first white women she saw was 1t GnO-
homish. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Thomp-
son. Only ten years ago Mrs. Taylor
settled at Fall City below the falls. it is
only within the past six years that she
has bad any neighbors.
Her house is stopping place for
those going over tho mountains. SO that
nearly all old settlers know her. She
is:short of stature. and very fleshy, how
fieshy it would rot do to say; at least
she is not "wasp-waisted." TO say
that lady was as much US four feet
around the waist would be saying that
she would bs an armful and more too
for any SO fortunate as to fondly
press such q lady to their bosom. OF
this lady. she is at least an armful. and
weighs or has weighed some 900
pounds. She is hearty and has kindly
friendly word for all. whites and In
dians alike, and has many friends.
Back of Uncle Sis or Josiah Merritt's
place is the most beautiful natural
scene around the prairie. It is called
on the charts and maps Mt. Tilton, but
more appropriately named Uncle Sis
mountain, in affectionate commemora-
ton of him who has so long lived be.
meath its shadows. The sides of this
mountain are nearly bare Of vegetation.
1t is high, bald and steep aud seems to
rise abruptly from the level surface of
the prairie. 1t reflects with almost lus-
trous brightness the beams of the sun,
and from its summit Q scene would be
disclosed we'll worthy of the pencil of
an artist. In fact it alone is one of tho
finest in outline for the artists peucil
or the photographers art OF any noun.
tain accessible in that vicinity. The
soil is very fertile yet but little land 10
we'll cultivated. The fern is the prin.
cipal obstacle. This can only be kept
down by the most thorough cultivation.
Nearly all Of the old settlers have large
orchards OF four or FIVE acres each,
many of them containing excellent va
rieties of trees. This 10 a hating sta.
ton in driving stock from east Of the
mountains. and the pasturing of these
cattle and the raising of stock 10 the
leading pursuit. Where thoroughly
cultivated, crops are excellent, Mr..
Cudw has 80 acres of oats that will
doubtless average over 50 bushels to
the acre. while on Borst's place, Mr..
Berry has an acre sowu to peas and oats
where he expects tn cut over one hun.
dred bushels OF the mixture for hog
feed. There should be established .
cheese factory there next year with 600
cows. In few years. with thorough
farming and strict attention to business
1000 cows could be kept there. That
alone would soon make it one of the
weAlthiest places in the Territory.
The amount OF travel may be inferred
from the following memorandum kept
by Philo Rutherford Of what be saw 20
ever tue Snoqualmie road in one month
while he was at work on the prairie
White men ........... ITO
Cattis. ........... 5Oo
Most OF this travel came over the
pass.
1t Is Is miles from the upper end bf
the prairie TO the summit OF the noun.
tain pass. 1t Is IS miles TO Seattle and
40 miles to Snohomish City. The Seat.
tie and Walla Walla railroad by the
Cedar river route will pass via Rattle
snake prairie, several miles south Of it
and miss it altogether. The chief OBJ
stscle to its thorough cultivation and
progress is the distance everything has
to be transported in wagons or canoes
to or from it. The families there arc
those Of Messra Fares. Rutherford,
Cudworth and Berry. and single men,
or ,,,ac vwhcsa e. r,slsas 49, c~S sh.->
Merritt aud Peterson.
Mr.. Foreman has started . nice place
one half mile above the falls. His place
is north Of the river. II needs ore With
the pen Of the poet and the pencil Of
the artist to do justice to tbs beauty,
snblimity and Wild and solemn grand
eur OF tho scenery Of this locality
Star.
81 Fur the finest picked pigs feet
IN town. 6chveitxer case, sardises. or
49, -