The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-23

~.~nssu. wash, Oct. M-1hrss msuxAs
- - x<,ovs title Was . myth. soday 8.
~ : cnmos~te nouumenx Ia eomnbeEoSa-
- = es1e present adm1nsstmxtoa. Three
: -e.shs ago the state nsn eo00ies1ou,
s~~poesd Of Coz. 4c0rH~. otafs TrsAs-
- o. K Bowen and Sisa cos.aisssooss
49, Crawford, steamed - the waters
- 0ue4t river ca the seAAmer xonte crss-
= g rearca Of location Tor . hatchery.
- vaz decSdsd 70 select HAkor lAke
- h~an~ tue natural hoszse Of tie sock-eye
N,mon. Shortly afterward James Craw-
- the a-a commissioner. and John
E~.vf1rd. Eae present superintendent of
S ~ hatchery, together With TIE writer. ie3s
aemlfton and started Up the Baker river
1ewzrd the .aks 20 select site for the
6esehsry and Gsa-rack acroaG shs river
i - ssoo the salmon from entering Sne
1hks.
Tnis Tip vas combined with the greatest
= har1shirs n foss1tng the essrnowiug
- ruGbiag streams at Mount Baker, and
3 e.reraI lines i. Was 1T the risk Of lie to
es.<nsut the crossing. and ~ shs tiens the
3 natton vas rejoicing n the sioxsous Fourth
n Iuly these uea were risklax their lives
e 10 welfare and progress: out shsword
sfnruzrrr seemed the only goal upo1 the
Afser thorough wetting IA the creeks
"a ewxnzys q log cabin about four miles
Rtow the lake was reached. aud After
o<eketsng the horses and . short rest Tor
1lnuer the party set out . feet foq the
80 tarcuzh an almost impensfsu bic
Unxsh OF al kinds Of spiked and priekly
fVorsssticr ard skunk cabbage. crossing
asnsms % eoosloes and jams. isapsng
- boatdsr TO boulder. v~d1ng
e$pSs to- a.
q swamp holes with myris;ss
q nosquisDss 70 sting Jrnt - 4 crit
ii moment- Devil clubs and briars COM
eeeing with the Iuxurtart ferns 10 exclude
- daylight. but not TO be daunted by
apeh the lake vas reached and after Sc
hcssng site for a Eshrack they partook
= the hospitality of Mr.. Runth's family.
no we're rfe nr=- 20 open this region. In
esnusue pionssr style. With homemads
eAairs. tubs. buckets and furniture ssmple-
nenfs. The party returned by the aid OF
. lantern TO the cabin where the horses
.vers left and reached there Almost on the
~ Of the glorious Fourth. It being alter
q o'clock that night.
Ehri5 next morning Mr.. James Crawford
stirred up camp. and as soon a. possible
- horses were saddied and started back
y the lake over IN almost fmnasuab Bile
lFaIl. crossing frishtfuIiy swollen creeks,
y one Of which thu writer had the closest
shave BY the horse getting into too deep
eAtR and the current too strong for
swimming. WAS carried down af 4 terrffc
Gpeed towards certain death: but for q
lnftnnate and timely boulder which the
Aerss struck. rirfrsinx the animal 30 Il
1et ~ feet 70 the bottom on the very
Vwgs Of the Withdrawing waters III
okksr river. from which there would have
bseR no escape. After several drenchsngs
- scs1s~bls eshin Of the Rssnfhs
lknry was reached. and by their
III al set 10 work wtsh Q won
1arfl VIII with axes. getting ready for
sststne preliminary fence across
~ sfvsr. Shortly after dinner thu nrxt
pc vas driven BY a 60 pound wooden NAL
Il and before night nineteen piles OF SIX
&ches diameter were driven 10 depth OF
"A feet into tho bottom OF the stream
1ext morning the sreshet vas stilI higher.
