Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-20

carried from port to pors could Be NJ
called. Comedy. tragedy, melodrama and
farce had AL their genesis IN the crowds
that have trod her deck. Doubtless, hid
dan away in the deep dsfilss Of tho
mountains Of California some grixxlcd
old prospecfof, some Argonaut Of ~
and 30, bafiied in his long search for
gold, and wearing his life away On a
secluded ranch, his dog and gun his
companion and pufveyor. recalls the
hour when. buoyant with faith and
radiant with hope, he stood on
the deck of the old Oregon rs
she steamed out of the harbor
of New York, her prov pointed
for the sunset seas, the land of gold,
and wonders. whether the old ship still
rides with the waves or has gone to |
Davy JOnes's locker. And while he |
wonders he recalls the parting from his |
loved ones, the farewell to the home of |
his youth, the years of toll and struggle !!
and disappointment, the vanished |
Dreams the faded hopes, the bafied |
quest. the wasted years, and, so musing. |
looks forward to the inevitable end. A |
few more years, and the last vestige of |
the wreck of the Oregon will haye van
ished from human sight, and the last of |
the Argonauts will have "gone home"
inc places beside those stIll waters
wherein "shalI "a mo- yallev with oar.
neither shall apy gallant shin 90 there
by
-.v
The milling town of the Washington
Mill Company, is pleasantly located, and |
tne Iesioences OF the managers and
worAMen are tassefuuy 0ulit, and pleas |
antiy empowered IN orchards and gar
oens: lneee MONIES ana t9eir surround
!n9s FURNISH aodltiona! evidence, II any
io4uIeus Oh sne iefti,ty ana tecund' |
isy VI ou1 VI upaanos'
ORCHARD BLIGHT.
Hero, a. elsewhere. l regret to notice
. great many fine apple trees suffering |
from destructive bhRhs, which black |
oas tno ,0av1S ana smaiie! oooRns, as II
scofcneo Win nre, or subjected 70 the |
Diackess OF D!ack Ifosss' FROM the best
InIotmauon can gam, TINS tfouoie u |
causeo " small green ny, whose raw
ages are HnOWn 10 oregon AZ well AZ IN |
snls lernsory. II there Is any remedy
nave not heard Of 1t. The fruit grow |
n I'm ka~Ru "a M
sr.,ov ,.
.,
Inc PIescns milis nave cutting ca
pacl!y ranging from 15sOUO TO SOOOO feet
per Gay. Inc unceasinR demand Tor
a more nmoe moe -. mas, : during the present
season, keps the mus running TO their
highest productive poiut. While there,
the foreman OF the mills complained
that ne was three or four hands short. |
~ truth, labor Is IN demand on the
SOUND: was informed that 1t is the
intention OF the mill owners to erect a
new mill, with q outing capacity OF
l2DUO feet per day. AS soon as the new
MIL u completed, the one now IN use
VIII be thoroughly Overhauled, when
Seabeck Will be prepared to furnish its |
quota of NO,OOO feet per day.
HOTELS.
Tbor. an two hoto,s =. S..,,.. a..
r..Ia "a" W ooS a. A' .ne
to r. IT,; a. 1v~ TS.,p lop..ova; anu
,ra v . do,o;c;I~ ~ ~: %0 psop,oso. !
With tha S;nTaet s nO O gs, "mu s ne 10
t.nt;o ,' - ~. S.,S. 20 r.. Tn an9 ~
r;s atts 81" - so h;.S :. NJ FL ~, auu
.n,e"as,sa sso;nn ,w" a' a aat ~" .nU.e
VAL 'H ""' guy 'l'uk ou'
"'A'
CLIFF HOUSE.
Mr.. Howard is the fortunate owner of |
attract of land about half mile south |
of the town, upon which he has erected |
Q wayside inn, with the above title.
About eight acres are cleared, and these /
cioht acres are capable Of beino vrouoht !
into fine effects BY q Competent land |
scape gardener. Back of the cleared |
land ia a Jungle Of young fir, madropa |
and elder, among which any number of |
picturesque summer houses, shady |
walks and outrageous bowers could |
find place. just opposite lies the en-
trance to Durop and Quallicene Bays. |
A few miles beyond two iutting points |
approach each other, and seem to form |
gateway to SOL, garden of fair do |
lights beyond. On the north side the |
monotOnous outline of the shores Of the |
Sound and the canal are broken by the |
t ~ OF the OHymPac range, wnlcn
mornino and evenino iiohts. vh;ch NAV
foothiIIs. and Grace tho hills thet r;se
above them and tha a. mon nao , raaRo
which snrmonnt them ali az he.nt;f,,I
beyond the power Of vords to descr;ha
Wien Rix ana Yelland and other i;ac;.
ples Of the paletto and easeI nae1 to
come back 70 California from tbis conn
try with purple anal cold and tints mora
delicate Cham the huea of blush rose.
and brighter than the flaming splendors
OF scarlet poppy, ON their "sketch
Dooxs' ! wondered where they got
them; tnink now they stole or Dor
rowed them from the sunrises and sun
sets on the OLYMPIC range near Sea
OeCk. Neas oy several mountain streams,
WIN names wnicn l SNAIL spell phono,
tGraPnlcaiiy, empty INTO these bays and
the canal. Hero, ana all around, the
angler ana the sportsman can drop his
line, OF loao ms gun with sure promise
OF reward: And tho nsh. the rock cod.
the nounders, the sea and mountain
trout hereabouts are white and firm.
and sweet TO perfection; and the region
u NOS without ITS
LEGENDARY LORE.
i;no t.iss ~ shs MAJ V;ssos O soa "
49, ~ n1,,a.,ns,c,. -. :. srI4,,a Stsn -