La Junta tribune., 1909-08-14
Forty Days and Forty
Nights Away from Home
Interesting s.o, o, Trip to the ores, Sot'h~..,

GU uohC soSt oAsosa0y h6ht hoAh
six weeks trip to the land Of the
Great Northwest. which included a.
brief sojourn in British Columbia
Miss Janet Mackie. who accompanied
them, is still visiting her brother IT
Snoqualmie Falls. Wash, and will
visit friends In Grand Junction and
Salida before returning home. Mr..
Mackie gives an interesting descrip-
tion OF his sojourn abroad, as follows:
AFTER an absence Of forty days
away from home, during which We
travelled -.er mountains. through val
leys and plains. up rivers and over
part OF Puget Sound. We arrived al
La Junta at O'Clock last Sunday
morning. La Junta looked more than
good to myself and wife. with its
clear, starry sky and bracing air.
We lef, La Junta on June 2sth. going
over the ID. 4 X. q. from Pueblo
TO Salt Lake City. We took In a
part OF the sights OF the great Nor
mon capital. but did not hear the
grand organ In the tabernacle until
on our way home. We left Sal, Lake
City over the Oregon Short Line for
Portland, and had very pleasant
trip. Portland is most beautiful
city, and after brief sojourn there
we went over TO Seattle. spending
five days there and taking In as mucl
OF the big fair as posi- lie. We also
went over to Bremerton and saw
some OF Uncle Sans war dogs OF
the first-class type. One transport
was in the dry dock. and there were
several torpedo boats and torpedo
boat destroy.rs. While We were
there three OF the destroyers had a
race with the fast Canadian Pacific
boat. Queen Charlotte" which is
rated as a twenty-five knot per hour
craft. The big boat. however got
left ten miles astern In the first two
hours
Seattle hustle Is something great
so is its dampness. The vegetation
in field and forest is something won
derful. and it's flowers are something
more than ! can describe, From Sc
attle We went over TO Suoqualmie
Falls to visit our son. John X.
Mackie. and family. The falls are
grand sight. and the power plant Is
wonderful to behold 1, is located
255 feet underground In solid rock.
One OF the turbines. which looked
small. about six feet In diameter and
about twenty inches wide. develops
10000 horse power. The water comes
down a penstock seven and ehalf
feet In diameter. and has a pressure
something Ike 2l0 pounds TO the
square inch. While at Snoqualmie
We saw some OF the big trees. We
saw cedars six feet In diameter and
the stumps OF some OF them were
larger. We went back where the
lumberman's axe had not marrcd the
virgin forest. and saw big trees In
their primitive glory. II was a sight
new to me. and a grand. one. There
were plenty of berries In the woods.
and fish In the rivers, but don't
pretend to be an expert with rod and
line. so have no fish stories Of my
own to tell. We also visited another
power plant at Cedar Lake. II was
not so large as the one at snoqual'
mic. but there was greater fall Of
water. which developed a pressure Of
900 pounds to the square inch.
Il only had thirty days leave OF
absence. so We moved on to Van
couycr TO visit relatives. in the
meantime asking for more extend.
ed leave OF a isence. which Master
Mechanic Peyton kindly granted. We
returned to Seattle from snoqual-
mile and took the night boat for Van.
couvcr We had very plcasan,
trip up Puget Sound. arriving at Van.
couyer at . O'Clock In the morning
w hHH W
only expected to stay three days. as
my extended leave had not arrived
yet. bu, on the third day II arrived,
and We went on sight seeing and
picnicking. visiting some OF the most
beautiful and picturesque place, I
ever saw anywhere. ON different forks
OF Puget Sound. Vancouver has
one OF tn. best harbours In the world
and does a great business In shipping
Several additional railroads are nov
heading for Vancouver. and its fu-
turc Is assured.
Accompanied By my daughter I
visited one OF the sailing ships and
went all over II. II belonged TO a
firm In Valparaiso. Chill. There was