McCarver and Tacoma . F. Devore, S. H. Mann, Johnl\. Thompson, < reorge F. Whitworth, George W. Sloan, GeorgeH. Atkinson, Benjamin Wistar Morris, Myron Fells, John , Peter F. Hyland, T. J. Weekes, Cowles, Patterson,Fisher, Abel, Hoxie, Rosenberg, and others. There werealso voters enough in 1869 and 1870 to justify an election pre-cinct, which in turn gave life and interest to the place. Withthe completion of the wharf and the coming of steamers itbecame possible for the townspeople to come and go withoutrecourse to canoes, row and sail boats. The entire family ofGen. McCarver, in 187
McCarver and Tacoma . F. Devore, S. H. Mann, Johnl\. Thompson, < reorge F. Whitworth, George W. Sloan, GeorgeH. Atkinson, Benjamin Wistar Morris, Myron Fells, John , Peter F. Hyland, T. J. Weekes, Cowles, Patterson,Fisher, Abel, Hoxie, Rosenberg, and others. There werealso voters enough in 1869 and 1870 to justify an election pre-cinct, which in turn gave life and interest to the place. Withthe completion of the wharf and the coming of steamers itbecame possible for the townspeople to come and go withoutrecourse to canoes, row and sail boats. The entire family ofGen. McCarver, in 1870, took advantage of this increase oftransportation facilities to attend the Fourth of July celebra-tion in Seattle, upon which occasion an old Oregon friend,Judge Jacobs, delivered the oration. During the several daysthey were in Seattle they were pleasantly received and enter-tained by the Denny, Terry, Shorey, Kellogg, Hyde and Brownfamilies. The year before several members of the family were Julia A. McCarver 135. The McCarver Home, on the Edge of Dense Timber, in 1872. at the celebration in Olympia, when a rising young Oregonian,John H. Mitchell, served as orator. For several years afterthe new house was built it seemed as if it were a long way out,being two hundred yards from the bay and on the edge ofdense timber. At first there was only a trail, but in due timea way for wagons was made past the house into the countrybeyond. What was in the woods in the way of game and her daughters did not investigate. There mayhave been deers, bears and panthers in plenty, and probablywere, but they did not care to know it. They were compelledto know, however, of the presence in large numbers of wretched creatures visited them continually, not welcome, were allowed to come and go content with things in the chickencoop, they many timesgot into the family wood house, on the porches, boldly prowledaround the yard, and would not have hesi
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