The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15
RENuNusCEyCEs = or EARLY
LIFE

son river By . man named Adams, q
runaway Queens sailor; that he was
sftsrYrrds slain by his partner, one
Mcdaniel, Who eluded the men the
Hudson Bay Company sent OUT to take
him and settled in Washington Terrific
~; and that. ten years later, he Was
killed like o mad dog by q Steilacoom
vigilancs committee for another crime.
Bot the frst man whom you shall meet
may not be able to boast that when he
landed here the present site Of Victoria
was . forest, dotted here aud there
With few settlers d dwellings; that the
company's huge stores, filled with
everything that an Indian might wish
30 CRAFTY his vanity or satisfy his
needs. were enclosed behind . line of
tall palisades, made OF young trees
planted firmly in the ground and loop
holed in places for musketry. which
extended from what is now the south
east corner of Bsstion and Government
streets down to the corner of Wharf
street. themes along Wharf to Brough-
ton. up Brougbton to Government
street and hark again so Bsstion street.
Just where Wilson's brick building
stands at the corner Of Government
aud Bsstion streets stood q bxstiou
armed with six guns. which frowned
destruction on any natives who might
have the temerity to attempt to forci-
bly, enter the company's preserves.
Away down on the corner OF Wharf
street. just opposite where the black
smith's sbcp now stands. there WAS
another bsstion. from which royal
salutes were 6red on national holidays,
and from which were growled forth re-
niBders when the governor arrived or
departed in the old steamer Beaver
then q spick and span vessel. modern
IN all her appointments aud quite
proud oi her reputation las doubtless
she i. now Of having been the first
steamer tn disturb with her paddles
the placid waters of the Pacific ocean.
The fret Government House stood on
the southwest corner Of Government
and Yates streets. and, with the
grounds, covered the block ON which
stand the Coionist Office and the Bank
Of British North America. The first
hetsl Of note was Bsyley's, nov This
ties saloon. Beneath the low roof we're
ranges Of cots. for the luxury of
s,retching his wearv form upon. the
pioneer paid 81 and provided bis own
blankets blue being the favorite color
at that time, becauSs blue blankets do
not show dit. Wsser was very scarce.
Sprine ridse snpolisl asrts which con.
veyed the aoaa from door To door. Al
barrel of water cost . sum that would
seem almost fabulous povsd.ys when
w.,sr-sueh ss il isis plentiful and
very cbeap and 10 forced into eyery
householders premises through nj, a..
LIQUOR ~as chea Der than wstsr. Veto
ria being Q free port. We remember
on hot dsy in July seeing . psrspir~
ing man enter saloon ON Yates street
TO ask foe 3 glass OF water. swaterr |
ssspsd the astouisbed barkeepsr.
why. stranger, I'll give yeu q glass OF
rum Hudson Bsy rum vss the fsvorite
drink. but two bits and long bits at
that's the price Of Qlass OF water ct
this we're BARI The scarcity OF drink.
ing water wss one Of the grievances
sna vh.n 49,. - vs.rs l.tsr 49,, - 1.so,s.
H..,.. a., s..o..a f. tha sn,;no.
nr;v.t. nronartv . .trrdy cnion;st
named Moutrose went out and leveled
the fence. and that vas The last of tha
~.ter mononoiv Ths f;rst fha~ts,
wss in uns al the Hudson R.v s,ores
s6d amnte,,rs fro,n the Aser .sed 10
go. .ha ho..d. Th> o>,x .h...a.