The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-07
CHS OF THE OCEAN.
-, Beauty and Marvellous
ywtility Of San Juan Islands.
,ree e,o sTRAWeERRlEs GROW
ea.vcv1ng IN Important InAuGexN
- a Fruit Cannerfes-Attrsc-
ezooe for Pleasure-Ssekers.

-
1uau archipelago by q representative
~. Post-Intelligencer shows that the
-. has been very favorable for fruit
E.rd other products of that fertile
~ AZ Puget sound. Berries OF ali
] - are an excellent crop. while iarxer
- promise we'll The aphides Is ia
sSe.1e In the apple and prune orchards.
- fheir ravages are pretty generally
.d by the liberal spraying. CatarpiI-
Z ara destroyed by cutting OF the
1870 TO which their webs are attached
- Earning them. These troublesome
~. are apparently increasing on the
S1.nds. a. the alder thickets seem to fur
~ them excellent breeding ground. Al
~ every alder tree seen by the writer
S.fe,aed one or moro caterpillar settle
s.es II IL very evident tina. unless some
--1hods are employed looking TO the ex-
,nination Of the caterpillars In the alder
6irkets they will In a few seasons become
q numerous as TO seriously threaten the
Ee,uction Of adjacent orchards
~ Islands are coming to the front rap
- a producers OF wool. Every farmer
I1uy importance whatever now has from
r = 90 or 1000 sheep. The wool from
p. ,slands nearly all reaches market via
snffle, coming direct here by steamer.
~ lime Industry of the ISLANDS has suf
~ considerably from the cessation of
NHdsng incident 10 hard times. The ne
ffy for one or more fruit and yegeta-
p anneries. conveniently located on thu
LIDS IL clearly apparent when one sees
II being shipped TO the preserve and
unntng establishments OF Victoria Some
= a. farmers declare they derive n
nnoter profit from shipments to the pre-
~ factory at Victoria than from fruit
n6ksd In crates and shipped to the Seat
q Port Townsend and Whatcom mar
N The price they receive In SMALL
nj per pound-but no careful selection
"a packing il necessary. The fruit Ia
hfpped In bulk in large boxes or barrels,
rfls. II any, pains being taken to Gull IL
NJ before shipping. AS a consequence,
= sfpense for crates and labor In pack
r y entirely done away with.
HoWever, the necessity for canneries Il
II nearly 30 great this season as II has
IA In the past. Formerly the islands had
etsily boat to whatcom and Port Towns
ut now only a weekly boat TO Seattle.
tuncs the market for small fruit was lin
~ and, as consequence. many acres of
Qjendid berries would 60 to waste an
rally. At present the steamer Lydia
shompson affords the islands q tri-weekly
ouy1ts to Seattle. Port Townsend and
Nhatcon. This arrangement II OF in
oaculable benefit to the islands. as they
IN now ship their berries direct TO this
market three times q week. thus insuring
as7inst losses such as they have expert
enced In the past.
Again, the quick and direct service now
eforded the islands gives Seattle people
- opportunity OF getting better fruit at
seAeapsr rate. Much OF this year 8 berry
uup on the islands has been contracted
~ b. brokerage company OF this city
tr Shipment East.
The steamer Lydia Thompson. built,
ewped and run by the Thompson brothers,
Fred r. and Thomas r. Thompson. Is a
reat improvement on tho water craft that
has attempted to cover this route IN the
past She Is staunch, safe. smooth ana
speedy, and withal very neat and clean.
Ens u constructed with an eye TO COM
fort and convenience, fitted UP with cab
ms ana good berths and furnishes an ex-
eeilent cuisine. Every Puget Sounder
Knows Capt Frank North, who "skippers''
the Thompson and Is a guarantee OF
afety and dispatch as well when manag-
Ing q voyage TO China as when superfn-
tending trip TO the lower Sound. First
Nate W. II. Bergman Is also well known
On The Sound as a creditable gentleman
and safe navigator. Fred r. Thompson Is
chef engineer OF the Lydia Thompson.
vaIls his brother. John r.. IN purser.
Tho number OF people who visit the
Hands Of the San Juan archipelago for
sport and out-of-door recreation IL an
uaaay Increasing. In time these islands
VII be famed as summer resorts and VIII
rival 10 this respect any other quarter or
TIE globe. The long stretch OF delightful
Weather. extending as Il genraily does
from May to October and November. af-
sords opportunity for endless numbers OF
cutting parties. The beaches furnish
crabs and clans galore. while the hills ana
woods are the home OF the deer. quail and
rroase In abundance. Every siivery
brook that wanders from its retreat in the
sastnesses OF mountain and forest 10 seek
repose in the placid bosom of the Sound
teens with speclled trout seemingly I'M
patient TO flop into the skfilful anglers
basket. True. they seem TO have a pref
erenes for certain baskets over others.
DER choice depending somewhat upon the
eaaracter OF fly or bait employed and IN
ne seductive powers OF the fisherman.
One must also needs be light or foot.
ken OF vision and skilled IN the use OF
srsarms II he succeeds In capturing any
deer or birds In these island forests. for
Although they are plenty they are ike
Wa wary. The deer must he sought
among tina hills in high attitudes. They
frequent rocky giens and not easily ac-
tsSsh'e places No matter how difficult
Ae hunter may flnS II TO scale elm by
slngsng to bushes. vines or slight proiec-
tons Of rock. when ne at last gains A
s9ot whore ne can stand erect he VIII find
deer signs in the earth or rock. such -
ne skill OF these four-footed mountain
Climbers.
Bat one can find a great enjoyment on
ne Islands even though destitute OF all
XII as hunter or fisherman. Any one
esa capture n crab or surround"
can, provided he or she IA able 20 In
rah net or WELD spade. Then. again.
my one can hold on to the safe end Of
trailing line while n salmon IL irvestigat-
,as the business end. and the other fell
os' is pulling the oars. The wild berries
selt their delicious sweetness 20 both the
ssiiei and unsl5iiied picker. and nature
aunteoasly displays her charms 20 the
ssst ara the unjust
visit 20 the summit Of Mount Conssi-
wien or orcas island. on a clear day In
s~.n1ner IL worth ten times what The trip
sVs N money and exertion. The grand
.asasa cyciorama, viewed from TINS
ssisht OF 40 feet. outrivals Alpine SEEN
snd bates description. Only the faint
- conception 81 the view thus obtained
- ee impaired by brush or pen At one
.erp the wilaercd vision takes IN over
= ~ square miles Of land and water. Far
- Ne northwest the cold. gray peaks OF
se3kiFks part the clouds. The tower
- ROCKIES define the horizon farther
"a Mount Bakers whi;ened cone
=. 49, next. arresting the eve In its south
-, sweep and causing the onicoker 10
nis breath IN awe and anazement
rsesr away, and to the southeast. the
.0sass limit the vision. On the north.
80 kreat 0ult OF Georgia IS mistaken for
- open sea. 50 boundless are IT'S proper
-. - The western horizon includes VAN
So Island. n rim OF the Pacific and the
=. - o' san Juan de FEca. The heauti-