City of Seattle Records

To that end, interested Citizens might be invited, to cooperate and assist to swell the list by collecting such seeds and specimen of plants, that may be convenient to their reach and entirely out of ours, while the department is authorized to recognise such contributions by desirable exchanges with them. It is not foreign to the mission of the City's Park Commission to be informed of some of the facts, relative to the United States Reservation, created and designated as the "Pacific Coast Park Reserve", embracing an area 10 miles square about Mount Rainier. The natural beauty of the Preservation is indeed wonderful. It's numerous streams, cascades, torrents and waterfalls, amid solid walls of rugged rocks and verdure, have no equal anywhere. The symetrical and charming beauty of the characteristic trees, crowning and dressing the tops of ridges, hills, and mounts, with their varied undergrowths constitute unequaled natural groves, clusters and groups. These trees, by reason of their altitude have made very slow and very short annual growths, and thus have become extremely dense and compact in their foliage and twiggs. Their resinous nature as also the miniture moss forming upon them, make then extremely inflammable, this fact has induced some of Tacoma's visiting Citizens as reported be settlers and guides to set fire to them, merely to enjoy a momentary rocket conflagration and thus, many ao incalculable forest gem has been killed, and the beautiful Park scenery of Paradise Valley irreparable marred and injured, while others have ruthlesslly cut down live trees for their campfire wood. In a short time, if such vandalism is not prempterily stpooed, one of the if not the most beautiful natural park in the United States will have been ruined beyond reparation. It is also time that this over

Deptartmentof Public parks Seattle Wash July 13th 1892 Messrs Knauth, Nachod and Kuhul bankers New York N Y Gentlemen You will find enclosed d'ft for $215.75 which is one half the amount of the list of trees and shrubs, which please to acknowledge. Send enclosed list and order to P. and E. Trauson Brothers Nurserymen Orleans France Europe Please request the Trauson Brothers that we would like them to sent same as soon as all the wood is mature, to pack the tops as airly as possible, and to put on labels with permanent writing thereon as the moisture of the box obliterated the writing on the labels sent to me to Tacoma 2 years ago. When will the coniferous transplant best from their nurseries? We will be pleased to be duly notified of shipment especially from New York, We shall depend upon your house of course to see to their very prompt transport from ship to Seattle be fastest freight Very respectfully Yours

Western Washington Industrial Exposition Company Office of the President Tacoma Wash Sept 8 1892 Hon. J T Ronald, Seattle Wash Dear Sir:- The management of this company desores to extend the courtesies of the Exposition to you and the city council of Seattle and will be be pleased to have you visit our second annual Exposition in a body. If you will name a date which will be convenient to you, I will arrange for your porper welcome by our city government. Awaiting the favor of your early reply, I remain Very Truly yours, Samel Calligan prest To the City Council I recommend that the above invitation be accepted and that the council proceed in a body to Tacoma at a day to be set by your selves. Resp J T Ronald mayor

Board of Aldermen and House of Delegates of the City of Seattle Irving Avenue ass roll & imp of -175-176 Interstate Fair at Tacoma - 389-390

Board of Aldermen and House of Delegates of the City of Seattle Thomas Avenue Assmt Roll - 29 Twelfth Street Assmt Roll - 34 Temperance St Roll Assmt Roll - 36 - 44 - 47 Third St Assmt Roll - 40 Thompson A H 201 Terry's C C Addition Alley of Blk 48 Imp of 292 - 293 Thomas Street Imp of 338 - 339 Tacoma interstate Fair 389 - 390 Temperance StAppr Asst Roll 414 - 413 Tide Land Appraiser - request from 443 Tide Land Vacation Streets & Alleys 478