Chapter III: Part 3

Game birds are very prolific. Among the most prominent are the Chinese pheasant, bob white and California quail, Hungarian partridge, and native prairie chickens; all are found along the streams or in the clearings and fields of nearly every part of the state. Blue grouse are quite plentiful in western Washington and in the wooded sections of eastern Washington. Ruffled grouse are plentiful in the Okanogan Highlands and in several of the western counties. All species of ducks are to be found on Puget Sound and along the rivers and lakes tributary thereto, also along many streams and lakes of the Inland Empire; while geese infest the Columbia and Snake river regions in eastern Washington.

Photo by B. C. Collier]

Perhaps no state in the Union has as many varieties of real fighting trout as Washington; including especially the mountain, rainbow, cut throat, beardsley, crawford, lake, steel head, and eastern brook, in all lakes and mountain streams. Black bass and perch are very plentiful in the land-locked lakes; and certain sections produce also many varieties of white fish, sun fish, croppies and cat fish. The waters of Puget Sound, the harbors and the Columbia River contain many species of salmon.

The commonest and most hunted large game is the deer, found chiefly in the hills and mountains, although in some localities it invades the domains of domestic animals. The leading varieties noted are the mule and black tail, there being also a few white tail. In the Olympic region are large herds of elk and a few in the southwest and northeastern counties. These, however, are temporarily protected by law. Mountain goat and sheep are found in the rocky peaks of the Cascades; while the black and brown bear are found in the wooded hills and mountains; also occasionally cougars, wild cats, and wolves. These latter, however, keep themselves far removed from the main traveled roads; only by much care are they located, so that the timid need have no fear of wandering in the woods alone.

In order to insure plenty of game at the right season of the year, five trout hatcheries are supported by the state and a number by separate counties. The state hatcheries alone planted 4,399,050 trout in 1913. The common birds are propagated and set free at both public and private expense.

With nature's already liberal supply, and the state and counties blending their united efforts to supplement and conserve, the true sportsman will never regret casting his lot with the state of Washington, where his outdoor propensities may be encouraged to the fullest degree.

ROSE GARDEN HAYS PARK

MANITOU PARK

WATERFALL, INDIAN CANYON

DOWN RIVER DRIVE

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY OF SPOKANE.]

"Spreads now many a stately city;
Solitude returns no more!
Happy country! happy people!
Peace prevails from shore to shore"]

The cities of Washington are all beautiful in their natural setting, and reflect the originality, the energy and love for artistic design of the people who dwell within them. In western Washington they are usually protected by verdure covered hills, and built to overlook the Sound, the harbors, or the rivers. The smaller towns nestle close to pretty streams which supply power and water. Snow capped mountains are always visible.

The east side cities are usually near the larger streams and adorned with trees, both native and cultivated. Forests are lacking in the Columbia River Plain, and the brown hills are continually in sight. In the northern counties, however, the native trees and mountains again become more prominent.

All cities are well provided with spacious and comfortable hotels. Theaters, business blocks, school houses, churches, and other public buildings are of modern structure; the streets are generally paved; practically all have electric lights and pure running water. The homes are planned both for beauty and comfort, and are often surrounded by green lawns or gardens where hundreds of species of beautiful flowers reach perfection.

The following pages are devoted to brief descriptions of the larger centers, and the more important trips from each. They are arranged to represent a tour about the state and in the order in which one might visit all, or certain ones only, with the least expenditure of time. The cities given have commercial organizations prepared to give further information regarding their respective localities.

=SPOKANE:= Metropolis of the Inland Empire, and second largest city in the state. Population about 136,000. Its growth was over 500 per cent in twenty years. Situated on both sides of the Spokane River with wonderful waterfalls in heart of city. One of the leading railroad centers in the west, it has five transcontinental lines operating on their own tracks and two others over joint tracks. Its hotels, theaters, public buildings, and homes, are among the most costly in the northwest. Its fifty-two parks, comprising 1,933 acres valued at more than $2,000,000, give the largest per capita park area of any city in the United States. Splendid boulevards within the city connect with broad highways leading to distant points in the Inland Empire. There is a boating course two miles long above the city, a municipal bathing pool a mile from the business center, and a zoo at Manito Park. One may see large manufacturing establishments, irrigation, wheat fields, and many big development projects within a limited area. It is the home of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, which markets 60 per cent of the apples of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

A few of the more important trips should include the following:

Mt. Spokane, 20 miles N. E., highest peak in
Eastern Washington.

