The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-18
SEEN ON THE COAST.
Why There are no Cinnamon III Sn0ho-
111iSh County.


ToTHE EDIToR When i wrote to
The GAzETTE some time ago prom
ised TO write another letter and tell
|of some things I saw while IN Wash
ington
AS said il my last communica7
tion, first saw salE water at Taco
ma, and took my first ride up Puget
Sound to Seattle. Here I saw sew
|eral ocean vessels Waiting to be
loaded with lumber for Australia.
and some other foreign countries.
bout this time a boat load of hops
was also consigned to an Australian
port. spent most Of one afterno oon
at Tacoma, in company with Dick
Robinson. Taking a boat at Tacoma
I was soon at Seattle. the best city
of western Washing gton. Here there
are sights to make a person who
has always lived inland open his
|eyes and stand with an expression
of Wonderment. The wharfs are
numerous here, and one sees signs
|of a number of steamship lines.
There is the Columbia, the Ar
lington, the Pacific, the Pol
lard steamship company and vari-
Gus others. Here on the docks is
also situated a large fish cannery.
While standing around I saw sew
.eral large sculls loaded with salmon
caught III the sound that morning
and which were then unloading.
The salmon we're of the red and
white varieties. Around the boats
and docks were hundreds Of white
sea gulls screeching and picking up
whatever they could find to eat that
might have been cast upon the wat.
.er. Here is also a fire boat for pro-
lection to the docks and boats. Sc
attic is a very pretty city, located
upon the side of a hill.
There are a number of parks To-
Gated short distance from the city,
in which a, person can spend many
pleasant moments. At the junction
of two certain streets is located a
Totem pole, brought down from
some portion Of Alaska. Gable cars
are used for climbing the streets at
Seattle. While I was there the city
was full of people who had come
down from the Alaska gold field, the
boat Nome" that we all read so
much aboutsin connection with the
gold discoveries. having landed a
few days previous on her last trip.
out this winter. The gold discov-S
cries in Alaska has been a good
thing for Seattle, it being the point
at which large numbers get their
outfits and provisions before leav-s
for. the Klondike. Seattle is un-
doubtedly destined to be one Of the.
best and largest cities on our west
ern coast.
Everett, on the sound north Of
Seattle, is a comparatively new
town and owes much Of its growth
and prosperity to the Great North
ern railway, which has its head
quarters and shops at that place..
It is the county seat of Snohomish
county Near Everett is located a
paper mill, nail factory and some
other quite large industries. At
Snohomish, where I expected to-
stay this winter, is located three
large saw and shingle mills. It is
from Washington that all of the ce-
dar shingles sold in Minnesota are
shipped The town is situated on
the right bank of the Snohomish
river, about six miles west Of Ever
EFT, and is reached by rail by the
Seattle & international railway.
now property Of the Northern Paci-
tic, and by the Great Northern and
also BY boat up the Snohomish riv-
er. Like all towns on the coast, it,
almost went under during the hard
times, but IS now gaining some Of
its lost prosperity. Around here
large quantities Of fruit are raised.
lD-airying is q prosperous business.
There are some peculiarities very
noticeable to eastern people out
here. a small garden patch Of five
acres, although located ii the. tim
ber, is called ranch. Z a hun
ared acres is called a range. Po-|
tatoes are spoken Of as spuds and
are sold in LOO pound sacks. Gold