Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-15

AN ExrnusIAsrIC PUGET sOuNDER
East Oregonian.


From private letter we take che lib
erty of making q few extracts:
Iwritc to renew my subscription TO
yoar paper, as think good deal of il
not on account OF your politics or re-
lioion, but for your candor. honesty, in
dependence and square dealing in Civ
ing honor to whom honor IL due. and
for depending solely upon yourself,
having no patent outside. In fact, am
much pleased with il. though differ
from you in some things. am living
in the northwestern part of Washing
ton Territory, in the county OF Skegit,
on Skagit river, about fifty miles north
Of Seattle. Seattle is she Queen City of
the Pacific, the finest city north of San
Francisco. with more brains, talent and
capital according To its size and popula-
ten than any other on the coast. But
as said, live on the Skaait, near the
town of Mount Vernon. in one OF the I'm
est and richest valleys In the county. The
Skapit river delta Ia one of the best on
the Sound, and 10 capable of supporting
mere farmers than any other valley
west of the Cascade range, in Washing
ton Ierrit ry. We have the finest luna
Der, the best of land, coal IN abundance.
with one OF the best harbors in the
world. The county il fast settling up
with n good class of people, who are ftu
gal and industrious. Mount Vernon il
10 or IL miles from the mouth of the
Skagit, on the east side of the river, and
nicely situated. Ii has two LARGE stores.
one grocery store, one drug store, two
hotels. a hospital, one restaurant. and
another large ho1el will soon be in OBJ
GRAFTON, n barber shop, butcher shop,
several saloons, aud about twenty pal
vate residences, also large Odd Eel
lows hall is In course Of construction.
We also have q printing Office where the
Sksgit Nescs is printed lt has live
editor by the name OF Ewing. Being
a good looking young man, ne takes
we'll with the ladies, and being q good
writer, he is well liked BY his sub
scribers. His paper ~ scarcely three
months old and too Young 20 travel
far alone bat IN = TeS years you VIII
hear its voice afsr. and these hearing
will come, and come to stay, for here
are homes for the homeless Oar TOM
will compare favorabiy Stih any t$sn
on the Sound in proportlcS11n~~.ss size
and age. Laconner another pretty little
town, situated on salt water, some ten
miles distant. Is surrounded by excel
lent agricultural land, where people can
raise more grain or grass 90 the acre
than in any other place in North Amer
lea. Laconner has fine. large stores,
hotels, ETC., and good paper. the
Mad. Court h nov held there. but
both Laconner and Mt. Vernon are caa-
siidates for the county SCAT. Other h,-
tie towns, too numerous 10 mention. are
scattered over the county. Oar logging
business Is little dull Just st present.
ewing 60 decline in prices Crops OF
all kinds never looked better. We have
one thing in this county that you do
moi havs-wouaan suffrage tGod help
usl. and am glad your head Is level on
thai subject. You express nv ideas ex-
ac,ly. and say 10 them Go IN. my
beautiful sisters; yeu are the flowers OF
Washington Territory; and l Will re-
tire to mediate on the good old DAYS
that are past and gone. and 10 dream Of
she street. by and by. Al ID