Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-07-18
Visit 10 Lake C'u>llman

ON the uurGiug ot July III. a PARTY Of
sc,rIiircii. 81 " ;ii,'.! IN v"rr iadlc~, start
od from Mr.. NHtNlu>pu'>, at the Lila
Naup. tor Lake tu>hInan, distance If
seven miles. Ihc weather looked very
i.'IfaN orAhle Tor aii"NcUr>irn ~ thc iIuiI'!.
taiu~. especially when We would nave to
camp OFT all ni-it liUt /, .ir"tihg upon
" hat j. sad thlut faint heart we cuncItId-
IA To- 90. with the understanding that
should il rain we would turn back. The
weather being clul, we all thought ii just
the daV for climbing mountains, and ev'
,rNthinG went ncrrily AS n marriage bell
until We had gone nearly half tho uistancn
when to our disappointment, Natures
tears began to flow copiouSlv but that did
not discourage all of uS. We took refuge
under trees, VITA the iptcntiOn OF waiting
tor the rain to cease, rs we presumed ii
was onlv u summer shower. but it soon
came down i'll torrents and We built fire
and had dinner.
After waiting three hours, the rain
ceased, and we continued our Journey
with four less in the !artv. Two ladies
and two gentlemen returned, one OF the
ladies doubling her powers Of endurance
for the remainder the trip. But she had
declared on starting that she would go to
the lake il she had 10 crawl OH her hands
and knees, aud one of the rccieant gentle
men had boosted the day before that he
had never failed in any project that he
ever attempted. Probably sympathy had
something t. 10 with it.
The ladies OF the party were very anX-
Ious TO go, as they would he among the
first who had visited the Lake Mrs W.T.
kinson being the first white woman who
over set foot Oh its shores. The first OBJ
lects of interest in our journey were the
i.illaWaup falls, the lower and upper cas-
cadc forming "A picture of beauty and
grandeur never to be ttficed from the
memory. As they have been described 50
often in print and portavtd so beautifully
Ivy the artists call,cra, | viii not attempt
to gild refined gold" IVY any discrirtion
OF mlnr. The next point % interest was
that where tie two streams which form
the Lillawaup unite, and the lipping
swirl callcl to mind MOore's beautiful
lines describing the " Meeting of the Wa
ters." There is Il difference Of several de-
gree in the temperature OF the water of
and Il half miles long and the water is
very cold, Il; it Is fed by the SHOWS on the
mountains. The south fork is an outlet of
Lillawaup lake, and that probably ac-
counts for its being SO much warmer. Its
length is one mile and "A half, and it is the
same distance from the mouth of the river
to the junction.
Three o'clock found us at Lake Cush-
man, the goal of our journey. 1t Is two
miles long and one-haifa mile wide, and
very deep i'll some places, as the dark blue
color OF the water indicates. The north
end nestles at the foot III old Mt. Olym-
pus, while the south and west shores are
guarded by lesser hoary sentinels
The main branch OF the Skokomish
river has its source in these waters. There
are three streams flowing into the lake.
The one that flows into the lake from the
North has quite a large fall, but for the
want of time and the inclemency of the
weather, we had to torego the piasure of
visiting them. Trout have been caught
there that weighed ten pounds. We
(,1nuhi only five and ttny small
The next day at 1890, p. NJ, we started back
for Liilawaup, and walked it in little over
three hours. We were very much sur
,prised to find so good road. Ny. Wat
KlnSon is deserving of a great deal of
credit, and we think he should be adequate
lyrenumerated. He hiredtWo men to make
the road, and il took them eighteen days
TO finish 1t. When We were there, $50 had
been subscribed. He says if any money
is left after the road is paid for, he will
build cabin and make another dugout
for the lake.
For those who want to ruSticatc and get
fresh air, Lillawaup and Lake Cushman
are Just the plac, $ to visit. There ale two
ways to go TO Lillawaup. The cheapest
way isto 20 to Union City, r,G Oakland,
which would cost SO, the regular fare rate.
a small boat could be procured at Union
City, for mere nothing. The little steamer
Sh9o rig comes to Union City twice a week,
win whoa arrangements could be made
to take parties to Lillawaup.
The trip is of absorbing interest to the
student OF nature. Its rugged course but
better fits one to enjoy the pleasures of
campfire. change which braces the sys-
tenn and sends the healthful blood surg
Ing through its accustomed channels.
AND then the scenery at eventide, when
the sun gllds the tops of the tall pines ere
bidding farewell to Woodland slope and
bill and dale, mirrored in the crystal
depths of the lake form rich combina-
ton Of colors that would delight the pencil
OF Raphael. viii! not allude to the ro-
tercepted chances. the soft words uttered,
the thousand little acts of gallantry which
means so little and yet so niuch-so
priced in Memory's secret chambers
these are not for me to disclose tn the
cold gaze of an unsympathizing world.
Those who wish to revel in this realm
must go and see for themselves.
BIDE WONDER,