Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-06
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TACOMA.

TACOMA.
.a. Aoiu0 Portland you turn tp
Nv wsstsrn Washington. by steamer
y SsIaDs, thence by rall: Inc hrs'
. a interest is Tacoma; 1t occu-
pslD a,os. delightful location on Puget
Pcs snd ia a city OF considerable
saau, au.,.e;sl importance. The atmos-
eemst eemos This place and the surrounding
pnsn ,s noted for its remarkable
soan.D D.nd i wonderfully invigorating.
~. y.sm Tacoms fine views OF Monnt
s'..;., 80 Il. Helen's. Olympla and other
.s h snov peaks are visible. The
n ssunIar excursion out of Tacoma
= Mount Rainier. II you are
"a adventure, make An ascent of
~. so1 ...t Not only can Rsntiemea,
Ds s, nnascustomed 30 roughing 1t,
s0ss,sske this feat, without serious mis-
.'a,,ss hat ladies' can join the party
E "a ss,s no fear Of life or limb. he
III, Nv anne good work on the roads
~ "a T,,sds. the difficulty Of travelling
ss,.sar ~ Tacoma and the high attitudes
Spsi' lar have been reduced 10 a mini
rsm and those anxious to make the
I'm which will repay the trouble, need
~, ~ vorry themselves about hardships.
M. lurnry IL not expensive, and the
,..sei derived and the pleasure enjoved
saI smuly repay tbs ontlay. TO enjoy
~ combinations OF vale, hill, ocean
IA river. the bracing atmosphere, the
varyipQ tinls reflected from snowy
AMahls, 10 say nothing OF the grandeur
.nJ sublimity OF such Surroundings,
iii indeed repay almost any toll to OBJ
tain ik
SEATTLE.
Altar this moantain trip and q rest at
soms cue Of the fine hotels at Tacosla,
,oo uroceed TO Seattle. another enter
xsinp, thrifty city. affording ample
snd The best of accommodations.
Ihsrs are many pleasant excursions out
a Sssttle. showing the stranger noun
tain valleys a. pretty as the mind can
picture streams unsurpassed IN viRor
sba pleasan. accessories, that come
from snowy sources hidden among
rseLy pinnaces, and many delightful
nlrsais for a wanderer. Chief among
these last is Snoqualmie Falls, some
iimss called the Niagara of the Pacific
Northwest. Hemmed in by dense
woods and fed BY rapid stream, these
falls possess in large degree the best
scsna produced by falling water. They
are not osly picturesque, but grand.
OLYMPIA.
e,ill on, you come 10 Olympia, which,
% sR a. landscape is concerned, occu
pics q spot from which nothing is alb
sent that could please the eve. With
ihe waters Of the Sound immediately
IN front, dotted here and there with
salls OF gliding steamers, the dense
icfest beyond, and towering above 1t all
The peaks Of the Olympic range, whose
shovy crest completes with the clouds
laf supremacy, the scene in a grand one.
lllame II With sunset that floods the
ny and oils the mountain eorges with
ioss and orange light, and trausfigures
ias mountain bfows with purple tints,
ahd there 10 produced picture which
cannot be eroelled in color, breadth or
metIon. Al once we have the contrasts
d light and shade. tranquility and
merry, action and repose, yet all blend
ins tremendously. About Olympia
'leie a'e many delightful places, and
verify OF prolonged visit. A. at Ia
soma and Seattle. Olympia affords ex
Naent hotel accommodations.
VICTORIA.
q
ihe tourist can spend a month jaunt-
,ns ABOUT among the cities and towns OF
taest Sound. Weary of this, be will
aaa hfstelass steamer passage to Vic-
'osia, 10 British Columbia, the hand.
saess "a well m the largest city in the
H'usinee. II II Is climate YOU are look
~ 'of, u will greet You at Victoria. IL
as's = u anything the Victorian boasts
" vi bis climate. Well, be has rea.
sa. During the summer season the
csn!sntufe = ia about that Of Monterey,
J. degrees. Variations from
W are rare. As n city, Victoria in
:. s.isass Of the spirit aud requirements
~ y ne ace. and wkile the tourist will
w M aefs en- admirable place for rest,
= - as.srtine point for far-away Alaska,
: ssile uul haunts nearer by, he may
sseI siih 10 all the most agreeable so
ssAtons and pleasures.