Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-17

certain plsce By reason Of the location
Of It's machine and repair shops. bot
not otherwise. ] hold that there mast
be resources Of vsrioos kinds tributary
TO the piaee. sueh e. timber, coal, iron
and agricultural Isnds- These are the
elements that so TO make cities-
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.
Victoria requires better hotel accom-
modstlons. While tie Drisrd House il
1nexcsptionable Ia its e.isia<. it, other
requirements are inadequate 10 the CON-
fort of Its guests. Suites of comrnoilous
rooms and baths are some Of the essen-
tlsls- A grand hotel, erected near Bea-
con Hull, commanding fail view of St.
Georges Channel and tie beautiful
snov-clsd peaks of our own Cascade
and Olympic ranges of mountains
would make Victoria one of the grand
est resorts for travellers on the Pacific
Coast, as nowhere between Mexico and
that point do sucn nasaral advantages
exist.
UCToRIA's BUSINESS.
The general business of the city 10
good, although strangers do not appre-
este 1t Inc fact Is that over 81, 10000
vas last year paid as duties on imports
into the Canadian treasury. The pe0-
pie there generally imagine their taxes
are low, from the fact that their direct
taxes do not exceed one per cent for all
municipal purposes; bat il they would
take into consideration the fast thai
they paw upwards of eleven hundred
thousand dollars Ga imports. With q
population of 5000 persons in the
whole prSvince, they would Conclude
that their taxes were sufficient 70 run
government suitable for quite nation.
SOCIAL KNyoYMESTs-
Mr. Lsary," said the reporter. II
want 10 ask you more particularly
about the SOCIAL equipments of the
place, and the N amer Id which you and
your PARTY we're entertained while
there"
yi,toria," Mr.. Lsary replied, is
noted for ITS b spitalIry and generosity
IN entertaining. Al this time one of
Her Maj-sty's dag ships, the SvifEsare.
ia IN port- with her full compliment of
so officers and men. Always on such
Governor Cornwall gave his first re-
csption and ball during our visit, TO
which our party VAS invited. We found
ooNs Sb&4 IA W 70 - kC1&4Cu Al u LUG
physique, and very popular. Mrs.
gracious manners. Who possessed the
happy faculty of making her 800 guests
feel qnite at home in the Gossrnor's
beautiful mansion. The brilliant uni
forms of the officers, the quaint old
English dress of some of the gentlemen,
and the tasteful and elegant attire of
she ladies, all We'd to make up q scene
OF spsendor and ma9niti ,encs.
The reception given by Colonel or
Justice Gray. in honor of j. A. Chep-
ieau. Secretary of the Dominion of Can
ada, was a grand success. Some Is of
the principal gentlemen of the province
we're there assembled.
Every day We remained We received
invitations from citizens to participate
in dinners, drives, picaios and other fes-
tivities, and We all feel particularly in
debted to the American Consul, Mr..
Stevens, and to the American Vice
Consul, Mr.. Neufelder, for coartesies ex-
tended to as.
We were also entertained by Baron
LowsnbarR, q distinguished Argouaut
of Victoria. who is famous for the per-
lection of his dinners, and whose gem
erai hospitality 10 proverbial. The
Baron Is also rated as one OF Victoria's
most energetic business men.
We vere entertained on hoard the
flagship Swiftsure, and invitations we're
extended to rs bv the Union Club. We
feel under obligations to our friends of
Victoria for the kindly manner in which
Ne were received and the hospitality
shown US, and hope at some future time
TO be able to reciprocate.
GEN. MILES.
On nv return home today on the
North Pacific / had the pleasure of an
introduction to that celebrated Indian
fighter and brave officer, Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, Q. S. A. He seemed anxious
for Information regarding eur exports
and the shipping tonnage required for
PUGET Sound trade, which / promised
TO send hun He stated to me that he
would recommend to the general gov
eminent the necessity of erecting forti-
fications at Port Townsend. Deception
Pass and other points on Puget Sound.
and spoke of Lake Washington as ad-
mirably located for naval depot par