The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-02
IRON NEWCASTLE 10 sSooUAL-
SEwcAsrLE. Aug six-
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Az nothing has been said BY the
many tcurb u 10 the Snoqaalmis Falls
Of the pleasures and hardship OF the
journey. / thought few lines might
be acceptable to your many resdsrA
In company with the gen,lemaDly
Conductor of the 8 &W WRR, I Left
this place last Saturday morning at II
o'clack. bound Tor the much sdairsd
falls. We had scarcely snsrged from
the suburbs OF our promising little
village when We came in view Of the
old ssd picturesque ruins Of the famous
Gray Sacrifice Altsrs.' bat having no
time at our disposal in which to *.
plore the dilspidsted structure. vs rode
, in fearful and awe-stsickec silence By
the piece that, could il have spoken,
would have told Of many . cruel deed
of blood; and striking out on the road
indicated bS elsbors,sly panied index.
board - the one leading 70 SQuak,
after . smart gsllop Of thirty minutes
We reached the summit Of Bald Aous-
tain, from whence we obtained Q vieW
OF the satrsncingly beautiful sessery
beneath. Allowing our spraptured
gaze TO finger only . few m0aents on
this one Of the fairess features OF
nsturs's iovelinsss. We buried forward
again. arriving at the farm Of Mr. Geo
Tibbstts IN the valley Of lax O'clock.
That gentleman and his wife are en-
titled TO our sincere thanks for their
genersas and kind trestmest If %
during our stay. Leaving the farm At
2 O'Clock we arrived at Fails City ct q
o'clock in the evening.
shortly after crossing the river we
met Pref. Ingraham aud his party, from
Seattle. Who bad just returned to their
camp sitter having walked to the Falls
AMI back, distance Of ave miles,
through . drenehiay rain. To make
matters worse for them. il possible,
number of sheep hsd stolen into ths,r
tent during their absence. aud eaten
rything In. the shape Ut food that
they could reach. except one ham,
which was probably too old for their
tsste. However, with 0sterminaaioa
that was worthy Of . better reward.
they set about making themselves ~
comfortable - psssibls; although the
appearance Of each Of the party sus-
gested the idea II . new invention in
street sprinklsrs. Though there wss
no grub in their lsrder. nor yet FIRE in
their tent, there certainly was NO
scarcity OF sand in the crowd; they vsrs
completely covered with it Tor . sub
stitute in the Shape Of mud). Seeing
that their accommodation were not Of
the best character for vet tsaveiers We
concluded to journey on with the hope
of finding more comfortable quarters
for the night. After about fhirty min
utes ride we arrived at.the house Of Mr.
W Allen. the genial mill msu of the
SnoQuHlmie. whose hospitality will
always be thankfully remembered.
Arising quite early the next morning
We set out to view the celebrated 'Sne
quaimie Polls. watch for bsssty il
considsred by most lovers of natural
scenery to surpsss anything on the
eastern slope. Niagara not excepted.
For time We Toasted our syes on
this tremendous cataract, which makes
u perpendicular and unobstructed
plunge Of two hundred and seventy six
feet, and then We reluctsntiy turned
Our steps toward the house and partook
Of Q bocptiful repast which Ne found
awaiting US. We visited the Falls again
after breakfast and took more general
survey Of them, after which We pre-.
pared for our return homs. Lseving
Mr. Aliens ct about noon Ne moved
down the rver, where Ne sgain en-.
countered Prof Ingraham With his party.
who presented decidedly more pleas.
ing sppesrance than on the for0sr
occasion. We were informed that he
intended to move his Carr up the Iiysr
N the prairie next day. IL Ais Piper
we're able TO accompany him. Ffisad
Moe preferred his services % conductor
OF the train, but they were rejected.
Altar being detained some two hours II
crossing the river BY Mr. P Smith. who
was crossing band Of cattle for the
Newcastle market, We were docs more
safe on the Seattle side Of the 6noqual
fhie river. and sfter obtaining soos-
thing TO refresh the inner man Ct Mr.
Berry's. the genial Falls City Post
master. We turned our horses hssds
homswaid Just - our chronomster
pointed to the Aour % sleuv, and after
four hours OF steady riding We arrived
at Newcastle mono the worse for our
journey aud feeling we'll plsassl nth
the trip. J. W. asd @. y.