Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-16
SEATTLE.
Lwinterse. Maaisonian, July SOL

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Il vas after midnight when We arrived
at Seattle. From the boat We went d.
rect TO our hotels. The people of Seattle
had made arrangements for the accom-
mediation of the party at the hotels. We
were at no expense while there.
Seattle Is beautiful town oomuenc-
ing on the shore and reaching back on
the side OF the bill that divides the Sound
from q large and beautiful lake. Il has
a population Of 1000. Owing 70 the
depression in the lumber business, the
population has somewhat decreased the
last two years.
As We steamed up to the wharf the
town looked very pretty; many of the
houses were brilliantly illuminated. and
the lights rehested in the water was q
grand sight. The town is substantially
built and has many excellent and elegant
business buildings and residences. IL
has q new and clean look, having been
mainly built in the last few years, and
Its buildings are modern style. There
Ia evidently considerable wealth. The
assessed valuation is 81, ,000. The
North Paoiao il discriminating against
It in favor of Tacoma, but money and
pluck are hard at work TO make il the
principal city on the sound. How it
siii end cannot prophesy, bat Seattle
has the dner location and the better
anchorage.
Seattle has ~ steamboats, of various
sizes that trade at its port. There are
besides four ocean steamships that reg
ularly call there, and a number Of San
Francisco vessels. II has foundries, ma
chine shops, sawmills, ship yards. furni
sure factories, gas and water works and
street railway. II has three daily and
slx weekly newspapers.
In King county, of which Seattle is
the county seat, there are $4,000 acres
Of agricultural lands, one half OF which
are IN yer bottoms. There are 1900
acres Of hard wood timber, GOO white
pine, about 600, 600 of FIR and perhaps
10000 Of spruce. There sre l6 saVmilis
ia the county. Rat little numbering 10
done nov. owing to the depression In
the lumber business. In 1884 the cut
of these mills Was 22.56l 26l feet. The
price at tidegaser was from 50 TO q
thousand.
Hay and potatoes do well, and the
apple crop Is considerable. Hops do
remarkably we'll. Osts Is q good crop.
Nearly all kinds OF garden truck do well.
while t4C SUI All lTHth5 u6No y LMolNc3lOas
success. We saw IL strawberries that
together weighed pound, and the large
ones we're as paiatable a. the smaller
ones. Pears, cherries and plurus pro-
duce In great profusiou. 10 is not -
good for wheat. Grapes, corn and mel
ons do not sueseed very well.
Coal mining Is Bext In importance to
/ the lumber industry. The output for
the year ending June 30. 1884 vas 235,-
1 i67 tons. The coal 10 bifnminous. IL
| - inexhaus.ible. some anthracite has
been feand.
TIE climate 10 said 10 be verv good.
Somewhat moist in winter, but the thsr
mometer rarely goes below 100 above
zero. Flowers bloom in great profnsiof
and they have some varieties almost
every month Of the year. IL 10 nesei
hot In snmmer.
They treated Ne 10 Q clambaks while
we wess there. We we're taken acros'
she Sound 20 Port Biakely. The clam
had been gathered. Holes are dag II
the ground and piles Of reok heated yer.
hos. Then other holes are made Il
which are placed these hot rocks, an'
% on, and Ia this manner thoy ar
cooked. With them was served clan
showder, sandwiches, pickles, DC. an
ue bad . glorious picnic under the nr
and laurel. TIE people Of Seattle di
themselves proud. and ne we're sorry "
had not q week 10 stay with them.