Indian Canyon, 2 miles west (Indian wigwams still
there).

Medical Lake, 16 miles S. W., famous for medicinal
qualities of water; one of state's hospitals here.
Return by way of Cheney, home of one of state
normal schools.

Spokane Valley, fruit section along Apple Way to
Hayden Lake.

Reardan, by Sunset Highway, 21 miles, built at
cost of $194,000.

Jas. P. Grave's model farm; Country Club on
Waikiki Road.

Arcadia Apple Orchard at Deer Park, largest in the
world.

Colville Valley, Chewelah and Colville, a rich
agricultural valley, good roads, mountains in
sight, many lakes.

Pend Oreille Valley, Newport, Ione, and Metaline
Falls; see Box and Grandview Canyons; river falls
400 feet in 12 miles.

Steptoe Butte for expansive view of Palouse
country.

Through the Palouse to Colfax, Moscow, and State
College at Pullman, one of the most remarkable
rides--train, auto, or electric.

Kellogg, Idaho, to see largest lead and silver
mine in the world.

Northern Idaho, through to Fourth of July Canyon.

Long Lake, 30 miles northwest, $8,000,000 dam.

See also "Spokane Country" under the "Inland
Empire."

=WALLA WALLA:= (Many Waters.) The "Garden City," at one time said to "have more bicycles, more pianos, more flowers, and more pretty girls than any other city in the Northwest." Population 23,275. One of the richest farm regions in the world is adjacent. Next to Vancouver, oldest city in the state, and home of first white woman in the Northwest. Picturesque hills, with gentle slopes, usually covered with waving grain, surround it; while many a little stream, protected by cottonwoods and birches, winds towards the larger rivers. The N. P. and O. W. R. & N. railways, and Inland Empire Highway pass through. Trees line the well paved streets and produce a particularly artistic effect. Here is located Whitman College, on the site where Stevens made his famous treaty with the Indians; the State Penitentiary; the Blalock Fruit Company's 1,600-acre fruit farm; old Fort Walla Walla, and the oldest bank in state.

_Copyright by Kiser Photo Co., Portland, Ore._

"_Superbly flowing_
_By piny banks basaltiform, romantic_"]

Trips should include:

The Blue Mountains and Wenaha Forest Reserve for
wild and rugged canyons and summer resorts.

Toll Gate Pass, 15 miles, a resort, and the only
pass to the Wallowa country in Oregon; Wallowa
Lake.

Bingham Hot Springs, 40 miles; Clinker Hot
Springs.

The famous Whitman monument at Waiilatpui, about 6
miles west.

The Columbia and Snake rivers; Palouse Falls; the
Little and Big Meadows.

Vast wheat, barley and rye farms, some of which
contain 4,000 acres and more; also large stock
ranches.

The Touchet Valley, where diversified farming is
successful.

Waitsburg, Dayton, Pomeroy, Clarkston and Asotin,
via Inland Empire Highway.

Pasco and Kennewick at mouth of Snake.

=NORTH YAKIMA:= Metropolis of the Yakima Valley, where the largest body of irrigated land in the state lies. Population about 19,000. All points in the lower Yakima and in South Central Washington are easily reached. Business and public buildings are of artistic design. City is symmetrically laid out with very wide streets, well shaded. It grew from a village to the metropolis in a few years, keeping pace with the rapid development evident all up and down the valley. A blossom festival is held annually in the springtime, and the State Fair in September. A sight-seeing electric car will take one forty miles through alfalfa fields and orchards where the results of irrigation are displayed. Good automobile roads extend in every direction.

Trips should include:

A climb to West Selah Heights for a comprehensive
view of valley.

Up the Atanum, past Old Mission, through the
narrows to Soda Springs.

Moxee Valley to see the flowing wells: on the
return Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams are plainly seen.

One through Union Gap either by O.-W., gasoline
motor, automobile, or the N. P. Ry. The towns of
Sunnyside, Toppenish, Wapato, Mabton, Granger,
Zillah and Fort Simcoe, of historic interest, will
be seen; also largest area of sage brush land in
the state.

Bumping Lake; Lakes Kachees and Keechelus in the
Cascades--summer resorts and storage reservoirs.

Horseshoe Bend, past perpendicular cliffs of
Basalt, following the American and Bumping rivers
to the summit of the Cascades.

