Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-30
[Lemars Sentinel. June q |

The trip on 10 the Sound 10 through
the great fir timber, and We see nothing
else Of note except Mount Rainier to the
east, which, like Mount Hood, stands
three miles high in it's stocking feet.
IL burst upon the pilgrims like reve-
lation OF the Apocalypse We were not
thinking of it az our train approached
Tacoma. A thick cloud shat of the
view of its base and the cascades on
which it rests. But high above the
clouds its vast avalanches OF snow and
ice giisteaing in the evening sunlight,
and as though IL were the New Jerusa-
lem coming down out OF the holy places
We reach the Sound at Tacoma shortly
after dark, and take a boat chartered
for as by the city OF Seattle, which place
is reached by midnight. IL is iliumin-
ated IN honor OF our coming, and pre-
sents such q lovely picture as 20 excite
three cheers from our party. Sitting on
the crest of the beautifully terraoed
bill, with city reaching from wharf to
summit, is an immense public building
so lit mp that We spell ont in letters of
IRE " Public School, A committee has
already assigned the party to the best
hotels as guests of the city. After q
half nights sleep We hurry up to see
the beautiful queen OF the SC und before
being carried to the opposite shore to q
grand clambaks, q novelty very seldom
Witnessed by Iowa people. The street
car company distributed free tickets,
private carriages were frecly rendered.
and others in the employ of the city
we're at the service OF the party. The
Sentinel folks are indebted TO Bailey
Gatzsrt, ESQ.,, o2e Of the oldest, wealth
lest and most public spirited merchants
Of the place, for q dsiightfuI drive
throags ths city and out TO view of the
lakes; also fer elegant fruit and flowers
from the splendid grounds which sur
rounded bis beautiful home.
Seattle is the largest, wealthiest and
most beautiful city on Puget Sound. In
the palmy days Of Willard IL was the
favored of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road, but that interest Is now withdrawn
in favor of Tacoma, but great CONNER
cisl interests remain; the coal and lam
ber interests alone being sufficient to
bring steady growth. Back Of the city
is a great lake hemmed in by mountains
and anywhere from SO 70 500 feet deep.
The conditions ara suoh that short
canal will connect this with the Sound.
The expectation Is that the Government
will cot this canal and use this lake for
q navy yard, where all Governments ves-
sels will be buiit. Not far inland from
this lake Ia another immense body of
water which may be readily connected
with the Sound through tina ifst lake.
and In this way an avenue made reach
ing into the heaviest of the wonderful
simber. the finest for building ships In
the world. I've steamers chartered by
the citizens are quickly loaded With ex-
carsionists and seattle people, and the
start Il made across the Sound, nine
miles away. 10 Port Blakely, where the
great elannbake h In progress. The fires
were started at 8 an; they we're built
npon the rocks, which were thoroughly
heated. The clams in shells were than
roasted by being placsd upon the hot
rocks. They guessed at our capacity By
laying In peek for sach person. which
was considerably beyond our abiiity;
for besides CLANS there was fire oolia-
tion Of other good things spread in the
forest. We cannot dsell longer upon q
recital of the grand time We had here,
beeanss the story Of our pilgrimage viii
never end unless We cut n short. A
brief visit 90 the great sswmilis, vhere
ship timbers are being cut anywhere
fronn 80 20 go feet long, and 20 the yard
wheIe q ship IA being bailt, ends our
delightfui experience as guests OF Sc
attic. We part with our new friends
here With much sincere regret. They
start across 20 theit own homes, EivinE
us cheer after cheer as our boat heads
40 the Soand. Oar return saiueAtiDn,
ending with q tiger, is no doubt echoinC
ssiii along ghe lSCo miles OF shore line
Of that inland sea.