The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-09
TO RUBY CHEEK AND BACK.
SAuK CRY. July 6. 1880.

nouy ana Oeck may DC III some lhtsteSs
10 seine Of Jour readers. % viii give
it 70 ysu. omitting many interesting
items for want of time.
| The river being very high the In-
disns wnuid not take ns in . canoe. for
they said il "a. next to impossible. We
Sta ted on tbs trail from Sank City
with our packs on ocr backs. We could
have made Psrtags City the first night
but some OF our party were unwilling
10 pot in tso much time she frst day.
We reached Alma Lssding about noon
sss sssas-d dsy, cad staid until the next
morning. We passed. some beautiful
farming land within two miles Of the
sn,~rprisiny little town Of Ssuk. While
on the route from Sauk 70 Portage ws
ssw farming land enough to make first
class homes for 200 families. The trail
10 6t fnr psck sni~sis 10 travel from
Sank to Stetattle Creek. ten miles above
Go"d~l.'s. excepting three or four
bridges. and tie crossing Of three
snow slides A short way above Alma
We MA :e short bend in the road snd
werr met by ths faring announcement.
"Toal Gait. men Is cts" Accepting
ths position we pass on across the
bridge and consider the toll very reas.
onsbie. Many rsmsrks have been made
about 20 much toll or the road to Ruby,
but the boys who tramped through the
brush and ataong rocks last sum~er
can fully appreciate the improvements
on the route. ] for one weuld rather
pay $211. toll On the road - it 10, than
travel the old road a. il Was. After We
lett Alma. (E e Coy's place. ws started
for Goodslls. over the Cochran s.
Day road. and We srs only too glad to
pronounce it = success. All the cussinR
aud squibbl,ng If rantsrs csn never
lessen the thsnks Of tue miners for
their work. II is grand success. and
they should be assisted to complete it
in ~ good aud substAn.ia manner
ss they have begun it. We passed by
the beautiful scsnsry slnost without
wsrd until We came to the Fannie Cas-
c.dc' which is ons Of the most beauti-
full falls Ou tins coase-fsll after fall
over tbs rocks for hundreds Of feet.
lesping out Vt huge sno~ and ice
glacier ON the summit Of the mountains.
Tired and hungry. yet We felt rested
after . iulik loSk 1t this magnificent
scsnc. We reached tbs river opposite
Goedsll's aud found il . raging terror.
feathery white with wavss rolling eight
fest high. 0oodsll had two expert
Indian canoe men 70 cross men over the
river. bat they would 0nly take two Of
10 at time. When Knox and crossed
the esnos half filed. our packs nearly
Aosted out OF the canoe. but We crossed
without any mishap 0oodslls Land.
ing hes bscome quite . place. several
govd log houses, = Iestaursot. bakery.
two stores, and doctors office, beside
many brush and board shsnties We
rested until 8 O'Clock r. NJ, and
thea went u HsnRing Rock camp for
the night, 0oodeh joining our compa.
ny. We passed Stevens aDd Dan Gel.
lison's bridge, or ss lsast the foundation
Of il. They hops 10 have the bridge
acress the 6ksyit completed In few
days. Fron Hsneing Hook ~ wsos 70
the Tunnel House Gasp. travelling
slowly - some Of our 'fasties' compials.
ID terribly Of the hest. We could sse
the great SNOW banks on either si4s Of
the river and We had to cross four snow
slides IT considersbls sxtsnt. We
passod 0ellison's farsy st Cedar Bar
which 10 - BE- used oaiy when the
bridge 10 in working order. RsndolphS
toll rssd locks dangerous, - one tray
els over little narrow bridges which
span chasms hundreds Of fest deep. but
il 10 sAfs guess; u least no one has
fallen Oh YET. and it is . great improve
msnt over the old rosd. jacobs Led
der vss . tsrres; the vstss wss 20
bigh Ne could not use the ladder but
had to climb around the cl,6 on mar
row shelf and slip down c6dar pole.
One poor fellows fest were % Ghakey
that il IVES necessary fer oan to hold
them with HE hands until hs ceuld dc.
scepd. After The Tunoel Houss. came
Sour Dough. and il sesos 70 hsvs rissn
s.uoh hivksr thes whss less ~ efessed
il. Bssssifui Wild aouers cover the
uoantain sides. giving ~ eoaotxy
pleasant oppaAsaoce. We eroosod the
Skaeis on Fred 0wstkins' toll bridge
n tho meuth a Rnhy. The 8kngit