Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-25

hst Il known Is ouivo'7', lamp
So 80 Creek, near the beautiful Lil-
% Falls. The weather was all
va. .sr,d he desired, and the ride over
,..ia waters of Puget Sound WAS
w. .a by all. A stop of some two
80, vss made a. Port Gamble, where
e' ..mer took on wood, water and
w. Fan tons of freight. While at
- y. mort the e1cE1sionists wandered
ms .. he town, through the mills and
sD aIaces of interest, and Just %
80 .syinQ. all went to the warehouse
rare weighed, IN order 70 deter
sno At the expiration OF their STAY
III or nuch each one had gained OF
"a 10 weight. ,c,.,.
LIE anal. a body of water an av-
booo too miles in width and prob
eses hondred miles in length. IL Ia
sog re western branch of tie Sound.
eaiD Utmost parallels the main BODY
soo The scenery along the canal
o. 70 and beautiful, and won the ad-
~ all on board the steamer.
nliaSp noet Sounder CHANGED TO be on
~ u vso related the following story,
Ds:Sh VAS atsentively listened TO by q
sassn or more hearers
oaM.ov wears ago vessel under the
and Of Captain Hood sailed into
60. Sonnd for the purpose of loading
49,. vhich At that time were cut down
5svsd cut in the woods. This was
49, ~ the establishment of sawmllls on
y. Soond. Hoods vessel anchored in
~ -. = now Port Gamble Bay, and
nile the cargo Was being prepared
y, the vessel Captain Hood deter.
miusd 10 explore the waters OF the grand
;nisnd sea which now bears bis name.
~ took from bis crew slx OF his most
.,nssed men, and after hitting up one
a thr ship's boats with provisions fer
veek's cruise, started out on bis tour
|srnlo,ations. The first day he made
.hcrt twenty miles, and camped On
.ssdsr point, which now bears his
,sms. About 2 o'clock the next morn
nc Inc terrlble ar-whoop of the savage
- hs.rd. followed by discharge Of
Amt lacks, and Captain Hood and five
- b;s oonpanio fell dead. The only
.smsi.inp survivor made his way into
,hs woods. and after week or two of
.hs most terrible suffering he succeeded,
:. following around the beach at night,
n reaching the ship. No effort Was
usde 10 recover the dead bodies. and the
zones OF the murdered men were allow
a 10 lay and bleach in the sun for
,sars. However they we're afterwards
gathered M and given a decent burial.
Tia murder Ia supposed to have been
committed for the purpose OF plunder."
On reaching Seabeok, a milling port
about 20 miles above Port Gamble, on
he Canal, the McNaught tied up for
he niQht. II wAs not yet dark, and the
sxoursjopists wandered of about the
uIace. Some crossed the floating bridge
"a Wait the famous hotel formerly own
ID BY a very eccentric individual named
Edward Clayson, others visited the im-
mense new water tank recently erected
by the Washington Milling Company,
which Ia supplied with pure. fresh water
from q living spring which bubbles
forth in the center OF the huge reser-
soir. From this the mill and town, as
wall as the steamers, are furnished with
water. Some visited the new mill,
which is supplied with. live rollers aud
other improved machinery. One party
took small boat and rowed out To the
hulk of the old bark Oregon, through
which the tide Gibbs and flows. La early
DAYS this vessel was the steamship Ore
Ron, and carried passengers and freight
besvsen Portland and San Francisco.
After OUTLYING her usefulness her ma
ehinery was removed, and she ~as con.
yerted into bark, and after becoming
The property Of the Washington Mill
Company was placed In she lumber
carving trade frsm Ssabock to differ
sut parts Of the world. After dong
nod service for about year she finally
anne TO grief In the Straits. A French
bark collided with her, striking bows
on. and ripped the Oregon open from
heel 10 cafhead. The cargo of lumber
kept her af1at until she could be towed
back to Seabeck. Her cargo WAS re-
moved, after which she was placed ia
shallow water below the mill. and left
10 be eaten by the worms.
Several schooners were loading at the
mill wharf. and the town bore quite n
busy appearance.
On the morning of the 18th the Me-
canal. When the fog cleared away a |
most picturesque sight met the gaze of |
The excufsionists. From the vefy waters |
edge along the western bank of the |
canal rose up the great, black, heavily
timbered foothills of the Coast Range |
mountains, with Mount Olympus and
many other snow-c clad peaks Of the
0lympian Range for background,
towering up several hundred feet above
the clouds, and presenting a most grand
and thrilling picture.
An old settler on board explained that
aleng these foothills we're large bodies
Of fertile land still awaiting settlement.
Through the canyons sparkling streams
Of pure cold water dashed over preci- |
picea In their courses toward the sea,
and along these streams there 10 much
GOOD, unoccupied land. Among the
streams coming down frsm these mouL-
tains aud eHptying into the canal are
the Dackabush, Doaewallups, Eagle
Creek, Lillewaup and Skokomish.
A two hour run from Seabeck
brought the steamer TO Eagle creek. on
which stream Professor y. Is. Johnson
some three weeks ago established what
u known a. University Camp. q place
where all those who desire TO spend q
week or ten days In camp life are vel
eoned. The camp is located on school
section Of land, from which the timber
y sasd 10 have been stolen seven or
SIGHT years ago. Fire afterwards ran
ever the land, and blackberry vines and
faspseFry bushes now cover the ground
70 rankest profusion. TIE creek abounds
70 tfsut and the beach In claus. Prof.
sohnson 10 recognized a. the chief mo-
gu and master Of ceremonies. During
M weak there we're twenty i've persons
so1ouming at University Camp. all bent
90 having - much fun as possible.
IN Saturday morning the sloop
cAppho, under command Of DIR. Sund-
oefR. arrived from Seattle With O party
" excursionists on board, among whom
see Miss Almond, Miss Frye. Miss
snnmsr. Miss Denny, Chas- Denny.
nj: boren and several others. After re-
manning at Eagle Greek for a few hours,
sne took on a Number from the univer-
ny camp and set sail for the Liliewaup,
.nFee miles distant. which was reached
coo time, when all hands disembsrkea
sed took the trail for the famous Lille
senp rails. which were reached after
AL an hours hard climbing. The low
iails are only Eve or six huudred
ards from the canal. while the upper
sAlis are about q mile distant by the
Ioose OF travel. While Miss Almond
rs making oil sketches Of these beau
slut oataracts, and Miss Greene pese,l
s1stches. the other members Of the par
q vsss engaged In clamberisg down