Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-22

where vegetables are growing and the
grass is green. We reached Portland on
February g. Here we met w. o. Barnes,
a brother Of w. j. Barnes, Of Beech Lake
and Edward Barnes, Of Equinunk Mr.
Barnes left Wayne county seven years ago
for the Pacific slope and we are pleased to
note that he Is holding good position in
the mail service. He promised to make
his relatives and many friends in Wayne
county visit the coming fall. Portland
is situated on the Columbia river, near the
ocean, where rain storms are very frequent
Moss grows on the shingles of the houses
and the ground is kept so moist that it is
said some Of the people have become web
footed from padding in the mud At
Portland we were in sight of Mt Helena
and Mt Hood thirty miles from the city
The latter is l1,oOO feet altitude and is
snow capped twelve months year.
From Portland we took a trip up the
mountains and across the Columbia river
TO Van Couvers, where the United States
troops are stationed, and returned the
same day. Bidding farewell to Portland
we again cross the Columbia river at Kali
ma on an immense ferry boat. Saw the
salmon fisheries and the salmon wheel boat
which is anchored and as the fish comes
in contract with the wheel it picks them
up in a net and they are carried into the
boat through a chute.
We next stopped at Napavine, Wash
This place is noted for its abundance of
pine and cedar trees and many of them
grow to the enormous height Of $50 feet.
To protect the railroads from accident the
trees for distance of 100 feet ON each side
of the track are chopped down and the
ground is cleared. The land will turn out
100000 feet of lumber to forty acres. A
great many CT the trees measure from six
to eight feet in diameter and cut logs 200
feet in length. One tree alone will make
from 5000 to 1900 feet of lumber. A
wooden-rail road is built into the forests
and engines hoist the monstrous logs on
TO the cars.
We next stopped at Tacoma on the Pu-
get Sound, where large smelter and saw
mills are in operation. Taking boat for
Seattle, we had the pleasure of meeting
William S. Grambs and wife, formerly Of
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Lake Washington and back to Tacoma.
Saw extensive salmon and other fisheries
and the snow white Mt Tacoma. On Feb.
! Is we left for Medical Lake, Wash. On
the mountain which we crossed the snow
was 13 feet on the level. A rotary snow
plow, making one and two trips of 40 miles
is run each day. At Medical Lake we
spent two weeks with an uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Carver, who left Paupack
about 30 years ago. From the top of Big
Butte Mountain, three miles distant we
could see the mountains in British Column
bia, 100 miles away. There was no snow
on the south side of the mountain but on
the north side huge drifts were numerous.
Near here is the wonderful Medical Lake
| where thousand of invalids from all parts
of the country go yearly to bathe in its
waters. Not a living object can be seen in
this Lake. Soap is not required because
the water is so strong of soda that it will
remove all dirt. The fluid is boiled down
to thick substance resembling maple SUI
gar. 1t is then made ready for the market
by being ground into powder and is adj
vertised to help all diseases that the human
system is heir to. The powder is also an
excellent article to use for bathing pur-
poses
In the eastern part Of Washington
young and well broken horses could be
purchased for SIS and SEQ each
Spokane, Wash, is on the Spokane river
and has the greatest water power west OF
the Mississippi. Leaving Washington be
hind we journed through Idaho and Mon
tana, following the Yellowstone river We
also Travelled over 300 miles through North
Dakota and Minnesota.
On the bonanza wheat fields of North
Dakota could be seen ten to fifteen teams
side by side narrowing prairie for miles
and miles or as far as the naked eye could
reach
The Indians throughout Montana are
gathering up Buffalo horns which they
polish and make into hall racks, hat racks
and chairs for which they receive good
recompeDse.
At Clear Lake, Ia, the residents burned
corn for fuel. They could not afford t.
buy coal because the corn would not de
mand fair prices. 1t would make just a.
hot fire as coal but would not last a.
long.
From St. Paul, Mimi, we rallied to Ma
son City and Clear Lake, Ia, to Whit,
Water, Wis, to Lima Milton Junction
Janesville and Edgetton, back to Whit,
Water Here we visited the following re
latives and friends: u. f Kimble and fam
lily, who were residents of Kimble, Pix,
county, 20 years ago; Newcombe Kimble
an uncle, formerly of Paupack ant
brother of Warren Kimble, of Matamoras
Mrs. Kate Kimble, formerly of Kimbles
Mrs. Ada Eellam, sister of Philip an,
, Arthur Kimble, Of Hawley, and A. ]
Kimble, of Paupack. We also met at Ed
getton, Wis, Rufus Bingham and family
former Pike counteans Mrs. Randall
Williams, cousin Of Miss Hattie Secor, O
Honesdale.
From White Water we went to Milwau
kee, TO Chicago, to BinghamtOn an,
reached home on March 2S, 1896.
THE END.