The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-23
skAGar STOPPING PLACES.


To give the reader an idea Of the
character of the towns on the Skagit,
the high-sounding titles OF some OF
which are calculated to mislead, re-
cent v sitor has furnished q brief de-
scription of each. in the order in which
they are reached As the steamers pro-
coed on their trips to the head of this
river. The first of these is
sTAswooD.
Which is on the Stiisguanish.
Ave or six miles from the mouth
Of the Skagit. Being near the
mouth Of the river and liable to over
flow, it is substantially diked. 1t
b a,ts two stores. two landing places
for steamers. nice walks for pedestrians
and fine road of two or three miles
for vehicles. A notable feature of
Stan wood il the handsome and Inviting
cottage of Mr. Oliver. one Of the most
cheerful looking dwellings,, with it,
surroundings. on the shores Of The
Sounds Judging from the qusadty of
freight landed there, the stores do con.
siderable business. Next comes
sKAoIT CITY. /.
On the river OF that name. It has .
telegraph omse . hstel. one stsse ssa
three or four very neat dwslliDgsy ths
most attractive of which is that Of Capt
K.ene, now in the Alaska waters as
muster of the propeller Favorite, re:
Gently fitted out at Seattle for trading
voyage. The captsin was fortunate
enough to secure 100 acres of the best
cottonwood land on the Skagit. and not
long since sold 500 worth Ct this tim
Der ~ the barrel factory in this city.
He has much more to dispose Of. and
will thus reilizs handsome sum while
clearing what is destined to prove one
of the most valuable farms in the Ter
ritory. Not fer from Sksgit City IS .
MANN's LANDING.
A town Of one stcre.i one hotel and
three or four dwellings. 1t is also
diked. occupying lower ground than
Skasit City. and would seem to enjoy
larger trade than the last named
place. Next in order como r
MOUNT VERNON.
This place contains four or five dwell
lings. one store. two saloons and three
hotels. one OF which would BE- credit
to any town OF . t:sousand or more
inha0itants. It is a large snowy build
ing. two stories in bignt, and contaifis
nineteen rooms. The town has uewer
appearance than thoss previously men
toned. Next is
Which is neither more nor less than
first class logging camp. the property
of Mr. Ball. It surpasses any estab.
lishDent of the kind seen by the writer
on the Sound. The place called the
COAL MINES,
Which GENES next, consists of q single
gloomy. looking building of logs and
shakes. with an opsn shed near by,
evidently not designed a. q place Of
sojourn for travellers. The next and
only other place Except farms of sot
tiers. at which stoppsges are made TO
wood up) reached by Steamers 10 the
new and promising city of
sAUK,
A short distance above the river Of that
name, Of which mention was made the
other dsy. 1t is about liz miles from
Seattle. and will no doubt saj0Y q
goodly shsre OF the benefits accruidg
from the travel to and FROM the mines.
At present. it Is impossible for stcamers
to 20 with safety beyond Bsuk CITY,
but It il thought that. on the renewal
OF two or three snags which ebstrpe,
the passage Of the river. the Josephfhl
snd Chrhalis can reach Portage City,
some fifteen miles further. ThSF nen
steamer Daisy can probably do 20 sveu
now. her smaller dimensions being IN
her favor. s@r -.