The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-10
HOOD CANAL CENTENNIAL
Captain Vancouver Entered The Passage
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

Captain Vancouver spent Nay 2, 49, II Oak
bsv. The Gay was vs-y ra-Ey, al 4urtae- pro-
gress vas impossible However, some Of Is
oIacs-s TOOK strol- and foand several OAK trees
Vancouver thought this "a vElza1.s discovery"
aao named tnt b2v Oak cove.
On May I9Ja t1s weaIaa- cleared. "a yso-
courer embarked, continuing OF the same
western Or continental sho-s" Taey had not
been long cat of OAK bay when ire expedition
Ine. & u1raosr Of Indians, WHO accepted presents
from nlIa' .Sp@1-ias Ere2i.y Pleased. Van
coCser c-C1e - t1s continental" shore. and
50, instead oi continuing through Admiralty
1nle;, he entare1 Hood canal
Admiralty inle-. be ssvs. s-ynse-ed - ~
DIVIDED mo Two trZ1cAes: tie most extensive
o2e TOOK Il direction 20 tie suItA eas ward 3t
-sod, alpeEr1oE Ike long, low island; the
otber Hood canal, apparently much less,
stretched = the sopshwestwsrd Of the sane
land. I3e shores O. which terminated n Z hEr-
perpendicular nlut point when. IN cons ueuce
O. lie change *e ex-er-eBced liz tne 2eigaDor-
hood, We ed Furl weather bluff.
te Wes-e-o ar wSs the t-st obiec. ~ our
exam ls1-22 ana ws ciEsciel or course TO-
"er4 Z u - I-i2v q 4&20 that hS1 tie pgesr-
ancs Of 81 Island, entertaining Lite DOUBT q
finding way mo tbe southeastern or
ma arm. soU.n Q. the supposed loug low
Island. CT KRIS point lie some rock. ABOVE Wa
ter, Win oi1e-s vlsloe only a. loE Il1e. extend
ing 81 lie distance Ct tEr&s-@ol-tts o. s nile.
AID nearly 3 nile along t1s shore Tle country
t1sreSoo1ts presented very G2Eerel. aspect
IRON th@t which We lad been secgs luI1 - see.
I1s tes1 Of me SANDY e. t. HAT form Ire shores
toiu ~ s-rgltk, these were con E0ea1 81 suiis
rocEs Or them TIE heritage ard saru11e-y
seemed 70 flourish with less lGxIlr aace, thoUEa
t1e trees appeared - to-Ia . much greater Va
rle.y.
Vancouver snd rs us1 ware on tie most
FRENZY terms viii the Indians, wao had : VI
lzEs = s very P-gasan: cove l1t-s = tAe sr1sf-
@ess ana b2-lt VIII wood T1s WIND 1.ew
strongly from ths s0utt. and 81 room O. tAe 13ta
Vancouver lad OILY reached tie cpr.cwes:
po-nt % la am hs ng5 bssn s;esrlng fo-, and
witch wss 1ot more than I've miles ron Us
station Il Oak oay. Vancouver eout-n1es:
Eo-- vsEfaS- b3u9. forming tie crpos re potr.
. 70 e1-rzlos l0.o tie az, bore eEs. s1oGT
Aal- league distant The slreSclE O. tha eed-
t-E t-1e Obliged rs 70 stop -e&E :wo 1a1rs s1d
tFJza = rGr-1 = We were l21ues1 - believe. IS
- la t-1ots suspected, That eil2EE ;1e Gas EN-
fZ1t@ 2 - a. island or t1E. ne TI%e Ia zx.eZ-
eve .u44a1 co.. Ec1leet3oE-
tf ia@ 1s74 re1urG ws resumed or ToCte,
as ty--.- or supposed h-Eh round = .sa1 con-
.eessc y - "a Ezs1Elg11 - 3 lov. sandy D-ck
q 41---, -sz-4y occupied by saltwater swaE.p.
.3rz-s1 > g1ls polLI ana t1&T W. hs4 departed
trE11 1sses1E<sa <zw small stream ga 4Tssl
vs-eE, VIA which, 50 f2r IS We we're
as % judge, tEs co11t-y Cd net
toclE1. las opinion ssoctI0-ls3
- go -EG.E-s 80 VISITED rs t1ls E5o-uIag.
--og og VIA tAsz kEuRl square boxes al
= .Ia 4ce. = ssIsr, which C9Cl1 lot ten -
teen . dispose OF Here rs brscc1 ~ t1s -
let tsE@s direction about southwest y sou.A
1@ar sta4rtssl i2l-2ss aid $ u genera &ooLI
Ga-f g lie wi
- shores e1lt oi:ed ~ nc means re same sD-
rS&-A1c1 So t-sos= SIC had .stI 1et Ii. 1<-lg
lSsrly destitute OF r.e c-,eG yeT-AzG sygts. All
alternately composed q sandy - ROCKY e. Ets.
iS-1Gs abruptly lz.yo tGe Sc, or term mating ca
ls@c1- Nat4s II some pisces TIE zEe1 lZ2d ex-
t4G-e1 --1L@ ne water SHE, W4sA ---.4S or
elevation 4as Low, projecting Esf-a's c2u7e tee
ecsss - &c s9--t y ezi lZ-su-sG a - SuGs cAys,
y1ers. EsEr tie shore, had s3aE1 1Es from
I've = twelve sEthoEas b9t 4 rhs = 1--e q Ias
rHa y
w11ta- 10 bottom cc-4& ls -e8cbs4 WIZ Car
Ga1-rsd ana Ee1 1st2ezos q Ane