The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01


.<,.sr who Set ap Their Lonely
Gains In ahs Heart Of the virgin
s.sess- Washington humber sent
tsssl 20 an Parts Of the werld
essdsntal England and Oriental
ehsaa Heavy Purchasers of Puget
ssana Pine and FIr-How = Great
nIllng Kstablishment Was Built Up
rssm Hsmbie Beginning.
knss he Pacific rolled back its waters
h - sbe Cascades and left a territory az
zxua 10 be utilized as = eairn to the
ssasfy 81 the Father OF His Country.
4 esfe have been many changes upon the
q zlsss Of IL deserted bed. Geology ac-
asis for some Of them. but no very close
se,eacil has set been made 70 the cause
q Il q led to the clothing 0s itssnFfaee with
81 dense bed Of conilerous trees. The
ssxfs Of the sound. sIashing the beach
&tsA le whose edge the dark green tim
ruaeNd. have a weird. sad. melancholy
4 Il gatsolns look which the bright con-
~ Il TIE sunshine never wholly dissi-
So What far-oiE, 0ut-os-the-woSld
Z IS De lite solitary logger's cabin has.
: zzslsa 81 the feet Of the gaunt. limhIess.
y Nafsepped psHe II IA the characteristic
nas o. Washington. and although II Is
Z MNng away, IL viii always live in the
ss@8Fy ~ ons prominent feature Of pi-
+ nssi days in the unborn state. The log
4 = kAs been driven further into the depths
u be wAile tbs day gone by when his
ssegs ssre amply rewarded by the rich
4 ssfta q timber land bat the old camps
hs been denuaed OF timber aTssi settlers
h@ come into what was Il No. Mans
mS Time VAS within the present gem
s.aaH that the trees al the forest were as
aNb the Ak of the logger as the ocean
hsaJs are 10 the ships whirh sail the
a naw The work IS ss systematic and
eElzlsea 81 fejnsng Of fasming.
Issnty eight years aTo. when the site Of
4 sslsls vas mere hadful Of hats and It's
seassss no mere than THE shelving hanks
! s4espn the Indians drew nn their canoes.
W. we're few old pasrosess Of the
h0''aa KAp saw the possibilities and meas
Afs4 nc ssalsh 81 these dark, iimhered
sasfsa Or q them, determined 10 put
he ssagsasas 70 the lest, gave up the occu-
tsllsp q sklpfier % build q ship ssh0ra
- hi.'s rs cabin stood upon the outer
- q kitSap county. For miles and
hass thssa was no settlement. no nearer
hssaneF Than the next camp. and that Ear
49, Hs'e speck upon tAe shore line.
ksa e put 10 a saNmill. aud took hiS
sAFanaehs. with their axes and chains.
asss snd haaiing the pick OF the forest
e. q giaat height and huge proper
w. acre pFnsITased. hehesded and en-
Alnsd. fesr in and year ONT the hardy
- sls their way, seldom seeing a
as-sRs iasa ana hearing no sound but che
81 g Toe AAe, the shout of the ogerseer
= 'as crash eI the falling masts.
safs we're busy, weary days Tor the man
49, ieFFnne depended upon the sale of
f,saRsis, whose money was paid out
- psiafe = return could rome. The dull
"s'saz q be life proved too much Tor
~ ard they Sosiglst an artificial exhila.
- ehssh Kept many paor fellow upon
'assed edge g. necessity.
.ssie seTe others, however, and this old
among them, who had plsick 10 stay
- y use an old back woods expires.
theg saslrd away with nntirsng
4 Toes comfort ia toe coffee and PLAN.
ssSa tsre which Was often their lot.
Il Naadiy in their one-reomed cabin.
& nfasel NJ The eertaInties OF the ia.
Ashsa suitable trees nere easily found
0s SHORE fFons and these we're heNei
= All soTplsa ever into thc water with
s.sssife handling. la those davs S. ST
Neasassd MAS 30 unusual price for the
. against s. new. bat prices fer
we're higher and the cost al
50 'ssk The life Of \ l0s CONSISTS II
=. efe, hauling, rafting. towing ard
A AZ eaeh stage Il nsast 10 hau,
aeFee wages for iaiAar form the
49, psst o Us eost. Milling was at
se heavy portion Of the ey9ehse.
ts improved machinery thss has
fsssaeess 81 q minimum. FeIstae aud
49, ssre then the cheapest pArt II the
eut IS the eater woods become
- and she wootsiaAss has - travel
sssasea.
saFeeed skipneF saw away ahead.
g tsa'ko iest dav At Port Orch
= sa.sh haa al siFst often been asie isa-
Iss saa ready oaspat. socm became
80 teE his haNesss and be vent
e inete productive esits. The BE
sEEsv s much the same A. anasher,
: both convenient ard pleasant ia
ehs tas lRWear iadnNtFy ia WAshiaE
Vgsit Il 81 ths pef#aa aG tie Oh
seeaass ks represents all over The
- sss hest sad nahlest specimen az the
A. $50 abe out his say hy honest
- ard unGArsias Industry. despite
- ard losses % an aenngxsi Old
- - : sSssaseFtateis undergraduates ke8>
SIS lestanesi shen. Ne arsttsa Is az
- 49, g ne sooB5. better known IN latsF
= aeseesaaAs isisaa. There partner
-. - -. ant passing years saw "a sx.
y Business egaw
ena ekaap. hus snanw. contrihute q.
!. IA'lslszsrss nsls Collecting traa
ass eepsAs q asa skeakaga ard
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49, 49, rats are hFaashs sts7wn ay tag
- ss''sss iases btt3e. eagaas, snort nr,
49, @sstF nlutes AID slfSaa Snfo the
-. ssssssss q fort R5skssss. Over tssyue
Ca asea ara busy Al tbexe oufts lag
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