The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-06

been sold and resold TO meet the taxes be-
fore Mr.. Gould purchased it--but il is be-
yond compare as a home for deer and
other game. Its broken surface furnishes
an inIin!ty OF beautiful views. and its
streams form ideal breeding places for
trout. bass and other game FISH. Every
year the number and variety of animals
are increased, and every year the waters
are restocked with thousands OF Young fry
procured from the hatcheries. Every year,
too. thousands of mature iish escape, SO
that the streams OF more than one county
below the preserves that had been fished
dry by sportsmen and market fishermen
now swarm with finny beauties. 10 the joy
OF many anglers.
Ii is one of Mr.. Gould's chief desires that
the general wildness of the property shall
be maintained. Aside from the laying out
Of the grounds Immediately surrounding
Furlough lodge. therefore, no attempt has
been made to emhroder the beauties of
nature. The solid winding carriage drive,
miles and miles in length. by which al
most every part of the estate may be
reached, has been SO constructed as TO en-
nance rather than detract from the gen.
eral effect. The building of this road in
volved the purchase of a heavy steam
roller. one OF the most expensive attach
ments TO the place. None Of the towns
bordering on the estate is rich enough to
own such a machine. but the inhabitants
appreciate macadam roads at their full
value and have not been slow 10 avail
themselves of Mr.. Goulds offer TO allow
any town 10 use his roller without expense
whenever it was desired to improve the
highways. Already some extensive reaches
Of first class drives have thus been pro-
vided where before there were only ordin-
airy dirt roads and before the Could roller
is worn out 1t will probably contribute
many more miles of macadam to the Cats
kill region. Besides it has established ex-
ceedingIy cordial relations between the
owner of the Furlough lodge preserves and
his neighbors.
Having expended thousands in establish
ing and stocking the preserves, Mr.. Gould
naturally desires to reserve its pleasures
and treasures for himself and friends. To
that end he has surrounded the entire 400
acres with i barricade to prevent the es-
cape of the game. And because OF the
good feeling engendered by the free use of
the road roller and other mutual cour-
tesies between him and his neghbors
poaching on the preserves has been almost
unknown to date.
There were two men. however. who de-
clared with emphasis that no one had the
right 10 say they should not hunt and fish
where they pleased. George Gould might
object 10 poaching il he liked and invoke
no attention TO his protests. This was
brought to the attention of the F'urlough
preserves superintendent. who warned
them that they would surely be prosecuted
IL they poached. But they persisted and
were arrested
When the farmers of the vicinity heard
about IL, there was a grand rush TO get on
the jury in order to make sure OF convic-
ton. This was duly accomplished. and the
men were sentenced to fine and imprison-
ment OF course the men thought the pun
ishment a little severe. and so. too, did
George Gould himself. for, on learning the
facts he urged the justice to suspend SEN
tence on condition that the poachers prom
ised to sin no more. After some hesita-
ton the justice consented. The men were
released and have ever since been ready
to hurrah for George Gould. All the rest
OF the world might turn against him. but
his mountain neighbors think he is just
about right
Furlough lodge itself Is built of logs with
the bark on. II was originally not more