The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-11-26
THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE.

THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE.
A Climate Unsurpassed, . Country Un.
excelled for Natural Beauty.
EDITOR PRgss:-Last week / spoke
especially of the healthfulness Of Ceu,
d'Alene, showing clearly that as health
full point Of residence Ceur d'Alene
could hardly be surpassed.
/ would speak to-day Of the beauty
and delightfulness of our country here
at Ceur d'Alene.
They tell us that when Gen. Sherman
came here he called it the Switzerland
OF America" Others tell us that our
lake Is the most beautiful in America
Such comparisons are of little value ex.
cept as they show that we live in a
country Of SURPRISING beauty. One
could wish nothing more charming than
the wonderful deep blue lake which
washes our shores. The rivers which
flow in and out of it have a charm
peculiarly their own. The writer has
been on the Swiss and Italian lakes, as
well as on some of the most beautiful
lakes Of this country, such as Lake
George and Lake Champlain. lie has
sailed on the "lordly Hudson" and up
the far-famed Rhine; and, while he will
not make comparisons, he knows that
our lake and its rivers are as beautiful
as they are refreshing and inspiring. OF
our mountain scenery little need be said.
People may climb many mountains in
Europe and America, but they must
search hard to find climb that will SO
repay them AS the little walk right up to
the top Of Tubs Hill. The great lake
stretching far to the south; the little
blue lake known as Fernan's nesting
among the mountains on the east; the
beautiful. far-reaching prairie to the
north, with the towering mountains be-
yond. which are capped with snow eight
or nine months Of the year; the river
running TO the northwest, and to the
south west across our own little area of
the lake those noble mountains, which
are the most beautiful of all. They are
the same, yet ever changing. In winter
they are clad in snow of ever changing
hue. In summer they are bright and
green until gilded, Redeemed and
Drowned by the setting sun. In spring
sunshine and shower chase each other
up and down their sides, AS il it were a
favorite play ground.
Those who love boating can find il to
their hearts content here. Those who
love walking and climbing have vast re-
Our roads and drives are fine,
and their beauty never wearies. "Oh,
for n road like this in or near Spokane"
said my friend as We traversed the river
road from here TO Post Falls. The fish
erman and the huntsman are in their
element here. pf course, we can go into
the wilderness and find better sport
than here, but it would he hard to find
a town of any size from which citizen
could enjoy a better days sport now and
then than from Ceur d'Alene.
God has given us a climate unsur-
passed for h ealthfulness and a country
in natural beauty and the ne
sources of good, invigorating out-of-
door enjoyment. Herein lies the superi.
GRITTY o. C9ur d Alene over other towns
in this great region of country.
This fact is coming TO be well recog-
nized by the steady and ever increasing
crowd of summer visitors who flock
here from Spokane, the mining regions
and the palouse country. Natural
and beauty are not suffi
Gent however, to build up town.
There are hundreds of places in this sec
lion Of country that have both healthful
and beautiful surroundings. People
need other things in this day and region.
They want man to do something as we'll
rs God. They need conveniences. They
need light, water, telephone and trans.
portation service, and they also want
refined surroundings for their homes
and educational and often religious ad-
Gantages for their children and them
selves.
Next We will consider what man has
lone in these matters here at C9ur d.
Alenc and what remains to be done.