Up the Naches Valley on the State Road, past
"Painted Rocks."

Into the Tieton basin by pack trains; the mountain
and glacial scenery here rivals the Canadian
Rockies.

Headwaters of the Cowiche and Wenas--good roads
and scenery.

Ellensburg via valley of the Wenas--beautiful
scenery.

=ELLENSBURG:= Metropolis of Kittitas Valley, of which 60,000 acres are irrigated, while the High Line, proposed, will water 84,000 acres more. A level country checkered with orchards, oat fields and dairy farms gradually rises to the foot hills of the Cascades, where grand mountain scenery is revealed. Estimated population about 6,000. One of the three State Normals is here. Splendid highways.

Suggested trips:

Cle Elum, 30 miles through the forest, with a good
view of Mt. Stewart (9,470 feet).

North Yakima via Valley of the Wenas.

Manastash Canyon with its orchards and farms;
perpendicular cliffs on either side.

Lakes Keechelus, 50 miles, Kachess, 45 miles, and
Cle Elum, 40 miles. At these three beautiful lake
resorts, in the heart of the Cascades, the
Government is building, at mammoth expense, a
system of storage dams for watering the Yakima
Valley.

Wenatchee by Peshastin Canyon, or over Table
Mountain, by a 5,200-foot pass from which Mt.
Rainier, Mt. Hood, and other peaks are visible.

=WENATCHEE:= The metropolis of North Central Washington, and gateway to the Wenatchee, Columbia, Entiat, Okanogan, Methow and Lake Chelan regions. Situated at the confluence of Columbia and Wenatchee rivers, with the foot hills of the Cascades a few miles away. One continuous orchard is seen up and down both valleys. Auto roads lead in all directions to innumerable points of interest, and the navigable Columbia provides transportation for many miles. A labyrinth of lakes and beautiful farms are within easy reach. The mountain scenery is impressive. For a commanding view one should climb Saddle Rock. Mounts Rainier, Hood and Baker, also the smoke of Walla Walla are visible from some points. Population 5,000.

Suggested trips:

Lake Chelan, Stehekin river, Chelan Falls and
Rainbow Falls by Red Apple route and auto stage
and boat; Lyman Glacier, 20 miles from Lake
Chelan--a star trip.

Glaciers at head of Entiat river, 38 miles.
Horseshoe Basin.

Myrtle Lake; Dumpke Lake; Emerald Park, a
beautiful natural park, between Lake Chelan and
Entiat Valley, reached by Government trail; good
hotels.

Waterville by stage along the Columbia, orchards,
wheat fields.

Okanogan Valley to Oroville by auto stage or
train, boat part way if preferred. A week or more
could be spent to advantage. Historical sights are
numerous. Near Omak is St. Mary's Indian Mission.
Near Brewster is site of oldest settlement in
state. Big irrigation projects are seen. Near
Oroville are Osoyoos, Wanacut and Epsom Salts
Lakes, and the Similkameen river. Okanogan, county
seat, Riverside and Tonasket, are passed.

Methow Valley, via Pateros, to Twisp and Winthrop;
irrigation, captivating scenery, splendid roads.

Colville Indian Reservation in Okanogan and Ferry
counties.

Moses and Grand Coulees; Moses Lake and Soap Lake.

DENNY HALL, U. OF W.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE

_Administration Building
Domestic Science Hall
State College_

STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON, PULLMAN

OUR TWO LEADING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.]

Up the Wenatchee Valley by auto to Leavenworth,
from which Tumwater Canyon, the G. N. power plant,
and the government fish hatcheries are easily
reached; also Icicle River by horseback over
government trail; Chiwawa River, a fishing stream,
(auto or horse) and Lake Wenatchee, a favorite
mountain resort 23 miles northwest.

=SNOHOMISH:= "Garden City," second in importance and oldest in Snohomish county. Located in the midst of the rich dairy country just east of Everett, with which city it is connected by interurban and river boats, as well as by steam trains. See "Everett" for trips.

