The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-12
A KILLARNEY IN WASHINGTON.
Lake stevens. the Pretty Resort In
SnohOmfsh County.

Lake Stevens Wash. Feb 10 TSse
Lake Stevens - located in Snohemisi
county. II lies north from Snohomish four
miles and six miles east Of Everett.
To say IL was rival Of Killarney would
he truthful blarnsy. OF small lakes IN
Washington. Lake Stevens is certainly
the gem II was named after Isaac J. Ste
yens. first governor OF Washington terri
tory II Is threc miles long and TWO wide.
On a calm day il looks Ike mirror but
a. times IL Is quite rough Along all or
its shores il has a beautiful pebhlea beach
Several species OF mountain trout abound
In its clear waters and deer often swim
from shore TO shore. frightened away BY
trees being feaied by the loggers-
/ In 1888 Sidney Dubuque. one Of the FIRST
settlers hornestsaied on the lake. Then
/ came c. a Missmun. Of Snohomish, who
! built a sawmill. which is sill owned by
him. Ar the presen; time II is leased TO
Mayor Falconer OF Everett. who IS doing
a rushing business. He makes a success
ful mill man Is well as a mayor. and Is
respected, by all. the third settler on the
lake was Harry Wilson one of the tirSs
variety performers OF old Seattle. and for
g number Of years employed As night e1eFN
and steward on the Sound boats. HE IS
still living on his lake ranch. Some wears
ago. before the Lake Shore was built, he
wheeled 2 wheelbarrow from Snohomish
City TO the lake, over a hard tran. being
lost in the woods FOR TWO days and ni&hFs
before he reached the lake. From wet
and exposure he is partly para1yzed Ee1.
After Wilson came Joseph Davidson
Then Mr.. H w Illman. VINO has me
residence and grounds on the lake Insn
came Capt Munsey and Robinette, then
Mocklin and Stish.
All these settlers are energetic. go-ahead
people. and one and all are making me
homes We have a beautiful little schoet
house close 10 the lake soed piahh
read is almost finished from Everett TO
Maehias. II strikes the lake AT the soula
end The Everett G Monte Cristo rail-
road has survey run from Hartford
Junction on the north shore OF the lake.
10 Everett The electric road OF everett
intends TO run branch read 10 the lake
in the near future.
The little and lively town OF Hartford,
founded by j. c. Van Horne a success
fui business man. Is two mites from tae
lake Hartford Junction is only i rev
minutes walk from the lake The juno
ton house. the finest little country hotel
in the state is run in tirst-class condluoh
By Mr. Hill and Mrs. Burns. They being
so close to Lake Stevens, numerous nsh-
ing parties from Seattle, Everett and Snq-
homish make il their stopping place wnen
they are out for an outing. Mr.. 10.
O'Donneu owns a homestead at Hart
ford Junction. There is no doubt That
Hartford Junction has quite future.
When the tide turns toward None Crisio
and Sivcrton, as In time II surely VIII,
Hartford Junction viii be quite Il dis
tributiug point for TWO or more rallroads.
number OF five-acre tracts have been
sold overlooking the lake lately. People
ere beginning to realize that little farm
well titled is the proper thing. When the
land Is once cleared here II Will raise
fruit vegetables and hay to perfection.
There is no danger OF land being flooded
here.
Colors of gold can be found in most any
little stream that feeds the lake. There
are millions of feet Of good standing fir in
the vicinity. \ few years ago. while dig
ging stumps a settler turned up some
queer stone tools used by some race OF
people thousands OF years ago. Back IN
the woods places are still found where the
happy red man and family have been
employed making baskets from the bark
of trees. and some of their specimens are
stu LAYING around. One old settler on
the Pi,chuck informs me that Indian
mounds have been found on that stream,
with bones and skulls in them. which goes
TO show that years ago. Indians lived here
that were giants in size and strength.
What has become OF this large race
They certainly have degenerated. What
caused it? | will answer this question in
the Chinook language:
High II skookum whisky cultus Boston
man cultus tum tum.'
There are a number of kloDdikers about
to leave for Seattle Ia outfit for the
north from this vicinity. They have no
trouble 10 leave their farms to newcomers
at a good price. If this little sketch
should meet the eve OF some fastener who
wants 10 secure a tract Of five or ten
acres Of good, fertile soil overlooking the
preftiest little lake in Washington. in the
center of four growing towns. good schools
aud the Seattle & International railroad
running in sight of the land. let him come
10 Lake Stevens. II is an ideal spot fo~
boat racing and summer resort. Five
acres Of land, well cleared and
cultivated will keep a cow. raise
an orchard. keep family IN
chickens and vegetables. and when one
wants fish there Is always a fine trout k
the lake ready for the bait. Wood and
water are free and there are no high rents
n nav One has good neighb ors and can
always depend on getting that good. old.
reliable paper. the Post-inteiiigencer ev-
cry day as we have a bright little girl for
a mail carrier. the little daughter OF Mr.
O'Donneu. 81 the junction who. rain or
shire brings the Post-Inteilgencer 20 us
regularly on her little pony. and letters
also from the old folks AZ home
HARRY WILSON.