The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-09-03

have been all bu. forced upon them,
ncw IDEAS drilled ilto them. i new ian
g1age given them, AMI they made es-
scut.ally new aai diff rent people.
Moe: Of the old folks live in little huts
and tents. as they did a quarter OF
century ago. while most all OF the
young folks live ia neat and comfor.a-
be board houses. having their fruit
trees and berries. vegetable gardens,
pigs, chickens and cattle. Some Of
them have very fair furniture. stoves
sai dishes. with pictures on the walls,
and books. A travelling b okseller.
not long since, sold q Skokomish In
dian twenty-five dollar family Bible,
70 another Indian four STANDARD works,
and before leaving the Reservation sold
10 the Indians between fifteen and TWEEN
ty books II is not too much TO say
tia. he could not have done better in
town having the same number OF
HHits lLOADltauts- NY teL-atiE
farms have been surveyed and set aside
for the benefi; Of as many Indians.
The timber has been principally re-
moved from these tracts, and much Of
the land Is in q state Of fair cultiva
ton. TIE Indians. however, are little
discouraged. because OF the refusal or
neglect Of the GOVERNMENT 10 invest in
them personally the title-an injus-
tice TO them that should not be pro-
longed. At this period Of the year
good many Of the Indians como
around TO the Puysllup and engage 10
the picking Of hops. Ia times past
they have done deal of logging,
while hunting and fishing are resorts
constantly INDUCED in. The opportu-
mites fo- masking money are not many
for the Skokomish Indians.
One boundary Of the reservation is
Skokomish river, very pretty stream
Of twenty miles in length, three of
which are navigable for light draught
steamers. Opposite the reserve are the
handsome farms Of Messrs Thomas
Webb and + c Purdy. properties one
day destined TO be very valuable.
IAilewaup Lake and Falls are one
Of these days sure to be noted watering
places. The Falls are on Lillewaup
river. emptying into the bay Of same
name, situated six miles from Union
City. The Lake, however, Is right
up IN the Olympic Mountains, from
which it receives its clear, pure and
icy cold water, and the Skokomish riv-
or is its outlet. A dozen parties Of Is
dies and gentlemen have visited these
places this season. and all unite in
loudly sounding their praise. In the
course Of q few hours one may expert
ence all varieties of temperature, from
summer heat on lower plane TO win
ter's snow and freezing short distance
up the mountain sides. One SPUR of
Mount Olympus rises perpendicularly
several hundred feet from the edge of
tie water Of the lake, and assists ma.
terially i'll increasing the grandeur of
the scenery. Lake Cushman, we may
add, for the sake of preventing mistakes
by those not knowing better. is one and
the same with Lake Lillewaup.
Mr.. John Latham and five others
spent month of the past summer out
in the Olympic Mountains. They were
hunting and fishing, prospecting for
minerals. and enjoying aud profiting
themselves in every way they knew
how. They discovered silver quartz,
but not platinum ss heretofore reported.
-Four OF the same men are out at this time,
one object of whom is to find pass
through the mountains and 60 down to
the shores of the Pacific. Elk, bear
and other game are TO be found all
through that country, which in many
respects differs from this, from Eastern
Washington. from Oregon or any other
part Of the United States.