Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-16


As the little steamer Colby vas abozt
to pull oat from the foot Of Columbia
street on 1hursday morning. she wAs
boarded By PosT- lsTELLIGENcKR IT
porter. Who had accepted an invitation
from Captain Cresxell 10 accompany
the tight little steamer on ore of her
trips to Colby and OlAlhe Greek. The
morning wAs cool and pleasant, and
there we're Just clouds enough 30 afford
protection from the rays Of the sun,
which would otherwise have rendered
an extended trip IN 90 small q vessel
somevhsi unpleasant. especially as there
were no less than Ten passengers IN the
little cabin.
Stesmisg OF across S-Attls Bay. the
first stop Vas made ~ Ak Point Here
q number OF campers were TO be sen
sloRe The shore. their shiie t-nts stand
Ing oct IN relief against tue heavy green
Of the forest. A fes papers sers t6rosa
10 them, and with q shrsli whistle. wog
thy Of q better cause, the Celby steA1s, q
On 10 the vess, and. p sssine Port Blake
~ 90 the right, threaded Der way among
the islands
After an hours run along the southern
shore Of BAinsridee Island. there began
10 appear IN the distance the clearing
and landing OF BIZ, resting on toe
edge Of a beautiful bsy and elssped in
the giant arms Of the forest, Which
reach down 10 the waters edge. As the
boat dreS nearer. the clearing with Its
one house becSme more and more sis-
ttnct, until. With another enthusiasts
toot, the Colby drew up to the landing
aud began 20 unload tie large amount
Of frelgh, which she hai bronghs over.
Colby cannot vet be termed 3 mesrop-
oils, bat store has been established
there, and the oval cleArins Aruand il
looks like the Footprint Of civilization.
witch viii remain forever there by tbs
waters edge. lac one bulldog does
aos. hoxevss. indicate Colby's real i'm
portance. A nssgork OF rasds sx
tending through that portion of kitssp
county strik es fhe SQUAD here. aud here
All the farmers OF that rrrisn receive
their stores from Seattle and ship thslr
prod1oe- For instance; among The an
,cles landed on Thursday were . stove,
: quantity of siovepipe. kitcAea out
nj. box of crackers, 1oar, hams and
parcels OF dTygoods- Ihese we're ali
loaded In wagons and driven OF 10 th<
various ranches Tue land bordering
on these roads u almost All taken ~ by
actual settlers, and eieArl1cs sre t-asar
IN every dir ction- Fs1r- 5ftns cs iAos<
sSstlers have moved IN wlshin the PAS
elgsteen months. and All ssSzz per esasy
sAtlsa-d Slth TIE prospects 81 tAea- ns1
and Wild bone.
One sfardy wang fArGe-. viii q
bright eve and an fut~slsrsuf fNaa. en
esced tie reporter n csEverxNzsen. srsS
soon drsfted o. - What vas sva5asi2v
hs fsvoTste toFae - tie fsrzszsr ~
soarccs Of the country. -ros esurss.-
sid Be. 81 - dIfSssli 70 heziz . r3ezs
lng here The torsss - a=zss. x.i
unsay oecoSne disxosa~d ssd E7re n tie
sitenps before thy really rr. why n
y neseEns 10 cut oca tNra here At1s<
Yea have EUz n fair ssars- N tie sAxu<
OF fes clear Grres Aroand wear hoase.
/ ts0k mp claim here lsn Azgzss- 1
have my wife Aa1 fAExizy here. AID I
woasa not new give ID rny horae for
anything. WIZ. TINS ocurfry - u~r-
fecs marvel Mbea n 10 aoe~ eas<-~S
there - no esd b iss p~odacssven-sx.
have fsrn@& IN ulIaols. II Kansas snd
10 othe< SsSies and tass ceznsry d fsr
ahead ef &ny Of them
Ihs yu1ng seftasr tA@n tod s-ps
stsrssss asoaf TIE erops = hish haS ksss@r
- believed than pahlisA~a. ana tesu
crSfte1 @ - olsSaSsioa % fse sacssl
cooassaoa af tie co-nnanssx. Rs Ia
raeae Z tse ses@ase 90 eearsA. Szn-
9 ~ seoeos ~ othrr asrracxson % A-Sne
tee srkilsr< s0eeSoer. De vss pkllaso-
paac@L. however. and e1asciaa sznsrf
wsso re ssoazht faAt al tha~e tAaarS
senls casa@ aro1n3 IN 6As tfms. HIS
r1s10saxsm Tor TIE c0cnt-v was Qrs1<
eoai ~.saoas. and tie esnverxSra0z cee-
Dnnso nntas warning whasaAA. and AZ
sakaafsfsfsys AL aboard, frN3rn Czus
ArssseaL toaa thai lie Csi By wAs axsan
asse1t u Dov,.
fantnZ oas 0f the aifsle bar. tie
ssssnsFis bead was saraed sazthwxrs.
folio~saz tie laar narrsx ns~szer ~
tsesn The Il s1ni~n3 a1d FssAan Island.
he psesxscz 81 the Soznd q Ike n
nsnsstnre aso6's c<nsl o. pnre nrap-
erty. Isks xa3s and wsndznr rvs. TIE
fsrsst ekssrs doxn On hosa sa5-s -.
aniy erraks - The mass af r>rss.sssz
e~sag weers. asre Aai tAzrs. ertsler
hSs eaaas oease By The water. Tee
eoasss are without exc~reson neg. tie
frsse raas boards Of eaca hesnz seen
whats and eaear fur lang alsEa~ce.
Lassse las vet hesn done in sAe wav a
tsrnsar, Eaoss az sAe cseAr1zsrs aesaz
bal 91&a oeSG2. Ae nrw sexasx-x rhssNsA
are nnmsrnas s0a zoe ma<s sc saai
sAsck rspaa@faos VA ooe day a~sn II
sass Eartaos 81 he fe-r7sa-y.
fer A boar fAss usrrOx passage v>s