Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-19
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4 Kew Ameax the Islands Within Iss
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with a view of visiting the several
STANDS which compose the San Juan
sIoup, ana camping where Light would
LIZ Iaeu1r a party OF four was recently
yleanIzed at Anaeortes- A Whitehall
as was procured and the members
s soau oa as navigating officer, cook, scul-
hon and general utility man.
Inc venturesone Little Graf: dipped
ger cotors IS she passed the summer
nome OF Capt. Geo. P. Hill. near the
tosn, one bright afternoon, which was
Suiy acknowledged By the waving Of
kerchiets and b,n voyage.
lee point Of 0uenes vas passed and
ne meontsin island Of Cypress rounded.
pouan and ds1ssly wooded b it appears,.
II pa one small hafbor, and from it, To-
cauon 10 called Secret tsr5or. This
Island has few settlers, who raise
sheep and vegetables. II area the
island Is I've miles in length ~ tao in
width.
Blakeiy Isiand appeared next, a few
miles west, across Rosario Straits, the
the counterpart Of Cypress, and sspa-
rated from the eastern poiat of Orcas
by Peavine and Destruction passes.
l.assina through the former and reach
ing East sound about sunset.
Orcas Island is perhaps ten miles
long. and about fifteen miles wide At its
southern end. by a line drawn from
Griffin Channel 10 the Rosario Straits
Il Is indented by two sounds, Yves. and
East, four and seven miles in lsrg.h re-
speotiyeiy, making tho island three pen
lns1las Joined az It's northern end.
Each OF these divisions have high PEAKS,
valleys and meadows.
We visited the peninsula formed BY
East Sound, and camped for the night |
at Mr.. Gray's place. he has resided
here number of years, and has made
for himself q beautiful home. This
PORTION OF tee isiaHd Eas poetot.ice
and store, q church, {. school and a
saw-mill, and smother in prospect.
A gentleman from the East will ere
long erect hotel and build road to |
the summit of Mount Constitution. A
hill POO feet in altitude, from the peak |
OF which panoramic yieT Of the
islands and mainland is attained, from
as far aorth as the kootenay mountains
OF British Columbia south to Mount |
Hood in Oregon, grand view of Mount |
Baker and neighboring peaks in the |
east. and Vancouver island and the loca- |
ton OF Victoria IN the west. Special |
pains will be taken for the accommoda- |
ton OF the tourist. and to make il a
sanltarium and place of resort for the |
alline. Al the foot Of Mount Consiitu
ton Is beautiful lake two miles long |
by one and half wide. It's elevation is |
such that its outlet forms q number of |
and cascades, one of which is |
sixty feet in hight. The water is utilized |
for running tie saw-mill. There are
two lime kilns here, and one is sajd 70 I
make the strongest lime On the Sound.
Mr.. Tullock has the largest orchard on |
the island, and malay others are being
set out by new settlers. West Sound |
has a postoffice and store, and is the
trading center for settlers in that part |
Of the Island.
Gold, silver and copper ore abound
here. and va were shown specimens
that were quite rich. There are a num-
Der Of claims held, and it would not be
when their value is known,
TO have a little mining excitement in
that direction. The population of Orcas
ls about $50, and increasing.
South OF the western prong of Orcas
10 Shaw's Island. /. is separated from
the former by Happy Channel. This
island is triangular in form, about siI
miles long by nearly the same at its
greatest breadth. It has a few settlers,
but the choicest lands vacant are re-
served by the Government. 1t is nearly
level and heavily timbered.
West Of Shaw's is San Juan Island,
Ave or SIX miles across Griffin Channel.
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by six to eight in breadth. It has a
population Of 500, including $50 farmers
in comfortable circumstances, and is
capable OF supporting a population of
1000. It is noted for its production of |
cereals, fruits and vegetables, and for
it's lime quarries. There are two |
two Or tnree ihT!v!nR hamlets ON the |
island.
Friday Harbor is the principal place
Of business and county seat. 1t con-
tains two stores, two saloons. restau- |
rant, hotel and shoe shop, besides the
county building In process of construc- |
ton, which will be 24x4S.
We had the pleasure of meeting the |
Y. 5. deputy collector Of customs, Mr.. |
IL. Izeet, an old pioneer of PugetSound. |
Nho ihs0iVo 40 WIN ootAC Vi tuc cdIty
history OF this section; also the Probate |
Judge, Mr.. Warbass, and the Auditor,
Mr.. Bowman. Mr.. Habersham, a civil
engineer, resident of Portland. Oregon,
Is summering with his family at |
the home of Judge Warbass, a mile
south Of this place. He made the orr
ginal survey of these islands for the /
Royarpment some years ago.
The people are much pleased that |
Captain Beecher has the mail contract,
and snxiously look for the appearance
Of the Eliza Anderson and regular mails.
From here we could distinctly hear the
artillery practice Of the ships-of-war at
Victoria, twenty-five miles southwest.
In conclusion, these islands will, one
Of these days, contain q large number
Of pleasure resorts, and tourists from
the whole world will flock to them to
enjoy their sslubfious climate and pic
furesque scenery, or to have a hunt in
land, or row and sail on their beauti-
full lakes and iniets, unrivaled
As they are in their beauty and lowell
ness BY even the most famous resorts of
Europe. We could continue in this /
strain, but our time and newspaper
space prevents such indulgence. so 90
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