The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-29
HARRIsoN HOT SPRINGS.
- Wonderful Scenic Region-Raflroad
from Seattle Nearly Completed.

- wonderful scenic Region-RailrOad
from seattle Nearly Completed.
HARRssox Hor SPRINGS, B. c., April a.
Especial Correspondence. l-This famous resort
j. located On the line Of the Canadian Pacific
railway, sixty miles east Of Vancouver,
end about the same distance by raj
nom Whatcom. Among the guests seek
ing recreation and health at the springs are
many Puget Saunders. The main hot springs.
with temperature OF $50 degrees, are located ut
che south end OF the great Harris N lake. near
che point 'saere Harrison river taps the lake
The boz. accommodations aud bath ne faciii.
: are good, while the grand monnl ain scenery
and trout fishing about the .akc contribute to
che pleasure of the guests. The sulphurous
waters bubble from beneath the granite rocks nj
the edge Of the lake. and are hot enough to boil
IN eRg In four minutes. The temperature is
regulated 70 suit the hathers. TAese springs
we're discovered in fs5S by the Car boo god
seekers, who passed through Harrison river
and Harrison lake By steamer aorthward toward
the min ng regions. The lake Is over forty miles
long, and affords the best trout fishing in the
northwest. The surrounding country is worth
less excels for scenery. At the northern end OF
the lake Mount Douglas towers 10000 feet above
she sea, snow-eapled at all seasons few
scattering Cinnamon here aud there exc out
prccsrious existence by. washing gold In the
oAnd bars OF the rivers and creeks, but there are
neither gold or coal mines OF any value for
hundred miles around, and even tho timber is
OF poor quality.
Atprcsens the Canadian Pacific runs only two
trains each way daily-onc passenger aud one
freight earh way The westward trains are al.
wsys crowded with passengers. Below Yale
three or Tour steamboats, ply on the Fraser river,
dividing nieager business. There is no boom
among the old settlers along the Fraser river,
and the verv best lands can be had on the river
bottoms for from $40 10 500 per acre. very tight
0xIf kTxxaA II -.
waited. and the French Canadians who own IL
orc not anxious TO part with IT. Taxes are
lighter here than In the state OF Washington.
end the government generously builds sxcelien,
soads through the sparsely settled country. The
Canadian Pacific railroad charges from S to
cents per mile fare over short passenger hanis.
and the trains coming west are hardly ever on
time
Regular trains are now running over the
Cornwall railroad from whatcom 20 Sumas CITY,
on The british boundary, and the branch frpm
enhss Cfty 20 Mission. on the Canadian Pacific
vii DC ready for operation by Nay l. All the
iron Is laid except nile north Of Sumss. and
construction trains are now running over the
fosd, but the track Is In an unliulsAed consi.
ton aud win require consisserable fllIas ana
osiis.ting before passenger trains can PAS over
IA saivty. Unless good weather prevails there
VIII De little traiic over the iiaes hsf,re May Il
loar CORES ponsiea, recently passed over tbs, en-
TIRE line trom Whsteom north 20 Mission. where
the efsnch connects With the Canadian Paci,ic
Ihc ten miles at track from sum,as 70 the Cana.
dian facine raslrcad passes over boygy country
composed entirely Of peat marshes, whcre ne
gravel roaaeed slaks cut Of sigh. in places Az
cue point there is tressle nearly = riie in
.sng' 2, wnere piles had TO be driven from thirty
70 ssghty feet 10 support the railroad track. The
Aission bridge approaches, which crsSs the
Fraser rivef are nearly mile 81 length and are
easd 70 have cost about 3.1o.eea The ,aassiye