=EVERETT:= "City of Smokestacks." Population about 32,000. Located on a sightly peninsula formed by Puget Sound and the Snohomish River. Views on every side are superb. The Cascades and Olympics are clearly visible, especially Mounts Baker, Rainier and many lesser peaks, including Pilchuck, always conspicuous, near by. Parks, boulevards and playgrounds, and beautiful homes give artistic completeness. The only arsenic plant in the United States is here. It is an important manufacturing city, especially in lumber, shingles, machinery and paper. Beginning at the city limits a rich dairy country extends to the Cascades. A yearly festival called the "Kla How Ya" is held in July. The G. N., N. P., C, M. & St. P. railways and three interurbans center here, while automobile roads, including the Pacific Highway, lead to the mountains and to lake resorts.

Suggested trips:

Index, a mountain resort in the Cascades, from
which may be reached Sunset, Canyon, Eagle, and
Bridal Veil Falls; Lake Serene, Lake Isabel and
many scenic peaks easily climbed.

Gold Bar (on road to Index), to see Wallace and
Olney Falls.

Sultan for Sultan Basin and Canyon. Fishing,
hunting, camping.

Granite Falls, the Canyon of the Stillaguamish,
and Mt. Pilchuck.

Monte Cristo, Snoqualmie Falls, Darrington, Scenic
Hot Springs.

Whidbey and Camano Islands with their many lakes
and resorts; Coupeville, Oak Harbor and other
towns--some excellent roads.

Silver Lake, Lake Stevens, and Snohomish and
Tulalip Indian Reservation.

Startup Pear Orchards, largest west of Cascades.

Utsaladdy, via Sylvan and Stanwood passes of lower
Stillaguamish where lie rich dyked lands.

Hazel, 30 miles; Stockbridge dairy farm; oat
fields.

Seattle 1 1/2 hours to south and Bellingham 2 1/2
hours to the north, by Pacific Highway.

Snohomish by river boats, auto or rail. Monroe
with its large condensery; state reformatory here.

Skagit Valley, Mount Vernon, Burlington, Sedro
Woolley and La Conner.

=SKAGIT VALLEY CITIES:= Mount Vernon, county seat, Burlington, Sedro Woolley and La Conner are important centers in the Skagit Valley, famous both for its beauty and because it has some of the richest farm land in the world, extending for miles and level as a table. Dykes are built to protect the country from being overflowed. Oat yields have been known as high as 175 bushels to the acre; while dairying is nowhere in the state more important, two condenseries being supported in Mount Vernon. Two main railroad lines with branches, besides an interurban, serve the section. The Pacific Highway and Skagit County Highway cross at Burlington. Auto trips are made direct to Bellingham, Anacortes, Everett and east into the mountains, visible from almost every point. Many beautiful lakes in region.

=ANACORTES:= A seaport town on Fidalgo Island at western extremity of Skagit county. Population about 6,000. G. N. railway and Sound steamers supply transportation. The Skagit County Highway starts here. Salmon canneries, lumber and shingle manufacturing and ship building may be seen to advantage.

Suggested trips:

South to Deception Pass by auto; cross by ferry
and continue to Coupeville and Fort Casey.
Splendid roads; rhododendrons.

East to Skagit Valley points. Mountains and water
always in sight.

Cypress, Guemes and San Juan islands, and all
Sound points.

=BELLINGHAM:= Population about 30,000. Metropolis of Northwestern Washington and fifth in size in state. In vicinity are the largest salmon cannery in world and one of largest lumber and saw mills on coast. The Olympics, Selkirks and Cascades crowned by Mount Maker are visible from its streets. Sehome Hill, where one of the state normal schools is located, permits a view of Bellingham Bay where the ships of the world anchor. In front of city lie San Juan Islands; fishing craft may be seen. 150 acres of parking area have been provided. Pretty roads lead through big timber in various directions. At its door stands Mount Baker, one of main tourist objectives of the northwest, and one of the most interesting mountains on the continent. The annual Marathon races, participated in by the athletes of the world, are made to its summit and back to Bellingham.

Suggested tours:

Mt. Baker, for a two days' trip, or unlimited
time.

Olga, East Sound and other points on the San Juan
islands; boat leaves every morning. See page 33.

Lummi, Cypress, Guemes and other islands, also
Deception Pass.

U. S. Experiment Farm, via Pacific Highway;
Government bulb farm, in full bloom during April
and May; Country Club.

Lake Whatcom, a suburban resort, 20 minutes' ride;
Nooksack Falls; Lake Samish by Samish road through
big timber.

Blaine, most northwesterly city in the United
States. Birch Bay and Lincoln Park, visiting also
Custer, Lynden and Ferndale.

