Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-23
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Your correspondent made the ascent
OF Mo1ns ConsEitutioa f224O feetl On
Tuesday last, the 18th inss.. in comuany
with party Of thirty three ladies and
gentlemen. married and single. The
party gathered az Port Lancdon. from
whenee the climb COMMENCED a 9.45:
AL being 10 camp. aboat 1Z miles from
the summit, By 2s30 pm. An indian
pony carried up the blankets and heayi-
est baskets Of eatables. The eArnp vas
gained with0at accident Of sny Kind.
II was Voted that oomuistee Of ladies
look after the eetables, another the law
ing Of the cloth, &c., and that dinner
sho1ld Be had 90 ( O'Clock. PancsuaIIy
as TIE hoof named the bell sounded-
2 lot OF TN cups hung oo q string, the
in7ention Of Mr.. B., and s3 hungry
tourists formed circle roand q mossy
table.
Immediately after dinner was cleared
away the baskets OF provisions were
hung up on trees and the party started
for the snmmit. Arriving there after
an easy gaik, every body was snehanted.
fhe y1eS on all sides 10 one of the most
exquisite In the United States. All
around us, in bird's-eye viex, strstch
ihR away from ls. lay ocean, ehsnnsI,
mounta1u. forest. lake and island in
seemingly endless succession and pro-
fusion NhatooEa aad BsilinQham and
the L1mUi reservation. WITH the Nook
saek country, Mount Baker and tbs Gas
cade range for Q huge background, lay
due east Of us. At oar feet the innam-
erable islands Of th archipelago and
British possessions stretched In all dirse-
tio1s, rising from the water In every
shape eonceiyable 20 the mind, horse
shoes, snQar-l0eyes, thimbies, camel
backs. turtle backs, etoL Te the south
could plainly be seen the entrance into
Port Townsend and the Olympic range.
10 the west, Victoria and the mountains
OF Vancouver and it dependent islands.
Away 10 the north lowered the rockies
over the Fraser river and behind Port
Moody. Point Roberts apparently ap-
preached quite near 10 as. IL only the
settler wanting land could have seen
what We saw on Tuesday evening, the
vast foothills under Mount Baker neither
taken up nor developed, the hundreds
aid thousands of acres still on these
islanda, the thousands of acres north Of
the Olympic range, he would soon have
made up his mind. frst, that be had
plenty 20 choose from, and, secondly,
where 20 choose.
could not exaReerate very well the
great beauty of these bird's-eye views
fron the top Of the mountain. could
not easily oyerdrAw the intense interest
10 excites IN the minds of all who behold
u, and worda cannot paint the scene In
sufiieiently vivid coiors 10 do justice to
IL. There are plenty Of claims yet 10
be taken up on the sides and in the val
Ieys Of this meuntain, cranberry swamps
and good cattle runs. Foor lakes, at an
elevatisn of 100 or 800 feet, give charm
10 the scenery which could NOS otherwise
be obtained, and offers an additional
attraction 20 visitors. While gazing at
Whafcom q gust Of wind, blowing zoo
rudely. took Miss L. B.'s hat and gently
waited it over litfle precipice Of abost
l5oe feet, whence 1t was, Of course, re-
turned no more. This wss the only ex-
citing adventure We had. and it only
oaused momenkary breeze.
Having Razsd our NIL, We descended
about 100 feet into sancer-like foEma-
ton on ledge Of the great preeipice,
and made preparations fer the night. A
large IRE IN the middle Of the saucer
aud Q large ar bough screen On one side, |
with cedar bouRhs 20 lie on, completed |
the arrangements. Mr.. O. prsduced q |
. guitar and entertained the company
with s0me singing, and no one thought |
Of turning In until about II o'clock; bat |
here arose difficulty. Immediately on |
any Of the gentlemen being found asleep,
hey we're dragged out by the lee and the |
night made horrible to them: no matter |
how veil they hid themselves, the toe or |
hsel Of boot would reveal them, and |
out they would come with q ran. And
20 the night passed in fun till 2 O'Clock. |
when slight repast WAS taken and the |
sun looked after; but he came not, mist |
paying us visit instead.
About o'clock We descended to the |
hrst camping place and cooked break |
fast; the whole top Of the moantain be-
ing nov enveieped In mist. Here We |
put up swing for the youngsters, aome |
Of whom were nearly 80 years Of aQc.
and spent few hours In games and fun,
waiting for the mist 20 rise. Abeut I'd |
am. ve commenced the descens, vhish |
vas safely made In two hours. Upon
arriving at Point Langdon all dispersed. |
some b. land and some BY water, 10 |
their several homes, well tired and in
high good humor with the trip.
This. one Of the most lsvsly spots in |
'Washinatou Territory. should ere long
become Q favorite resort; the isiands Of |
the archipsiaGo, with their calm seas,
Offering greater inducements than any
place on the Sound.
Orchard fruits are doing we'll.
Good stock u much needed here, such
~ Thoroughbred fowls. pigs and COWS.
VIII Rivs you the acreage Of cleared
land and orchards the next time I write.
Two new families On Oreas, and both |
located.
There are rumors Of new store at |
West Sound.
smnRgsers (supposedl gave Q farmer
= Rsed haht few days ago.
Steamers EvanRei and Rustler are stili |
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