y wu dangerous 90 drive piles from a
GA6oh nggei into a canoe, and the iri-
p1fu had several cloee calls from being
nosn or the scafKoli into the rushing
Sssess Messrs- Crawford decided TO re-
MN 70 Hamilton to obtain the necessary
teols an& material.
rse ars. place OF driving vas ABANDONED.
eAd today stands IS an example OF the
vi and muscular power OF lfr. James
CnEford. a. those net having seen those
eies driven would never believe they were
@fven 70 such depth from canoe by
nnd. Selecting a moro favorable place
- pies were Driven IN PAIRS. 90 a. 70
em bridge bent 20 bosh ass.s. n placing
q the rack and FOR travel on ny tie
urae piles were all driven. John Crawford
Neurnef. and through his practical krowi-
egs Of such CONSTRUCTIONS work pro-
pesesd rapidly. Piles were hoisted by
nnf. and driven by A sce-pound wooden
MANNER. operated by the exertion OF nve
IA The piles are not ieSs than thirty
0ef long. aud ten inches In diameter. and
efe driven 20 q depth OF fifteen fee, for
0ree-guarters 81 the distance across the
eram. when haripan wa encountered on
= s,cpe.
The placing OF the sections OF the rack
vas the most d.fYscuit part and required
Gsas care. as these sections were made
- spit cedar. Inches byNA inches. % feet
nnG and feet wide. and were lowered
mfn TIE stream az It's highest stage. which
vss ten feet above the present stage OF
vaEer BY several hundred braces. stays
ma crufsfies the structure was completed
I'D t4.s hauling OF rock commenced.
Several hundred tons OF rock were
ear'ped from canoe above the rack VITA
each care that Il Is impossible for even a
Wo-roansA trout Go make tfs way
uroufe- Having completed this almost
msras<abie structure. as Il WAS ss4ouwsi
eeshtng could stand against that varume
q water. John Crawford set 10 wax a
eTe crew % r,en clearing the site for the
sufldngs. and aeon everything hummsd
" busy gang whIpsawinr. scoring and
sewsng timber. splitting Of shakes, sxea-
Nnng for the dam ard hanging oc Dish
Bets
JnG sixty days fran the asy the soca-
uon wes decided on ths buildings. fsurne
va DAM boats and ashrsrs we're ecnaplst-
en- ana on ire EN- say OF September tire
INST sot Of eggs were piared in ,se bassd-
mg ard on tina last day the whole fierce
X nen discharged except re regular
Gew. Six snsliic, OF sock-eye salmon eggs
sere placed IN the building ard .t a. above
- present capacity. az the rSh commits
.sns- has not sufficient funds 20 allow
ne hatchery tts cnn capacity.
De suecesssui gathering ef eggs was be-
yeed al expectations. as IL WAS considered
sea " two Millions we're eotasnsd. Tha
Gccess VAS suea that ur0u the I'm day
September ali Washington ard Oregon
WORDS ~ers beaten By placing 81 eoa
Ms In sss building.
sAsieS Crawford visited the works sev-
times during It's progress. ana was
ssxslr Pleased. although he was Gon ateal
X would Re successful ses3rr the season
oeearss TOO advanced. 50 everything re-
xuaFei Asa % D. brought IN on pack
sorsss from Han1iltoa. a distance 81 forty
aae@ over a trail walsh MAS irAprovesf
Are2Sa TIA good tudgrssn. Of TIRE Skagss
seassy cogasrfss'cner, although she great
part ~ The tran woes ;arcaSa whas-
sm county. j p. Flick. county ccssasss-
~saer rcr Sksss. county. personally sure--
sea tss s1Iitirg ~ she t-ails and through
= xs'sa judgment Almost q wagon road
Is OMIT a. very small sxDpealfgre4
Ass hatchery "a ssrnase6 -srcc q PRO-
&e1sorv IN re lake. surrounded ey ira
17fsf Picture SIRE sreusrv ina xtnsh.R ard