Year: 1876

liant AR, inspiring Byron with Il new 2ra'
he springs into the water and mantully


pushes Us otr, and away from the present
dancer. and we go ON to Mr. Strctch's


larm. where We land, lind ou' hunters


hut no game for dinner, we think they
must have another meaning than Web


strr for the word hHatcr, we forget our
/ disappointment as we listen to their
graphic description OF goodies they got
at the farm aud say to ourselves will not
be caught in the boat another time, we
have oar tea and smoke, and once more
20 on, for Frank our promised pilot has
come on board and taken the helm,
few more hours, splash, splash, goes the
paddles in the hands Of the younger Try.
When the cry There. there. is the
Forks arrests the attention of all, and
a lovely sight meets the eye on every
hand, the shore on both sides is covered
with tlowcls OF every hue, in front and
to the right the Snoqualmle, at the lett
the Skykomish. In the short space OF
five minutes we are floating on the waters
of three rivers, at the right we espic the
landing where are collected not few
people. Having received an invitation
from Mr.. Mathews (whoSe acquaintance
we formed some five years ago, being
among the FIST to welcome us TO these


horcs, Getting him again yesterday at
the hoteD to land and camp at his place
at the Forks, he promptly meets us and
escorts our entire party to his house and
does all IN bis power, assisted by his
worthy wife, and many friends collected
from far and near to welcome US and
make our stay pleasant. 'Tis here that
the true spirit of hospitality has been
shown, here we met the Editor Of the
Snohomish STAR. While at Snohomish
we were waited upon and invited by
him to visit the printing office and the
Atheneum, and were agreeahly surprised
to see So large acolection If curi0sities
tur so short time, as it has been since
the society had an existence. When the
programme is carried out and they get
into their new building it must be an
ornament to the place, of which its en-
terprising citizens may well be proud,
as they will of the paper. Its youth
gives promise OF grand future, con-
ducted us it is on a broad liberal basis,
may its light like the Star of Bethlehem
lead us ON in the search for the truth, as
did he star of the east lead its followers
to tue birth place of HIM that should be
light to the world, SO may this Nor
THERN STAR be ever guide to all that
is good, II light set on hill enIightening
its readers, ever promulgating the TRUTH
always advocating true pure life, but
/ am digIessing and in the mean time
the good people are well under way for
an evening of enjoyment, we trip the


light fantastic toe to the music of the
violin till the wee hours admonish US Of
the fact that the Christian Sabbath has
begun. after several resolutions were
passed by our new friends that will ap-
pear in their proper place we bid adicu
to our friends and retire to our cOuches.


August 18th, a lovely Sabbath morn
ing, we take our writing utensils and go
forth to enjoy the view from the hill be-
yond and compose ourselves for the
properly spending of the day. The true
student Of nature can here find food for
the soul. Beneath our feet runs the
pure, limpid waters OF the Snoqualmie
while just around the point yOnder flow,
the skykomisn uniting with the former


forms the Snohomisb. All up and down
these rivers the sturdy yeomanry have
built their homes and ply their various
avOcalions. warm hearted and generous
people. We have passed several logging
camps, and seen the huge monarch's of
the forests rs they conle tumbling down
the railways. While in Snohomish the
Governor Libby and myself visited the
lumber camp of the Blackman Brothers
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and were Hospitality entertained by our
old friends the Mrs. Blackmans, their
future prosperity seems TO be well es.