The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16
Gle SntelliQetltet.
TO THE golden EDGH.
Rnlttea for ne Intui0enor.
BY REV. GRoRaE G. HILpNa.

Wrlttea for ne IateuiOcnta.
BY REV GRoRoE G. WILDtNd.
As there are doubtless some INTELLr
aExcER readers who have not yet gazet
on the surf OF the wondrous Pacific, I
word concerning q trip thither may no
be altogether uninteresting to them.
A few weeks ago, feeling that a brie
rest would not be a misuse Of time, snG
having the opportunity Of some rarC
company, brethren beloved, NJ. O. soule
of Monmouth, III and O. s. Barlow, o.
Tacoma, We concluded to eye the Pa
cifc.
A trip on the Sound is always a tonic
Such body Of water and such stipend.
Gus scenery, and Mount Tacoma in full
view! We touch at Olympia. the old
territorial capital and recently chosen
by an overwhelming majority as the
permanent capital Of the new State.
This old and pretty town is taking new
lease Of life-is TO become shortly great
railroad centre.
At Kamilche We leave our comfortable
steamer, the Potter, and step on the
narrow.gauge train that has recently dis
placed the old-fashioned stage. We
pass down the valley Of the Chehalis
river through a fine farming country,
fast filling up. In less than two hours
we were at the proud young city OF
Hontesano. Here our people have a
new and pretty $1,000 church. In the
evening we addressed Brother brakes
promising Epworth League.
AS we took the steamer the next
morning we caught q glimpse OF old
Montesano on the other side OF the
Chehalis. 1t looks as romantic as an
English village. We note that the once
flourishing Cannery Is falling to pieces
This is the case in many sections OF our
coast.
AS we steam down the river on the
Jf0atssano it is rainy and misty, so that
the country is not at its best to our ev GO,
yet we observe some fertile bottom land
on either side Of the stream, stretching
back for miles, that some day will con.
stitute valuable farms-not ranches
(What coarse and horrid word that is.
Nav IT fall back before the sweep Of
civilization.)
We catch sight Of an occasional flsh.
erman's home amid the ehrubbery OF
the shore. How quiet and separate
these homes. We touch few MINUTES
1t Cosmopolis-Ehats worldwide name
that is-lnd see its great mills and
wharf. Here We greet the first ocean
vessels seen on our trip. The city
stretchesas far as the eye can see. but
not very densely builded as yet.
At Aberdeen there is evident growth
and thrift. Saw mills everywhere. We
,pent an evening here and for an hour
erdesvored to entertain Brother Buffers
EpwoIth League. We have here a good
church and parsonage. At Hoquiam We
net the ntw pastor, Brother Claypool,
nd found him entering upon his work
hopefully. Their handsome church is
llmost completed. The fine new hotel
here would do credit to an eastern sum.
mer resort. ..
Early next morning we were scud-
ling out into Gray's Harbor on the
brave little steamer, the Typhoon. Soon
here lifts into sight the lengthy dock
md prominent position OF Gray 3 Harbor
City. This city is young. For 3 full
md fair description of its wonderful
growth read Nehemiah, ia.
AS we push on We feel the strong
breeze OF the ocean, md :soon the break
ng surf as it rolls over the bar is dis.
inctly visible. What beautiful sight
8 the stretch Of those foam.crested waves
n stately majesty sweeping over the bar
rom point to point, As we draw near
Peterson's Point, the harbor becomes
greatly agitated and our little propeller
grows giddy and dances wildly about.
We observed several vessels that were
'bar.bound," waiting for the wind to
;ubside, go they could get out to sea
As we stood on the upper deck we
thought, in ourignorance and innocence,
hat the stormy ocean presented su.
nlime spectacle. We did not think OF
its effects upon commerce. We bad for
gotten that Gray's Harbor is one Of the
best on this coast. We timidly ventured
20 ask our Captain il sit was ever
smoother than it is to.dey?" He looked
Town on US in mingled pity and wrath
AHh HifhSA bSbWStA btb ttebA1
Smoother"
We repeated: eyes, does 1t ever grow
smoother than it is now? ?"
This was too much for the Gray's
Harbor captain. He could not trust
himself to words. He did, however,
suggest that our party might 60 below
In sadness we slowly passed down
'tairs, II Is often very difficult to get
the information one is in need Of. II
should not be so.
At Peterson's Point we arc met away
out on the dock by an immense and
very comfortable stage drawn by four
aeet.footed ponies. We drew up at an
extemporizsd restaurant, partake OF our
MONDAY meal, and as We are oil eager
ness to get a sight of the ocean, we
hurry on foot ahead OF the stage.
The sun is shining brightly on the hill
OF sand over which we dash in our af-
ter.dinner iroliC, and soon We reach the
crest and stand in awe and silence as we
drink in our first vision OF the Pacific
Ocean. There it stretches away of in
front OF US and. to our right and left Us
far as we can see. Aud the great surf
waves, twenty feet high, are chasing each
other ashore in mad gambols and dash
ing away up on the beach with thunder.
GUS roar. How grand! 1t is sublimity
expanded! What a conception Of infn.
itude the ocean gives one! When one
Of these great mile.long waves would
break, it would TOES the foam high in
the air Just as l have seen the snow
storms break over the hedges on the
prairies in Illinois. Then when the
wave would break on the beach and roll
IN weakness and helpless back, the
roth would remain at high.water mark,
and the strong wind catching 1t, would
send it rolling up the beach in tleecy
folds, looking white and light as wool.
For two miles or more We walked
ahead Of the stage, gathering shells, rae
ing over the hard white sand beach,
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