The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-23


o. foct
Advantages Of situation.
Their e. go !arRer trade center near. Se-
as;Ie ii Z, hundred miles to the zouils Fai'-
.p7iYeF six-y mileg 70 tbs :nrt1. 20 ihe east
;Ae. ksountry 10 the Cascade forty Tniies
awax, l. tributary. aud 10 sbe ~esf are ne
waters Of Eeiinenam bay. ebbing and Tow
ing under tho wharses ana docks Ok hoth
cities more taa3 deep enough for the iarg-
49, ocean veasf.s BelsnEharn bay l. a
sn.oist,re inland SEA nine miles long. seven
miles wide II IL par; % Puget sounn.
Hundreds ~ ia.anAs temper the winds and
for.,. the waves o. the Pacific before they
peach II from Cape Fiaitery. over hun
sired miles away 20 much does the main
land and Vancouver tEfand and the sInaiief
clusters that rise from the straits act a.
"A barrier tuat tn hay is always smooth
ana gsye.ess. and 10 add 10 It's surety In
this respect Lunrni Island is directly across
SIS entrance. leaving an opening 10 the
rortn and one To the south. The Nooksack
s.veF aid Whatcoin creek pour large
volume of fresh water into T., preserving
,.ratssrs from tcrfd0 attacks II mas area
enough fof all the ships OF the Pae.nc 10
anchor has a depth sufficient for the larg.
est ocean vessels TO tie ~ Inc whaFEes, ana
vet ss not 700 deep AT any point Tor ahchor-
HRe Ealing vessels enter ard leave with
on rug or Mot. II IL forty miles nearer
nearer than Seattle. sixty miles nearer Than
Tacoma. II t. directly IN the line OF tne
itansuceanic and transeontinen;ai traffic
Yachts ami Haphtha launches are as nuch
IN safety on IT, smooth surface as Oriental
steamers: COR pleasure or commerce the
ideal II realized fl Beliingtam bay
The Two cities form crescent around the
laY tia: when lighted a. night by arc
lights 5eadz the incoming Traveller IN be
ieve thai II Is cly Of zen times me pnpe
iation. The rise from the water is gradual
and yet enough 10 provide scenic views go
large and SO complete IN detail ard mag
nitjecnt in outline th,t the resident Is az
enthusiastic as ;hc casual visitor \ sun
SCI Oh Bclna ham bay or the shifting Of
the scenery Of he heavens as the twilight
deepens into calm night In summer time
are common things that couldn't be painted
In words on canvas.
Pleasant To Live There.
Amusemrnts on Bolllngham hay are OF
the most diverse character. The placid
bay IL always az hand and yachting PAR
the launch picn.cs, steamer excursions
and ISLAND outings are part % the life %
the people. party can II At small ex-
pense through the mos: delightful scenery
30 some cove. where the cares Of the world
can be forgotten Will fishing. bathing.
rowing or preparing q camp dinner. and
In the evening they can return happy. "a
freel1ed and rcjuvenatcd Then there il
Lake VIVA tcom where crowds 20 on the
street cars ana the beach. particularly
Il
camping ground draws a larger crowd
each year. The plank roads radiating in
all directions are open 10 carriage or hi
cycle and Il day In the country Is a mem
orv OF pleasure In the city are the
amusements that 40 with life In crowded
centers. The best companies that come
10 the coast patron!zc III" theaters and
the region Is prolific in local entertain
,nents OF a theatrical musical and literary
character. out Of the number nigh, he
mentioned local theatrical troupe. the
n stEsf txsitf oh Csr of
entertainments for THREE years; the~Mus,
cal Amateurs. "A ladies' organization: the
Afternoon Club. literary and social or
ganization.
I. IL common mlsconception that It
rains all the time on Puget sound. The
official records kent on Nottingham hay for
the last four years show how variant this
is with the truth. They show a dry sea-
son from April 10 November The mean
tnaxinnUm temperature for these months
las been = degrees and there Is a re
tuarhabe uniformity. no extreme heat IN
ona month or absence og heat in another.
To the sweltcring Inhahjant Of the East
.Fn or middle west states with their tor
rid days and hot. slceplcs nights these
long SuushinY summer days of an euuan}e
Temperature with the.S cool nights follow
.ng would be feature of surprising In
f~rest. especially $50 when they could pass
from the region whore the roses were
blooming through all the grades ~ temper
azure 80 the everlasting snows of the cas-
-tt,s 30 plAtu @,Eht ~ the east The rec
crd shows a marked likeness IN the heat
az .he nights al the year. they baing bait
r;te colder on the average In October
than In July.
very few elo9dv days m Summer. while IN
lulv ana August ths average IS only two
cloudy DAYS Tor bo}h mnrths. The rain
fall record during the Summer Is slIrVFts-
inEI, low a few scattered Shuwery DAYS
making the tota, far the vet seaaan.
fsom November - ApIfl. - = record Ger
w. Yeas shows two clear days 10 one ~
cloud, ana th71 y rtt"sd or eleven days
pcr month Tho greatest number OF taiuy
Tsya far ANY month in seven years was
r.uetecu- There were twelve days IN the
ssVen wears that OVER one inch of rain
fell. -trct days ~ tHn inches or ever aasi
occ that th',@ frches 81. tsc largest IN
rrcord cn Nciinshsm lay.
The tlcts show that tns rainfall is rot
eNC*sse!ve. tha' fhe climate - eauaN!e a..
the wear Tos's blooming nearly every year
81 Cr,rlst1'as % the gardens. tina; the sum
r.cr 8 the nuSt drNchtiW Tossloln tse
DAYS cIct~ Ant stt0-Siny Rni nnt over
warn, the niest@ >oo3 ard pleasant The
rtCeris also siaw fhat this superb ,lE-
mate c.Ves necessary conditions Tor heal d
- srnlsrrA ever disease for tae death r. Il
g. less than eeFep per thousand ana Z {
turhsstee. .:r8th h4 arr. f..s7. a.NayS a ~
seafariUE srE:o-s Many q ceases tFA;
raVaet' g htr districts Rte 4i1s,&t unknown
aut -" proofs saew t.at thr climate 81
peculiarly 2dsrte4 - tnxAlt.s:H % s. 4 r,3,e
REMUNERATION Facilities.
Three ffetoss-a t.uents1 roads ,s.lfsefc -
80 sssicht ant pa@:a.~re- traits. The
Great <crthr~- has t.s Use.-fs fra expires
cfacea tae Nsrtat~a ra,."- t3s an ~n-
tyaura ara tr4foc srraur-fr-ate over ths
YteinuEhAeu bsx & f-t.~A ttsiu-,.ea ve3t
as hs~ e.s'ft ,ea ie~srtsE@r asent ant
thc C3n8a t1 ftr.Hc 7fA n'a - an oft,