Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-30
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's-.,,is June 10 1893.
.rayG He0D's CANAL
MI. r.IgTELII0EsCER:

p,,roa PesT -ISrELIIGEscER:
a.sine three days at my disposal, |
= IN Opportunity to visit the famons
2s,Ss Canal and called upon the Va
.ass sauping parties along its piotur-
re steamer left the wharf there
- 70 be O large list of passengers
80 n some Of the various camps, but
g'sarle Tree Cove there WAS a stop
20 and Mr.. Case, accompanied by
n laughter Emma, with three OF her
ss.nds-Miss Nellie Hovey, Miss Susie
usrshton and Miss Connick-landed.
Tsss vsre going ~ spend about two
i.ss IN gathering blackberries. The
s.ssmer then proceeded, and reaching
po,s Gamble the Captain said there
.unld be ahaut one hour to spare, which
,;ms improved in roaming about the
.;ilsoe. / learned that the company
.suId not sell or bargain for a single
,ooe Of land, but Notwithstanding this
,.st mapy persons have pretty gardens
nd take great pains IN identifying
rat 70 them can never be more than a
smporary at idin0 place. | noticed
,hst the Buena Vista cemetery was
bsine improved, and that old head
haards we're being replaced with new
ans Of a uniform size. Some of the
od boards bore Inscriptions which are
hsrd 10 decipher, many of them being
AID in the 50's and COS. II was learn.
a that Mr.. ID. B. jackson had charge
d Ibs improvements, and that the peo-
ile had subscribed the fHnds necessary
10 make the grounds as attractive as
possible.
After taking on lot of misceIlane-
sus freight and large safe for Union
Cts, the steamer proceeded on her way.
pssung through scenery that would
sfofd q wealth of material for both
pencil and brush.
Arriving at Seabeck found that this
niIl port presented more than usually
bssy appearance. There were six steam
~ In the harbor, viz: Louise, Phan-
ton, St. Patrick, Colfax and James Mo
ssught. Three deep water vessels we're
kkine carRoes of lumber. The two
valentines j. Nj. Griffith and Retriever
Ure bound for San Francisco, while the
Ehooner Halcyon wss bound for San
DISCO. The surveyise schooner Earnest
lee here, while her crew are lelsurely
lneaeed in taking soundings of the
Eronnding shores. The hne new saw
mill Is not yet running regularly, but
shsn II Is practicable TO run both this
md The old one on full time they will
safn out an average Of about 10000
isi Of merchantabls lumber daily.
The steamer then started. and in
about two hours reached University
Camp Here | was treated royalty. The
fare consisted chiefly of CLANS, trout
md berries. The steamer having left
icf Union City. proceeded with a
friend 90 Lillewaup Falls, wnere We
band q party Of campers, consisting Of
fred. L. Sander and wife, Miss C.P. Hall
u San Francisco. Mr.. Theo. Tamm of
v. Louis, Mo, and Mr.. j. W. Hall. son
dH. K. Hall, OF Port Blakely. Before
lhe ladies' arrived the gentlemen had
attempted the ascent of Mount Olym.
pas They we're several hours without
sAlsf, and we're compelled To sip the
dsv which forms in large drops ON the
w W ht ictN06s
The falls have often been described
. the most beautiful and surrounded
N TIE most picturesque scenery Of any
oihef falls in our Territory.
We returned to University Camp just
no lAte for the bath in the canal. rhe
seamer returned from the Skokomish
nssf, and bid good bye to the happiesl
rosp Of campers II has been my good
lofiune 10 behold. We steamed along
qulesy, staying all night at Seabeck,
.na next day We stopped at Pert GaB-
se again. In company with lady
Ilsnd went aboard of the bark Emer-
ha where We were Hospitality received
uaptain Cater. who showed us
seoos bis ship from fore peak to the
NON and medicine chest in the stern.
vas journey was then resumed and
va continued with but two interrnp
nons-one at Point No Point, to laud
aat and al Apple Tree Cove, to land
als'snt and take on the jolly quartet of
~ p'okers. We landed at Yesler's
sussi ct .. m, thus ending flying
slp which had been crowded With ex.
nl'snces Of both a pleasant, profitable
~a iav'Rorating nature. Z.