The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-28
A PERFECT SWITZERLAND.
The Trip Of william Msydsnbauer and
soma TO Cedar Lake.

soma 10 CEDAR Lake.
William Meydenhauer. one Of the Oldest
residents Of King county, who has given
his name 20 Meydenbauer bay, on Lake
Washington. has returned from months
hunting and fishing with his four sons on
the snoqualrnie and Cedar rivers, and is
delighted with the country he has seen.
Telling OF his trip. he said:
We took pack horses aud went up the
snoqualmie valley by the way of Tolt and
North Bend. establishing our base OF sup
plies at North BEND. We spent the first
week on the middle fork, Just back of
Mount 81. and saw and heard men hunt
ing all over that mountain. Then we
went by the new county road to Cedar
lake, near which il joins the trail
cut by Gen. Mcclellan thirsy-eight
years ago. lie made trail
down from Snoquaimte pass TO a
point near North Bend and then across to
Cedar lake, from which IL runs up 10
Yakima pass. lie had barracks near
Maple valley aud had two ways out.
either by thc Snoqaalmie or the Cedar. In
case either way OF escape was cut off by
the Indians Near the mines above the
lake you can still see his name carved hv
himself on the trunk OF cedar tree. and il
IL TO be seen again with those OF his
officers chiseled ON a rock. Part of his
barracks on RsttIeSnake rrairie. near
Maple valley. are still standing and are
occupied by raneher. Ii there were a
bridge across Cedar river Mt Rat.lesnake
prairie. and IL the old trail were cleared
out for the six miles from the fork. AZ
Aliens to the lake. the trip from Seattle
could be made in one day. The
country around the lake is a per
feet Switzerland. and the lake is
swarming With .Fent. long, slim ones with
golden speeks. sixteen TO tweniy-soar
inches long. They are not salmon trout.
for salmon could not ascend the river. on
account Of the numerous falls. They take
ordinary dies and tear them away like
tissue paper. and even break the leaders,
royal coachman is the best ay To use
You can use reel oa a pole for the
water is very deep aud there are
very few snags. giving plenty of plav
for the angler. At the lake a Torpayry
dixie marks theboandary line Between the
coal and mineral belts. al above il is
gold and silver and All below is coal. The
snines we're discovered hy nan named
Turner, sao haa got hosd ef MeClellaa's
map 1T the country and traced out his
trail. lie found some heaf in the river
and traced u up till he came 90 Bear
creek. which cuts the hedges.
"Rear and deer are VERY plenty there, so
are tleas and gnsis. There is = bench in
che mountains overlooking she lake where
there are few trees and rssaty o. grasS.
and "a the Water the deer 60 there and
uaraple down the snow snd feed. Thls 10
the best huasing ground and sass winter
the settlers killed forty deer there. one
day farmer sitting IA fgont of his cabin
sas s.yeAs-old hack caaiinS right ap 10
hsns. He edg@t oil the ehst without
turning, sneaksd tata the house. got hjs
gun AMI shet tAs deer through the heart
o. u STAT came tos ard harn.
From sae lake we weat 10 HAPPY vaE-
ley. an The mssdis fosk II the Sacquag.
aeie. where we met foar fishermen eha
hat ktiies ssvcFsl bear On a spar of Means
2 and wsre carryiag iiys cue hons wsth
thsns. They had no arms bat Ssh poles
shsa they wet the she sear. has sAey
Heightened her away With shear ysiiS.
"Iae trout as there need careful cock