The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-13
SCENES In SEATTLE.
A VIvACI0Is VISITOR TELLS OF
HER IMPRESSIONS.
How the Queen City OF Puget sound
strikes yisftor-Commercia Adj
vautnges of Its Position--Eaith ia
Its Future An spite of the Great
Fire and Its Conseauences-The
Diversions of Society-The New
Line to Japan.


SEATTLE. Dec. 2S-If Seattle had not
already an appellatlon-that Of the Queen
City OF the West-It would seem most ap-
propriate TO call II Seattle the Wonderful
wonderful for It's unsurpassed location, It's
phenomenal growth and It's phoenix up
rising from the ashes OF the great fre OF
1858.
The seven hills Of Rome DO not begin 60
compare with the numberiess ones Of this
city OF Western Washington II is set upon
a range of hills. and every pinnacle cuimi-
mates in q beautiful bulIdlng-a school,
church or mansion. Houses and streets
are not obscured because OF dead levels and
irregularities.
qhe city Is seen a. It's best from Elliot
bay. an arm OF Puget sound, 10 which i
| slones by a succession Of natural terraces.
| The prornon.ory OF West Seattle. a resi-
dence portion, reached By ferry from the
city. helps 10 form the bay, While al a
greater distance IN the waters Of the Sound.
wooded Islands, set with busy milling
towns. are seen. and high over all rise the
white caps Of the Olympic mountains.
IN the opposite direction, after reaching
is eliminating point, the city again slopes
70 It's great lakes. Washington ana Union
| The former IS a most beautiful sheet Of
water, within twenty INMATES ride on the
cable line. from the city.
II one wishes q mos; interesting and ex-
citing ride. one needs Only 10 take ne front
seat OF q dummy car. After gong peii-
mel down those steep hills and over niEa
bridges, AZ a speed which almost takes
ones breath away, Il IS win feeling 81
thaukFuiness that one steps from the car
into she beautiful Leschi park, on me shore
o. TIE lake. and srrolls among the shrub
berry ard visits the sea lions aud Inc bears.
ard looks a. The fine view across The lake,
vi.h sfe~cer island and tho stirring town
OF East. attic n the distance. -ae grand
background OF this fair acene is tae mag
nfacen. mountains Of the Cascade range.
the most beautiful in the world.
Following the shore Of the labe Tor few
minutes through s. forest pT.msvni, one en-
tsrs Nadrona park. whica Is mos. de-Ie1t-
f1l bscause ~ i;s na.ura.aess. Here, ai@o.
is a succession of terraces uDon w7ich are
rustic summer houses and seats ana shrub
| berry ana natural springs The park ls very
picturesque a18 tee sir g filed wi:h tie
music o. trtekling streams.
Taking another car Ere from there back
% tae city. ore has gocd vieT q me res
fceucs portion. the imposing Queen Anne
hrl. Seattle's location IS unsurpassed. not
only for its beauty Nut also for Us CON
rencIal faciN5ies. ]. Das almost directly
| between Japan ard CANA Oh t2e ore a1ea
ard th- Eastern T1t,et States on the ofner.
Tasre has lately beer opened 8 fire. Nip
pm Yusar Kalssa. between Japan and Sc
ale. Sni7s come Ia bl-uorlhly Wi'h car
rses of zl4k and sea- ard re,arn w4sa sour
ana 19-a5er ara bicycles. Seattle ls ths ter
Minus 81 tns Orear No-taeTa. and here one
-rav axe a Canadian Pacific ear and 50
threurn % Montreal without charge
Every one knows the history % the
growth or SEATTLE Forty years ago * vas
= wilderness. ard TOW. ~ re latszt Ger
zfs. Il has g. ea Inhabitants. The streets
are 80 sroaa and straight and long. test
acre tie c8tv ever 50 fas5 tGere would sitli
De 10 crowdirw and s1stifng. There "a sad
20 he lanA sroug5 withia 80 cltv limits,
we're &. equally divided. 80 gre iof -
every man. woman sa8 cals& in CheaS2
Ga.y IN ore particular can seattle -
Hxered % Boston. an3 fhsG IS 81 ere stream
- b.cycle riders ca Saeuu8 avenue. watca
readily r@usnas ere ~ Columbus sven.-le
n The srrinz and summer TIE B0s.onia1s
wa4.s tllru pale. however. 20 see Sea- ila
g-.east taking q mad hea4.aug coast aonn
orss - his steep hzlls-
Tha University % WASHING on is ioeatef
94saLn a few minutes ride from Se2t-is. II
A.as lzrxe. new bgAdllgs. ard - flaely
equipped
Sez..la las several large nsN per-
aaa saaa dev0sts q Fnols page eaea @e@S
20 Ire beings OF society %os long aEo
Ez&za0E was Zz4s o. q anigEs fa-sT .s'szs