Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-29

A ride 30 Lake Washington In the VI
cirity of Phinney's mill 10 Q revelation
and delight. Following the turns OF
the streets and the meander OF the road
beyond, the distance travelled IL two
miles and a half from down town. The
route leads either MP Madison ssrees or
Mil, the highest points touched being
Ninth and Tensh streets, from which Q
descent Il made int tbs 'Hsfle vaissJ
beyool, past the Lawson Nasssfy, up
the gentle dope on The oth1 side, across
an almost lsvel plateau mile o. moro
square, and then down . road cot IN
the sidshill 70 the lake.
Over the entire rouss the most nota-
bio feature IL change and impeossmsns.
The Wild wood Of . year 40 p being
rspidly transformed into the bright,
live and attractive town. Little and
bio olea1ines arc svsryvhers. Hoosss
recsntly built and houses In cooros OF
construction are 20 Be seen In al dtreo-
lions. The road II travelled BY han
dred teams day, hauling wood, foEni-
ture, store goods. garden truck or CON-
paniss of sieht-seefs and pleasure sock
ers, A part OF this road, by the way.
built BY private capital, too, 10 the BEST
highway In King county. and 10 reai
happiness 20 be wheeled over By . last
horss. In some .plsoes whole blocks
have been cleared Cd, stuMps dug out,
and the ground ploved and scraped- In
other places greater cleaSings, though
perhaps not % thorough. have born
made or are being made. From the
ur.parations Il 10 plain 70 be
s~en that q great growth u an.
ticipated 10 the near future. AND II
property owners and residents are not
disappointed year hence will nnd snss
whole district peopled as thickly a. the
nsiRhborhoOd Of Lake Union u AZ pres
emit. The indications nov strongly "a
vor the probability of full realization
of their anticipations.
One Of tho great helps OF that quarter
will be fonnd in the opening OF wash
ington. Main, and jackson streets; she
fir,t, nine blocks back from tho Sound;
the second, twelve blocks, and the
third. tvo miles OF more. or from the
sound to Tho lake. The jackson street
improvement will be OF the greatest
help. being the longest and the princi-
pal one of the three street works 70
ferred 20. The contract has mot yet
bs-n let for the Sound end Of this work.
bat soon will b. when no time viii be
i..~s in pushing IL through 70 compilation
From Twelfth street on to Lake Wash.
,nasou the contracts have been lot, and
thirty men are nov engaged in the
work. They are clearing the street IL
full width. removing the logs and
stumps levelina the ground, and pre-
pairing 20 Law six foot sidewalk . mile
and half long. The Jackson street
Grade wili b. more easy than perhaps
any oth-r leading in that direction,
and for this reason VAS chosen for i'm
provemeut. We can readily believe that
4 year hence hundreds OF Wagons and
carriages will b travelling over IL daily.
The descent 20 the lake would b In
places precipitous, IL made directly. In.
stead, the rod takes . change Of route,
and goes down tho increased distance
quite easily. At the foot Phinney's
m,ll il reached. Though IL has out
some lumber both for it, own us0 and
for sale. the mill u yet far from ha-
lshad. Mem are busily engaged in At.
ranging the machinery, framing tim
bers, and getting all things in readiness
for business. Tho mill building will
have q width Of ~ fest and length 0i
100. II stand. on piles over tho edge Of
the lake. aud for the reception OF l0Rf
and of trade il most conveniently 10
GATED. Abost thirty mon arc working
there, including a gang getting out Logs
for tho mill. From it, immediate vi
ciuity roads will lead In several difeo
tons. including nov ono covering
length Of twelve blocks nov making BY
the enterprise Of Eshelman, LleWellyr
q Co. Tho Burke addition park Oi
twenty Ave acres II In the immediate
vicinity Of the mill. Tho view there i
of the lake and sarroundina shores
which quite resemble the Sound; *
much %. in fact, that no ono woulc
know them apart from glance therest
To tho enterprise and saRsoity Of q
few men In due the greater part OF the
development and changes there lately
witnessed. They have spent their time
AMI money In efR~ctinR the ends they
aimed ut, and have deserved the full
measure NJ success they are about q
attain. II In the doinRs OF su0h mer
that have given our city name abroad
Of the most envisble character.