The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16
aIONG NORTH BEACH.
n Of the Most Interesting
Spots on the Coast.
,,,r HOME OF The SEA orTER.
- the Hunting II Carried On
Wstchinx Amidst the Breakers
Profits In the business.

~
- -. rar.ax neck Of land between crayss
<.ss.sr zrs Olympia is the oniy thing tnat
s-~e.sa the OsyfnglA peninsula from b.
- - fs.xnd. II i was Al Island Il would,
s - question. be tie most wonderful
ma Il. ne world. Il goaid have ali the
~ .s.-sfsstez OF continent One OF the
81 i -~-a~.s ard most picturesque fuogn tain
- 1sssrrx Of me world mere reaFs itself % the
s.lraf OF over s.ee feet
n Il. d T~rm tslg range OF mountains flow nu-
= Asvsu,s rivera. q fsB Of them nasigabia for
- INTO the interior. Ii has glaciers,
go ninez, silver ard gosa mines, both
-. Il - 20 and placer. copper mines, forests uf
ss.~1e- t.orisased in fas world. IL has a
-sre o. people peculiar 10 itself. II has
Y. -..rtrx 81 nsh which can only be found
: = - riyeu. It's mountains. streams and
s~vss,x furnish the best hunting and fish
4 - IL America today. There Is no spot IN
80 country which has more of the beaati-
~ q nzxure The scenery II charnssnx
"a Varied magnificent and enchanting.
waesasr from the sublime aafnmit OF
raant Olympus. gazing straight out TO
. o. In one OF the sylvan delis OF the
sa~<r lands las beauty IL unsurpassed
Along North Beach.
! r1r.sr<ncit.x At Daxnon's point. the sx-
49, ,.~r.1 southerly end OF the Olympic pen
- :osus and extending north TO where the
wneilr,ze river empfies itself into the Pa
49, - \ distance Of twenty-five miles, -
~ .reperly termed North Beach. The beach
Z rest inviting spot and winter and
.s~ngr Il visited BY large numbers Of
~sanSe As splendid summer resort IL Is
go growing into pronlaeuce, and IN the
xInter II n conceded 20 b. the Sportsman
-.rzat.~ Millions Of ducks. geese. sDipe.
sxzdpps and euris" are 20 Dc fonpd IN
shesr uzrss and the continual pop, pop. OF
on1z ~ doubie-barreied shotgun Is the notsy
~ \ xxnal mat the nafsstal for another potpie
: ~ ~ roast has been secured
PAL The frsf eight miles north from Damon's
s1t63 sssns i q peninsula itself. being enclosed
. on ons ss1e BY the ocean ana on me othpr
~ hv the vf4fsrs OF 6ray's harb0r. The strip
- n II ana Al me neck Of this small peninsula
I i oa.y about ons-fourth OF mile wide.
rI and At high tide IL sometimes seems a. IL
- tns waters OF the harbor and the ocean
~ would meet, At the neck Of the peninsula
~ eight mics from the point Is the little set
slonsnt of oyhut, pronounced O-ee-hut.
Between here and the point is what In local
--s. Variance is known as the Range. The
nasne thus given iE because OF the vast
!. AMOUNT Of grass growing hers. The Range
a is dotted here and there with small groves
4 a. trees eyergresns on the ocean eide.
while On the harbor side some OF the trees
Attain marchant table size. Bat all over
except where the trees stand Crews grass.
nutritious. Iuxuriant grass Here and
here IL small lake. not OF salt water. as
you'd naturally be looked for on this low
md with salt water close on each side of
~ bat good, pure fresh w53er. These
HAes with one or two exceptions. dry up
= the summer season. hllt with the first
nrpMranee OF rains In tho fall begin 60 Gil
viii water again.
Here and there scattered over the Range
ere hanting lodges. The ownership OF
thxso Iodgrs IL vested I'm the occupant.
