, 1889-05-02

when he called Browne and told him Of
his conclusion, Browne had himself con
to . similar conclusion, and they r.
back to Spokane, arriving there so ca
that Glover did not discover their absep
and negotiations were renewed which r.
suited in the purchase by Cannon and
Browne, of a half interest in
Spokane now stands ior $1,000
Glover, Cannon and Browne are all living
here to-day and are all bankers and mil
lionaires. Glover had the town laid out
by an old jeweler named Reiner, who is
now dead. and happy day 1t was 70;
Spokane when Reiner was the man chosen
for this work. 1t is one Of the most
handsomely laid out cities in the country.
The principal streets are 100 feet broad,
and all the lesser streets eighty feet. The
ground Is level, except y considerable ele.
Rravelly composition, 90 that very few of
the streets will have TO be paved. Mud
in the Puget Sound sense is not known
here at all. With her broad, straight,
hard streets and pretty houses Spokane
looks very much like Washington City.
THE ARCHITECTURE
here is excellent, better, In fact, than
have seen in any of the aourishing new
cities of this wonderful Northwest. There
is great deal of real educational good
taste among the citizens here, and as good
architecture got start in the beginning
of the city, it has kept its hold until now
the public taste 10 pretty we'll fixed on the
subject. Most OF the business buildings
are OF q substantial order, and some of the
residences would do honor to the finest
cities of the country. Mr.. Kirkland Cut
ter, young man of thoroughly artistic
temper and training, is to be credited
with some of the best residences and de-
signs. He has lately completed the de-
signs for residences for Mr.. j. N. Glover
and Frank P. Moore that will cost from
800 O.oO0 to $4O, 900 each, that are of great
Sssu S.ns Mqss sa Of the The Gi s5 1nnas
on the south side of the city.
There is Il scattering growth Of trees here.
and some rugged basaltic rocks, which add
to the pictures4ueness Of the locality. The
view of the city and valley below Ia
superb. Far to the north 10 . low range
OF mountains, some of which hav. peaks
covered with snow, but all Of the interven-
ing country Is beautifully open and level,
and is now covered with the greenest
grass. could not attempt to enter into
any great detail as to the natural and &C.
quired beauties of Spokane, but have
seen few places in my travels that we're at
once so pleasing In outward respects. Its
rapid growth ought TO excite no feeling of
rivalry In Seattle. Spokane 10 about 400
miles from Helena on one side and 400
miles from Seattle on the other. There is
room enough for all three on the great east
and west transcontinental belt. There is
very friendly feeling for Seattle here.
and there will, OF course, be still closer.
band OF unity when the Lake Shore h East
ern shall be COMPLETED.
CHAT WITH MIR. SCOTT.
have met here Mr.. Harvey w. Scott,
the editor and one Of the proprietors OF
the Oregonian of Portland. Mr.. Scott and
his business associate own the majority in
terest in the REVIEW, the only mornina
paper here. and he came up to look Owed
the ground with view to making marked
improvements in his Spokane paper, and
the erection of building here He is d,
we'll preserved, stal wart looking man of 81
or thereabout. He told me he had moi
been to Puget sound since 1855, when I'D
went up to fight the Indians. In givina'
me an account of his impression of th.l
interesting story of the name of Tacoma
81 don't think the name Tacoma was ever
heard Of, said Mr.. Scott, It'll the pub
lication of a book written by Young Theos
dore Winthrop of Boston, who was killed
at tine battle of Big Bethel in Virginia IN
1862. Winthrop belonged to the famous
New England family Of that name. and
having a I, rtune, and a restless, adv-ntu-
rous disposition. he came around Cape
Horn in a sailing vessel in 1858. and went
up as high as Puget sound and travelled all
over that body of water in canoe.
He then got horse and
rode across the lofty Cascades,
over very much the same tline as that at
terwsrd adopted by the Northern Pacific,
crossed the plains, and travelled on horse
back all the way back TO Boston. His book
was called Canoe and Saddle and was
written III breezy entertaining style.
read it, remember, In 1864. and in 1t he
gives an Indian legend. founding it in t.
country between the Cascades and the
Sound and 10 that story occurs the name
Tacoma. he may have obtained the name
from the Indians, but Am disposed to be-
lieve he created it himself. | never heard
it in all my travel through the Sound
country. and not, indeed. Till read Win
throps hook. don't think. therefore.
| that our friends vt tn" fiourlshinv city IT
Tacoma can go very far baak for ih-ir an
thority for the name of Mount Tncoma.
don't think an. body in Oregon or Wash