Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-10-13
1.-THE CITY OF pEsrlNy .
by WILL yIssc-

alh uaF a (.
,eu.uer A. d. 1883 and Of IL :
70 the ll2Ih, / write 10 YOU sp'e
Tacoma is indeed civ -
promise. being lie Puget son.,s ~
minus OF the Northern Pae a. e
road, and the head Of the pa,,.., "
on the grand sheet Of water ms,,'
The city Is beautifully silp,,.1
raising ground, at Tie mas,s
Puyallnp river and it was laid y,
a famous landscape gardeaer \
streets which run north aud soa,k
succession Of terraces. aud ma. i.
ming east aud west climb tia M
easy grades. All Of tie streat, !.
broad. and along lhnse parts N Il.
which are bu Il mp The slrueln,, 4
handsome. spacious and sold :.
altogether Tacoma is an exees.lls.s'
well built city. for place eight NJ,
old. aud which has onlY III
reality. four years Off lively ssi.,s.
IL Is now growing with reipaysss1.
Tapdity, aud will doubtless Il ~
OF loo. 600 inhabitants In a $3.50 ~
years. though now its popula.lss
only $4,000
The Tacoma" Is the mama :, q
great hotel Of tho place. ald Il ~
Of the clty's chef Oraamgnts p
observe that | am mol aud hsy,
been. aud expect not 10 10 a gag.
the establishment and ia wfltsas ~
simply DO 80 as Il distant ainlrs,
Is 4 huge build ng. with ssli. /,
pressed bFick. aud is u 4 ms.tss. :
EHzsbethau and Queen Auag ~.
teeture, IL stands On grea, \
overlooking the mouth u lie Rss,l
lup and tho head Of C9mnieBssn.s
bag. and trDm iss long. vide p0ftogss
At tbs rear. aud ou1 u ghs rras6.
views Ot land aud water on ~ ea.ts
neat Is obtained Puget sound
us nauy wooded Islands. slFuIebss \,
a~at 70 tbs north. aud 10 Tho ost
hount Rainier. snow mahslel ssssn.L
". looms zap like great pile 81 e.,
clouds The Tacoma is llss bFDss,t,
81 the Tacoma Land COmpaBr ~
was built for tho purpose u eHssfsaa.
ing tho myriad purchasers 70 real y
tate 10 this region. as we'll as ghs I'M.
cling public generally. II has pgsga
brilliant Investment. az II d alvu1
h.lsl wish guests. to Us ngmass a
pacity. and has nOw iakun the shans
Ter u both sunmsE aaa msn.sf n
Sort iut hgre Is the climate u ss,ss.
cal mitdaUsF, without boat ia tsu.
mgr OF cold III winter Ihiuk II gtR
nuw. wh!sS in tho uasl the aog4.r
RACES 10 all his Sir us.nsas. AID lhst
Of y about Jsnuary. aai@ anl Fas.
when ''r'iIs Hyraas. clustering saissss
T. making himself so Immediately lxiA
wiki,
Along thu Pnl allup i1r manr ma
above IbcnmA. lies ihp great sss
growing rvE on ~ ihe pae lic coast
which tba fragrant IS wash. shs seg
name ~ VIII ch sho indians afa hsis
kuowr. arc employed. AZ tia ptosg +
season as ealllrrwra II The hesr
bloom from which John Bull aps esb.
ers, squeeze thuir 'lLl.aRd. an al
from which arises great pgokt
we'll a. much Yeast All tho cnaslT
about here which has not bacn elsRM
= covered with mighty forests Il gss \
hnFtt pine timber on earth | kfH
-gcn vast piles II ihis timbeL. Ca coaa4
less srrra q IAud. burned 10 gel 81 Il
!. aud Il looked iko pity 04lF h.
lay ] saw among tho tiuibas shus benz
destroyed grru four haHdrpd SO
Tong. without a knot or branch. bslsf
cut up AMI hpaBei Tor the torch. 20
clearing. Such trees and titDaaasti
81 others 81 approximate sHs ~
nntng Ihus burned by tho mile tysG
day.
The Northern Pacific road e hall
ing ~ Iaruuia fact, has nssfl
"a structure for hs exs
use, ~ 0lliCnI which, Is another d lst
'iFiktng udihurs III tho place. u !
unique IN architecture. colossal ssi
imposing. and that. together with o.
~ very expensive work 10 The var !
grazing. IL an evidence that the Fos9
.atuE great stock in this city and Hl
iolp u to ils fattaring 'ticsiiay
Among tho work which tho road
long Is that Of removing a great has
- high and long. for instance a aW
.qnarnq Of Chicago. from KandoN
truot 70 Van Burnn between Michign Il
lnd Wabash avenues This is <laG
lone by hydraulics. and The diri !
70 ng into place whore low laaa
long tho bay urs bcing rcclaiuisl
rom mo tides, for the purpose o. miA,
ng room for warehouses. wharyes ~
nad.bfdS, and which. when completes
TIll vastly improve. both IN appesranp h
~ convenience. the watnr.froniage =
no citF.
Across tho Puyallup on land, whIea
covered hy water at high tide ! n
Wealthy 81 Paul aud Tocoma conpaa n
5 constructing mill for the pnfFe.s
y making houses. in a "knDrk'dQNl
ondltion, which NAV be- takon asf y
'herc aud set up nv yon would
toad II will. als0 manufacture tgIa
1tN aud oil sorts Of wooi.wurks ~
WI VIII cover seven nrrgs ~ tho iaa.
mich IL being reclaimed from the I
nj will employ five thousand woLs n
len. Such AFRO very few q Ivy
lnn1y promising features Of the ep
{ destiny"
Altogether this IL n wonderful couu u
~ It's resources in iron, coal ~
.mber; it's agricultural and conllps 4
lal advantages will give WORK a''
ionlth to unborn thousands B