III Nheu party moves away. another takes
!. possession. In the outing reason they are
6Eed With pleasure seekers. who are OF a
Hiss sanEulnary disposition than the winter
rseiiAnts. Thss carry gans or game
IN hz<s, but for all that they are hunters.
and many a big, red-baeked crab aud long.
III narrow ~sheiled racer clam Is forced TO give
III Up its cool quarters ia The sand and water
III and go into the pot to appeass the appetite
II Of thsse summer wayfarers. The razor
cam found along the beach Is as FAR ahead
III Of the ordinary clam. an article Of diet.
n II los speeklea trout Is ahead OF the sucker.
but he IL hard TO get. NJ least for the per-
~ n son nos accustomed 20 digging Tor him.
This clam viii go down into the sand shout
u as fast a. one can dig with a shovel.
6roaps OF men. women and children may
w been seen upon the beach. each having
with them acme implement 81 war against
she clam. and all intent upon It's capture,
aBd when one Is secured shout or txui-
sasson comes from the whole party Al the
unexpected success, The clans here arc
rsaaiiy caught With silver bait. Twenty
al ave cents given 70 some kinatehman VIII
procure more clans IN an hour than can
.-.ra b used IN two or three days Armed With
~ long. sharp stick the tlootehwan VIII 50
q 10 the clam grounds Selecting the spot in
= which 20 dig, she VIII gently push the
rtiek down into the sand from ten to
~ Jseyc inches. and about SIX inches away
!. sFem the clam ho,e. then with dulck.
Sudden pry upon the stick the peinf viii
i pop oas af the sand and with IL tho clam
- vi Invariably appear. The peculiar ntf-
.,.,d feFsnees between the razor clam and any
~ ether clam are. that the razor Is very long
~ and narrow, beiaE about six Inches long
M sn Inch and n hair wide. and Il has en-
lo0J trails more like bird or small animal
sAaa anything else. The razor clam. when
Icing rssnared Tor the table. Is cut open.
eleaned aaa washed, as a bird or rabbit
(M Nead BE- This clam IS Of deticate flavor
sai Perfect del.ght % the epicurean SOUL
Wrecked Vessels.
TIE North beach Is noted for more
sasngs than lts hunting. hathlag and 10
\ sans. II has record for heinz strewn
~ Stth more vrtcka Of vessels ta8a any
n esaeh on tlle Pacific coast In tae past mr.
y nj ifsa YEARS the wrecks ~ eight or nine YES.
! Res have been scattered along II. and out
e his number six or seven vessels have
n hsea wrecked right on The beach. The esd
Hsfstaer-Aeatea hunks or some q Them are
81 there. imbeaded IN The sad. and At
~ tide one can walk out e them. What
q II story they tel 81 grief and trouble. -
III sFvckest hopes ard dreams 81 happiness.
pH~ dessresed fortunes and death-sir.cken
n aoines, Of widows ana orphans, and ~ the
sSaales and fierce struggles made for tie.
nsFs e was that the gallant Scotch vessel.
se Aeercevn, Ggif3ef into the breakers.
re feli complement GA heare WAS twenty
we zen ana one boy. Two we're saved.
sAyf eae nan and The boy. Two were taken cut
ne surf dead. ana tWcnty-one we're
81 sand few days later on the beach SIX
- 's~n miles north. az Paint Grcnvllic. Thev
~ s'e Buried there. Under a few feet or
eelei ~ Aad grave. fass sseyoHd the reach %
AL g tide. wiih the reaF 81 the breakers
~ ~ sEonna taem foeovesl the raIlaRt captain
sRe twenty 81 his ctcw SLEEP Tasy are
has afsaia % the hr,akers now. The cry
3 breakers aheas5 40 longer sends
"a ssia - terror thrtlsh them W8th Eaa
eNsrsng clsT % I'd. Grenvt'le keeping
asl'el watch ans fhe western sau touch
- 'sg their resting II ,e with ifs fast heSsns.
easE are az eteFnt rext. The Aheacorn
- aas 'ea6e& VITA 81 raaa bound for ra-
la The rsils 4 ere - 10 used ca the
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