Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-04
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In the early part of last September
fo1r eentismen. whom will designate
a Aiki, Cultus, Tiliicnm and the writer
desermined 10 leave for q few days the
dusty streets Of the busy city Of Seattle,
1 20 break the monotony of store, counting
room and office life, and to enjoy With
rod and gan the beauty and recreation
4 forest and stream.
To make tie trip successful. one more
Sith Certain requirements must Do add
ed 90 oar party. That one vas the owner
Of hounds, . man of courage. 20 pene-
trste the thick woods and assist the Digs
80 start tbs game from th .ir sylvan re-
treats. We soon found our man, who
VAS the possessar of four trained deer
houads. We were happy 81 learn also
that he was profoundly versed IN the
mysteries of tie culinary art, aud Of
fered TO. undert AXE the duties Of III 1t
Office for q reasonable compensation.
We accordingly closed with thus Offer.
We liked "a our destination the sac
Qualmie Falls, near toe ceuser of King
UNITY. In the Snoqu slmie river troat
tbO9uac0s 1ua Wv o1hAO&1AtS& eAh1
were the chosen home of the black
tailed buck. Inc distance from this
city. as toe road runs, is about thirty
miles; as the crew flies about twenty
five. With. cook. blankets. provisions
and guas We DO ,rded the Am. train
for the Newcastle coal mines. distant
aotne twsnty-two miles. We arrived at
the mines az 3 o'clock. and found there
waitiaQ for as riding and pack animals.
We were not favorabiy impressed With
the fitness or safety Of our stesds. They
were small Indian horses, aud thelr
watch eyes and dishing foreheads did
not give as assurance of being carried
f.rvard with either safety or CELEBRITY.
Although We had a good deal OF expert
enoe in the p sst in riding Indian horses,
yet that experience has not always osen
pleasant. The writer. beiis the eldest
man IN the party, was given his choice
Of horses. and chose q calico hllv which
he gently approached along the rope
halter and Vas received with den ant
snort. To make her more familiar ac-
quaintsuce | patted her gently ON the
nsck and shoulders, and. when she had
lost her fear aud stood quietly, v.ulted
Into the s,dd.e and rode around the
corral a few times to show her that
had been in such situations before. l
will not recount the exploits OF tho
others.
All being safely mounted, We started
up the high divide that separates the
SnoQualmfe river valley from the Lake
Washington basin. It was steady and,
in some pieces, precipitous climb for
over two miles; and by the time We ar
rived at the summit our fiery steedi we're
quiet enough. Two Of rs were armed
with bres h loading shotluns and the
other two with repeating rifles. one u
Marlin 40-60 and the other 80 Win
chester. Going down the divide look
of blue grouse we're seen busting them
ives in the road, and the cry, "Shot-
guus TO the 'front.' was raised. The
writer and Cultus, dismouatinp, walked
up to within twenty five yards before
they rose. Two quick reports from Gull
tus's gun WAS followed by the fall OF two
birds, while the writer, missing With his
right, succeeded in killing one with his
left barrel. The q ,ck hes bat short
distance, and the most of them alighted
in q tir tree about seventy i've yards
distant. The rifiemen now mad their
turn; Alki killing three and 'rillicun
two before they flow away. The dogs
twice started of on fresh deer tracks,
but their owner, by a terrific blast on
his horn and the use of still mere ter
rifie language, brought them TO heel
again. @
We arrived in camp about half-past
three. The tant was pitched, and, after
refreshing the inner man, Alki, Cu!tus
and fiilIeun st rled up the river for
trout, while the writer wandered down
the river to get better view of the falls.
Tie SnoQu iimie river Is soAe nifty niilos
in length, rises in the Cascade mount
aIRs. flows in northwest direction and
empties into the Snohon1ish river near
the center of King coanty. IL is cold
and clear strssm full of rapids and cat
arac.s. The ceiebrated SaoQualmie
Falls ara at the JUNCTION of the Sac
Qualmie and Snohomish rivers. The
waters from the mountains aud high
lands are & ,thsred together IN the rag
ing Snoqnaimie and precip Itated With a
rash and roar into the canyon below.
Aud thus, amid fog and spray and mist
aud foam and spanning rainbOws, the
Saohomish river Is born. Tue water
N ,kes perpendicular leap OF two hun
bred and seventy feet. The canyon be-
low the falls is wild and weird place.
The rumolino thunder of the falling
waters fills thu ears. while the dripping,
rough piles OF rocks, loosened from the
Surrounding Hill by aqseons and igneous
agenoies, present . scene ut sublime des-
olation. As | stood amid this drsola
tIon. Is lonely and silent spectator in the
surrounding wilderness. fels the impo-
tence OF human language TO express the
deeper aad prsfonnder emotions of the
heart. A sigh, u tear, a Rr0an; yos, 81
ienee ID their only Language.
IL VAS growing dark in that sunless
canyon, bat rs raised my eyes could
are that tue sunshine still fingered oa
tho trea-tops on the higher land. 1
slowly ascended to the upper w~fld and
arrived in camp before tue return of the
tsaertnsn. l seated myself on carpet
of tr and cedar bouRhs with my back To
a friendly log, and from . we'll filed
meesschaum sent clouds Of smoke up
ward 30 propitlate the sylvan deitles
supposed to dwell amid the interlocking
branches OF the surrounding frs. ffeli
into u reverie on the seIfishuess Of man
and his want Of appreciation Of the
beauties Of nature aud the blessings OF
life. / vas, however, soon aroused by
the cheering voices of the returning
fishermen. They had been very success
fui. Aiki. the expert, had nineteen fine
front; Tiilisum, his rival had seventern;
and Cultus, Of some experiences with the
rod, but whoss know edge did not reach
the scientific, had nine. The smallest
Of thsse trout would weigh half pound.
the largest two pounds. / have noticed
that the size OF the trout on this coast
at least ID in proportion 70 the sizs Of
the stream IN which they live. n II be-
cause the brooks and other tributary
streams are the spawning and nursing
grounds, and that tbs Ash, when II has
grown 20 the size Of the ordinary brook
trout, descends 90 deeper and swifter
waters and reaches fuller development
aud growth amid the rapids, where the
waters. descending amid the rocks, are
lsshed into q white foam? II 90. this is
bat subject 20 the laws Of natural aevel-
opment.
Bot am DEPRESSING. The fishermen
were vet, still they said they were dry;
how delicious ofttines are the incon-
sisteaciss Of life! The evening was
spent u the narration Of the events Of
the day and the maturing Of pisns for
the morrow. We determined 10 try the
mettIe Of oar hounds In the morning.