The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-24
HOOD CANAL COUNTRY.

- concerned IN Seattle. From ycnr city
r'asres everything that makes life worth
hFsngs 50 a thorough exposition OF the COR
ditIoFss here wiz ee OF interest.
Last Monday morning your correspond
enf. as the guest of r. r. Robinson. Of the
steamer Tina, started on a trip around thal
canal and. for beautiful scsasry. pieas4l
ant people. game fish and handsome
homes. no nicer sour eoafd be made.
The tsrss place liter leaving Brinnon i
DucAabusn. where Thomas Pierce. o1e OF
the oldest settlers. has a fue place.
well as Nels Thompson and George Sal
void. The Farrars i've furthsr UP the
river. bur they are going 10 Alaska in the
spring y few niles above IS sreig alton ;
cove, where Al Miller IL running extern
siye logging camp. having. II IS said. the
largest chute on the Saand Benjamin Al
den has a nice home here. as well As J. 9.
Jahiin. who is most elegantly situated
Across from the cave live Otto Nelson ana
Ralph Bruiger. both OF whom have good
places. with considerable cleared land A
LewleSs and family come next on a good
farm. past which the new road viii run 10
The beach. Mr. Erickson has a nice two
story house and weil-cieared farm next.
AMI then comes the fine homes OF T.. II.
Helrud and j. III. Christensen Dan Har-
ri5 has the next place. and 4 fine one IL Is.
We'll Stocked, with big orchard and Enos-
comfortable buildings. II. Y. Anderson mas
a home adjoining with A residence On a
high point giving him a fine view or TIE
canal for many miles UP and down.
Then we get to Holly. a picturesque bay
and safe haroor. where reside the Wyatts,
Fred Pfundt twho was married 70 a Miss
Wyatt on Christmas. Isaac Thomas. Ben
Carl. J. h. Marsh. Jacob Peterson and
number OF others. From here up mucA
fishing is done though farming Is also wei
locked after. Just across the canal - Ed
xt-hi
Holly. II Gilnans spit. IS thadwlck's new
camp. Across from here Is tne homa
river. and az its mouth reside, on
very fine well-cleared ranches, {. {. Gll-
bert John ALL and Albert Schau1ter. Mr..
Gilbert is an old miner and has several
claims on the DosewaIips which he viii de-
velop this coming summer. TIE public
school opened here Monday, VITA Mrs.
Clay. OF Shelton. as teasher.
j. r DYER and j. Il. Little are the mex;
settlers beyond whom Is hnudt Ordal. who
has a very hne pdace, short distance
above which Is Liiliwaup. a very pretty
place, at the mouth OF the river of that
name Only short distance Up the stream
is the famous and beautiful falls Placer
geld has been found in this vicinity. though
no one has ever gone TO bed rock. Some
prospecting has been done in the adjacent
hills and number OF locations made,
which the owners say, are 10 be developed
IN the spring. Those living in I.iiliwaup
are: Charles Knowles. postmaster; O. j.
Hagen, John Mel. Robert Dodge. .. ~
Furness Frank Periva and George Aaro-
Capt ID. Troutman. OF the Delta. has a
very fine ranch here where his wife lives
while he attends 10 the steamboat. Anto-
MO SilverGa close by, has just recently
made final proof on his fine homestead
Across the canal from I4llliwaup is De-
watto, at the mouth OK that river. a -four
ishing little village, backed by a good
farming country. Here live Alec Mitchell.
j. s. Whitney. j. Green. ". Clark, j.
Lloyd l.. Reinhardt, T. Huffman. J. Muir
ray, c. Woodin, G. Bennetsen. J. Larsen.
p. Marxson. r. Peterson. S. Clausson and
quite a number more. \ mile or so above,
at Little Dewatto. are two homesteaders,
w Gush and J. \. Vest. Up the river
some five miles from Dewatto. live the
Nances. The kiondike fever struck here
heavily, and Monroe, Henry and Arden
Nance have gone. Chris Ibbitson. who
lives near here. has been logging this sum-
Iner, running small camp
From here one goes 10 Hoodsport. a
pretty and thriving place. Here tourists
leave the steamer and go up into the
mountains TO Lake Cushman. whore, by
the way, a number Of klondikers arc
'rougaing it this winter. The people Of
HOodsport have taken "A great interest in
mining in the Olympic mountains. and as
a result, considerable work has been done
on promising claims. The Mason County
Development Company. composed OF
Messrs. McReavy, Finsch, Dow, Mack and
Brooks, have many good prospects. on one
of which has been sunk an eghty-foot
shaft. which has disclosed. ii is under
stood. the paystreak. Vie Miller and his
brother also have some fine claims. Among
the solid citizens OF HoodSport are: f.
+. Drolet. postmaster; q. X Robbins.
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Martin, Fl. +. Bailey. a. II. Powe, William
o. Watson. school teacher; John d. Dow.
Ben Johnson. William Y. Martin and
Frank c. Reid. While n Hoodsport our
party had the pleasure OF seeing some
fishermen haul in . net. taking in the one
haul . 200 pounds Of perch y man named
pomeroy has 4 copper claim. on which ne
has a sixty-five-foot shaft Hoodsport in
fact, is a good place, with tiattering fu-
ture
Across the canal lives r Rendsland.
one ot the most prosperous and up-to-aate
farmers and dairymen OF this section.
few miles above is the old ''potlach,"
where, years ago. the Indians gathered by
the hundred 10 engage IN festivities. give
and receive presents. etc, and a short dis
tance above, on the skokonash river, Is the
reservation. OF which Mr.. J. f. Young
blood is agent. Here is maintained a day
school, we'll attended. and here i some
OF the finest land IN the state. The reser-
walton embraces $40 acres. while most of
the Indians own individual houses OF 1Gg
acres. The orchards are large and pro-
life, and these people are most happily
situated. Rev. Ne EeIls is the Universal
81 missionary for this reservation. and be-
sides being a thorough gentleman ana
scholar he Is "A deliver in Indian lore. hay
ing a large library devoted to this cues.
ton, many OF the most valuable OF which
are Of his owa authorship. Unless IL be
Judge Wickersham. no msn in the state
has 30 fine a collection Of Indian relics as
the old minister. and he Is very happy 10
show his treasures lie has. strange 20 !
say the respect and friendship Of every /
Indian on the reservation. Agent YOUNG
blood is an energetic wlde-awakA gentle I
man. who conducts affairs as they should /
be. Across the river is the big Webb I
ranch. one Of the finest in Western Wash
ington. Here live Henry Latham. j. Todd
Henry c. Hale l. W. pagkhursi, Thos. 4
Webb ard IL. l.. Bryan.
From the reservation 10 Union CITY Is /
but few miles. This IS a beautiful place /
where considerable business is transacted /
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