Chuckanut Hill--view of Sound and surrounding
country.

Out in a launch to see a fish trap raised--a rare
sight.

Port Townsend, Port Angeles, Victoria, Vancouver
and the ocean--splendid water trips.

The famous Skagit Valley by trolley or auto.

Anacortes on Fidalgo Island by water, auto or
train.

=PORT ANGELES:= Northern gateway to Olympic Peninsula and nearer the ocean than any other city in the Puget Sound country. Harbor is one of the best. Railroads are just building in. Extensive improvements are taking place. It has one of the largest saw and shingle mills in the world. No prettier scenery anywhere.

BRINGING IN A WHALE

INDIAN VILLAGE

BURDEN BEARER

CONTENTMENT

CALLING MOTHER

OUR EARLIEST PIONEERS.]

Suggested trips:

Lake Sutherland, Lake Crescent, and Government Hot
Springs.

Sol Duc Hot Springs, the "Karlsbad of America," 45
miles southwest, in the heart of the Olympics.
Hotel cost half a million.

Up the Elwha river into the mountains and on to
Mt. Olympus.

Hydro-Electric Power Plant, six miles east, built
at cost of $2,000,000.00 to furnish light and
power for entire Olympic Peninsula.

Sequim and Dungeness, by Olympic Highway, to see
largest irrigation tracts in Western Washington.
Mountains and Sound are continually in view. Trip
may be continued to Port Townsend or along the
Olympic Highway to Olympia and Grays Harbor.

=PORT TOWNSEND:= "Key city" to Puget Sound. Situated on Quimper Peninsula with Port Townsend Bay and Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Bay, and Straits of Juan de Fuca on three sides. From Mountain View Park a broad outlook is obtained, which includes, besides the waters mentioned, the Olympic and the Cascade Mountains and hundreds of minor details. Other beautiful parks are Chetzemoka and Lucinda Hastings. Less rain falls than elsewhere in Western Washington. Pretty driveways decorated with rhododendrons, unusual boating possibilities and easy approach to the Olympics, make the region ideal for summer outings. Adjoining the city is Fort Worden, headquarters for the Puget Sound system of defenses, where the 6th Artillery Band, one of the best in the service, renders daily programs. Several of the fastest passenger steamers on the Sound stop daily.

Suggested trips:

Fort Worden by auto and Fort Flagler by water.

Fort Casey, Coupeville, one of the oldest towns in
state, and other points on Whidbey Island.

Deception Pass by water, very pretty scenery.

Hood Canal and Discovery Bay, by water or auto.

South through the Chimacum Valley past Quilcene,
around Mt. Walker to Brinnon and Duckabush on Hood
Canal, returning via Discovery Bay and Saints
Rest: from Quilcene the Olympic Highway leads
clear through to Olympia.

=SEATTLE:= Metropolis of the Northwest, with an estimated population of 325,000. It is a city of hills, occupying the sightly eminences, valleys and plateaus lying between Lake Washington and Puget Sound, but sloping gradually to the water's edge in either direction. Its entire area is 94.47 square miles, which includes two large fresh water lakes, Lake Union and Green Lake, and nearly encompasses the Harbor known as Elliott Bay. It is gridironed with 237 miles of street car lines while an elaborate boulevard system of more than thirty miles connects its thirty-eight parks, which have a total area of 1,428 acres. There are also a number of children's playgrounds. From nearly all points there is visible either the Sound with the snow capped Olympics or Lake Washington and the Cascades.

Seattle is a city marvelous both for its enterprise and for its beauty. Hills have given way to business blocks and thorofares, and at the same time have increased the area of the city by supplying material for filling in the tide flats, now occupied by the most valuable factory sites. The forty-two story Smith Building is the highest in the world outside of New York. At Salmon Bay the Government is constructing its second largest locks in a canal to connect the Sound with Lake Washington. Six transcontinental lines have their terminals in this city which is also the gateway to Alaska and the home port of the Great Circle Route.

Within the city one should visit:

Lake Washington Canal Locks, Fort Lawton, West
Point Lighthouse, Loyal Height.

University of Washington and A.-Y.-P. E. grounds,
overlooking Lake Washington.

Lookout Tower at Volunteer Park.

Lookout on forty-two story Smith Building.

West Seattle and Alki Point--waterfront camping
sites inside city limits.

Its many beautiful parks and matchless boulevard
system.

