Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-19

Tacoma fishing with rc,ety sail and
for udder 1t towards night before started and
by the time reached the mouth Of the arbor the wind mad
up and aecdenty ashore what is Man
zanita only kid and scared got out of that
boat and refused to get in again. So walked the Shore to
Dockton where few fishermen lived wasn't used to woods
either and believe me kept away from the shore line tramp
ing along the barnacey beach where going was hard
The morning started again and rowed around
to udds creek Mr. Judd had homestead at the mouth OF
the creek and brother had further No there
nothing much at Burton henust an old logging camp nun by
Hanson the squaw Later there were brcyards there
1t was this logging camp that brought Mr. Markham to the
island He work there and finally brought his fam
lily over and took up homestead on the West side.
Fay Mccnock tells US that in the years from 1883 to 80
the first ferry from Burton direct Tacoma during that
Movers who owned the bckyard at Burton is said to have
had the first horse the island There many horses
however until 1891 when MI and Mrs Hanson parents of
Mrs Francis Sherman from Elensburg and brought
carload OF twenty-one horses with them.
THE just dumped them off into the water Mrs Han
and some of the silly things started to swim back to
Seattle TAe men had to get boats and head them off Pro
island.
Now, from 1880 to 50 people began in faster Up
the north end Mr. Barton in 1881 In SS5 the Cor
uches arrived followed by T. S. Atkinson, whose daughter
later became Mrs Frank Gorsuch 1t Frank Gorsuch who
started e first store at Vashon the site owned by Fred
Weiss. This was in 1890. Meanwhile Mr. Snow who
about the time Mr. Barton did had sold of his ad
group Of people, the MaeeS Cutters, and Starts from his
home state Vermont This little group living up beyond what
j, the yashon High School named their settlement Yer
monvc, which remained settlement in only since
there store or other public enterprise there.
Prior to this time Mr.. Dworth had taken up homestead
what Diworth Point The indleys took place nigh
the bff beyond the end OF the road and reached only By
steep path c...,...,.
In all the years my father lived down cottage-by-
le-sea only cmed up there five times aud remember what
terrible time they had getting their cook stove up Mr. Lind
ley daughter Ms Mace and lives the road from
The old place"
Mrs. Gorsuci also tells how Aquarium got its
An old captain by the name of Fish lived there and
far to for mail that he finally petioned for post
office Of his The authorities said he might have but
he pick that not in anywhere in the
atethere SO many Ferndales and fcrheahs eteso
he said Well II call Aquaran because that wleEe fish
belong, so Aquarium started"
The Carpenters also about the time the iindeys
dyed
In 1883 the Mcclmtocls tlo Fulers and he ryys came
to The sogt end The MeIln,oes took over Green home
stead at Eliston and proved Up IT, The Fucr settled at
Center and there established Tie first the island This
later became keown Fuers Corners until it officially
changed to Center In 1884 th Backbuns the Crsmans, the
clus and Others settled in varou parts of The island III
1856 Eon began TO develop iuo great Chautauquai and
later known BY that name
ehaqfanqaa tile .y place Of Importance on the
island Idle McClntock tells As many five thousand
people time landed there during the weeks of the
programs Special excursion boats aud the programs
really splendid Many artists from the east came ont 10 par
cpate. 1t Of the first regulated camping grounds
in the Northwest. Whole families and rented camping
sites for $40 II was center for work for mGa all over the
island The land donated IN the beginning By different
homeseaders and those who couldn't give land work In
1889 after the big fire in Seattle il went down, however
and became mere summer resort such rs you see now
About this time Burton began to boom. Mr. Hatch who
had taken up homestead 1aury Island where Nilcta is
The bricymds doing good business and Charley
Cook Magnolia developing that part Of the shore
summer colony.
In 1891 Walter Griswold who attending school in
Olympia, BECAME acquainted with A. Jones who taught there
He persuaded him to Burton ard start what to be
known Vashon College and Academy number Of settlers
interested donated five apiece and Mr. Hatch donated the
ten acre site besides helping financially in the construction Of
the buildings Mr. Jones took charge with the understanding
that he made success of the enterprise he u assume
full control at The end OF ten years Thu in 1902 TIM school
decided to HIM
The same year he college started Mr. Hatch moved the
Quarrmaser pooee 10 Burton where Mr. MeClmtock from
ChaEauqua took charge Of t. rnnng general store in
ncclon. soon two churches Baptist ard Methodist,
established und Missionary ilon children Of Foreign
Missionaries kept while their parents abroad John
Foster, missionary in China and his wife and also the Whit
mans e their children here while they away making
their homes n Burton darug beir vacations
In 1904 Mr. lone sold ail Of his interest in the college IN
The form % stock to liF. Foster John W Moore. and A. r.
Sehnlie. MI Moerc aud Air. Poster later bought ont Mr.
Schultz and ihe school academy until 1872 wheh
the main building burned TIE loss Of this building crippled
the school that alter two years abandoned aud the
remaining buhug. LETT die until the Of 1926 when