Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-21
.ome, on the third day after we start:

His home has been in the west for
fifty years and more.
Brother Ranse, whom many of you
will remember, is civil war veteran
OF over so years of age, who has sery-
ed his country well in days gone by,
and who is now spending the twilight
of his life in a peaceful quiet, sur
rounded by his family consisting of
wife and daughter. The daughter has
reared a family, and is a resident OF
Seattle near by them, and with the
aid of the little book that Ranse gave
me entitled "The Quest for Eutopia", !,
can give you fair description Of
his home town, The city of Port
Townsend and according to the defini-
tion of Eutopia this beautiful city is
truly and ideally perfect place. The
gate way to this wonderful region,
where sails meet sails and through
which the tides Of its constantly In
creasing commerce. with the Orient,
ebb and flow, is Puget Sound. Con-
corning which all. mariners are in
agreement that it is the most extraor-
binary and most beautiful body ct
water in the world, and therein. lies
this city, bordering on a magnificent
harbOr, on site for which you might
search the world for its equal but
never find, SO indispensable is the
beauty OF its location, and surround
ings.
This is Port Townsend, the veritable
Key City to Puget Sound, and its many
protected water ways. AS home city,
and place of outing. Port Townsend
has few equals. The summers of this
town are cool and delightful; the
winters bright with wealth of sum
shine. The temperature record is in
viting with SO degrees, the warmest
day of summer heat, and ten degrees
above the extreme of winters cold,
and cool nights at all seasons and they
claim, a very long and delightful sum-
mer and very mild and slightly
moist season, which answers else
where to winter.
'Tis said that more than two thou
calm salt-waters are contained in this
mighty inland sea, of Puget Sound,
which makes a veritable playground
for the cruising steamer, the motor
boat and the canoes. Right across the
Sound the Olympic mountains rear
their mighty pinnacled crests.
The Cascade mountains, from the
City's hill tops over looked for scores
of miles, stand In the East; In the
Southeast Mount Rainier, mighty mon
arch of the Cascades, lifts its snow
crowned dome.
The perennial verdure, is something
wonderful, as II was flowers, flowers
everywhere, especially at my brothers
beautiful home, just four blocks from
the beach, which is washed by the
tide, and l really think the out look
from Port Townsnd, is as inspiring,
as will be found any where in the
world, and while there it kept me
busy, running to the window to see
the great boats pass and repass, for
near at hand and comprising the
shortest distance of the outlying points |
OF interest, is Fort Warden, ona of the
three great Notifications erected in |
triangle at the entrance to Puget
Sound for the protection of its COM
merce. This Fort is reached from
Port Townsend either by conveyance
or a pleasurable walk of mile, and !
is the headquarters OF the entire Puget |
Sound system OF defence and its gates |
are Hospitality thrown open to all pa |
triotic citizens of the United States,
none of whom will experience any
difficulty in securing from the COM
officer full and free per-
to inspect the efficient arma-
ment which is here installed. Most1
excellent arguments for peace, tho |
being fully prepared for war. At Fort |
Warden, and Forts Flagler and Casey, |
which are reached by motor boat, or
steamer across the entrance to the |
bay, and the waters of Admiralty |
Inlet the government has expended}
many millions of dollars and plans
have been made for still greater i'm
The Sixth Artillery band at Fort |
Warden, is considered one of the besi
in the entire system of service, anG
free band concerts are rendered daily. |
The town of Hadlock, on Port Town
send Bay is interesting in that there |
is located there large export mill |
and an extensive plant for extracting |
medical alcohol from wood refuse.
ALI these little trips around have d
special charm; for all lead to the best
Of hunting grounds, where both large
and small game are the reward. and
to trout streams bearing the quaint
est of Indian names, where even the
lnskilled angler may lure such speci-
mems of rainbow and Dolley Warden
trout or other members of the finny
tribe.
The water for home consumption
Is protected from the possibility of
through the fact that
It's source and the intake are within
he confines of Federal forest reserve
and the supply is ample to care for
the needs of the city's present ana
population for a number
Of years to come and in addition sup
plies the great fortifications of Wood
en- and Flagler.
In Port Townsend, nine different
religious denominations, are actively
represented, and provided with houses
for worship, and the city schools are
Of an unusually high order, the coursc
Of study being selective, and the high
school separate from the grades.
The city is lighted with gas and
and has an adequate paid