Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-16
lrros Pssr-IxTuLLIsHoEs

IL vas at 3 O'Clock at night that the
stssmsr Washington backed cut from
fssjsr's wharf. Seattle, for its eso0hed
ran Of 40 miles to Wbateom- After
uakins about tssuty landings, afteen
q them TO Pot Oh sad tsks ou mail
sssks at ~ many dihsrsnt p0stofaoes,
pssssnQen the pext afternoon ~ the
ssd of the loo0 wharf THAI tots far out
into the bay - Whascom. he and his
sIsvss and efficient ersv make the round
sip besveen seattle and Whatoom with
10 every " hoors.
nuoh might be said of the iutsrveninR
spass, bot I vili nov spssk Of Whatoom
soansy esly. Like King and Pierce, 10
lad 700 moch boom, and 10 iust pov q
iissis siok from the effects thereof. The
foas tovusites Of Whatcom. behome.
Bsllineham and Raishaven are all stu
sssd vithiu distanss Of les than three
nilss, and, becsass they ov Hooked the
veil kneUn principle thst In unity there
a strength. each has more or isss sapped
sbs lifsblosd and hindsred the prosper
Nv OF the others OF coarsa, sash one
has spsoiai big reasons Why 10 should
sbsorb ell the othera. For she present
Whatoom has the supremacy, and ssili
thsy don't claim nov 10 10 doing any.
,hina Of which 20 bsaa. The fact IL that
thss vhals region 10 dissrsssinRiy aadsf
ths weather. 8HEE Il
That he ooaniy b - large aorsaas Of
GOOD soil. and that 10 years 10 come 10
viIl abound in good things, no one ooo-
vsrsart With the facts and SURROUNDINGS
vill dsny. But it 10 q heavily wooded
soantry. which o.n be brought nndsF
saltivation only Aftsx years OF tod.
Many Of the old settlers now have good
farms, but thsy do not oocapY huu-
dredtn para 0f zoe ssound, ana u sill BE-
several years before nsv eomcrs can
rsies Surplus TO amount TO Anythioa.
What ON has less attractive situs
Aps and mors dead vaosaaes thsa tho
os6sr towns named, bat ii bad shs ssart.
spd tts ehisf men have strained ev~ry
nssvs 70 keep 10 ca tbs lead. fhe oasi-
sses part Of the town is at the waters
edes. and most Of the esdenoes back
90 the hill. They have = good school
hoa.e. several neat ohurohes. and otssr
evidences OF reHned sdv.ncement. l. st
sprine shey bad big me- that Greatly
wippisd tue town, and the sddsd gen
ssstdepssssion have made times COON.
fortably hard; bot they believe that mex,
year vili sec tbs cloud OF adversely rise
and a lat away, y
& A, New whasom OF sshoms thsy Be.
sAn to mine and ship coal - far back a
1854. aud it continued 10 be q profitable
hes,nsss until 1915. vnen the mines were
shat down. The osnefs Of the tsvnaits
have still quite valustie undevslopsd
mineral interests In that region, aad
faliy expect 10 have rail connectton With
the Canadian Pasifc before she end oi
iss6. Part OF the road - already graded
sad q mile or 30 OF irJn laid. eItend Iug
dovn 10 their wharf. Mayor kailosk
certainly has large snticipstions ~ 90 lie
failure, or be would not make his head
quarters AZ that town, nov 90 dead. Al
bsllinRham | Vas shown where Jay
Cooke decided should be she terminus
Of the Northern Pacific Railroad, and
10 people have not yet utterly lost faith
IN that prediction.
Aud now for ioorney inland. moant,
ID on The huF1lcane dsok OF hvsry
sesbls eAyuss. ~ nrst osjsstiys psint
vas Nook<Aek oTossinR. over Q rough
saoash road right through the woods
fus stxteen mtles, With here aud there q
small eisAslag and fee settlers. Per
hAps ons foafth the distance 10 cofdaroy
70 kssp oat Of The deep winters mud.
II mtjee oct passsd . store and post
- named yNeee. BY tue v.y, saAt
uppeR eoantry 10 noesd fos hsviue, small
segsos eeAteseed I'll about. Juse esfore
Nnakine Noohsssh / cav by she road
- nsv easin and . rather styiish
aeeiaG. fAir-skinnsd end seoder handed
eelsoAn vorktna near -. IL pfoved
~ ~ sehNs than Ton N,cAliu, oR she
waaseom Rspstiis. He hsd taken sp .
peesupeson clsiu u hns body VI IN
sosseso timber, and wAa pfeparinR 20
essc@ 3 ssvmill 70 fuFnish buiidina ms
esrsd fse ~ inereasing pspoiassoa 10
Ne yselniey q Nooksnsk river.
Afssg eeoeuina she river sn . fsrryboat
iceD4 : Dne10Glee. church, telsgraph
sme4 he eoeres and half dosen dwell
mee. - teAsned thst shere vas quite .
oetieosat eeaetefs9 slene up and down
ee nvef. Mech of the land IN proxim-
~ 70 tae river 10 extra good. the vorss
drawback bstn9 the amouas Of tiobes
shst snouohsrs 10
0ix mliea wes1, over good soil bat bad
fesos, hfoo9ht ne " Lyndsn, . brand
- ssuM vish three stores, . ssumll.
- 1vseal ntce rsssdsuess. vtsh more
pespeel u ID Only foaf miiss frU0
- bf1ttsa lsne. and has soaaiderable
- eoea9sy 10 back u Many Of the
ysesot e1Ajsees cone ever there TO do
seeef usdisg. because 10 10 more eon-
ssnt than any stores 90 their eide OF
Aad nov vs are Oh f,s trail tramp
nreea mliea threash tas forest "
bso1Ahnoa. b shs sxsrsma norsh0ea
snef OF the eouutry. Many cabins
v'sA mail eisarines we're ssen aisna she
~, eoa Tor soms reason majority Of
owcess vsre away from home.
- sAesfs u scarcely a. acre Of psnarte n
saas region. and eousidessbls o. tbs
ond q ssampy. but soms OF 70 very
nsss - are a the sisv Of Bains,
.esee s mile away from ssmiahmoo,
ess 90 9 splt that iats vsy out int
~. Tie former propcesa 90 eat ~
asesf and make unto Itself . great
y 10 right against tue Brisish
80 expects 70 sprins into prcmi-
80 pfosp~sits As enoa ~ ~
aeoaa Pact1c comes aiona. The
e ocs cca-,sss Of one store, enc ho
- three dwellingsl Y-s 10 h the
nsusp<per, tbs 6laia< Js@r-
eses estsos. Ms. Nssvs, b aov
,Ssins ehiefy FER glory, bas expecss
Tnsy toesms roliins in by and ey.
ss are nov vsry dull all Anect there,
rod undeveieped ecaesfy backs
~ snd thsas is . esod time som
1eM uila ssssheask over an In
et esentsy. IL fesndale, in ~
OF fsstiis and veli sestied ~
aisssne the NsoAsask river. Ths
oss eniosed prcspe- isy. hat , nos
snnx ences hard tinea. 6s.sa. fruit
Sessaoiss do veil all tAroash thai
sy, vesnsves they have 3 fAif shcu
ven uiies froua fefndale b What
~ And. u the timber vas Of, uose oi
9essnd would be vAiaahis. Out 70
- Mount Bakss and eack OF Lsks
sssseo1 - there 10 said 10 b large bodis,
0sstasat land 10 conesusson vil
seas hsndssds 4 eeod hoses 81
ee fo1sd Ia wat so~ ecausy, -
eea b Aeved oos Of ths fossss
essn hAs ysan = ssssaesssA
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