The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-12
Over the Hills From
East Sound to Olga

Anyone in need of exercise anu
plenty of it is recommended to Try
the road from East Sound to olga
It starts off beautifully along Cres'
cent Beach, and more or lesS
gradually reaches up into the CLOUDS
1t is pretty road along the lower
stretches OF the valley. Some OF
the finest fruit ranches iii the county
are passed and the homes look tldy
and. prosperous. / tried to find the
new road to Mt. Constitution bal
there were no sign boards to direct
me, so that must be taken for grant
ed hear, however, there is still
some work to be. done before it Is
completed. From the King place
the ascent to Harrison Heights Is
begun and it is plenty steep. Yves
Langeli and his crew are pecklne
away at the mountain in the vicinity
of the sulphur spring. but can
accomplish little against the tremen
dous odds presented by nature
The alleged road from East Some
to Olga was originally trail. De.
cades and generations of roao
builders have come and gone and
there are now two trails where 9
wagon may be dragged along. where
only horse or man could have gone
before. For real strenuous noun
tain climbing commend me to the
East Sound road. 1t does not follow
the route of least resistance, but
the route of least expense. / met
a farmer on the road and he promp-
ly entered his complaint about high
taxes. l asked HIM if his ranch was
for. sale. eyes So acres for S7,50O."
If the land along there was assessed
at the selling price there would be
plenty of money to build fine
boulevard. And a really good road
would make that ranch worth SIS,
600. On the first bench above the
King place there are some fine
farms. A quaint old gentleman
named Hunter has a place worth
visiting. He raises golden phea-
SAINTS, strange varieties of chickens,
homing pigeons and squads, as well
as fruit and flowers of unusual ex-
cellence. He raises squads that
weigh a pound apiece and are worth
a half dollar apiece. But after
going up against the sharks OF
Western Avenue, he has decided to
eat his squads. No other farmer
has such aristocratic fare. Mr.. Hun
ter lives alone with his hobbies.
A little further along is the Wood
hurst. formerly the Tulloch, place
one of the finest fruit farms on the
island. The orchards show the most
painstaking care. The roads
through this place have been surfac.
ed with white shells and they are
the best on the re ute. A trout POND
is also maintained on the place
The road is fairly level the balance
of the way, and not too bad. Il
skirts-the north shore of Cascade
lake, and once more enters the do
main of the Morans. Those who
believe in "signs" are liable to be
convinced by their frequency. Please
don't hunt or start fires on this pro
perty. Robert Moran" Polite anc
effective to the extent that no fires
have swept over the big estate Of
1000 acres. How the hunters car
hunt without trespassing is not clear
Probably they do, but don't gel
caught at it. Along the road are
several abandoned houses and farm!
added to the Moran. estate ant
fast returning to a state of nature
Approaching Olga the reservoir anG
water supply for that favorite resor
are noticed. It is the only public
water supply in the county. Olgs
presents a prosperous appearance
and many improvements are noted
Many Bellingham people have sum
mer homes there.
C. s. r.