The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-08-09
A Trip Thru the West.

l. ~ n Trip NTu tNG UCSt. 38
Kettle Falls was q wonderful sight
An immense island of rock is situat
ed in the center of the Columbia riy
or and the water formed rapid sue
cession of falls on each side and came
together at the end of the island with
a tremendous fall and rapids that ex.
tend far down the river. k
Great black bolders project far out
above the falls. On examination we
found that these bolders were OF the
finest marble rock. We climbed UP
until we could look hundreds Of feet
below and see the rushing river.
Steps or layers of this marble rock
lead far out into the terrible, rushing
rapids of the Columbia river. We
could easily go out on these layers
but it was far more difficult to get
back. We also went to Myres Falls
which is located near here on the Col
vile river. They were grand, out
their magnificance was of a different
nature from those of the Columbia
river. $%
! We attended Fourth of July eel
ebration at Colville, which is a very
prosperous town. We left Colville
July 5th for Tacoma by way of Spo'
kane. We went thru ,Yakama val
/ ley, crossed the mountains and could
SEQ at a distance the snow capped
peaks of Mts. Tacoma, Hood, and
Anam. @
! Tacoma is beautiful resident ci
1ty. It is said "Tacoma is the city ot
homes, while Seattle is a city of busi
ness." The largest ware houses q
the United States are located in Ia
coma. They are three miles in length
and one hundred fifty feet wide
The great wheat sheds, located here
are 1926 feet long and make won
derful sight. We saw an ocear
steamer, "The Fremont" load anG
unload it's cargo. Il has the capacity
of $4,000 tons and travels to China
Japan and other Asiatic countries
Large quantities Of mahogany wooc
!, and hsmp ~ were unloaded. III
hemp came direct from the Philip
pine Islands =. T.. +, ..s.t5..,
}. While in Tacoma we went TO Poini
I Defiance park, which contains two
hundred acres. The Nirredss Salt
baths acres. Rites park is another
beautiful park Of Tacoma. It was
donated by Philadelphia gentle
man with the understanding there
|should be e.no "Keep off the Grass
signs on the grounds. 4~
/, During our stay at Yelm, near Ia
coma, we visited q very pretty forest
lake, which was entirely surrounded
| by thick forest. This lake is eight
miles long and eighty rdds wide
| Passing thru the forest we saw var
Iious pretty birds, among them the
/ Chinese pbeasants, noted for their
beautiful plumage. These birds are
Ia native of Eurasia but have been
imported to the United States and
are now found in Washington, Oregon
and Idaho, .~. '@%s~ 3:
We drove twenty miles with par,
tv of friends to the Scookumchuch
river, camped over night and fished
for trout. The scenery was beduti'
full. ~
| We crossed Puget Sound from Tai
coma to Seattle in the "Tyler" and
we're met at the wharf by Miss Kat }
Oliver, who escorted US over the city
of Seattle. We went thru the Car
nege, Library and visited various
lakes and parks. While in Seattle
we were shown lemon that was
fgrown in Worthington and we made
a point to see the tree on which it
was grown as soon as we returned.
Seattle has one of the finest depots
IN the United States. II.
Travelling from Seattle to Sumas,
We went thru forest clad country
and passed many pretty lakes, reach {
! ing Mission Junction near evening,
where we changed cars for the Cana
dian Pacific. ~ Mary Mitchell. |
VI, Want to Sell.
Ny lake front property, nine room
| L o,,co rrood u-nIl oiator,, on1 ool1or.