Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-08
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sxArrLx, W. T., July s.-with all du.
regard for the magnificent scenery o.
Eastern Oregon and Washington Ter
ritory, with its endless fields of COLDER
grain, its beautiful streams of mountain
trout, its vast and almost inexhaustibls
stock ranges, with here and there belt
Of timber, also the Wild and indescriba.
BILE scenes Of the Columbia river. with
its rapids at the Cascades, the broken
mountains that tower thousands OF
feet above the railroad, the numerous
underground tunnels. and the hundreds
of other natural wonders that command
the admiration OF visitors. yet i. must
be said in justice to that famous "Iu-
land Ocaan," Puget Sound, that for real
undisguised beauty it stands alone and
without parallel in this country. II il
a real uncut diamond" 50 to speak,
and those who have never sailed or
steamed over its now placid, but some
times ruffied bosom, can form no prac-
teal idea Of its grandeur. II has often
been spoken Of by writer's, but
NEVER EXAoGERArHD,
From the fact that pen could never
overdraw the picture. A trip over the
Sound on one OF the many handsome
steamers that pillow through its waters
would bring forth imprompsu remarks
OF admiration from the most selfish per-
con in the world. At 4 o'clock Sunday
afternoon the beautiful side-wheel
steamer George E. Starr, in command
OF Captain Grant, swung ont into Com
mencement Bay, from her moorines at
New Tacoma. with about fifty passen-
gers on board bound for the metropolis
OF Washington Territory, sometimes
called Seattle, located about twenty five
miles distant. As the Starr slowly
swings out into the bay it gives the pas
senger splendid view of the elevated
town of New Tacoma. A little further
south we find the ship Kate Davenport,
OF Portland, Oregon, lying at anch ",
while her national bunting, at the mast
top, Is waving in the gentle afternoon
breeze. Lying alongside, as if nesting
there for protection, ia the fleet little
steamboat Welcome, which for several
years piled between Portland and Ka-
lama. Yet with ell her gorgeous sur
roundings. there seemed to be a look of |
sadness about her that was prompted, |
no doubt, by desire to revisit the |
scenes of her infancy upon that beauti- |
full yet much abused river, the Villa |
mette. In fact the desire to return,
prompted by that instructive love of |
home, is SO strong that the owners find
it necessary to tie Oregon built boats M |
in order TO hold them.
A short distance south of here is seen |
THE MAMMOTH COAL BUNKERs
OF the Puyallup Coal Company, with |
the staunch steam collier San Pedro |
lying alongside awaiting a cargo. The |
portly form Of Captain Walsh is seen
reclining in a bamboo chair aft, |
smoking presumably one of those |
fragrant Havanas that nautical men
are so fond Of, and generally provided |
with, but which the meager salary of |
the average newspaper man inexor-
ably prohibits. While the writer is |
unconsciously admiring the wonders of |
nature, which are 30 we'll exemplified |
he is suddenly struck with that specu- |
to. As the writer watches the clouds |
distance of a mile behind the fieetinQ |
SSCaihCIs tuOuSubo hA4A uiOdlno Vi lutuIo Il
wealth and greatness suggest them |
selves, but stubborn facts and circum-
stances soon dispel the idea, and they |
drift off (figuratively speaking) to keep |
company with the receding clouds OF |
smoke that soon vanish into space. At |
last happy idea suggests itself. Sc
attic il to be the great trade center of |
Puget Sound. Thousands Of people will 1
soon visit this point for the purpose of |
buying and locating; but the writer, for
will get there before the great |
tide Of immigration, and will bond a |
large lot of property and get rid of il |
in a few days afterwards at enormous
thus getting rich at a single |
revolution of fortunes tickle wheel. |
While thus meditating upon prospective |
riches (which are not in store for the |
writer, we glance ahead and see q tug /
in the distance, so far
away that 1t resembles snake wrig- |
Cling along on the top of the water. On
either side Of the steamer, almost the /
entire distance, Is seen, here and there, |
some prominent land point extending |
out into the bay, with its tall green trees |
and thick, verdant underbrush, all lend |
ing enchantment to the scene. While |
locking south. as far as the eye can |
reach down the Sound, not ripple ia |
seen on the water. The trip from Ia
coma to Seattle, which takes about two |
hours, is one continual round Of pleas
ure and
PANORAMIC VIEWS,
While number Of good singers in the |
pilot house enliven the occasion by sing
ing several ballads. Dinner was served |
ON board the boat at o'clock in the
elegantly furnished dining hall. and in
justice to Mr.. Burk, the steward, 1t can
be said that the table, together with the |
attention shown passengers, is not sur
passed on any boat on the Pacific coast.
After rounding Duwamish Point We en-
ter Elliott Bay, which affords splendid
view of the beautiful city Of Seattle,
about one mile distant. II a person |
ever had an objection TO Seattle's town |
site, this view from the bay would GER |
tainly remove it. Oh to the south are
seen stately ships from all parts of the |
world lying at anchor, while the docks |
are lined with steamships, steamboats,, |
sloops and yachts Of every description. |
The sidewheel steamer Idaho, With |
about 100 passengers aboard bound for |
Whatcom, ia waiting TO connect with |
the Starr. Whatcom is 164 miles distant |
aud the fare ia the cheapest in the world,
being only fifty cents. II the first i'm |
preston Of city is lasting. then Sc |
attle's future il assured beyond doubt, |
for il presepts an appearance of life and |
enterprise that is second TO none. Il 10
certainly worth q description, which |
will be Givea in few days. j. T. f.