Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-17
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Correspondence Salem lind Democrat.


SEATTLE. June 70. 1855.
After s0jOurn Of few months from
the States and among the western wilds
will endeayor to write an article froI
the far Northwest. / will describe oul
somewhat eventful trip to Washington
Territory. As ! was alone, only hac
to look out for myself. left Salem al
10 p. m. February IS, for st. Louis. A,
this city all was hurry. and plenty oil
pick-pocksts TO make things lively; bu,
they took me for tramp, hence I had
ne trouble With them. After securing
. comfortable seat in the Iron Mountain
train, we soon found ourselves steaminG
at a lively rate down the Mississippi
river. On passing Jefferson Barracks We
saw plenty of q. s. soldiers, looking like
they didn't care anything for Uncle
Sam 30 they got we'll paid and plenty to
eat. 1 had good view Of Iron Noun
tain and Pilot Knob, and also my curl
oslty satisfied in viewing the site of the
bold train robbery by the James Boys AT
6ad's Hill. The trees are still marked
With bullets.
In my trip through Arkansas I saw
nothing OF note except Immense bayou
and cypress swamps. Near Texarkana
l saw large cotton fields. which pre-
sented quite an unusual spectacle to the
average Hoosier boy. The weather was
very warm while passing through Texas,
and bad to remove my coat. / am not
very fond of beer, but for a change l
called for q glass at Fort Worth, Texas.
The bar keeper yelled twenty five cents,
and from the price / supposed it was
dissolved jewslry, but from the taste it
was far from it or beer either. At
Sweetwater, Texas, the COW boys had
Just had an alteration, and three of the
poor fellows lay writing ID the agonies
of death, the effect of well directed shots
OF the famous COW bows. On the claims
saw immense herds of antelope, which
were quietly grazing At Rio del Norte,
Mexico, made myself scarce on &C
count of small pox, and finally had the
pleasure Of travelling with three patients
to Oakland, Cal. After duly registering
We took passage for the great metrop.
oils OF the western coast, San Francisco.
In Arizona We travelled the entire length
OF the Gadsden purchase, which is moth
ing more than sand hills and mountains
covered with huge cacti.
At Yuma. Arizona, l saw quite a lot
OF noble red men. CuriOusly are they
named, "the noble red men," How no
bic, with their paint ON and armed to
the teeth ready to take the scalp of a
white man at the least provocation.
General Crook has created quite SEN
sation among them (the Apaches) since
was there. We have often read of the
mirage seen by the weary traveller in
crossing the desert, and we had the ex-
quisite pleasure of seeing this wonder
full freak Of nature ourselves. After
crossing the famous Colorado river We
entered the famous California desert,
where We suffered for want of water.
At Los Angeles We stopped for about
three hours, and everything had the ap-
pearanCe of eternal summer-oranpe.
lemon. apricot, and pecan trees full OF
fruit, and pine-apples in abundance.
Oranges were five cents dozen, and we
soon grati6ed our voracious appetites.
In due time We arrived at San Frances
90. d0ubly weary of our ten DAYS travel.
On arriving, we immediat repaired TO
the American Exchange, where we were
very Hospitality entertained for two
days.
After taking refreshments We pro
decided to "take in" the metropolis, Wis
itAuk tuo otdCo 11Otols Oult6Q States
Mint, Telegraph Hill, U. s. Barracks,
cts. We took passage on the Dakota
for Puget Sound. The officers were
very kind, especially Captain Morse,
who did his very best to make the seven
passengers rs comfortable as
possible. We had heavy sea at the
mouth of Columbia river, but, being
some five hundred miles from the coast,
were in no imminent danger. In due
time We rounded Cape Flattery and
started up the Straits Of San Juan de
Fuca. We stopped at Victoria, b. c.,
twenty-four hours, and spent the time
pleasantly exploring her Majesty's do
miniOn. In due time we left fer the
Queen City. meeting nothing except a
counter tide current, which gave us
quite scare. We landed at the beau
tiful city of Seattle, situated on the cast
ern side of Elliott bay, Puget Sound.
In my next will describe the city, and
give some important facts regarding
land, etc., which will, We trust, be of
interest to immigrants. We are much
indebted to the Posr -INTELLIaRNcER
for many kindnesses, and to all who
wish thoroughly reliable paper from
this coast We refer them to the Posi-
INTELLIaKNcKR. II is an eight-page, a.
column paper, and the representative pa
Der Of Washington Territory.