Outside trips should include:

Mount Rainier, via Tacoma, 2, 3 or 4 days--auto or
train.

Sol Duc, the "Karlsbad of America," and Lake
Crescent, via Port Angeles, 2 days--steamer and
auto.

Snoqualmie Falls (268 feet), 1 day by Snoqualmie
Pass Road.

Cedar Falls, Lake and River, 1 day. Mount Si, near
North Bend.

Lake Keechelus, in the Cascade Mountains, 1 day.

Hood Canal, 1 day; San Juan Islands, 3 days. See
pages 29 and 33.

Whidbey Island--Coupeville, Oak Harbor and Still
Park, 1 or 2 days.

Country Club, Richmond Beach and Edmonds--paved
road.

Bremerton, to see largest dry dock in the United
States, half day. Several good auto trips may be
taken from here.

White River Valley, to the south, passing Kent and
Auburn. A paved road extends all the way to Tacoma
and beyond.

Vashon Island, a large agricultural island and
resort region between Seattle and Tacoma.

Mt. Baker, via Bellingham, 3 days. Stop at Everett
on way.

Index, Gold Bar and Sultan for beautiful mountain
scenery, fishing and hunting; 1 or 2 days.

Tacoma, Olympia, Shelton and Lake Cushman in the
Olympics.

INTERLAKEN BOULEVARD

TOTEM POLE IN PIONEER SQUARE

VOLUNTEER PARK PORTION OF THE FORMAL GARDENS

HERE AND THERE ALONG SEATTLE'S BOULEVARDS.]

Renton, a busy city just to the south of Lake
Washington; go by the Duwamish river route and
return by Rainier Valley.

Black Diamond and New Castle coal mines.

See description of other Puget Sound cities, all
reached quickly.

=PUYALLUP:= A famous berry center in the rich Puyallup Valley. Over a quarter million dollars worth of berries are shipped annually. All Western Washington railroads serve it, while electric interurbans and auto cars over the Pacific Highway provide several trips per hour to Tacoma. The Western Washington Experiment Station is here and the Western Washington Fair is held yearly. It is the transfer point for Orting, the site of the State Soldiers' Home, and Fairfax, northern entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park. For trips, see "Tacoma."

=TACOMA:= Population 105,000. Third city in size and importance in the state. Picturesquely located on Commencement Bay, one of the great harbors of Puget Sound. The Olympics complete the view toward the west while the Cascades on the east are overshadowed by Mt. Rainier (or Mt. Tacoma), which seems to rise from within city limits. A complete system of parks, play grounds and boulevards add to the natural beauty. The residence portion of the city overlooks an extensive manufacturing section which claims the largest meat packing establishment in the west, the largest grain warehouse in the world, and the largest smelter west of Butte City, with one of the tallest cement smokestacks in the world. Tacoma is also the largest flour milling center west of Minneapolis and the fifth city in exports and imports on the coast. Miles of unsurpassed highway lead south through a vast natural park consisting of broad prairies dotted with lakes and covered with groves of oak trees; or southeast into the famous Puyallup Valley fruit and berry district. Its improved parks comprise 1,120 acres, 640 of which constitute Point Defiance park at northern extremity of peninsula, and 30 acres, Wright Park in center of city, having 3,000 trees and shrubs in 350 different varieties.

Other remarkable features are a natural amphitheater or stadium, seating 38,000 people; the highest lift bridge in the world and the only one on a grade; the Northern Pacific shops and a Union passenger depot, model of its kind; and a speedway of 2 1/10 miles where the motor races of the northwest are run. A rose carnival is held annually.

Suggested trips outside of city:

Mt. Rainier-Tacoma in Rainier National Park--see
page 49.

Puyallup and Sumner to see large berry and dairy
farms.

American Lake, camping headquarters for the
National Guard.

Lake Spanaway, Lake Steilacoom and Country Club,
summer resorts on southern outskirts of city. Some
of the best natural roads in the world.

Olympia, Grays Harbor, Shelton, Hood Canal, Lake
Cushman and the Olympic Mountains--excellent
roads.

Electron, Le Grande and Dieringer--immense water
power plants.

Eatonville, Ohop Lake, Little Marshall Falls, Wild
Cat Falls.

Kapowsin Lake, Twin Lake Farm--dozens of lakes in
vicinity.

Parkland, Fawcett Lake, Melville Springs, Clover
Creek.

