, 1890-05-08
ELEVEN YEARS AGO
A Reporter Finds Hon. s. @. Hyde
in a Reminiscent
Mood.
To-D Day the Anniversary Of His
Arrival in This City
and State.

thirteen yehrs ago tO-luOrTOW L
first touched the shores of our great
state, when | landed In Seattle, and
1t will be eleven years tomorrow
since | first set eyes upon Our bcauti-
ful city" said Hon. 5. G. Hyde yes
terday when reporter called upon
him for an item.
81 shall never forget that even
ing" continued Mr.. Hyde. "I had
ridden little white cayuse pony all
the way from Almota, on the Snake
river The sun was just setting us
reached the high plateau across
Hangman creek, overlooking the
Spokane valley and the site where
the city now stands.
"Winding valleys stretched away
az far as the eye could reach. Green
forests aud lofty snow-cappcd
mountains on every hand, while the
deep roar of the falls of the Spokane
added an awe to the splendOr Of the
grand panorama spread out before
me.
ut seems to me | never heheld
such "a magnificent scene In my life
al descended to the IIangmun,
where the vain efforts of that pony
and myself to swim that creek and
keep my clothes dry would have
made horse laugh.
at was quite dark when /
reached the city. There Were less
than 100 people here then. w. G..
Gray kept the California house
where the Windsor afterward stood.
You could now put the whole house
into the icc-chest up at the new
Hotel Spokane.
among those still with us, who
lived here then, are j. ". Glover, A..
NJ. Cannon and j. j. Browne. Mr..
Glover had been here several years,
while Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Browne
came the year before"
The reporter remarked to Mr..
Hyde that he must have seen many
changes during the period which
has elapsed since lac came.
Indeed I have, in both state and
city," said MIR. Hyde. "When /
came here there was not IA railroad
east of the Cascade mountains, ex-
cept n narrow-gauge from Walla
Walla to the Columbia river. Mon
tana and Idaho had not yet seen
the iron horse, and Washington
territory could not be reached by
rail. Seattle was n town only, built
with boards, while Tacoma and
Spokane Were not.
"Look mt us to-day" said Mr..
Hyde. Compare us with that day
even. and consider otlr onward
march to greatness and prosperity,
and tell me If we have not cause to
he glad.
al did not come here to live till
the following spring, but imme-
dlately began preparations, and |
also took steps to induce my fathers
family To come here. IL IL some
what remarkable that every one
living of my fathers family Is
now living in Spokane every
child, and every child's child,
and they gre all prosperous.
My father died more than twenty
years ago. IN tell you, young
man, continued MIR. Hyde, ~ have
no right to complain. When |
stepped upon the gravel at Spokane
eleven years ago | was pale, spare,
and not In good health. l weighed
but 1850 pounds. Just before coming
to Washington | had been unfor-
tunate In business. and | lost all we
had saved up. Indeed, may truly
say, / came here penniles.
"Now | tip the beam at 2l0
pounds and have never seen II sick
day in the city.
81 have the highest hopes for u
great future for our city and state
said Mr.. Hyde, la conclusion, land
shall ever bless May as the lucky
day of my life."