The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-10
KAyEyxA SPRINGS.
\ Nsv Mna Abrasive PIeasus
GssNnA Wear tia city.


GrsNnA Near the fifty.
Fifteen or twenty minis ride from
the city over the Seattle { Eastern
railroad. or forty-ive minutes with
horse and buggy, viii take one 10 thu
finest natural park there Is on the Pa,
cific coast A Fcsr-ISrEIIsexxcxR re.
porter, while riding about through the
country Saturday, found himself
driving through . beautiful avenue OF
cesiars and vine naples. and In few
minutes came upon . number OF men
busy At work grading driyewsys. Law.
ing eat walks and clearing up and
burning uneerbru<h On making in
qniry the reporter was told that be
was in Rsvenna park" One of the
men lest bis work and conducted the
reporter through the park. which con-
sasts OF sixty -ofse acres near Z MON hay,
on the line Of the Seattle a Eastern
railroad. nine miles by rail and four
miles and a half by wagon road from
the city The property vas purchased
last fab by several Seattle gentlemen
who found they could make there one
Of the finest parks in the country.
Running through the center Of the
Land i n canyon, at the bottom OF
which Is . beautiful brook OF clear.
cold water leaping and tumhsing over
logs. Ii makes . series of waterfalls
every few rods. Along this brook
they have opened beautiful walk and
cleared away all the brush up 10 the
Sulphur spring = magnificent spring
Of clear cold water which WAS discov-
cred about two years ago by some men
who live near. and which has since be-
come famous in that section for its
medicinal properties. Following is
an analysis OF the water: sulphur
sted hydrogen, sulphzte OF magnesia.
sHlphste of sodium. chloride OF So
dium. chloride Of potassium. suiphate
Of calcium.
The spring Is in beautiful spot near
the brook, into which il pours its
waters over the stones that il has COW
cred with white Substance The
spring Is - clear as crystal and the
water Geld as ice, boiIs up and flows
over the edge Of the stone curbing
which has been put around II. A
short distance above the spring
another BROOK comes into TIE main
sgysam, an. across this 9 dam has
been contributed and q water ripe
laid 10 q fine level spot some distance
away. where a foundation il ~ be
erected which will throw a net Of
water some ten or twelve feet high.
As fast a. the unrierbrush Is cleared
away, grass seed Is being sown. and in
mar.y places Is already coming up.
Beautiful trees. such a. cedar. vine,
maple. alder, hemlock. fir and the ycw
tree are in the park, planted by the
hand OF nature. Several monarchs Of
the forest tower HeaveDward, and one
grand old tree measures forty-four
feet around the base eighteen inches
above the ground. THIGHS sahi TO be
the largest tree north of California
The eastern limits of the park are
only 60 feet from Ravena park sta
ton on the Seattle 4 Eastern railroad
The grounds seem especially adopted
by nature for such purpose. Bcauti-
full drives and winding paths viii make
IL one of the loviiest places on this
coast IN which Ia spend q day, or for
a drive of an hour or two and in year
from now the place viii seen. like
fairy land. The propriesors extend a
cordial invitation 10 all 10 come TO the
park and bring their lunch baskets
with them and have picnic. IL Is a
beautiful drive to the park by way Of
Madison street and the portage. and a
day spent there will amply repay any
one Ter the trip.