The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-08
THE PASSING THRONG.

At the Grand hotel is an old resident of
Puget Sound who has not visited Seattle since
1S66-N. Fl. Falk, of Eureka, Cal. Mr.. Fak came
to the Pacific coast In 1853, and, after year or
so in the mines, he went into the lumber busl-
ness. In 1859 he came to Puget sound, and dur
ing the next seven eight years he found en-
ployment in the Port Madison, Port Orchard,
Port Ludlow and Yesier mills. At one time he
was part owner OF the Port Orchard mill. In
1862 he lett the Sound for short time. when
the gold excitement broke out on the salmon
river in Idaho, but he soon returned TO this
region. IN 1866 he moved to Northern Califor-
MIA. where he went into the business of hand
ling redwood lumber, and he is now the success
ful manager of the Elk River Mil and Lumber
Company Humboldt bay. At present he is
on pleasure trip through Washing
ton, Oregon and British Columbia,
and Mrs. Falk accompanies him. In
the course OF conversation Yesterday al ternoon
he said: "W hen was in Seattle there were but
three stores here, ons belonging to Henry I.
Yesler, another 10 Dexter Horton, and ths
third to man whose name l have forgotten.
Seattle was then town of one street. and in the
city OF today | cannot find the first trace of the
village knew then. When came there were
but two steamers on the Sound. the Constitu.
ton AMI the Resoiute." In speaking of the
trade in redwood, Nj FAX said: ave ship 10
Portland, Tacoma and Seattle, but the market
i
FIR Most OF the redwood IN California is in
Humboldt and Mendoeino counties"
c. G. Thornton. the TuIalip Indian agent, and
DR.. and Mrs. /. Buchanan, OF Tulalip, are at the
Occidental Dr.. Buchanan said last evening
that inasmuch- rs three cases OF smallpox had
appeared az enohomish, he thought that steps
might be taken to vaccinate the Indians on the
reservat!an. "Some three years ago." he added,
- vaccinated 100 oil them, but there are vet four
or five hundred OF them unvaecinated Twas
at The Mukleshoot reservation today and Hound
the Indians there rather nervous about the dis
sease. 1on know that smallpox spreads rapidIy
among the Indians AMI is very fatal have no
doubt that were II 70 break out or a reservation.
half the Indians would die Of il Their habits
Of life are such that they prove easy victims to
all diseases OF that kind. From what | can
learn from the old men, there has been no emf
demic OF smallpox among them for the last
twenty or thirty years. You never can toll
when thu disease will appear among them. for
they are constantly moving up and down the
Sound, and IL is s common thing for them TO 60
over into Canada"
". Il. Babcock. of Eureka, who in n-ohsb,v
the largest wheat-grower in Eastern Wsshinc
ton, arrived al the Arlington hotel last nigh,
He has farm OF about 5000 acres of which
1000 is s0wn in wheat this year, while soon !.
fsllow. Next year h. viii SOW the $500 acres
His crop last year was between sOOl0 and 70 coo
bushels Il Judge" said he, "that in the yhnla
stats this years yield viii be fully up 10 tia, of
last year, aud probably somewhat lsrger. Tho
gram IS doing well and the average 70 the sers
Viii lie higher than last year. In one or two
places the warm wind has cut the tops some
what, but the damage thus far is sig at and the
prospects are good"
Mr. Gnd Mrs Grin Phelps, the aged parents of
County TreGsurey Byron Phelps, are here On a
F'slt IN tAeir SON. Mr.. Phe os, though az octo-
genaEiAn, i reInArkiy brisk both physically ami
intellectually, aud Mrs. Phelps, who has pass,5
three scogs years and ten, carries her wears
lightly and enjoys excellent health. Mr.. Phelrs'
home Is Fairbury, Ill. and he eDfays
TIE Distinction OF bang q pioneer in