Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-17

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bssween WAyI&nd seminary sro ncs-
ard Univsrsifs, cur night Halls spon n
GsrEeld Memorial Hospital aoouS nnio-
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FoIIoxinG She linz o. mis- from
Isnd Seminary ar0und 70 the iefk, hock
creek - ssen 70 suerRs from oenino 2
point Thst point . kalorama, oncs
TIE home Of CommOd0Ee DecAfnr ana
the pzsce where his remains ressed for
several years. We move Little furtneE
10 oar left, and 81 oar fest Hes tennsyi-
vznia avenue vesf--fhe ayenue OF WASH
inef0n. Immediately below sfanas ne
Pescs Mouunent and stas1e. oeanr-
FIJI work Of art. As we io0k a1onR we
avenue, rear wn2f appears - - &
end. - WfliArds hotel, fAkRe vnise
SIR 3ctures w1fhsof ornamsntssaon g q
chitectuEai beautg, sfah one 81 sns icoo-
ing h0tsis Of ths cisy. Inc IfeAssy
bciidIug, smoked ana RlmJs scshs -
bring the ayeuus 20 soooen emo, OseE
the Treasury We Sc too - nats ngls1s
and 20 the left the state, war sna Navy
5eiidines, tbs hsndsoness OF al tne oe-
psFtmeutal strucsnrds. Away % osyono
these 6eorEesown CoiseRe stsndA .Ron
hill and GeoSRetown tnow uess WASH
hington) J. uh1ca Vas anslmpoftant tCsn
and seaport long before tne capasAs Oii5
was provided Tor, occupies tne spacc -
tween Rock creek ana tne college; -
acqueduct hrioRs-cser when soe -,
inRton and Alexardfis canai y cALneo
across the fotomac-feacnos 0ot if0m
Georgetown 20 she snorf o. me Uo
Dominion VI tne nil, imInc9iateiy
as0Ee the north end OF snss Dn1es, -
Prospccf Cotta&e. tne none Oh MS
Emma ~. T. -. boutnNoftns oHe " sn1
most pro1lf1s OF living auhnors, NOV 90
gagged on hef sixty-nffn novel, IN nef
sIxfy-hfth year. Back OF dcofRef0wn,
as ve look over kasorama, lev OF the
monuments IN Oak Hiil eemesefy are
visible. This - one 81 the moa oea1-
sifnl among the cities OF the dead and
contains the graves OF some OF tDe
most bEiiiiGnt men and WOMEN whom
oar country hSs produced. 10 the lett
of Geofgetowu, and nearer TO u.s. near
the Potomac river, are some dome-like
strnetnres-not unlike Turkish mosques
the United States Naval Observatory,
IN whiak is used the largest telescope on
this side OF the Atlantic. A little
farther 30 our ieft Ne move. and look
directly westward; below Us are toe Boz
tanical Gardens, with this Mall stretch
ing away 90 the river. Beyond the gar
dens, the Smithsonian institution and
the National Museum: further on the
buildings Of the Department OF Agri-
culture, and beyond these tbs nov al
most completed Washington Bonu-
ment; 10 the left Of this the Bnresu Of
Printing and Engraving Of the Treas
ury Department, where 9reenbacks, ma
tionai bank notes, United States bonds
and revenue stamps are manufactured.
Move q little further ON and We are
looking along Maryland avenue west. at
the foot Of which the famous long
bridge spans the Potomac, across the
river, on line half way between the
monument and bridge are Arlington
Heights. Arlington mansion-bsfore
the war the home of Gensral Robert e.
Lee-with its beautiful grounds (now
q national soldiers cemetery. forms .
charnsinQ picture. A sover-tike sfruct-
are TO the right of Arlington, marks
| the situation Of Fort Never. the princi-
pal school Of the Government fer edu-
| eating nembers of the Signal Corps of
the Army. Az We move around the
northeastern portion Of the city passes
under our view. the vharves and ship
uinc are seen. and we stand al the right
Of IRE door whence re came out . few
glance We are looking down Deia'
ware avenue soutn. and soe a. rs Tar
ther end long tongue OF land extend