Vashon Island Points; Bay Island points on Fox,
McNeils, Anderson and other islands.

See also descriptions of other Puget Sound cities.

=OLYMPIA:= "The Pearl of Puget Sound," the "Salem of the Northwest," and seat of state government. Three railroads and four state highways converge here. The waters of Puget Sound reflect the low verdure covered hills protecting the city and extending out along the shores. The mountains are seen on every side. At the edge of city, on the north, is Priest Point Park, of 160 acres. The end of the Oregon trail is marked by a monument in Capitol Park in the heart of the city. Tumwater, a mile away, is the site of the first settlement on Puget Sound. In Olympia the first store was opened for business in the state. The Old New England Inn, formerly the scene of all territorial functions, is marked forever by a brass plate embedded in the sidewalk, and the homes of the first Territorial Governor, Isaac I. Stevens, and General R. H. Milroy are still to be seen.

Trips should include:

Tumwater, Nisqually River, Tumwater Falls--trolley
cars, paved road.

Clear Lake, 30 miles; Summit Lake, 13 miles; Black
Lake, 5 miles; Long and Patterson Lakes, 5 miles;
Talcotts Lake, 8 miles; Bloom's and Hewitt's
Lakes, 2 miles.

Tenino Stone Quarry and oil prospects; Bordeaux
Logging Camps.

Hartstine, Quaxin, Stretch and many other small
islands.

Shelton, Union City, Skokomish River Valley and
Lake Cushman, 45 miles distant; Olympic Mountains
and Canal always in sight.

Grays Harbor and the beach resorts; also all upper
Sound points.

=ABERDEEN AND HOQUIAM:= Two cities on Grays Harbor, connected by electric interurban. The gateway to the Olympics by the southern route. Combined population about 29,000 (over 18,000 in Aberdeen), an increase of nearly 400 per cent in 14 years, due chiefly to lumbering and fishing industries, but farming and dairying are gaining. Near by are some of the largest trees in the state. Splendid highways, including the Olympic, lead in various directions, while the broad, firm ocean beaches a short distance away offer miles of excellent motor race tracks. Three transcontinental trains serve the district.

A ROSE ARBOR

POINT DEFIANCE PARK AND PUGET SOUND

A SUBURBAN HOME ON AMERICAN LAKE

IN AND ABOUT TACOMA.]

Suggested trips:

Cosmopolis, a pretty city of 1,200 people, just
across the Chehalis River. A trolley line connects
it with Aberdeen.

Cohasset, Westport, Pacific, Sunset and Moclips
beaches, by auto, train or boat--ideal summer
resorts.

Point Grenville and Cape Elizabeth, bold headlands
of the Olympics on either side of the Quiniault
River; near by are sporting grounds of the sea
lions.

Montesano, county seat, at junction of Wynooche
with the Chehalis River (boat, train or auto).
Land near by produces 125 bushels of oats or 80
tons of rutabagas to the acre.

Around the harbor visiting Whaling station,
Government jetty and light house; see crab
fisheries; enjoy ocean swell.

Humptulips Valley and Lake Quiniault in the Indian
Reservation; returning by canoe down Quiniault
River to Tahola, near the oil prospects; or
continue into the Olympics as far as desired.

Read also "Harbor Country" chapter.

=SOUTH BEND AND RAYMOND:= Two progressive cities in southwestern Washington on Willapa Bay, one of the best harbors on Coast. Lumbering, farming, shell and salmon fisheries, and cranberry culture are sustaining industries. Read also "The Harbor Country."

=CENTRALIA AND CHEHALIS:= Important railroad centers four miles apart, connected by trolley and half way between Tacoma and Portland. Combined population about 15,500 (10,000 in Centralia). A rich dairy and farm country surrounds them, formed by the Chehalis, the Newaukum and Skookumchuck rivers. About 44 trains leave Centralia daily. Coal mines, farms and lumber are important. Between cities are Southwest Washington Fair Grounds. At Chehalis, county seat, is a large condensery. The Pacific Highway and the Rainier National Park Highway cross near by.

Suggested trips:

The oldest Temple of Justice in the state--built
in 1851.

Old Block House at Fort Borst, junction of
Skookumchuck and Chehalis Rivers, Territorial Inn
where Gen. Grant stopped.

Boy's training school just south of Chehalis.
Girl's school just north of Centralia.

Convict Rock Crushing Quarry at Meskill Station.

