The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18
"AI,s, TRiP CONTINUED.
Portland, vaPoouver, Tacoma and Othel
Pr Western Points.


Pr Western Points.
MYH.L. c. FRIESDs-Having left you
at this pointof my journey, We will now
take view Of the interesting city OF Port
land. Ore, which is center of trade,
commerce and transportation OF the Pa
Cific Northvels.
tbs very beautifully located and sur
rounded. The Cascade mountains are ia
plain view. The city is divided by the
Willamette river into what they call Port
land and East Portlnd-the Eastern por-
ton being principally residence property.
The river Willamette is quite large and
navigated by ocean 'essels, thus carrying
trsde between POrtlnd and various points
OF the world. Their are also several rail-
roads centering her and the city presents
the appearance of hrlft, energy and sue
cess. There are aDut $4,000 inhabitants
and their church, educational and social
advantages seem fully mp to the times, aud
there are several manufacturing industries
here.
At this time (AFil, 1917 there is quite
r building boom am property commands
ban towns springins up all around. Here,
as in all western Cits, they have rapid
transit, their street car accommodation be-
ing principally cable aid electric, of which
there are a number Otlines running into
the suburbs.
From here I take trip to Vancouver,
six miles out on the Columtiariyer, very
pretty place, where t1ere is q garrison OF
soldiers, and the government grounds are
nicely kept. Here are seve,al fish canning
factories. as the Columbia s a great place
Tor salmon fishing.
After a three days visit with friends at
Portland We resume our journey, going
farther north, and when about thirty miles
up we cross the Columbia river where
they run our train on board the boat and
60 up the river some distsnce before land
ing.
We stop of at Tacoms Wash, situated
at the lower end of Puget sound, city Of
$4,000 inhabitants, whose buildings are
very nice and characteristic of the West.
Everything seems quite high here.
Living expenses are much more than
in the East and real estate is
away up on top Near here is the
old town OF Tacoma, where stands a
little old church having. it is said, the
oldest bell tower in the world, it being
large tree cut OF about thirty feet from
the ground. on which hangs the bell.
After spending day at Tacoma We 90
about thirty miles further up the sound
T. Seattle, an enterprising city of 10000
people, where there Is a great deal of
building going on owing TO the
fire of last year, which burned
over some fifty acres of buildings taking
In the business portion of the city. This
they are rebuilding IN grand and substan-
tlal style, six and eight stories high, of
fine marble and granite-finished fronts.
Here. a. at Tacoma, the city Is built along
and up the side of the mountains, looking
quite romantic when lighted by electricity
tsll these western cities have electric
lights. Here, too, they have transit by
electric and motor cars, also some fine
hOrse cars in use: however the horse car
Is no longer considered rapid enough for
the western hustler
take a cable car and 20 out to Lake
Washington, beautiful sheet of water
SO feet above the city, which affords them
a grand water supply. The principal i'll
dustry Of the country along the sound
seems 10 be IL saw and planing-mills
where, there Is an abundance of timber.
Seattle has a fine water front where
large vessels come in, and from here we
take the steamer Fairhaven up the Sound
for fairhayen, Sehome and Whatcome,
situated on Bellingham bay. On this
steamer voyage L had the most thrilling
experience Of my entire trip. We left
Seattle at . 30 D. N. and next morning at
davbreak was W to see the sights, and /
saw them l-om good standpoint on the
upper deck We 20 through Deception
Pass, a narrow, dangerous passage lot
more than two hunCre feet wide and
near a mile long, with high perpendicular
rocks on either side Here ia where the
tide passes through, going in and coming
out, the water rushing through with
commotion and velocity equal
10 the rapids at Niagara Falls. Our
boat being rather small and light
was tossed about like il had been
only cork, and we al had to cling as
for life TO the boat 10 prevent being VIC
lently tossed about. Near the center of
the pass We came with rapidity into a
whirlpool and looked a. If We were going
DO farther, but again we find ourselves in
the rapids and emerging from this pass we
strike very rough sea and run for some
distance 20 near the shore that expected
we would at any moment he dashed against
the rocKs by the incoming waves. / con-
fess. that IN going through here my hair
about stood on end and I had plenty of
company enjoying % the same sensation,
judging from the palOr OF faces about me,
and some declaring that nothing could in
duce them 10 take the trip again.
There are many islands in Puget Sound
and we land at several OF them whore
there are thriving little towns. On some
Of these islands there are ranches. We
reach Fairhaven about noon, place of
only ten months growth, and a population
OF 5000. Then comes Sehome and What
come. all these within three miles distance
around Beliingham bay. This is "a nice
body OF water and salmon fishing il fine.
From SehOme we walk about four miles 10
Lake Whatcome, which is l3j feet above
the sea IL is fresh water, clear rs crystal,
and we can see fish at the bottom, though
many feet deep. We take a row boat fish
ing and have jolly time; 20 up to a
ANN NOR r..artf nj foI~n 1tunrr