Un volume de mémoires et de généalogie de citoyens représentatifs de la ville de Seattle et du comté de King, Washington, y compris des biographies de beaucoup de ceux qui sont passés . - et le génie dans les arts mécaniques ont provoqué ce merveilleux développement des États-Unis dans les manufactures qui a étonné le monde thérilisé. Bien que M. Hopkins n'ait pas tout fait, bien sûr, il a hasdone sa part, et c'est l'ensemble des résultats tels qu'il a accom-pissé qui donne à la nation sa prééminence dans tout ce qui concerne les métiers de la métallurgie. Ce qu'il a fait pour lui-même et ce qu'il a fait

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A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away . - and genius in the mechanic arts have brought about that wonderfuldevelopment of the United States in manufactures that has astonished thecivilized world. While Mr. Hopkins has not done it all, of course, he hasdone his part, and it is the aggregate of the results such as he has accom-plished which gives the nation its pre-eminence in all that relates to the metaltrades. What he has done for himself and what he has done for Ballardwill appear as the details of his career are unfolded. William Hopkins was formerly a man of means in England and was. (^^^^1-^^*^/V d^^^?4x> SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. 569 extensively fiiijayod in transportation on tlic rier Tlianies. He ownednumerous teams and employed a large number of workmen, features of hiswork being the handling of coal used by the college of Oxford and furnish-ing- timber for the governments ship-building yards. But he was overtakenby ill fortune, and, having lost all his property as the result of adverse finan-cial circuntstances, he determined to cross the ocean and make a new startin the United States. This resolve was carried out in 1849. ^^d after hisarrial lie made his way to the west and engaged in boating on the Illionisrier. Tins occupation he followed without change until his death in 1877.He married Susannah Riddle, and when he left his native land was accom-panied by <i number of children, which by subsequent increases amountedto ten. consisting of seven sons and three daughters. It is with the youngestmember of this family that this sketch is especially con

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