The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-18

Two years ago cycling in Seattle was
limited to bad sidewalks and wcras
streets. This was not bicycle town
for the good reason that II was more Work
than pleasure 10 ride wheel. One year
ago the completion OF the smooth pave
ment on Pike street and First and Sec
ond avenues gave short clfcuit upon
which hundreds OF wheels were sooa
brought into service. Eight months age
the demand for an extension OF the vnfea-
ing district beyond the limits OF the DICK
paved business streets resulted IN ihs
construction OF the path along the eAss
and north shores OF Lake Union. ih'
was accomplished late In 1885. ana "
combination with city streets and sac.
walks n ten-mile lake circuit rioe ".
made possible.
Though scarcely a month In service ps'
fore the close Of the season OK ~" ns
Lake Union path became 30 popular 'ha'
its extension TO and along Lake "a.
ington was the hope and desire OF es1'
cyclist. Thanks to the efficient orgsh1*
ton OF the Queen City Good Reads e'A..
and the public spirit and co-operat'oh .
the citizens and city authorities ~
hope will become a reality before wv
first day of June. Already seven ana ohs'
half miles OF path have been snrseisn -
and during the next ten days wofA Ha
be IN progress in twelve sections easa
be completed within less than thirty ca
The new path turns To the eastWas
from the Lake Union path 81 tne 80. 60
margin OF the Denny Thurman aout. -.
At this point the path In about NV -
above the lake level II runs east -
Louisa street ono block. then ho''a
block on Boylston avenue north tnen =. =.
three blocks along Roanoak stiess ~ -
summit OF the ridge az Tentn s - 80
north. At this point the eievAhoa =, -
path is about 150 feet above the Isse -.
and the view west. north and east srsss'
tbo entire route Of the government ws's'.
way from Puget sound through 1a,1ss
trav Lake Union and Union bay 70 lass
Washington, with Ballard, FremonN =.
fona. Brooklyn. the state UNIVERSITY -.
YesIer bordering the shores ssa'aa'
dark forest background. 80.
From this point the route y sou.n :.
erlv along the hillside. the elevauoa =.
mains practically the same a. a. -
point last described. With easy ee a.
the path winds In and out. now ruane..~
"a point then circliRw in and on, 81 -.
vine. Only the logger and sns 80
chopper have penetrated this vicinity. - -,
their trails and roads are tns ohis p.s ..s
improvements ahead OF the eyca"
Even the town lot platter raisso - .ss
ercisa hta art on this hIiEside during w
boom days. r...rrss
For miIe from the Denny-Fuhfna "a
r,ognt ,ba view OF Lake washington -
the uortage canal IL complete, tns -
being a --os= the east arm of LAKE oh =.
which "a directly below the pain -
usxt half mile consists prfncipelu - !,
tours into two large ravines, stmp ~.
the lakes again appearing TO visw .rs
path rounds ths points sspas s,.,rts
bordering the ravinss. Ihs ~. - he
road from the rsntOn hiii Pc'n. - &C.
portage crosses the roJste OF tns "a !. -
one and one-hslf miles soutnsAss III. 10
Denny-F'uhrmsn roint. Anotns' ..xtsrly
the southeast along the SAM ,s,r shs
sloping hillside. and witnonI - rs
route ernerges from The fOle U.6ssos
discover that we have So, s~ssfs
street az the west end OF tns sss,cra ths
about threc-quartsrs OF Hiiis -
power house. .xu,~nss II
ee<.,Ia ,s.fze-a "a discover that thes -
l,a,yvaen tha penny Thurman edaiu.s go.
Madison street 80 large Scoops " $50.
try SIN practically ia its n s,a' :, asfa
Along this two and ons-hah fn.as' ~ iE-
there are but two points Nhe1s 1880 ons
provenents have been 20 ..s pAsh.
being a farm below the rou's ,r.snn c9fs.
about A nile from the Leks ,ns.ta. xar-
r. osbar tefnz some little hlisss hal
dey,e and two or three houses
a mile north % Madison stfes- ..~s~s Re
Using the bridge on Madison 80. 49, eat
ron.e eo-ffn1ss southeast rom sss,sx.dA
md along ths westerly siopins