The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-26
A TRIP TO SNOHONusu.

TUG sleau7f Neiilet ana ~ sHre1 clock
was of for Snohonish City. After a
pleasant run Of . few hours, We stop.
ped to change the mails at Muckll.eo
little place OF some fifteen or twenty
inhabitants. "A new schoolhouse has
recently been erected here, and school
will be taught in it soon Geo Can't.
eni IS running . large brewery a. this
place. and turning cut good quality
OF beer. During the fishing season
this little place is alive with people.
a cannery and other works being in
operation there, but at present Muckil-
teo is quite deserted. We then pro-
ceedcd on. entering the Snohomish
river by way Of Ebeys Slough AZ
the mouth Of the slough there is pro-
lection Of lind. called Priest Pm.
At this place are several million le.t of
| logs, which have been run down the
river. and arc awaiting purchasers.
After proceeding up the slough few
miles we stopped at Phclp. & Wad-
leighs dykc1 ranch. where lumber was
unloaded, with which Lew barn will
be built Mr.. Preston. formerly en-
ployed in the Saddle Rock Restaurant
IN this city. ia living on til. place with
his family. A large nro. OF it has
recently been p!o"ed up ard will b.
81 eded down IL Once All 40, q tai,
slough. ~ we'll ~ Steamboat slough
md the maia river, are thou sands Of
acres Of splendid marsh lard. which
only require q small dyke 10 render it
fit for cultivation Along TIE edges Of
tho streams will b. strip of timber,
but back of tins are broad expanses Of
rich land. with nothing on it but a
light growth Of uEderbrush A man
without money Can 4, lt.le or hing
with new place amorg these lands.
but let little capital come in with
labor and reclaim hem. and they will
rank among the richest and most pro.
ductive in the Territory. Cnmpara-
lively little Of this broad expanse has
ever been taken up. the title still be-
ing vested in the L. 5. Government
Through what is called the cutoff"
VIC enter the main Snohomish river, a
beautiful stream near the size Of the
famous Willamette. in Oregon. All
along this stream. every now and then.
smoke can be seen curling up among
the trees from some hardy pioneers
cabin. Directly We reach Lowell
small village. handsomely situated on
the bank OF the river. Here there i.
good wharf. store. bo.cl. poStoliic. and
few family Residences An hour or
SO afterwards We hove in sight of Sno-
homish City, n picturesque little town
OF about forty or iifty houses. all of
which during lls.l timos ars occupied
At p!e-ent, however, there are OILY
about thirty families residing in Sno-
homish City. This is the business
center Of very large. logging commu-
nifty. and when the losgin. business i,
brisk. this little place fairly bOoms. but
for the last two years affairs here have
been quiet, and money become
very scarce. Some twelve or fifteen
million feet Of logs had accumulated
in the river and tributaries, for which
there was no market, and consequently
q great hardship was worked g,iast
everyone. The logger could not seli
his logs. consequently he could not pay
his hands. nor his merchants. steam
boat, blacksmith. or any one else who
had worked for or trusted him. and 8, it
went. But we arc glad to chronicle
the fact that this state Of affairs will
soon be at an end Mr.. VIM. Whitfield
sold ten thousand dollars worth Of logs
last week to the Gamble Company, for
various parties, and this will be fol-
lowed by many larger transfers within
q few weeks. This will put the people
on their feet again so that operations
| can be resumed es they were formerly.
| The Blackman Brothers and one or two
other firms have continued work right
along. but great majority OF the log.
gers have had to suspend ,on account of
the low price Of logs. The river is
always navigable as far up as Snoho-
mish City. aud often. at high water.
| steamers run to ihe head Of the river
where it 10 formed by the junction Of
| the Snoqunlmic and the Skykomish.
About four miles above the town Mr..
BENZ. Stretch. ono Of the pioneer set.
tiers Of the county, has q large farm.
on which he raises annually over one
hundred tons of hay. besides large
quantities of fruit. etc Hay aud feed
/ find ready sale at the various camps on
the river. Mr.. Stretch resides in Gown
with his family. aud leaves . trusty
man in charge Of his place. Mr.. Nor
gan 4 Sons have q sawmill. run by
power derived from the Pill Chuck. a
small stream about . mile back Of town.
They are now putting in q set Of
French burrs. ana will soon be- ready to
grind graham -four and oil kinds Of
feed. as well Is furnish rough or dressed
lumber to order. A plank road. at
u great expense has been laid from the
mill to ths town, to afford easy trans.
portation. Mr.. K. C. Ferguson. the
pioneer merchant. has let his stock run
out and will not replenish it till the
revival Of good times. He is one OF
the heaviest real estate owners in the
county. and has always stood high
among his fellow townsmeu. Tue
Snohomish Exchange. the only hotel
in tho town, would be credit to q
much larger place. 1t is kept in the
very nestest manner. and the tables
are supplied with the best. Mr.. Isaac
Cathcart is the proprietor. bu. as he
srapds most of tha time on his ranch