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

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/. m0et immediase1y in&l3e upon The sub
xtznfial contents uf friend Wflson's
laraef- The aftxrk was . successful
ane and proved conrlasively that III
| inyigorztinR air of the mountains xas
! already beginning TO have rs eject
Nothing ever tasted hetser, and. con-
tented With se2f and af peace with th<
voFid, one sought his couch to dream
81 speckled t<zutie. or listen 10 the
thumpissg. thumpsng. thumping of an
excited parsy Of Whist players below.
who in friendly rivalry were enseavor-
could Erst break the sab}e-fop and play
rHE FISHING KxcrKass
On he following day vas probably
one Of the most successful on record.
A party Of three started out in the
early inoring weal loaded down with
rods, reels, lines. flies and fish baskets.
The THO vas made up OF one Of the
mast experienced fishermen Of Seattle,
and the two representatives from New
York Naturally the gentleman from
Seattle had the advantage in being ac-
quainied with the stream. but there
Was slcok Of determination in the faces
Of the New Workers. which spoke vol
umes. and could be interpreted as
meaning that they would keep their
end up or die hefoically in the At
tempt.
Long and patiently the guests at the
hotel looked and waited for their return.
and when. after hours Of weary watch
ing, they were seen toiling hack into
the highway. whether from heavy
loads Of fish or from fatigue could no.
be determinedl o shout Of welcome
went up from the throats on the We
rsnda- unfortunately, owing to CON
fusion OF manuscripts and careless
mutiiation OF notes, the record OF the
catch must always be in doubt. IL was
either thirty-seven fish or three hum
6red and thirty-seven. Neither IS the
success Of each individual remembered
exactly. but in IS much as Seattle Was
outnumbered two 70 one. il Is Of course
but fair to suppose that the catch OF
the eastern men was in the aggregate
equal to that of the gentleman from
the Queen City. This much is
certain and beyond controversy.
however, and that IS that one OF
the New Workers had the biggest bite
ever known IN that section; and. al
though the fish was not seen or land
e!, he (the gentleman from New York;
can have the satisfaction OF knowing
that so far as bites 30, his record is At
the bead of the best Of them, white or
siwash.
Another party cast their flies in the
river with astonishing results. for they
returned with catch OF one on two
hundred fish-with one, II memory
can be relied on.
In the afternoon trip was made to
the falls OF the Snoluaimic. Resi-
dents estimate the distance from the
hop ranch to this beautiful cataract at
one mile and half, but il in any one
thing residents are ridiculously inac-
curate it isin judging distances. Those
OF the party who walked To the falls
found it TO be three miles, were
willing to wager il was two and half,
stsked their reputsfions on its being
two, and swore il was the longest mile
and half they had ever been over.
Whatever the distance, however,
sight OF the majestic leap the river
takes at this point more than repays
one for any efforts made in reaching
the ground. Innumerable pens have
attempted to describe the beauty of
Justice has hardly been done il.
Language fails when an attempt Is
made to picture il in words, and even
Roget's "Thesaurus" availcth but
little when one essays to present its
beauty and majesty with appropriate
word-coloring.
Having fessted on the sight in ST.
lence and viewed II in rapture from
.t;kT.,-o,xk s><.;,xks of v.pfa1o the aFtv
turned homeward, but not until one,
more reckless than the rest, recalling
perhaps the tales of daring exhibited
by those who would inscribe their
names high up on the sides Of Nir-
ginia's natural bridge, made bold to
place his name in conspicuous place
where che who runs may read" His
companions watched him anxiously
and with fear and trembling until ut
last
THE DEED WAS DONE
And ne returned in safety to the bosom
of his companions. And tourists in
years to come will gaze in wonder ut
that name and marvel at the bravery
exhibited by him who placed it there;
and coming generations viii look long
upon it and soiiloquize: "verily he
was mighty man, and, faith, beyond
the shadow Of doubt. descendent,
aye direct, Of that courageous pioneer
whose name he bears, that man
of honesty, of truth and yalor
whom. risking her own life. the fair
Pochohontas saved from the direful
wrath and stuffed club of the hyas
tyee Powhatan."
The second night at the hop ranch
was like the first. The mountain
atmosphere was proving still more
effective, to the detriment, no doubt,
Of Wilson's weil-stocked larder. The
appetites were phenomenal, sharpened,
doubtless, by a tonic prepared from
mint gathered by the wayside. which
some one in pleasantly styled Johns
Judiciously Juggled Julip." And a
second time the couch was sought
with self-satisfied feeling. and one
fell asleep listening to the Oft repeated
and still more vigorous humping OF
the persistent whist players in the
room below.
Thursday bright and early the stage
was in waiting for the return trip.
Lines had been ree.ei up, poles dis
jointed and cased and the proverbial
stories as To the catch OF fish manufac-
tured. 50 that in the event Of unforeseen
separation there would be some sem
blance of truth in the recital. Then
the lash was snapped over the leaders
heads and the cart full OF wealth,
weight and wisdom dashed Oft towards
Falls City. The previous exclamations
OF surprise and admiration at the 81
gantic growth of the timber between
the hop ranch and Falls City were
again repeated. To all of the party ii
was a revelation They had expected
To see good timber. but none had an
ticipated beholding such monstrous.
towering trees and in such numbers rs
were found along the road between the
points mentioned They were vcrita-
i,Ie curiosities. and one gentleman said
he thanked heaven he hal been allowed
an opportunity OF gazing upon such
wonders of nature. for the sight os
them was alone worth trip across the
continent.
After some hours of waiting at Falls
City, during which the village people
were very esfectuaily drained of what
they knew about the land and timber
in the vicinity, the company rejotrei
To see "a steamer come round the
bend" upon which they proposed To
make the trip
powS THE sSoorsLyig.
The Name of Snohomish, is no: a
pretty boat, and the commodore, who
.,uyht to know, remarked that yacht
bs:l, on her lines would hardly care
10 enter for the American cup race
still she is o seryieeaile craft, and for
the waters she nayigaies. a better