- Indian lodges and camps are visible at times on the beach just above high tide, while light canoes are a marked feature of the water views, at every point. The wild, luxurious growth of first covers the hilts and is only arrested by the neat little edging of sand on the shore. Occasionally a fringe of willow or alder relieves with a lighter green the gloom of these dark forests.
- We concocted a chowder this evening. Potatoes, clams, fish and onions formed the ingredients, and we all had good appetite. The great quantity and variety of sea fruit to be found in the Sound and the facility with which they are obtained is a feature of the country which is very attractive. It must be especially so to the poor man, as he need never want for food. As one of the ledgers at this place expressed it,“When the tide is out the table is spread."14
- I was introduced to a Mr. Terry, the proprietor of this claim, which is beautifully situated and will probably develop into a town. Seattle is further up the [Elliott] bay and is more protected. On the whole this is a magnificent sheet of water.
- Skykomish River § North Fork (Wikipedia)
The headwaters of the North Fork Skykomish River are located in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness near Dishpan Gap along the Pacific Crest Trail. It flows as a small stream off the north slope of Skykomish Peak. The Wild Sky Wilderness protects tributaries and forests adjacent to the North Fork Skykomish, although not the river itself. The river flows generally in a southwestern direction from its source to its mouth. Just before picking up Goblin Creek, the river flows through a short but impressive canyon and within that canyon the river drops over Deer Falls. A short ways down from that, the river flows through an even shorter but very twisted and unusually shaped canyon at Bear Creek Falls.