Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-18
me posT-INIElLlcEHceR PUB. Co
sesttle. June 10 1883.
SEATTLE.

The following was WritIen oy D. o.
p.yns. the 15-year old son Of Mr.. John
surps. the Duwamish valley farmer,
,oa vas inspired By feelings aroused
= ,sturn from eighteen months profisa-
4, sOent in St. Joseph's Academy, of
Oakland, CAL;
Ihsve at last retained to spend here
~ hslmy hours Of leisure which vaca-
80 saords. | have returned to my
LIVE s not to die, as the poet said, but
=. .' .snonare nv northwestern abode with
H. cities and towns j have traversed
farther south.
Warrington Territory, seated In the
,sry Iap Of plenteous abundance, the
sisy of Seattle stands, not as l left It,
=, n has In the course Of a year made
s,.nt - strides In the way Of advancement.
fotbs RIGHT. to the left. north and south,
and on every side the evidences of ar
shitectural skill and increase OF popu-
hiion.
v;ld savage in his mad career of war
ts,s amid the forest thicket that stood
vhere now are reared so many abodes
n happiness and culture. Is a watch
vord which tells of the deeds OF a con
ousror. Seattle was the name of an
indian who formerly led the tribe the
Survivors of which now exist in KING
county.
The climate of Seattle, far from be-
irQ as unfavorable as Is reported by
some people, vies with that of its neigh
bors In Nevada and California as re-
esrds favorableness for an immense
variety of productions. Although this
little town has had as yet but short
lived existence, its appearance as viewed
from the bay exhibits an inviting object
70 the eye, and proclaims the keen per
eepsion of him who planned site like
this for the future CITY par excellence OF
Washington Territory. The erection of
several fine buildings. and the gradual
descent of the slope on which the town
is situated, enhance its attractlveness.
No one who has witnessed the rapid
growth and development OF this town
can deny that its future growth aud
prosperity are embedded in its own bo-
som. Twenty years ago and this spot
We now tread upon was the lair of the
wild beast and the haunt of the Indian.
A magnetic attraction, as 1t were, led
the explorers of the northwest to mould
from out this wilderness of nature the
home of the white man ami OF clvlliza'
ton. At first its steps, like those of the
infant Just learning to walk, were slow
snd vacillating, owing To the little en-
couragemsnt received IN 'ts primary
Efforts, Itis but six or seven years since
Seattle began to show signs of its now
fast gaining prosperity. The plenteous
resources Of the country began to man
ifest themselves and invite the seekers
" fortune to enrich themselves on the
eoantry's wealth. The discovery Of coal
mines gave new impulse to the pro
gressiveness of Seattle; an impulse the
force Of which il has not lost. but, on
the contrary, has accelerated. Ths
bright prospects that cleaned forth on
this valuable discovery sent new life
throughout the country. Railroads be.
gan 10 speed forth from out their course
and enlivsn our towns with the puff of
their engines and the merry tinkle OF
their bells. Vessels from every quarter
Of Me globe line our harbors, To bear
The rich trophies Of the mines of Seattle
70 distant ports. Commercial inter
course Ia now opened and busily carried
on with the coal aud lumber trade of
OF the principal cities Of the United
States.
Whilst great part OF the public at
iention has been given to the CONNER
eiA advancement OF Seattle, the great
question OF education he's not been for
sosten. Here is situated the Territorial
University, besides large quota of
colleges, converts and other schools.
Judging of the future by the past.
aud oritting the various hindranoes
mat once strewed It's onward path, il
nay be easily conceived that Seattle, at
20 very distant psriod Of time, will take
me rank to which its efforts will soon
sn1llle it--that of being the great me
sopolis Of our Territory and the pride
Oh the Western border.