The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-09-08
One Of Natures Beauty spots la the
Heart of the Cascade
Mountains.
GRAND PLACE FOR A VACATION
Beautiful Sheet of Water Surrounded
with Magnificent Scenery Good
Sport for the AngIer-Rear,
Deer. Goat and Grouse
for the Hunter.

Chiwaukum on the railroad, nine miles
by stage to the foot of the lake, and six
miles more by boat takes one to the
head of the lake, where is located the
Lake View Hotel, kept by Oliver Bates,
who has lived on the lake more than
fifteen years.
Those who have never visited this
gem of lake and sportsmans paradise
have a treat in store. For the disciple
of Sir Isaac Walton there is the lake,
either of which affords good sport. For
the man with the gun there is sport of
his own choosing. If he is satisfied with
grouse they can be found on the near
! by hill-sides. If he is strenuous and
wants big game, he can find that also,
little higher up on the hills. The
writer met a man while up there the
past week that had killed and cap
tured thirteen bear in one season. Up
on the higher hills there are noun
tain goats and deer.
The writer has seen the far-famed
Lake Chelan, and at the risk of NOR
tally offending those who live on that
famous sheet of water, he frankly
states that in many respects he prefers
Lake Wenatchee. While the scenery
is not so rugged and the mountains do
not rise sheer out of the lake, little
farther back they are just as high, if
not higher Then, Lake Wenatchee is
accessible from almost any point. 1t
has beautiful sandy beaches at num-
Der of points. On three sides it has
beautiful valleys that reach down to
the waters edge.
The lake is six miles long and from
not known, a line long enough to
reach the bottom never having been
found. A bout mile from the hotel
near the mouth OF the Little Wenatchee
river, is body of water of some acres
in extent, with beautiful sandy bot
tom and depth of water of from two
to six feet, where the water is warm,
which makes it an ideal place for bath
ing.
A gasoene launch was put on the
lake this spring but it proved too small
for practical use and has been aban-
doned. 1t is the purpose of Mr.. Bates
to have small steamboat on the lake
for next years use Of sufficient size to
convey both passengers and freight
from one end OF the lake to the other.
j. S. Barnard, who owns fine place
on the north shore of the lake that he
settled on fifteen years ago, enjoys the
distinction of being the Oldest Mason
in the state of Washington. He con-
fesses to rs years and crossed the plains
in 80, during the rush to Pixies Peak.
During the warm summer days Mr..
Barnard employs his time in gardening,
of which he has made Il wonderful sue
cess. He raises every variety of veg
etables in the greatest perfection, which
is mentioned for the benefit of those
who might be under the impression
that farming could not be successfully
carried on in that region. The lake is
706 feet above Leavenworth.
The White and Little Wenatchee
rivers enter the lake at the northwest
end The White River valley is fully
two miles wide for a distance of about
eight miles and all this land has been
homesteaded by settlers who entered
the land before it was included in for
est reserve, and now that it is being
surveyed they will soon be able to pat
ent their lands, nearly all of them hav-
ing lived on it the five years required
by law. On the tract owned by Mr..
Bates there is a timothy meadow OF
forty acres that can not be beat in the
state. George Siverly has also made
extensive improvements on his place
On Mr.. Bates place we saw apples
growing that would compare with any
grown in the Wenatchee valley. The
trees were loaded and looked healthy
and strong.
The valley of the Wenatchee is not
so wide but has a considerable quantity
OF fine land.
On the north shore of the lake, near
the lower end, is located the place of
w. f. Blankenship, also an old settler
on the lake. Mr.. Blankenship makes
a specially of raising timothy hay, of
which he has large amount on hand,
all of this years crop. He has just com
pleted a new house which accommo-
date those who make his place their
headquarters when they visit the lake.
Not far from Mr.. Blaukenship's place
is located the rustic but large and ele-
gantly furnished private club house of
the Lamb brothers, which cost some
twelve or fifteen thousand dollars. 1t
is located on high point, commanding
a magnificent view of the lake.
A large number OF tourists, pleasure
seekers and hunters and fishers visit