Putnam patriot., 1909-03-26
A Trip 10 the Pacific Cocsi
No.
LILLIAN A. NAY

ins miles distant. II Wa very smoky
ri ibis ilsle o.lng 20 forest fire. which
sefe raging throughout the country
Il may interest the indies 10 know that
here are grown the fosea which are
used for the hat pins nov IN vogue.
The natural bud and blossom are met
aired, pink, yellow. silver aud gold.
being the colors mostly seen, the prices
ranging from u 59 to - -. II Is not
thought they will beeOme common
They are manufactured at Spokane.
Leaving Portland we crossed tle
beautiful Columbia riser on a ferry
boat, the train dividing into three see.
tons. This river IL one Of the finest.
snd the home Of The salmon. We
reached Tacoma. August -, mt ~ T..
m. which was hardly sundown. All
the Aidrich family we're Mt the station
10 meet Us Elmer, wife and daagt-
tefs, Elyira and Myrtle; Charles and
wife formerly Lillian Hiidreth OF Pom.
fret, and children. Dorothy and Ken.
meth. and Winthrop Z. We had 10 be
introduced To- five members, and the
elder brother we had not seen for y
years.
We had most delightful visit OF
eleven weeks with my brothers and
families. This city il destined 10 he.
come a great shipping port, lumber
and -four being specislties. Fish are
very plentiful, salmon weighing from
eight TO ten pounds sold Mt the wharf
for 10 cents, at the market for 10 cents,
and the fishermen often sell them 10
tile canneries for one cent apiece.
The smelter i the largest on the Pa
eific eoast, reducing lend. gold, and sill
yer, aud also copper, and has the tall
est concrete chimney ii the world Tile
oldest church tower Is on ~ Peters
Episcopal church 1T old Town. Ihis
beiffy il tree 80 years old. II the
Ferry museum are seen thousands 81
Indian baskets. 1otems and other Ia
dian relics. foiHtbeiianee and " fisht
Parks were very attractive, the former
being very rustic and left Ia It's natural
state. The high school is called TIE
finest west OF lhe Mississippi river. IN
al the western cities We found fine
saAaol buildings md libraries Then
are zaalc very line drives around Ia
COMA. Slellaeaem Twelve miles dls-
Iant Is the oldest town settled aud
near Is is the state Insane Asylum
american Lake and rpafaway Lake
l. 10 II miles out, are reached by troll
ley, aud are heth summer resorts.
tame Is quite plentiful, and We had
many meal Of quail. partridse.gt
and pheasant. Ali the western cities
arr very hilly, and cattle cars are faa
On the sleepesI. Clutches % feel deep
are seen right IN the heart OF the city
These are bridged over, wood heirg
used. some have been condemned, hui
ethers are Ia constant use.
enc day was spent in the hop fields
AT Puyallup, driving out with Mrs.
+. L. Aldueh. with "tulonel. " my
brothers driving nurse, Mr. May going
n trolley, There are thousands pick
ing throughout the state. some ar
Indians who come down the sound n
far a. Alaska. They average about i
das one box consists OF four bar
teis. These are taken ithe kiln near
by aud dried aud hieached With sui
phur, then baled aud iarc ready for
market, one bale weighing about I'D
pounds II Is estimated that ao,uN
bales were grown Ia Washington last
sear The hops must he picked before
there Is any frost There were t'n OF
more picking IA the field we visited.
taking about four daNs, and this was
called small field fhe piekers camp
onl. the farmers furnishing then with
potatoes, fruit, etc 1t i considered a
very hcalthiul occupation. The hops
grow ON poles about tea feet high, con.
neeted by wire, ~ they form net
work. On our NAY out Ne passed The
Chinese vegetable gardens and PnAai-
lup Indian sctionl, located ON the In.
dian re>cN alton about two miles from
the CITY. Netcs of berries are also
raised in Pusaliup, The e>er-bearing
blackberry seen everywhere, and even
fasphefties and strawberries We're ON
exhibition at the Puy allnp Valley tair
held the first week in October. II last
- - .,ax. IN fr....n,a Nav In MAS
estimated there were N,oO people.
They had very fine exhibit, finest
fruit | ever saw, especially apples, has-
ing exhibits from \ akina and Wasateh
counties, the great fruit country. They
were perfect in size and color, looking
more like wax than natural fruit. The
ladies had tine oil paintings, china
paintings, typography, pastry Of all
kinds, finc necdlcMork, etc, fully ~
good ~ our Eastern ladies can produce.
The races were mostly running, chart
OF. hippodrome, and Wild West IN
hthition fully rs exciting rs Buffalo
Bills.
A good deal Of the forest land is being
cleaned up by burning the trees stand
ing. being less expensive than telling
the trees. Thousands OF feet Of lumber
- up In smoke every year.
We made the Indians visi, on their
return from the hop fields, they often
staying couple Of weeks near the
wharf The women make baskets and
mats, some heing used for palls,as they