The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-31
FRoM Carl PEKrz AGAIN.
NOVELTY. Snequalmis River. ". T.,
MARCH 23d. 1880.

your Iotellt900t I0oOobS uASe ~
desire to cater for . morbid appetite.
| or to produce food for corrupt hearts;
on tine contrary. am influenced solely
by desire to impart such information
As I deem Ct importance TO cmigrants.
A l stated in my letter Of Dec. 2lst.
new countries and their inhsbitsnts are
often grossly cslumn,ated BY some and
too highly extolled and ovsrrated by
others, which considered no perma-
nsnt advantage 70 any. II il productive
Of Evil snd serious disappointment 70
many. especially those Who are sllared
into . country BY reading exaggerated
descriptions Of everything. l had nc
ether motive in view than to disabuse
the public mind ard exhibit things .
they ere. TO nosbing sxtsnuAts o. let
down sught 10 malice. Take fAmiIiss
in almost soy condition and let them
dispose Of their gatherings Of many
years OF toll and hardship. ard deposit
the proceeds in their pocket and start
ont 10 pursuit Of tho tickle goddess
Fortune. How many will exclsim.
when too late, that their compass has
been set wrong. and that they are the
victims Of encouragement and dissp-
,,os~x ~euNa 49,
But people will continue to como to
Washington Territory. and il immi-
grants are not correctly advised. the
fault will not be mine. Let settlers
write what they have done and are
doing, instead OF hsrpipg about prcba-
biliiiss.
Now let mo return to what A. J. 8.
calls reply 10 my letter Of Dec. 2lst.
/ think hs starts Of about - the Devil
did when he went upon the Mount
and pretended TO ewn oil heaven and
earth; bat Il was found the old chap
was full Of theories. and didn't own .
penny's worth Of anything. He tells
your readers that my letter was 90 full
Of slang and fals-hood. about Western
Washington Territory that be deems it
bis duty to reply. l wonder If he hiss
repented and confessed his own sins
after writing that shameful and abusive
article about Mr.. Smith at Falls City
during our severe snsw storm. Suffice
i: to say that IL the nail carrier had
followed this scribbler's within, today
his children would have been orphan,
and his wife . widow.
For my part ! know but little about
this A. j. g.. or A. J. Story, or wild
man OF the woods. - be 10 known on
the Snoqaalmic. Blu: l notice, in biz
reply to my letter. that he says he has
travelled through Canada and sixteen
Statcs. Whether he left some Of them
at time when be hal no time tn think
Of anything but himself, not even his
name. 10 bel Ter known to himself than
TO ne. OF course. I think any Cslifor
mia tramp could boast of a. much.
Now for HE gigantic farming on the
Snoquslmie rivsr. Three years ago he
introduced himself here % . starved.
out Western farmer. The good people
on the river we're very good 70 him AND
fed him ~ he meandsred up the rive,
until DO came to the spot which be talk,
% much about ~ the place whore Be
made the fit fy. / suppose NO small
iaan ever did 90 after the liz o. he has
dons-not even Tom Thanh. His nosl
Important item no has lett out-his AZ
r'calsural report. R-adsr, he hes beer
here three years. During that time b.
has not raised one bsshsl Of wheat fol
mar kst, neither mas Be rai>ed hog
This wonderful wheat he talks about B.
plsnts 10 the ground srrus.d some q,
ss1mps with . hoe. and. when ripe. flail,
u ont aud Srinds Il in . coffse mill
iou Will HOticr. in hts reply q me
he rays 20 called farmer Who psrsiss,
N plaei..R the cart before ihs horse de-
serves oaiy ridicule. He next adsis.
the boys u t"ot the born and mt run
hus to gsss upon the beaat,~r OF Ps,a
disc. tor tbr subscriber viii be propr,s
."r Of vrst fields Il wheat and oth.l
grain. and :, eryth,sg IN psrf-c,ios.l 4
| ~ away, will cpn,c back aud cal
TT . lay over ticket. for no other par
poe than tn gass upon bis vast wesltn
Il your prospects are 20 excsedinYl,
promising. A ]. g.. stay where yoa az
aud pay the Railroad Company 81 G.
pr acre. A Snohos.isn c,nsty iass.
ass cent NE 70, d that he has bro,
rsis,sg wh+as tho last Ten years, aaG
has bad g., cell il ct . reduced prico ant
nuy hss G,ue. He Ays hs will psy yox
tiO Yer bnshsl Tor wheat 10 cav. prs
sided be can take 4 portion Of ,t & !
mill and have IL na6e int aouH I
nssis . little dampsning to improve j,
for griadimg.
AZ ios slsnass,sg w.s,sss w.shi,s
ton Territory. I have not jonc .. IN,
natural resources and climate are n
that could be sxpcct~d. vhen properly
estimated Bat I will cay. uudsr shs
high prices for what We bay. hish taxss
costly clearing OF lad and one and ,
halt pr cent. interest ior moucy. tn
em'REant will dnd il a up-hili kusj.
ness. think It twenty o. ncre fnni
lies could settle % the 6noq ualnis. viii
ssy $500 each. and Own : snall ssasu
boat. built Tor che river. o ebos TIN
could ship Cd the valuAole maple anf
cottonwood belts. shingles, ID. viii
their p:0duce, then people Who vorl
would stand some show 10 mako liz
ing. The settlers here dent al =,
pcual0nN thosnuh 4 r H.. n.