The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-03
SEEING THE COUNTRY.


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Not until one has tFavsled throagh
. country can he begin TO sppreciase
the extent. beauties and natural NJ
sources of that country. So Il il that
the sverige resident ~ vel - the
stranger In Western Washington has
bus faint and impesfest conception
Of the vast area. charming, picturesque
scenery and almost unlimited pos-i-
bi1ifies OF the banner county Of this
great territory Of the Psciiic NORTH
west One may wander Isborioussy
through governors reports and stu
dionsly pour over descriptive circulars
and pamphlets. bat true and sccur-
ate idea of the natural attractions sur
Us can be obtained only by
taking advantage Of the county rail-
ways. steamboats, and stage lines 70
penetrate into this very appropriately
styled God 3 country"
This was the view Of the case enter
tanned by several gentlemen in this
city, and during the week just passed
: plan was projected and successfully
carried out 20 advance fearlessly into
the wilderness and ascertain Just
what sort Of = land il Was concerning
which 50 much has feen written and
spoken. Men had been seen waxing
eloquent and searching in vain for
language suitable 70 describe this land
OF promise situate to the east of Seat
tie, and IL was deliberately decided TO
look over the country and determine
for the satisfaction Of self and the ben
eft Of mankind whether the wonder
land. just now 80 often on the lips,
would pan out" really what II is
cracked up" TO be.
The party undertaking the expedi-
ton Was made up Of Commodore ]. ID.
smith and Amos Cotting OF New York.
Judge David Glass Of Winnipeg, Amos
Costing Of Boston. Ale Moses Of San
Francisco, John Leary Of Seattle and
the writer. II would be . tour Of in
spection but incidentally some little
attention might be given 70 the game
of the country ii the season proved
Indeed hints were thrown
out by some Of the party with nautical
tendencies that it would be sorry day
for the trout family when new
ROD. LrsK AND REEL
bought for the trip were unpacked and
made ready for use at the head waters
of some of King county's streams:
and those who heard the threats, ut
tered with decision by o man accus-
toned to walk the quarter deck,
tremblcsi for the poor denizens of the
brooks in the neighborhood Of the
upper Snoqualmie.
Some little delay was experienced at
the station in Seattle in finding space
for the Commodore's excess Of bag
gage: for. from the amount carried by
him on the tip. one might have been
led 10 believe that he was OIL for two
months jaunt. This difficulty over
come. however, the train pulled out
and for hall an hour the tourists occ1-
pied themselves in admiring the pros
pect afforded by the sound and noun
tains and in vainly attempting to
locate some land along the road in
which the afiable Seattle capitalists of
the party was not interested.
The run to Gilman il an interesting
one whatever may be the standpoint
from which il is viewed. Borne
through magnificent timber, along
charming water courses, skirting pic
turesque lakes, across rich bottom
lands here, there and everywhere dot
ted with the homes Of ranchers. one
cannot fail to come To realizing sense
of the importance OF the country
traversed and to imagine the great
which il is destined to
undergo. Then, too. the trip cannot
he otherwise than interesting to one
with aesthetic tastes, for the scene is
ever changing and the prettiest bits OF
are constantly bursting into
view and demanding the attention and
praise OF the delighted traveller.
Along the shores Of Washington
around its northern end and on,
skirting the cast shore of Sammamish.
the tourist il hurried with as rich
treat in the way Of lake, valley and
mountain scenery rs one would care
TO be favored with.
At GILMAN
The party for the first time had oppor-
tunity Of forming an estimate OF the
richness and value of the vast coal de-
posits i'm the neighborhcod and OF test
ing the ability and professional skill
of the chef Of the mining camp.
Through the courtesy of Superintend-
ent Whitworth an inspection was
made of the tunnels recently built in
to the Commodore" as the towering
coal mountain has recently and quite
appropriately been christened. and
later, through the kindness of the
same gentleman. the travellers sat
down To As tempting and paiatable
dinner as was ever set before king.
Refreshed and rejuvenated by this re-
past, the command was given 10
-.move on" to the team, which was in
waiting to- give the tourists their first
experience in mountain stage riding.
Prior To the departure, however, Judge
Glass, in a few felicitonsiy chosen
words. expressed to the assembled
crowd the pleasure experienced by the
party in visiting the thriving village,
returned thanks for courtesies shown,
and with three rousing cheers and
tiger for the place and people, seats
were taken. the whip snapped, and
the exhiIerating journey over the
country roads begun.
The drive from Gilman to Pals City
was rendered immensely enjoyable
and interesting by the presence as es-
cort, guide. interpreter and court
lester of one Mac He was gen
tieman OF medium build, intensely
tiorid complexion. evidently of Irish
stadent o! human nature,
generous to fault. endowed with re-
markable reasoning powers, possessed
OF fund Of humor and never tired OF
expafiating on the resources OF the
and the excellence Of flask
of Scoich whiskey with which he was
provided. What Mac did not know
was not worth knowing. What he
could no; tell about the region travers-
ed was not worth telling. Moiest AMI
retiring AT iirss. as the medicinc III his
flask Wa lowered his spirits rose cor
respondingly until every member OF
the original party, overcome by
mrs IRISH ELoouEScE
Which poarei forth in one broad.
blue. uninterrupted stream, gave the
field over 10 him and acknowiedged
himself beaten. "Reminiscences, stories,
fahses, Jokes and tales rolled out OF
him like mo.asses from the bung OF a
ho-shead. and each aad every sally or
piece of brilliant repartee was followed
hy an Emerald Isle roar. which rolled
echoing and reecheing Gown the hill
sides and through the valleys with
the dpsfeliag resonance OF Lookout
mountain eannonade. Urged on by
the favor with u ~hich his rhetoric was