The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-13
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY DAY
Tacoma Preparing for the Event-Fruit
From Oldest Apple Trees.

from Oioest Apple Trees.
observation-disclosures HEADQUARTERS, Ex-
POSITION, TACOMA, Sept. 12.-[Special.l-
Seattle and King county will be gwen
royal welcome on Friday. Ever since the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES suggested a military
day and Manager Whiting designated
Friday, September is. much interest has
been manifested in giving the First regi-
ment good send-off. With the Seventh
Regiment band and entire regiment, the
battle of Gettysburg" will be produced
under better auspices than has been the
good fortune of but few to witness. Inas-
much as Mayor Ronald, of Seattle, has
accepted the invitation for the Seattle
municipal officers to visit the exposition,
President Collyer is of the opinion that
they will all come on Friday. at seems"
Mr.. Collyer said this evening, "that every
body is coming over on Friday"
The following was received today:
VICTORIA, Sept. s. 1892
Samuel Collyer, Esq, President Exposition
Sir: / am instructed to tender you the thanks
OF his worship. the mayor, and board of alder
men of this city for your kind invitation to at
tend the Western Washington Industrial Ex-
position at Tacoma on the 18th inst and cele-
brate British Columbia day, and to state that
the invitation 10 cordially accepted. have the
honor to be your obedient servant,
w. J. DowLRR
Lieut. Gov Nelson, of British Columbia.
will not be able to attend the exposition
this season.
Those who hope to hear Cappa's Seventh
Regiment band at the conclusion of the
Exposition will be disappointed. Mr..
Cappa said today that his band would
start at once for New York City to take
part in the Discovery Day services in that
city, Immediately after concluding his en-
gagement here on October 1. The
fact that Times gave several concerts at
the conclusion OF his engagement here last
season, has led many to believe that Cap
par would also do so.
Today 1850 pounds of Okanogan ore
left Coulee City for the Exposition.
The whale and an elk were started today
from Ilwaco for the exhibition here.
Apples picked from the Oldest apple
trees in the state arrived today. The seed
from which the trees were propagated
was brought from Rochester, n. Y, in
1886 by Bishop Spauiding, one of the IA
nous Whitman party. They were planted
at the mouth of the Alpowa river, Asotin
county, and sprigs from the trees were
given to Red Wolf, the chief of the Neg
Perces. Red VOLTS bones lie buried at
point overlooking this orchard. II was
thought these trees were destroyed by .
waterspout, but Secretary Meaney saw
some of the original trees and ate of their
fruit last summer. The fruit will 60 to
the Worlds fair.
Henry III. Spaulding, of the state board
of horticulture. and who collects fruit for
the Worlds fair in his district. says the
oldest millstones in the state are still to
be found near the famous apple orchard.
They were made roughly from granite,
and will also be taken to the WORLDS fair
Mr.. Spaulding was born just prior to the
Whitman massacre.
Pierce county day brought the largest
crowd of the season. nearly 500 persons
being present. The Battle of Ge,tys-
burg" was rendered with the assistance Of
local militia companies, and it was so
pleasing that an effort will be made to
have il reproduced tomorrow night. In