Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-25
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ON Shore.
Letter from our specialscorrespondeut. ]
VnToRrA, B. O., Sept y, 1883.
On arriving at Port Townsend Last
evening our boat Aas surrounded BY .
vast threng Of inquisitive spectators, 1t
tracted thi,her By tbs melodious tones
OF our pioneer calliope.
AT the different docks were lying the
following vessels: Ship Mercury, from
Hong Kong; schooner Excelsior, and
revenue cutter Wolcott.
After supper . large proportion OF the
.representative citizens of the city came
ON board and were introduced 70 the
members Of our party through Mr..
John Leary, OK x-G0vernor Ferry and
others, who are acquainted With it, res-
idents. A lunch Was served, embracing
the solid az well a. the fluid element,
which was enjoyed by the participants,
after which tho following program was
carried oot:
Toast to Ex-Governor Ferry and wife.
Short response. .
Toast 30 II. L. Yeslsr and wife. Re-
spondsd to and song rendered by M.
YesIer-"fhe Old Pioneers OF Puget
Ioas. to A. W. Bash and wife, Collee-
ter Of Customs Of Port Townsend. hs-
sponse.
Port Townsend.
Toast to Rev. Mr.. Alexander, Of Port
Townsend. A happy response.
The Press-Teasted BY John Lsary;
responded to by Thso. H. Thomson.
Dust-By Miss Lue Tibbals and Joe
Thatcher.
Duet-Msasrs. Carkssk.. and Thatcher.
Mrs. John n. Blanchard accompanying
sone-Msssrs. Wright. Thomson and
Thatcher.
After series Of other smusenents
vers INDUCED In our friends Of Port
Townsend departed, wishina M q pleas
antRip.
IN nwt Townsend and entered the
straits Of Juan do Fuca. The morning
~ most beautiful, and gliding along
aGru9s the silent channel at this early
hour, the vast sxpanso Of watees.
unupoth "a glass, without . mar Of any
Ind obscuring the vision, the low-lyinQ
hills bordering the strata, just far
enough Of to limit the eye TO any par
ucularly discernibls object conveyed 70
the mind Of the observer An impression
At entering some unknown, undisoov-
srsd land. AZ $50 o'clock ws passed
the steamer SEQ. z. Starr on The port
sde about half mile distant, on her
way from Victoria TO Seattle. Further
on Ne rounded Blunt lsland. nifty feet
in hight, and beyond pas.ed the famous
Discovery or Chatham Island, where
The steamer Sea Bird. Captain Oonnor,
vas lost ON the reefs In the year 1858.
Passing Lopes and various small tslands,
~ arrived at tho dock ct Victoria at
o'clook ON Saturday morning.
We were welcomed BY prominent oitt-
aeus, and passsd ths morning In receiv-
ins visitors and strollina around the
city. At Q o'clock .. N. the entire party
procured carriages, and. oepara&inQ,
vsrs driven 70 the various points Of In
tsrsst, amouR which was EsQuimalt
harbor, three and half miles distant
from the city, whore an immense dry
dook IL beinQ constructed. on IN tie
harher II lying tho HnWli6h. 1a0hiD
owiftsure. beacon Hin was the nsxs
peint Of interest, from the summit Of
which an extensive view u - b had
of the city and harbos. ~ The haSo 10
the play ground Of the City BAse Ball
Club. AZ the time Of our visit Q COM
pany of militia were engaged at target
practice ON Beacon Hill. 6ome Of our
party were now Joined b. NrA Pearl.
man Of Seattle. Who y here on visit.
4 drive through the aroands Of the
Provincial Governor, snd through the
suburbs, completed oar tour. Of In
psction. During the day ~. 0oveenos
Terry With D party Of ladies and eoutlo-
meu, paid their respeefs 10 the veneer
eble and worthy Unitod 6tatee Consul,
Hon. Allen FrAnois, who has hsld TIM
oeAoe for twenty years, and were cor.
elaily rsosived By that RsntleuaAn. .Ex-
Covernor Ferry and Col. Francis On
old and trisd friends, and happy houy
vas passsd in rsminiscenoss and social
VOnversation.
Many prominent lAdisa and esntls
men called on board tAe veasa during
the day and eveninQ.
Oommodoro WYieht mt one of I'D
old friends. Joseph Luvett. Vho d lo&l
vas . pilot q nataRoedA bay, Texas
and came 90 this ocAst With tAA CoO-
modoro u 1858 on board ~ renOvno(
chip Brotheg Jonathan.
Our nsu destination = Nsu Westmin
1esr. for which plaoe ~ laave .
o'clock tomorrow morning. visto1u(
Fort Moody On The way.