The log cabin Democrat., 1911-08-07
DESCRIBES YISITTO
 WONDERFUL CITY
JOHN DUNAWAY WRITES
INTERESTING D TIVE LETTER REGARDING PACIF-
 IC COAST CITY.
Editor Log Cabin Democrat:

l A-1ibOl i-bA 1dDiH IciliOCldl.
 Seattle is wonderful city of about
 250,O00 people. Seattle proper is like
 other large cities, so far as streets
 and sky-scraping buildings are con
 cerned, but West Seattle is unlike any
 other place on the map. The street
 cars leaving the center of the city en- circle Puget Sound and cross west,
 where the Duwomish river empties in to the sound. Here the electric cars en-
 counter large hill and turn west to-
 ward Tacoma and the limitless waters
 of the Pacific ocean. This hill or
 mountain is probably 400 feet above
 the waters of Puget Sound.
 | The car line runs near the beach
 westward for miles and renders good
 service to the inhabitants of West Se-
 attle. This pant of the city is inhab-
 tied by all classes of people, especially
 clerks and professional people. The
 narrow space between the hill and the
 beach is built up with dwellings which
 rent for moderate prices. The build
 ngs are very irregular as regards
 streets, for the houses are built on the
 sides of the hill one above another for
 quite a distance up. Those who pre-
 fer the higher elevations are compell-
 ed to go up to their homes by means of stairways. The top of the hill is more level and the dwellings better
 and more artisticaily arranged. This hill furnishes abundant pure spring l water, almost as cold as ice water, : which is conveyed to every dwelling on the beach. All these people have , an open view Of the great waters be- | low and the many water craft that l are continually passing to points out and away from Seattle. Thousands ] of people daily are going out from } Seattle to various places of resort sit l uated out on the many islands be- ] tween Puget Sound and the ocean. One of the blessings that belong to
 this part of Seattle is the cheapness l of fuel. As the tide comes rolling in !. it brings in trees of all sizes and lands them on the sand Much of this wood is sawed timber, ranging in size , form scantling to a foot or more
 square. Each inhabitant is free to
 gather all the wood he may need. No
 one will take another's wood wheth-
 CT in the log or sawed and split up A string or wire around a log will
 1ebar anyone from taking it.
 Hundreds of men, women and chil- dren may be seen out bathing every : evening; these salt water baths give to the people hardy appearance. A philanthropist lately donated to the ,ity west end of this hill for park and the city has just begun to develop it by digging out walks along the side !, of the hill and making resting places for the people with seats and tables : on which to rest and eat their lunches. Jets of cold water are to be found at
 every stop. The timber growing in this park is awe-inspiring to one not used to large trees. There are plenty of trees from six to eight feet through and probably 250 feet that would : make good lumber.
 : From West Seattle you can view the Olympics on the west, pushing : their encw-clad sumn'its to a height of 10000 feet above the water, and on the cast you can see Mt. Rainier l5,000 feet high, with It's snow-capped peak. As the fog gathers around it's base as the sun goes down you can not see anything except the ice and snow-capped top, which gives it the
 appearance of huge ball of snow suspended Tn the air.
 Lumber is one of the great indus tries of this place, as it can be ship ped to all parts of the world. A Nor | wegian vessel passed out of the sound a few mornings since carrying nearly five million fleets of lumber. A drive way for autos and wagons runs along the car line and is made of sawed tim Der 4x10-16 feet long.
 We boarded steamer yesterday bound for Bremen, where the govern ment navy yard is situated. It is
 about 20 miles from Seattle and the
 trip was made in an hours run. Here we saw the massive government build ings, where all manner of navy work
 is done. Slabs of steel of many thick
 nesses and from five to ten feet wide
 and various lengths were piled around
 like shingles. Many large navy crafts
 are anchored here, the Milwaukee, the