The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08

~ turned 20 some secluded spot.
away from the hum and hustle OF
city life.
During the next sixty days untold num-
beers OF citizens will avail themselves Of
such recreation. Already the exodus has
begun. and transportation lines are daily
besieged with those seeking Information
es to Ideal spots In which 20 spend
brief or protracted frrlough. There are
three classes OF rural recreationists In
Washington. and for that matter in most
of the Western mountain states. One
looks for a suitable site on fresh water.
another on salt water. while the third
HES from green banks and shaded shores
to find diversion in mountain climbing.
In no city in all the great West are the
Inhabitants more favored with varied
spots for summer recreation than those
living In Seattle. Close at home and
within reach by street car lines are nu-
meroua places vested by nature with all
the requirements that will satisfy the
two former classes.
From the wharves that line the city's
water front are numberless large and
small steamers running daily 70 inuuner-
able resorts and country places from
three To 100 miles distant. The railroad
lines furnish diversified list OF fishing,
hunting and camping grounds. while
mountain climbers from all the East and
West hock 10 Washington, where. amid
recreation Is abundant.
Within the past few years much has
been done In the way Of improving both
homo and outside resorts. Hotels have
been erected. boat houses built and other
forms ~ recreation established. until al
most anything the summer campers or
boarder may wish can be had close at
hand. In any Of the popular places.
Q @ @
u. best patronized home fresh water re-
sort ~ ALL A trip there today. after
an absence Of two weeks. Will present
changed scene Campers have already
started tn go out. country homes have
Frightened by the moving In OF families,
while daily and long into the evening the
smooth surface of the water IL covered
with pleasure craft and hundreds of row
boat containing small parties From
across the rippies. audible far In on the
dhore, comes the sound of merry laughter
or sweet voices raised in song. While
on both the east and west shores hun
dreds OF excellent camping grounds are
20 be founi, the favored spot this season
n on the othsf side o: Union bay. ex-
tending TO Sand point Within the past
two years many places formerly used on
the east shore have been taken up with
summsr homes although enough there
has ycs been left.
III mo new camping rtstrtct many Wuite
tents have already been erected. The
shors line has q splendid bathing beach
white the woods. extending back fur
nirhss ideal picnic grounds. Following
around the beach from Sand point Is
squak slough. another camping site; and
eth further Ia Meydenbauer bay. the
shore line OF which IT, for u great distance,
beach with sple adid bathing facilities.
The shore II well wooded with native
tres. and contains many cozy hooks.
little further up IL Mercer slough also
. good camping SPOT. surrounded by nat
ural scenery and furnishing u long lake
tine view During tn. season these
waters are used for canoeing being we'll
Sheltered from winds, The west shore
this year is not bein. much used by
campers.
0UT innumcrable camping and outing
u points are not all OF which Lake
Washington can boast In all the
West. 1t is said. there is no body OF fresh
water that has on It's shores more beau
tifui homes.
on the west shore OF the lake. at High
land drive ard Forty.frst avenue. Is the
elegant summer mansion OF II, y Blaine.
The site has been made one OF the most
beautiful, and ia just one-haf mile
from the end of tho Madison street
cable. II fronts 40 feet on the lake and
the grounds are planted with Oriental
shrubbery. hodges and flowers The
place II surrounded by solid granite
huikhoad extending out into the lake and
nuordlng n view OF the water from two
slides. Tho dwelling Is after the fashion
of the summer eottags home and II we'll
kept up At the edge of tho lake Is Mr.
Iiein.'e private boathonse. and IN nat
nrnl harbor floats hts little fleet Of
canoes at which diversion he Is an en-
thuslast aud expert. on In tho distance
looms UP Mount Rainier and the Cascade
range.