The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-04

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Ne poseed Lake Htcnmons arxI 49,
Lake S1uswap. We 80 vi3d escee
and durks. and - ona pufnf s.tsafn,rn
Arm, say loon and : vDrnw eagi.
tf - m nR1ceahfc change "a - kTyns~s
ard fAyns< fenced. mffk xrowir,r s-rcrs-
nay stacks. and herds II cattle. bore
and sheep. - -
Saturday mornfne Aruse e.rsv Il
-. 70 sre the FuDuntain and the sssr.
ne. We szu Indian. 6shinr Scx
salmon, and IN SUNNY s.xrs 81 -.
drying On poles near fhesr rudeIv-cun-
sfructed hufs. We also sav ( ckine~e
settlement. where tbev vere Snr.~s.S
cutting railroad ties. Yale ~ -
nrst sign Of civi1ixsfiou Sine r.
night before. bought Choir snd
bouquet OF icseiy roees - ~ xf.fsrn
also biackherries Of Chinamnn ~,
when asked s.How snuch s usssyt 80 :;
sald Two hits
We are now following The canynr of
thompson river. and unfs<d with the
rIaser. becomes mighty river. The
seneFy Was Wild. intensely Wild, all
the forenoon The old government
fosa = 20 ne seen all along the cIiH
toiioSHig this river. sometimes low
aoNn, almost TO the rivers brink. and
ven Again thousand feet above the
liver, passing along where il seems
uiieYiy impossible tor . ROAD 10 go.
aud supported in places BY fraii-Iook-
ing umaers to the very rocks.
Hofe y = mining point Near may
oe seen the Hope peaks. where great
quantities Of silver ore are visible.
Dniy waiting 20 be worked. BEYOND
this point Is = great valley and tim
yer, ADO you see rude signs Of Indian
cultivation.
Ruby creek station Il noted for
garnets found near. and at tsis point
fraser river Is very vide, and the
mountains grand and sublime.
Agasslz II noted for Harrison
springss' which are hot sulphur. The
Harrison river joins with the Fraser,
ard = las now become = might river.
On the left We see Mount Baker stand
y 3 alone, rising 1900 above the level
Of the road.
We are hurrying on and fast, near
ing our journey By rail. The coGatry
- good, ana We pass many eEterpris-
ing looking towns.
We see brickyards and salmon can
ming factories and extensive awmilis,
ana 1t these points steamers and sail
ing vessels loading with timber for all
parts OF the world.
At about ? o'clock, June Is, We
reacsleu Vancouver. Is. c., the ter
minal b. rail- Of the route. and cur
Pullman coach was side tracked until
such times as the boat was ready to
leave for Victoria.
The gentlensaniy agent, Mr.. ID. 4.
Brown. net Us on Our arrival and
rendered his services in every way 10
secure as comfort aud convenience.
vancouver has . population of 1J,-
20. During the first Year Of its
growth it was destroyed By fire aud
every house swept away bur one. We
Went into the city to make purchases
Of fruit, etc. and found il rebuilt aith
many fine buildings. especially Of
brick and granite. II is lighted with
gas and eleetfieity, and has large
wharges ard warehouses. Left on the
steamer Islander about noon Sunday.
and reached Victoria at o'clock y.
m. Victoria hss q population OF H.
90 and Is the capital Of British Column
hia. IL is situated on the southern ex
tfes,ity OF Vancouver island. Ne
spent the night only at this city, SO
could learn but little from observation.
The climate is1ike the south Of Eng
land. and the town Is decidedly Eng
iish IN all its appointments.
At 6 O'Clock Monday. June II. took
the steamer 7. j. Potter Tor Tacoma,
w. r., where We arrived about
O'Clock In the afternoon. After three
days OF Sightseeing came by the boat
Henry Bailey 10 Seattle, and reached
this city OF fire and desolation.
Thesecities are built on Puget sound
and are phenomenal In their growth
and development. Both have electric
light. Tacoma has horse-car and mo-
tor lines, while Seattle has cable lines
and electric cars
At Tacoma saw the launching OF
steamer or, the Sound, and sui set
view of Mount Rainier which was
magnificent. Mount Rainier is three
miles high, snow-capped and sixty
live miles from the city Of Tacoma.
We now finish our excursion by
rice by rail to Portland. Or. Portland
Is beautiful city OF IS .o10inhabiiants.
IL is situated on both sides of the Viii
lanetse river which unites with the
Columbia twelve miles below. IL is
city of great wealth., having more than
twenty miliioaaires resident. Ii has
great variety OF fruits and flowers. !
never saw such roses. and in such
hearted, cordial aud sunny as their
climate. We remained here week,
taking a trip to Astoria. lilo miles
south at the mouth of the Columbia
river, which brought Us 10 view OF
the Pacific ocean. Thus ended our
trip vial Canadian Pacific 4 Manitoba
route. and IL ~as satisfactory fiom be-