The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-13
THE SNOQUALMIE.
FAIIs Cry. Julv 4. 1850.


EDIToR INTELLIGENcER:-T is
still place in Washington Terri
tory called Falls City; there is still a
community of the genus homo that lives
and labors on the banks Of the Snoqual.
mie river. That you have forgotten US
10 not probable. as the INTrLLleENcER
comes as regularly as clock work, and
is perhaps the strongest tie that binds
Us to the outside world. Thst others
have seems to be "a estsblished fact.
We no longer see strange faces among
US. sseking for country homes or busi-
ness prospects. Even The vista of sight
seers are few and far between; seeming
to have forgotten that right here Ne
have many Of the strongest inducements
10 oiFsr those - search OF pleasure,
sesassy OF heallh. The streams TEEN
with IN <s8sniAst" trout in the Terri-
tory. waiting. eagerly watching fcr the
sossiss 20 eAat bis hoot. ths woods are
full Of besr cad desf. While the hootirg
81 the sJeass ind siis drumming Of the
partridge are heard on every side.
Our SCENERY ID beyond the description
q common pen like niue; in fact. need
ing the pan OF the pest aud brush Of
the artist. TO give even q faint idea Of
its soul.avaksuing grandeur. These
snow- capped peaks. SCARED ami stained
by many . winter's stoem, like huge
pillars supporting the bluest Of skies,
and that rushing. foaming. sparkling
river. dashing through aud over every
oeststls. in ito terrisls eagerness to meet
ito fate in the intracAto cAverns Of the
sea ,'caruos be pictured in words. This
grand Niagara u the West, Suoqusln,ie
Fails. where the plunging vet r. TALL
in massive. unbrsken volume 30 feet.
shaking the earth with the conclusion
q II meets the waters OF the bottcmless
pool bepeath. and dsshing the sprsy
huedrsds Of feet 70 q sslr. can never
BE- limnsd on pepper. They must be
sen u naturs16 be and 6iStood, while
the fresh uonntsip air. sweeteued with
the beease p - evergreen forest. aud
the cAsar, cid. 6pafkling waters. must
b. tastsd - bs spPsecisted.
Neither are our agricultural resources
Of The least. tor hundreds of acres Of
the best bottom lands lie waiting for
The AZ. pillow and scythe of tho pioneer.
Yet they come not. And Why - il?
Simply because Ne are forgottec. drop.
ped from that bright galaxy Of places
worthy OF note" Il is true our philos
opher has left us, and bis weekly phil.
ipic ceased in your paper. Aud that
may account for our so sudeenly Drop.
ping into insiani6esncs.
Yes, Falls City mourns the loss o
her philosopher. and nothing but the
healing hand Of time can cure the SER
row caused by his departure. Hard
scrabble - deserted. The dcers are
anhinged. the windows gone, the fires
on the ores cheerful CRATE have gone
out forsvsr Ruds arr nesting IN the
chimney and spider webs fsstoon the
ceilineA The cato creaks Slow b ~ u
swings unlatcAsd in the evening wind,
the toad cruaks in the ouOe pure spring
The veil of desolation 10 slowly settling
ovse Hasdscrabble. Hardscrabble. u.
deserted :uur phiissopher 10 eoaels !
Our crops are sll looking we'll con.
sidsring the backward spring. and nov
give promiss Of - avesae harvest.
The hay crop with few exceptions,
notably that Of NJ Frank Dolan. il
unusnalIy sAeet md viii b. cotGallasf
mn snnaka 1afap Than uswal NJ n.