Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-27
FROM SEATTLE, w. T., TO Chico,
CALIFORNIA.
Ed. Posr-ISrELLIeEycEB:

LID. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
Herewith. after a long delay. ar
some notes of our wanderings:
We left Seattle on the 10Th day O
January, per steamer Geo. w. Elder
bound via San Francisco fer our HON.
in Northern California. We had hard
ly got under way before a fire alarm
was sounded, andothe crew were exer
cised in the fire-drill. Now, as tn,
lives of hundreds of people depend upor
the efficiency Of the men in this drill
We would suggest that it occur oftene
than once trip, and on the high sea,
instead of in port. We soon entered
Admiralty straits, passed Port Ludlow
and arrived at Port Townsend abou,
o'clock In the evening. Here We lay
until half past 3 o'clock the next morn
lug, atordlng US q stroll through the
business part of town, and visit to the
Argus and Democrat offices.
The night being cold and showery
We returned to the steamer, and re-.
signed ourself to the care of Morpheus
Arising next morning, We found the
steamer had locked in Esquimajt har-
Dor. Not being an early riser, We lost
an opportunity of riding over to Vic
toria to view the town before the steam
or sailed. But we were quite content.
for We found much in Esauimalt TO an :
gage our attention, aud consoled ourself
that we had at least been on British
soil. The red brick houses and style of
architecture seemed to be So opposite
to that We had been used to seeing.
and fha a = "A IA mt haa A.
scape, hills and bays back of the bay
excited our admiration. The bay
seemed to have the form of the letter S.
aud i:s greatest width was at its head.
At this point Was neat building, sur
rounded by green lawn, and almost at
tae bow OF the ship was d large moss
covered rock, about 100 feet in hight By
zeo In breadth, and at its summit WAS q
small grove OF pines not more than 20
feet III hight. Directly across the bay,
quarter of a mile or more, was the
Government ars nal, aud back of it a
beautiful grove of small pines. and APP
peirin2 above them here and there
We're the tops of other buildings. It re-
minded as much of Woodward's Gar.
dens in San Francisco.
At pm. on The Both, we were again
under way steaming down tho straits oil
Fuca. We left Cape FIattery behind
us at SPIN. All tho afternoon the la
dies and their escorts were on deck
and seemed very Indifferent and unso
cial and ayerse to forming any acquain-
lance with their companions du soyage
And even the Texan family on board
bound for the Lone Star State-havinc
left their place near Squsk Lake
seemed imbued with q like spirit. The
next msrning, the 3lst, presto change
Scarcely anyone seen on deck. The
strongest of our unsocial friends who
were able to be on deck, seemed to
evince kindly and sympathetic feeling
toward all. HAS anyone seen the
Texas family today p "No," was the
answer. Nor any of the ladies p
Same answer. A few hours had broker
the crust, aud acquaintance we're rap
idly formed. On board was a Cana
dian Senator, bound for Ottawa; a
prominent Canadian Pacific Railroad
contractor, under Underdonk; several
sea captains and drummers, aud gay
times we had in the card room. We
visited our friends Harry Fohrion and
Dir. Hart, first and second engineers,
respectively. We found them as merry
lads ~ ever drove the engines il the
mighty deep.
We had very pleasant trip down,
and entered San Francisco bay and
locked at am. on the I'd of Febru-
airy. The weather was cold, and cab
men stood shivering on the wharf, and
rs we landed the first words they said
were, awful cold up North, Amt it r
We answered ssNO colder than IL Is
here now" They seemed to doubt us
Next morning we crossed to Oakland
boarded the train, and we're up home in
Chico, Butte county at o'clock that
evening. b. F. MORSE.