The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-05

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On the second morning after reaching
the east fork Of the Qasnixalt. they started
down stream. in se1rrh o. an old canoe
they bad noticed on their var up. They
soon found is and spent some time in
patching IL up Next nsorninx. making an
early start they continued down 10 the
FORKS. reaching them ~ noon: aud at
night they came to the lakes. Here they
found two trsppers. and remained several
days. fishing and recuperatng. Then they
resumed their journey. and reached in
succession. without incident the Quiniault
agency, Danon's point. and tray's Har-
Dor City, arriving ~ the latter place on
November q. the day before Thanksgiv-
ing
sEcosB KxFgpITios. FROM THE sorxn.
The Messrs. Gilman had penetrated the
mountains 70 the great watershed visible
best from Puget sound. They had gone
over the most important part Of the coun-
try and had acquainted themselves pretty
well with its features. but they werc not
yet satisfied They wanted 10 traverse the
unknown ixnd between the mountains and
the ocean. s'oing around by way OF Puget
sound. they landed at the Pyshtriver, emp
tying into the straits OF Juan de fuca-
They here announced their intention of
going through the Qniliyhute country. but
IL was IN nidsinter and they found no one
willing to 60 through with them Follow
ing the Pysht river and passing across to
Beaver postofiice. on the Solduck. they
found two men willing to accompany them.
II had been raining and showing and 10
was evident that wearisome. IL not dam
gerous, trip was before them. However
they set out on December II. The journey
across TO the tluiniauit reservation was any
thing but romantic and. indeed. with one
exception. Was not even very interesting
But they suffered much more from snow
and rain than ON their previous excursion.
The result of the exploration is best con-
tanned in Mr.. s. {. Gilman's own concise
description OF the Olympic country. which
follows.
ovkR THE RANGE TO rHK oufSIAuLr.
The country was IN places settled by In
dams who received them Hospitality. On
December = they reached the Qniniault
river. about fourteen miles above the coast,
very tired and entirely without provisions.
They began making raft. but luckily
some trappers from Quiniauit lake came
along. Mr.. Gilman. sr., went with them
down to their reservation. and from there
sent an Indian back after his companions.
They reached the reservation December 81.
1879. happy that their arduous journey
was ended They came on 10 Gray's Hsr-
Dor City. arriving January I. Mr.. s. G.
Gilman has remained at Grav's harhor and
at his claim on the Quinianlt since. while
his father has returned to his home IN ST.
Cloud, MINI.
DESCRIPTION az The COUNTRY.
The following. by Mr.. s {. Gilman. is
probably the most complete and accurate
description Of the Olympic country that
has yet been prepared:
Report Of s & f;;lmaa on the Olympic Rsain-
ssia, from personal observations as naae ~
journeys ~ 1889 as,d 1880
The Olympic peninsula is fifty miles wide
on the south, ninety on the north side, and
about eighty miles long. II contains about
SEQ square miles. or 1855, Coz acres. The
Olympic mountains. from which the penin-
sula takes its name. commence in the form
Of low range near Cape Hattery. and ex-
tend from there southeasterly. nearly par
Aiiel, and their SUBMITS, about sixteen
miles distant from the straits. aud gradu-
ally increasing in height until at Mount
olympus. eighteen miles south Of Port An
geles, their greatest height, $50 feet. is
reached. From Mount Olympus the sum-
NIT OF the range runs . little south Of east
to Mount Constance. 7,770 feet high, twelve
miles west Of Q iilcene. Then IL hears
south about 10 degrees, west twenty miles.
to q point near Lake Cushman. then west
about eighteen miles to the Qniniault river,
just above the lake. Such is the general
course OF the main range that forms the
swt<1 kaf~ l.a fxxsr fs1f,. h.
straits and Hoods canal and those flowing
into Gray harbor and the ocean. OF the
$500 square miles in the peninsula there
are about ., go square miles. or $4,000
acres OF mountains, and 1850 square miles,
or GO. 600 acres of land suitable for settle
ment, distributed rs follows: Four hum
dred and fifty square miles, or 10000
acres, mostly surveyed, on the north and
east sides along the straits and Hoods
canal, geo square miles or SIS 600 acres,
mostly surveyed. on the south side of the
mountains, north of the Chehaiis river and
Gray's harbor. and drained by the Satsop.
Wynoochie, Whishkah. Hoquiam and
HumrtuIips rivers; and |, 800 square miles
or sSo,ooo acres, 81 90 acres surveyed. west
OF the mountains and on waters flowing di-
rect to the Pacific ocean, the principal
iyhuie and its four branches. the Dicky,
the Soldnck. the kIilaxah and the Baga-
chiel; the Hob. Qaeess. Raft. Quinaieit,
Moclipse and Chehaiis. Three Of these
streams, the Solduck. Hob and south fork
OF Qainiaut each drain part of Mt oiym-
pus, the east FORK OF Quiniaust heading in
MI Constance. The Qaeets penetrates the
interior 10 . considerable distance. None
IL f.ra az
boats. although the four largest OF them
could be made so for fifteen or twenty miles
each nj y moderate expense. They can oil
be navigated with small boats and driven
with logs TO within . few miles OF their
head. Along them and their branches are
in the neighbcrhood OF $50 square miles or
90 90 acres OF rich bottom land. The soil
generally between the mountains aud
coast Il coed and well adapted, when
cleared for farming, grazing and fruisrais-
ing. Among the mountains are many
small rich valleys and much good grazing
land The peninsula as whole 10 heavily
tiushered with ar. cedar. spruce and hem
lock, the hemlock pTedominssing on the
western slope with cedar . good second.
The prairies are small and few aud far be-
tween. Coal flcAt is found on number Of
the streams, but has not been much pros
recsed for. Iron crops out in considerable
quantity in several places. Gold is found
in the sand in nearly ali the streams and
within the lass year or two few prosper
tors have penetrated the mountains and
have met wtsh fair encouragement bring
ing osss some very promising looking gold.
silver and copper quartz. Tia ore. yielding
. RIGA assay. Is found on the skokoHaish-
On the western slope clay "a abundant.