Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-01
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4 Trip 20 Whsiesm aud the Bslands
or she Lower Sound.

4 Trip 20 whsiesus aud the gslaads
Or She Lower sound.
Az We boarded the steamer Welcome
on Thursday morning last, for round
trip, We were surprised TO note the i'm
portance Of Seattle as q distributing
point for travel. At the wharves were
at least half a dozen boats bound for
various parts of the Sound and its t,ibu-
taries embarking passengers and freight.
This but bespeaks the future Of Seattle,
and her increasing prominence.
We are soOu vending our way north
ward. around West Point, through Ad-
mlraity Inlet, and sighting SxagIt Head.
We bear to the right and make our first
landing at MUkeiiteo. Freights are ex-
changed, and We steam norrhward op-
posite the entrance of the S1ohomisi
rIaer. Having viewed the scenery and
noting the character 81 the country. ws
seek the cabin and form she acouaint-
anco OF Dir. u. VI. HASKELL. ii mer-
chan. Oh the Nootsack, some eighteen
miles above Whatcom. He informs Us
tina. he IL ROW on his way from n trip ~
Victoria by way o: SEATTLE. lie had
crossed over by way OF New "estminis-
Ter. He made mention Of being Present
at the reception of the Vice Rerai party:
amt Of subsequently, meeting tSem q.
Beaver Lake. fourteen :niIoe out or VAC
tuTia. lie de crihed ths Marquis as a
scotch blo1de, or "a light but active t'ulid.
and as having well d-y siopea forehead,
q Gredian no-Se and Is light InvGStache;
and vital the air OF "a country gentle
man. The Princess, he SAID, WAS -
F.! blonde, weighing aboGt a IN pounds,
| and having beautiful head OK iIaEt
hair, of IA easy and digniied bearing.
At times rhe wds Father lively, for, con
| uuusd he, she could whistle IKE lark,
aud could Roll a cigarette Win all tne
grace Ut the fair oeuo.i - Of old Ca.
tle. We w-ro Interrupted " our ar
| .lvdl az
| TULALP.
This il a pretty place, situated on the
nDftn side vi cove Running IN from tue
| Sound. iiere II loc,tsI tLe Indian
agency. und.r charge Of John C'A.L.,
| ~no will .o,,.i bc Relieved by Edwin
Fields. We sro Inforln~d by Or. BEACH,
tne rosideat physician, tnat thofe are
ZovU Indians CONNECTED SItn this agency.
A mission II hero established III charge
Ut Sister 3landIne aud others, ~ho have
tne contract for tho eIucItIOn OF 40
children.
ne are under way and round the
south III point OF CaiDanUs Isl nd, AID
up Iaroa.lh I'll. lovely osrato2s Passage
~ Ou;evilie. On hldDy Island. In,
Is a pretty little village, with Its neatly
painted BgIfes, Cottages, etc. A few
gram teams arrive lGsL rs We dep NJ.
| NO learn TINT 1t Is only fourteen miles
west ~ Port ioxn.enJ. Our view Ut the
| tiinosrcd rIdye5, the open rolling pl ,Iiis.
the grsou fields and tue white ollifs or
WhIdby ami. q .niaiio ISLANDS excite al
imitation. We ste,n up Iuto
| OAK HAEBoE,
| Describing half circlo, round q natural
| t,rotkwatrr ut Gravel, not more than a
dozen fe,t II width, AM ri NM O1t n
| iow huuuiod feet, AMI almost uivid ng
tho bay iiae the core Ut an apple. Here
| We note Il gIove of live oaks, and few
| Old houses, indicative of nh early settle
| ,nelt. We ses We'll LAID out farms, q
Lnrifty orchard, and u stem thresaer ut
work. Nine miles east we reach
UrsLADY.
Here il established the Puget Mill Co.
en- plOying u hundred men. The steamer
Washington is here, dlsoharging large
boiler; also Ave deep water vessels load.
ing lumber for foreign ports.
Our course Is to the north, passing Op-
posite Deception Pass, nj my tho east
shore Of FidIlgO Island, through nar
row passage no: more than a stone
throw in width. and rounding into
swiuOmish Slough, We arrive vt the busy
little town Of
LAooHNoR.
1t reminds rs Soma OF Astoria, from
the fart Of u portion of it being built Oh
piles, and its apFarentl, su all town
plot. It contains we'll stocked stores, |,
pretty cottages, etc. 1t has also week |
ly paper, published Ivy James Power, a |
very pleasant gentlemen. Opposite the |
town on Fidalg0 Island. appear the neat |
~ white washed cottages Of the Swinu- |
mish Reservation.
An We wind up through the Swinonish |
Slough. on invitation of Captain Bran |
nOn, We ascend into the pilot house. and |
gaze upon the vast tract of diked tide |
land under cultivation. The soil produ- |
c,ng from u 10 l25 bushels per acre. We |
p tss several threshing crews at work. |
The grain il cut by hand, piled up ina,t- |
tie cocks. then loaded on Wagons and |
c,rried To the machine and threshed. |
Thus are numbering and agricultural in !
tsrests here brought together.
We now enter Padilia Bay. bat the |
sun has sunk below the horizon and the |
sh ,des of evening obscure our view.
We touch at Marks, on Fld,lso Bay; !
Guemes, on Gusmes Island, and Ana |
cortee, on Fi1algo Island.
In the meantime the moon has risen, |
and notwithstanding tho chilly air, We
venture on deck To enjoy the beautiful |
scene, Of the silvery light Of the moon |
Rlimmsring over tho wa.er, contrasting !
strangely with the weird scenery Of tue |
islands and mainland.
We reach the coal wharves mile be |
low Sehome at eleven o'clock.
Ncks morning lighter took over pas
seiigers and freight. Our party choosing
to walk. We climb stairway for LOO
feet 10 reach tho trainway at tho be ID Of
the old coii shute. A pleasant walk of
mile brings Us 10 Sehome, containing n
stnre and few old buildings. The mist,
sill hanei q Uver the bay, obscuses our
view. We continue ON mile further 10
wuArcoM.
Located on the north side OF a creek
forming the outlet of Whatoo,n Lake, ut
the head of B.llinQham BAY. II reminds
us 1T 4 Q sliforuis mining camp. NJ
remin~sOence 1T earlier and better days
There are t9oor 70 store, tu,ts o 49,
lions, ctc. 4 water anil for ium' wriny
purp Sea Ia ,eiag ns,n otsd yacnl-
ons at this point No hear :. q. . & deal
,i'oat the p,o parity at Ihs up,~r Moot
s,0k, and that there Is c,mmunlo ,tiun
with It swlcc y week bs stAe.
Tar ste sinef's whistle s.rm recalls rs,
Ard we Are soun on board. padding
down Bellinghsm Bay and bound for
hJms. Tue mist iias risen. and the sun
!. shining warm aud bright. Theirs ia
~ rc-ly ripple on the water. The
'eep forests II the soain lsnd and is-
lmdG aud the towering snuwclad peaks
II Mt. B,kcr. ~ Ne enter Stmish Bav,
Formed the xr .ndrst view OF nature We
ever bshetd. Lovely. W. exclaimed.
bsautiful! replied our compsuion. And,
Indeed. this grand p NOR una must b.,
| wen To tss npurccintsd f.,r uor.ta rup.