Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-23
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On the 4sh Of August A. A. DENNY
W. Denny, %, Jacobs and z. N. Head
dice left the bssssling prsciaets OF the
Oneen Civ for closer and more ae-
eurzie s1rvsy-in some particulars. Al
least--of the s1meHhss csgebratei Ueu-
ny iron aud copper mines. The party
took tie o'cloek tFsiu for Nsucastie
and arrived there between ? and 3
O'Clock 2 N. There the party was me,
by Nj Davidson With a three seated
two horse spring hack, to take tksm
With their necessary luggage through
70 toe mines | mention the vehicle
and the team to show the character OF
the wagon road over the mountains.
All being seated. our Jshu gave the
word and Se rolled away for Gen. Tlb-
oetts's pleasant home IN the Squsk val
ley. Distant from the Old town Of
seeeastle about one mile Il the new
coal roEn. 1he nez town is more re-
spectacle IN the character and appear
enee OF Its b0ildiugs than the old town.
Ia fact, the Appearances indicated an
architectural evolution. We nsIieve in
~A@N 8AAA Va SFbtAtAB1. WE ike 10 AF4
the sons Of toll comfortably hoased-
they and their little ones and their
household gods
" hen we left the new town We eom-
meneed 10 climb, and We continued to
climb until We reached an attitude, as
shown by fiDe barometer, ef 1875 feet.
ihis - ~ steep an ascent and az bad,
" not she worst, piece of road, between
Se title and the SaoqaalBie Pass. The
wagon way u oos.Eueted by stones, un-
covered roots, asd snort and sidelinp
turns. King county, and especially the
good people OF NeVessile precinct, owe
u to themselves to open uF better and
less pFecipitous wagon way to the rich
and productive ysllsys in the heart of
this county. Then, again, this piece of
road is an integral part of the great
toorouRhtare reaching through tue Suo-
qualmle Pass to The pasture lands and
Rrs ater grain valleys beyond. This
thor0ugbfafe, uRder the eutirine and
energetic management of Mr. Smith, is
fast becoming q good wagon way. But
more of this further on.
The lookout from the crest of the
ridge separating Coal creek from Squak
valley Is said to be, on a clear day, one
OF the most varied and picturesque of
the whole eo1ntTy. Locking to the
west, the siivery sarfsse of Lake Wash
ington, with its dark shore Innings made
sy the shadows of the evergreen and
continuous woods, is seemingly at your
feet; beyond are the waters of the Sound,
and still beyond the ragged line of the
Olympic range, With its dark and unex-
plored forests descending to the waters
of the Sound. Turning to your right
aud you behold Squak lake aud its
pleasant valley; TO the south and you
can trace the silver thread of Cedar
river and catch Rlimpses of the Duvam-
lsh through the open sylvan avenues.
Bot must hasten OF.
From the crest of the ridge to Gen.
Tibbetts's place is q miles. The grade
IL squite heavy; but, owing TO the absence
of roots and rocks, the descent il safe
and easy. We arrived at the Generals
pleasant mansion, store and botel-
three IN one--at about o'clock .. m.
Here We remained during the night
Travellers and excarsionists find hearty
welcome and every accommodation here.
IL Is good Quitting point for excur-
sionists going to the Falls. Tibbetts's
house Is 1I5 feet above medium tide. |
Squak valley is rich bat low. Its area
aner grass land exists anywhere. For
grain or hogs, In our Judgment. 1t will |
ultimately have to be thoroughly under |
drained. Many OF tue old pioneers of |
this county have pleasant homes aud !
hne farms in this little valley. They |
earned them, and may they long eniSy |
them.
Our Jeha was on hand in due time |
next morning. We took our accustomed |
seats and rolled away through narrow |
lanes aud on artificial ridges. We want |
to say 10 our squak friends. in passing, |
that II they coald spare a little more |
land for road purposes it would greatly |
relieve Us from the apprehension of |
striking our elbows against the fesoes |
GoIHg out of the valley We ascend quite |
q hill to a Rraveliy table land covered |
With fir timber. ihs elevation of this
table land is $50 feet. From tue in
ereasinR density of the smoke and from |
the occasional hot waves of air that
we're puffed into our faces We knew We
we're approaching the domain Of the fire
king. The provi5ent Denny, se.ior.
fsarfal of difficulty 10 this line, had
wisely purchased an AZ at riobetts's.
We soon bad use for 1t. Just ahead
theFe was q wall of fire across the rad
aud no chance TO get around il. Dry
trees had fallen aoro-s the roadway aud
the d smss we're lsaping high. We had
Doticed thai the mild eray and insellI
gent eye OF our quiet Hsaddiee had st
Gen. fibsaits's, for some understandable
reason, lit up With d transcendent glow.
as though ne was filed with high re-
solves and had determined on ennobtinQ
conquest. Yet we had no reason to ex-
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direction so different, so soon. While
Denny, junior, with Ak In band. was
cutting q pry, tbs heroic ii. lesped over
the burning logs and reported himself
for service on the other side. Fortun-
ately the fallen timber had broken as IL
struck the road, and we extended q pole
20 II. and our combined strength lifted
the bnfning obstruction to one side.
Then. having suhdued the fierceness Of
the flames on either side with wafer.
which fortunately was near at hand, our
Jehu passed safely through. Meeting
with no other obstruction worthy Of
note, We arrived 81 Falls City AZ high
noel and took dinner there. Elevation
Of the oitY, lI5 feet.
From Falls City the next point of in
tetest is the hop ranch on Snoqualmie
Prairie, distant about ten miles. To
reach the latter place you pass over q
high plateau covered With a. tine DR. and
cedar timber a. IL has ever been my good
fortune to see. think can safely say
that many an acre of II will yield one
half million feet Of lumber, beard mea-
sure. Tue ze and hight of the trees
and the number of them on q given
space Is marvellous. The highest point
on this table land il s25 feet above me-
dinm tide. The elevation Of the hop
ranch ID tTB feet. This is the home of
old Gambrinusi the largest hop field in
the world Two hundred and ffty acres
OF hops in full and luxuriant growtbl
80 tons, or half million po1nds! An
ocean Of sparkling foami
In the Snsqnalmie valley there is .
large area Of very fine land. A eonsid-
erabie portion Of this area IL prairie;
the residue Is covered With vine and