The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-24

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uRexr-scte-i and rather insrTsdin- PIE :
cnes gas made. aFf the fact waS ais-
covered fha~rhe Sorsb Carolina land
owners. Ike those q Virgins. short
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| the sane di1tie5lfies 81 hzufing iEsm-
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bv an angie plaIaly visible to-day n
the course u the canal
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the work and fhe waters Of f42ke
nrnmmead were brought into res4riis5-
| ton for feeding the canal This lake
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reSents IN q modern ace the coal FORM
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in the grolo<icai fi-tory 81 the glohe,
| and during an excee,}iae.v dry season
so dry. indeed that the boggv ell
was parehed and t-snsforraef inta an
infammabie clay, fash % lightning
fsec ne the ariEia OF big
| FIRE. Towering trees were feiied
the scrubbT anaerbrnsh was
laid low. ard then the fames
ate thei- way feet after foot into the
| inaammable soil and hOllav circle
was formed in the ground. When the
fsAls3s came tsl4@ ffsfsfs TtDlf fHffl{lit tise
basin for the innnmeTahle streams
which tricklel fhro 9Th the forest, and
wa9 sooa transformed into lake.
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The almost tracklssS swamp through
| which the canal nenefrates j <tiil vaiu-
| able ca account Of its cypress and
| juniper. the latter article becoming
| year hv year more aud more scarce
and exceedingly valuable At one
time a single share ri stock Of the
IgsDal swamp Land Company wa
worth a. much - $1,000 The tract
originally taken up and rarvsresi EN-
braces 20 90 square acres. About half
a. many additional square acres are
! now embraced IN the forest. Bears
wander unmolested in il trarkless
/ depths. and the dealIg rather baskS
| himself IN The sun without fear Of
nan. Birds Of brilliant plumare fiy
from limb 10 limb - the huge ami
hieh cypres trees. and sing their
carpls fToHa faHn 30 dark ans cen snd
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