The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-01

Editor Parker, Of the W. w. !statSs-
nan. gives The sccpun; following Of bis
recent visit TO the Puget soGud country.
and Of pbas he saw here aud what be
thinks Of il:
On the morning after the Con- veniion
/ proceeded again 10 Kaianla in order
10 Yisit the Sound country. aud RICH.
here I must cay that l would not have
missed that visit for airy amount OF
bard ca.h. cit VAS q revelation 10 me.
and the people, resources and enter
prise exhibited has filed me with pleas
IRE and astopishmeIt. The people 90
cur side Of the mountains have no idea
of the grand future we have before Us
In connection with Paget Sound. No
observing citizen who has ever visited
there will ever sgain contemplate
cutting Eastern and Western Washing
ton in two. Together we have rudi,
menis Of the richest aud most prosper
Gus STATE IN tie Uoion The coal and
iron interests alone would create the
wealth Of an empire, and then there Is
the lumber interest which may be said
To have made this western sca-washed
shore what it already is today. do
not propose Is enter fully into details
until / return; my note book is full OF
facts and figures which will soon
be laid before the readers IT the States
man in extenso. ] made the trip in the
interest OF the Territory. and have
learned more By practical observation
than could by reading whole library
fVboxs. As fortune would have it
Gen. Tsnnstt, of the o II & n Co, was
my companion ut every place; with him
| visited the coal mines at Newcastle
aud every other industry we came
scruss. he ia q practical, bedrock man
msu Of the most extensive experience.
and be il convinced that there is no
other country on the globe capable OF
greater things than our Territory. The
citizens Of tie Sound are far different
from the idea generally conceived Of
| them by us east Of the mountains. In
stead OF being the clannish. easy going
| people / expected TO meet found some
Of the most gspial. enterprising. hos
pitable citizens ! ever came across. and
above all they were imbned with only
the most generous feeling for their fell
| low citizens the other side Of the great
mountains. and they wish for nothing
| better than to be closer connected by
means OF railroads TO prove ell this TO
the letter. Returning homewafd, the
General was forced to stay at New Ia.
coma on business. and Otis Sprague
came very near proving to me that 1t
was my duty TO stay also and visit the
Carbon Hill coal mines and other in
dustries in that vicinity. These mines
are wonderful in their immensely, and
81 no very distant dats will materially
assist in making New Tacoma a me-
tropclis. Tho n p Co will commence
work Westward. Hoi as coon as the
prelimiusries sre arranged. and then
We may confidently expect to have two
more roads connecting US with tide
water where ships IS large as the Great
Eastern can lie alongside any wharf
and poke her nose In at the peoples
back windows. ! left the Sound with
regret sveryway; saw but o 1.-THE oil
1 it8 GUOt IubuS tGWVutCEcs Uob VIM titttt
Satisfied me that not the half that il
said 10 sufficient 70 form q just idea oil
the wealth contained ON its surface, 10
It's waters. aud In lie bosom. To Mr. T
Gatzert. a Schwabaches Bros i Co,
am indebted tor much valuable infor-
maiiop relating to commerce. and als<
for his generous hospitality, which
with my companion. we thoroughly en-
joyed, he and his wife. who is o sistel
TO our Sig Sohwabacher, did their ut.
most TO make our visit pleasant. anG
the memory Of that glorious dinner OF
Sunday last 10 yet = bright spot in oul
existence. Their residence il beauti
fully situated and richly furnished and
commands magnificent view oil ovsl
the bay, and to the far away rugged
and snow covered mountains. Exist
ence Is . pleasure ct the Sound, and
no longer wonder Ut the love the peopl,
have for their homes. Everything il
selid. comfortable aud homelike. anf
ali seem perfectly happy.