The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-07

FORT IOwNSEND, aug. :, IotJ.
left Port Townsend on the Mary
Taylor for Dungeness, and received such
courtesies from her agent here. Mr..
Waterman, and from Capt. Clark, her
commander, that / cannot but remem-
Der them with kindness. Capt. Clark
is as courteous o gentleman IS COM
mands ON the Sound, and the Mary
Taylor. . staunch and commodious boat.
is we'll suited for the trade she has en-.
tered upon.
At Dungsness l found prosperous
community Of farmers. whose waving
fields Of lovely green bespeak bounti-
full harvest when tho reaper is ready.
At Port Angeles Is a store with q
small stock of goods and postoffice.
kept by Mr. N. Meagher, who rejoices
in nice farm and few town lots on
military reservation. believe this is
the only instance on record where the
Government Is accredited with taking
tho initiatory steps in building a town.
find Mr. Thomas Stratton aud his es>
Unable wife enjoying the position Of
lighthouse keeper and assistant on the
spit. Ispent night there most pleas
antly. Mr.. Stratton is q member of
the Hoko Fishing and Canning Com
pcny. The caunery is at Clallam bay.
But small quantity OF fish was taken
this season.
Hero / embark on board the Favoritc
for Neeah Bay and intermediate points.
Z The Wind has been blowing . gale for
several days. and We were obliged to
anchor in Frcshwater bay.
Peter-was it Peter ?-said 81 20 O
fishing." So We THAT 10. Captsins Viii.
liams and Monroe and MYSELF went.
Let me make q correction right here
and now. while remember the neces-
sity Of II. l have sometime spoken of
Capt. Monroe of the Favorite; Il should
be Capt. Williams Of tho Favorite. He
has not given up the command, though
tho Favorite runs on the route Of the
Dispatch while the latter is undergoing
repairs. l said We went tsbiug. Now.
although the old sdage that two cap
tains will sink any ship does not hold
true with the Favorite, IL came near
being verified 10 the case Of our pisca.
toriAl vsntass. The wind wss too ctrone
ssed the waves too high for suecessful
: steam boat navigation in the Straits of
Fuca. so VIC lowered the port boat and
set sail for high rock at the northwes
head 81 Frcshwater bay. where our
good stsamer lay peacefully at anchor,
sAfe from the buifeting waves of the
Strait. Now as q rock have no ob.
lsctions 10 this ooe, but to il as q place
for making Anal de6gt 70 the realm.
above / most Enormously object. Well,
We Get sAi., - above said, for the sfore.
said rook: but IS this lay somewhat to
windwasd, or, In other words. 20 the
scr'ard and westard. and ~ the wind
wss somewhat from the uor'srd and
wcstsrd also. We had to approach it by
what, in military pailance. 10 called
parallels, and. In that OF the sons Of
Neptune. beating. Now why this CD.
Grafton should be called an approach by
parallels do not know. presume
the propristy Of calling i, beating arises
from tho fact that the elements gener.
ally come out ahead in any contest with
an extemporired fishing party, as they
Gid with US. We started on the mort
tack with light wind. but 60: beyond
the sheltesing protection Of the north.
west point Of the bay aud into the high
sea and heavy wind from the northwest.
Here our troubles began. The see vas
iast fourteen times as high IS the gun.
vale Of our boat. and we were truly ut
sea. On. 90 ve bounded. and through
We sailed on beam ends until point
thres>fourths Of mile northeast Of the
rock was reached. when whish! and our
boat vas half full Of water and my bat
$50 fsthoms to leeward. bowling its
adieus to its former owner and dancing
, Ia high gles Oh the head Of old Nsp-
tune. This gave. however. an extra
zest TO the sport. and the reclamation
OF the hat another object 10 b. gained.
But We failed 10 reclaim it. Getting "a
the rock at last, We discovered thst the
water vas decidedly too thin for fsh-
Ing. 70 No went back to the steamer,