Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-20
THE LITTER OF MANY INQUIRIES.

editors door yard. c. BRowNFIELD
Cedar River, Jan. Is, 1884.
THE LITTER OF MANY INQUIRIES.
G. BRowNFIELD:-Dear Sir: I see in
the INTELLIGENCE, OF Dec 10Th, COM
nunic ation of yours dated Cedar River,
Dec. 10th. i have been taking the pa
per for short time but cannot learn
some things that l wonid like to know;
20 thought yOu could give me tie in
formation desired.
Ou which side of Cedar river is Rem
ton located, the north or south? How
far is it from the Cedar, and how far is
1t from where the river comes out of the
bluffs bordering the valley Of White
river! Some thirty years ago six of Us
who had taken claims At the junction Of
White and Black rivers-no claims
above us-tOOk notion 10 look for
gold. Some of the boys had been in
California. The Indians said there was
a river coming down from the noun
tains not far off to the east. 50 We
struck out on. day with pan, shovel.
blankets and provisions, and found
where the Cedar came out Of the hills.
Prospecting along up the stream to q
steep bluff on the north side. finding
but little signs of gold, We got tired and
lazy, it being in the warm summer time.
set n big drift on FIRE and camped for
the night. Next day we fooled along
the river and hills awhile, saw some
bear and elk tracks, and struck for
home at Moxlepush. the Indian name
for two rivers coming together. Soil
tude reigned supreme in those days in
the dark woods and wales of Puget
Sound. Not settler on either river Was
above Us then.
Where is Newcastle? Is it over on
the Squak valley east of the Black hills,
or On Lake Washington? How far il it
from Renton2 once helped cut trail
from tho Forks up Black river and
across to where the Cedar comes out of
the bluffs, then east or north on the
high land out from Lake Washington,
over the Black hills, mp little stream
that had nice valley Of vine maple
trees aud down a little valley to the
head of Squak Lake, that is what the
Indians called it, where there was a
good sized stream coming in from the
east or south, then over to the SnoQual-
mic, waded it several times, saw the
falls, followed MP the river through the
prairies and broad valley over to the
Cedar below the falls. tten up Cedar by
large lake. up between the forks, over
the Cascades to o lake on the east side
of the mountains. Not a settler there
then.
Where does the railroad from Seattle
first GROSS the Cedar2 aaR
How far up the Cedar valley will the
road run after it strikes the bluffs 10
fore it crosses over to Green riverI At
We came back from cutting the trail
over the mountains, We cut down the
north side Of the Cedar short distance,
crossed to the south side. then cut down
by n steep bluff where We could hardly
get our pack animals by, then down to
where the country was more level, then
crossed over to the Green river down a
little stream. We struck the Green
some distance above the junction OF the
Green with White river. and got In
dians and canoes to take Us to the MOY-
lepush. How far up tue Green river
will the road strike it from where il
enters no White river! At the head of
what river will the road CROSS tae moan
tains? Where will the branch to Ia
coma leave your road? Where does the
road flom Tacoma to Seattle GROSS the
Black river? No claim was at the first
bluff, ono half mile below the forks. My
have never been there since 1866. Please
answer. Yours truly,
A. f. BRYANT.
CLEAR CREEK, Neb., Dec. 26, 1883.
SHORT REPLY.
Our Nebraska friend seems to be
pretty well acquainted with Moxlepush,
and when We tell him that RentOn and
Moxlepush are the same place, he will
probably feel that he knows Just where
R.nton is. The election precinct in
whion Renton is included still goes IN
der the name ef Moxiepush. The town
Of Renton is located mile or 10 south
Of Cedar river. and on the land adjoin
ing the claim which Mr.. Bfownfleld
thinks Mr.. Bryant onoe held. As to the
bluffs aud other Typographical features
of the country, MIR. Bryant seems to be
better acquainted with the country re-
fer-ed to than il the writer hereof, and
therefore NO answer osn be made % his
questions concerning them.
Newcastle is between Lake Washing
ton and Squak Valley, and 10 six miles
from Renton.
The Cedar river road will run through
kenton on it's way from Seattle to Green
river, bat further as to ita course We are
personaliy u,mdvised. Having only
general idea of the route. while At the
same time the road 10 located and build
ing. and never having besn up either
Cedar or Green rivers. We do not like to
spesk positively. The branch TO Taco
ma leaves the other road at the junction
Of Rlack aud White rivers, about ten
miles from Seattle. The route for the
road over the Cascade Mountains was
as good as located under the Willard
management, bat now that other mon
are at the head Of the railroad, the
route has been plunged into new uncer-
tainties.
Mr.. Bryant would no doubt fiud il
profitable to revisit this country. and
We sucyes, Il he endeavor - make II
convenient 70 do 50 during the coming
spring or summer. He will be amply 70
paid in pleasure FOR the expeuse to which
he may bs subjected IN Consequence.
ScAscx POULTRY. - Notwithstanding
she scarcity Of poultry, they can always
b. had AT tho California Market, Front
and Seneca streets- Cnt this out IA
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