Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-08
sgAssoK. Aag. o. 1885.

FsrT1s Ptsf-lETi,IIIeEkczk
f,s xhe has not been used 10 inm-
....ss and loesinR country can gain
s..ss sariOns and interesting anfofma-
-. = VISITING such region. The
- - isss spent week among the
Iss.hsFusrl slouR Hoods Canal, going
= a. % - Untcn Cisy or skokomish.
n s.iIss keltw this head OF tbs Canal.
-. ~ay littis steamer } Josephine makes
- s-ius ! Essk from Seattle 20 Seabeok
~ Uslm usy, carrying the mail and
~ oaDai extends up ssms 90 miles
sp.r, Port Gamble. is from one to three
r;lss vide, and deep enough its whole
Isestk 10 nssl the largest vessel on the
80. Ths tDnntry on either side, a.
- fsom siks boat, appears 10 be ono
dsusa nan b timber, nnounisAins Of
sfszls7 q Ism msgnitads looming up
i lbs background. Though IeRRsrs
ksve been sulIinR the timber for twenty
yssrs o. moFs, there seems yet scarcely
4 alst smiss. ! imposed the settlers
a b eonparatively new eowers, but
tean1 shs nai ioTity Of themts have beeli
shsst is a ID years, and sorno even 30.
m skokoniah Indian reservation, as
~ Eouth Of that river, has been In
srislsnoe sculs 36yeArs. Rev. Mr. Eelh
; nss ln charge and has undsr his
sapsrvisioa half dozen white em.
ploYsss and nome three hundred soua
"a dsuehiefs OF the forest. They
ham Q very ans body of land, and IL
nsns q shame that 20 much OF ID
ltsuid lis there not half Developed.
xAsn 70 many industrious people would
u more than glad OF chance 10 make
tpfoancs Eaore than tenfold What Il 10
sulnz todsy.
sssg scfoss the river from the ressrva.-
tisa Thomas Wehb. who came 80 she
ssuntsy In l8A, haa one OF the finest
Arms In the Territory. His hay crop
ihis year is 2f5 tons. which be sells on
ihs spot ct Gil q ton. Fruit and vegs-
lsblss hs raisss 10 abundance, and feeds
sbocs 10 cattle. Near him A. Balm has
sas sf the neatesk eoansFy ataFss aver
ne; and, tkoiiQh bis trade Is mainly
sizh fedisu3. he casries ths vezy best Of
msrythine. He ID buiidinx Q boat TO
nds with the nstivea and Boston msr
4 sione the al,oesi. " the Sound.
Al Uaiun City john McReayy owns
xa1fy svaryshina; 5.shn Lzihaai bsina
zl<n sssd With hial 10 the store. They,
n MsRsayy and several othexs. have
ki4at vieiBtty severai logging camps.
kshiah many men are employed. The
snee logger 10 somewhat Of euri
~, QensrAlly rough enough IN outside
sgsarAnoe and epeech, bus with a kind
asart and aensrous ways. We dined
nd supped sith them. and pronounce
their fare as seloe a that of the average
hotel. A AiekRing arsu consists Of about
Ave yeks tif uxen aud ten men, each
hasine his slsscial duty. Their work IL
laborioas, and 10 eaRres exciting: she
wonder heina thai nof more men and
animals era hart BY the rolling and
tnmbiinR lsas. The logs are doomed
end thsn snaa 10 the mill companies at
ssskset aad lfoFt 1snels; the pressu,
Prise nssn9 i1sIus tb pef thoasand.
unien Ciiy ds . beautiful site for q
lcvn, and sIll 10 doubt In The future
osoonas trailing senter. A stage line
ssas e Oskha.t. eeanecsins with boai
for olympia.
Dropsane tleau The Canal 2s miles, 90
sfs q eeabtnk. where they have been
t1silng lumtsf for O quarter Of a cen
tafy. About q year AGO q large, fipe
~ mi,i VS. anished. and to-day some
y mfn are busy turning out vast guam
hiles Of lumlsaf from 10. Businsss ap-
yssfs good, fof ve found four chips %
!eelf wharf leading lcmber for the San
sisnoieoo and other mArkeas. We never
~ hsttef organised crew Of work
n14 &teryltsne esosn iilse eaeolgWofk.
s.zfesly seni belre usfsisd. A iuQ ID
a'zxofsd and disirttnisd In almost no
nnA Tie miil eosapany are putting on
noafd ono Of their ewia vesselll. tue Arc
iaFaA neafiy nillisn feet Of piles and
an1<f Tor OsRland, Cal. A hAn1Boms
le a1Hn hks sprurG 40 ca the hIllside
Nek q ths nill; fnosi OF shs houses
esi.E ssned ha the company aud occa-
psd " 10 employees,
y = Howard, tba hotel proprietor. 10
e sxsmpls - shs fesal, OF sateRprlse.
~ isw xssrs age he was airaost pen
n1ss nov hs has psepeFty all around,
. rapidly accommodating moro.
rW 81 losRang men come here 30
Se14 toeif ieissirs time aud their spare
- 10 maeh ct which goes for STRONG
his plase 10 twenty miles above Port
Msois and Ali along ne shors are
- = vhssA Ne tonrist and heaith
- soald ikad asenexy % inseHeet
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