, 1889-06-06
The Senate Committees visit to
Victoria.

they received large nanber of visitors
among whom were q. s. CorsuI Stevens
His Honor, Mayor Grant, Capt. j.. T.
Tanner, U. S. n. OF u. S Steamer Il!
bratros, and uu;aber Of distinguished
citizens IF Victoria. On Tuesday thl
whole CT the senatorial! party, with Capc
Tanner .. s. N, \. W. Bash aud J. G..
Swan, visited the naval station at Esqui
matt, where they were most couTteously
received by the officers in charge and es-
corted about the works and to the dry
dock. The senators expressed the cpiG-
ion that the naval station to be con-
structed on Puget Sound will rot be a
yard for building our war vEsGels ~ that
work can be done better and more eco
nomically by private firms than by the
government, but would De a station sof
repairs aGd Supplies, Ike Esxuima!t,
with dry dock, and that the proper
place for such station is IN Port Town
send bag, and not al Port Orchard. Sen
ator Hale, who is chairman of the seu-
ale committee on naval affaits, requested
Judge Swan 20 furnish him capy OF the
report OF the Port Townsend chamber Of
| commerce committee 10 the naval com
mission and to add TO it his views IS TO
the best locality on Port Townsend bay
for naval station with a map of The To-
cality. and full Information regarding
the capacity # the Port Hadlock Slneit-
ing Works TO furnish iron and steel, and
the capacity Of the Port Hadlock mills to
furnish lumber, and such other inforIla-
tion rs is pertinent to the question, such
as the area of the convenient anchor
age Of Port Townsend bay; the plan of
the proposed canal to connect Port
Townsend barbor with Oak bay, and
plan and full description of the proposed
Port Townsend Southern railroad, show
ing its adaptability TO transport govern.
ment supplies, and also its value as a
means of transporting fish to the interior
and thus aiding in developing our Pa
cifie fisheries. Judge Swan was request
ed to make these reports at his earliest
convenience, and be will commence the
work at once.
After pleasant drive around the city
Senator Hoar, Vice Consul Marvin and
Judge Swan visited the warehouse of the
Hudson Bay company where the senator
was introduced by Consul Marvin to
Mr.. Smith, chief factor of the company,
who with most courteous manner showed
the senator some of the valuable objects
of interest in the conpany's Office, among
which is a life size oil painting of Sir
George Simpson, former governor of
the company; specimens OF the ancient
weapons of defesse formerly used by the
company against hostile tribes; the old
f1nt-lock musket. the tomabawks and
cutlasses, all now discarded, but inter
estipg as relics of early days IN the Pro-
vince. Senator Hoar next passed through
the warerooms filed with great heaps of
merchandise, then to the cellars where
are stored great casks of choice wines
and liquors said to be worth forty dol
lars drop, though none were sampled;
then to the fur packizg rooms where furs
OF every description were shown, some
packed in bales and all ready to be
packed for export to London.
While Senator Hoar was engaged at
the Hudson Bay company store the 9TH
er senators were visiting various scenes
Of interest in other portions of The city.
and when all met again for dinner at the
Driard they were joined by other visit
ors. Capt. Seabree, U. S. N, of Steamer
Manzauita, just arrived, Cept. james
Carroll, Mr.. Holcomb and party of fiji
GERS OF the Union Pacific railroad and O.
L. & N. company. The genial Mavor
GraGt wls there aud did much by lis
pleasant conversation TO make the time
pass off asreeably TO the oity's guests
until at an early hour all adjourned to
the steamer Potter where they took up
quarters for the night and in the morning
at 5 O'Clock they left Victoria for Port
Townsend well pleased with their visit
On reaching The wharf here the party
was met by Mayor Learned, Hon. d. w.
Smith, Collector Bradshaw, Hon. j. A.
Kuhn and others and taken in carriages
for a short drive about the city. UnfoIt-
unately the weather was rainy and they
could not see all of our magnificent pros
pect but what they did see convinced
| them that Port Townsend harbOF is the
| best of ell the harbors OF Puget Sound
and that Port Townsend is the most
beautiful location of the northwest coast.
We have warm friends in everyone of
those senators. The party left for
Seattle and from there they go to Taco
ma and thence to ths east. Port Town
send is we'll satisfied with their visit for
they promised US all We asked, and more
| too.