Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-28

WesTERN RAMBlsNGs.
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a.x Francisco, CAL, Dec. 18th, 1883
aonu after mailing our last letter NJ
psrtland, Oregon, We vent aboard the
s~cni6cent steamship st ate Of Califor-
~ for this port. The ship Il Jeue Of
-. 6nest afiOat, and was built At Phil
sdslnhia. Pa, four years ago. at a ooss
ekmOm. Her length in 312 feet, iron
S.X ana has Recommendations for zoo
sst;. paaaenQers, and 30 steerage. The
ocs;ei hall and dining room 10 furnished
- enperb style, az are also the state
1900 Owing 70 dense fog We did
- Lave the wharf until near daylight.
: ~. ~ tim down the great Columbia vas
.iss:.nt the air, after the fog had dis.
-~ssy yed. vas bracing, and tho scenery
Sssnt;fuI. Mount Hood and mount 80.
Hsiens stood out upon tho scene Ike
tvc immense cones.
Asoria. q tswn Of considerable import
.cce sitnated on the bay Just above tne
r;vnr bar. This place Ia the bead qosr-
.srs of the salmon fisheries carried on 80
srtenziyely in tho vicinity OF the moatn
oT fhe Columbia. The town 10 one OF
the Oldest trading posts OF tho hudson
Rav Company, and named Sft,r Old
Jo6n Jacob Astor, who at this place en-
~aoed in business in connection with
~ fur company and laid the f0unda-
tion Of the immense fortune be aoquir-
"A. Crossing the bar, just below, in
sivsys attended with more OF lsss dan
-: only q short time ago one Of the
soaet ships got aground on the bar, and
had 10 cast her cargo overheard in order
= ave the vessel. The wreck of the
Great Republic, q side wheel steamer, II
9ouths ago and became almost total
-, including her cargo aud number
of lives.
All vas expectation and animation
aboard; everybody wanted to sec the
ahjp 90 over the bar and launch out into
- mighty Pacific Ocean. Nearer and
nearer We approached the foam crested
heeskers. Three sail vessels were ahead
q us going over, which added 70 the In
1oesst Of tho trip. My wife and took
car position on the qua ds. bot no
sooner had we got into the breakers and
- chip began TO toss like q drunken
nan, than my wife began 70 grew SEA-
-. q did most Of the ladies'. Return
- from helping my wife TO her cabin,
| isjd hold OF an iron stay and held on
g ths ship plunged on over the noun
Iaiu-like waves. When We would ascend
anon a huge rolling wave enc W0uld
I'll g il he were starting heavenWaYd
IN q balloon; then tho descent Weuld
bring % down into a deep valley. The
uoao was one Of majestic grandeur; the
soll and rush Of the mighty waves. the
tossing and plun9ing Of the mighty
ehip. and the wide expanse Of watery
World, was something shall never for
~. But sublimity loses it, power and
Dostty Ii 40 hollow mookery when the
sslf-aoting stomach pump begins 70 get
h 10 work. ] staggered Oh 70 my cabin,
eick - boy with his frst chew Of TO-
boeoo. Ny wife was already In the tolls
q The ''gaQ monster" which continues
y oey for more, even when the stomach
= - dry a. bone. 6ea sickness IN the
bett for many q joke, but whom one has
y endure its terrors Il IL hard to go
1T where the fun comes In. had 70
3hink Of the Circumstance told ~ Just
befose We got on board the ship, Of .
noted wit who had taken passage in the
s1eerA0e on q certain trip, and when tho
tuba Wero being distributed about the
Soouss he remarked that he would have
no 10 for anything Of that kind; but
eooo after the ship began to plunge, and
- Vas found, like Nebuohadnezzar
vhen he went fOraging, on all f0urs,
over tub. and between the paf0xysms
u mortal agony would cry ont, "More
tuheg' His Wit had not forsaken him IL
BIZ dinner had. A siege OF "a hours of
- sickness and We were all right again
and ready to enjoy the sea brecxes and
our meals. On the trip we cav several
large whales and some sp0utinR fish
monsters Of the deep.
4 few weeks ago, Of Sh0alwater Bay,
large whale was struck by one Of the
iron Steamers, and so severely wounded
= - 6ost ashore. Many persons vis-
Nd the huge oarcass. Among others,
~ the papers, was An enthusiastic
aamp speaker, who climbed upon the
body, and while delivering an animated
yeeoh, suddenly dropped into the in
tse1or Of the monster. He scrambled
- soaked with decaying blubber. and
NJ ~ would rather make an entrance
= Joaah did, and take chances on be-
~ dtgeeted, than to repeat his expert
Hearty 900 miles We sailed on the
bg1ny deep. sometimes out Of tho sight
8 land. On the morning of the third
~ The points Of land each aide the
Golden Cato hove in sight everybody
oemeo glad. On the nearer approach
" city began TO appear, and coming
0eo the smooth harbor was pleasant
leltef. To tho right Of thu entrance il q
government fort, the cann0ns bfistlinQ
aloae the hill for some distance. To
- lett, on . beautiful island, b the
United States prison, and still farther
- ne loft the Sacramento River comes
=. oakland. at q distance, oau b dis
e0eely eeen. What 4 grand hArboe ~
~ In! aud here 10 go . forest of
0oeea, that reminds ono Of the fire
eeoEsd timber data found at tho bass Of
pme Of our Colorado m0untains. The
esaft Of all nations minele together
IN, such a. sail ships, barka, briQan-
ueeo, steamships, men-of-waf. boats
I'd CustOin House vessels, With num-
- ot other conveyanooe too tedious 70
oonston. IL vas near noon whom Our
veooel touched the wharf, aud the crowd
= paasenQen began 70 90 OF. l have
e9eountered hotel runnefa At New York,
t1tladelphia, Chicago, 81. Leuia, and
IN met them in full force in Denver,
~ the San Francisco runners can beat
sAem all In the way Of impudenes and
ne(1s-mAking. Yen would think the
lanain0 h In bedlAm, whatever that
may mean. One has really 10 light
onss gay through. Finding ths ear
ltAQs Tor the Palace Hotsl ~ felt .
Feat relief, and were glad 70 - rid of
- hue and CRY Of the rabble. AZ ~
hove away 10 noticed tv0 Chinamen
nd tvo white men tuRgine at . srip-
~, each bent on getting po session.
GAfo within the confines oe the Pal
- Hotel, our present stopping place,
- have time 10 look around N What
Z ehoess! 10 usually the sxpfsesion Of
U1selers on their 6rst visit 20 this
e1modious and arohieeeturAl mon
- AZ n hnHA AmoRi0nn 0ntnPxwino