, 1889-03-28
In THE CEUR D'ALENES.
THE MAGNIFICENT VIEW AT CHUR
DALFNE CITY.
voyage Across the Lake and ~ visit to
Fort sherman and Post
Falls.

SbNh ID n hLENE CITf, Marcn II -ICOr'
respondeAce. ]-Ceur d'Alene City is
Falls, situated on the banks of beautiful
lake of the same name, and has railroad
connection with Spokane Falls and boat
connection with the rich mining districts
OF the C9ur 'Alenes.
The place is noted for the enterprise and
push OF its business lien, and Lo doubt in
the near future it will be great manu-
featuring center, as there are several saw
mills In course of erection, and shinRle
mills, too, which will give employment to
great many. There Is also talk of
likely to he moved there any day.
But Cpur d'Alene City will be known TO
posterity as the prettirst spot on earth,
and Is now famous as "A summer resort,
and tourists are hocking there from all
parts of the United States and Europe.
IL Is impossible to give the reader any idea
of the beauty If Cpur d'Alene lake and
the grandeur and sublimity of the noun
tainrcenery surrounding il. Ii is natures
WORK and nature y own painting, and it is
not for the hand of man TO sketch Or imi-
tate. 1t is the work of GOD and not of
man. II is, it eau be no other than
THE UTopIAN LAND
where bliss joy, health and happiness
reign supreme-a paradise on earth. 1t is
IA thing of beauty and a Joy forever
Here the sghtseeker, artist and poet can
satisfy their longing and craving eyes.
They will not be compelled to stare at va.
cancy, for there IL no vacant spot. As
soon as you raise your eyes panorama of
beauty upfolds itself, clear from Post Falls,
at the head of navigation on the Spokane
river, where the water takes "a fearful leap
over those mighty granite rocks down into
the abyss below. with a sound aud roar
like thunder that Ellis the soul with awe
and admirnticn, to Burke and Mulan
away 10 the C9ur d'Alene river. where
there are deep dnd narrow CANYONS. On
the one side is winter and the jack rabbit
Is robed ia white On the other side he
wears dark coat of gray. But on both
sides of this canyon are TWO solid noun
tains OF silver. where YOU will see thou
SANDS Of miners at work. On the one side
they wear coats, on the other none; but on
both sides they are getting rich. On the
ona side you can see u mighty boulder
from 400 to $40 feet hiRh, stsndipg all
slcoe, q roroumsnt 81 fipcs on The otner
side Won can see vertical wall clad with
evergf Gems, one above the other. living
forest towering to the skr.
At the Granite mine you can see Il great
hpulcer. high above all others, whose top
No Doubt thuudar and ligh'uiug met here,
kissed, then uudrreled and smote the top of
this tuplItnest rock asunter.
90 our return trip We stood on the bow
OF the boat and gsztd for more than fifty
miles at nature most magnificent picture
The
sNow.wHiTE SWANS
as We came IN sight would rise from the
~ ater and give forth melodies sweeter and
more harmonious than Beethoven ever
sang or played. The song they breathed
forth sounded like thousand clarionets
on the still, calm air
In front Of the boat, to the right and to
the iett, wera several skiffs, each having
n board two or more cunning fishermen;
one of them prepared the bait to eDtice the
/ nocent trout; the other sat in the stern
ard as soon us the bait was prepared cast
II u few rods away with long pole. As
so on as 1t touched the water the trout bi,
and were being jerkod lotto the boat
ia scores while the spectators cheered
Justify, as the trout struggled and tried 10
loose itself from the sharp hook which had
pierced its gill, and only became the iirm-
er by its desperate struggles.
This beautiful lake is surrounded by
mountains that loom up one above the
other. Some of the peaks hide their
heads in the clouds. others are covered
W ith young pines that look at q distance
like great woodvine wrapped aroaud the
whole mountain, and makes u lovely con
trast with its neiEhbOr, whose top wears
mighty snow cap the year round.
On those mountains and in those for
ests are thousands OF deer and the Indians
surround them once year and drive
them down on to the lake when it is fro.
zen, and slaughter them by the hundreds.
Away back ON the mountains, the noun
tain lion and grizzly bear reign supreme,
and here is where you will 6nd the home
of the fearless hunter, that dares to beard
the lion in his den and rouse the grizzly
bear in the wood. He goes forth With his
faithful dog and trusty Winchester all
alone. He has no friendly hand to shake.
He sheds no parting teara. He has re-
pcuucsd his allegiance to family ties long
ago. He has done shedding boyish tears.
He goes forth to do and dare. He has be-
come tower of strength within himself.
To the west OF Ceur d'Alene City, ad
joining 1t, is
FORT SHERMAN,
the prettiest place for fort in the world
situated on the shores of Ceur d'Alene
lake, and here too, Is where the Spokane
river takes its rise, in this crystal mirror
lake, and when the rays of the spring =
warm sun kisses those backs they bios
som into oed Of tiowers that send their
perfumes heavenward until the very air is
filed with sweet scents and delicious
odors In and around the parade ground
are the graceful pines and smiling frs
tuat break the rays of the July's warm sur
aud add u canopy of beauty. Overhead
in thu. branches of those beau ;iful trees thu
singing bird builds her nest and send
forth sweet carols all the day long.
Nine miles north of CGur dAlene CIV,
is Post Falls. named after Mr.. Post VIII,
came there in 1871, and seeing this won
derful water power Wing idle, purcnaset
it knowing that in the near future it coult
be made to turn hundreds of mills and a
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