Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-04
THE LAKESTO Be CONNECTED
The Washington Improy,mrnt Company
Undertake the Jsb.
A Corporation Formed by Citizens to
Cat Q Canal to Connect Lakes
Union and Washington.

| A nesting OF citizens interested in the
cutting Of canal between Lakes Union
and Washington was held at the Office
EsheIman, Lieweiyn d Co. last evening,
the following gentlemen being present :
d. r. Denny, w. II. Whitt.esy. @. c.
Phinney. Thomas Burke, 4. NJ. Rasin,
r. II. Whituorth, Geo. 81. Boman, j..
w. Van Brocklin, j. F. Ronald, B. T.
Day, J. w. George, c. p. Stone, DIR.
| Bagley, Prof B. l.. Northrup. VIM. Il.
Llexeiyn. j. F. Eshelman, Capt. w. II.
Ellis, /. N. Bigelow and Ed. Langton. A
COMMITTEES which had been previously
appointed submitted a report, which
after discussion was amended By re-
BORT from Judge Thom1s Burke, which
VAS adopted. After some other prelim.
Insries the following articles were sab
mitted and adopted
AsTIcLEs OF Incorporation OF THE
WASHINGTON IMPROVEMENT CO.
Know all men by these presentg that
we, David r. Denny, J. w. George, G.
Z. Stone, Thomas Burke. f. H. Whit
worth, II. Il. Baeley. Il. f. Day. G. NJ.
B,man, q. G. Phinney, j. w. Van
3rocklen aud w. Ii. Liewellyn, citizens
of the UDiGed States. have this day As
soeiated ourselves together for the pur
pose of Inc ,rporating, under the laws of
Washington Territory, a corporation to
be known by the corp1rate me o.
washington Improvement Company"
ini We certify that the objects for
which this corporation il formed are to
dig and construct a canal between Lake
Union and l. Ike Washington in King
county. Washington Territory; t. clear
out, deepen and widen the ou,l-s of
Lake Union to Salmon Bay i'll said King
county; tn reclaim, develop and improve
lands b rider ng on said Lakes; to open
said lands to settlement and - facil
Hate 60 nIneroe among the settlers
10 build. equip. own and operate steam
boats and other vessels on the waters of
said Lakes and elsewhere; to build, con
struct,. maintain and operate water
works to supply the City of Seattle and
the Inhabitants thereof and of the sur
Founding country with pure fresh water.
To rent, purchase or otherwise acquire
lands or town lots necessary. conven-
ient or useful for the conduct of its bus
iness. and TO lease. sell, mortgage or
Otherwise dispose of the same whenever
IL is deemed advisable or proper; to Dor.
row money on bonds, notes or other
wise, and TO mortgage any and all prop
erty of the corporation to secure the
payment Of the sane; TO use. occupy
4. mi nfflfya hA M tor al F.r
any and all manufacturing purposes
that they may sec fit to engage in; to
lease, sell or otherwise dispose of. to
other parties, the right to use said wa
tors of said canal for the purposes of
manufacture; to do any and all other
other things necessary and proper for
the carrying ont of the purposes and &C.
complishlng the objects of this corpora
ton.
That its principal place Of business
county, Washington Territory.
That the time Of its existence shall be
fifty wears from and after the date Of
its incorpor ,tion.
Iu.,t lac amount of capital stock of
this corporation shall be fifty thousand
dollars (S5J,0oo) divided into one thou
and (lO)o) shares Of fifty dollars $500
each.
That the number Of its trustees shall
be seven.
The movers in this project declare
that
THEY MEAN BUSINESS,
And on Monday their subscription lists
will les printed, and on Tuesday the
Dnec'or' meet and arrange for sub.
scriptions to the capital stock. Agents
wiii be sent out, and the work vicor-
ously pushed. Every man who sub
scribes for two or more shares will be
permitted to pass through the canal
free whenever he chooses with a boat of
not over two and half tons measure
ment.
A this il q matter that materially in
'erests every property holder in King
county. II is thought the entire capital
stock will he subscribed in thirty days.
Tue following are few of the
ADVANTAGES THAT WILL FLOW
From tho cutting of a canal between
these two fine bodies of water. In the
first place Lake Washington ia separated
from Lake Union by narrow neck of
land. through which the proposed
canal is tn be ont. AZ Lake Washing
ton IL six feet higher than Lake Union,
the canal would. of course, bring the
large lake down to n level with the
smaller one, and would dram thoas,nds
Of acres of ovcrfOwed land along the
shores of Lake Washington, as we'll as
reclaim miles and miles of unproduc
tive. marshy land along Squak Slough
Instead Of this then being a slow, slug.
gish body Of water, scattered over n
vast area ut cruntry. il wilt be a swift
running creek, confined 10 a Certain
channet which Its own current will cut,
and all the marsh lands along its banks
Will At once be converted into the rich
est farming land in the W rid. The
emitting Ut this canal will Gauss Black
River 10 How into Lake Washington, in
ste al of into theDu xalnish and thus for
ever prevent those occasional disas-
trous ovesilows along the hauks of
White and Dusmish Rivers.
With this canal CUT through farmers
along the shores OF Lake Washington,
Squak Slough. Saaish Lake, and Sauak
Vail. y can come with their produce in
small
BOATS TO SEATTLE,
De TO the shores of Lake Union. which
Ate fato.AStAty AZ 90 tttit-, AHA delivery
W CONS viii run back and forth oon-
stantiy, thus saving any expense Ia the
farmers for hauling their stuff to
market.
There are many other important ad-
vantaSes 10 flow from this enterprise,
but We have mentioned enough to show
that il Is n project of vast Importance
to King COT nty. With this few hun.
dred yards of canal cut, tho city Of Sc
attic would be located
ON AN BLAND
Eighteen miles long, with an average
width of two and half miles, anu
shore liae III over forty miles. The
waters around this island would 10 al
follows: On the west Seattle Bay, on
the south Duwamish and Black rlv-
ers. ON the east Lake Washington,
aud ON the north the canal. Lake
Union, the oatlet of this lake aud Sal |
mon BAY. aud II is exp ctsd that in less
than year person can 60 in small |
boat by this route entirely around the |
city.
On the strength Of what has SO far |
been done, Capt. Ellis has determined |
as once 10 commence the construction |
of
STERN WHEEL srKaMKR,
Fifty five feet long aud sixteen feet
beam. To run on the two lakes The