The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-22

- So sac Queen City Good Roads
sess1 - 49, = working energeticaHy IN
c. ,se lake washington path. yes
kssa y 1900 the country from the
xsA s5,,svruar addition south g 7aaci-
p<S1.s- ara then On 10 8laoroz1a PARK
! - s.ge 3. TIRE days WORK SHOWS mat
80 10 Obstacles tnAt cannon oe over
&C. 80 that the grades VI! not exceed
4 ~ eSes- n any pace INC A00i'S a.
- 20 ~ sEsrsne4i.s go ..,.,-.s~ &c..
$50 was made a. i3,o o'ciocS from
III - AZ the Broadway car line
- 80. rasstsfsd Of President George
- treasurer Ralph schosnfeid.
49, L. Tourviils. Z. ~. Fobes.
~ the path committee; Grin
g. - 80 .oox his camera along and RI
kss-sek chairman OF the press COM
z Hardin. chairman OF the
E... .errrasft.a. arrived after the
- Ief,- and took another and
80 --s.e. arriving az Madrona ahead
80 marty. although the route that
49, soqld hardly prove acceptable.
Almost entirely out OF sight OF lie
IA
:. .,sas.ng Of the trip last evening. Mr..
r.sxx.~k said: Upon arriving az the
-. - .ne Denny-Funrnan addition
rT.sa r-rton path. It appeared that two
- xere open 20 as; one was 10 de-
- - !. the level OF the lake or there
-. ~ az easy grade. cross BY the port
- so-aw the shore OF Lake Wash
- sos,th. the other and, what ap-
- n "a 10 be the better plan. was 20
- rhs level about seventy-five feet
-. ,hs ssyface OF the lake. We fol-
- -. -, contour % the Mills about south
r..fl ws came 70 the old county road
o.. nortags. then We bore of through
..s.ss ~ TIE eastward. coming out on
- -. of fTnion bay; We followed the
-. n the bay a short distance, arriv-
!, ! sort OF swamp, which at FIRST
sAsues looked as though Il would offer con-
sss-able obstruction 10 road building.
~wh.r We got 20 the swamp. however.
:. found that che banks were not only
~ 81 approach. but were OF good. solid
.-a.na. upSn which good road could De
- eousfrueted A short detOur would
: nscsssary Oh account OF the swamp
-,ksag az into the land at one point. and
=. sT',ls b avoided altogether by a cheap
s.-.svuetIon not over 80 feet In length
.eruss this little bay.
AFTER leaving this point We struck south
- haek from the shore. arriving AT Mad
- ssfeet about half way up the hili West
: sss baseball grounds. Up TO this point
:. encountered no great obstacles. Not
- eanla a road be easily constructed.
x, ia nature of the soil was stsh that
ssrv little eindeFing would be absolutely
.eeessary. The scenery was vsEy me.
"a many little hooks that would make
s.aghtsul picnic grounds were encoan-
,,rsd There Is no question but what the
ss.ssraesion Of this road would oe the
sasss o. bringing large number OF camp
az parties to this section.
while there was a great deal OF hard
ssrk connected with our trip II was not
s.sesshsr void Of interesting and even
ssatng episodes. In crossing the httie
~ above referred 10 Ralph Senoenfeld
81 -. ar two other members OF the
mries forgetting that the lazy man al
.s.s ,skes The most pains. attempted 10
t,sss o. Two logs that were in places en-
tgsy submerged At the same time Nr.
Kasks vas in the act OF taking photo
ear OF the surroundings. Just as Ralph
n 3 the middle OF the logs his feet
spsss oat from under him and he land
sh about three feet OF mud and water.
= say that he was astonished Is putting
Z zldly. ard his wounded feelings we're
81 Il The least cased by hearing Ranke
sss cut as he came 10 the surface and
e. TIE mud and water out az his mouth.
81 thar over again. Ralph; l wasn't
ses ready
After leaving Madison street the first
~! obstacle IN the proposed path was
ss0anirred The hanks below that point
hsye a stort Of Yesler hill appearance
sai are apparently In the habit OF taking
igmhle n themselves once IN year.
TaeY were perpendicular almost tn places
ias & was thought that IL would be nee
sssry 20 reach the top OF the hluI BY
sesns q a 2 or per cent. grade. de-
seea8iax 70 the shore again by gulch
~ above the old Lewis cottage. From
as point 60 Madrona park the path VIII
lass along the shore close 20 the waters
sase. and stnl FAR enough above the
water 70 he cut OF reach Of the tigh
fpflag aooas. The construction from the
Lewis cottage % Madrcna park will DC
sgsa easier than that from NaGropa 70
isseai ard every person in Seattle Is
y vel acquainted with that locality that
teiAirg else need % said
7oae q the features az this path which
~ commend Itself % erybody IL. that
. Madison street Il is far enough away
i'em the park &c that those riders who
sss.re privacy viii nor ha subjected on
afays 20 the admirluE glarces Of
@fFs AID more Or less brilliant audience.
- ne other hand. fhose who Wish 10
f'@sa Madlaon park can leave the path
y Madison street ard ride 20 the park
y q easy grade The path VIII give
- kaes Ct scenery Not only will e
fAos tAa .ake shove FOR distance OF
sssae i've niles or more. bat II viii give
' frs az jhe lake ard mountain scenery
I'm ~ eiuGs overlooking TIRE lake. ard
2 s1hsr places wii pass through tie
ssasiital woods slth which that grand
way e water Is surrounded
tasFs ls 70 place where q VIII Re
.eeessary 20 have over Per cent.
.'aas. ard undoubtedly tAe grades can
aa9st places se kept below 2 Pc cent.
'ea'Faiaa Fches. % ths path committee.