Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-11-24

Picture a mountain gorge in the
Businesses of the matchless Cascades
which is 62 miles long, averages two
miles in width and is frequently one
and three-quarters miles deep; then
fill this gorge to a depth of from 500
to 2,500feet with the sparkling waters
that come tumbling down the precip-
itous sides of the mountains, decimat
ing in summer time scores Of glisten.
ing and fantastic glaciers; frame the
whole, ins maginstion5 in the blue OF
sky unsurpassed and in the cease
less glitter of millions of. snow Ola.
monds; then throw about.i it the misty
gfamor Of a Legendary past and the
charm lof present solitude unbroken
bs7 ude'-evid6hce tof .tiglllzationvap pd
yoH wiz hRveg9 q dim idea of the glories
Of Lake. Chelan. 49,
Before this picture Of the magma
tion Fades, draw another of the ages
before the. time of man. Extend This
same Cascade Range gorge to, a dis
tance of more than 100 miles. take
away its wealth of shimmering wa
ters; supplant them by an ice pact ex-
tending from the crest Of the Cascades
to. the igerx Matvs Of the turbulent
Columbia, varying in depth from a few
feet. to more than 5000, a river Of
sofii ice more wonderful than the
MtiiFI IGiatfeE, aLresistIess force OF ma
tuge SLOWLY, wearing and tearing and
grinding its relentless wa age- iowa Eds
the waters, that lead ito the Pacific
ocean. Soaring the mountain sides
and spReparing the way FOR a scene In
the coming agesswhich Is unsurpassed
for the. fertility OF its beauty. .D9ztAis
and you will have. the story ,pf the
creation of the wonderful Chelan,
which lies as gem almost undiscoY-
cred in the3 heart Of wealth and plenty
In northern Washington. ~-g.. g.,
It seems incredible that the greatest
lake in the great state of Washington,
3 lake where nature has been more
than prodigal with her scenic effects,
should be so little known, so little
sought and so little visited Like the
other great scenic, attractions of the
west and northwest, Lake Chelan is
off the main transcontinental thorough
fares. 1t takes time and costs some
effort to get there and life is a race
after time, with most Americans
Chelan, however, is soon to be rescued
from the comparative seclusion it has
enjoyed, and it is not an idle predic-
ton to say that itswill before, long be
rivaling the Ye -, Ystone. the Yosemite
and the Grand anyon of Arizona in
the bid for pop lar favor. '.1''
Wake Chelan isha glaGialfed body OF
water resembling "a river more than
a lake, a narrow ribbon OF emerald
blue in the Scared side of the eastern
Slope Of the Cascade mountains. It
extends from tie famous aStehekin
canyon, southeasteriy along nearly the
entire side Of Chelans county to within
four miles of the Columbia river
Overland from the railroad the jour
ney to the lake may be made through
mountain 4 pbssesl hwShBRi9ng can
yons flle El5is hnn;f5is,,l oohs and an
,yipl streaps filed with imp osing, stone
minarets towering above the heeey
Clouds teltReS g3ist4ning5 Sparkling
melting snow fields above rThise Is
the route, however, of the hardy noun
taineer ana of tie1glacier climber.
= The TdtRary traveller prefers the
river t6hte: The railroad is left at
Wenatchee, at the juncture of the
Wenqtqhees ~, th9y Columbia TiyeEs
abd ; In a. Va1leyTof f4he Same name.
Wenatcheea Which sprang up ainy a
night, following the discovery of the
wand called irrigation, bids
fair to9beeome the commercial center
of northern rnceIitrall Washington. ar 1t
hestles in an Irrigated Falleyrof, Aha
dinlike fertility. is on the, main trans
continental line of the Great North
ern, and Is one of the garden spots
OF the Pacific northwest 918~R
The sole means of communication
between the Chelan country. and the
outside world at present Is by the
Chelan and the Selkirk, two small
river steamers belonging to the Co
lumbia and Okanogan Transportation
From Wenatchee to Chelan
Falls is distance of but AZ miles, yet
It take sa steamer IL hours to battle
her way against the current, and but
little more than three hours to come
down with it, The trip up the river
to Chelan Falls is one long to be re-
and the time which the
new railroad viii save will scarcely be
a recompense for the loss il viii locca-
sion. On either side Of the river for
& short distance bach the banks are
do4ee odcassahally 9itAa batchas Of
gTaen. m$zkpg irrigated farms. BaAlc
OF these the foothills rise abruptlfl