The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-23
THE SOUND.

A tnvelins correspondent Of the
Portland Bee thus describes the upper
sound and our city:
SKArr1H. ". T.. Dec. II. 1879.
The comfortable little steamers that
ply thsir way through the indeecribably
end winding channels OF Puget
Boand. betveen Olympia and Seattle.
ne . deliehtful means Of recreation 70
Ihs weary and exhausted traveller.
Though such . ride north OF the forty
Dsvsash parallel, st this nid.vintef
reason Of the year may seem Quixotic,
Va can assure our readers that 1t - .
rare treat and rich one. Tie green
and ieel1s shores OF the Sound can be
viewed with comfort from the deck. and
- raw and blistsring winds are IN.
known on these waters. no inward
shivess and ague-like conyulsions DIVE
yea 10 the company Of . dyspeptic and
smoking stove; bat chair By the rail, .
cigar and pleasant company command
preuiun endas ell thatare Decessary TO
eaable tie most ordinary Of hu0ap b.
iass - feast himself to safety. The
warn breeze blowing up The Sound
readers an ovsrooat almost unnecessary
and were il not fox the prevailing
aoisturs Of the atmosphere. Il could
seably b discaSded. The svI1t-sssnine
lisels boat, disturbing the upru6IsA and
svee.slespine waeer Of the SQUAD: the
noiss Of the Dodducks and geese dyieg
overhead, in scrsmbline ont Of ths
steansr's path; the perpetual changing
Landscapes, now soft and pleasing.
aeain dark and ominous; the heavy
mist at one place. lifting TO display
SONS distant mountain range. and .
little furthss on coming down IN such
volumes - 70 completely enshroud the
pine-covered shores; the occasional
Rlinpsss We catch through the drifting
clouds Of 1t Rainier "a bold and ruS-
0sd mass. which stands out among its
neighboring peaks - Saul 10 said to
have stood among tie children Of lsrael
-hsad and shoulders sbove them ell;
theee several things % delight the Bo-
bsmian and tho tourist. that they more
than compensate for the slight drizzls
which even the ladies. with true Fin
back" contempt for moisture. pay no
attention to. Az We speed on. the
day gstsclearer. and occasionally the san
breaks through the clouds, and scatter
ing his golden powder On the eveTlsst-
I'M hills, calls forth exelamsl1ons of Dc.
light from all-svsn the most phleR-
matic finding it impossible to withhold
their epplanse. Islsnds. too. covered
with pine and Ar, seem 10 fairly spring
out Of the water, and their number and
location 20 confuse 10. that We wundsl
our little boat does not get Lost in The
numerous twistings and turnings thar
opposiiipn give to the chsonsL When
IL doss begin TO rain in good sarness
and VIC arc driven 70 the cabin. We fat
ten our true Irish nose against the win.
dow pane and count the deep water
ships end towns We pass. and get oeca-
sional glimpses Of the pabbly beachel
on which the waves roll softly. II ID in
vain that We attempt 70 persuade our
selves that Puget Sound looks best IN
winter; thisf-liks. thoughts of what il
must b In summer steal across ouI
mind. and serve only to mako the
bleak Dseembsfb lesksr, by it pall-likl
and disusAl robbery of % much Of the
patural beauty Of the Soupd-tLe foil
ags Of the maple and beech, the wild
flowers and climbing vines.
Il sosa begins 70 grow dark ard The
lAops 6eing lit ~ have recnurse te
cards and play and yawn until nss-
voua little Hebrew with an immens,
noee Iuehes into the cabin AID announce.
thas Seattle 10 shust Won leedlo vsyl
sheath Every body makes Z rush r.,
The deck. ana We behold the metropoli,
OF the extreme Nogthwest sprvad on,
before u. There il something strik-
ingiy similar in the approach to Srattl,
10 Hat Of Portland that We find Il hard
b realize We srs not landing in tn,
latter city. 4 large town lies scasterSl
over . eendasG Nat; back Of the lat
gradual ascent lifts the houses iu rseu
lar graduation one above the other, snt
Ne eas lights throw q familiar riar,
over the whole. We land and ere cap.
tusod hyTs man o. the New Ea4aanS
0ousA who clusehos our valio Ia On,
hand while be bottonhcles . minine.
looking individual With the Other. -
shouts in oos breath the two Gxclama.
6one sIhis vayl 6kagitI" Uncertair
iswoajd ses0. which - secure 6ret, d,
traveller or the latest sew from d,
mines. We ars pashed into the one,
hack and theTs fall foul Of svo individ
aAls u The dark enrner. one Of whsu
vhlspsss ''6kagisr and The othe,
eAoats oh daanis. you hit my bunios r
We apologize. and they continue thei
0ystesious talk about gold, Ekasit
rich bars, etc.
Seattle. . city Of handsoms buildises
coooodioos churches and Ane resi-
dsnees. = . lively. bust.isg p'aos .
sbeae 800 iohabitanta sifn1ls1 1t II
hoA9 q DuvAmish by. NhisA eiyue I
slarge deep water harbos. unhampersi
By hars q reefs ard free from all kind
q ehsssuctioo4 havisx depsh 8
twssty fsthoms in the anchorin1
gsessA 1hs ~ sseeivss tie vaaes,
q Do0n0ksA river. 0hieA, shouRA D.
- naaS - Aength. - snportsss . BE-.
~ Ahs OSkass - - uhs1e, Oseas
Dn1& Apa EAdnr ffvees. UAkeA sHps
AeaeNeb ~ sschsus ~grlesiessss sGta~y
~ aae ssssses tSrrstary, nskisg sess
&c kAs Anta4 saspersAGt rslss os ~
bsNGA. Tks gssss ex'ess II shssfsx
pa.sssnsd ~ fhs city asps~ss~s oss .
70 - cossescsai inp'ssssee. asd ID
lafGs ehips taxing 10 esrgoss Il iuo
- I'D other material prove that ID
vharves ere not for mere osuamsns
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