The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-12
[ SUMMERS OUTING.
Nearby Places Where People
May Forget City Life.
|eourp, LAKES AND MOUNTAINS.
3 4. an . House-Boat, salt Water Bath
snx. Fishing fn Mountain streams,
Enjoyment In Is All.

.rners IL not another city In the world
a1yantageouk1y located a. SEATTLE.
=. /. sssreotypsd q giota4.on. heard ahundTed
ssr<s ia a year from peopAe-snsps ofis-
-. travellers and unpTeja1.ce6 writer's,
800 are qualified 70 venture a. o2talon as
- as that, VINO have tins facts ard
<,s.rss fof the assertion. and who are
,seral enough and wesi-lnformed enough
81 SAP all that and srsAs
49, more that - good OF ssaftie and
- peopss after they have ceased 70 BE
T. ~ guests. And this saying does not alone
v%fer 10 the commercial advantages OF
s<a.t!e. which are At once the pride OF
49, whole Pugss sound district and the
3 sssosir Of the Queen City's rivals. bat 20
- thousand and one all1Tesnsats w1icn
eppeal directly 10 the pleasure seeker and
kss< sportgrnan. and which offer such
3sstnara Cor choice that the only enbar-
rsFnsnt In in that OF selection. where
Z 70 and what 70 do for ones vacation
Hardly a week passes that the Post-In-
hsnxsncer does not suggest some form OF
x.fng that may be accomp 81 lshed at small
ugsnse as that expression - most popu-
~ lust now. People have IN q great
g Measure recovered from the piutocratio
tsrrus OF enjoyment OF former years and
n. not now kinGsIng their camp tires and
n lxhsing their yacht lamps with twenty
ssshr bills Everyone win ccnceds that
a mare lie a general betterFnent IN the local
tssness ard financial conditions. but tho
Experiences OF the past Eve years have
bssa wholesome teachings or economy.
I'D while bank accounts are swelling
|nlsse. perhaps. and employment at living
wages Is more plentiful. there are many
sac have not forgotten their struggles
IA keep up appearances during the duil-
eso 4nas EaIF IA "a aafr
hz themselves with degree of complai-
kancy, where shall | spend my vacation
md how7' wftn an added economically"
Vii n Ia almost a task 10 suggest any partic-
sar place TO CO. in answer 10 the question.
Iz II seems that. 10 a resident % Seattle.
bone one OF the many places. about here
ard some particular way OF spending a
tsn-days vacation must have appealed d.
fscty 20 each individual taste. and 1t L.
Consequently a matter OF parading, In re-
kiew. some Of the neighborlng resorts and
b let the half dozen writers OF ar many
Inquiries now on ale in this Office choose
from among them.
The Glamour or the North.
When Europe and Japan are not 20 be
Foasldered. Alaska must tempt. with It's
eaagesti1ns az aboriginal interest and It's
q breath OF historic glamour attaching 10
Xthe early Russian settlements of the
end glaciers. and. wfthai. the comfort
attendant upon the trip In eof the spien-
td steamers running directly from Seattle
Re al Of the principal points of interest.
IN II Alaska does not hold out snfflcien.
8hducemenss, or ones time be limited. .
tsaing trip down the Straits. 20 Lake
Crescent. or back 10 Swan take. would at
ssxst disciples OF LEAK Walton-
Ell About the sound.
Hood canal and the trout streams that
3 sons tumblipg down from the mountains
q 8re rare IN their attracttveneSs TO the vo-
taries OF the bland. old fisherman and hts
! craft Anglers need not b. at any loss
for opportunities TO test their skill. as
Trolling az their very doors, In the sound
b form of the pastime not to be de-
spised. as II may also Include the excite
msnt Of yachting. Elliott bays fleet OF
ri tmail craft, designed especially for cguis-
sag. many of which may be rented cheap
q h. for the day or by the week. would
suggest a cruise among the Islands OF the
esn Juan archipelago. than which no more
HtIfractiva trip aeould he crowded into a
veek. The famous painted rocks" OF
Lake Superior, In AL their diversity OF
81 fosor. combined with the iimpid clearnsss
&s' the greatest lake, are not more heauti-
&fal than IL this group of islands less than
days journey away from Seattle. The
xItrouhle with MS all Is that We cannot es-
&pe scenery. a. long as We I've near Puget
- seand. and II Is only the exceptional
burst Of remarkable beauty in nature that
Eraws from as even y mild comment reo-
p DE 60 thousands OF miles % see the
painted rocks" less haautlff thau the
san Juan islands. and 80 into ecstasies
ever their pale attfactiveness. while only
few miles away from Seattle thrFe riso
4tgs Of the blue waters Of the American
Mediterranean. such lisid oolers aud FAM
Z. tasgic shapes that words would fail in an
2tstempt so describe them. aud yet only
Ae casual visitor from Seattle has re-
marked about them. Some day art will
auisl IN the making OF the san Juan ISL
3pzas into paradise, the same as q did
Islh the Thousand islands Of the 81. Law
Hnce river. and she possession OF one OF
Bose islands win mean fhe value OF a
II 44Tince's ransom. That win moan. then.
rlutocratie summers outing; now II
hay be made az little expense.
III A Visit 20 Mount Rainier.
Almost 81 seattio's doorstep. Mount
Z BANTER rises into the sky. piercing the
seuas and Offering 80 the hardy snd adj
{ {ssntureus suggestion Tor a vacation.
~ fAe foothills are reached - train and 4
H5sft ~ the ascent BY stage. From the
nd OF the stage lire pack mules may be
,4supioyed for considerable distance.
a. AZ the vna az that section Of the jour
II supplies cst ahllshed Guides may be
y 4tariayoa. and ii the climber he fortunate
D. may reach the summit ~ least she
Xtapend luS grandeur % the mountain
2ray b. appreciated. and the wonders u
b glacial system. marvellous ~ ita ina
= ptnslp. be Viewed at close quarters. \
Xtslmh ep the slopes Of Mount Rainier
4 seald mean more than she climb alone,
ss Is streams are full OF fsh, and its for
- ssks 81 game. The undertaking as a saEn-
- nsT's taunt. certainly holds out strongly
Is<a8nsg a host - ether attractions thsst
sgs efgred Tor the same reason.
Beauties 81 lake Washington.
lake Washington Is not half apprecf-
slet hy Seattle people has grown 10 ~
statement that we rSssF3 as hackneTr3.
pa ne % not believe II when EaslsFu
4sssseTs repest Il 20 as, unui they have
IT, us agsin why Nc do nos appreciate
aud convince us against CUR Wills thar
4st % not A Minneapolis gentleman. who
IL AZ one ~ ghe down town hotels last
sees. and who 1aa spent the dsy AZ f.a1s
NAShingtoa. vas relating his Impressions
= ses0e friends SIT enc 81 tAe fashionable
H.. Tie repeated the statement about
Seattle peoples hack - appreciation
fhst most heauVtol sheet 81 water,
saa seta,
soae time there Viii Pc a Sac hc,el cut
'esTe I ID n0t moan by Eaak fhat there
" Re an Immense cagAys esast- although
"a = oos lsnposst "A bat SO mean =
80 hotel. Qnetly conducted in lhs very
ssss faste. hy a rssa MAO - IB The nasit %
sstffnE 10 tA8 bAss esgwe8ss In sptsets
HsAn AGO understands the needs 81 ieisse
TsientS NAo W4si caa 3uct BITS house "a
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