The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-26

"May O-At2:45 . fresh NJ
from seward; We immedisseIv 45
sail and beat over the bar, hayi1e +
to six fathoms OF water in ohm
p. m. We were out. clear Of al fkS -
in twenty fathoms 81 water. 4 ~
came in from the sousnward n a.
away to the northward; ct eSSk
best advantage. At 8 O'Clock os 4
cock bore southwark, disfaSss I r.
leagues; the north extremity n ~.
in sight bore north by west AZ
in steering and top-gailsnt saiIa ~
light airs" E.
From the mouth Of the Colurks
Gray sailed to the east coasf n
Charlotte island. near which NJ.
struck on q rock and was 90 mneH zis
that she was with difficulty keue s1s
I'll she reached NooEka sound Ifs2
damage was repaired. GRAY ~ n
ham having soon completed Pc
ness on the Northwest conaf T
severaiIy for Canton in Sepersnf "A! s
thence sailed to the United bse1E
continued commanding trad{15 &
from Boston until 1903. abort = r.
he died. d.
When Gray first returned
ton he stopped ct a. q
wich" islands. Is the r.
group were then called, and m. MI e.
him TO Boston as passenger r. r.
prince. son OF King Kamehameha r
received with great honor - 6
John Hancock, anu on his resuSn r.
tive isle friend ipsprang up ~
natives and the Americans. Or -
as they were then call=d, whieh. M
gacity and energy Of the Ameli
siOnarles and merchants. ~
mented into . fraternal bond r r.
commerce. 3si h.
Among the "reminiscences a
OF Gray's, there IS 10 be seen il 1fS
Museum of Fine Arts wOndeefrI
cloak worn only by the hixh
There are but three or four OF thSn
now known to be in existenco. e11
value is enormous. The
which are less than an inef
are taken efr0m the under poff
wing Of the 90, . bird found r.
Hawaii. They are sometimes e.
feathers, and are worth moro than n
only one or two being found On er
Other "reminiscences of Gray's 49,
preserved in Boston as ARTICLES q A.
vaiue, commrm0ras ing, ~ thoY 1
vvy age of the famous ship Columhk
has produced such grand sosuIt2
peaceful paths OF commercial CO.,
THE CENTENNIAL ANSIvERsAxY n
In May vi 1882 viii be the con11
anniversary OF Gray's discoverio 4
finch's-now Gray's harbor-ond
Columbia river. which priority Of d.
gave 10 the UniIeo States the WosSf1
pres OF Oregon and Washinecoo
which, but for Gray's discovery. ~
flag would now be 6yjnn
We would ba but
Of Canada like British Cosumb1
eminentsy fitting and proper that r
Immediately taken by the peOpi6 =
great Mort hwesiern states to have r.
tennial ann versary celebrated In i
due at once to the memory OF Ret
and TO the dignity OF the staloo q q
and Washington.
The nation vail celebrate The dfoou s.
America oy Co um0us in 1so2, tnx
the honor of which seems equally e
shared by the old Norseman ~
Eric the Red. aid his son Hon =
discovered Nans uckct and Nar1,6
bay A. ID. $50. long befn6o
Iumbus was born ThoEo &
one 10 dispute Gray's diooD
and it is propeI that tha leEislatnl
these two states should take imu1
action in this matter. q ~ t13
very short between now and Map.
If ali the press OF the Northuosl u
take up this matter Is earnestly r.
Chicago editors have done W eoul1 r
. g.orious time. The first page a A.
can history Is nearly 0bliterated; 4 n
some degree mythical. but the nio1I
the Columbia discovery =
on the pages Of modern
lions. Let US have . big CO..
ton and show that we appreciate ~
Columbus. JAMEs & 6Ml4
Port Townsend. Oct q. 1880
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