The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
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President Roosevelt Visits Yosemite
Valley and Enjoys Its Beauties
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Roosevelt spent Sunday in cxplora-
ton and enjoyment of the beauties
and wonders of Yosemite valley. He
visited Glacier Point, Happy Isle. Ne
vada. and Vernal Falls, the Sentinel
hotel, the Jorgcnsen studio. and
camped Mt night at the Bridal Veil
falls. His enjoyment was intense and
he was not sparing of words to ex-
press it. Saturday night was spent
in a binding snowstorm, and the
president smilingly said it was, just
what he wanted.
Berenda, CAL, May 19.-All road rec
ords for Yosemite park trail were
broken when President Roosevelt's
coach covered the distance from Yo-
semitic to Raymond, where his train
waited, in ten hours of actual travel.
The distance is 90 miles. The president
passed Sunday night in camp at Bridal
Veil falls. He slept soundly, and when, !.
he awoke Monday morning declared he
never felt better in his life. His looks
bore out his words. He had lost all
appearance of being tired, and his eyes
were bright. Taking the train at Ray
mond, this point, Berenda was reached
In the evening, and the party was
sarmly greeted by a committee of mem
bers of the Fresno chamber of COM
merce.
Sacramento, CAL. May 20.-President
Roosevelt arrived Tuesday afternoon.
He was greeted by an immense crowd.
Dinner was served at the Suffer club.
followed by the governors reception
at the state capital, from the east front
Of which the president delivered an
address, later resuming his journey
toward Portland. Several stops will
be made in California before the Ore
gon line is reached. Two thousand
people from Grass Valley, Nevada
City and the surrounding country
jou-neyed to Colfax to greet the pres
ident and witness the presentation OF
a handsome box of quartz specimens
and nuggets. During the day the
Nevada cities of Carson and Reno
were visited.
Ashland, Ore. May 81. = President
Roosevelt on Wednesday completed
his tour of California, and entered
upon the last stages Of his long trip.
which is to end at Washington, June S.
His journey Wednesday was through
the mountainous region around Mount
Shasta, where the towns are few and
far between, and consequently he was
called upon to do but little speaking.
Where his train did stop, however. he
was met by large and enthusiastic
crowds. His longest speech of the day
was made at Dunsmuir, Cal. He spoke
also at Sisson and Montague.
Portland, Ore, Maye2. = President
Roosevelt Travelled through the fertile
willamette valley from early Thurs
day morning until two o'clock in the
afternoon, when he arrived in this city.
At Salem, the capital of the state.
a stop of three hours was made, and
the president delivered an address on
The only other stop made
during the day was at. Oregon City, a
town IL miles south of
this city. All along the route crowds
gathered at stations and gave the pres
ident an enthusiastic. reception. In
this city he made two speeches, one
at the laying Of the corner stone of
the Lewis and Clark monument, and
another at the banquet given in his
honor at the Hotel Portland at night
by the citizens of Portland.
Tacoma, Wash, May 23.-President
Roosevelt entered the state of Wash
ington Friday and stopped at a number
of cities, where he made brief adj
dresses. He got his first glimpse of
Puget sound at Olympia, and delivered
a speech to 10000 people in that city.
In his address in Tacoma he declared
he desires the kind of peace for the
United States that comes to the just
man who is armed-the kind we can
claim by right, and not the kind that
zones as a favor granted in contempt.
AS guarantee for the. character of
peace we want, the president argued
that an adequate navy was an absolute
necessity, and said that the United
States must prepare to dominate the
Pacific.