The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-04
The CITY OF THE STRAITS.


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inI~t brsneh al fns main sound. and IL only
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Ifoodss cans. Il l. three fafhofns At iox
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TIDE.
Thls extremely hign tide win serve another
sood nurrxxe II viii heip 70 dir the canal
Wheusyer 4 channel ouiy = few feet deep IL dug
across the ,sfhmua. The wash Of the tide through
Hood canal win compIess the work Of the
drcfee. ana fhus nature viii ala man to do the
The axistssee Of sueh { place Il : standing In.
s,tstipa 10 the location of 4 sovusi,s on It. and
this ir1vifation hss bean ACCENTED bv ! body OF
men vino uers.e@z unfarnffed s.anitsl. nubouafcd
enerxy ana unsurpasspd ts,slnezs ability 70
carry theis vsoi~cs through. These men have
orrauissd Themselves into the Ds.ross Lxnd &
fmpxovsm eut Cornnauy. ana are really 4 com
b!nstsou Of three powerful syndicases. formed
az sestsle. Tacoma spokane Fails and Portland
men The af1cefs are &. o. Barlow sl Portland,
president. I. 81. Coz OF Portland. yiee-pres!seut,
aud ii. /. Raes Of Portland. treasurer. This
company Itself owns siz acres, ana she spokane
Falls syndicate, headed by A. n Cannon and
Paul " Mohr owns 270i scres making a total
OF .3l3 acres stretching across the isfhmus and
enc and . hall miles along the water 'front.' on
each side. On this extensive property the com
panf has located the town OF Detroit aud IL
uow ut work developing IT, WHAT has been,
aud il being done 70 develop the town was
shown 20 party which went TO the new town
on Thursday. 1t the invitation OF the company.
The party left Tacoma on the steamer Detroit.
which IL owned By the company. a. o clock on
Thnrsisy morning. II was composed Of the
leading members Of the syndicate, Representa-.
tlves OF the principal newspapers OF Washing
ton and number Of invited guests aud intend
ing residents Of the new town. There were on
beard A. NJ. Cannon, Paul r. Mohr, c. q. Bar
low, N. ~ singleton and Colonel H. b. Drake,
f<sxs a. GAIA ri
tho 0recoHsar, G. K Martin OF ths Tacoma
Lsdger, 7. d. EhIe Of tho Tacoma Globe. v. A.
Ryan and A. 7. Ambrose OF the Seattle Press. j.
A. Robinson and d. b. W0rthington OF the seat
Tie Josrnat. !. samuel OF West Shore. z. 8. Black.
T. J. T.. sceones OF Seattle. w. w. Hubbard. J.w.
Young Of Tacoma, @. W. Bowen, Tacoma. J. W.
HoSen. retroit, D. N. Mckee, George r. BErge.
w. H. Bsugh and y. W. Durham OF san Joss.
tai. Donald Mcleod. Kenneth, A. l. Mackenzie,
u H. Palmer and y. A. Josiyn Of Portland, W.
4. Bowen aud David Matheson OF Tacoma. &. II.
Fisk Of seattle. H. Gonjon OF Gan Fraecisco.
The steamer. leaving the wharf at Tacoma,
struck nofthwesteriy course until IL reached
McNeii's island. then turned 90 the southwest
past thai point. and finally went due north to
Detroit harbcr. the distance from Tacoma being
ferty~two miles. Az the time Of starting the shy
Was eieuded and the air chilly bat after an hour
had passed the clouds cleared or the sun shoue
bright aud warm on the placid waters of the
sound and the cxcurxionIsts looked on
~ fair scene as man need
wish fos. Hundreds of wild ducks
OF every variety disported themselves ia or over
the waters. and thu clumsy porpolse fioundered
In and out Of tho water. probably alarmed at
having his watery domain plowed UP by q
steAmer IN such an uucegsn onioes fashion.
An occasional Clearing and a modest home in
the inserminahis fore<, told vhere q settlers az
had been al work marty of men on The wharf nj
the goyernnaen. rsnitonsiary on McNelGs Island
stared st the boat In iaxy wonsermen, as abe
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