New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-18

Of war. According to expert opinion tnere are o
.hroa no,nts where adequate land fortincauohs '
o.ad and they would be inefficient except 1T
ioar veather During fogs or under cover Oh s''one
vessels could easily slip into the sound. Inc '""
ness Of the tides and the uncsuai oept" Vi w." 80,
renders submarine mines and torpedoes i"p'ao
cable Nothing except the presence OF ~ -
vessels would suffice. 4 large body OF iresh ""'
where these vessels. when not III co'',''''''' 10,
~ cared for and kept free from barnacles az We"
az deterioration from rust. VIII be or immense "u
vantage TO the Navy. - .,,
nm greater still will be the benefit TO commerce
The unoue advantages Of great fresh-wa'er ha'Do'
ryhara vessels can lie at anchor uhuistu'peu W
tides ard where all marine accretions can oe so'.e"
III -, without - delay and expense OF docklhS
.fr rnorostIonabiy attract large amount OF toreish
ehinnlng All iron and steel pottohea Vessels "
n,oo,sd % troublesome marine growths. parnac'es'
musse and seagrass and so osae reduced sometimes
onsh9f Fresh water so fatal TO tnsss ron OF
that after few d4ys Pc be readily removed BY
scrapng one OF the most favorable fact that the
pa1s included fresh-water lake where PASSING ac
sSlps may rid themselves Of their I'VE new har
hr iii nossess is It's nearness to the vast Goa. ue
posts Of the State There are hai eSSe among
Il 0Pehbt raj wag iiSeSSy Newcastle Black
franklin and Gilman mines The f bsrbo or facilities SUsi
be materially sss ie be- Dy rapsported by rail the
bnnkers in Elliott Bay Seattle Haroor, ana 'n coa
es are handicapped the enormous ex
pense OF maintaining these bunkers IN tn H - Ssat
rd Se an estreme range Of IS feet These c,ca-
tlons OF level are very troublesome ana ore" e"'''
delays. .,.o,oa here ne
erywhe Pacific waters Of the 'e er %od ,asa
lie wooden pile in the sSana + n de
stroyed in ha.f that time As each pile costs =.
VIII be realized how great Is the expense snds OF them
permanent each pile has be treated with creosoe
in epPe the tns ~n esh water ps
lasts =; mos. indefinitely and EXTENSIVE oTn his Win
the mproved faciies for oadng win bring the
s2a d9M Hh the to J nsat prsds
VFc6 the tine i ,i, d ,sronsh every
Coast is in a very backward state The reason Is
obvious Ships carrying grain to Europe bring back
factured here Yet within nifty miles Of Lake WASH,
IN bn World we ;i" and 81 there is not state in the Union
that has richer coal mines than Washington IN, me
sh rteei gun factores reported that Cor
high cost OF fuel: Puget Sound offered NOR he
vorabe location for the plant than any pace III '"e
Thus while the benefit to the sound county TRY s %
canal must not be unierestimated An enormous
Hmrr l' IS sweepns tbs Way and should be
nred by the United States instead OF Canana. otI
uGighbOrS
make perfect their transcontnenta railway iaci-
ties and will soon be prepafi 10 bsb sha be
Woa 1f tempt tempt HUNDREDS o. vessels Puget sound
oven IL II were out Of the way which, as mater
Of fact it is not. The distance from Liverpool to
s PgSs IS IL a6an
Oceanica lie mucn nearer to the Pacihc Coast Una"
The city OF seattle is naturally much elated over
the prospect and expects to become me satIa
is the largest city in the state next to Portland
the IN ~, the sST ha way f be Sn eee
the upper end and the Straits OF san Juan de fuca
which lead into the Pacific The .rst settlement n
struggling village. surrounded by impenetrable for
It's neighborhoods. The first incident IN rs history
which drew the attention Of outsiders TO the grow
affornoon' sixty-dve acres. comprising the entire
business quarter. were swept away. The loss was
o'' m,rb larger scale and today the business
streets are lined with seven and eight story modern
~ the time Of the IRE Inc population was 200
\ conservative estimate places the present popula.
| ton AZ s. 90 The city has eastern communication
by four transcon,inenal lines and IS the terminus
OF nc Grea, Northern and the Seattle Lake shore
pushing rapidly toward Seattle: and has already ir
billings. Mont. II is the headquarters OF over
| 100 freight towing and passenger steamers nclud,
| british columbia besides many local lines. 1t
has the state University. the Land ONCE; custom
the Weather Bureau. Signal Service and Geological
| Survey The town is built on a series or steep Nils:
| which rise amphtheatre-like. from the shores OF
Elliott Bay. \ more beautiful loc ltion could not
| loo Imagined but 1t has certain disadvantages. The
most serious one Is the lack OF level huding
! ground adjacent TO deep water Wharfage Ihere
| is literally not room for railroads TO enter the
| city The harbor IL too deep for good anchorage.
vessels having to tie up to Government ouoys or
at private wharves.
| Tho neod OF the canal is immediate. and every
effort is being made to hasten It's completion The
last Congress appropriated $500 as starter with
promise of much arger sums. This iirst appro-
rration cannot be expended until the right OF way
| has been secured free OF cost 10 the Government,
} and this condition Seattle has engaged 10 rum.
| Preliminary surveys are now being made. and the
purchase OF the right OF way will undoubtedly fol-
| low without delay difficulty.