Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-05

4 paSsy, Numbering aboat ssv-
snty soalA took paAAes On The Zephyr
LIT Sunday afternoon at half-past ons,
Tor N excursion around BainbEldes ISL
and and IN exploration Of Port WASH
inGton Bay. The steamer EvauRel left
the wharf = little ahsad Of N, and q
strong desire vas manifested on the
part Of those On the excursion boat to
pas that eoodly vessel, which was built
ITO buffet all disaster, and with wave
and whiEiwind wrestle," ON the stormy
shores of Alaska. We gained on her,
and our hearts would have BEEN made
happy in triumph. But no, it was not
10 be; for just as We came abreast Of
her she disdainfully turned TO Us the
name painted on her stern, and with
one little tOot steamed into Port Madi-
son. Turning our attention to the
scenery along tho shorea, We were in
formed by Mr.. EllicOtt, who, BY the way,
got mp the excursion, that the point We
were rounding was Agate Point, and the
building ON tho Point with tho long
stEeamer floating over it was VIM. De
Shaw's store.
Tuning around tho extreme north
end Of BainbridRe island and entering
Agate Passage. We have ON the right the
''Old man house." ON the Port Madison
Indian reservation. Mr.. Ellicott again
mounts the ladder, and tells Us that
this point is of great importance, and
was In times long past the home Of
many old Puget Sound dignitaries
among the nmber old Chief Seattle
himself; that many a time the walls OF
tho ''Old man house" had re-echOed the
TOmanawos and wild war songs, AZ the
old chief and his braves held high car
nival.
We now steamed into Port Orchard,
a bay fifteen miles long and from ont
to five miles wide, passing severa!
farms. tho occupants Of which seemed
to be chOppin9 away for dear life, "a
keep the timber from crOwding them
their improvements and all. into thu
bay.
The next point Of interest reached
was the old mill, or rather where tn.
old mill used TO be. The genial GeOrgt
Mcdonald now comes forward aud tell
Us that many thousand fee: Of lumber
were sawed here, and big ships cam.
here to load. Nothing remains to mari
the spot save few old piles and large
heap of clam shells near the beach
whore the natives employed around tn
village dwelt. Entering Port Washing
ton NarrOWs, which are only a few hun
dred yards wide, We run along the bank
80 closely ON one side that one could al
most reach the overhanging bushes
from the deck Of the steamer. Tn,
bank il almost perpendicular, and il
G.id to run down to great depth unde
water. The water was very clear AMI
the tide partially out SO the star fish
which lay in great numbers ON tn
bank, both above and below the surface
looked very pretty a. their red. blue AMI
brown backs Rlistened in the sun. WI
passed the quarry, where the stone TO
the Leary block ia being taken out, run
ming to the head of Port Washington
Bay, which from the entrance of tb,
narrows to the extreme inner end i
about eight miles. After passing tn
narrows, however, it opens into man.
inlets and little bays, making the rea
surface covered BY water much large
than the mere length and breadth a
any given point would indicate. Cheer
ing Justify an old resident whom we met
out with his family on q little excursion
Of his own, and receiving salute of 81,
pistol shots in reply. the steamer turne,
her prov toward home, where abe land
ed % safe and sound about seven o
clock. II.