The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-24

have occurred had it not been for the
caution exercised by the conductor and
brakeman in tagging train ahead of us
and thereby preventing a collision.
The towns along this route are so
small as not 10 be worth mentioning.
Some OF them are composed Of only
few small hutS, and at one place, when
the name was called I tried TO get a
glimpse of it, but ! saw only a large
wooden cross with the name Bliss on
it; but ] could not think of anyone en-
joying much bliss in such d place.
Green river, or Rock river as it is
called, was great deal larger than
the other places ] passed after leav-
ing Laramie. From thereon I noted moth
ing of Importance until I reached ShO-
shone, Ida. On, but this was a barren
looking country. Everything appeared
to be dead The mountains are so bare
and look so desolate. American falls
in Snake river was a very noisy place,
bit quite grand looking At Mountain
Home I first beheld a Chinaman. He
was standing by the depot. and I
thought him the very oldest person /
ever saw. Going on little further I
came to Nampa. Here / saw that q lit
tie cultivation had been carried on; but
FIR the life of me | could not imagine
what they could raise. While passing
through this stale 1 had a chance to
study several different types of human
ity. There We're some nice people on the
train and some who were detestabl
Across the aisle from where ] sat was
ono man Who made me think Of an
animated beerkeg. But the people I
liked best were a family from Kansas,
glorious Kansas 1t was at this time
that I met Mrs. Emory. She proved TO
be a 1ine cOnEersatiOnalst. She is the
author Of THE Seven Conspiracies'
and is now writing another book en-
titled "Emperialism i'm America" Ev-
eryone connected with the Farmers al
lance has heard of Mrs. Emory and
also of Mrs. Lease At Huntington
left the train and took a walk around
for awhile and found myself much re-
freshed by the pure mountain air 1t
was such a delightful change from the
ill-ventilated car
1 resumed my journey and soon came
to d very beautiful country 1t lies along
the Columbia river i'm Oregon. At day
light we passed through The Dalles,
and from there on 1 could not see half
] wanted TO. for looking from one side
Of the car only IS one missed all that
was TO he seen from the other side.
Soon l caught sight of the cascades.
and the Columbia river winding its
way among the hills is very lovely
The mountains ara high and the sight
of them is an inspiration. Here there
are So many deterrent kinds Of trees
and flowers Got the most beautiful DO
qUets of Wild flowers here that I ever
had. The railroad follows the Columbia
river for hundred and eightv-seven
miles or more, winding along as the
mountains and river viii allow. L passed
through several tunnels and saw
number of waterfalls, among them be
ing the Bridal Veil and MuItonomah.
The Bridal Veil is very lovely but
the Multonomah is much higher. hav-
ing a descent Of nearly nine hundred
feet. The volume OF water is not so
great, but il is a pretty sight as the
sun. shining on the water. makes It
look like myradS Of diamonds falling
in the sunshine. The principal trees
along this river are pine. spruce and ce-
dar. noted rock in the Columbia is
called Rooster rock. 1t is a high rock,
like a grim sentinel standing there in
the middle of the river dividing The cur
rent. The last city Of any Importance
passed on the Columbia was Portland,
which. AS every one knows is a famous
city and too well known to need any
remarks of mine. After leaving the Will
iamette river and Portland I then
crossed the Columbia, the train being
carried across on q ScOW and thus car
ried across more safely. Then the train
sped on toward ne north, and during
the night, reached Tacoma. Wash,
where L spent the remainder Of the
night at the Grand Pacific hotel and
at o'clock the next morning boarded
the City Of Seattle one of the finest
Of the sound steamers, and in about
an hour and a half arrived at Seattle.
Here speak of this city and the sur
rounding country i'm a few words, for
my powers Of description are limited.
Seattle is one of the grandest cities
of the West. and her citizens have great
hopes Of her future. She is situated in
one of the best numbering districts in
the world. is surrounded by a rich min
ing country and has d good outlet 10 the
ocean. Elliott bay and the harbOr Of
Seattle are beautiful sheets of water.
Sometimes one may think the color of
the water green, sometimes blue. and at
other times one is not certain what the
color is But it is loVeliest when the
wind is blowing at a lively rate. max
ing the waves break on the beach with
thousands of white caps on the surface
Many times have l stood on the beach
and looked at the different vessels COM
ing and going, and ] thought what
majesty and strength there seemed in
such body of water as the ocean.
somehow l always thought Of Tenny-
sons poem. Break Break. Break"
when watching this bay. How I did wish
L could set hold of some Of the sea
gulls that flew by hundreds after the
garbage scOw that the little Italians
every day took out to sea. Some of
these birds We're snOwwhite, and some
We're brown, but, oh, what hOrrid cries
they could make when they tried 1t
was such pleasure TO me 10 90 along
the beach in search Of MOSES, shells
and different COlOred pebbles. Once in
awhile 1 could find a starfish. but very
seldom. | have with me now numbers OF
pebbles of every conceivable tint that I
picked up on the beach of Elliott bay.
Directly opposite the bay on the other
side OF the city are some large lakes.
among which are Lake Washington and
Lake Union. and about four or five miles
out into the country is Green lake.
Lake Washington is about thirty miles
long and eight or ten miles wide. There
are several small steamers that ply
along this lake, and along its borders
are several parks. One thing remarka-
BILE about this lake is that anyone sink
ing into its waters is never known to
rise therefrom. What the attraction is
no one has yet been able to discover
Green lake is one Of Seattle's summer
resorts, and along the shores of Lake
Union are two or three large saw-millS.
Speaking of saw-mills reminds me that
at FIT. Blaker, a few miles from Seattle,
is located what is said TO be the largest
saw-mill in the world. it having a ca
pacity of about i've hundred thousand
feet of lumber a day.
Off to the southeast Of Seattle, any
which towers toward the sky until it
reaches an attitude of 14,444 feet. It is
a noble looking mountain, and in the
sun is shining on il, it looks like huge
pink rose. The Tacoma people prefer to
call it Mt. Tacoma, but the people of
Seattle refuse to SO speak its name, for
these two cities are rivals in everything.
Many tourists visit the peak every sum-
mer and some Of them bring back glow