The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-29

The scene was impressive as well as
beautiful. and recalled vIvidly TO our
memory the words Of W G Bryant.
ia ,ss ioa r-s; Of yeur sereue,; .se,
Pair a, BE o. u, Of Plrsci.. ys ris>."
The view is truly q sublime and q
grand one. and while gazing on i. We
are carried back for moment over the
wings Of time. and in fancy We see the
mountains of our native lard towering
majestically over our ancestral home.
Bat, al.s rscollsctlan a hand.
Sc a-e sooo hurried back 70 despair
Oar next camping ground i, st
Hamui-hamui Valley, through which
flows a grand river Of the same name.
On ascertaining that trout were In its
waters, the writer and another Of the
party Immediately got their fishing
tackle in readiness and caught four or
five dozen large trout which we're found
to be very palatable when partaken OF.
The Hamui- hamui Valley embraces
some hundreds OF acres Of coed bottom
land. We were informed that pieces
of copper, iron and lead have been
found in this region, but owing to the
place not being thoroughly prospected,
the mineral has net been found in large
quantities. There is river in close
proximity to the Hsmui.hsmui. which
is looked upon by the Indians with su-
perstitious dread; fish Of any kind are
never known 10 inhabit its waters.
This river is called the Wake Tickee;
an Indian word signifying not wanting.
The indians informed us that the water
of this river was not fit to drink. Not
placing any reliance in what they told
US, we drank Of its waters and strange
to relate. the entire party few hours
afterwards felt an excruciating sensa-
ton in the abdomen which remained
tor q few hours. Ga our return to town
We related the circumstance to DR..
Kendrick, who appeared to be some
what interested in the affair. The DR..
Gays he is going to analyze the water
as soon as q favorable opportunity Of
fcrs. The next place Of importance we
arrived at is the LilLewaup Valley.
Adjacent to this valley are several
splendid waterfalls. Lilliewaup falls
are situated On the river Lilliewaup
which finds its source in the coast
range mountains in Mason county.
The falls proper commence about three
miles from the mouth and runs along i'm
mense canyons and gorges to within one
mile Of where it empt,es in Hoods Ca
nal, about eight miles from Union City
and twenty miles from Sesbeck. The
river is full Of trout, and in the forests
game of all kind sbounds. We have no
doubt but Lilliewaup falls will be one
Of the finest summer resorts on the Pa
cific coast. We wished while viewing
tho falls that we were . Raphael that
We might do them justice, as the scene
ry no matter how accurately described
by tourists. far surpasses any descrip-
ton that may DO gwen of them. We
camped in tho Lilliewaup Valley few
days, where we were treated to our reg
ular cream by Mr.. Watkinson, the gen.
tlemanly sheriff of Mason county. who
has a rural home in the district. The
writer was somewhat amused one
night on his return to camp by seeing
our friend Hillgrove scratching away
on an old asthmstic fiddle and humming
some plaintive Irish ditty about The
Girl l left Behind Ne" We returned
home after an absence of several days
perfectly pleased and happy. The Rev.
Mr. Eels Of the Skokomish Indian
Reservation delivered very effective
sermon in the hall last night. Mrs.
Holyoke presiding ut the organ with
her usual ability. Our cornet band Is
progressing rapidly under the efficient
leadership Of Mr.. VIM. Chillman. and
discourses sweet strains Of music every
evening to the citizens of this locality.
The DUKE.