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above can be appropriately applied.
To-day its waters re-echo the poetry
of its grandeur and sublimity.
'Who doth not feel until his falling sight
/ Faints into dimness, with its own delight
| His changing cheek, his sinking heart confess
The Night, the Majesty OF Loveliness.
From The West Shore of Aug. 1,
1882, l quote as follows : "Spokane
Falls is 1907 feet above tide water.
1t is an incorporated city Of ten or
eleven hundred inhabitants, and has
had very marked growth during
gthe past year. Its importance as a
commercial, and especiallyas as an edu-
catiOnal centre, is more thoroughly
established than was ever anticipated
BY the most sanguine early settler.
1t is the most eastern and northern
city of Eastern Washington, and is
the distributing point for an i'm
mense territory. The town site is
certainly the handsOmest in the
world. Nature, as architect and en-
gineer, performed her most perfect
work at this point. She laid gravel
ly plateau, a mile long and three
quarters wide, with gradual ascent
from the river to the bluff, and gave
it drainage, both north and west, As
background, she raised wooded
hill 300 feet, and in its rocky fOrma-
tions left many fantastic illustrations
of her frolicksome art, showing she
must have enjoyed her work in this
vicinity. In the west she built the
palisades of the Hangman creek and
so close to town are they that in sum-
mer one can distinguish the tower
ing, tapering pines, with their garb
of green, here and there Il dingle Of
white blossOmed cornell, canyons,
rugged and precipitous, picturesque
openings and fresh running streams.
In the east she spread great valley
and fringed it with the C9ur dAlene
range, rich in the novel forms of
mountain architecture she has left
to make her history in this region.
In the north, stretches away the fam
Gus Colville valley, so miles Of reach,
and beyond that rises the Columbia
range, the Selkirks, whose snowy
crests compete with heavy masses Of
cumulous clouds for supremacy"
THE FALLS,
The scenery Of which is grand be-
yOnd description. Above the falls
the river is spanned by three bridges
from intervening islands, the cost Of
which is about $4,000, raised by the
citizens, for the purpose named. I'M
mediately below the present bridge
will be a second, to be completed
during the present season this will
give greater facilities for the rapidly
increasing country trade, as well as
afford more commanding view OF
the falls, which at this point gives a
combined fall Of 100 feet in 26O yards,
and still lower down another pitch Of
20 feet.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
The Methodist College, the i'm
mediate construction Of which is
looked for, will be an imposing struc-
ture situated on the north bank Of
the river, commanding a charming
view of the falls, will be handsome
two story edifice, with high towers,
will be provided with spacious base
ball and cricket grounds, gymnasium,
etc., having a tract of 40 or so acres.
Rev. J. c. Libby is principal. The
HIGH SCHOOL
To be constructed and in readiness
for the term beginning September
lst, situated on the south side Of the
railroad, with ample room, command
ing fine view Of the town from the
mountain slope, will also be a two
story building, and cost about $4,000.
The Rodney Morris EpiscopaD
Collegiate Institute is to be enlarged
after removal to more spacious
grounds, on which their new church
ond parsonage will also be erected.
The Catholic people have located
here what Is planned to be a COM
paniOn college to the one at San Jose
California.
CHURCHES.
The city is well supplied with
churches. The Episcopalians, Pres
byterians, Methodists, Congregation
alists, Catholics and Baptists have
commOdious churches regular Ofiici-
ating clergymen and good congrega-
/ tiOns
HOTELS.
The hotel accommodation are en-
tirely inadequate to the rapidly in
creasing development of the town
and to receive the many who are
daily finding their way from the east
in search Of homes in Eastern Wash
ington. The Sprague, a first-class
hotel in every particular, is situated
but a few yards from the depot Here
pure spring water is conveyed thro'
pipes to every part Of the house,
which is provided with bath rooms,
wash rooms, etc, and all modern i'm
provements. The dining room is
provided with an experienced corps
OF walters, and the table Is supplied
with all the delicacies Of the season.
The California House, on Howard
street, is also a first-class hotel, free
busses conveying travellers to and
from all trains. The N. p. House,
now being enlarged, is very central
ly situated. Here, as in all others,
the too frequent reply to somnifer-
Gus inquiries "Rooms and cots all
engaged, will try and make you a
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