The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-10-24


camping site at Bainbridge Island,
ten miles from Seattle, with
steamers coming and going every
day from n wharf situated only
short distance from our camp
We had two hundred feet front
right on the beech, and our lots
ran back up the hill and into tho
forest. We had to go to the
grocery about half u mile across
the island through trail.
Doesn't it sound romanticp We
had delightful time camping.
The climate in summer is simply
ideal for the purpose. just think,
no flies, no mosquitoes, hardly any
rain, no hot weather, no need of
ice. Isn't this q grand combina-
tion2 The children were wild
with delight at the beach and
salt water; indeed it is never
failing source of interest, as the
tide each day brings something
new. There is an endless amount
of fuel to be had for the picking
up, from very light kindling wood
to great logs five or six feet In
diameter and 1870 feet long. We
had some such bleached to beau
tiful silver gray on our beach.
We went in bathing almost every
day, At first the water seems
just like ice water, and unbear-
able cold. But / found the way
to do was to violently exercise in
the water and the result would
be a delightful feeling of exhilera-
tion after coming from the water.
Every evening we went "beach
combing" to see what new treas
dres the tide would bring up.
Once ] found a pair of Chinese
sandals, and once full sized
mattress was landed in front of
our camp, queer Japanese small
barrels, nursing bottle, life pre-
servers filled with worthless, rotten
cork, reminding me of the Slocum
disaster, were among some of the
queer things we found, Some
times it would be lumber enough
to build a house, and sometimes
enough brilliantly green seaweed
to completely line our beach so
that it was transformed into
beautiful green terrace sloping
toward the Sound. We found
some fine, snail shells, large as
pint cup, and some tiny hermit
crabs, and lots of star fish. These
are all colors when first taken
from the water, brilliantly red,
orange and purple and some are
brown. But In the process of
drying they lose these colors. We
succeeded real we'll In curing
them and now have fine specimens,
from one of nineteen legs and
about two feet across to a tiny
scarlet one scarcely two inches, of
five legs.
After five weeks of these de-
lights we moved into town to get
the children to school, and start
the serious duties of life. The
children were all able to keep their
grades and get along nicely at
The schools here seem to
be of high standard and the city
furnishes to pupils everything
necessary for their school work,
even pencils and paper. These
are also furnished to high school
pupils.
Living we find some what more ex-
pensive than in Dayton, which
may be accounted for partly by
the fact that Seattle is a great
city, and things are always m )re
in large cities. They
have recently established a public
market, which has greatly benefit
ed both the producer and the con
sumner. The country abounds in
delicious fruits which are very
OF course salt water
fish are abundant and excellent,
also cheap. We get fresh salmon
and halibut and delicious little
smelts for 10 cents a pound.
Seattle is the most interesting
,ity | was ever in, and the seen
,ry, when visible, ia perfectly
grand. l say "when visible" for
more than half the time the dis
,ant mountains are hidden SO that
ma hndu In hard m haliaUa that