The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-05
On CAFE FLATTERY ROCKS.
sitting ON the Cli0s and WATCHING the
ships Go BY.

Tatooeh Letter ia CoupeviIle Times.
am sitting on the westerumost stone OF the
state OF Washington. Old sIwash Ba-kah, who
brought RE here, is padding about in his canoe
nearly hall mile 10 the south The sea gulls
and shags are my only companions. and there
are countless numbers of them, either flying
seon, overhead or perched on the adjacent
rocky tales. The gold o. the sua, the blue OF tho
sky and the sea, transform the huge masses Of
camalus clouds against the horizon to shapes
Ike sac dcn'es ana pinnacies of . caatle in
fairy and Sometimes the shadow Of q large
cloud crosses The sly. making black and purple
shades In the water. which unduls.es and
s~eis WITH 3uss a faint suggestion OF white
esps. The breakers beat against the rocks with
q low roar IKE distant thunder. and dssh the
walls OF snowy SPRAY and foam high In the cir.
l watch the swsfi steamers churntnR the
water ~ they slip gracefully by. .ul.-riered
ship with great white sails heads up the strait,
while against the pure ocean color here and
there rise curling clouds OF smoke from the
tug boats lying Tar cut TO sea Is II . osy 70
Idly dream In. and have come out here on the
ROCKS 10 spend the afternoon In nv own
;sshloa.
look with bal. shns longing eyes over to the
maitland saa ara prompted 70 call Ba- kaa and
get hin. 20 take Gne 70 Ne-ah bay VITA fre.h
afecze se could hc.st sail and De there in three
hours. Ba; when should | get back In ,ai.
Whist - 10 coias-s; is near the time Of the surn-
usef sois;sce: tie barometer may fail, a heavy
VIVA spring Up aaa then Tasoosa is q lost sasd
t9r se@A. or tao weeks yhsp. and 10 com
@n9lcailes - possible except ty cable | wan.
60 ~ ~ the bay, a1, 10 nc. wish to make a
compulsory sc!aara tAess 30 look awsy from
'Ae f"eNf s2"Fe ~ sas cape aa1 turn my eyes
so q aF1.
Jus. .oata % Cape Flastesy, on the shore o.
Ass1A ti-hs cs7ist<r The IaalsH villages Arena
- a. 49,.
ail%sl mites q. raere Fsa..esy roexs tuiesl.
tSs4s s&a10Ny ~4tsl3Ss WITH the clouds. n snp
stfse Wage o; Hrette. Across tae mouth OF sae
-'faisss 20 the scfta. - I4raaaaa Pa!ns light
Rouse. and 80 the Aas ssya4ue rise the wcTss,S.
fSaAs a NaartExeF Islands mountain -nvr.
bfais1 f@s 9. isTsstsh, the largest Of all tie
rocky tsiSs tyinS ses' OF The C. pc fnis i.ls q
r4ses ABRUPTLY fsoEs tae water. e;rr IN n.
helsai ~ los feet. hax . TeFr uneven xu-f.rs
saa = some i~essy scTes IA ex1eat Tie me
siFiteGs sAaSs Sfe very aF.SxE.as ta outline .na
u Eszay psSrgs yresasas csve-n.stsa a~..s1' rs,
wAic.l fsaStrs,s coEs. lerah.e ss.sssae,s ~ a
taS g q Nue ct tSSse sea caves extends elesr
.hfoSsa 'ae lssns- Asout iosty ieei from the
west en'Fsaee Of tats cave tse root 1s;,t4yei q.
rs s1F Pota, cave. u 81 s0-..e lime IraYt1t. a
large oTAE shapes aots. The .easa 30 ia a..
lsSs al tas wS;sr Is sessGiy Eve ssf The wsvss
IA s4Fae a4 heavy ssogl gGsa sAsousls tai. e.va
VITA NasgaE~s rear. Use 8 1Hr.s Eases. hr tee
grading sEasi ct taE sGrf a. tse ezse f .ss ri =
lSf cea2s.ess age. las iofaa@a q azasa-lass se-
ea3aissioa % It's Eariawest AIDE of tie ls.xa1
! ass % tie oaly Place sasrs a dag o, sny
A4ua oe asae. All tE.E Il csa gussy b an,
~itk c&aos saAis Loaf There ss@ taanv
r9<Ss saeA have bTea 3e "a bel asgs.n aas or.-i-
nal ssaaas hy sae Gag -csatkEGeo scstca ot ia
wares Projecting above ira water at the =.
;rsgrs - tais ee&ea. wAlea makes = landing
rather aAngerouA
naysag ssorEa he csgzs.nx breaker. s.rks
sE&sGss ssese -escxs. osSAi8s tao spray Agnsrsf.
% lest II TIE sir. ss1 ~ . ssFoTs asaa - tlgx
as iae s?-sy s1s iossz Is cAsgtea clear se-,e,.
tue ss.4ad. IL Is ealy tie Iaagsp& was are ex
TSTf @ssh their csaoca AMI % seer. 30 Snte-
ssa@a i5ess a. - 6eaks eG nature rho eau asrt
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TIA gxsl .eg ise sesks. xas sosaefszses an !. :.
IT2ca A. seree weeks t<tare communicated. !.
ss4 SKA s1s aAtskas word
Ie reach t2s top Of The os2c, y as-s The s.xat.