The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-27
TRIP TO ANACORTES.
The New Country Just Made
Tributary TO Seattle.
INCIDENTS or THE BANQUET.
History Of the Seattle . Nsrthsrn-Plan
Of Its Projsctors-Tts Csnstruction ana
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AxAcoRTEs, Nov. &-f6pecial ia de-
tailed account Of the incidents Of the grand
inaugural excursion over the Seattle, Lake
Shore d Eastern and Seattle d Northern
railroads from Seattle to Anacoftes would
be record of = day of fun. excitement
and instruction. The fun and excitement
the excursionists furnished mostly for
themselves, while the instruction came
from inspection of the wealth Of the new
country just opened up by these pioneer
roads of Northwestern Washington, and
OF its 6ne resources. now certain to be
speedily developed. The first section Of
the train that left Seattle at $40 q m. yes
terday was loaded down. and many could
not obtain seats A second section,
however, immediately followed. and
the overflow from the for
ward train, being transferred ct Boulevard,
Iound ample accommodation. The train
sped u rapid rate along its winding
course on the SHORES OF the harbor and
around sne mead q Lake Washington A
stop ior water was made once before 6no-
non.sn wss reached, ana there several new
euosss mciudins hon. r z. Fergusons
we're taken aboard Five miles north of
nnonomisn the new track ct the Lake
onore-tnat ~ that portion upon which
operauons were begun this season-was
!oacneo, out tnere Was no perceptlble dif-
ieIence IN the s0sidity and evenness Of the
fooooeo or the smo0fhness OF the runninA
Inc crowd mad by this time gotten up q
proper amount Of enthusiasm for the en-
Joy inens OF the excursion. Liberal refresh
.nent was provided. through the thought
.ulness OF the managers OF the affair. and
- was oispense0 Renerauy. In the forward
caf MI. y. n. Aittinger organised An i'm
promptu cnoir, ana rendered, with effect,
soneumes more NOISY than musical, the
popular songs OF Inc oay. Ine programme
consisted Oh sucn cnoice selections IS Nc
tramp, tramp, tramp, the Boys
ching ana remember, Boys
ouI - , ,, WIN occasionally pathetic
molssl IKE beneve It, Tor My Mother
io,a me 20, q which Mr. J. 4. Ostrander
@nu otners we're moved TO tears, which
were assuaeed only when the mellihu0us
so,ce =, INC uain pOy was heard down the
a.sle caliing OUT ssandwlcnes! Whistpar-
1ss we're o.sanizeds stofies were told and
wI.nai the ume was passed very pleasantly
u.su Alnnsson Vas reecneo. here stop
=. 'weI'y minntes Wss made for lunch.
ING LsAe 0nofe nas ueen Opersted 70 this
point lor severai months. and the track be-
yont n.s noe Deen run over regularly BY
s Mn.. from Arlington 20 Sedro. on the
oAsst' : onssnce o. twenty EIGHT miles,
sAs loso - Ous PARRY OaAasted, and 20 the
IN ~, 80 u'aoe sioWiy
ns cnaractef OF tee country north OF
Alnne.on va q much INTEREST " III on
uo.Io' Dus vefy lev ever having been IN
.nss sec'.on before. Inc timber is magnih-
v0n,: - lnueso, His evefywnere else along
sus llns y we Lake SHORE The trees rise
s,sss neisn's. some OF them being doubt
80 80 'ceI A. one point Just TINS side OF
-. snele Ilses Z mountain o. sandstone,
"i'1 1os MISSIONS =, tnas iook very much IKE
cUsl' wmuls ana logging camps have
loiloweo the extension OF the road, and en-
P'oy niens gwen 70 many men. Railroad
,uen say tnss the ROAD was hardly
iocaseo before camps were pitched
ana umoer cut Tho land, where
cleared, very GOOD agriculturaliy.
Inc bottoms are capable OF raising I'M
mense crops OF nay ana oats, ana all root
ano other vegetables grow ast0nishingly.
1oWnsites have sprung up al along the
line, prominent among them being Airing
ton. Halter CteV. MCMurF0YS And SA6P0.