Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-27

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Isom = srip 70 the kitfitas valley, and
Wa he came in night Of our camp "a,
meoisatlnR On the rrobabIs amount Of
enJoyment he would be able 10 aet oul
OF . night spent alone 10 that wider.
nee4 He greeted rs With shout OF 70.
Iief. and, Il | could judge from The ex.
preston Of his countenance, Wa very
much relieved at finding %. He speni
me night with ~ and was OF early in
the morning. SatiAfed with The sport
Of the afternoon, ~ bethoughs our
selves Of sapper. Selecting q cosy place
Tor Q camp, E. and the writer prepared
the meal Of trout and grouse, while g.
and our guest busted thsmsslves in cut
ting b0ughs for bedding. looking after
the horses and getting drevoed. After
supper We turned IN. as We fondIv ina
Rined. to sleep; but hardly had darkness
settled down on the earth when our ears
we're ssluted bv the ferdish yeils OF
vhaf seomed like . thousand coyotes,
hut what was proba IL only three or
four. The noias they mako il almost
almost INDISPENSABLE to one who has
never heard them A sor. of q comhi-
nation of the bowling OF dog and the
braying of a jackass, delivered in double
quick time. would be as near as could
como to expressing IL. These charming
bru.es kept as awake for some two or
three hours. They kept Just out of
shotgun range, and after two or three
Intellectual shots into the darkness. We
gave It up in disgust. They finally left
our nsighborhood. and We ssttled down
10 sleep.
After an early breakfast We babe fare
veil TO Lake Kitohelass and started for
the foot of the mountains. Our road
followed the general course of the Yak
ina river through groves OF pine and
through little prairies. We occasionally
caught giimpses Of the river, which
grew larger and larger with each view,
until at orr first crossing it was quite q
strssm. At this crossing We
did not ford, but led our horses across a
huge log hewed fiat on top. Following
down the river, on continuous down
grade, through beautiful country NEST
It the way. after q thirty mile ride We
same out upon the summit of bare hill
about thous md feet above the Kittitas
valley. Below as was the level expanse
Of the valley. traversed BY green lines,
which marked the course of the streams,
and chacksrsd with green and golden
wheat fields. Winding through the val
ey till it was lost to sight in the dis
ssnce was our friend the Yakima river,
md some fifteen miles away. near the
liver, was the little town Of Eilens-
burg.
A gentle descent of about five miles
DR. iught as to the foot of the hill in the
'allev, where we feund the residence of
IN old Seattle friend. We dismounted
md waited while he had dinner pre-
pared tor rs, and. after. partakinQ of
hat meal, started for Eilensburg, which
70 reached after a pleasant ride of two
lours between grain fields and meadows.
We had now reached the region where
,rairie chickens abounded, and flushed
.reat numbers Of them. taking In few
N the way. At Ellensburg We put up
Il the only hotel in the town, and after
upper hunted mp some friends who were
living there.
The town was small. There were at
he time OF our visit about one hundred
Il is in the center of the
kittitas valley. which is perhaps the
inest and most fertile valley in the Ter
itory. Il is great stock region and is
Ilso q fine wheat country, an great
Quantities Of both are raised. There is
10 outlet for the valley at present, how
yer. All freight has to be teamed from
he Columbia river, nearly LEO miles
way. The country Ia quite thickly set
led at the present time, Though there
re still large quantities of Government
and open to settlement aroand the
dges of tho valley. A railroad across
he Cascade Mountains will in very few
'sars become \ necessity, and this road.
when IL Ia built. will uaavoidably follow
Utmost the same rnnfe We had traversed,
,ssing thrun1h this valley snd making
a very rich community with it's great
esnurces.
The Yakima river rams close by the
own, and the mex: day we amused our
elves catching salmon trout with bait
a the river. They would not take fly,
,at would take a biited hook the mo
nent Is struck the water, and, being
'erv gsny, afforded fine sport. They
.veraged about two pounds in weight,
nd we kept the sport up until il became
The next day was our
RATIONAL holiday, and was celebrated in
! becoming manner by the people of the
alley. Several companies of soldiers
we're ut this time stationed temporarily
n the valley, alb ,ut Ave miles from town,
md thither NO went to join in the cele-
,rati,n. which was to be held at the
oldiers' camp. A pavilion bad been
rectad. and there were ora:ions, dinner
nd dancing for all. Daring the day a
usnmer shower drove rs 70 shelter. I
ound it in the bakers tent, and spent
pleasant hour talking 70 him and feast
ne on his pies and cakes.
We spent the night in Ellensburo,
shining In the dance In the evening. and
he next day was vhiled away altern stsly
nth the trout and lounaing aboat the
own. in the evening We started for
Yakima City, thirty-five miles down the
liver, having preferred TO wait and travel
~ night, thus avoiding the beat. Rid
ng sil night. morning found rs ut the
amp of friend who had a contract for
O road through the Yakims
'snysu, about six miles above Yakima
'ity. We yielded TO bis solicitations
O stay few days with him. and made
preparations ts camp. Trout were
in the river, 90 were prairie
in the fields below the canyon.
likewise rattlesnakes ON the rocky sides
II the c,nyon, and We spent the next
ew days in making war ON the three
vith great success. Rattlesnakes we're
o abundanf here land these were the
irst that ve had seen) that IL was a
A,mmon thing 70 kill twenty in days
ishiuQ or shooting. After three days
Il this we moved ON 10 Yakima City,
,leasant farming village Of three hun
lred inhabitants. Here We found an
tinsrant photographer. and improved
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