Coal Mines at Tono and Mendota; oil wells at
Tenino.

Mossy Rock, Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs
Falls, Cowlitz Gorge.

Cowlitz Valley and Columbia River; stopping at
Winlock, Napavine, Vader, Castle Rock, Kelso and
other pretty towns. See smelt fisheries and
ocean-going cigar shaped raft.

Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake via Castle
Rock--two weeks' trip.

=VANCOUVER:= Oldest city in state; settled in 1824 by the Hudson Bay Company. It slopes gently towards the Columbia river, visible from all points. To the north are the prune orchards for which Clarke county is noted, and the English walnut seems to have found its ideal habitat. Adjoining city are the Vancouver Barracks, occupying 640 acres of land, 300 of which constitute a natural park with many winding roads. State schools for the deaf and the blind are located near. What is said to be the oldest apple tree in the Northwest still thrives. Electric lines extend to the outlying districts, also to Portland, Oregon, while auto drives may be made along the river, nowhere more picturesque, or through the surrounding prosperous farming districts.

Suggested trips:

Battle Ground Lake, 20 miles (auto or steam cars).

Washougal River, 20 miles east (auto or steam
cars).

Camas, 10 miles east, to see Crown Columbia Paper
Mills.

Lake Merrill, costing $25.00 for four or five
persons.

Portland, Oregon, the second city in the
Northwest, soon to be connected by a $1,750,000.00
bridge across the Columbia.

North fork of Lewis River for fishing, hunting and
camping.

Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake, 60 miles, via
Lewis River.

Mount Adams and Indian Race track in Klickitat
county, via White Salmon.

Several hot springs at Stevenson and Carson in
Skamania county.

White Salmon Valley (train or boat), a rich
picturesque region adapted to orchards and
farming.

A river trip to the mouth of the Columbia or up to
Celilo Falls.

=GOLDENDALE:= County seat of Klickitat county; reached via S. P. & S. railway. Surrounding country is one immense beauty spot with valleys, mountains, prairie, and timber. Mounts Hood, Adams, and St. Helens, are always visible. Many beautiful trips may be taken. Historical sights are numerous.

REINDEER HERD ON LOWER YUKON

EXCURSION STEAMER NEAR TAKU GLACIER

HYDRAULIC MINING

RHUBARB AT SKAGWAY

ALASKA, THE LAND OF THE NORTH.]

"A land of allurement and promise,
Bold venture and strenuous deed."]

When you have seen Washington, the vast territory of Alaska awaits you. Alaska, the last of the undeveloped free empires! This region is so extensive that even the state of Washington would be lost in its midst, for its area is equal to that of the original thirteen colonies, with Maine, Vermont, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Michigan thrown in, or one-fifth of the entire United States. It has a range of latitude of 1,100 miles, while its extreme longitude would reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

In proportion to its vastness, so are its wonders. Stupendous mountains reach to three and nearly four miles in height, loftier than any others in the United States or its possessions. The Yukon River is 2,300 miles in length and its nearest rival, 1,000 miles. The biggest glaciers in North America are here, which make those of Europe look like mere pygmies, and volcanoes still in eruption may be viewed from a safe point. The scenery produced by the green rock-bound fiords with the snowy peaks beyond is truly magnificent.

It is also a great treasure house. By the end of 1914 there had been produced, $540,000,000, or about 75 times the price paid for its purchase, representing over $15,000.00 for each white person now inhabiting it. Almost half was from gold mining and within the last twenty years. The rest was from fisheries, seals, furs, copper and silver--permanent resources of region.

Alaska is not cold and bleak like Labrador, although its latitude is similar. The Japan current acts as it does on Washington and as the Gulf Stream affects England. Both plant and animal life flourish and about 100,000 square miles of land are available for agricultural purposes.

To partially realize its glories take the inside passage trip from Seattle--a thousand miles of calm sea.

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Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 22, "occurences" changed to "occurrences" (occurrences that so often)

Page 32, "stupenduous" changed to "stupendous" (the stupendous sum)

Page 49, repeated word "of" removed from text. Text now reads (waters of Puget Sound)

Page 49, "State" changed to "States" (pinnacle in the United States)

Page 67, "panaroma" changed to "panorama" (unfolds a panorama)

Text uses both historic and current spelling of Whidby/Whidbey Island.

This book spells "throroughfare" as "thorofare".